Olympus VP-20 - Troubleshooting Common Issues

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Problem Possible cause Solution
The display is blank.
The battery is not inserted properly.
Check that the positive and negative
terminals of the battery are placed correctly
(☞P. 7).
The remaining battery power is low.
Replace or charge the battery
(☞P. 7, P.10).
The power is OFF.
Turn the power ON (☞P. 8).
Unable to operate
the voice recorder.
The remaining battery power is low.
Replace or charge the battery
(☞P. 7, P.10).
The power is OFF.
Turn the power ON (☞P. 8).
The voice recorder is in HOLD mode.
Release HOLD mode (☞P. 32).
Unable to record.
There is no remaining memory.
Erase unneeded files (☞P. 35).
The maximum number of
recordable files has been reached.
Erase unneeded files (☞P. 35).
Unable to record
with an external
microphone
The microphone connected to the
microphone/earphone jack is not
detected properly.
Set [Select Jack] to [Microphone]
(☞P. 48).
[Select Jack] is set to [Earphone].
Playback is
inaudible.
The earphones are connected to
the earphone jack.
To output the playback through the built-in
speaker, disconnect the earphones.
[OFF] has been selected for
[Speaker].
To output the playback through the built-in
speaker, select [ON] for [Speaker] (☞P. 47).
The volume is set to [00].
Adjust the volume (☞ P. 25).
Playback is inaudible
from the earphones.
The earphones connected to the
microphone/earphone jack are not
detected properly.
Set [Select Jack] to [Earphone] (☞P. 48).
[Select Jack] is set to [Microphone].
The volume is set to [00].
Adjust the volume (☞P. 25).
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