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The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Ricoh CX4, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Ricoh CX4 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Ricoh CX4. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of Ricoh CX4 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Ricoh CX4
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Ricoh CX4 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Ricoh CX4 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Ricoh CX4 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Ricoh CX4, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Ricoh service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Ricoh CX4.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Ricoh CX4 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
Table of contents for the manual
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1 Firmware Update Instruction Manual This ma nual d escribes the proced ures for downloa ding the CX4 f irmware from the R icoh web site and upd ating the fi rmware . Perfor m the fol lowing ope ration s to update the fir mware. Flow of procedures " 1. Chec k the current version of t he firmware (p. 1) " 2. Downl oad the firmware f ile, a[...]
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2 1. Check the version of the firmware Caution Before updati ng, be sure to check the firmware vers ion using the foll owing method. If the install ed firmware is the l atest versi on, there is no nee d to upgrade. For informat ion about firmware , visit the Ricoh websit e (http://www.r icoh.com/r_ dc/support/ ). 1. With the camera turned off, whil[...]
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3 2. Download the firmware file, and get it ready for use 1. Download the firmware to your computer from the Ricoh website 2. Either doubleclick the downloaded file or click [OK] when the dialog box (refer to the below diagram) • For Windo ws, designate the destina tion for the extracted file, and click [OK]. • For Macin tosh, the extracted fol[...]
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4 1 Method for copying firmware by connecting th e camera and a computer together with a USB cable 1. Insert an SD memory card into the camera 2. Confirm the power to the camera is off, then connect the camera and the computer together using the supplied USB cable • The power to the camer a will turn on auto matically. If th e power doe s not tur[...]
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5 4. Confirm that the file s were correctly copied to the SD memory car d 5. Wh en usi ng W indo ws After copying of the files is compl eted, doubleclick the [Safely remo ve hardware] i con on the taskbar, and pr oceed to Step 6 When using Macin tosh Drag and drop the [RICOHDCX] to the Trash. When the icon has been ejected, proceed to Step 9 belo w[...]
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6 2. Copy two files, [o launch3] and [olaunch8] to the SD memory card • Do not copy [olaunch 3] and [olau nch 8] to [ CLIPINFO] an d [DCIM] folder. 3. Open [RICOHDCX], and confirm that the files copied correctly 4. Wh en usi ng W indo ws After copying of the files is compl eted, doubleclick the [Safely remo ve hardware] i con on the taskbar, and [...]
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7 4. Update the firmware 1. With the camera turned off, whil e pressing the ADJ./OK button ( 1 ) up wards ! side, press and hold the 6 (Playback) button ( 2 ) down for 2 to 3 seconds • A message co nfirming the firmware update will appear on the picture display. 2. Press the ADJ./ OK button toward the F side, select [YES], and pre ss the ADJ./OK [...]
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8 • If a message sayi ng, [Incorrect rewri ting file] appear s on the picture display and the power to the camera turns off aut omatically, check the model of the camera, and us e the corr ect firmware to update the firmware again. • If the message, [No rewri ting file] is displayed, then the firmware was not copied to the SD memory card correc[...]
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9 5. Check the firmware version of the camera Follow the procedures in [1. Check the firmware ver sion] on page 2, and confirm that the version of the firmware has changed. • If the SD memory card continues to be used with the firmware files copied to it, the number of captur ed picture s that can b e taken will d ecrease.P lease delete the firm [...]