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To set the Date and Time:
1.In the Setup Menu, keep pressing      button until the
   SET CLOCK option is selected.
2.Press ENTER button on the SET CLOCK option.
3.Select a field (month, day, year, hour, minutes) by pressing
        or      button. (The pair of arrowheads that appears over a
   field indicates that it is currently selected.)
4.Press     or      button to increase/decrease the value in a field.
5.When you are done changing the date and time settings, press Menu button to exit from the
   menu screen.
Note:
If batteries are removed from the camera, you may need to reset the correct Date and Time.
Auto Off
The digital camera provides a power conservation feature which helps save battery life by
automatically turning off the power when the camera is not in use.
The Auto Off option determines the amount of time the camera can remain ON and inactive
before the power is automatically turned off. You can choose one of these time settings: 1~ 60
minutes (By default: 2 min.). After the power of the camera has been automatically shut off,
simply press the shutter button to turn it back on.
Sounds
By default, camera sounds are turned ON in the Sounds option and you will hear your camera
beep in the following situations:
Pressing the shutter button.
You will hear two beeps when you press the Shutter button halfway down and a single
beep when you press the Shutter button completely down.
Pressing                          button.
You will hear a shor t beep each time you press                           button to go from one
camera menu to another, move up/down to the next / previous option in a menu, or cycle
through the settings in a menu option.
Others.
The camera gives beeping sounds, and sometimes also shows different color LEDs,
when certain problems have been encountered. For more information, refer to
Understanding camera sounds and LED under the Appendices section. If you do not
like to have camera beeps, turn OFF the Sounds option.  
						

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LCD
Use the LCD option to adjust LCD brightness. The brightness level of the LCD display can be
adjusted over a range of -5.0 to +5.0.  
						

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Viewing, Copying and Printing
After taking pictures with your digital camera, you can access the pictures from the CF card and
view, delete, copy or print them. When you set your camera to Playback mode (        ) you will be
able to do the following:
Select and view pictures you have taken.
Choose what picture information to display on LCD monitor.
Get an enlarged, closer view of pictures.
Display in thumbnail view for quicker selection of pictures.
Erase single or all pictures.
Safe-protect your pictures to avoid accidental deletion.
Select pictures and quantities for printing.
Play a slide show on the cameraÕs LCD monitor or a television monitor.
Copy pictures stored in internal memory to CF card.
Viewing Single Pictures
To select and view each single picture you have taken:
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (       ).
   The picture which was most recently taken will be displayed on the LCD monitor.
2.Press     or      button to move backward or forward and view each picture.
Note:
To playback image with voice memo (        icon attached on the images), press the Voice Memo
button to listen the recorded audio track.
The LCD monitor cannot be turned off during Playback mode.
Choosing Information to Display on LCD Monitor
You can have the picture number and the date each picture was taken to be displayed on the
LCD monitor.
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (       ) .
2.Press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD
   monitor.
3.Press     or     button until you see the Play Menu.
4.Press     or     button to select the DISPLAY option.
Press here to
move forward.Press here to
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5.Press     or     button to select what picture information
   you want to be displayed on LCD monitor. Choose one
   of the following:
# Show picture number only
# / Date Show Picture number and date picture
was taken
None Do not show picture information
6.After selecting an item, press Menu button to exit
   from the menu screen.
Magnifying Pictures
If you want to have a larger, closer view of each picture, you can zoom in on certain parts of a
picture. You can choose to enlarge the view by two or four times the normal view.
To zoom in on a picture:
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (        ) .
2.Press      or      button to browse through the pictures and select a picture that you want.
3.Press ENTER button once to enlarge the picture view by two times the normal view.
4.If you want to further enlarge by four times the normal view, press ENTER button again.
5.You will see a bounding box displayed on the picture.
   Press                         button to move around the picture.
6. Press ENTER button once, to change back to thumbnail view.
Displaying Pictures in Thumbnail View
For quicker selection of pictures, you can display them as thumbnails on the LCD monitor. A set
of nine thumbnails can be displayed per screen.
To view and select pictures in thumbnail view:
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (        ) .
2.Keep pressing ENTER button until you see a set of nine
   thumbnails on the LCD monitor.
3.A selection box appears on one of the thumbnails.
   Press                          button to move the selection box
   to a thumbnail that you want.
4.If the picture you want is not on the current screen, scroll
   to the next or previous set of thumbnails.
          To move to the next set of thumbnails, keep pressing       button until the screen changes.
          Or, if the selection box is currently on the ninth thumbnail, press       button to scroll to the
          next screen.
          To move to the previous set of thumbnails, keep pressing      button until the screen
          changes. Or, if the selection box is currently on the first thumbnail, press       button to    
						

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          scroll to the previous screen.
5.Once you have positioned the selection box on the desired thumbnail, press ENTER button to
   select it and display the picture in normal view.
Erasing Pictures
You can erase unwanted pictures from the internal memory or CF card while in Playback mode
(       ) . You can select and erase a single picture or delete all pictures on the recorded media.
Note:
If the CF card is inserted to the camera, erase function takes effect on the pictures stored in the
CF card, not in the internal memory.
Erasing Single Pictures
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (        ) .
2.Keep pressing      or     button to move backward or forward until you find the picture you want
   to erase.
3.Now press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
4.The File Menu then appears. (If the File Menu is not displayed, keep pressing      or      button
   until you see the File Menu.)
5.Press      button to select  the DELETE ONE option. Then, press ENTER button.
6.The picture you selected then appears on the LCD monitor, with the DELETE PHOTO?
   message displayed. Press      or     button to select Yes. Then, press ENTER button again.
7.The next picture is then displayed. Repeat step 6 if you want to erase it.
8.Press      or     button if you want select another picture, then repeat step 6 to erase it.
9.If you do not want to erase any more pictures, press Menu button to exit from  the menu
   screen.
Note:
If you hear five rapid beeps when attempting to delete a picture, it means that the picture is
protected and cannot be erased. You need to disable picture protection in order to erase that
picture. See the section Protecting Pictures for details.
Erasing All Pictures
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (       ) .
2.Now press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
3.The File Menu then appears.
   (If the File Menu is not displayed, keep pressing     or     button until you see the File Menu.)
4.Press     button to select the DELETE ALL option.
5.Press ENTER button.
6.A confirmation message is then displayed. Press     or     button to select Yes. Then, press
   ENTER button again to erase all pictures.  
						

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Protecting Pictures
Your digital camera allows you to protect pictures and prevent them from being accidentally
erased from the internal memory or CF card.
Note:
If the CF card is inserted to the camera, protect function takes effect on the pictures stored in the
CF card, not in the internal memory.
To select and protect a picture:
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (       ).
2.Keep pressing      or      button to move backward or forward until you find the picture you want
   to protect.
3.Now press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
4.The File Menu then appears. (If the File Menu is not displayed, keep pressing      or     button
   until you see the File Menu.)
5.Press      button to select the PROTECT option. Then, press ENTER button.
   The picture you selected then appears on the LCD, with the Protect Photo message displayed.
6.Press     or     button to select Yes. The Protect icon       then appears on the picture.
7.Press ENTER button to confirm and protect the picture.
Note:
To disable picture protection, press     or     button to select No. Then press ENTER button.
The      icon will disappear from the image.
Copying Pictures to CF Card(Optional)
Your digital camera provides this feature, allowing you to copy the images stored in your cameraÕs
internal memory to CF card. After copying the image to CF card, you can remove the CF card
from camera and delete those pictures on the internal memory.
Note:
This feature is only applicable on digital camera that has internal memory as media storage
besides using CF card.
Here is how to copy images from internal memory to CF card:
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (        ).
2.Now press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
3.Press      or       button until you see the File Menu.
4.Press      button to select the COPY TO  CF option. Then, press ENTER button.  
						

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Note:
Make sure a CF card is properly inserted into camera before copying process.
Selecting Pictures for Printing
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a feature that enables a digital camera to mark pictures on
a CF card for later printing. Your digital camera provides this feature, allowing you to select and
mark pictures for printing. The camera also lets you specify the number of copies to print for each
selected picture. When you insert your CF card to a DPOF-enabled printer, only the marked
pictures will be printed.
Here is how to select pictures for printing:
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (       ).
2.Keep pressing      or     button to move backward or forward until you find the picture you want
   to print.
3.Now press the Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
4.Press      or      button until you see the Play Menu.
5.Press       button to select the PRINT option. Then, press ENTER button.
   The picture you selected then appears on the LCD monitor, with the PRINT PHOTO? message
  displayed.
6.Press      or      button to mark the picture and select the number of printed copies for the picture.
        The Print icon and the selected number of copies           are then displayed on the picture.
        To unmark a picture, press       or      button until you have selected No.
7.To select more pictures for printing, press       or       button. Repeat step 6 to specify the desired
   printing quantity for each selected picture.
8.When you are done selecting pictures for printing, press ENTER button.
Playing a Slide Show
When viewing the pictures you have taken, you can use the cameras slideshow feature to
automatically display them on the LCD monitor.
1.Turn the dial knob to Playback mode (       ) .
2.Press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
3.Press      or       button until you see the Play Menu.
4.Press       button to select the SLIDESHOW option. Then, press ENTER button.
   Your camera then starts the slideshow, displaying your pictures one after the other on the LCD
   monitor.
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Viewing on a TV Monitor
Whether you are viewing single pictures or a slideshow, you can have a larger and clearer view
of your pictures by connecting a TV monitor to your camera. Before you view pictures on TV,
identify first what TV standard (NTSC or PAL) your television uses.
1.First, connect the TV to your digital camera. Plug one end of the video cable to the video-out
   port of the digital camera, and connect the other end of the cable to the video-in port on the
   television.
2.Turn on the camera and television.
3.Turn the dial knob of the camera to Playback mode (       ) .
4.Press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
5.Press     or     button until you see the Play Menu.
6.Press      button to select the VIDEO OUT option.
7.Press     or     button to select either NTSC or PA L, depending on what TV standard you are
   using.
8.Press Menu button on your camera to exit from  the menu screen.
9.When you browse through your pictures or play a slideshow, you will now be able to view the
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Installing Camera Software
Before you can transfer the pictures from the CF card to your computer, you need to install first
the camera software into your computer (Driver installation: Applicable only on Windows 98 or
MAC OS 8.6 user).
System Requirements
Before installing the camera software, make sure your computer meets the following system
requirements:
Windows 98/2000/Me/XP, Pentium 166 MHz or higher for PC Users
Mac OS 8.6/9.0/9.1/X, Power PC CPU for Macintosh Users
Color monitor (XGA or better)
Available USB port, CD-ROM drive
80 MB available hard disk space
At least 32 MB RAM
Installation CD Contents
The cameras installation CD includes the following software:
Camera software(driver) for Windows, which lets you download pictures from a Windows-based
computer.
Camera software(driver) for Macintosh, which lets you download pictures from a Macintosh
computer.
Image application software for Windows, which allows you to manage and edit any picture
captured with your camera.
Installing the Software(Driver & Image Application)
1.Insert your cameras Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2.The installation program starts. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the camera
   software installation.
3.Restart your computer.  
						

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Transferring Pictures to the Computer
After you have installed the camera software, connect the digital camera to your computer and
start transferring your pictures.
Connecting the Camera to Your Computer
Your digital camera comes with a USB cable that you can use to connect the camera to your
computer.
1.Plug the smaller connector of the USB cable into the digital port on your camera.
2.Plug the other end of the USB cable to your computers USB port.
3.Since downloading pictures eats up battery power fast, use the AC power adapter whenever
   you are transferring pictures to your computer.
Downloading Pictures
Once you have properly connected the camera to your computer, you are now ready to transfer
pictures. Make sure that the storage media is ready before you start downloading pictures.
Note:
If you want to transfer pictures stored in the internal memory, do not insert the CF card into your
camera.
If you want to transfer pictures stored in the CF card, make sure the CF card is inserted into your
camera.
1.Turn the dial knob to any of the camera modes (                                    ) .ÓPCÓ will then appear
   on the status LCD.
2.To access the pictures on the CF card:
If you are using Windows, double-click My Computer on the desktop. You will then see
a drive labeled Removable disk. Click that drive letter.
If you are using Macintosh, double-click the camera icon on the desktop.
3.Double click the DCIM folder.
4.To copy the picture files:
Double click the existing subfolder. Then, drag and drop the files to the desired location
on your computerÕs hard disk.
Note:
While the camera is connected to your computer, the camera will not allow you to take pictures.
You will also not be able to view pictures on the camera.