Troubleshooting - Olympus DS-61 Online Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Symptom
Nothing appears The batteries are not loaded properly.
on the display
The batteries are dead.
The power is off.
The power is off.
Will not start
The recorder is in HOLD mode.
The batteries are dead.
Unable to
Low remaining internal memory.
record
The maximum number of files has been
reached.
No playback The earphone is connected.
tone heard
The VOLUME button is set to 0.
The file is locked.
Unable to erase
The file is read-only.
The recorder was shaken during
Noise heard
recording.
during playback
The recorder was placed near a cell
phone or fluorescent lamp while
recording or during playback.
Recording level The recording level has not been
too low
adjusted.
The microphone sensitivity is too low.
This could potentially be because the
recording level and output level for the
connected external devices are too low.
The recording level has not been
Recording level
adjusted.
too high
This could potentially be because the
recording level and output level for
connected external devices are too high.
Probable cause
Action
Verify polarity is correct.
Replace with new batteries ( P13).
Turn the power on ( P15).
Turn the power on ( P15).
Release the recorder from HOLD
( P16).
Replace with new batteries ( P13).
Erase unnecessary files ( P70).
Check another folder.
Unplug the earphones to use the internal
speaker.
Adjust the VOLUME button ( P47).
Unlock the file ( P73).
Cancel the read-only setting of the file
on the PC.
Move the recorder.
Adjust the recording level and then try.
Set the microphone sensitivity to
LECTURE or CONF mode and try
again ( P35).
If you cannot record clearly even after
adjusting the recording level, then
adjust the output level for the
connected devices.
Adjust the recording level and then try
recording once more ( P34).
If you cannot record clearly even after
adjusting the recording level, then adjust
the output level for the connected
devices.
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