FujiFilm DL-290S ZOOM Date User manual

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The “CE” mark certifies that this product satisfies the require-
ments of the EU (European Union) regarding safety, public
health, environment and consumer protection. (“CE” is the
abbreviation of Conformité Euroéepnne.)
This product conforms with Directive 89/336/EEC.

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CONTENTS
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
I. BASIC PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the date (or time) printing unit
(for the dating model only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Attach the strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Load the film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Taking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
End of film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
II. ADVANCED TECHNIQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the Autofocus Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting the exposure mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the remote control switch . . . . . . . . . . 22
Camera faults, possible causes, and remedies . . 25
Print faults, possible causes, and remedies . . . . 27
Camera care and cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SPECIAL FEATURES
●A fully automatic 35 mm compact zoom camera
1. High Quality 38-90mm Autofocus zoom.
2. Drop-in Film Loading.
3. Film Pre-winding.
4. Red-eye Reduction
5. Automatic Flash.
6. Large Viewfinder.
7. Date or Time Printing Capability (for the dating
model only).
This manual will show you how to use your
camera correctly. Please follow the instructions
carefully.

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NAMES OF PARTS
qStrap Lug
wShutter Release
eAutofocus Windows
rFinder Window
tLiquid Crystal Display
yFlash Lampface
uRed-eye Reducting Lamp
iLens Cover Button (Power Switch)
oAE Light Sensor
!0 Lens
!1 Zoom Button (wide)
!2 Zoom Button (tele)
!3 Remote Control Sensor
!4 Self-timer/Remote Control Lamp
!5 Self-timer/Remote Control Button
!6 Exposure Mode Button
!7 Finder Eyepiece
!8 Autofocus Lamp
!9 Camera Back
@0 Date display Window (for the dating model only)
@1 Date Mode/Select Button (for the dating model only)
@2 Date Set Button (for the dating model only)
@3 Battery Compartment Cover
@4 Camera Back Lock
@5 Film Confirmation Window
@6 Mid-roll Rewind Button
@7 Tripod Socket
@8 Self-timer Mode Sing
@9 Exposure Counter Number
#0 Red-eye Reducing Flash Mode Sign
#1 Remote Control Mode Sign
#2 Flash Mode Sign
(When reading this manual, leave this page open for quick reference)
Liquid Crystal Display
qwerty !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @0 @1 @2
@8 @9 #0
u i o !0 !1!2!3 @3 @4 @5 @6 @7 #1 #2
!4

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I. BASIC PROCEDURE
LOAD THE BATTERY
●Use one 3V CR123A lithium battery.
●A new lithium battery will provide power for taking
about 400 pictures, including 200 with flash (as
tested according to Fujifilm’s battery testing
procedure).
1. Open the battery compartment cover (Fig. 1)
Push the Cover’s grained part up (toward the
camera back) and open the Cover toward you.
2. Insert the battery (Fig. 2)
Insert the battery in the Battery Compartment, minus
– end first, then press in the plus + end and close
the Battery Compartment Cover.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2

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3. Check the loaded battery (Fig. 3)
Push the Lens Cover Button downward. If the Lens
Cover opens and the lens barrel moves out into
shooting position (wideangle), the battery is loaded
correctly.
●If the Flash Sign ( c) in the LCD blinks for 12
seconds or more after taking a flash picture, the
battery is spent. Change the battery with a new
one as soon as possible.
●Always reset the date after changing the battery
(for the dating model only)
●If you are going on a trip or are planning to take
lots of pictures, take a spare battery along with
you just in case you might need it. This is
especially true if you are travelling abroad
because in some countries you may not be able
to obtain the type of battery you want.
USING THE DATA (OR TIME)
PRINTING UNIT
This section applies only to the model with a dating
unit.
1. Printing dates (or time) on your pictures
(Fig. 4)
M... Stands for month (Fig. 4 - A)
Fig. 3
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Year
Month
Day
Day
Month
Day
Month
Hour
Day
Year
Year
Minute
↓
↓
↓
↓
↓
To change the order of the year, month, and day,
press in the Date Mode/Select Button q. The order
will change as shown above. The date Showing in
the Date Display Window is the date that will be
printed in the bottom right of your picture.
If you don’t want dates on your pictures, bring out
the Dating Unit Off sign (-- -- --) in the Date Display
Window.
lAfter changing the Camera battery, always check
and reset the date (or time).
2. Correcting the date (Fig. 5)
PRINT... Printing Mark (Fig. 5 - A)
(1) Make the number for the year blink by pressing
in the Date Mode/Select Button q.
(2) Change the blinking number to the one you
want by pressing in the Date Set Button w.
(3) Make the next number (the number for the
month) blink by pressing in the Date Mode/
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Select Button again then correct the number
with the Date Set Button.
(4) After correcting the number for the “minute”,
press in the Date Mode/Select Button to bring
out the “PRINT” sign in the Date Display
Window. The Dating Unit is now ready for
printing.
●Your camera’s quartz date-printing unit has an
auto-calendar that is designed to function up
through the year 2020. The Dates (or time) are
represented by the following numbers:
Year: 89 - 20 Hour: 0 - 23
Month: 1 - 12 Minute: 00 - 59
Day: 1 - 31
●The year, month, and day are interlocked with the
hour and minute.
●When the shutter is released to take your picture,
the “PRINT” sign in the Date Display Window will
blink for about two seconds to tell you the date
has been printed on it.
ATTACH THE STRAP (Fig. 6)
Pass the looped end of the strap through the
camera’s Strap Lug, then pass the other end of the
strap through the loop and pull it firmly.
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LOAD THE FILM
1. Open the camera back (Fig. 7)
To open, hold the camera bottom side up and push
the Camera Back Lock downward.
2. Insert the film (Fig. 8)
Just push the film gently into the Film Chamber.
●Do not open the Camera Back all the way. It is
normally set to open about 15° or just enough to
drop the film in smoothly and surely.
●Film with a mark (Advanced photo sytem) on
it cannot be used.
●Always use your film before the expiration date
printed on the film box.
Fig. 7
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3. Check the film tip position (Fig. 9)
Make sure the film tip falls within the Film Tip Mark
(green lines in the far end of the film track).
4. Close the camera back (Fig. 10)
As soon as you close the Camera Back, the
Exposure Counter will run though rapidly and the
film will prewind itself up to the very end. (If the film
is a 24-exposure roll, it will prewind itself in about 20
seconds and the Exposure Counter will stop at the
number “24”).
●If the film leader (the length of film protruding from
the cartridge) is too short or too long, however,
you’ll have to adjust it before dropping the
cartridge into the camera. To adjust, pull the film
out or wind it in so that the film tip will fall within
the camera’s Film Tip Mark (green lines).
●The Film Confirmation Window will show the type
and speed of the loaded film and the number of
exposures it contains.
Fig. 9
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TAKING PICTURES
1. Turn on the power (Fig. 11)
To turn it on, press the Power Switch downward.
The Lens Cover will automatically open and the
Lens will move out into shooting position. If the Lens
is in retracted position, the shutter won’t trip.
2. Standard 35 mm size covering area (Fig. 12)
●Parallax Correction Mark (Fig. 12 - A)
●Bright Frame (Fig. 12 - B)
You’ll get in your picture everything you see within
the Bright Frame. But if you are shooting your
subject form about 1.2 meters away or closer, you’ll
get in your picture only the area falling within the
Parallax Correction Mark.
Fig. 11
Fig. 12