Troubleshooting
Q1: The power cannot be turned on.
A1: • The batteries may be depleted.
• The batteries may be inserted incorrectly.
Check
=
and
-
before inserting new
batteries.
• Are the terminals of the batteries soiled?
If so, clean them with a dry cloth.
Q2: Nothing happens when a button is
pressed.
A2: • The
POWER
switch may be set to [
OFF/
HOLD
] position.
Slide the
POWER
switch to the [
ON
]
position.
Q3: No sound or quiet sound is heard from the
speaker while playing back.
A3: The earphone plug may be plugged into
the recorder.
The volume may be set to the minimum
level.
Q4: Noise is audible through the recording
monitor.
A4: Acoustic feedback is occurring. Conduct
adjustments like separating the earphones
from the microphone further, do not point
the microphone at the earphones, lower
the volume on the recording monitor, and
so on.
Q5: Recording is not possible.
A5: By pressing the
REC
(
x
) button:
• Check if the display shows [
Memory Full
].
• Check if the display shows [
Maximum
File Size is reached
].
Delete any unnecessary files before
recording any further. A maximum of 99
files can be recorded within a single day.
Q6: The playback speed is too fast (slow).
A6: The recorder may be set to fast (slow)
Playback.
Use the
PLAY SPEED
button to set to
normal playback.
Specifications
Recording medium:
Built-in flash memory (1GB)
Overall frequency:
HQ mode: 70 to 13,000 Hz
SP mode: 70 to 8,000 Hz
Guide to recording times:
HQ mode: Approx. 67 h.
SP mode: Approx. 131 h.
Microphone:
Electret Condenser Microphone (monaural)
Speaker:
Built-in ø 36 mm round dynamic speaker
Maximum power:
200 mW
Earphone jack (monaural):
ø 3.5 mm diameter, impedance 8 Ω or more
Power supply:
Two AAA (LR03) batteries or Two Ni-MH
rechargeable batteries
Continuous battery:
Guide to alkaline battery life
Recording mode
HQ
SP
During recording
mode
approx.
51 h.
approx.
63 h.
During playback mode
(Built-in speakers)
approx.
21 h.
approx.
21 h.
During playback mode
(Earphone)
approx.
69 h.
approx.
69 h.
Dimensions:
95 (L) mm x 50 (W) mm x 18.2 (T) mm
(without protrusions)
Weight:
78 g (including battery)
Operating temperature:
0°C - 42°C
• The above-noted recording times indicate
times after deletion of the manual data
stored in the recorder.
• Battery life is measured by Olympus. It varies
greatly according to the type of batteries
used and the conditions of use.
• Your recorded contents are for your personal
use or pleasure only. It is prohibited to record
copyrighted material without permission of
the copyright holders according to copyright
law.
• Specifications and design are subject to
change without notice for improvement of
performance.
Accessories (optional)
Ni-MH rechargeable battery and charger set:
BC400 (For Europe)
Ni-MH rechargeable battery:
BR401
“CE” mark indicates that this
product complies with the
European requirements for safety,
health,environment and customer
protection.
This symbol [crossed-out wheeled
bin WEEE Annex IV] indicates
separate collection of waste electrical
and electronic equipment in the EU
countries. Please do not throw the
equipment into the domestic refuse.
Please use the return and collection
systems available in your country for
the disposal of this product.
Applicable Product : DP-20
This symbol [crossed-out wheeled
bin Directive 2006/66/EC Annex
II] indicates separate collection of
waste batteries in the EU countries.
Please do not throw the batteries
into the domestic refuse. Please use
the return and collection systems
available in your country for the
disposal of the waste batteries.
