Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product E-Mini-M E-Mini-Multi-Media Camera Konica Minolta
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English 1 FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digi- tal device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to pro vide r easonable protection against harmful interf erence in commerical installation.
English 2 Do not place this camera in a damp or dusty location. This may cause a fir e or electric shock. CAUTION Do not place this camera in a location aff ected by oil fumes or steam, such as near a cooking sto v e or humidifier . This may cause a fir e or electric shock.
English 3 When leaving the camera unused f or long periods, such as during a v acation, alw ays unplug the camera from the pow er sour ce (batteries or A C po w er adapter ) f or saf ety . (If y ou ar e not going to use the A C po w er adapter , unplug the adapter fr om the A C po w er outlet after y ou hav e disconnected the camera.
English 4 Do not use the camera if any w ater has enter ed the camera. Switch the camera off, and then disconnect the po w er source (batteries or A C pow er adapter). (If y ou ar e using the A C po w er adapter , unplug the adapter fr om the A C pow er outlet after y ou hav e disconnected the camera.
English 5 Do not place the camera in unstable locations such as on a w obbly table or sloping surf ace wher e the camera may f all or tip o v er and cause injury . W ARNING T ake car e that the camera is not exposed to moistur e and that w ater does not get into the camera.
English 6 Do not attempt to charge the alkaline battery. This may cause the battery to split or leak, causing fir e or injury . Ne v er use this camera, look through the viewfinder , or w atch the LCD (liquid crystal display)while y ou ar e operating a mo ving car , motorc ycle or bicycle.
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English 8 Intr oduction Ov erview Digital Camera, MP3 Play er, Digital Audio Recorder , and PC Camera in One! Thank y ou for pur chasing the e-mini M, which is the most incr edible camera ev er dev eloped.
English Getting to Kno w y our Camera Bef ore y ou start using camera, try to f amiliarize first with its v arious controls. This sec- tion sho ws the differ ent parts of the camera in detail. A. Po w er Button B. Shutter Release C. Ready LED D. Mode Dial E.
English 10 Getting Started The e-mini M comes with standard accessories such as batteries, and strap. This sec- tion sho ws ho w y ou can use them with the camera. Basic camera operations ar e also described in this section. Inserting Batteries The battery compartment is located the bottom of the camera.
English 11 Using the Po w er Adapter (Optional A ccessory) If y ou pr ef er to operate the camera on A C po wer , a Po w er Adapter (5v/2.4a) is av ailable. Simply connect the po w er adapter into the DC IN port on the camera, and then plug the po w er adapter into a w all socket.
English 12 Note T o r emov e the Compact Flash memory card, push the Eject button located next to the card slot. Operating the Camera Once ther e is po w er supplied to the camera (through installed batteries, the optional po w er adapter or thr ough a USB cable connected be- tw een the camera and y our PC), you can start using the camera.
English 13 Auto Po w er Off Feature The camera automatically switches off after no operations has been perf ormed for mor e than 2 minutes. How ev er , this f eature is not av ailable when the camera is supplied with po w er fr om a USB or A C Adapter connection.
English Using e-mini M as a Digital Camera The camera allo ws you to easily take digital photo shots. This section sho ws you ho w to take pictur es with the camera.
English 15 Erasing Pictur es Camera Function Contr ols When y ou’re using e-mini M as a digital camera, use the 4-W ay T oggle Control lo- cated on front of the camera to select the options y ou w ant to use when taking y our pictur e.
English V ID E O IN VIDEO PORT TV 16 V ie wing Pictur es Sho w off y our pictures to an audience b y connecting y our camera to a TV . This section sho ws y ou how to properly connect the camera to a TV and display your pictur es on TV.
English 17 Defining the TV Output Bef or e y ou can view pictur es on your TV , y ou need to identify first what TV standard y our television uses. If y ou hav e an NTSC standard TV , set the camera to NTSC. If y ou hav e a P AL standard TV , set the camera to P AL.
English 18 Do wnloading Pictur es into y our PC Once y our camera’ s memory or the inserted Compact Flash Card is full, y ou can erase the pictur es and take more pictur es. If y ou w ant to keep the pictur es you hav e taken, y ou should sav e them first b y transferring them to y our computer.
English 19 In order to transfer files betw een e-mini M and PC, you need to install the Multimedia Camera Manager which is included in the DSC Application Suite. It is pro vided with auto-setup pr ogram. Once y ou insert Disk 1 into the CD-ROM driv e, the DSC Application Suite main menu will appear.
English 20 Using e-mini M as an MP3 Play er T o use the e-mini M as an MP3 Play er, y ou need to first transf er MP3 songs from y our PC into the camera. This section tells y ou wher e y ou can get MP3 files as w ell as how to upload them into camera and then play them.
English 21 Note Y ou do not need to use batteries or the po w er adapter when you hav e connected a USB cable betw een the camera and y our PC. The camera receiv es pow er from the PC through the USB port.
English To play MP3 songs: To play MP3 songs: To play MP3 songs: To play MP3 songs: To play MP3 songs: 1. Connect y our earphone to the camera. 2. Set the camera to MP3 mode MP3 mode MP3 mode MP3 mode MP3 mode . 3. Use the 4-W ay T oggle Contr ol on the front of the camera to adjust the v olume.
English 23 Note For details on erasing r ecorded audio, see page 25 . Recording Audio 1. Set the camera to Audio mode . 2. Pr ess the AUDIO REC/PLA Y button to enter Audio Record Mode, the RECORD will ap- pear in the LCD panel 3. Press the Shutter Release button to start r ecording.
English 24 Playing Recorded Audio T o play the recorded audio: 1. Connect y our earphone to the camera. 2. Make sur e that the camera is set to Audio mode . 3. Pr ess the AUDIO REC/PLA Y button to enter PLA Y mode. PLA Y will appear on the LCD panel 4.
English 25 5. Select the audio track y ou want to transf er, and then drag the files fr om the f older of Mutlimedia Camera Manager to the folder on y our hard disk to which you w ant to transf er them. 6. Once the copy process has been completed, the r ecorded audio will hav e success- fully do wnloaded from the camera to y our PC.
English 26 Erasing a Pictur e (TV mode) Erasing an MP3 Song (MP3 mode) Erasing a Recor ded Audio (AUDIO mode) Erasing All Pictur es, MP3 Songs or Recorded Audio T racks T o erase all pictures, MP3 songs or r ecorded audio tracks: 1. Set the camera to the appr opriate operating mode: ● T o erase all pictur es, set to TV mode .
English Using e-mini M as a PC Camera This camera featur es a USB device that complies with Windo ws 98 plug-and-play specifications. Y ou don’ t need to turn off y our PC, bef or e making the connection. Just plug camera’ s USB cable connector into the USB port of y our PC, then ev erything is r eady to go.
English Appendix 2: Camera Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Image Sensor Image Size (HxV) 640x480 pix els Resolution Mode 640x480 pix els Internal Memory 2MB Flash Memory External Memory Compact Flash.
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