
~CAUTION 
Aprecaution aboutasituation that 
is 
expected 
to 
potentiallyresult in 
injury, or 
is 
expected 
to 
result only 
in propertydamage, 
if 
equipment 
is 
handled incorrectly. 
Voice 
recorder 
safety 
precautions 
~WARNING 
• Do 
not 
use 
the voice recorder in 
an 
atmosphere 
that 
might 
contain 
flammable 
or 
explosive 
gases. 
It 
may cause fire 
or 
explosion. 
• Do 
not 
attempt 
to 
disassemble, 
repair or modifythe voice recorder. 
Itmay cause electric shockorinjury. 
• Do 
not 
operate the voice recorder 
while operating avehicle (such 
as 
a 
bicycle, motorcycle or 
car). 
It may cause 
traffic 
accidents. 
• Do 
not 
leave the voice recorder in 
a location accessible 
to 
an 
infant or 
child. 
Pay 
attention when using the 
voice recorder near 
an 
infant or 
child, taking care 
not 
to 
leave 
it 
unattended. Infants and children 
are 
unable 
to 
understand voice 
recorder safety precautions, and 
are 
at risk 
of 
accidents such 
as: 
-Strangulation caused by 
accidental entanglement 
of 
the 
earphone cord around the neck. 
-Operation errors resulting in 
injury or electric shock. 
• 
If 
you notice unusual odor, noise, 
heat, burning 
odor 
or smoke 
coming from the recorder: 
CD 
Disconnect 
the 
battery 
and 
USB 
connection immediately, 
taking care 
not 
to 
burn 
or 
injure 
yourself. Continued 
use 
may 
result in fire or burns (Do 
not 
touch 
the 
product 
with 
bare 
hands 
when 
it's overheating). 
®Contact 
your place 
of 
purchase 
or 
an 
Olympus service center. 
• Do 
not 
use 
the 
USB 
power supply 
via the car cigarette lighter socket 
or the self-modified power supply. 
It 
maycause overheating, fire, 
electric shock 
or 
malfunctions. 
e 
Use 
microSD/microSDHC memory 
cards only. Never place othertypes 
of 
cards in the voice recorder. 
If 
anothercard 
type 
is 
placed in 
the 
voice recorder by accident, 
do 
not 
try 
to 
pull 
it 
out 
byforce. 
Contact 
an 
Olympus repair center 
or 
service center. 
• 
If 
the voice recorder 
is 
dropped 
in water 
or, 
if 
water, metal 
or 
combustible foreign matter gets 
inside: 
CD 
Remove the battery 
immediately. 
® Contact your place 
of 
purchase 
or 
an 
Olympus service center for 
repair. Continued 
use 
may result 
in fire orelectric shock. 
e Do 
not 
use 
the voice recorder or 
use 
it 
only 
as 
directed in airplanes, 
hospitals or other locations 
where 
use 
of 
electronic devices 
is 
restricted. 
• Stop using the voice recorder 
if 
you notice unusual odor, noise, or 
smoke coming from it. 
It may cause fire or burns. Remove 
the battery immediately, taking 
care 
not 
to 
burn yourself. Contact 
your place 
of 
purchase or 
an 
Olympus repair center or service 
center. (Do 
not 
touch the battery 
with 
bare hands when removing it. 
Remove the batteryoutdoors, and 
away from flammable objects.) 
• When carrying the voice recorder 
by its strap, take care 
to 
prevent 
it 
becoming caught on other items. 
~CAUTION 
• Do 
not 
raise the volume before 
performing 
an 
operation. 
Hearing damage or 
loss 
may result. 
Batteries 
~DANGER 
• Do 
not 
place the battery near 
ignition sources. 
• Do 
not 
incinerate, heat or 
disassemble the battery. Do 
not 
short-circuit the battery's positive 
and negative electrodes. 
It 
may cause fire, ruptures, 
combustion or overheating. 
• Do 
not 
solder connections directly 
onto 
the battery. Do 
not 
deform, 
modifyordisassemble the battery. 
• Do 
not 
connect the battery's 
positive and negative terminals. 
It may cause overheating, electric 
shock or fire. 
• When carrying or storing the 
battery, always place 
it 
in the 
case 
and protect its terminals. Do 
not 
carry or store the batterytogether 
with 
precious metal items such 
as 
key rings. 
It may cause overheating, electric 
shock orfire. • 
• Do 
not 
connect the battery directly 
to 
a poweroutlet or car cigarette 
lighter. 
• Do 
not 
use 
or leave the battery 
in a 
hot 
location such 
as 
in direct 
sunlight, inside avehicle on a 
hot 
day, or near a room heater. 
It may cause fire, burns or injuries 
-from leaking, overheating or 
ruptures. 
~WARNING 
• Do 
not 
touch or hold the battery 
with 
wet hands. 
It may cause electric shock or 
malfunctions. 
• Do 
not 
use 
a battery with a 
scratched 
or 
damaged 
case. 
It may cause ruptures or 
overheating. 
• Do 
not 
insert the battery with its 
positive/negative terminals in the 
opposite direction. 
It may cause leaking, overheating, 
combustion or ruptures. 
• Do 
not 
use 
a battery 
with 
atorn 
casing 
seal 
(insulating covering). 
• Always remove the battery when 
the voice recorder will 
not 
be 
used for 
an 
long period. 
• When disposing used batteries, 
insulate theircontacts 
with 
tape 
and discard them 
as 
general 
waste in the manner prescribed 
by the local authority. 
• Remove the batteryfrom the 
voice recorder 
as 
soon 
as 
the 
battery becomes unusable. It 
may cause leakage. 
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