Olympus WS-500M Manual De Introdução

The batteries are not loaded properly.

Verify that the batteries’ polarities 

= 

and 

- are correct (☞ P.10).

Battery power is getting low.

Replace with new batteries (

☞ P.10).

The power is off.

Turn the power on (

☞ P.13).

Battery power is getting low.

Replace with new batteries (

☞ P.10).

The power is off.

Turn the power on (

☞ P.13).

The recorder is in HOLD mode.

Release the recorder from HOLD 
(

☞ P.14).

Low remaining memory.

Erase unnecessary files (

☞ P.34).

The maximum number of files has 
been reached.

Change to the another folder
(

☞ P.18 to P.21).

The earphone is connected.

Unplug the earphones to use the 
internal speaker.

The volume level is set to [00]. 

Adjust the volume level (

☞ P.27).

The microphone sensitivity is too low.

Set the microphone sensitivity to the 
conference mode and try again (

☞ 

P.23 or P.36, P.38).

This could potentially be because 
the output level for the connected 
external devices are too low. 

Adjust the output level for the
connected devices.

The connected external microphone 
is monaural.

When recording while an external 
monaural microphone is connected, 
sound will only be recorded by the 
L-channel.

[Rec Mode] is set to a monaural 
recording mode.

Set [Rec Mode] to the stereo
recording mode (

☞ P.36, P.38).

Wrong folder.

Switch to the correct folder
(

☞ P.18 to P.21).

The recorder was shaken during 
recording.

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The recorder was placed near a cell 
phone or fluorescent lamp while 
recording or during playback.

Move the recorder.