If the hold function is active whilst the power
is turned off, the power cannot be turned
on by mistake and the battery will not be
accidentally drained.
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CONVENIENT OPERATION OF THE UNIT
< How to read the battery indicator >
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When the battery is completely dis-
charged, the battery indicator will flash.
Recharge the battery or replace the al-
kaline batteries with a new one.
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When the battery has run completely
out, “BATT EMPTY” will appear. Then,
the power will be disconnected auto-
matically.
Notes:
●
When using the unit with alkaline bat-
teries or a rechargeable battery, the bat-
tery indicator will not correctly display
the remaining capacity for approximately
10 seconds after the power has been
turned on.
●
When an AC adaptor or a car adaptor
is used, the battery indicator will not be
shown.
●
The number of bars shown in the bat-
tery indicator may increase or de-
crease, depending on the operation
being performed. This is normal.
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To prevent the unit from being
operated by mistake
To avoid accidental operation of the unit,
use the hold function.
Move the HOLD switch to the safety posi-
tion (direction indicated by the arrow).
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When the unit is in the hold mode, press-
ing the buttons will have no affect.
●
To cancel the hold mode, move the
HOLD switch away from the safety po-
sition (the opposite direction of the ar-
row).
Battery indicator
Since the battery level is very low, you
cannot start recording or editing.
When the battery
level is high
When the battery
level is very low
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Checking the remaining amount
of battery level
The remaining amount of battery level is
shown by the battery indicator (
) dur-
ing operation.
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