Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible cause

Solution

 

The battery is not inserted

Check that the positive and negative

 

terminals of the battery are placed

 

properly.

 

correctly (P.9).

 

 

The display is blank.

 

 

The remaining battery power

Replace or charge the battery (P.9,

 

 

is low.

P.11).

 

 

 

 

The power is OFF.

Turn the power ON (P.9).

 

 

 

 

The remaining battery power

Replace or charge the battery (P.9,

 

is low.

P.11).

Unable to operate the

 

 

The power is OFF.

Turn the power ON (P.9).

voice recorder

 

 

 

The voice recorder is in HOLD

Release HOLD mode (P.19).

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no remaining memory.

Erase unneeded files (P.46).

 

 

 

 

The maximum number of

Select another folder (P.23, P.24).

 

recordable files has been reached.

Unable to record

 

 

 

 

WS-823 model only

 

 

 

 

 

[Speaker] has been selected for

Select [Earphone] for [Output] (P.81).

 

[Output] in the [FM Menu].

 

 

 

 

 

 

The earphones are connected to

To output the playback through the built-

 

the EAR jack.

in speaker, disconnect the earphones.

 

 

 

Playback is inaudible.

[Off] has been selected for

To output the playback through the

built-in speaker, select [On] for [Speaker]

 

[Speaker].

(P.76).

 

 

 

The volume is set to [00].

Adjust the volume (P.34).

 

 

 

 

A low recording level has been

Redo recording after setting the recording

 

set.

level to [High] or [Middle] (P.63).

The recording is too

The output level of the connected

Adjust the output level of the external

external device may be too low.

device.

quiet.

WS-823 model only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The recording level hasn’t been

Redo recording after adjusting the

 

adjusted.

recording level (P.63).

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