Olympus DS-5500 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 2

Introduction
EN
• Thank you for purchasing an
Olympus Digital Voice Recorder.
Please read these instructions
for information about using the
product correctly and safely. Keep
the instructions handy for future
reference. To ensure successful
recordings, we recommend that you
test the record function and volume
before use.
• This manual is a basic version.
For further details, a complete
advanced version of the manual*
(PDF format) is available for
download at the OLYMPUS website.
* Available in English, French or
German.
• The contents of this document may
be changed in the future without
advanced notice. Contact our
Customer Support Center for the
latest information relating to product
names and model numbers.
• The illustration of the screen and the
recorder shown in this manual may
differ from the actual product. The
utmost care has been taken to ensure
the integrity of this document, but if
you find a questionable item, error
or omission, please contact our
Customer Support Center.
• Any liability for passive damages or
damage of any kind occurred due
to data loss incurred by a defect of
the product, repair performed by the
third party other than Olympus or an
Olympus authorized service station,
or any other reason is excluded.
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• Microsoft and Windows are
registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
• Macintosh is a trademark of Apple
Inc.
• Intel is the registered trademark of
Intel Corporation.
• SD and SDHC are the trademarks of
SD Card Association.
Other product and brand names
mentioned herein may be the
trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective owners.
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Safety precautions
Before using your new recorder,
read this manual carefully to
ensure that you know how to
operate it safely and correctly.
Keep this manual in an easily
accessible location for future
reference.
• The warning symbols indicate
important safety related
information. To protect yourself
and others from personal injury or
damage to property, it is essential
that you always read the warnings
and information provided.
f Danger
If the product is used without
observing the information given
under this symbol, it may cause
serious injury or death.
f Warning
If the product is used without
observing the information given
under this symbol, it may cause
injury or death.
f Caution
If the product is used without
observing the information given
under this symbol, it may cause
minor personal injury, damage
to the equipment, or loss of
valuable data.
Wording used in this manual
• The word "card" is used to refer to
the SD card.
• The word "ODMS" is used to
refer to the Olympus Dictation
Management System in Windows
environment.
• The word "DSS Player" is used to
refer to the DSS Player for Mac in
Apple Macintosh environment.
Caution for usage environment
• To protect the high-precision
technology contained in this
product, never leave the recorder in
the places listed below, no matter if
in use or storage:
− Places where temperatures
and/or humidity are high or go
through extreme changes. Direct
sunlight, beaches, locked cars, or
near other heat sources (stove,
radiator, etc.) or humidifiers.
− Near flammable items or
explosives.
− In wet places, such as bathrooms
or in the rain.
− In places prone to strong vibrations.
• Never drop the recorder or subject
it to severe shocks or vibrations.
• The recorder may malfunction if it is
used in a location where it is subject
to a magnetic/electromagnetic
field, radio waves, or high voltage,
such as near a TV set, microwave,
video game, loud speakers, large
monitor unit, TV/radio tower, or
transmission towers. In such cases,
turn the recorder off and on again
before further operation.
• Avoid recording or playing back
near cellular phones or other
wireless equipment, as they may
cause interference and noise. If you
experience noise, move to another
place, or move the recorder further
away from such equipment.
• Do not use organic solvents such as
alcohol and lacquer thinner to clean
the unit.
Warning regarding data loss:
• Recorded content in memory may
be destroyed or erased by operating
mistakes, unit malfunction, or during
repair work. It is recommended to
back up and save important content
to other media such as a computer
hard disk.
• Any liability for passive damages or
damage of any kind occurred due to
data loss incurred by a defect of the
product, repair performed by the
third party other than Olympus, an
Olympus authorized service station
or any other reason is excluded
from the Olympus liability.