3. Manual configuration using an external monitor (OSD Menu)
It is possible to manually change the configuration settings by using the On Screen
Display (OSD) by connecting the camera to an external analog (NTSC or PAL)
Monitor/TV using the special TV OUT cable (refer to USB Connections section for
details).
3.1 Disconnect the camera from the PC and turn it off.
3.2 Connect the camera to an external analog TV or compatible monitor using the
special cable.
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If the camera is not connected to external power (see above), turn on the camera by
pressing the Power button (large button in the top center) until the LEDs begin to blink.
The camera will start up in Standby Mode.
3.3 Slowly press the Mode button 3 times to cycle from Mode 1 (yellow) to Mode 2 (blue)
to Photo Mode (red) and finally to OSD Menu Mode (red again).
The OSD menu will be shown.
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The two top icons represent the Video files on the card (left icon) and the Photo files
on the card (right icon). When selected, these files can be viewed/played on the monitor.
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The three bottom icons represent the Video settings (left icon), the Photo settings
(center icon) and the General settings (right icon).
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Pressing the Power button will move the focus from one selection to the next
selection. Pressing the Power button on the last selection will return focus to the first
selection.
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Pressing the Shutter button will enter the selection or confirm the selection.
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Press the Mode button to exit the selection or switch to Mode1 when on the OSD
selection menu.
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In-Camera formatting is also available via the OSD menu.
Playback Mode
The TV out analog display will be a low resolution image with a standard (NTSC or PAL)
4:3 aspect ratio. Your video monitor must be capable of displaying a 4:3 aspect ratio
frame size or 16:9 aspect ratio images will look flattened.
If you have a 16:9 aspect ratio monitor that can be set to display the 4:3 image, it will
look normal, but will have black bars above and below your image to fill out the 4:3
frame.
Video playback (Top-left icon on OSD menu)
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When the Video playback icon has the focus, press the Shutter button to enter the
Video playback screen.
A list of all the video clips on the SD card will be shown.
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Press the Power button to move the focus to the next file on the list.
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Pressing the Power button on the last item in the list will return focus to the first
item
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Press the Shutter button to select the video clip to be viewed.
The video clip will begin to play.
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Press the Shutter button to pause or resume playback.
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Fast Forward (FF) or Fast Reverse (FR) is not possible.
