Casio QV-5500SX SETTING THE CURRENT DATE AND TIME, Auto Power Off, Power Save Settings, (Battery Powered Operation Only), Initializing Power Save Trigger Times, Using AC Power

			POWER SUPPLY			POWER SUPPLY
Auto Power Off	Using AC Power						• Always be sure to use the AD-C620 AC adap-			Power Save Settings
								tor only. Using any other AC adaptor can cause
(Battery Powered Operation Only)										The settings described below let you specify sleep and auto
	Use the optional AC adaptor (AD-C620) to power the cam-							damage to the camera not covered by the war-
										power off trigger times that help to conserve valuable battery
Power automatically turns off whenever you do not perform	era from standard AC power.							ranty.
										power.
any camera operation for a specific period. See page 35 for							•	When unplugging the AC adaptor from the wall
			AC power
details about how you can specify the Auto Power Off time.	AC adaptor					CAUTION		socket, be sure to grasp the adaptor (not	the	SLEEP ..................The monitor screen enters a sleep state
• To restore power, simply slide the POWER Switch again.			terminal					cord).
							•	Avoid any undue bending, pulling, and twisting			if no operation is performed for a speci-
											fied amount of time in the Record Mode.
IMPORTANT!								of the AC adaptor’s cord, and never try to			Full power is restored when you press
								lengthen the cord by splicing it with other wire.
The Auto Power Off function does not operate under the											the shutter button. You can specify 30
					•	Be sure to turn power off before connecting or disconnect-					seconds, 1 minute, or 2 minutes before
following conditions.
• During Slide Show (page 72)	AC outlet					ing the adaptor.					the sleep state is triggered, or you can
					•	Always turn camera power off before disconnecting the AC					turn off this setting entirely.
• While the camera is being operated from a computer						adaptor, even if the camera has batteries installed. If you				AUTO
or printer over a cable connection (pages 82, 83).
						don’t, the camera will turn off automatically when you dis-
										POWER OFF	........Auto Power Off turns off camera power if
• Whenever the AC adaptor is connected to the camera.
		AC Adaptor precautions				connect the AC adaptor. Even so, you run the risk of dam-
											no operation is performed for a specified
						aging the camera whenever you disconnect the AC adap-
		•	Never use an electrical outlet whose voltage is								amount of time. You can specify 2 min-
						tor without first turning power off.
											utes, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes before
			outside the rating marked on the AC adaptor.
					• The AC adaptor may become warm to the touch after ex-
											AUTO POWER OFF is triggered, or you
			Doing so can create the danger of fire or elec-
						tended periods of use. This is normal and is not cause for
											can turn off this setting entirely.
			trical shock. Use only the optional AC adaptor
						alarm.
			specified for this camera.
					• After use turn off the POWER Switch of the camera and					• AUTO POWER OFF takes priority when both SLEEP and
		• Should the cord of the AC adaptor become
	CAUTION					unplug adaptor from the AC outlet.				AUTO POWER	OFF are both set for a 2-minute trigger
			damaged (exposed internal wiring), request a
					•	The camera automatically switches over to AC adaptor				time. This means camera power turns off if no operation is
			replacement from an authorized CASIO ser-
						powered operations whenever the AC adaptor is plugged				performed after two minutes.
			vice provider. A damaged AC adaptor cord cre-
						into the camera.
			ates the danger of fire or electrical shock.
					•	Always use the AC adaptor to power the camera whenever
						it is connected to a computer.
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			SETTING THE CURRENT DATE AND TIME
		POWER SUPPLY
To set SLEEP and AUTO POWER OFF trigger times	Initializing Power Save Trigger Times		Use the following procedures to set the current date and	To set the date and time
			time, and to select the date format.
	Use the following procedure to return SLEEP and	AUTO
1. Slide the Function Switch to REC.			When you record an image, the time and date the image was	1. Slide the Function Switch to PLAY.
	POWER OFF trigger time settings to their initial factory de-
			shot is registered in accordance with data from the camera’s
2. Press the MODE button and then select	faults (SLEEP: 1 minute, AUTO POWER OFF: 2 minutes).		built-in clock. You can even use the TIME STAMP function to
	.			2. Press MENU.
			“stamp” the date and time inside the image.
	IMPORTANT!
				3.Select “Set Up”	“Date”	“Adjust”.
	Note that performing the following procedure to initialize		IMPORTANT!
	the power save trigger time settings also initializes
			• If you do not set the camera's built-in clock to the cur-
	mode memory (page 64).
			rent date and time, all images are recorded with the
	To initialize power save trigger times		default date and time, which probably is not your cor-
			rect current date and time. Be sure to correctly set the				time
	1. Slide the Function Switch to REC.		clock before you use the camera.				date
			• A flashing time display of 0:00 indicates that the time
	2. Press the MODE button and then select		and date (clock) settings have been cleared. Use the
3.Select “Power Save”.		.	procedure on this page to make the correct time and
	3.Select “Restore”.		date settings.
4.Use [+] and [–] to select “Sleep” or “Auto				4.Set the current date and time.
Power Off”.
				• Use [+] and [–] to select the setting that is highlighted
5. Select the trigger time you want to set.				on the monitor screen, and then press the shutter
6. When the settings are the way you want them,				button to advance to the next setting. Repeat this for
				all of the settings on the monitor screen.
press MENU.

5. After making all the settings on the monitor screen, press MENU to register them.

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