North Star S205 user manual Charging While Connecting to a Computer, Charge Lamp, 117

Connecting to a Computer

Charging While Connecting to a Computer

When connecting the camera to a computer via the supplied USB cable while Auto (default setting) is selected for the Charge by computer option (A 140) in the setup menu, the battery inserted into the camera is automatically charged using power supplied by the computer.

See “Before Connecting the Camera” (A 112) and “Transferring Pictures from the Camera to a Computer” (A 113) for more information on connecting the camera to a computer.

Charge Lamp

The following chart explains charge lamp status when the camera is connected to a computer.

Charge lamp	Description
Slow blinking (green)	Battery charging.
	Not charging.
Off	If the charge lamp changes from slow blinking (green) to off
	while the power-on lamp is lit, charging is complete.
	• Operating temperature range exceeded. Charge the
	battery indoors with an ambient temperature of 5 °C to
	35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) before use.
	• A USB cable is not correctly connected or the battery is
	faulty. Reconnect the USB cable correctly or replace the
Fast blinking (green)	battery.
	• Computer is in sleep mode and does not supply power.
	Reboot a computer.
	• The battery cannot be charged as computer’s
	specifications or setting does not support power supply
	to the camera.

Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers

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