Operator`s manual

3—Operating Your HM-Series Camera HM-Series Operator’s Manual
14 Jan 2013
3–4 HM-Series Power Management
Your HM-Series camera is equipped with a power management
system that provides up to five hours of continuous operation and up
to five days of standby time between battery charges. To make the
best use of the camera and to assure it is always ready when you need
it, it is important to understand the basic power states of the camera.
The HM-Series camera is designed to operate much like your cell
phone:
• It is rarely turned off unless you do not plan to use it for a few
days or more.
• When near a power source or when not in use, you keep it on the
charger.
• When you turn it on from all the way off, it takes about 90
seconds to become operational.
• In Standby, it is always ready to go. Press the Power button and it
is on in about two seconds.
• It will automatically put itself in Standby to conserve the battery.
A red state LED located next to the display indicates the current power
state and can only be seen when the shuttered eyepiece is opened (for
example, when the camera is held up to the eye) or when the eyepiece
is removed as shown in the photograph below.
State LEDDisplay screen
HM_Series_Operators.book Page 14 Friday, January 18, 2013 4:27 PM