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DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER
8. Preventing Unintended
Changes in Operation
If you have to handle or store the Digital Voice Recorder
in conditions in which it will be likely that its buttons
and other controls will be pressed accidentally—for
example, if you have to keep it in a pocket or portable
container, or carry it in a crowded trade show—it is
probably a good idea to set it so that it can’t be
unintentionally interrupted or turned ON or OFF. To
do this, move the HOLD switch on its left side from OFF
(down) to ON (up, toward the arrowhead).
If you turn HOLD ON while the Recorder is OFF, it
will not be able to be turned ON or operated until
HOLD is set back to OFF. Pressing REC/STOP or
PLAY/STOP will briefly cause the word “HOLD” and a
display of the remaining battery charge to appear on the
LCD, but otherwise the LCD will remain blank and none
of the Recorder’s normal functions will work.
If you turn HOLD ON while the Recorder is ON but
stopped (not recording or playing back anything), it will
not be able to be operated until HOLD is set back to
OFF. Pressing any of the Recorder’s buttons or moving
