Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PDC 1100 Polaroid
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PDC 1 1 0 0 Quic kstart Card side 2 Camera features Status panel displa y Contr ol panel The camera has two LCD menus: Ref er to the P olaroid REC (Record) to take photos.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 Digital Camera Creative Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 1 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing the P olaroid PhotoMA X PDC 1100 Digital Camera Creativ e Kit. This kit contains every thing you need t o enter the wo rld of digital imaging .
2 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide The Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 Digital Camera Creative Kit Y our P olaroid PhotoMA X PD C 1100 Digital Camera Creati ve Kit contains ev er y thing y ou need to tak e digital photos and transfer them to your c omputer .
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 3 Attaching the wrist strap Attac h the wr ist strap to the camera by sliding the strap through the opening on the bottom of the camer a as sho wn. The wr ist strap includes a clip to use when remo v ing the memor y card fr om the camer a.
4 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Back view a Optical view finder b Read y indicator c W ait indicator d Status panel e L CD display f P ower switch g L CD display switch h M enu Dial .
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 5 Power Supply Y ou can operate the P olaroid PDC 1100 Digital Camera on battery power or with the A C adapter . T o conserve batter y life, the camera shuts itself off after 4 minutes of inactivity and the L CD display shuts off after 30 sec onds of inactivit y .
6 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 3 Insert four AA -size batteries into the compartment. Mak e sure the + and – terminals are oriented correctly as shown inside the battery compart ment. Note: Do not mix old batteries with new batteries, or different types of batteries together .
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 7 1 Connect one end of the A C power adapter t o the A C powe r adapter co nnector on the camera. 2 Connect the other end of the cable to a grounded electrical outlet.
8 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Using the Memory Card The images you tak e w ith your PDC 1100 camera are stor ed on a remo vable CompactFlash memory card. A 4 MB memor y card is pr ovided w ith the camera. M emor y cards with capacities of 2 MB to 96 MB are also a vailable.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 9 3 Insert the memor y card int o the slot (with the label side of the card facing the r ear of the camera). Mak e sure the card is pushed firmly into the slot. 4 Close the memor y co mpart ment c ove r .
1 0 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 3 U se the clip on the w rist strap to pull out the memor y card. 4 Close the memor y co mpart ment c ove r . Using the Camera Y ou must inser t the memory card before you can turn on the camera (see “U sing the M emor y Card” on page 8).
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 11 a M emor y card and batt er y status b N umber of images remaining in memor y c Pix el resolution setting d Flash setting e Lens setting f Exposure setting g Self timer a b c d e f g 1100user.
12 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide T o set the date and time The camera recor ds a date and time w ith each phot o. T o set the date and time: 1 T urn on the camer a. 2 Pr ess the M enu Dial. The REC (Rec ord) menu is display ed. 3 T urn the Menu Dial t o scroll to the MENU icon.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 13 Changing Camera Settings U sing options on the PD C 1100 L CD menu you can change camera settings for taking and review ing photos. The camera has two L CD menus: • REC (Rec ord) to take phot os. • PLA Y (Playback) to r evi ew photos st ored in memor y .
14 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide T o display the REC menu 1 T urn on the camer a. 2 Pr ess the M enu Dial ( a ). The REC menu is display ed ( b ).
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 15 Pixel resolution The resolution setting re fers to the number of pixels in a digital photo. The higher the pixel resolution, the more pix els that are co ntained in your photo .
16 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Flash Choose how the camera flash is used. The default setting is Auto . Icon Flash setting • The flash fires automatically when needed. • The flash does not fire. • U se in places where flash is prohibited or ma y be distr acting.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 17 Focusing distance Determine the distance fr om the camer a at which a subject will be properly in focus. The default setting is Autofocus . Icon For subjects Fr om 2 feet to infinity (60 cm to infinity ) from the camera.
18 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Self timer Set the camera self-timer . The self-timer applies t o the next picture y ou take. Set the self-timer for each photo y ou want to dela y . Color Choose to tak e photos in color or in black and whit e.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 19 Advanced Menu Set the following options: Menu choice Used to Quic k review • T urn on to review and delete images immediately after taking. Digital zoom • M agnify the center of the image by 2x (capture smaller area in detail).
20 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide LCD Display brightness Choose to displa y images on the L CD display in lo w lig ht or bright conditions.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 21 Viewing images on the LCD display Y ou can v iew images stor ed in memor y on the LCD displa y . 1 T urn on the camer a. 2 Pr ess the M enu Dial to displa y the LCD menu. The REC menu displays. 3 Pr ess the M enu Dial again to displa y the PLA Y setting.
22 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Delete photos from your memory card W arning: Once you delet e an image, it cannot be retrieved. Y ou can lock images to prevent them fr om being deleted from memory . 1 W ith the PLA Y menu selected, turn the Men u Dial to highlight DELETE icon.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 23 Enlarge an image by 2X Y ou can enlarge any display ed message displayed on the L CD display . 1 W ith the PLA Y menu selected, turn the Men u Dial to highlight the ZOOM 2x icon. 2 Pr ess the M enu Dial to select.
24 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Set LCD display brightness Y ou can change the brig htness of the L CD display to view images in bright or dar k co nditions. 1 W ith the PLA Y menu selected, turn the Men u Dial to highlight the LCD icon.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 25 T o take a photo 1 T urn on the camer a ( a ). 2 T o use the LCD displa y , slide the L CD sw itc h up and release ( b ). Note: T o change the camera settings see “Changing Camera Settings” on page 13.
26 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide T ips for Great Photos Her e are some tips to help you tak e better photos! • K eep the sun behind you or at your side. A void ha v ing the sun directly ov erhead. • U se the flash On setting if there is light behind your subject.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 27 Installing Polaroid PhotoMAX Image Maker Software This section describes how to install P olaroid PhotoMAX Image M aker Softwar e and get help when using the software.
28 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide T o get help T o get help while using P olaroid PhotoMA X Image Maker software: • Click the Help butt on on the left side of the P olaroid PhotoMAX window or click the ? butt on in the corner .
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 29 T ransferring Photos to Y our Computer The following sections describe how to transfer images from the P olaroid PDC 1100 Digital Camer a to y our computer .
30 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 2 C onnect the serial cable to the serial port on the camera . 3 Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the back of your computer . 4 Connect one end of the A C power adapter t o the A C power t er minal on the camera and the other end of the cable to a grounded electrical outlet.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 31 6 T urn on your computer . The Status panel on your camera displays a PC message when the camera is properly connect ed to your computer .
32 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide The Select Source dialog bo x appears displaying the list of supported dev ices. 11 Select PDC 1100 and click Select . The P olaroid PDC 1100 TW AIN software opens. F rom this dialog bo x, you can manage the phot os in the camera ’ s memor y .
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 33 T o connect using the USB cable W ith the power on in the comput er: 1 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the camera. The cable will only connect one w ay . 2 Connect the rectangular USB cable to the USB port on the computer .
34 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 4 T urn on the camer a. The comput er will detect the camera. 5 W hen PC appears in the camera status panel, y ou can start the Polar oid PhotoMAX software: From the W indow s desktop: Double-click the P olaroid PhotoMAX ic on on your desktop to start the P olaroid PhotoMAX I mage Mak er Software.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 35 T ransferring images to the computer W ith a cable connection established between your c omputer and the PDC 1100 and the P olaroid PDC 1100 dialog box display ed, you can transfer images to y our computer .
36 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Deleting images in the camera memory Y ou can also delete the images stored on the camera memory from the Photo tab . • By selecting thumbnail images displa yed on this tab and clicking the Delete Selected Photos from Camera you can delete those photos fr om the camer a ’ s memor y .
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 37 Displaying Images on a TV Y ou can v iew images stor ed in your camera on any TV equipped with a v ideo input terminal. For more information about using your TV for video input, see the manufacturer’ s manual for your TV .
38 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 6 Connect one end of the A C power adapter t o the A C power t er minal on the camera and the other end of the cable to a grounded electrical outlet. 7 T urn the camer a on. 8 Pr ess the M enu Dial twice to review images.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 39 T roubleshooting Problem Solution P olaroid PhotoMAX Image Mak er Software does not see the PDC 1100 Digital Camera. • Ensure that the digital camera power is turned on and a PC message appears on the Status panel.
40 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide The digital camera has no power . • T ur n off and then turn on the dig ital camera. The digital camera may hav e automatically turned off to sav e battery power . • Check to mak e sure that the battery terminals (+ and -) are corr ectly orientated as shown inside the battery compart ment.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 41 The L CD display does not turn on. • T ur n the L CD display on/off sw itch to the on position. • The digital camera is connected to a co mputer or to a television set. Disc onnect the digital camera to turn on the L CD display .
42 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide M y photo looks too light. • The flash fired when lighting conditions didn ’t need it. U se the A utoflash setting. • The digital camera was focused on a br ight object or light. T r y taking the photo fr om a different angle to av oid br ight spots in photos.
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 43 FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC R ules. For detailed information about FCC c ompliance, see the online P olaroid PhotoMAX Ima ge Maker Pr oducts User’ s Guide .
44 P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide Battery Handling W hen using batteries: • U se only AA alkaline or lithium disposable batteries or NiCad or N iMH rechargeable batteries with the camer a. • Nev er mix old batter ies with new batteries, or use different types of batteries together .
P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1 1 00 User ’ s Guide 45 Internet support T echnical suppor t is a vailable via the Internet. Visit our W eb site at: www .polaroid.com One Y ear Limited Warranty P olaroid will, at our option, repair or replac e any unit found defectiv e in manufacture within the warrant y period.
PDC 1100 Technical Support Information (This information replaces that found on Page 44 ) Polaroid Corporation provides technical support for digital cameras at http://www.polaroid.com/ , and within the United States by calling 800-897-0356 from 10 A.
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