Olympus W 20, Instructions Manual

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Troubleshooting
Probable cause
The batteries are not loaded properly.
The recorder is in HOLD mode.
The recorder is in HOLD mode.
Low remaining internal flash memory.
The maximum number of files has been
reached.
The earphone is connected.
The VOLUME control is set to 0.
The recorder was placed near a cell phone
or fluorescent lamp while recording or
during playback.
VCVA is turned on.
Wrong folder.
The number of files in the destination folder
has reached 100 (maximum recording
number).
Objects are too bright or too dark.
The recorder moved when the shutter
button was pressed (camera shake).
Too close to subject.
Symptom
Nothing appears on
the display
Won’t start
Unable to record
No playback tone
heard
Noise heard during
playback
Recording stops
midway
Cannot find the
recorded auido
Files cannot be moved
The shooting lamp
doesn't change from
orange to green
Focus is blurry
Recorded images
appear different from
the view in the finder
Action
Verify polarity is correct (
☞
P.7).
Release the recorder from HOLD
(
☞
P.25).
Release the recorder from HOLD
(
☞
P.25).
Erase unnecessary files (
☞
P.23).
Check another folder (
☞
P.9).
Unplug the earphones to use the
internal speaker.
Adjust the VOLUME control.
Move the recorder.
Turn VCVA off (
☞
P.13).
Switch to the right folder (
☞
P.9).
Erase unwanted files in the
destination folder (
☞
P.23).
Take measures such as shifting
the direction the recorder is
pointed in.
Hold the recorder properly so it
doesn't move, and gently press
the shutter button (
☞
P.14).
Take pictures at least 80cm away
from the subject.
The image appearing in the finder
is for approximate reference only.
Take a test shot beforehand to
check how the image will actually
appear.
T
roub
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