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FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA
Sufficient attention has been paid to the safety of this product but please
pay particular attention to the warnings indicated by the following symbols
during use.
Warning
These symbols indicate that it is possible that the
user may experience serious difficulties if the warn-
ings are not heeded.
Caution
These symbols indicate that it is possible that the
user may experience minor or middling difficulties or
physical difficulties if the warnings are not heeded.
Warning:
• Do not attempt to take the camera apart or remodel the camera. High voltages are
present within the camera, and there is therefore a danger of electric shocks.
• If the inside of the camera should become exposed as a result of, for example, the
camera being dropped, please do not under any circumstances touch such exposed
portions, as there is a danger of receiving an electric shock.
• Wrapping the strap of the camera around your neck is also dangerous, and please
take care that small children do not hang the strap around their necks.
• Use an AC adapter and Battery charger that are of the power and voltage specified
for exclusive use with this product. The use of an AC adapter other than that specified
exclusively for use with this product may cause fire or electric shocks.
• Discontinue use of the AC adapter during thunderstorms. This can cause a fire or
electrical shock.
Caution:
• Do not attempt to touch the product, should the product catch fire due to a battery
short, etc, and do not attempt to disassemble or charge the battery at such times, as
there is a danger of the product bursting into flames.
• On the other hand, should the camera battery explode or start smoking, extract the
battery as soon as possible, taking great care not to get burnt at such times.
• Some portions of the camera heat up during use, so please take care, as there is a
risk of low temperature burns if such portions are held for long periods of time.
Thank you for buying the Pentax Optio 430 Digital Camera. Please read
this manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the
features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool
in helping you to understand all the camera’s capabilities.
Regarding copyrights
Images taken using the Optio 430 that are for anything other than personal enjoyment
cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright
Act. Please take care, as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking
pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, industrial enterprise or as
items for display. Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be
used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and
care should be taken here also.
Regarding trademarks
• CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation.
• PENTAX is a trademark of Asahi Optical Co., Ltd.
• Optio is a trademark of Asahi Optical Co., Ltd.
• All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.
• The USB driver uses software developed by Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Compatibility Software Copyright © 1997 Phoenix Technologies Ltd., All Rights
Reserved.
• PRINT Image Matching is a term for the print command that is embedded in the
header file of the image created by Digital Camera. It contains color setting and
image parameter information.
• PRINT Image Matching Version 1.0. Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. All
Rights Reserved.
• PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
• The PRINT Image Matching logo is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
To users of this camera
• There is a possibility that recorded data may be erased or that the camera may not
function correctly when used in surroundings such as installations generating strong
electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields.
• The liquid crystal panel used in the LCD display is manufactured using extremely
high precision technology. Although the level of functioning pixels is 99.99% or bet-
ter, you should be aware that 0.01% of fewer of the pixels may not illuminate or may
illuminate when they should not. However, this has no effect on the recorded image.
• There is a possibility that the illustrations and the display screen of the LCD monitor
in this manual are different from the actual product.
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