Olympus WS-822, WS-823, WS-821 user manual Formatting recording media Format

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Formatting recording media [Format]

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Formatting recording media [Format]

Formatting a recording media [Format]

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•Never format the voice recorder from a PC.

•Formatting erases all the existing data, including locked files and read-only files.

•If there is a microSD card in the voice recorder, make sure [Internal memory] or [microSD card] has been correctly selected as the recording media to erase (☞ P.77).

•Before formatting, charge or replace the battery to ensure it will not run out before the process has finished. The formatting process can sometimes take over 10 seconds to complete. To prevent the risk of damage to data, never attempt to perform any of the following processes before a formatting process has finished:

1 Disconnecting the USB-connection AC adapter

2 Removing the battery

3 Removing the microSD card (if the recording media has been set to [microSD card])

•Even when formatting or erasing (☞ P.46) is performed, only the file management information of the internal memory and/or microSD card is updated and the recorded data is not completely erased.

When disposing of a microSD card, be sure to destroy the card, format the card and record silence until the recording time runs out, or perform a similar operation in order to prevent the leakage of personal information.

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