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Copyright © 2004 by Seiko Epson Corporation, Nagano, Japan 2 Contents Introduction Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started Unpacking Your L-410 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camera Parts and Their Function . . . . . . . . . Front/top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bottom/rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Battery and Memory Card. . . 14 15 15 16 16 17 19 Opening and closing the battery/ memory card cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Installing/removing the memory card. . . 21 Turning On/Off Your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Making the Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Releasing the Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter 2 Taking Photos Before Taking Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Camera range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 About the photography modes. . . . . . . . . 25 Selecting the resolution and compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Number of photos that can be taken. . . . . 27 Taking Photos Using the LCD Monitor . . . . 28 3 English Information on the LCD monitor . . . . . . . Taking Photos Using the Viewfinder Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capturing an Image in the Focus Frame . . . Using the Optical and Digital Zoom . . . . . . Controlling the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Self Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taking Photos Continuously. . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Macro Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting the Scene Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Normal mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landscape mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 31 32 32 33 34 35 35 36 36 37 Portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Setting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Automatic white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Manual white balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting Light Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Resetting the File Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Recording Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Making Additional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 How to change the settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Available settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Chapter 3 Viewing and Managing Your Photos Viewing Photos with the LCD Monitor. . . . Viewing a slide show of your photos . . . Playing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting quick photo review . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the Properties of Photos . . . . . . . . . Saving Photos in DPOF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a single photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting all photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a group of images . . . . . . . . . . . . Formatting the memory card . . . . . . . . . . 45 46 46 47 47 49 49 50 50 50 51 Putting Photos on Your Computer . . . . . . . . 51 Exporting photos to a computer . . . . . . . . 52 Working with photos on a computer . . . . 52 4 Connecting Your Camera to the Printer . . . Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Available types of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing the photo seen on the LCD monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing all the photos in memory . . . . . . Printing selected photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Album printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing photos taken in P.I.F. mode . . . . Making Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 54 54 54 55 55 56 57 57 Changing print settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Selecting paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Selecting print borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Printing the date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Printing at high speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Using Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Checking the amount of ink left . . . . . . . . 59 Checking the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . 59 Cleaning the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . 60 Aligning the print head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Chapter 5 Using PRINT Image Framer (P.I.F.) Taking Photos in P.I.F. Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Changing the Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Replacing Frames Stored in the Camera or Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Using the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Downloading from the web . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Deleting Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Chapter 6 Operating the Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting EPSON Photo!4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 66 67 68 Finding More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 5 English Chapter 4 Using Direct Print Chapter 7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resetting your camera's defaults . . . . . . . Cleaning your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storing your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 70 70 71 72 Camera problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Image problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 List of Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Contacting Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Appendix A Appendix Standards and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 About Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 AC adapter (EU-37). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Using the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Glossary Index 6 Introduction Main Features With the L-410, you can easily take, view, and print photos. The main features are described below. You can take technical photos with simple operations. Various settings that can be used with simple operation are preset in this camera. You can easily take the photos you want with this camera. The L-410 can connect directly to an Epson printer without a computer and print high quality photos. You can use the PRINT Image Framer (P.I.F.) function. You can select various frames stored in the L-410 and add them to your photos. You can catch those special moments everytime. The L-410 can take photos continuously 3 scenes per second. Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions before using the L-410, and keep this guide handy for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the L-410 and the options. Introduction 7 English Warnings, Cautions, and Notes w c Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your product. When using the L-410 Do not expose the L-410 to severe impact, doing so may cause malfunctions especially while the camera is operating. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this product. Do not insert objects into the slots or openings on this product. Do not touch the components inside this product unless instructed to do so in the user documentation. Never force this product's components into place. Although this product is designed to be sturdy, rough handling can damage it. Never spill liquid onto this product. If this product emits unusual noises, odors, or smoke, cancel the current operation and turn it off immediately. Remove the batteries and disconnect the AC adapter from the product, then unplug the AC adapter from the power outlet. Contact our Customer Support. To prevent fire or electric shock, do not cover this product with a blanket or other covering that may give off a static electric shock. 8 Introduction To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this product or its options to rain or moisture. To prevent fire or explosion, do not use this product where flammable or volatile gas is stored. Do not use this product outdoors during a thunderstorm. Do not use this product after moving it between extreme temperatures, which may cause condensation to form on electronic parts. Use only the recommended AC adapter (EU-37) for this product. When using the battery If battery acid gets into your eyes or on your skin, immediately rinse the affected area thoroughly with water and seek medical treatment. If a battery is swallowed, seek medical treatment immediately. Use only AA-size batteries or a CR-V3 type battery for the L-410 according to the directions in the user documentation. Do not use the battery that comes with this product for other devices. To protect against short-circuiting, do not remove the outside sleeve of the battery. Do not handle the battery with wet hands or use it near water. Do not expose the battery to water or high humidity. Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, mutilate, or short-circuit the battery. Do not place the battery near or into fire or water. Do not use a battery that is leaking or damaged in any way. Keep the battery away from heat sources. Introduction 9 English Do not insert objects into any openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-circuit components. Prevent the battery from coming into contact with metal objects that could short-circuit it, such as coins or keys. Do not use the battery if its terminals are soiled. Do not insert the battery into power outlets or other power sources such as car cigarette lighter sockets. Do not solder wires or terminals directly to the battery. Do not touch the battery terminals. Keep the battery away from open flame. If overheating, discoloration, or distortion occur, remove the battery from this product and do not use it. When using a rechargable battery, recharge the battery after discharging it completely. To discharge the battery, play the slide show until the battery power runs out. The power save mode turns off while the slide show is playing so that the camera displays images until the battery runs out. When storing the battery When not using this device for a long period, remove the battery from the product and store it separately. Do not store the battery where the temperature or humidity is very high. Store the battery ou ...