Olympus LS-5 - Manual (Page 79)


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Troubleshooting
Symptom Probable cause Action
Nothing appears on the
display
The batteries are not loaded properly.
Verify that the batteries’ polarities = and
- are correct (☞ P.11).
Battery power is getting low. Replace with new batteries (☞ P.11).
The power is off. Turn the power on (☞ P.13).
Won’t start
Battery power is getting low. Replace with new batteries (☞ P.11).
The power is off. Turn the power on (☞ P.13).
The recorder is in HOLD mode. Release the recorder from HOLD (☞ P.13).
Unable to record
Low remaining memory. Erase unnecessary files (☞ P.38).
T h e m a x im um num b e r of f i l e s ha s
been reached. Change to the another folder
(☞ P.19 to P.21, P.23).
The SD Card is set to write protection.
Undo the SD Card’s write protection setting
and then try again (☞ P.18).
No sound picked up by the
built-in microphone
An external microphone or external
device is connected.
Detach all external microphones and
external devices connected to the
LINE IN
jack and the
MIC jack (☞ P.30, P.31).
Unable to record through an
external microphone
An external device is connected to the
LINE IN jack.
Detach the connecting cord from the
recorder.
An external microphone supported by
plug-in power is connected but [
Plug-in
Power] is set to [Off].
Set [
Plug-inPower] to [On] when an
external microphone supported by plug-in
power is connected (☞ P.41, P.44).
No playback tone heard
The earphone is connected.
Unplug the earphones to use the internal
speaker.
The volume level is set to [ 0]. Adjust the volume level (☞ P.32).
Recording level too low
The recording level has not been ad-
justed. Adjust the recording level and then try
recording once more (☞ P.26).
The microphone sensitivity is too low.
Set the microphone sensitivity to [ HIGH]
mode and try again (☞ P.27).
This could potentially be because the
recording level and output level for the
connected external devices are too low.
If you cannot record clearly even after
adjusting the recording level, then adjust the
output level for the connected devices
(☞ P.23).
Recording level too high
The recording level has not been ad-
justed. Adjust the recording level and then try
recording once more (☞ P.23).
This could potentially be because the
recording level and output level for con-
nected external devices are too high.
If you cannot record clearly even after
adjusting the recording level, then adjust the
output level for the connected devices
(☞ P.23).