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Batteries
Battery precautions
•
The voice recorder does not support
manganese batteries.
•
Always turn power OFF before replacing
the battery. Files may be damaged if the
battery is removed while the voice recorder
is recording or performing an operation
such as erasing a file.
•
If the batteries are removed from the
voice recorder, the [
Time & Date
] screen is
displayed automatically when the power
is turned on. See
“
Setting the time/
date [Time & Date]
”
(
☞
P.69) for the
procedure.
•
When not using the voice recorder for
an extended period, always remove the
battery before storage.
•
When replacing the battery, use an AAA
alkaline dry cell battery or an Olympus
nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery
(model BR404).
•
Even if the battery indicator is [
],
playback with the built-in speaker at some
volumes may result in a drop in battery
output voltage, causing the voice recorder
to reset. Lower the volume in this case.
•
The battery indicator may differ between
when the internal memory is used and
when a microSD card is used.
•
The continuous battery usage time is
reduced when using a microSD card
(
☞
•
The continuous battery usage time will
vary depending on the performance of the
battery in use (
☞
•
The [
Battery
] screen appears automatically
after you have replaced the battery. You can
also use a menu operation to display this
screen and set the battery (
☞
For users in Germany
Olympus has an agreement with the GRS
(Joint Battery Disposal Association) in
Germany to ensure environmentally-friendly
battery disposal.
