Troubleshooting - Olympus 141932 Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Symptom
Nothing appears
on the display
Won't start
Unable to
record
No playback
tone heard
Unable to erase
Noise heard
during playback
7
Recording level
too low
Unable to set
index marks,
tempmarks
Cannot find the
recorded voice
96
Probable cause
The battery is not loaded properly.
The battery is dead.
The recorder is in HOLD mode.
The recorder is in HOLD mode.
The battery is dead.
Low remaining internal flash memory.
The maximum number of files has been
reached.
MUSIC mode is active.
The earphone is connected.
The VOL(+ or -) button is set to 0.
The file is locked.
The file is read-only.
The recorder was shaken during recording.
The recorder was placed near a cell phone
or fluorescent light while recording or during
playback.
The microphone sensitivity is too low.
The maximum number of marks has been
reached.
The file is locked.
The file is read-only.
Wrong folder.
Action
Verify polarity is correct.
Replace with new battery (☞ P. 12).
Release the recorder from HOLD
(☞ P. 75).
Release the recorder from HOLD
(☞ P. 75).
Replace with new battery (☞ P. 12).
Erase unnecessary files (☞ P. 72).
Check another folder.
Switch to VOICE mode (☞ P. 14).
Unplug the earphones to use the
internal speaker.
Adjust the VOL(+ or –) button (☞ P. 30).
Unlock the file (☞ P. 40).
Cancel the read-only setting of the file
on the PC.
Move the recorder.
Set the microphone sensitivity to "Conf"
mode and try again (☞ P. 25).
Erase unnecessary marks (☞ P. 76).
Unlock the file (☞ P. 40).
Cancel the read-only setting of the file
on the PC.
Switch to the right folder.