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For customers in E urope
“CE” mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for
safety, health, en vironment and customer protection.
This sym bol [ cros sed-out wheeled bi n WEE E An nex IV] indica tes separate collection
of waste electrical and electronic equipment in the E U coun tries. Please do not throw
the equipment int o the domestic refuse. Please use the return and collection systems
avai lable in y our count ry fo r the disp osal of t his prod uct .
Applicable Product : VN-6500, VN-600 0, VN-5 500, VN-5000
This symbol [crossed-out wheele d bin Directive 2006/66/EC Annex II] indicates separat e
coll ecti on of was te batt eries in t he EU countr ies.
Pleas e do not thr ow the bat terie s into the dom estic r efuse. Pl ease use t he retur n and
coll ecti on sys tems avai lable i n your count ry fo r the disp osal of th e waste b atter ies.
h Index Marks
Ind ex mark s can be p laced in a f ile du ring re cording o r playb ack to provi de a quick a nd easy way
of kee ping tr ack of imp ort ant sec tions i n the fi le.
Read this manual carefully to ens ure that you know how t o operate it safely and correctly . Keep t his
manual in an easily accessible location for future referenc e.
• The warning symbols indicate important safety related information. T o protect yourself and others
from personal injury or damage to property, it is essential that you always read the warnings and
information pro vided.
Warning regarding data loss:
•
Reco rded co ntent in mem ory m ay be des troyed or erased by operating mistakes, unit malfunction,
or during repair work.
•
For imp ort ant reco rded con tent, we re commen d you to write i t down som e where .
•
Any lia bilit y for pa ssive dam ages or da mage of a ny kind o ccurre d due to data l oss incu rred by a de fec t
of the p rodu ct, re pair pe rfo rmed by t he third p art y othe r than Oly mpus or a n Olym pus auth orize d
ser vice s tatio n, or any oth er reaso ns is excl uded fr om Oly mpus’s liab ilit y .
h Resetting the Recorder [
CLE AR
]
Thi s func tion res ets th e curren t time and o ther set ting s to their in itial st atus. I t is usefu l if you are
havin g prob lems wit h the reco rder, or if you w ant to eras e the enti re memo ry of th e record er.
Clearing an Index Mark:
While the index number appears on the displa y , press the
ERASE
(s ) b utt on.
Notes:
• Up to 10 ind ex mark s can b e set in a l e.
• Sequential index marks numbers are reassigned automatically .
1 While the recorder is dur-
ing recording (pause re
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cording) mode
or pla yback
mode, press and hold the
FOL DER
/
INDEX
button to
set an index mark.
• An i ndex nu mber ap pear s on the
display.
1 Press and hold the
STOP
( 4 ) button and the
ER A SE
(s ) button for 3 seconds or longer .
2 Press t he 9 or 0 but-
ton to select [
YES
].
3 Press the
PL A Y
(` ) but-
ton.
• If yo u leave the re corder u n-
touch ed for 8 s econds o r longer
bef ore you p ress the PL A Y ( ` )
bu tto n i n St ep 3 , Cl e a r m o de wi l l
be ca ncele d, and the r ecorde r will
enter Stop mode.
General Pr ecautions
• Be su re to stop th e record er befo re repl acing th e batte ry.
• Do not leave the recorder in hot, humid locations such as inside a closed automobile under direct
sunl ight or o n the beac h in the sum mer.
• Do no t store th e record er in pla ces exp osed to exce ssive mo isture o r dust.
• Do no t use orga nic sol vents su ch as alcoh ol and lacq uer thin ner to cle an the unit .
• Do no t place the r ecorde r on top of o r near ele ctri c appli ances such a s TVs or re frige rators .
• Avoid s and or di rt. T hese ca n cause i rrepa rable d amage.
• Av oid strong vibrations or shocks.
• Do no t disass emble , repair o r modi fy th e unit your self.
• Do no t opera te the unit w hile op eratin g a vehicle (su ch as a bic ycle, moto rcycl e, or go -ca rt).
• Kee p the unit o ut of the re ach of chil dren.
Batteries:
5 Warning:
• Bat terie s shoul d never be e xpose d to fla me, heate d, shor t-ci rcuited o r disass emble d.
• Do no t attemp t to rechar ge alka line, li thium or any o ther no n-re charge able ba tteri es.
• Neve r use any bat ter y with a torn o r cracked o uter cover.
• Kee p batte ries ou t of the reac h of child ren.
• If you n otice any thing un usual wh en using t his prod uct su ch as abno rmal no ise, heat , smoke, o r a
burning odor:
1 remove t he batte ries im mediate ly while b eing c areful n ot to burn yo ursel f, and;
2 call y our dealer or local Olympus representativ e for servicing.
F or safe and c orrect Usage
Q1 : Nothing happens when a button is pressed.
A1 : The
HOLD
switch may be set to [
HOLD
] pos itio n.
The batteries may be depleted.
The batteries may be inserted incorrectly.
Q2 : No sound or quiet sound is heard from the speaker while playing back.
A2 : The earphone plug ma y be plugged into the recorder .
The volume ma y be set to the minimum lev el.
T roubleshooting
Recording medium:
Built-i n flash me mory
Overall frequency :
HQ mo de: 200 to 7 ,9 00 Hz
SP mod e: 300 to 4,700 Hz
LP mod e: 300 to 2,900 H z
Recording time:
VN- 6500/ VN-60 00 : 1 GB
HQ mode: A pprox. 40 h. 30 min.
SP mod e: Approx. 107 h. 55 min.
LP mod e: Approx. 6 04 h. 1 5 min.
VN-5500 /VN-50 00 : 5 1 2 MB
HQ mo de: Approx . 20 h. 5 min.
SP mod e: Approx. 53 h. 4 0 min.
LP mod e: Approx. 30 0 h. 30 min.
Microphone :
Electret Condenser Microphone ( mon -
aural)
Specifications
Ni-MH Rechargeable Batter y Charger: BU- 400 (E urope only)
Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery: BR401
Connecting cord (Earphone jack ¢ Microphone jack) : K A333
Noise- Cancellation microphone:
ME52
Electret condenser microphone : ME 1 5
T elephone pickup : TP 7
Ac cessories ( Optional)
Speaker:
Buil t -in ø 28 mm r ound dyn amic spea ker
Maximum po wer:
12 0 mW
Earphone jack (monaural) :
ø 3.5 m m diameter, impe dance 8 Ω
Microphone jack (monaural ):
ø 3.5 m m diameter, impe dance 2 k Ω
Pow er supply:
T wo AA A (LR03 ) bat teries or Two Ni-M H
rechargeable batteries
Continuous battery:
Alkaline batteries: Approx. 3 9 h.
Ni- MH rechar geable bat teries: Ap prox. 22 h.
Dimensions :
1 02 (L) mm x 36 (W ) mm x 20.5 ( T) m m
(without protrusions )
Wei ght :
63 g (inclu ding bat ter y)
• B atte ry lif e is measur ed by Oly mpus . It varie s greatl y accordin g to the ty pe of ba tteri es used a nd the
conditions of use.
• Your recorded conten ts are for y our personal use or pleasure only . It is prohibited t o record c opyrighted
mater ial with out per mission o f the copyr ight hol ders acco rding to co pyrigh t law.
• Specications and design are subject to change without notic e for impro vement of performance.
Q3 : Recording is not possible.
A3: By pressing the
STOP
(4 ) button repeatedly while the recorder stops, check if
the display shows:
• The remaining recording time in the selected folder may have reached [00:00].
• The number of files is 1 0 0.
Check if the displa y sho ws [
FULL
] by pre ssing t he
REC
( s ) button.
Q4 : The playback speed is too fast ( slow ).
A4 : The recorder ma y be set to fast (slo w) Playback.
For customers in North and South America
USA RFI :
This equipment has been t ested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
p u r s ua n t t o p ar t 1 5 o f t he F C C R ul e s. T h es e l i mi t s a r e d es i gn e d t o p r o v id e re a so n a bl e pr o te c -
tion against harmful int erference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and c an radia te radio f reque ncy en ergy an d, if not i nstall ed and us ed in accor dance wi th the
inst ruct ions, may c ause har mful inte rfer ence to rad io commun icatio ns. Howeve r , ther e is no
guar antee that i nterfe rence wi ll not occu r in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference t o radio or television recepti on, whi ch can be de termin ed by tur ning the
equipment off and on, the user is enc ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the f ollow ing meas ures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiv er .
• Connect the equipment in to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
conne cted.
• Consu lt the dea ler or an e xper ienced r adio/ T V technic ian for he lp.
Canadian RFI:
Thi s digita l appar atus do es not exce ed the Cla ss B limit s for rad io nois e emissi ons fro m digita l
app aratus as s et out in t he Radi o Inter ference R egula tions of th e Canad ian Dep artm ent of
Communications.
Cet appareil numérique ne dépas se pas les limites de Catégorie B pour les émis sions de bruit radio
émanant d’ appareils numériques, tel que prévu dans les Règlements sur l’Interférence Radio du
Département Canadien des Communications.