User manual OLYMPUS C-570

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual. [. . . ] Macintosh appears in the OLYMPUS Master 2 folder. USB Browse window appears after starting the software. PC EASY PRINT CUSTOM PRINT EXIT When you start OLYMPUS Master 2 for the first time after installation, "Default Settings" and "Registration" screen appear. Follow the instructions on the screen. SET OK Locate the position of the USB port by referring to your computer's instructions manual. 3 Use kl to select [PC], and press the B button. The computer automatically detects the camera as a new device on the first connection. EN 39 Operating OLYMPUS Master 2 When OLYMPUS Master 2 is started, Quick Start Guide appears on the screen that helps you to handle the camera without any question. When the Quick Start Guide is not displayed, click in the tool bar to show the Guide. For details on the operation, refer to the help guide of the software. Transferring and saving images without using OLYMPUS Master 2 This camera is compatible with the USB Mass Storage Class. You can transfer and save the image data on your computer while the camera and the computer are connected. System requirements : Windows 2000 Professional/ XP Home Edition/ XP Professional/Vista Macintosh : Mac OS X v10. 3 or later On a computer running Windows Vista, if [MTP] is set for the submenu that appears by pressing n after selecting [PC] in Step 3 of "Connecting the camera to a computer" (p. Even if a computer has USB ports, proper operation is not guaranteed in the following cases. Windows computers with USB ports installed using an expansion card, etc. computers without a factory-installed OS and home-built computers 40 EN Usage Tips If the camera does not work as intended, or if an error message is displayed on the screen, and you are unsure of what to do, refer to the information below to fix the problem(s). Monitor "Difficult to see". Condensation*1 may have occurred. Turn off the power, and wait for the camera body to become acclimated to the surrounding temperature and dry out before taking pictures. *1 Dew drops can form in the camera when it is suddenly taken from a cold location into a warm, humid room. Troubleshooting "Vertical lines appear on the screen". Battery "The camera does not work even when batteries are installed". This condition may occur when the camera is pointed at an extremely bright subject under a clear sky and so on. The lines do not appear, however, in the final image. Insert recharged batteries in the correct direction. "Charging the battery" (p. 10), "Loading the battery (supplied) and the xD-Picture CardTM (sold separately) into the camera" (p. 11) "The light is caught in the picture". Shooting with flash in dark situations results in an image with many flash reflections on dust in the air. X Battery performance may have been reduced temporarily due to low temperature. Take the batteries out of the camera, and warm them by putting them in your pocket for a while. Y MD TIME Date and time function Card/Internal memory "An error message is displayed". "Error message" (p. 42) ---- -- -- -- -- YMD "Date and time settings return to the CANCEL default setting". MENU If the batteries are removed and left out of the camera for about a day*2, the date and time settings return to the default setting, and must be reset. *2 The time until the date and time settings return to the default setting varies depending on how long the batteries have been loaded. 13) Shutter button "No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed". Cancel sleep mode. To save battery power, the camera automatically goes into sleep mode and the monitor turns off if there is no operation for 3 minutes when the camera is turned on. No picture is taken even if the shutter button is fully pressed in this mode. Operate the zoom buttons or other buttons to restore the camera from sleep mode before taking a picture. If the camera is left for another 12 minutes, it automatically turns off. Press o to turn the camera on. Press n/K button to set a shooting mode. Wait until #(flash charge) stops blinking before taking pictures. EN 41 Error message When one of the messages below is displayed on the monitor, check the corrective action. · Erase unwanted images. *1 Card problem · Replace the card. · Erase unwanted images. *1 Card problem · Use kl to select [CLEAN CARD], and press the B button. Next, use kl to select [YES], and press the B button. *2 Internal memory problem Use kl to select [MEMORY FORMAT], and press the B button. [. . . ] THE CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT OLYMPUS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT THE CUSTOMER MAY INCUR FROM DELAYED SHIPMENT, PRODUCT FAILURE, PRODUCT DESIGN, SELECTION, OR PRODUCTION, IMAGE OR DATA LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OR FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE, WHETHER LIABILITY IS ASSERTED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT SHALL OLYMPUS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF USE), WHETHER OR NOT OLYMPUS SHALL BE OR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH POTENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. Representations and warranties made by any person, including but not limited to dealers, representatives, salespersons, or agents of Olympus, which are inconsistent or in conflict with or in addition to the terms of this limited warranty, shall not be binding upon Olympus unless reduced to writing and approved by an expressly authorized officer of Olympus. This limited warranty is the complete and exclusive statement of warranty which Olympus agrees to provide with respect to the Products and it shall supersede all prior and contemporaneous oral or written agreements, understandings, proposals, and communications pertaining to the subject matter hereof. [. . . ]