I can't get it to erase. - Olympus WS-100 Digital Voice Recorder

With a small needle nose plier or tweezer pull the metal eraser holder out and put a new eraser in then stick it back into the body.
Thats it!

1.Press the FOLDER button to choose a folder.
Every time the FOLDER button is pressed, it cycles through folders and the List display will appear (+P20).

2 Press the + or – button to choose the file you want to erase.

3 Press the ERASE button. The “Cancel” indicator flashes.

4 Press the + button to choose “Erase”.

5 Press the OK button. The display changes to “File Erase!” and erasing will start. “Erase Done” is displayed when the file is erased. File numbers will be reassigned automatically

I'm not sure about that particular model, but usually you can press ERASE as the message is playing.
On some other models you have to press ERASE at the end of the message you wish to erase.

In either case, right after you press ERASE it will ask ERASE? (or FILE ERASE? ) then you press ERASE again.

Just make sure to experiment a bit so you don't erase a wrong and important recording by mistake.
I don't believe it can be recovered.

To erase a message while it is playing, press the ON/OFF ERASE button. The

answering system announces, "Message Erased" to confirm the message has been

erased.

To Erase All Messages: When the answering system isn't playing or recording messages, press and hold

the ERASE button until you hear the "Messages Erased" announcement. Release the

button after the announcement. This feature allows you to erase all old messages

but not new messages. If you do not have any messages, the answering system

announces, "Zero Messages."
User Manual: http://www.home-electronics.net/USER-GUIDES/29875_DOM_EN_AN_IB.pdf

Hello unfortunately this unit don't have a erase function the only thing you can get a Microcassette eraser this eraser will help even if you decide to buy any micro or mini cassette transcriber when you used the erase function on the unit the life on the head, rewind, gears and motors get reduced by using this method if you used and eraser it erase the tape Magnets are on top and bottom eliminating the need to flip the tape allowing complete erasure on one second heare is a eraser you can buy and it is cheaper than buying other unit. http://www.tvps.com/Products/ECS-ME20-Mini--Micro-Cassette-Eraser---New__VE-ME-20.aspx

Hello you can erase the recorded messages one by one or all massages in folder at time

Note once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.

Erasing messages one by one

1 Press ERASE while playing back the massage you want to erase or press ERASE for more than 1 second during stop mode.

A beep will sound and the message number and "ERASE" will flash while the first and last 5 seconds of message is played back 10 times

2 Press ERASE while the message is being played back.

The message is erase and the remaining messages will be renumbered. (For example, if you erase Message 3. When erasing is completed, the unit will stop at beginning of the following message.)

Erasing all messages in a folder

1 Press FOLDER to select the folder you want to erase.

2 While pressing STOP, press ERASE for more than 1 second.

"ALL ERASE" will flash for 10 seconds

While the display is flashing, press ERASE.

Erase Messages
Single Messages
You can erase a message itself, leaving the Caller ID information.
• While the message is playing, press and release DELETE. The unit erases the current message and announces, "Message erased."
All Messages
You can also erase all the old messages only, leaving the new messages and Caller ID information.
While the unit is in ready-to-answer mode, press and hold DELETE until the unit announces, "Messages erased."
• New messages can not be erased in this way. To erase new messages, play them then press DELETE during play back.


Here is a link for the manual for your phone:
http://www.home-electronics.net/ge/pc/IB/29897GE1_IB.pdf

Good luck!

Hi, try this
Using the Internal Keypad 1. Open the flip and press[MENU]. 2. Press Messaging. 3. Press the Right Soft Key [Options]. l Press Erase Inbox to erase All (read and unread) Messages or Only read Messages in the Inbox. l Press Erase Sent to erase all unlocked messages stored in the Sent folder. l Press Erase Drafts to erase all unlocked messages stored in the Drafts folder. l Press Erase All to erase all messages from the Inbox, Sent, and Drafts folders (except locked messages). You can choose whether or not unread messages will be erased. 4. Select Yes to erase the messages selected. A confirmation message is displayed.

This is from the manual.

Erasing Messages
You may erase messages in the following three ways:
To erase a message while it is playing
1. Press and release PLAY/STOP button.
2. Press the review and skip buttons to select and play the message you want to erase.
3. Press the delete button, the current message is erased, and the next message plays.
To erase all previously played Messages in a mailbox
1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode)
2. Press and hold the delete button until "ALL OLD MESSAGES ERASED" is announced.
To erase a message from the handset :
1. Press the flash/answerer button on the handset
2. Press the play/stop (key 2) on the handset.
3. Press the erase (key 0) on the handset to erase a message during playback.
NOTE: Erased messages cannot be restored.

Press Menu to select the folder you want to erase from. Press |>> or <<| (next or previous) to select which recording to erase. Press ERASE once. The bottom display should read DELETE. Hold down the ERASE button to confirm the erasure, and the file is erased.