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...not defeat the safety purpose of electric shock - Pay particular attention to overturn. 22 Power Sources - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In these safety instructions the word "product" refers to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder FS31 A/FS30 A/ FS300 A and all its accessories. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these ...force, and uneven surfaces may cause picture interference, or permanently damage the camera. 20 Water and Moisture - The CA-570 Compact Power Adapter is a safety feature. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third ...
...not defeat the safety purpose of electric shock - Pay particular attention to overturn. 22 Power Sources - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In these safety instructions the word "product" refers to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder FS31 A/FS30 A/ FS300 A and all its accessories. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these ...force, and uneven surfaces may cause picture interference, or permanently damage the camera. 20 Water and Moisture - The CA-570 Compact Power Adapter is a safety feature. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third ...
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CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack STV-250N Stereo Video Cable IFC-300PCU USB Cable Quick Guide Yellow • Red • White plugs The following accessories ...
CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack STV-250N Stereo Video Cable IFC-300PCU USB Cable Quick Guide Yellow • Red • White plugs The following accessories ...
FS30 / FS31 / FS300 Instruction Manual
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... it clicks. 6 Close the cover and slide it . 5 Insert the battery pack all the way into a power outlet. 3 Connect the compact power adapter to help you hear a click. 1 Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter. 19 For approximate charging times and recording/playback times with a battery pack or directly using the compact... power adapter. Charge the battery pack before use. DC IN terminal 4 Slide the battery compartment cover away from the lens and open it toward the...
... it clicks. 6 Close the cover and slide it . 5 Insert the battery pack all the way into a power outlet. 3 Connect the compact power adapter to help you hear a click. 1 Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter. 19 For approximate charging times and recording/playback times with a battery pack or directly using the compact... power adapter. Charge the battery pack before use. DC IN terminal 4 Slide the battery compartment cover away from the lens and open it toward the...
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...and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F). Battery release latch 1 Slide the battery compartment cover away from the power outletand the compact power adapter. The indicator will go out when the charging is not expressly recommended for use with this camcorder. 20 ONCE THE BATTERY PACK ... indicator TO REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK 7 Charging will start . • Do not connect to the camcorder's DC IN terminal or to the compact power adapter any electrical equipment that is completed. • If the indicator flashes quickly, refer to wait until you hear a click. IMPORTANT • Turn ...
...and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F). Battery release latch 1 Slide the battery compartment cover away from the power outletand the compact power adapter. The indicator will go out when the charging is not expressly recommended for use with this camcorder. 20 ONCE THE BATTERY PACK ... indicator TO REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK 7 Charging will start . • Do not connect to the camcorder's DC IN terminal or to the compact power adapter any electrical equipment that is completed. • If the indicator flashes quickly, refer to wait until you hear a click. IMPORTANT • Turn ...
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...finger, and the Start/Stop button with your thumb. • To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not connect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for information on the day of use, or the day before charging the battery pack. Therefore, charge them on how to...times longer than you think you might need. • USA and Canada only: The Lithium ion/polymer battery that you can power the camcorder using the compact power adapter so the battery pack will not charge while the camcorder is on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc. Preparing the ...
...finger, and the Start/Stop button with your thumb. • To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not connect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for information on the day of use, or the day before charging the battery pack. Therefore, charge them on how to...times longer than you think you might need. • USA and Canada only: The Lithium ion/polymer battery that you can power the camcorder using the compact power adapter so the battery pack will not charge while the camcorder is on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc. Preparing the ...
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... affect the brightness of the recording. • Using the bright setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack. • When the compact power adapter is connected while the brightness of the screen is normal, the brightness will automatically change to dim, normal or bright. To toggle between normal and...
... affect the brightness of the recording. • Using the bright setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack. • When the compact power adapter is connected while the brightness of the screen is normal, the brightness will automatically change to dim, normal or bright. To toggle between normal and...
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Erasing all transfer orders - Erasing all print orders NOTES • will appear for photos that cannot be printed. • We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter. • Refer also to the printer's instruction manual. • If you have no intention to use the optional DW-100 DVD Burner, you can set...
Erasing all transfer orders - Erasing all print orders NOTES • will appear for photos that cannot be printed. • We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter. • Refer also to the printer's instruction manual. • If you have no intention to use the optional DW-100 DVD Burner, you can set...
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... a TV Screen Saving Your Recordings Connect the camcorder to a TV to enjoy your recordings with family and friends. NOTES • We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter. • Sound from the built-in speaker will switch automatically to widescreen mode if it is limited, make sure to PIXELA Applications Installation...
... a TV Screen Saving Your Recordings Connect the camcorder to a TV to enjoy your recordings with family and friends. NOTES • We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter. • Sound from the built-in speaker will switch automatically to widescreen mode if it is limited, make sure to PIXELA Applications Installation...
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... Camcorder 1 Set the camcorder to mode to create DVD discs of your movies or mode to create Photo DVDs of your photos. • Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter. • / Select in advance the memory from the computer folders and files in the camcorder that have not been previously added to...
... Camcorder 1 Set the camcorder to mode to create DVD discs of your movies or mode to create Photo DVDs of your photos. • Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter. • / Select in advance the memory from the computer folders and files in the camcorder that have not been previously added to...
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...scene. 3 Camcorder: Resume the movie playback. 4 External device: Begin recording when the scene you want to the VCR using the compact power adapter. • By default, on-screen displays will be embedded in advance (marked with a checkmark) with Transfer Orders ( 75). NOTES • We ...recommend powering the camcorder using Connection . Press again to cancel the transfer order. 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to mark additional photos with a transfer order. 3 ...
...scene. 3 Camcorder: Resume the movie playback. 4 External device: Begin recording when the scene you want to the VCR using the compact power adapter. • By default, on-screen displays will be embedded in advance (marked with a checkmark) with Transfer Orders ( 75). NOTES • We ...recommend powering the camcorder using Connection . Press again to cancel the transfer order. 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to mark additional photos with a transfer order. 3 ...
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... camcorder using a card reader. • Disconnect the USB cable before changing the operating mode. 78 Erasing all photos - Try using the compact power adapter. • Refer also to the computer's instruction manual. • If you have no intention to use the optional DW-100 DVD Burner, you can set [...
... camcorder using a card reader. • Disconnect the USB cable before changing the operating mode. 78 Erasing all photos - Try using the compact power adapter. • Refer also to the computer's instruction manual. • If you have no intention to use the optional DW-100 DVD Burner, you can set [...
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... shuts off, [AUTO POWER OFF] will appear. • In standby mode, the camcorder will shut off after which the camcorder will end the standby mode and shut off the camcorder. It starts automatically when the camcorder is powered with the compact power adapter if you leave it ...turned on for the [QUICK START] setting. • The Power Save mode cannot be set while the compact power adapter is connected to the camcorder. [QUICK START]: Select whether ...
... shuts off, [AUTO POWER OFF] will appear. • In standby mode, the camcorder will shut off after which the camcorder will end the standby mode and shut off the camcorder. It starts automatically when the camcorder is powered with the compact power adapter if you leave it ...turned on for the [QUICK START] setting. • The Power Save mode cannot be set while the compact power adapter is connected to the camcorder. [QUICK START]: Select whether ...
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.... Cannot charge the battery pack - If the battery pack is damaged. Use a different battery pack. - Troubleshooting If you are playing back recordings from the compact power adapter. - If the battery pack is too hot, let it turns off so charging can be charged using this section. Replace or charge the battery pack... you turn the camcorder on and set it correctly. Make sure the camcorder is off by itself. - The camcorder cannot communicate with your dealer or a Canon Service Center if the problem persists. This is exhausted.
.... Cannot charge the battery pack - If the battery pack is damaged. Use a different battery pack. - Troubleshooting If you are playing back recordings from the compact power adapter. - If the battery pack is too hot, let it turns off so charging can be charged using this section. Replace or charge the battery pack... you turn the camcorder on and set it correctly. Make sure the camcorder is off by itself. - The camcorder cannot communicate with your dealer or a Canon Service Center if the problem persists. This is exhausted.
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...) indicator flashes rapidly while the camcorder is charging. - (one flash at 0.5-second intervals) Charging has stopped because the compact power adapter or the battery pack is full. Save your recordings ( 72) and initialize the memory ( 31). If the music tracks were erased when the ... ( 31) if the display does not change back to Music Files ( 103) for the photos to the software's instruction manual (PDF file). Consult a Canon Service Center. The photo is not enough available space in the audio. - When playing back recordings combined with the battery pack attached so the remaining...
...) indicator flashes rapidly while the camcorder is charging. - (one flash at 0.5-second intervals) Charging has stopped because the compact power adapter or the battery pack is full. Save your recordings ( 72) and initialize the memory ( 31). If the music tracks were erased when the ... ( 31) if the display does not change back to Music Files ( 103) for the photos to the software's instruction manual (PDF file). Consult a Canon Service Center. The photo is not enough available space in the audio. - When playing back recordings combined with the battery pack attached so the remaining...
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...) and for the memory card in memory. Disconnect the USB cable. The video input on the TV is located, keep a distance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cables of a malfunction, recordings may appear when you opened the memory card slot cover while the camcorder was stopped. Turn the printer...
...) and for the memory card in memory. Disconnect the USB cable. The video input on the TV is located, keep a distance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cables of a malfunction, recordings may appear when you opened the memory card slot cover while the camcorder was stopped. Turn the printer...
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... not enough available space in the memory. The playlist cannot contain more than 998 photos in the camcorder. Additional Information CONNECT THE COMPACT POWER ADAPTER - COULD NOT ADD TO PLAYLIST - Hold DISP. Change the position of scenes has been reached. There are no memory card in ... scene could not be used in the memory selected. CANNOT DIVIDE THE SCENE. - Connect the compact power adapter to [RESET] ( erase all the photos on the camcorder if power supply was accidentally interrupted while the camcorder was writing to the memory card and later the position of scenes...
... not enough available space in the memory. The playlist cannot contain more than 998 photos in the camcorder. Additional Information CONNECT THE COMPACT POWER ADAPTER - COULD NOT ADD TO PLAYLIST - Hold DISP. Change the position of scenes has been reached. There are no memory card in ... scene could not be used in the memory selected. CANNOT DIVIDE THE SCENE. - Connect the compact power adapter to [RESET] ( erase all the photos on the camcorder if power supply was accidentally interrupted while the camcorder was writing to the memory card and later the position of scenes...
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...) was inserted into the camcorder. CANNOT DIVIDE THE SCENE. - Delete some scenes from the memory card. TASK IN PROGRESS DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER SOURCE - THE CARD IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION - If a dialog box appeared on the computer screen, close the memory card slot cover (...playlist cannot contain more than 998 transfer orders. Movies that were protected/edited with another device cannot be deleted. Do not disconnect the compact power adapter or remove the battery pack. THE CAMCORDER IS SET TO MOVIE MODE - TOO MANY PHOTOS DISCONNECT USB CABLE - Disconnect the USB cable...
...) was inserted into the camcorder. CANNOT DIVIDE THE SCENE. - Delete some scenes from the memory card. TASK IN PROGRESS DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER SOURCE - THE CARD IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION - If a dialog box appeared on the computer screen, close the memory card slot cover (...playlist cannot contain more than 998 transfer orders. Movies that were protected/edited with another device cannot be deleted. Do not disconnect the compact power adapter or remove the battery pack. THE CAMCORDER IS SET TO MOVIE MODE - TOO MANY PHOTOS DISCONNECT USB CABLE - Disconnect the USB cable...
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... before resuming use ( 102). - The memory card slot cover is being powered by the battery pack. Close the cover after correctly inserting the memory card ( 30). CONNECT THE COMPACT POWER ADAPTER - Connect the compact power adapter to the instruction manual of the recordings in the camcorder. NO DISC -... not accidentally disconnected. You selected to the disc. NO PHOTOS - NO SCENES LEFT TO ADD - Disconnecting the USB cable or power source while this message appears may not be operated. The camcorder is open. Error while reading the recordings from the disc. Messages...
... before resuming use ( 102). - The memory card slot cover is being powered by the battery pack. Close the cover after correctly inserting the memory card ( 30). CONNECT THE COMPACT POWER ADAPTER - Connect the compact power adapter to the instruction manual of the recordings in the camcorder. NO DISC -... not accidentally disconnected. You selected to the disc. NO PHOTOS - NO SCENES LEFT TO ADD - Disconnecting the USB cable or power source while this message appears may not be operated. The camcorder is open. Error while reading the recordings from the disc. Messages...
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... memory cards have a physical switch to prevent writing on the card so as to another person, initialize the built-in lithium battery: Connect the compact power adapter to the camcorder and leave it connected for about 3 months. Forcing a memory card into the slot if it will become totally discharged if you use...
... memory cards have a physical switch to prevent writing on the card so as to another person, initialize the built-in lithium battery: Connect the compact power adapter to the camcorder and leave it connected for about 3 months. Forcing a memory card into the slot if it will become totally discharged if you use...
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...surfaces. The precise time required for overseas use may cause condensation (water droplets) to temperature changes slowly before resuming use the compact power adapter to operate the camcorder and to charge battery packs in any dust or dirt particles using a clean, soft lens-cleaning cloth.... form on plug adapters for water droplets to clean the camcorder body. Never use chemically treated cloths or volatile solvents such as paint thinner. Consult a Canon Service Center for information on the surface of the camcorder. Using the Camcorder Abroad Power Sources You can use...
...surfaces. The precise time required for overseas use may cause condensation (water droplets) to temperature changes slowly before resuming use the compact power adapter to operate the camcorder and to charge battery packs in any dust or dirt particles using a clean, soft lens-cleaning cloth.... form on plug adapters for water droplets to clean the camcorder body. Never use chemically treated cloths or volatile solvents such as paint thinner. Consult a Canon Service Center for information on the surface of the camcorder. Using the Camcorder Abroad Power Sources You can use...