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1. While keeping the center button
pressed, turn and set the POWER/Function dial to "CAMERA
A" (automatic recording). The image captured by the lens
appears on the LCD screen.
2. Press the shutter button halfway
down. Continuous automatic adjustments of exposure are frozen
and the AE (auto exposure) lock indicator ( ) appears on the LCD
screen.
3. Press the shutter button fully down.
The image displayed on the LCD is recorded and stored in the memory.
After about 2 seconds, the still image changes to a new image
captured by the lens. Then you can record another image.
The indicators during recording
Every time you press DISPLAY
during recording, the indications on the LCD screen changes as
follows: "Simplified indications" ' "Detailed indications"
' "No indication." The indicators on the screen are
not recorded.
Automatic recording and manual recording
Recording mode is different
depending on the setting of the function dial.
CAMERA 'A' (Automatic recording)
The AE (Auto Exposure) function and
AWB (Automatic White Balance) function adjust exposure, shutter
speed, brightness of the flash, etc. automatically. Image quality
is set to "STANDARD."
CAMERA 'M' (Manual Recording) You can
select exposure, shutter speed, recording mode, image quality,
etc., manually in the CAMERA MENU.
Using the flash
Press FLASH. The CHARGE
lamp flashes and the image disappears from the LCD screen After
about 12 seconds, the image appears again and the flash indicator
is displayed. Then you can shoot images using the flash.
If you press FLASH while the flash indicator is displayed, flash mode is released, and the flash indicator disappears. If you do not press the shutter button within about 3 minutes after the flash indicator appears on the LCD screen, flash mode is also released.
If the exposure warning indicator appears
on the LCD screen, we recommend you to use the flash.
Recording images in macro
Turn the macro lever in
the direction of the arrow. The macro indicator appears on the
LCD screen. You can shoot a subject that is about 3 inches to
9 inches away from the lens surface in macro mode. If you turn
the MACRO lever in the opposite direction of the arrow until it
clicks, macro mode is released and you can record images in the
normal mode.
To adjust the focus precisely
Connect the VIDEO OUT jack
of the camera to the video-in jack of the TV, and then check if
the subject is in focus on the TV screen.
Using the self-timer
When using the self-timer,
about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button, the subject
is recorded.
1. Press SELF TIMER. The self-timer
indicator is displayed on the LCD screen.
2. Press the shutter button fully. The shutter is released in
about 10 seconds and the image is recorded. After the 10-second
countdown, the indicator disappears from the screen one by one.
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Closed Circuit TV (Channel One)
1. Plug camera cables into the right side of the Channel One box
White to "audio"
Yellow to "video"
2. Slide "video select" button to "external audio/video."
3. Turn on monitor and turn sound down on monitor so it doesn't interfere with camera mic.
4. Turn camera on and check and adjust picture using the monitor as your view.
5. Start broadcast by:
a. press the "play" button while holding the "preview" on the front of the
Channel One box.
b. wait until Channel One TV's come on (approximately 10 seconds)
c. begin telecast (read news, etc.)
6. To end broadcast:
a. slide "video select" button to "normal" (this cuts camera input)
b. press the "play" button on the front of the Channel One box twice slowly to turn on the Channel One broadcast for the day. (the red light on the "play" button should blink and then glow continuously when Channel One begins.)
c. TV's will automatically be turned off at the end of the Channel One broadcast
OR
b. press either the "preview"
or "play" button on the front of the Channel One box
once to turn the TV's off
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Some CD drives include a caddy,
others have a built-in tray. Always load a CD into a tray or caddy
with printed side facing up.
Do not affix any stickers or labels
to the CDs as this can cause slower or improper operation in high
speed drives, due to imbalance.
Install the software that came
with your drive.
The sounds contained in CD-ROM
games, multimedia presentations, and other files will be played
over the computer's built-in speaker(s) or on headphones plugged
into the computer's headphones jack.
The sound portion of an audio CD is NOT transmitted over the SCSI cable and into the computer. You must do one of the following to heat audio CDs:
- To hear audio CD sound through
headphones or powered speakers, plug the headphones speakers into
the CD-ROM drive's headphones jack.
- To have audio CD sound through
an amplifier, attach a cable between the CD-ROM drive's external
audio connectors and the amplifier's input jacks.
- To hear audio CD sound on the
computer's built-in speaker(s) or on headphones plugged in the
computer's headphones jack, you need a configuration that supports
audio/visual input and playthrough. See the documentation included
with your Macintosh AV for cabling and Sound control panel configuration.
Keep the disc, caddy, and drive away from high humidity, high temperature, excessive dust, and direct sunlight.
Macintosh Users
Some drives include D2 CD software
to read CDs and play audio CDs. If your drive does not include
D2 CD, install the latest version available of Macintosh CD-ROM
system software to read CDs and play audio CDs.
CD-Recorders require separate software that is bundled with the drive.
Eject a CD by dragging its icon
to the trash. If you are unable to eject a CD, first make sure
File Sharing is turned off and all applications on the CD are
closed, then try again. If this doesn't work, shut down and turn
off the Macintosh and insert a paper clip into the Emergency Release
Hole.
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Step 1- Open PhotoDeluxe
Step 2- The remaining instructions will show you how to make your first scan using PhotoDeluxe. As an example, we will create a calendar. Click the Cards & More option from the menu at the side. You will notice that all the functions are preceded by an introduction. Click on the Cards & Calendars tab and then the Calendar icon. Follow the Clue cards and messages until you reach the Add tab.
Step 3- Clicking on the Add tab
will display a set of icons.
Step 4- Next, click the arrow
underneath the scanner icon.
Step 5- Select the appropriate
driver from the Select Input Source dialog box. Choose VistaScan
32.1 (for Windows 95 users) Click OK to confirm your driver.
Step 6- Then, click the Scanner
icon to acquire the image. The My photos dialog box will display
a thumbnail of the image in the Acquire dialog box. This process
will ask you to enter a filename.
Step 7- Drag the thumbnail from
the Acquire section of the My Photos dialog box to the area on
the calendar you wish to place the photograph.
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Step 1: Open Presto! PageManager.
Step 2: Since this is your first
time setting up the software. From the Scan menu, choose, Select
Source...
Step 3: A dialog box should appear
with all of the selectable scanner drivers. Choose VistaScan 32
(for Windows 95 users) and VistaScan (for Windows 3.1 users) as
your driver.
Click on Select Note: steps 2
& 3 only need to be done the first time setting up the software
unless you choose another driver.
Step 4: To begin the Scan process:
Click the scanner icon (pictured to the right) or access VistaScan
from the Scan menu by selecting Acquire... VistaScan, should appear.
Step 5: Place photo or document
to be scanned face down on the object glass. Align the photo document
on the zero mark for optimal scanning.
Step 6: Select appropriate settings
dpi, color/B&W, brightness, etc.
Step 7: Click Preview... the scanners
optics will move and the image will appear as a low res image
in the preview box. Crop off your image by moving dotted lines
to cover only the desired scanning area. Click Scan.
Step 8: The scanner optics will scan, and your image will show up as a thumbnail on the Presto! PageManager desktop. To view the entire image, you can double click on the thumbnail. To use this image in another program: You can "drag and drop" the thumbnail to the application bar to print, fax, e-mail, or your whichever program you customize to open it.
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Step 1: Scan an image as described in Scanning Documents into Presto! PageManager. (Note: the settings in VistaScan, the scanner driver, should be Lineart and 300 dpi)
Step 2: Double click on thumbnail to bring the image full screen when it is in Presto! PageManager.
Step 3: Click on the icon that reads, OCR. This will automatically OCR your document. -or- If you want to OCR your image to your word processing program..."drag and drop" the thumbnail to your application bar which has your word processing program set up.
(To set up a program in this bar, consult the section in your manual, "Adding programs to your Application Bar")
Saving into Different Formats (example:
.tiff, .bmp, jpg, etc.) If you would like to save the image in
a specific format to use in a different application such as image
editing and desktop publishing programs, e-mail, fax, or word
processors.
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