7troubleshooting, Specifications – Olympus DP211 User Manual
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7
Troubleshooting
Q1: The power cannot be turned on.
A1: • Batteries are exhausted.
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
Check
= and - before inserting new
batteries.
• Terminals are soiled.
Clean them with a dry cloth.
Q2: Nothing happens when a button is
pressed.
A2: • The POWER switch is set to [OFF/HOLD]
position.
Slide the POWER switch to the [ON]
position.
Q3: No sound or quiet sound is heard from the
speaker while playing back.
A3: The earphone plug is plugged into the
recorder.
The volume is set to the low level.
Q4: Recording is not possible.
A4: By pressing the 
REC (
-) button:
• Check if the display shows [Memory Full].
• Check if the display shows [Maximum 
File Size is reached].
Delete unnecessary files before recording. 
A maximum of 99 files can be recorded in a 
day.
Q5: The playback speed is too fast (slow).
A5: The recorder is set to fast (slow) Playback.
Use the
PLAY SPEED button to set to
normal playback.
Specifications
Recording medium:
Built-in flash memory (2GB)
Overall frequency:
HQ mode: 70 to 7,900 Hz
SP mode: 70 to 4,700 Hz
Guide to recording times:
HQ mode: Approx. 98 h.
SP mode: Approx. 202 h.
Microphone:
Electret Condenser Microphone (monaural)
Speaker:
Built-in ø 36 mm round dynamic speaker
Maximum power:
180 mW
Earphone jack (monaural):
ø 3.5 mm diameter, impedance 8 Ω or more
Power supply:
Two AAA (LR03) batteries
Continuous battery:
Guide to alkaline battery life
Recording mode
HQ
SP
During recording 
mode
approx. 
67 h.
approx. 
80 h.
During playback mode 
(Built-in speakers)
approx. 
21 h.
approx. 
21 h.
During playback mode 
(Earphone)
approx. 
45 h.
approx. 
49 h.
Dimensions:
95 (L) mm x 50 (W) mm x 18.2 (T) mm 
(without protrusions)
Weight:
78 g (including battery)
Operating temperature:
0°C - 42°C
• Battery life is measured by Olympus. It varies
greatly according to the type of batteries 
used and the conditions of use.
• Your recorded contents are for your personal
use or pleasure only. It is prohibited to record 
copyrighted material without permission of 
the copyright holders according to copyright 
law.
• Specifications and design are subject to
change without notice for improvement of 
performance.
“CE” mark indicates that this 
product complies with the 
European requirements for safety, 
health,environment and customer 
protection.
This symbol [crossed-out wheeled 
bin WEEE Annex IV] indicates 
separate collection of waste electrical 
and electronic equipment in the EU 
countries. Please do not throw the 
equipment into the domestic refuse. 
Please use the return and collection 
systems available in your country for 
the disposal of this product.
Applicable Product : DP-211
This symbol [crossed-out wheeled 
bin Directive 2006/66/EC Annex 
II] indicates separate collection of 
waste batteries in the EU countries. 
Please do not throw the batteries 
into the domestic refuse. Please use 
the return and collection systems 
available in your country for the 
disposal of the waste batteries.
