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Using the earphone to listen to very loud messages may cause permanent ear damage. Only use the earphone during Playback Mode, and lower the volume of the recorder before listening.

CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE

To use an external microphone for recording, insert the microphone’s plug into the Microphone Connector. The voice recorder’s microphone is then automatically disabled.

The external microphone connecting must be a condenser type. Other types of microphones will not work with you voice recorder.

TROUBLESHOOTING

This section includes a list of frequently asked questions for problems you may encounter with your voice recorder. If your voice recorder is not operating as you think it should, check here before arranging for servicing.

Problem

Symptom

Check This

Remedy

 

 

 

 

No

The voice

Batteries are

Replace with new

Power

recorder cannot

exhausted.

batteries.

 

be turned on.

 

 

 

Batteries are

Insert the batteries

 

 

 

 

inserted incorrectly.

correctly.

 

 

 

 

Buttons

Pressing voice

Voice recorder buttons

Unlock the LOCK switch.

Do Not

recorder buttons

are locked.

 

Work

yield no responses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressing LASER

LASER button is

Unlock the LASER

 

button yields no

locked.

LOCK switch.

 

response

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Playing back

Volume is not

Press VOL+ during

Sounds

messages yield

turned up.

playback.

 

no sound.

 

 

 

Earphone is plugged

Disconnect the earphone

 

 

 

 

in but not used.

from the device, or listen

 

 

 

via the earphone.

 

 

 

 

No Alarm

Alarm does not

Alarm is disabled.

Turn on the alarm setting.

 

sound.

 

 

 

 

The device is in

Return to Clock Mode by

 

 

Recorder Mode.

pressing MODE/INDEX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Problem

Symptom

Check This

Remedy

 

 

 

 

Problem

No sound is

External microphone

Plug in fully the external

with

recorded with

not plugged in.

microphone to the

External

the external

 

Microphone Connector.

Micro-

microphone.

 

 

Condenser type

Plug in a condenser type

phone

 

 

 

external microphone

external microphone.

 

 

not used.

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot

The word

The maximum amount

Erase some messages or

Record

FULL” is

of 99 messages has

choose another folder with

Messages

displayed on the

been reached within

fewer messages.

 

LCD screen.

the current folder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The storage capacity

Erase some messages.

 

 

of the recorder has

 

 

 

been filled.

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot

The word

The maximum

Erase messages with

Mark

FULL” is

amount of 99

indexes from the current

Indexes

displayed on the

messages has been

folder, or select another

 

LCD screen.

reached within the

folder with fewer indexes.

 

 

current folder.

 

 

 

 

 

Word

The word

Battery compartment

Close the battery

Shown

DOOR” is

not closed and locked.

compartment and lock it

on LCD

displayed on the

 

with the Compartment Lock.

Screen.

LCD screen.

 

 

Device

 

 

 

The word

New batteries ars

Replace current batteries

Not

Operable

BATT” is

required.

with fresh ones.

 

displayed on the

 

 

 

LCD screen.

 

 

Operation

Certain functions

Device requires

Reset the unit with a blunt

Not

do not perform.

reset.

stylus pressed against the

Normal

 

 

RESET Hole. Perform a

 

 

 

FULL RESET if necessary

 

 

 

(all stored messages will be

 

 

 

lost).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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