42Before You StartYou can change this auto power-off time for the camera to turn offautomatically after a certain period of non-operation. If you do not wantthe camera to turn off automatically, set this to [Off]. After the powerturns off, you can turn on the camera again by pressing the shutterbutton or other button.1 Select [Auto power off].Under the [5] tab, select [Autopower off], then press <0>.2 Set the desired time.Turn the <5> dial to select the item,then press <0>.If the CF card is new or was previously formatted by another camera orpersonal computer, format the card with the camera.When the CF card is formatted, all images and data in the cardwill be erased. Even protected images will be erased, so makesure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transferthe images to a personal computer, etc., before formatting thecard.1 Select [Format].Under the [5] tab, select [Format],then press <0>.3 Set the power-off time/Auto power off3 Formatting the CF CardEven if [Off] has been set, the LCD monitor will turn off automatically after30 min. to save power. (The camera’s power does not turn off.)
