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3-Quick Start SG550/SG530
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Quick Start
If you are not familiar with the operation of this camera, the following instructions will help
you get a quick overview. Before doing any operation, please make sure you have loaded
batteries and plugged the SD card correctly. If the SD card is not inserted correctly or its write-
protect is enabled, the device will give you a long beep and turn off automatically.
3.1 Loading Batteries
The first thing to do is to load the batteries. There are two ways to supply the power:
•
8 AA batteries
•
External DC power supply
When you use 8 AA batteries, they are divided into two paralleled groups. Each group contains
4 batteries and can supply power to the camera alone (8 batteries will provide longer battery
life time). The power unit has four battery slots, as shown in Fig. 4(a). The bottom-cover of the
battery cabinet is shown in Fig. 4(b). Slot 1 and 2 makes one group and slot 3 and 4 makes the
other group.
1
2
3
4
(a) Battery slots
(b) Battery bottom-cover
Figure 4: Load batteries
Please make sure that the battery polarity matches the mark on the battery cover. Ni-MH
rechargeable batteries can also be used, but they might have shorter life time. So it is
recommended to use high performance alkaline AA batteries or lead-acid secondary cell with
6V output.
To load the batteries please follow the below procedure:
