Olympus C-770 Reference Manual - Page 21

Battery/card basics • Charging of the battery usually takes 2 hours. Charging may be completed quickly depending on how much Note battery power remains. • Do not use a battery charger other than the specified battery charger. • If the charging indicator blinks red, this may indicate that the battery is not properly attached or that the battery has malfunctioned. 1 • Charging of the battery may cause noise on a television or radio sharing the same wall outlet; however, this is not a malfunction. If this should happen, plug the battery charger into a separate wall outlet. Getting started • The battery may become hot during charging; however, this does not indicate a malfunction. • This battery charger is guaranteed to operate within an ambient temperature range of 0°C to 40°C. To ensure maximum performance of the battery charger, however, you are recommended to use it between 10°C and 30°C. • When using the battery charger in a foreign country, be sure to use a travel converter that matches the wall outlet in the area the camera is being used. Please consult a travel agency for more information on travel converters. Card basics "Card" in this manual refers to the xD-Picture Card. The camera uses the card to record pictures. The card corresponds to normal camera film for recording the pictures you have taken. Pictures recorded and stored on the card can easily be erased, overwritten, and/or edited on a PC. c Index area You can write down the card's contents. d Contact area Comes into contact with the camera's signal read c contacts. d Compatible cards • xD-Picture Card (16 - 512MB) • This camera may not recognize a non-Olympus card or a card that was formatted on another device (such as a PC, etc.). Before use, be Note sure to format the card on this camera. g"CARD SETUP - Formatting cards" (P.158) 20