INSERTING THE BATTERIES
LOW-BATTERY INDICATOR
A warning message will appear in the top overlay bar when the battery power is low.
Replace all 4 batteries or use the AC adapter (sold separately).
When the battery power is too low for camera operations, an alert dialog will appear on the LCD monitor, then the camera will shut down.
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
This camera records the date and time an image was captured. For your reference, set the date and time for accuracy.
Turn the camera on, then slide the mode switch to REC.
Press the menu button.
• The menu screen for record mode will appear.
Press the Right button until the
Preferences menu appears.
Press the Down button until Date
& Time is highlighted.
Press the Edit soft key .
• The Set Date and Time screen will appear.
AUTO POWER OFF
The LCD monitor will shut off if the camera has not been used for 3 minutes.
• The power lamp will remain on.
• Press the Display button to turn the LCD monitor back on.
After an additional 3 minutes without use (6 minutes total), the camera will shut down completely.
• The power lamp will turn off.
• Press the main switch to turn the camera back on.
✎ Auto Power Off does not function when the camera is connected to the AC adapter.
Press the Format soft key.
• The Format screen will appear.
• Skip to step 8 if the format does not need to be changed.
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SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
Use the up and down buttons to highlight the desired format.
• The currently selected format has a
✔ next to it.
Press the Select soft key to select the highlighted format.
• The Set Time & Date screen will appear.
Press the Up or Down buttons to select a number.
• The number under the cursor will change.
Press the Right button to set the item and move to the next item.
• Pressing the Left button will delete the current item and return to the previous item.
Repeat steps 8 and 9 until all the items are correct.
Press the Exit soft key.
• Pressing Exit saves the entered data and returns the screen to the Preferences menu.
Press Exit in the Preferences menu to return to the Record screen.
COMPACT FLASH CARD
Your camera requires a CompactFlash card to be inserted before capturing images.
INSERTING THE COMPACT FLASH CARD
Always turn off the camera before inserting a CompactFlash card! Data on the card will be lost or damaged if it is inserted while the camera is on.
Turn the camera off.
Open the card-chamber cover by sliding it in the direction indicated, then open the cover.
Insert the CompactFlash card into the card slot, pushing it in until the card-release lever pops out.
• Insert the card so the back label is on the lens side of the camera.
• Push the card in straight, not at an angle.
• Wrong direction: If the card stops mid-way, confirm the direction of the card. Do not force the card.
Fold the card-release lever down as shown.
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