Troubleshooting - Olympus LS-20M Detailed Instructions

Troubleshooting

Symptom
Nothing appears on the
display
Won't start
Unable to record
Unable to shoot
6
No sound picked up by the
built-in microphone
Unable to record through an
external microphone
No playback sound heard
Shooting stopped midway
Recording level too low
EN
102
Probable cause
The battery is not loaded properly.
Battery power is getting low.
The power is off.
Battery power is getting low.
The power is off.
The recorder is in HOLD mode.
Low remaining memory.
The maximum number of files has been
reached.
Low remaining memory.
Attempting to shoot a movie in voice
mode (A).
An external microphone or external device
is connected.
An external microphone supported by
plug-in power is connected but [Plug-in
Power] is set to [Off].
[Input Jack] is set to [Line].
The earphone is connected.
The volume level is set to [00].
The size of a single file exceeded 4 GB.
The recording level has not been adjusted.
The microphone sensitivity is too low.
This could potentially be because the
output level for the connected external
devices are too low.
Action
Check the direction of the battery (☞ P.17).
Charge the battery (☞ P.19, P.20).
Turn the power on (☞ P.23).
Charge the battery (☞ P.19, P.20).
Turn the power on (☞ P.23).
Release the recorder from HOLD (☞ P.24).
Erase unnecessary files (☞ P.58).
Change to any other folder
(☞ P.32).
Erase unnecessary files (☞ P.58).
Slide the mode switch on the recorder to
movie mode (n) (☞ P.33).
Detach all external microphones and
external devices connected to the MIC jack
(☞ P.40).
Set [Plug-inPower] to [On] when an
external microphone supported by plug-in
power is connected (☞ P.69).
Set [Input Jack] to [Microphone] (☞ P.70).
Unplug the earphones to use the internal
speaker.
Adjust the volume level (☞ P.48).
It is not possible to shoot exceeding 4 GB
for a single file.
Adjust the recording level and then try
recording once more (☞ P.35-36, P.68).
Set [Mic Sense] to [High] (☞ P.67).
Adjust the output level for the
connected devices.