Inserting the batteries
ThisrecordercanbeusedwitheitherAAANi-MH
rechargeablebatteriesorAAAalkalinebatteries.Do
notuseanyothertypeofbattery.
1 Lightlypressdownonthebatterycover
release button, then open the battery
cover, as shown in the illustration below.
2 Insert two AAA batteries observing the
correct polarity, then close the battery
cover.
• Whenchargingwiththerecorder,usethe
suppliedNi-MHrechargeablebatteries(BR404).
• ThesuppliedNi-MHrechargeablebatteriesare
notfullycharged.Itisrecommendedtofully
chargethembeforeusingtherecorderforthe
firsttimeorafterthebatterieshavebeenleft
unattendedforalongtime(☞P.13).
Battery indicator
Thebatteryindicatoronthedisplaywilldecreaseas
thebatterylosespower.
• When[ ]indicatorappearsonthedisplay,
chargeorreplacethebatteriesassoonas
possible.Whenthebatteryistooweak,[
]and
[BatteryLow]willappearonthedisplayandthe
recorderwillshutdown.
Notes
• Turnofftherecorderbeforereplacingthe
batteries.Removingthebatterieswhilethe
recorderisstillinusemaycausemalfunctions,file
corruptionorfileloss.
• Afterreplacingthebatteries,itmaybecome
necessarytore-setthebatterytypeandthe
timeanddateifyouleavethebatteriesoutof
therecorderformorethan15minutesorifyou
removethebatteriesrightafterloadingitinto
therecorder.Fordetailsaboutthebatterytype
settingsandtime/datesettings,see“Setting
battery type and time/date”(☞P.20).
• Whenplayingarecordedfile,therecorder
operationmaystopduetothereductionofthe
voltageoutputofthebatteriesdependingon
thevolumelevelevenif[
]isdisplayedinthe
batteryindicator.Inthiscase,lowerthevolume
leveloftherecorder.