Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xi GETTING UP AND RUNNING

GETTING UP AND RUNNING

This section covers how to prepare your camera for use. Details on the use and installation of the battery and memory card are given as well as how to attach the hand strap and optional AC adapter.

Changing the lithium-ion battery

This digital camera uses one NP-200 lithium-ion battery. Before using the battery, read the safety warnings on pages 3 and 4 of this manual. When replacing the battery, the camera should be turned off.

Charging the lithium-ion battery

Before the camera can be used, the lithium-ion battery must be charged. Before charging the battery, read the safety warnings on pages 3 and 4 of this manual. Only recharge the battery with the supplied battery charger. The battery should be recharged before each shooting session. See page 91 for battery care and storage.

Slide the battery-chamber door toward the bottom of the camera to release the safety catch (1). Open the door (2).

Move the battery latch towards the back of the camera to insert the battery (3). Slide the battery into the battery chamber (4) with the battery terminals first

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Plug the power cord into the charger unit (1).

until it is caught by the latch.

With the battery terminals toward the front and the label face up, slide the battery into the charger (2).

To remove the battery, move the latch towards the back of the camera until the battery is released

(5). Pull the battery out of the chamber (6).

Plug the charger into a live household outlet.

•After a few seconds, the indicator lamp (3) will glow to show the battery is charging. The lamp will go out when the battery has been charged. Charging time is approximately eighty minutes.

Unplug the power cord from the outlet.

Remove the battery from the charger (4).

Close the battery-chamber door (7) and slide it toward the top of the camera to engage the safety catch (8).

• After installing the battery, the set-time/date message may appear on the monitor. The clock and calendar is set in the setup 1 section of the menu (p. 18). An internal battery protects the clock, calender, and memory settings for more than 24 hours if the camera is used for at least 5 minutes before removing the battery.

•The included AC cord is designed for the current of the sales region. Only use the cord in the region it was purchased. For more on the AC cable, see page 86.