Olympus C-2040 Zoom Quick Start Guide

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Thank you for purchasing this Olympus digital camera.

This Quick Start Guide provides you with the information you need to start using your new Olympus camera right away. This guide is also useful for checking the button locations and names when you are reading the Instructions booklet.

Refer to the Instructions provided with the camera for detailed information on using your Olympus camera.

1. Getting Started

Loading the batteries

1. Follow the steps below to load the batteries.

Before loading the batteries, check that the Mode dial is set to "OFF".

Slide the battery	Open the battery
compartment lock	compartment

towards .	cover.
	q	w

Load the batteries.

Lithium battery		AA-size
packs (supplied)		batteries

Close the battery

Slide the battery

compartment
cover.
w	q

compartment lock back to .

*When you close the battery compartment cover, press down on the cover to hold the batteries down.

*Do not use manganese batteries.

2.Insert the SmartMedia (card).

*Before inserting the card, check that the camera is switched off and that nothing is displayed on the control panel.

Open the card cover and push the card in fully in the direction indicated by the arrow.

(The card is used to record the pictures you take.)

Open the card

cover.

Push the card in and close

the card cover.

Use the Mode dial to select the camera operation mode. If you are using the camera for the first time, the "P" (Program mode) setting provides a quick and easy way to take pictures.

							[Still picture shooting mode]
Mode dial
	L	AI					P:				Program mode. This mode allows you to take beautiful
A/S/M		D
			E								pictures simply by pressing the shutter button.
					O
				D
P					M
					/		A/S/M: The default mode for this setting is Aperture Priority mode,
OFF	OW			E	R
	P										in which you select the aperture setting.You can also select
											Shutter Priority mode, in which you set the shutter speed,
											and Manual mode, in which you set both the aperture and
											the shutter speed.
							[Movie record mode]
									:		Select this mode when you want to shoot a movie.
							[Playback mode]
										:	Select this mode when you want to view the shots you
											have taken.
							[Camera off]
							OFF:				Switches the camera off.

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Control panel	Self-timer/Remote control lamp		Setting the Date and Time
Zoom lever	Remote control receiver	1. Press in the release buttons on both sides of the cap to remove the
Flash (built-in)	Diopter adjustment dial		lens cap.
		2.	Set the Mode dial to "P" (Program mode).
	Strap eyelet
	Connector cover	3.	Press the	(Menu) button.
			The menu screen appears on the Monitor.

4. Press on the Arrow pad to move the green highlighting frame so that "MODE SETUP" is selected. Then press .

"SETUP" appears on the Monitor.

Lens

The selected option is displayed in green.

5-Pin external flash socket

5. Press the [OK] button.

Lens cap

DC IN jack	The MODE SETUP screen appears.

	Video output jack		CARD	ALL RESET	ON
	AF/MF	AF
			SETUP

USB connector

DRIVE

MODE

SETUP

+

RED

• • •

• • •

BLUE

SETUP

WB -

WB

AUTO

SHARPNESS

NORMAL

ISO

AUTO

A/S/M

CONTRAST

NORMAL

Connector cover

O

MODE

AE LOCK

[ 3 / 3 ]

[ 1 / 3 ]

[ 1 / 4 ]

Menu screen 1/3

Menu screen 3/3

MODE SETUP screen 1/4

Card cover

6.

Press

on the Arrow pad to select

and then press .

Flash mode button (

)

"SETUP" appears. (To return to the previous page, move the green selection frame to the

top of the screen and then press

on the Arrow pad.)

Erase button ( )

Mode dial

Spot/Macro button (

)

Arrow pad

Shutter button

Print button ( )

FILE NAME

Viewfinder

SETUP

OK button (

)

m/ft

AE lock button ( AEL )

[ 4 / 4 ]

Protect button (

)

Monitor

Monitor button (

)

7. Press the [OK] button.

Card access lamp

The date/time setting screen appears.

Menu button (

)

Bottom view

Date time setting screen

Battery compartment

8.

Press

or

on the Arrow pad to select the date format.

cover

Tripod socket

(You can select day/month/year, month/day/year or year/month/day.)

Battery compartment

9.

Press

on the Arrow pad and then

or

to set the date and time.

lock

To move to the next setting (month →

day), press

on the Arrow pad. To move back

(day → month), press .

Adjusting the Viewfinder for Easier Viewing

Turn the diopter adjustment dial to adjust the viewfinder until you can see the AF target mark clearly.

Viewfinder

10. When you have finished setting the date and time, press the [OK] button.

11. Press the [OK] button repeatedly until you exit the menu screen.

AF target mark

Diopter adjustment dial

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