DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER VN-180
VN-90
Instruction
Always do a test recording to avoid recording problems.
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BEFORE YOUR FIRST RECORDING
Parts Identification
1
2
3
4
5
B
A
0
9
8
6
7
C D
E
F G H
1 Liquid crystal display panel
E Pocket Clip
(LCD)
F Earphone jack (EAR)
2 REC button
3 ERASE button
4 Fast Reverse (
G Microphone jack (MIC)
H Built-in microphone
) button
5 MENU/FOLDER button
6 Speaker
7 Strap holes
8 Fast Forward (
9 VOLUME control
0 STOP button
) button
A PLAY button
B Recording indicator (LED)
C Battery cover
D HOLD switch
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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
1
2
3
6
7
4
5
1 Current folder (A, B or S)
2 Voice-actuated recording indicator
3 Remaining battery power
4 Current message number, recording/playback/fast forward/fast
reverse indicators
5 · Current date/time
· Remaining memory (REMAIN)
· Recording date/time (REC DATE)
· Menu mode indicator
· Remaining message time
6 Recording mode (SP: Standard Playback/LP: Long Playback)
7 Alarm
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Installing the Batteries
1
2
1 Slide open the battery cover in the direction of arrow.
2 Insert two AAA (LR03 or R03) batteries according to the polarity
(
,
) indications and close the battery cover.
3 Time is displayed on the LCD and the voice recorder enters the
clock adjustment mode.
Clock Adjustment
1 Each time you press the MENU/
1
FOLDER button, the blinking
figures change: “hour”, “minute”,
“year”, “month” and “date”.
Adjust each item by pressing the
(
) or (
) button.
2 After setting the date, press the
STOP button to complete the
clock adjustment.
If you press the STOP button
during clock adjustment, the
clock adjustment mode will be
canceled.
If no buttons are pressed for
three minutes during clock
adjustment, the clock adjustment
mode will be canceled and any
adjustments that have been
made will not take effect.
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Changing the Batteries
Be sure to stop all operations before changing the batteries, and
set the HOLD switch to ON, turning the recorder power off.
1 When the [
] mark is shown
1
on the LCD, you should replace
the batteries with new AAA (LR03
or R03) batteries.
The [
] mark in the LCD
indicates that the batteries are
depleted and the voice recorder
cannot be operated.
2 After the batteries have been
replaced, time is displayed on
the LCD, indicating that the voice
recorder is in the clock
adjustment mode. Adjust the
clock to the current time (see
page 5).
When in the Stop mode, you can check the battery indicator by
holding down the STOP button.
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BASIC OPERATIONS
This voice recorder has three folders: [A], [B] and [S].
Messages can be arranged independently in each folder.
For example, you can use folder [A] for work use, and folder [B]
for personal use.
Folder [S] is designed for use in the schedule management (see
page 14 for details).
In folder [S] messages can be sorted by date.
Recording (REC)
✰ Normal recording
1 Press and release the MENU/
FOLDER button, then select
folder [A] or [B]. Each time you
press the MENU/FOLDER
button, the selected folder
changes: [A] ✰ [B] ✰ [S] ✰ [A].
2 Select the recording mode. To
change the recording mode, see
page 19.
1
3
The recorder’s default setting is
the SP mode (about 67 minutes
of recording with the VN-180 or
33 minutes of recording with the
VN-90).
3 Press the REC button. The red LED indicator lights and recording
starts.
The LCD shows the current folder name, current message No.,
recording mode and elapsed recording time.
4 Press the STOP button to stop recording.
When the remaining recording time falls below 5
minutes, the elapsed recording time display
switches to show the remaining recording time.
When the remaining recording time falls below 1 minute, the red
LED indicator will blink.
Additional recording is not possible when [FULL]
is shown on the LCD. To continue recording, you
must erase unneeded messages (see page 11).
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Recording-Pause (REC PAUSE)
1 Press the REC button once
1
during recording to enter the
Recording-Pause mode.
During
recording-pause,
[PAUSE] is shown on the LCD
and the red LED indicator blinks.
All recording will stop if the recorder is left in the Recording-Pause
mode for 10 minutes or if the STOP button is pressed during the
Recording-Pause mode.
2 Press the REC button again to resume recording.
Using the Recording-Pause mode allows you to continue recording
in the same message.
Playback (PLAY)
1 Press the MENU/FOLDER button
1
to select a folder (see page 13).
2 Press the (
) or (
) button
so that the LCD shows the
correct message number to be
played and its recording date/
time.
3 Press the PLAY button to start
Playback.
3
LCD display
For the first
playback:
2
seconds of
The length of the message is
displayed.
More than 2 seconds after the
start of playback:
The elapsed playback time of the
message being played is
displayed.
4
MAX
4 Adjust the volume to a suitable
level.
5 Press the STOP button to stop
playback and enter the Stop
MIN
mode.
The
recorder
automatically stops at the end of
each message.
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Playback-Pause (PAUSE)
1 Press the PLAY button once
during playback to enter the
Playback-Pause mode.
1
In the Playback-Pause mode,
[PAUSE] blinks on the LCD.
Playback will stop if the recorder is left in the Playback-Pause
mode for 10 minutes or the STOP button is pressed during the
Playback-Pause mode.
2 Press the PLAY button again to resume Playback.
Fast Playback
1 Press and hold the PLAY button
1
for more than 1 second in the
Stop, Playback or Playback-
Pause mode to start fast
playback at 30% faster than
normal playback speed.
2 Press the PLAY button again to
start playback at the normal
speed.
3 When the STOP button is pressed or the end of a message is
reached by Fast Playback, Fast Playback mode is stopped and
all playback stops.
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Fast Forward/Fast Reverse
1 Press and hold the Fast Forward (
) or Fast Reverse (
)
button for more than 1 second in the Playback, Fast Playback or
Playback-Pause mode. The message will be fast forwarded or
reversed for as long as the button is pressed.
When the end of message (with Fast Forward) or beginning of
message (with Fast Reverse) is reached, the recorder pauses
(for about 1/2 second), then starts Fast Forward or Fast Reverse
of the next or previous message (as long as the button pressed
throughout).
2 When the Fast Forward (
) or Fast Reverse (
) button is
released, normal playback or fast playback starts at that point.
Forward Skip (F-SKIP)/Reverse Skip (R-SKIP)
1 Press and release the Fast-Forward or Fast Reverse button in the
Stop, Playback, Fast Playback or Playback-Pause mode. Each
time you press the button, the recorder skips to the beginning of
the next (or previous) message.
If the button is pressed in Playback, Fast Playback or Playback-
Pause mode, Playback or Fast Playback automatically starts at
the beginning of the skip destination message.
Pressing and holding the (
) or (
) button for more than 1
second in the Stop mode enables you to skip through messages
quickly. Release the button to stop skipping.
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Erasing (ERASE)
✰ Erasing a single message (ERASE)
1 Press the (
) or (
) button in the Stop mode to select the
message No. to be erased.
2 Press the ERASE button and
release. The displayed message
number blinks and the LCD
shows [ERASE] and [YES]
alternately.
2
3 Press the ERASE button again
within 4 seconds. The LCD
shows only [ERASE] and the
selected message will be
erased.
2
Performing this operation during
Playback, Fast Playback or
Playback-Pause will erase the
entire message being played.
After a message has been
erased, the message number of
the other messages will be
decreased by 1.
✰ Erasing all messages in a folder (ALL ERASE)
1 Press the MENU/FOLDER button to select the folder to be erased
(see page 13).
2 In the Stop mode, press and hold
2
the ERASE button for more than
2 seconds. The word [ALL]
blinks, and the LCD shows
[ERASE] and [YES] alternately.
3 Press the ERASE button again
within 4 seconds. The LCD blinks
[ERASE] and all of the messages
in the selected folder will be
erased.
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When folder [S] is selected:
• Erasing all messages for
a
selected date - When the ERASE
button is pressed and held for
more than 2 seconds, the LCD
shows [ALL] together with
alternately blinking date and
[YES]. Press the ERASE button
within 4 seconds again to erase
all of the messages for the
selected date.
• Erasing all messages in folder [S] - When the ERASE button is
pressed and held for more than 4 seconds, the LCD shows [ALL]
together with alternately blinking [ERASE] and [YES]. Press the
ERASE button within 4 seconds again to erase all messages in
folder [S].
✰ Resetting the recorder (CLEAR)
1 Hold the STOP button and press
and hold the ERASE button for
more than 2 seconds. The LCD
shows [CLEAR] and [YES]
alternately.
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2 Press the ERASE button again within 4 seconds. All messages
in all folders are erased and the recorder is reset to the default
setting.
This also resets the current time and other settings to their initial
status.
If any button other than the ERASE button is pressed while the
LCD shows [CLEAR], selected date, [ERASE] and [YES]
alternately or if the ERASE button is not pressed within four
seconds of the start of the alternate display, the message erase
or reset operation will be aborted and the LCD returns to the
previous display condition.
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MESSAGE FOLDER MANAGEMENT
Types of Folders
1 The voice recorder has three folders, [A], [B] and [S].
✰ Folders [A], [B]
These folders are convenient for recording ordinary messages.
Each folder can store up to 100 messages.
✰ Folder [S]
This folder is convenient for schedule management. The folder
can store up to 15 messages on a given date and 100 messages
in the whole folder. You can use this folder to conveniently check
your schedule at a selected time. By using the schedule alarm
playback feature, this folder can automatically play back your
messages (see page 16).
When the number of messages in a folder reaches 100 or when
the number of messages for a date in folder [S] reaches 15,
recording is no longer possible. In this case, [FULL] and [Message
No.] blink to indicate this.
Selecting a Folder
1 Every time the MENU/FOLDER
1
button is pressed for less than 1
second in the Stop mode, the
displayed folder is switched: [A]
✰ [B] ✰ [S] ✰ [A] ✰...
Moving a Message Between Folders [A] and [B] (MOVE)
1 While playing back (or pausing)
1
a message in folder [A] or [B],
press and hold the MENU/
FOLDER button for more than 1
second. This will move the
current message to the last
position in the other folder ([A]
to [B] or [B] to [A]).
Messages in folder [S] cannot be moved to another folder.
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Schedule Recording
1 Press the MENU/FOLDER button
1
for less than 1 second to select
folder [S].
2 Select the date for which you
want to record a schedule by
pressing the (
button.
) or (
)
3 Press the REC button. The red
LED indicator lights and
recording starts.
3
4 Press the STOP button to stop
Recording. The recorder enters
the Stop mode.
Schedule Playback
1 In the Stop mode, press the
2
(
) or (
) button for less
than 1 second to select the date
for the schedule you want to
check.
When the (
) or (
) button
is pressed and held for more
than 1 second in the Stop mode,
the recorder will stop at the date
where the next message is
recorded.
2 Press the PLAY button. All messages recorded for the selected
date will be played in succession.
3 Press the STOP button to stop Playback. The voice recorder enters
the Stop mode.
Messages in folder [S] cannot be forward skipped or reverse
skipped in the Stop mode. Forward Skip and Reverse Skip are
available only during Playback, Fast Playback or Playback-Pause
operation.
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Message Alarm Playback
✰ Setting the message alarm
1 Select the message you want to
play as an alarm by pressing the
) or ( ) button so that
the message No. is displayed in
the LCD.
2 Press and hold the MENU/
FOLDER button for more than 1
second. Then after pressing the
1
2
3
(
(
) button three times to
select the [ALARM] setting in the
Options mode, press the MENU/
FOLDER button again to enter
the [ALARM] screen.
3 Each time you press the MENU/
FOLDER button, the date/time
items start to blink in order of
“month”, “date”, “hour” and
“minute”. Set the desired date
and time for alarm playback by
pressing the (
button.
) or (
)
When you have finished alarm
setting, press the STOP button.
After the alarm has gone off, the
alarm setting for that message
will be canceled.
Up to 20 alarm messages can be set.
Alarm messages cannot be set if 20 messages have already been
set or the message No. being selected is No. 0.
To cancel a set alarm message, select the set alarm message
No., perform operations in steps 2 and 3, then press the MENU/
FOLDER button. When the LCD shows the message alarm ON/
OFF display, select OFF by pressing the (
) or (
) button.
✰ Alarm playback
1 At the specified alarm time, the recorder will beep in short tones.
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2 Press any button while the beep tones are being emitted to play
back the message set for that time.
Press the STOP button to stop message alarm playback.
The electronic beep tones stop automatically if no button is
pressed for 5 minutes after the beeping starts. The message is
not played back in this case.
Schedule Alarm Playback
When the Schedule Alarm Playback mode is engaged, the day’s
schedule messages can be listened to at a selected time every
day.
1 First press and hold the MENU/
FOLDER button for more than 1
1
second. Then press the
(
)
button four times to select the [S]
[ALARM] setting in the Options
mode. Then, press the MENU/
FOLDER button again to enter
the [S] [ALARM] screen.
2 Pressing the (
) or (
)
2
button alternates ON and OFF.
Select [ON] by pressing either
button.
3 Each time you press the MENU/
FOLDER button, the “hour” or
“minute” figures blink. Set the
“hour” and “minute” you want to
activate the alarm by pressing
the (
) or (
) button.
To complete the folder schedule
alarm setting, press the STOP
button.
4 At the set alarm time each day, the recorder beeps. Press any
button to playback all of the messages recorded for the current
date.
Press the STOP button to stop playback.
Message alarm playback occurs every day unless it is set to [OFF].
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Recording with VCVA
(Variable Control Voice Actuator) (VCVA REC)
1 First press and hold the MENU/
FOLDER button for more than 1
second. Then after pressing the
1
3
4
(
) button twice to select the
[VCVA] setting in the Options
mode, press the MENU/FOLDER
button again to enter the VCVA
screen.
2 Pressing the (
) or (
)
button alternates the VCVA
setting ON and OFF. Select [ON]
by pressing either button, then
press the STOP button to
complete the setting.
3 Press the REC button.
4 When the recorder detects a
voice input, it automatically starts
recording and the red LED
indicator lights. When the voice
input stops, the recorder
automatically stops recording
within 1 second and enters
Standby mode.
During the Standby mode, the
LCD shows [VCVA] and the red
LED indicator blinks.
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Hold (HOLD)
1 When the HOLD switch is set to
[HOLD], the recorder is locked
and all buttons are disabled. This
helps to prevent accidental
pressing of buttons that can
activate undesired operations. It
is recommended when carrying
the recorder in a bag or your
pocket.
1
To conserve battery power, the LCD display disappears when
the recorder is set to the Hold status in the Stop mode.
Checking Remaining Recording Time
(Remaining Memory Capacity)
1 Press and hold the STOP button
1
in the Stop mode. The LCD
shows the remaining recording
time and remaining battery
power for as long as the button
is pressed.
The LCD also shows the total
number of messages in the
folder.
Power Save
When 60 minutes have elapsed in Stop mode, all LCD display
segments go out and the unit enters the Power Save mode.
To exit from the Power Save mode, press any button.
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ENTERING OPTIONS MODE
Press and hold the MENU/FOLDER button for more than 1 second
in the Stop mode to enter the Options mode.
In the Options mode, each time you press the (
) button, the
displayed setting item changes in the following order: [MODE] ✰
[MIC] ✰ [VCVA] ✰ [ALARM] ✰ [S] [ALARM] ✰ [BEEP] ✰ [TIME].
To exit from the options mode, press the STOP button.
If no buttons are pressed for 3 minutes during the Options mode,
the Options mode will be canceled.
To set any option, you must press MENU/FOLDER to confirm
selection.
Recording Mode (MODE) Setting
1 In the Options mode, display
[MODE] and press the MENU/
FOLDER button to start the
recording mode setting.
1
2 Pressing the (
) or (
)
button switches the recording
modes: SP ✰ LP ✰ SP ✰...
· SP: Standard Playback mode (recording time approx. 67 minutes
with the VN-180 or 33 minutes with
the VN-90)
· LP: Long Playback mode
(recording time approx. 180
minutes with the VN-180 or 90
minutes with the VN-90)
3 Press the MENU/FOLDER button while the desired mode is
displayed to complete its setting.
Microphone Sensitivity (MIC) Setting
1 In the Options mode, display
1
[MIC] and press the MENU/
FOLDER button to start the
microphone sensitivity setting.
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2 Pressing the (
) or (
) button switches the microphone
sensitivity: HI ✰ LO ✰ HI ✰...
· HI: ........ High sensitivity mode. Recommended for normal use.
· LO: ....... Low sensitivity mode. Use this setting when there is a lot
of background noise.
3 Press the MENU/FOLDER button while the desired mode is
displayed to complete its setting.
When the microphone sensitivity is set to “HI” (high-sensitivity
mode), the noise may increase depending on the recording
conditions.
VCVA Recording (VCVA REC) Setting
See “Recording with VCVA” on page 17.
Alarm (ALARM) Setting/Cancellation
See “Message Alarm Playback” on page 15.
Schedule Alarm (S ALARM) Setting/Cancellation
See “Schedule Alarm Playback” on page 16.
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Beep Tone (BEEP) Setting
1 In the Options mode, display
1
[BEEP] and press the MENU/
FOLDER button to start the beep
tone setting.
2 Pressing the (
) or (
)
button switched the beep tone
between ON and OFF.
When [BEEP] is set to [OFF], no beep tone will be produced when
a button is pressed (the alarm tone will still be generated).
3 Press the MENU/FOLDER button while the desired mode is
displayed to complete its setting.
Current Time (TIME) Setting
1 When the menu button is
pressed in option mode with
[TIME] flashing, time setting will
be reached.
1
See “Clock Adjustment” on page
5.
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CARE IN HANDLING
1 Avoid subjecting the unit to direct sunlight,
high humidity, strong magnetic fields.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2 If the unit is exposed to water (especially
rain or condensation), wipe it off with a
clean, dry cloth. Always avoid contact with
salt components
3 Do not use alcohol, lacquer thinner or
other organic compounds for cleaning.
4 Do not place the unit on top of a television,
refrigerator or other electrical equipment.
5 Be careful not to get dust or sand on the
unit. This may damage the unit and
prevent operation
6 Do not subject the unit to strong vibration
or shock.
This may make it impossible for the unit
to play back what you have recorded.
7 If a magnetic card (i.e. ATM card or credit
card) is placed too close to the speaker
damage to the data stored in the memory
may occur.
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BATTERY PRECAUTIONS
1 Always use the batteries correctly. Fluid leakage, heat generation
or explosion may occur if the batteries are used incorrectly. When
the batteries are replaced, be sure the + and - polarity positions
are correct.
2 Some batteries are of the same sizes but have different voltages.
3 Note the difference between dry type and rechargeable batteries.
Use LR03 or R03 dry type batteries.
4 When there is fluid leakage, carefully wipe off the fluid from the
battery compartment and then insert the batteries.
5 Remove the batteries when the unit is not used for more than one
month.
6 If a battery is short-circuited, disassembled, charged or thrown
into a fire, damage or ignition may occur.
7 Poor contact may occur if + or - polarity symbols are obscured
with oil or sweat. Wipe off the batteries with a clean cloth before
use.
8 Be sure to bring extra batteries if the unit will be used for long
periods of time, i.e. lengthy speeches or lectures.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Q1 Nothing happens when an operation button is pressed.
A 1 · The unit may be set to the [HOLD] status.
· The batteries may be depleted.
· The batteries may be inserted incorrectly.
· The battery cover may not be closed tightly.
Q2 No sound is output.
A 2 · The volume may be set to the minimum level.
· The earphone plug may be plugged into the unit.
Q3 Recording is not possible.
A 3 · The remaining recording time in the selected folder may have
reached [0m00s].
· The number of recorded messages in the selected folder may
have reached 100.
· The number of messages of the same date in folder [S] may
have reached 15.
Q4 The recording level is too low.
A 4 The microphone sensitivity may be set to [LO].
Q5 The playback speed is too high.
A 5 The unit may be set to Fast Playback.
Q6 Operation is not normal.
A 6 To recover, remove the batteries and press and hold the ERASE
button for more than 10 seconds.
Q7 The recordable time is too short in regard to the recorded time.
A 7 Have messages with a date remained in another folder than the
[S] folder?
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SPECIFICATIONS
Recording medium:
Recording time:
Built-in flash memory
SP mode: .... Approx. 67 min. (VN-180)/33
min. (VN-90)
LP mode: .... Approx. 180 min. (VN-180)/90
min. (VN-90)
Speaker:
ø 28 mm diameter dynamic internal speaker
120 mW
Maximum power:
Earphone jack:
Microphone jack:
Power supply:
ø 3.5 mm diameter, impedance 8Ω
ø 3.5 mm diameter, impedance approx. 2 kΩ
Two AAA (LR03 or R03) batteries
Continuous battery use time:
About 40 hours (use of alkaline batteries,
measured value for continuous recording
according to the specifications of our
company)
*
The continuous battery use time may be reduced according to the
battery type and the use conditions.
Dimensions:
4.6(L) × 1.9(W) × 0.6(T) inches
(115L × 48.2W × 15T mm)
Weight:
2.3 oz (66 g) including batteries
* 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.
< Accessories (Optional) >
✰ Electret condenser microphone: ME7, ME11*
✰ Unidirectional microphone: ME12
✰ Telephone pickup: TP6
✰ Connecting cord (Earphone jack ⇔ Microphone jack) : KA232*
✰ Connecting cord (Miniplug ⇐ Mini-miniplug) : PA3
Accessories marked * should be used in combination with the
PA3 plug adapter.
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Please contact an Olympus service for further information.
Customer support:
USA: 1-800-622-6372
Europe: +800 67108300
USA RFI
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
· Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Canadian RFI
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio
noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio
Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
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