K Service Source QuickTake 200
K Service Source Basics QuickTake 200
Basics Overview - 1 Overview The QuickTake 200 is an easy-to-use digital camera that produces high-quality images that can quickly transfer to a Mac OS-based computer. Using the computer, you can manipulate and modify the images. The QuickTake 200 is repaired through wholeunit exchange in most countries. Check the service strategy in your region.
Basics Overview - 2 Features Features of the QuickTake 200 include the following: • 1.8-inch color LCD display that supports frame-byframe and automatic playback modes • 24-bit VGA images at resolutions of up to 640x480 pixels in more than 16 million colors • SmartMedia 2 MB memory card that can accommodate 30 standard-quality images or as many as 20 high-quality images • User-selectable aperture setting of f2.
Basics Date Button (+) Time Button (-) Overview - 3 Mode Dial: Sets modes for camera operation. Viewfinder Mode Dial Lens Shutter Release Timer/Sleep Light Date/Time Button: Changes date and time; allows scrolling through frames. Viewfinder: Use to conserve batteries or to prevent sunlight from distorting LCD screen. Lens: Frames subject. Timer/Sleep Light: Indicates self-timing and sleep modes. Memory Door: Protects memory card.
Basics Aperture Selector Overview - 4 Focus Selector: Selects the distance from the lens to the subject. Action Button Focus Selector Aperture Selector: Sets the light setting to f2.2 or f8.0. Power Switch Action Button: Provides data during playback, erase, and other operations. Power Switch: Turns on and shuts off the camera. LCD Screen: Allows viewing of selected images. LCD Screen Terminal Door Terminal Door: Protects camera ports.
Basics Overview - 5 Mode Dial Settings Icon Mode Name Function Computer Transfer images from the camera to the computer. Self-Timer Take a picture after 10 seconds. Record-Fine Take high-quality pictures or change the date and time. Record Take good quality pictures. Play View single or multiple images in the camera. Auto-Playback Automatically play back consecutive frames or view images on a television. Protect Prevent images from being erased.
Basics Camera Operation - 6 Camera Operation This section covers basic camera operations. The information can also be found in Chapter 2 of the Apple QuickTake 200 owner’s manual. Adjusting the LCD Screen Brightness Use the brightness dial on the bottom of the camera to set the LCD screen to a visible brightness. Note: While taking pictures indoors, the brightness of an image might be affected by the flicker of fluorescent lighting.
Basics Camera Operation - 7 Never open the memory card door while the camera is recording an image. This can damage the card or corrupt data on the card. You might have to reformat the card, which means that all of the images on the card will be erased. ±Warning: When the LCD display is on, the number in the upper-right corner of the LCD screen shows how many more pictures you can take.
Basics 3 4 5 Camera Operation - 8 Press the + and - buttons at the same time. Nine images appear on your LCD screen. Press the + and - buttons to select and view the frames. To revert to single-frame playback, press the + and - buttons at the same time again. A single image appears on your LCD screen. To view images on a color television, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Make sure the camera and television are turned off.
Basics Camera Operation - 9 1 Turn off the camera. 3 Connect the computer cable to the Digital port on the camera. 2 4 5 6 Set the mode dial to Computer ( ). Connect the other end of the computer cable to the modem port. Turn on the camera. “PC-MODE” appears on the LCD screen. To open the Camera Access application, double-click the icon on your computer. (Refer to Chapter 3 in the Apple QuickTake 200 owner’s manual.
Basics 3 4 5 6 7 Camera Operation - 10 Press the + and - buttons at the same time. Nine images appear on your LCD screen. Press the + and - buttons to select a frame. Press the action button again to erase a frame. “OK?” flashes on your screen, giving you the chance to verify that you want to erase the image. Press the action button a third time to erase the image. To revert to single-frame playback, press the + and - buttons at the same time again. A single image appears on your LCD screen.
Basics 3 4 5 6 In either Record ( ) or Record-Fine ( the LCD screen to sleep. Camera Operation - 11 ) mode, press the action button twice to put The red sleep light on the front of the camera goes on. You cannot see live, video images on the LCD screen when you put the screen to sleep. Use the viewfinder to focus on the image you want to capture. Press the shutter release to take a picture. The LCD screen turns on and captures the image.
K Service Source Specifications QuickTake 200
Specifications Characteristics - 1 Characteristics Camera Type Digital camera with color LCD Image Size 640 x 480 pixels Interface RS-232C Bit Depth 24-bit color Memory Standard: 2 MB SmartMedia image memory card Optional Accessory: 4 MB SmartMedia image memory card Lens Field of View 8 mm (equivalent to 48-mm lens on a 35-mm film camera)
Specifications Liquid Crystal Display ISO Focus Range Characteristics - 2 1.8 inches color LCD Equivalent to approximately ISO 100 Close-up: 3.5 to 5.1 in (9 to 13 cm) Portrait: 17.7 to 35.4 in (45 to 90 cm) Distant: 35.4 inches and farther (90 cm and farther) Aperture f2.
Specifications System Requirements Characteristics - 3 A Mac OS-based computer with a 68040, PowerPC or later processor, with 16 MB of RAM and 24 MB of available space on the hard disk drive. System software version 7.
Specifications Environmental - 4 Environmental Temperature Humidity Operating: 32 to 104° F (0 to 40° C) Storage (6 months): -3 to 140° F (-20 to 60° C) Transit (72 hours): -40 to 149° F (-40 to 65° C) 10 to 85%, noncondensing
Specifications Electrical - 5 Electrical Power Requirements < 500 mW, standby < 4.5 W, operating Internal Power Four AA batteries (3.6 V DC to 5.4 V DC) External Power 4.5 V DC/1.75 A to 8.0 V DC/1.
Specifications Physical - 6 Physical Dimensions Weight Height: 3 in. (77 mm) Width: 5.1 in. (129 mm) Depth: 1.9 in. (47 mm) 8.5 oz.
K Service Source Troubleshooting QuickTake 200
Troubleshooting General - 1 General The Symptom Charts included in this chapter will help you diagnose specific symptoms related to your product. Because cures are listed on the charts in the order of most likely solution, try the first cure first. Verify whether or not the product continues to exhibit the symptom. If the symptom persists, try the next cure. If you are not sure what the problem is, or if the Symptom Charts do not resolve the problem, contact Apple Technical Support.
Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Power - 2 Symptom Charts Power No power 1 2 Check connection to power adapter if used. Replace batteries. Power stops during operation 1 If camera overheats, the safety shutoff turns it off. Move camera to cooler location; wait until camera has cooled down; and turn it on again. Refer to operating temperature in Specifications chapter. After two minutes, auto-power-off turns off the camera to save power. Turn on camera. Replace batteries.
Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Operation - 3 Operation When shutter button is pressed, no picture is shown 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Load memory card. Format memory card. Load new memory card or erase frame. Remove write-protection. Initialize memory card. Turn on camera. Replace batteries. Set mode dial to Record-Fine ( ) or Record ( Playback screen is too bright Set aperture to f8 ( Image played back is blurred 1 2 3 4 5 Playback image does not appear on LCD or monitor screen Check cable connection.
Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Displayed Warnings - 4 Displayed Warnings Displayed Warning Symbol NO CARD Status Mode Explanation Flashing All modes Batteries depleted. Replace batteries. Blank All modes Flashing All modes Batteries depleted, defective, or missing. Replace batteries. Card missing. Replace card. (Appears when shutter button is pressed in or CARD NOT INITIALIZED CARD ERROR Flashing Flashing All modes mode.) Initialize card.
