Inserting The Batteries - Sony DSC-P31M Service Manual

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Charging the Nickel-Metal hydride batteries (continued)
Battery remaining indicator
As the battery power decreases with use,
the Battery remaining indicator displays
the amount of power remaining using the
following symbols.
Battery Battery remaining
remaining guidelines
indicator (A full charge is 100%)
Sufficient power
remaining
Battery half full
Battery low, recording/
playback will stop soon.
Change the batteries for
fully charged ones, or
charge these batteries.
Flashing
• If the LCD screen is off, press the DISPLAY/
LCD ON/OFF button to turn it on.
• Based on the conditions under which the
camera is being used and the state of the
charge, or on the environment, this
information may not be correctly indicated.
• When the AC adaptor is being used, the
Remaining battery information is not
displayed.
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Inserting the batteries

1
, Open the Battery cover.
Slide it in the direction of the arrow, and it
opens out.
The POWER SAVE function
When the POWER SAVE function is set
to ON, you can shoot for a longer period of
time.
DSC-P71
Turn the Mode dial to SET UP, and set
"POWER SAVE" in "SETUP 2" to "ON".
When the camera is shipped from the
factory, this item is set to "ON" (page 98).
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Set the POWER SAVE switch to ON.
When the camera is shipped from the
factory, this switch is set to ON.
2
, Insert the batteries.
Match the / poles of the batteries to the /
marks inside the battery case.
• Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries
and the terminals of the Battery cover by
wiping them with a dry cloth. If the poles of the
batteries or the terminals become covered with
a film of dirt or oil from the skin, the operating
time of the camera can be greatly reduced.
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When the POWER SAVE function is
ON
• The LCD screen will be darker than it is when
POWER SAVE is set to OFF. You cannot
change the settings for "LCD BACKLIGHT"
at this time (page 98). To make the available
shooting time even longer, it is recommended
that you turn off the LCD screen and use the
Finder to do your shooting (page 32).
• In Flash mode, the " " (No flash) is
displayed. If you want to shoot using the
flash, press v ( ) on the control button, and
select " " (forced flash) or Auto (page 30).
• When the power turns on, the Flash mode is
normally set to " " (No flash).
• When the flash is charging (" " the Flash
charge lamp blinks), the LCD screen turns
off.
• In shooting still images, the focus only
focuses when the shutter is pushed down
halfway.
3
, Close the Battery cover.
Close the Battery cover while holding the
batteries in. Make sure the cover is closed
securely.
To remove the batteries
Stand the camera on end, open the Battery
cover upward, then remove the batteries.
• Make sure you don't drop the batteries when
opening or closing the Battery cover.
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