Canon SX110 IS User Guide

ENGLISH

Camera User Guide

Getting Started Guide

Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 179 – 188).

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Confirming the Package Contents

The following items are included in the package. If something is missing please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased the product.

Camera AA Alkaline

Interface Cable

IFC-400PCU

Canon Digital

Camera Solution Disk

User Guides

• Getting Started Guide

You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera with the included memory card.

• Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF Manuals. Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 can be installed to view Word manuals (Middle East only).

If this software is not installed on your computer, access the following web site to download the software:

Batteries (×2)

AV Cable AVC-DC400

Canon Warranty

System Booklet

• Canon Digital Camera

Memory Card

(32 MB)

Wrist Strap

WS-DC5

Manuals Disk

http://www.adobe.com (in case of PDF) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ (in case of Word format)

Let’s Get Started!

This guide is divided into the following two sections.

First...

Let’s Get Starte d!

Getting Started Guide

This section explains how to prepare the camera for use and the basics of shooting, viewing and printing images. Start out by familiarizing yourself with the camera and mastering the basics.

Next...

Learning More

Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera’s many features to shoot more challenging photos. Details on using each function are described in this section, including how to connect the camera to a television to view images.

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• The electronic manuals are included in the supplied CD-ROM.

Table of Contents

Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures.

Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Started Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Shooting Still Images

Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Embedding the Date in the Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Shooting Movies

Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

System Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Components Guide 40

Using the Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Basic Operations 46

Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus . . . 48

The LCD Monitor Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Commonly Used Shooting Functions 60

Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . 61

Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

( Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . 70

Changing the Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Reducing Camera Shake When Shooting

(Auto ISO Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Shooting Using the Mode Dial 77

Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Easy Shooting (Easy Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Program AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Setting the Aperture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . . 87

Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Various Shooting Methods 93

Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Checking the Focus and People’s Expressions. . . . . . . . . 97

Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Selecting a Subject to Focus On

(Face Select and Track). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock,

Manual Focus, Safety MF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . 112

Adjusting the Exposure Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Shooting Images with Altered Colors (My Colors) . . . . . . 118

Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) . . . . 121

Registering Settings to the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Playback/Erasing 124

Viewing Magnified Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . 125 Checking the Focus and People’s Expressions

(Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . 131

Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Erasing All Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Print Settings/Transfer Settings 148

Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Configuring the Camera 154

Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Connecting to a TV 163

Shooting/Playback Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Troubleshooting 164

List of Messages 175

Appendix 179

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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Preventing Malfunctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Using the Power Kits (Sold Separately). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . 192

Replacing the Date Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Index 207

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 211

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About this Guide

Symbol Conventions in this Guide

Using the Flash

Raise the flash manually.

Some functions may not be available in certain shooting modes. If there is no notation to that effect, the function may be used in all modes.

Available Shooting Modes p. 211

: This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera’s

operation.

: This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic

operating procedures.

Explanations in this guide are based on the camera’s default settings at time of purchase. The illustrations and screenshots used in this guide may differ from the actual camera.

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory

cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards in

this camera. These are collectively referred to as memory cards in

this guide.

Mode: Shooting ( )/ Playback ( )

Please Read

Test Shots

Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend that you shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is operating and being operated correctly. Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising from any malfunction of a camera or accessory, including memory cards, that results in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded in a way that is machine readable.

Warning Against Copyright Infringement

Please note that Canon digital cameras are intended for personal use and should never be used in a manner that infringes upon or contravenes international or domestic copyright laws and regulations. Please be advised that in certain cases the copying of images from performances, exhibitions, or commercial properties by means of a camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal rights even if the image was shot for personal use.

Warranty Limitations

For information on your camera’s warranty, please refer to the Canon Warranty System Booklet supplied with your camera.

For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the Canon Warranty System Booklet.

Please Read

Camera Body Temperature

If your camera is used for prolonged periods, the camera body may become warm. Please be aware of this and take care when operating the camera for an extended period.

About the LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques. More than 99.99% of the pixels operate to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as red or black dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction.

Video Format

Please set the camera’s video signal format to the one used in your region before using it with a TV monitor (p. 163).

Language Setting

Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 14) to change the language setting.

Getting Started Guide

zPreparations zShooting Still Images zViewing Still Images zErasing zPrinting zEmbedding the Date in the Image Data zShooting Movies zViewing Movies zDownloading Images to a Computer zSystem Map

Preparations

Installing the Batteries and Memory Card

1. Slide the memory card/battery cover lock a and hold it

open while sliding the cover b and opening it (c).

Memory Card/Battery Cover Lock

Open the cover (c)

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Slide the cover (b)

2. Install two batteries.

Negative end (–)

Positive end (+)

Insert the two supplied AA-size alkaline batteries.

Preparations

3. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.

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Front

Write Protect Tab (only SD and SDHC memory cards)

• Confirm that the write protect tab is unlocked (only SD and SDHC memory cards).

• Check the card for the correct orientation.

4. Close the cover (d), and press downward as you slide

it until it clicks into place (e).

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. Inserting it backward may cause the camera to fail to recognize the memory card or to malfunction.

Preparations

To Remove the Batteries

Open the cover and remove the batteries.

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Take care that you do not drop the batteries.

To Remove the Memory Card

Push the memory card with your finger until you hear a click, then release it.

Use the wrist strap to avoid dropping the camera during use.

Preparations

Setting the Date and Time

The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the power is turned on.

ON/OFF Button

Button

Control Dial

Buttons

MENU Button

1. Press the ON/OFF button.

2. Select the month, day, year and

time, and the display order.

1. Use the or button to select an option.

2. Use the or button to set the value.

• You can also set the value by using

the control dial.

3. Press the button.

To Change a Previously Set Date/Time

Use the following procedures to display the Date/Time settings menu, and then perform Steps 2 and 3 above.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the or button to select

the (Set up) menu.

3. Use the or button to select

[Date/Time].

4. Press the button.

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Preparations

The date/time setting screen will appear when the capacity of the lithium date/time battery is depleted (p. 194).

Setting the Display Language

You can change the language displayed in the LCD monitor menus and messages.

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Buttons

Button

MENU Button

1. Press the (playback) button.

2. Hold down the button and press the MENU button.

3. Use the , , or button to select a language.

4. Press the button.

Shooting Still Images

(

)

Shooting Still Images

Mode

Shutter Button

ON/OFF Button

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Mode Dial

1. Press the ON/OFF button.

• The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in

the LCD monitor.

• Pressing the ON/OFF button again turns the power off.

2. Select a shooting mode.

1. Set the mode dial to .

3. Aim the camera at the subject.

Avoiding Camera Shake

Keep your arms tight against your body while holding the camera firmly by the sides. Using a tripod is also effective.

4. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus.

• When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights

green (orange when the flash fires).

• If blinks red, we recommend shooting with a flash (p. 65) (the

message “Raise the flash” also appears in mode).

Indicator

DISP. Button

Shooting Still Images

5. Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot.

• The shutter sound will play once and the image will record.

• Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for

approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting (Rec. Review). You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even when an image is being displayed.

• If you hold the shutter button down after a shot, the image will

continue to display.

• The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the

memory card.

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To Shoot Images in Focus

The camera automatically sets the focus when you press the shutter button halfway*.

* The shutter button has a two-stage action. Pressing it down to the first stage is

referred as “pressing halfway”.

Incorrect

Just pressing fully

Press halfway to set the focus

Correct

Beep, beep…

Press fully

Shooting Preparations Complete: Lights green (orange when the flash will fire)

AF Frame

Recording: Blinks green

An AF frame will display in green on the LCD monitor at the point of focus.

Shooting Still Images

Mute Setting

Pressing the DISP. button while switching on the camera power will set the mute setting to [On] to silence all camera sounds. The setting can be changed with the [Mute] option in the Set up menu (p. 56).

Easy Mode (Recommended for Beginners)

Shooting and viewing images can usually be performed most easily by setting the mode dial to (Easy mode) (p. 78). This mode is recommended for beginners to avoid confusion.

1. Set the mode dial to (Easy mode).

2. Shooting an image.

1. Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

• When the camera focuses, a green AF frame will display.

2. Press the shutter button fully to shoot.

3. Viewing the images.

1. Press the (playback) button.

2. Use the or button to display the image you wish to view.

• You can also select images by turning the control dial.

Getting Started Guide

Viewing Still Images

Button

Buttons

Control Dial

Getting Started Guide

1. Press the (playback) button.

2. Use the or button to display the image you wish

to view.

• Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move to the next image.

• The images advance more quickly if you keep the button pressed, but they will appear coarse.

• You can also select images by using the control dial. Turning it counterclockwise displays the previous image while turning it clockwise displays the next image.

z In the Playback menu, you can set [Resume] to either [Last

seen]* or [Last shot]. (* Default setting)

z If you select [Last seen], the last image viewed will display

(Resume Playback).

z The following actions will display the most recent image

regardless of the [Resume] settings: shooting an image, changing the memory card, or editing an image on the memory card using a computer.

Erasing

Button

Control Dial

Buttons

Button

1. Press the (playback) button.

2. Use the or button to select an image to erase and

press the button.

You can also select images by using the control dial.

3. Confirm that [Erase] is selected

and press the button.

To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel].

Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image.

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Printing

Button

Terminal Cover

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A/V OUT and DIGITAL Terminal

Buttons

Control Dial

Button

1. Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer.

• Slide the camera’s terminal cover to the left to open and insert the interface cable all the way into the terminal.

• See the printer’s user guide for connection instructions.

• Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge-compliant printers in addition to Canon-brand printers.

For details, see the Direct Print User Guide.

2. Turn on the printer.

3. Press the camera’s (playback) button to turn on the

power.

• The button will light blue.

4. Use the or button to select an image to print and

press the button.

• The button will blink blue and printing will start.

• You can also select images by using the control dial.

• After you finish printing, turn off the camera and the printer and disconnect the interface cable.

Printing

Printing from a Print List

You can add images directly to a print list by merely pressing the

button immediately after shooting or playing back an image. You can then print the images from the print list easily, when connecting the camera to a printer.

Add to the Print List

1. Press the button (still images only).

2. Add to the print list.

1. Use the or button to select the number of print copies.

2. Use the or button to select [Add].

3. Press the button.

• To remove an image from the print

list, press the button again, use the or button to select [Remove] and press the FUNC./SET button.

Printing Images in a Print List

This explanation is based on the use of a Canon SELPHY ES series or SELPHY CP series printer.

1. Connect the camera to the printer.

2. Print the image.

1. Use the or button to select [Print now].

• You can use the or button

to confirm the images added to the print list.

2. Press the button.

• Printing will start.

• If printing is halted and resumed,

printing will start from the next image in the queue.

Number of copies to print

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Embedding the Date in the Image Data

This section explains how to embed date information on images as they are recorded (Date Stamp).

• The date stamp cannot be deleted from the image data once it has been embedded. Ensure that the camera’s date/time is set correctly beforehand (p. 13).

• The image size is fixed to the 2M (1600 × 1200) setting and the compression to Fine (appropriate for printing L-size or postcard-size prints.)

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ON/OFF Button

Mode Dial

Buttons

1. Press the ON/OFF button.

2. Select a shooting mode.

1. Set the mode dial to .

• You can also make this setting in other shooting modes (except Easy mode, in mode and movie mode).

Button

DISP. Button

Embedding the Date in the Image Data

3. Select (2M 1600 × 1200).

1. Press the button.

2. Use the or button to select .

3. Use the or to select .

• The area that will not print displays in gray.

• Press the DISP. button to switch to [Date & Time] with the or button.

You can use the following methods to imprint the date on images lacking imprinted date stamps.

• Set with the camera’s Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) function

(p. 148). Set [Date] option to [On] in [Print Settings] in the (Print)

menu.

• Connect the camera to a printer and print. See the Direct Print User Guide.

• Insert a memory card into the printer and print. See your printer user guide.

• Use the supplied software. See the Software Starter Guide.

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Shooting Movies

Mode Dial

Getting Started Guide

1. Press the ON/OFF button.

2. Select a shooting mode.

1. Set the mode dial to (Movie).

2. Use the control dial to select (Standard).

3. Aim the camera at the subject.

z Do not touch the microphone while

recording.

z Do not press any buttons other than the

shutter button. The sound that buttons make will be recorded in the movie.

( Standard Mode)

Shutter Button

ON/OFF Button

Indicator

Control Dial

Microphone

4. Press the shutter button halfway

to focus.

• When the camera focuses, it beeps

twice and the indicator lights green.

• The exposure, focus and white

balance are automatically set.

Shooting Preparations Complete: Lights green

5. Press the shutter button fully to

shoot.

• Recording starts.

• During recording, the elapsed

recording time and [zRec.] will display in the LCD monitor.

Elapsed Time

6. Press the shutter button fully

again to stop recording.

• The indicator will blink green and the

data will be recorded onto the memory card.

• Recording will stop automatically

when the maximum recording time elapses, or the built-in memory or memory card become full.

Recording: Blinks green

Shooting Movies

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Viewing Movies

Button

Buttons

Getting Started Guide

Button

Control Dial

1. Press the (playback) button.

2. Use the or button to display a movie and press

the button.

• Images with a icon are

movies.

• You can also select images by using

the control dial.

3. Use the or button to select (Play) and press the

button.

• The movie will start playing.

• If you press the FUNC./SET button

during playback, you can pause and restart the movie.

• You can adjust the playback volume

with the or button.

Downloading Images to a Computer

We recommend using the supplied software.

Items to Prepare

• Camera and computer

• Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera

• Interface cable supplied with the camera

System Requirements

Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.

Windows

OS Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1)

Computer Model The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-

CPU Windows Vista : Pentium 1.3 GHz or higher

RAM Windows Vista : 512 MB or more

Interface USB

Free Hard Disk Space

Display 1024 × 768 pixels/High Color (16 bit) or better

Macintosh

OS Mac OS X (v.10.4 – v.10.5)

Computer Model The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-

CPU PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel Processor

RAM Mac OS X v.10.5 : 512 MB or more

Interface USB

Free Hard Disk Space

Display 1024 × 768 pixels/ 32,000 Colors or better

Windows XP Service Pack 2

in USB ports.

Windows XP : Pentium 500 MHz or higher

Windows XP : 256 MB or more

• Canon Utilities

- ZoomBrowser EX : 200 MB or more

- PhotoStitch : 40 MB or more

in USB ports.

Mac OS X v.10.4 : 256 MB or more

• Canon Utilities

- ImageBrowser : 300 MB or more

- PhotoStitch : 50 MB or more

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Downloading Images to a Computer

Preparing to Download Images

1. Installing the software.

Windows

1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2. Click [Easy Installation].

Follow the onscreen messages to proceed with the installation.

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3. Click [Restart] or [Finish] once the installation is complete.

When the installation is finished, [Restart] or [Finish] will display. Click the button that appears.

4. Remove the CD-ROM from the drive when your normal desktop screen appears.

Macintosh

Double-click the icon in the CDROM window. When the installer panel appears, click [Install]. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed.

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