HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Digital Camera with HP Instant Share Quick Start Guide Guía de inicio rápido 4" X 6" FRONT COVER TahitiUM.book Page 4 Sunday, January 4, 2004 2:47 PM RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 1 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM Quick Start Guide 1 English HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Digital Camera with HP Instant Share RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 2 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM Legal Notices © Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Windows® is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. SD logo is a trademark of its proprietor. 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Attach the Wrist Strap Attach the wrist strap to the wrist strap mount on the side of the camera as shown. 3 English RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 4 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 2. Install the Batteries 1. Open the Battery/Memory card door on the side of the camera by sliding the door toward the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the batteries as indicated inside the door. 3. Close the Battery/Memory card door by pushing the door down and sliding the door toward the top of the camera until the door latches. You can expect performance similar to the following from the different types of AA batteries that work in your camera: Alkaline 50 to 150 shots Lithium 300 to 700 shots 150 to 300 shots NiMH (rechargeable) If you use NiMH (rechargeable) batteries, be sure that you fully charge them before using them in the camera. 4 HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Quick Start Guide RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 5 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 3. Choose the Language The first time you turn the camera on, you are prompted to choose a language. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the switch to the right and then releasing it. The lens extends and the Power light to the left of the switch turns on solid green. The HP logo also displays on the Image Display as the camera powers up. 2. Scroll to the language that you want by using the buttons on the Controller . 3. Press the button to select the highlighted language. 5 English RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 6 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 4. Set the Region After choosing a language, you are prompted to choose the continent where you live. The Language and Region settings determine the defaults for the date format and the format of the video signal for displaying camera images on a television. 1. Scroll to the region that you want by using the buttons. 2. Press the button to select the highlighted region. 6 HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Quick Start Guide RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 7 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 5. Set the Date and Time You are now prompted to set the date and time. 1. The first item highlighted is the date and time format. If you want to change the date and time format, use the buttons. If the date and time format is correct, press the button to move to the Date. 2. Adjust the value of the highlighted selection by using the buttons. 3. Press the buttons to move to the other selections. 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until the date and time are set correctly. 5. Press the button when you have entered the proper values for the date and time. A confirmation screen appears, asking if the correct date and time have been set. If the date and time are correct, press the button to select Yes. 7 English RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 8 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 6. Install and Format a Memory Card (Optional) Your camera contains internal memory that allows you to store images and video clips. However, you can use a memory card (purchased separately) instead to store images and video clips. 1. Turn off the camera and open the Battery/Memory card door on the side of the camera. 2. Insert the memory card in the small slot above the batteries, with the notched side of the card going in first, as shown. Make sure the memory card snaps into place. 3. Close the Battery/Memory card door and turn on the camera. 8 HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Quick Start Guide RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 9 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM To help prevent corrupted cards and images, you should format memory cards before you use them for the first time. To format the memory card: 1. Press the button, then use the button to move to the Playback Menu . 2. Press the button to highlight Delete, and then press the button to display the Delete sub-menu. 3. Use the button to highlight Format Card, and then press the button to display the Format Card confirmation screen. 4. Press the button to highlight Yes, and then press the button to format the card. Formatting Card... appears in the Image Display while the camera is formatting the memory card. When the camera has completed the formatting, the Total Images Summary screen is displayed. To remove the memory card from the camera, first turn the camera off. Then open the Battery/Memory card door, press down on the top edge of the memory card, and it will spring outward from the slot. 9 English RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 10 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 7. Take a Still Picture 1. With the camera turned on, frame the subject for your picture in the viewfinder. 2. Hold the camera steady with both hands and press the Shutter button on the top of the camera halfway down. The camera measures and locks the focus and exposure. The focus brackets in the Image Display turn solid green when focus is locked. 3. Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. The camera beeps after taking the picture. The image appears for several seconds on the Image Display. 10 HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Quick Start Guide RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 11 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 8. Record a Video Clip 1. With the camera turned on, frame the subject for your video in the viewfinder. 2. To start recording video, press and release the Video button on the top of the camera. 3. To stop recording video, press and release the Video button again; otherwise, the video will continue recording until the camera runs out of memory. 11 English RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 12 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 9. Review Images and Video Clips You will use Playback to review images and video clips. 1. Press the Playback button. The most recently taken or reviewed image or video clip appears on the Image Display. 2. Use the buttons to scroll through your images and video clips. Video clips play automatically after the first frame of the video clip displays for 2 seconds. 3. To turn the Image Display off after reviewing your images and video clips, press the Playback button again. 12 HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Quick Start Guide RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 13 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 10. Install the Software The HP Image Zone software allows you to transfer images from the camera, and then view, edit, print, or e-mail them. Windows System Requirements To install the HP Image Zone software successfully, your computer must have a minimum of 64MB of RAM, Windows 2000, XP, 98, 98 SE, or Me, and Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or higher. If your computer meets the requirements above, the installation process installs either the full version of HP Image Zone or HP Image Zone Express. HP Image Zone Express lacks some features contained in the full version. For example, with HP Image Zone Express you cannot set up HP Instant Share destinations, as described in Set Up HP Instant Share Destinations in the Camera (Optional). 13 English RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 14 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM HP Image Zone Support If you have trouble installing or using the HP Image Zone software, see the HP Customer Support website for more information: www.hp.com/support. Windows 1. Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus protection software running on your computer. 2. Insert the HP Image Zone software CD into the CD Drive of your computer and follow the on-screen instructions. If the installation window does not appear, click Start, click Run, type D:\Setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD drive, then click OK. 3. When the HP Image Zone software has finished installing, re-enable any virus protection software that you disabled in Step 1. Macintosh 1. Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus protection software running on your computer. 2. Insert the HP Image Zone software CD into the CD drive of your computer. 3. Double-click the CD icon on the computer desktop. 4. Double-click the installer icon, and then follow the onscreen instructions. 5. When the HP Image Zone software has finished installing, re-enable the virus protection software that you disabled in Step 1. 14 HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Quick Start Guide RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 15 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 11. Transfer Images to a Computer English 1. Turn off the camera, then connect the camera to the computer either through the USB cable provided or through the optional HP Photosmart M-series dock. 2. If using the USB cable, turn on the camera. If using the dock, press the Save/Print button on the dock. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to have the software transfer the images from the camera to the computer. 4. Disconnect the camera from the computer. 15 RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 16 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 12. Set Up HP Instant Share Destinations in the Camera (Optional) HP Instant Share lets you easily select still images in your camera to be automatically sent to a variety of destinations such as e-mail addresses, the next time you connect the camera to your computer. Use the following steps to set up online destinations in your camera. You must have the full version of the HP Image Zone software on your computer to use this part of the HP Instant Share feature on your camera. NOTE: You will need an Internet connection to complete this procedure. 1. Turn on the camera, press the button, then press the HP Instant Share/Print / button to display the HP Instant Share Menu . 2. Use the button to highlight HP Instant Share Setup... , and then press the button. A message will appear in the Image Display asking you to connect the camera to your computer. 16 HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Quick Start Guide RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 17 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM 3. Without turning off the camera, connect it to your computer again using the same procedure you used in the previous section, Transfer Images to a Computer. 4. The next step is slightly different on a Windows and Macintosh computer: · Windows: Connecting the camera to the computer activates the HP Instant Share Setup program. If some other dialog box appears in addition, close that dialog box by clicking Cancel. In the HP Instant Share Setup program, click Start, then simply follow the onscreen instructions to set up destinations on the computer and save them to your camera. · Macintosh: Connecting the camera to the computer activates the HP Instant Share Setup Assistant. Click Continue, then simply follow the on-screen instructions to set up destinations on the computer and save them to your camera. 5. Disconnect the camera from the computer, then go back to the HP Instant Share Menu to check that the new destinations are now in the camera. You can now mark images in the camera to be sent to one or more of these HP Instant Share destinations. See the section titled Sending Images to Destinations in Chapter 4 of the camera User's Manual for details about how to do this. To learn how to view the User's Manual on the HP Image Zone CD, see the next page of this Quick Start Guide. 17 English RossRedfordNewmanQSG.fm Page 18 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:17 AM Getting Assistance View the User's Manual on CD Your camera has many more valuable features that are covered in detail in the User's Manual. These features include HP adaptive lighting technology, in-camera red-eye removal, 7 shooting modes, HP Instant Share, direct printing capability, on-camera Help, camera accessories, and much more. Copies of this camera User's Manual in several different languages are located on the HP Image Zone software CD. To view the User's Manual: 1. Insert the HP Image Zone software CD into the CD drive of your computer. 2. On Windows: Click View User's Manual on the Main page of the CD installation screen. On Macintosh: Look in the readme file in the docs folder of the HP Image Zone software CD. Additional Assistance · For tips and tools to help you use your camera more effectively, visit www.hp.com/photosmart. · HP online service and support is your easy, fast, and direct web resource for product assistance, diagnostics, and driver downloads. It is your one stop source for all service and support needs. Get award winning assistance 24x7 at www.hp.com/support. · For help with the HP Image Zone software, see the online documentation. 18 HP Photosmart M415/M417/M517 Quick Start Guide