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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
Problem
Alarm
message
Possible cause
Solution
Noise during
playback.
-
Objects brushed against the
voice recorder while recording.
Try your best not to touch the
voice recorder during recording.
-
The voice recorder was
placed near a mobile phone
or fluorescent light during
recording or playback.
Redo the operation with the
voice recorder in a different
location.
Unable to erase
a file.
LOCK
The file is locked.
You must unlock the file before
you can erase it (
☞
LOCK
The file is a read-only file.
Unlock the file, or undo the read-
only setting on a PC.
Noise when
monitoring a
recording.
-
Feedback is being caused.
Connecting a speaker with a
built-in amplifier may cause
feedback during recording.
Using the earphones to monitor
recording is recommended.
Adjust the recording setup such
as by moving the earphones and
microphone farther apart, or
ensuring the microphone is not
facing the earphones.
Unable to write
index marks/temp
marks.
FULL
The maximum number of marks
(99: for VN-541PC/16: for VN-
540PC) has been reached.
Erase unnecessary marks
(
☞
LOCK
The file is locked.
Unlock the file (
☞
LOCK
The file is a read-only file.
Unlock the file, or undo the read-
only setting on a PC.
Playback speed is
fast (or slow).
-
Playback speed function is set to
anything other than [
x1.0
].
Set the playback speed function
setting to [
x1.0
] (
☞
Memory error.
ERROR
An internal memory error
occurred.
Contact the Olympus Customer
Support Center (
☞
back cover).
Format error.
ERROR
A formatting problem occurred.
Format the memory again
(
☞