Before using your new recorder, read this manual
carefully to ensure that you know how to operate
it safely and correctly. Keep this manual in an
easily accessible location for future reference.
• The warning symbols indicate important
safety related information. To protect yourself
and others from personal injury or damage to
property, it is essential that you always read the
warnings and information provided.
Safe and proper usage
Convention used in this manual
• The word “card” is used to refer to the SD
card.
• The word “DSS Player” is used to refer
to the DSS Player Standard Dictation
Module in Windows environment
and DSS Player in Apple Macintosh
environment.
• The Notes at the bottom of a page
are used for additional information,
exceptions, or related events.
• Words in uppercase form such as PLAY
or REC are used to describe a function,
button, or switch position on the
recorder.
• Do not leave the recorder in hot,
humid locations such as inside a closed
automobile under direct sunlight or on
the beach in the summer.
• Do not store the recorder in places
exposed to excessive moisture or dust.
• Do not use organic solvents such as
alcohol and lacquer thinner to clean the
unit.
• Do not place the recorder on top of or
near electric appliances such as TVs or
refrigerators.
• Avoid recording or playing back near
cellular phones or other wireless
equipment, as they may cause
interference and noise. If you experience
noise, move to another place, or move
the recorder further away from such
equipment.
• Avoid sand or dirt. These can cause
irreparable damage.
• Avoid strong vibrations or shocks.
• Do not disassemble, repair or modify the
unit yourself.
• Do not operate the unit while operating
a vehicle (such as a bicycle, motorcycle,
or go-cart).
• Keep the unit out of the reach of
children.
<Warning regarding data loss>
Recorded content in a memory may be broken or
lost by operating mistakes, unit malfunction, or
during repair work.
It is recommended to back up and save important
content to other media such as a computer hard
disk.
Any liability for passive damages or damage of
any kind occurred due to data loss incurred by a
defect of the product, repair performed by the
third party other than Olympus or an Olympus
authorized service station, or any other reasons
is excluded from the Olympus’s liability.
General precautions
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