Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product L-500V Epson
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2 Copyright Notice All rights reserv ed. No part o f this publication may be reproduc ed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, pho tocopying, rec ording, or oth erwise, wi thout th e prior writte n permiss ion of Seik o Epson Corp oration.
3 Contents Introduction 5 About the Softwa re 6 Optional Acc essor ies 7 Finding More Info rmation 8 Getting Started 9 Charging the Battery 10 Installing the Memory Card 11 Installing the Battery 12 T.
4 Viewing a Sli de Show 29 Deleting Pho tos 30 Adding, Changing, or Removing Frames 32 Printing Your Photos 33 Connecting the Ca mera to Your Pr inter 34 Printing Photos 35 Making Print Settings 40 So.
5 Intr oduction Yo u r n e w E p s o n ® L-500V is a compact digital camera that le ts you ca pture a ll the spec ial mo ment s in yo ur life and print high -quality photos without a computer . I ts features i nclude: ◗ 5.0 meg apixe l resolution, f or clear , beautiful photos ◗ 3x opt ical zo om and 4x digit al zoom ◗ 2.
6 About the Softw are The CD- R OM that c ame wi th your camer a includes the follo wing softwar e for Windo ws ® and Macintos h ® : ◗ A select ion of PRINT I mage F ramer designs for holida ys, birthday s, and othe r spec ial occasions ( in addition to the frames already loaded on the camer a) ◗ P .
7 Optional Accessor ies Ep son offer s an AC adap ter (B867062 ) for use with any standar d electr ical out let. This i s particu larly useful when you ar e printi ng from the camera. S ee your on-scr een Refer ence Gui d e for i nstructions on u sing it.
8 Finding More Infor ma tion This book i ncludes all the inf ormation you need to take pictures and print them right from your camera. For more informatio n, check the fo llowing: ◗ The Epson L-500V Reference G uide pro vide s informatio n and instructions for al l the camera ’ s features, i ncluding troubleshooting ti ps.
9 G e tt i n g S t a rte d Before using y our camera, you need to foll ow the instructio ns in this secti o n to: ◗ Charge the batter y w ith the included battery c harger (page 10) ◗ Install the .
10 Charging the Bat tery Be sure to charge the batter y before you use it the first time or if you haven ’ t used it for a long time. Charging takes about two hours.
11 Installing the Memory Card Caution: Turn off y our camera before in stalling or remo ving the memory c ard. Make s ure you insert the card in the correct orientati on, or you may d amage the camera and card. 1 Make sure the camera is turned off . 2 T urn the camera o n its left s ide.
12 Removing a Memory Car d Note: Your cam era won’t store photos and some of its butto ns won’t ope ra te without a memory card correctl y installed . 1 Make sure the camera i s turned off, then slide the batter y cover until i t pops up. 2 P ush in the me mory card t o re le a se i t .
13 4 Pr ess down on the batter y c over and sl ide i t back into pl ace. T o remove the battery , open the batter y cover as described in step 2, then release the wh ite batter y catch and take out the bat tery . T ur ning Y our Camera On and Of f Before turning on your camer a, remove the protective film s heet c overing the LCD screen.
14 Setting the Languag e , D ate, and Time When you turn on the camer a for the first time, you need to set th e language, date, and time. 1 T urn on the came ra. 2 If you see the language screen, mo ve the joystick to r to select English , then press the OK button.
15 Installing the Softw a r e T o use all of yo ur camera ’ s special features, ins tall the softwa re on your co mputer from th e camera ’ s CD-R OM. Windows 1 Insert the CD-R OM in your CD-RO M or DVD drive. The Instal ler starts automatically .
16 Macint osh 1 Insert the CD-R OM in your CD-RO M or DVD drive . 2 Doub le-cli ck the Epson CD-ROM ico n if necessar y , then double -click th e Epson icon. 3 Read the license agreement, then clic k Agr ee . Y ou see this sc reen: 4 Clic k Inst all .
17 T aking and Viewing Photos Y ou can take several differ ent types o f photos with your camera and then vie w them on th e LCD screen: ◗ Automatic photos : U se automatically a d justed setting s for gre at snaps h ots. All y ou have to do is point an d shoot.
18 T aking Photos in A utomatic Mode Automatic photograph y mode lets you ca pture high- resolution images without making complicated settings. Y ou can use th e zoom butt ons to move in closer to your subject and set the f lash for in door or low-light photo s.
19 3 Center your subject in the mi ddle of the s quare focus fr ame on the LC D scr een. The de fault fl ash setti ng is automatic, indica ted by the icon on the LC D screen. T he flash wi ll go of f automatica lly whenever necessar y . If you wa nt to change the fl ash setting , move the joystick to r .
20 T aking Photos in Manual Mode If you ar e an advanced photograp her , you may want to use manual mode. This allo w s you to select the quality (resolu tion), w hite balanc e, ligh t sens itiv ity (IS O Speed), and exposur e compensati on. Y ou can also se lect special scene mo des for portra its, landscapes , or night photos.
21 4 Center your subject in the mi ddle of the s quare focus frame o n the screen. The de fault fl ash setti ng is automatic, indica ted by the icon on the LC D screen. T he flash wi ll go of f automatica lly whenever necessar y . If you wa nt to change the fl ash setting , move the joystick to r .
22 Camera Set tings Camera set tings are displayed on t h e LCD scree n . Note: You can turn off display o f the settings o r select the am ount of informa tion shown.
23 Continuous Shooting In Continuo us Shooting mode, y ou can capture a s e ries of photos by holdi ng the shutter butto n down. Y ou can take up to three photos per second at maximum speed, and contin ue shoot ing until y our memory card is fu ll.
24 Us e o f the flash is not recommend ed with contin uous shooting, so make sur e you have adequate li ghting. 1 T urn the Mode dial to continuous shootin g. 2 If you want to adjust the resolution or other s ettings, press the ME NU butto n. See page 22 for a list of available set tings or see th e Referen ce Gu ide .
25 Recording V ideos Y ou can recor d videos with sound. The length of the video is l imited onl y by the am ount of stor age availa ble on your memory car d . 1 T ur n the Mode dial to vide o. 2 Pr es s the MEN U button. Y ou see the Movie M e nu. 3 Mo ve the joystick to r to change the Resolution setting.
26 9 Pr ess th e shutter button all the way down to s tart re co rd in g. 10 Pr ess th e shutter button again to s top recording. T aking Photos With F un Fr ames Y ou can use P .I.F . (P RINT Image F ramer) to take pictures with a variety of frames fo r holidays and specia l occasion s.
27 T o take a picture with a frame: 1 T urn t he Mode dial to automatic, man ual, or cont in uou s. 2 Pr es s the P.I.F. b utton. The fi rst frame s tored in the ca mera is di splay ed. 3 Select the frame you want by moving the joystick to u or d , then press the OK button.
28 Y ou can no w print yo ur framed ph oto direct ly from the camera on suppor ted E pson printers; see page 33. Note: You can also add o r chan ge a frame on an existing photo. See page 32 for ins tructions. If you ha ve the Eps on Stylus Photo RX500, you can print photos w ith P.
29 2 T o view up to 12 photos at once, press the W button (press it repeatedly if you ’ ve zoomed in). ◗ T o select a p hoto, move the joystick to u , d , l , or r . ◗ T o vie w the selected photo on the f ull screen, press the T or OK button. Viewing a Slide Show 1 T urn the Mode dial to playback.
30 Deleting Photos Y ou can easily delete photos one at a time, delete all the photos in the camera , or del ete a group of continuous photos. Deleting Phot os One at a Time 1 T urn the Mode dial to playback. 2 T o delete the c urrently disp layed photo, move the joystick to d .
31 Deleting a Group of Cont inuous Photos 1 T urn the Mode dial to playback. 2 Mo ve the joystick to l or r to display one of a group of continuou s photos. 3 Pr es s the MEN U button. Playback M enu 1 is display ed. 4 Select Delete Group by mo vi ng the joystick to d , and then to r .
32 Adding, Changing, or Removing Fr ames Y ou can add, change, or remo ve a P .I.F . frame on an existing photo using the frames s tored in your ca mera. (See page 26 for more i nformation about P .I.F .) 1 T urn the Mode dial to playback. 2 Select the phot o on which you want to add, c hange , or remove a frame by mo ving the joystick to l or r .
33 Pr inting Y our Photos Y ou can print your photos directly f rom the camera to support ed E pson printer s using Eps on P remium Glo ssy Phot o P aper , P remi um Semiglos s Photo P aper , or PictureMate Photo P ape r (with PictureMate only) in 4 × 6 inch, A4, or Letter siz es (if available).
34 Connecting the Camera to Y our Pr inter Us e the USB T ype A cable that co mes with your came ra to connect it to your printer . Make sure the camera is turned off before you beg in. Y ou can conser ve batter y power by using the optional AC adapter when you pr int from the camera.
35 Pr inting Photos Y ou can pr int all the photos in th e camera or select the ones you want to print. Images with P .I.F . frames must be print ed directly from th e came ra on a supp orte d Epson print er; see pa ge 33 for a l ist of su ppor ted pri nter s.
36 7 Mo ve the joystick to d to select Print Settings , then pres s the OK button. 8 Mo ve the joystick to r to select Paper Type , then move it to d to select the paper size you loaded and press OK . T o print a p hoto with whi te borders, turn of f the date stamp, or change other s ettings, see page 40.
37 T o print more than one copy , press the OK button and move the joystick to u to select the number of copies you want. Then press the OK button. 6 Mo ve the joystick to d to select Print Settings , then pres s the OK button. 7 Mo ve the joystick to r to select Paper Type , then move it to d to select the paper size you loaded and press OK .
38 5 Select the photos to print by moving the joystick to l or r , then select th e number of copies by moving the joystick to u or d . 6 Pr ess th e print butto n. 7 Mo ve the joystick to d to select Print Settings , then pres s the OK button. 8 Pr es s the OK button or move the joystick to r to selec t Paper Type .
39 3 Mo ve the joystick to l or r to display the fi rst photo you want to print. 4 Pr ess th e print button. Y ou see the prin t menu. 5 Select Print an Album by mo ving the joystick to d . 6 Select the numb er of phot os per page by moving the joystick to l or r , then pres s the OK button.
40 Making Pr int Settings Y ou can make the following settings whe n printing images dire ctly fr om the camera: ◗ P aper si ze selectio n ◗ Pr inting with o r without white b orders ◗ P rinting.
41 Solving Pr o blems Befor e you call fo r help, check th is list of common problem s an d so lution s an d the Referenc e Guide . Camera Pr oblems The c amera ha s no powe r . ◗ The camera may have shut off automaticall y to save power . P ress the POWER butt on to turn on the camera.
42 The cam era does n ot react when you p ress the button s. ◗ If the light on the front of the camer a is flashing, tr y turning the camera off and then on again. ◗ If the power does not turn off, remove the battery , rein stall it, and turn the pow er on.
43 N othing app ears on t he LCD scr een. ◗ The camera may have shut off automaticall y to save power . P ress the POWER button to turn it back on. Also make su re the mo de di al is turned completely to a mo de. ◗ When the came ra is connec ted to a computer , the LCD scr ee n is disabled.
44 Im ages ar e too dark (under expo sed) or too bri ght (overexposed). ◗ Make sure the flash is not set to flash off. Ho wever , if you are shooting a cl o se-up in macro mode, you should try usin g the flash off se tting. ◗ If you are using the flash, make s ure you ar e the right distance fr om your s u bject: betwee n 2.
45 The w rong dat e and/or time is printed. T urn the M o de di al to SETUP , then mo ve the joystick to r to select Setup M enu 2. M ove the joystick to d to selec t Date/Tim e , then move it to r to adjust the settings. Y ou see an error message when you tr y to open the Reference Guide .
46 Not enough free space on the memor y card. Make room by deleting photos or downloading them to your computer and deleting them. See page 30 f or instructions. This frame cannot be used with this came ra. The file siz e of the frame exceeds the camera’ s limit.
47 Wher e T o Get He lp Ep son pro vides technic al assistance 24 h ours a day through the electroni c support s ervic es and automated teleph one services list ed belo w . T o speak to a technical su pport repres entative, dial: ◗ U.S.: (562) 276-4303 , 6 AM to 6 PM , P acific T ime, M onday through F riday .
48 Pleas e have th e follo wing informati on ready : ◗ P roduct na me (Eps on L-500V) ◗ Pr oduct s erial number (located on the bottom of the camera) ◗ P roof of p urch ase (suc h as a stor e re.
49 Appendix Specifications Effective pixels 5.0 megapixels Image recording capacity Still p ict ure: Video : 2560 × 1920 pi xels 640 × 480 p ixel s Image fil e type JPEG (EXIF 2. 2), PRIN T Image M atching II, AVI Camera fil e system DCF fi le format, DPOF 1.
50 Important Saf ety Instr uctions Using t he camera ◗ Do not expose the ca mera to severe impact. Doing so may cause malfunctions, especially while the camera is operating. ◗ Follow all warnings and instr uction s marked on this product. ◗ Do not insert objects into the slots or open ings on this product.
51 ◗ Do not touch the components inside this product unless instructed to d o so i n the user documentation. N ever fo rce this product’ s components into place. Although this product is designed to be sturdy , rough han dling can damage it. ◗ Nev er spill li quid onto this product.
52 ◗ Do not e x pose the battery to heat, f ire, or w ater . ◗ Do not dr op, puncture , or impact the battery . ◗ Keep the battery o ut of the reach o f children. ◗ P revent the battery from coming into contact with metal o bjects that could short-circuit it, such as coins or keys .
53 Using the batte ry char ger WARNING: Read all relevan t safety and operating inst ructions before us ing the battery char ger, as mis use could re s ult in personal injury from fire, explosion, leakage, ov erhea ting, or electric shock.
54 ◗ Un plug your equipment from the electrical outl et and refer ser vicing to qua lified personn el under the fo llowing conditions : If the pow e r cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered .
55 Storing, maintaining, or t ransporting the came ra ◗ Do not store this product o utdoors, near water , or i n a locatio n subject to high temperatur e or humidity , rapid changes in temperature or humidity , direct su nlight, or strong light sources.
56 FCC Compliance Statement For Uni ted Sta tes Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a cla s s B dig ital device, pursuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential install ation.
57 Declaration of Confor mity According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 1 5 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals; and/ or CPU Boards and Powe r Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers: We: Epson America, Inc.
58 Epson Amer ica, In c. Limited W ar ranty What I s Co vered : Epson America, Inc. (“Epson”) warrants to the original retail purchaser that the Epson Digital Camera Product covered by this limite.
59 What This Warr anty Doe s Not C over: This warranty covers only normal use in the United Stat es and C anada. T h is warr anty does no t apply to refurbished or reconditioned products.
60 SPECIAL , INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUE NTIAL DAM AGES, RESULTI NG FROM THE USE OR INABIL ITY TO USE TH E EPSON PRODU CT, OR FOR LOS T DATA OR LOST SOFTWAR E, WHETHER RESULTIN G FROM BREA CH OF WARR ANTY O R ANY OTHE R LEGAL THEORY . In Canada, w arranties in clude bo th warrantie s and conditi ons.
61 Index A AC adapter , 7 Accessories , 7, 48 Adobe R eader , 6, 15, 16 Album printing , 38 to 39 Automatic mode , 18 to 19 B Battery charging , 10 icon , 22 inst alling , 12 safe ty inst ructi ons , .
62 E Epson accessories , 7, 48 help , 47 to 48 photo paper , 33 Store , 7, 48 warranty , 5 8 to 60 Error message s , 45 to 46 EXT. I/ F port , 34 F FCC Complia nce , 56 Flash , 19, 21, 23 Frames , 26 .
63 Printing from camera , 33 to 40 problems , 44 to 45 Problems, sol ving , 41 to 48 Q Qualit y , 18, 20, 23, 25 QuickTime , 6, 15 R Resoluti on , 18, 20, 23, 25 S Safety , 5 0 to 55 SD memory card, s.
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Mode dial Automatic mode Shutter button USB/Self-timer light Strap holder Continuous shooting mode Video mode Mode dial Setup mode Speaker Flash Microphone Playback mode Manual mode Battery/memory car.
Mode dial Automatic mode Shutter button USB/Self-timer light Strap holder Continuous shooting mode Video mode Mode dial Setup mode Speaker Flash Microphone Playback mode Manual mode Battery/memory car.
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