Getting Up And Running; Charging The Lithium-Ion Battery; Changing The Lithium-Ion Battery - Minolta Dimage X Instruction Manual

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ETTING UP AND RUNNING

GETTING UP AND RUNNING

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

Charging the lithium-ion battery

Before the camera can be used, the lithium-ion battery must be charged. Before charg-
ing 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 83 for battery care and storage.
Plug the power cord into the charger unit (1).
With the battery terminals toward the front and
the label face up, slide the battery into the
charger (2).
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).
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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.
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 cam-
era to insert the battery (3). Slide the battery into the
battery chamber (4) with the battery terminals first
until it is caught by the latch.
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).
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).
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