Sony DSCW180R manual

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    © 2009 Sony Corporation 4-143-378- 13 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-W180/W 190 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence. GB Getti ng sta rted Shoot ing/view ing images Usin g shootin g functio ns Usin g viewi ng functio ns Delet ing image s Conne cting to othe r device [...]

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    2 GB Owner ’s Re cor d The mo del and seri al numbe rs are lo cated on the botto m. Re cor d the s eria l numb er in the space pr ovided belo w. Refer to the se numbers w henever yo u call upo n your Sony dealer reg ardin g this produc t. Model No. DSC- W180/W190 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex[...]

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    3 GB [ Battery pa ck If the battery pack is mis handled, the batt ery pack can burst, caus e a fire or even chemical burns. Observe the following cautions. • Do not disassemble. • Do not crush and do not expose the battery pack to any shock or force such as hammering, dropping or stepping on it. • Do not short circuit and do not allow metal o[...]

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    4 GB UL is an internationally recognized safety organization. The UL Mark on the product means it has been UL Listed. If you have any questions about this product, you may ca ll: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers only. [ Regulat ory Informati on [ CAUTION You are cautioned t hat [...]

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    5 GB [ Notice for the custom ers in the coun tries applyi ng EU Dire ctives The manufacturer of this product i s Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108- 0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfing er Strasse 61, 703 27 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters p[...]

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    6 GB Disposa l of waste batteries (applicable in the Europe an Union and othe r European coun tries with separ at e coll ect ion syst ems) This symb ol on th e batter y or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batterie s this symbol might be used in combination wit[...]

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    7 GB Table of contents Notes on usin g the camera ...... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... . 9 Gettin g st arte d ......... ........... ............ ................ ............ ....... 1 0 Checking the accessories supplied ........................... ............................. 10 Identif ying pa rts..[...]

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    8 GB Connecting to other devices ....................... ........... ........... .... 34 Viewing im ages on a TV ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... 34 Printing still imag es .... ....... .... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ....... .... .... 34 Using t he came ra [...]

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    9 GB x Notes on using the camera Intern al mem ory and “Memor y Stick Duo ” media back up Do not t urn off t he cam era, re move th e batt ery pack, or remove the “Memory Stic k Duo” media while t he acce ss lamp is li t. Oth erwise, the int ernal memory da ta or “Mem ory Stic k Duo” media may be dam aged. Be sur e to make a backup copy[...]

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    10 GB Getting start ed G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checkin g the accesso ries sup plied • Batter y charger BC-CS KA (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not sup plied in t he USA and Canada ) • Rechargea ble batter y pack NP-BK1 (1) • Dedicated USB c able (1) • Dedicated A/V cable (1) • Wrist strap (1) • CD-ROM (1) – Cyber-shot app lic[...]

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    11 GB Getting start ed Identifyin g parts A Shutter bu tton B Flas h C Microp hone D ON/OFF (Power) bu tton E ON/OFF (Power) l amp F Self-timer lamp G Lens H LCD screen I MENU button J For shooti ng: W/T (Zoom) button For v iewi ng: (Playback zoom ) butto n/ (Index) button K Mode swit ch L DC IN jack • Con necting the c amera to AC Ad aptor AC-LS[...]

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    12 GB Getting start ed Chargin g the battery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You ca n charge the batt ery ev en when it is partial ly charged. 2 Connect the battery charger to th e wall outlet (wall socket). • If you co ntinu e chargi ng the batt ery p ack for about one more hour after the CHARGE lamp turns o ff, the [...]

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    13 GB Getting start ed x Charging time • The tab le above sh ows the ti me required to char ge a full y depleted battery pack at a te mpera ture of 25°C (77°F). Charging m ay take longe r depending on condit ions of use and circu mstances. • Connec t the bat tery charg er to the nearest wa ll outle t (wall sock et). • When chargin g is f in[...]

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    14 GB Getting start ed Inserting the battery pack/a “Memor y Stick Duo” medi a (sol d separatel y) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” media (sold separately). With the t erminal sid e faci ng the le ns, insert the “Memory S tick Duo” medi a until it clic ks into pla ce. 3 Insert the battery pack. Insert the batt ery while[...]

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    Getting start ed 15 GB x “Memory S tick” me dia that you can use “Memory St ick Duo” media You can also us e a “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” med ia or “Mem ory S tic k PRO- HG D uo” media with the cam era. For det ails on the num ber of ima ges/ti me that can be re corded, se e pages 26, 29. Other types of “Memor y Stic k” media or m[...]

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    16 GB Getting start ed Set ting the clock 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button. The camera is turned o n. • It may ta ke time for t he power to turn on and al lo w oper at ion. 2 Sele ct the date a nd time display format wi th v / V on the control button, then press z . 3 Set the nume ric value with v / V / b / B , then press z . • Midn ight is in[...]

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    17 GB Getting start ed • The camera does not have a feature for superimpos ing dates on im ages. By usin g “PMB” in the CD-ROM (supp lied), you can pr int or save ima ges with the dat e. x Setting the date and time aga in Press th e MENU button, then s elect (Setti ngs) t [Clock S ettings] ( page 45) . Note[...]

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    18 GB Shooting/viewi ng images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image), then press ON/ OFF (Power) button. To shoot mov ies, set th e mode swit ch to (Mov ie) (p age 28) . 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated. • Pr ess the T bu tt on to zo om in, W but ton to zo om out. 3 Press the shutter [...]

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    Shooting/viewi ng images 19 GB Viewing imag es 1 Set the mode switch to (Playback). The l ast im age sh ot is di spl ayed. x Select ing next/p revious i mage Select an image with B (next) / b (pre viou s) on the control butto n. x Deleting an im age 1 Pres s (Delet e) button . 2 Sele ct [ This I mage] wit h b / B on the co ntro l button, the n pres[...]

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    20 GB U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Detecting smiles and shooting automatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Set the mo de sw itch to (Still Im age). 2 Press (Smile ) button. 3 Wait detec ting a s mil e. When the smil e level exceeds the b po in t on the indic ator, th e camera sh oots images automatic ally. When you pre ss (Smile) butto n again, Smile[...]

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    21 GB Using shooting functions Focusing on the face of the subject (Face Detection) The cam era de tects th e face of the sub ject an d focus es on it . You can se lect w hich subjec t takes priori ty whe n focusi ng. 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Select (Face Dete ctio n) wit h v / V / b / B on the cont rol button t desir ed mo de t z . (Au to): Aut[...]

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    22 GB Shooting close-ups (Macro) You ca n shoo t beaut iful clos e-up images of small subjec ts such as inse cts or flo wers. Usi ng the s elf -ti mer 1 Press (Mac ro) on the c ontrol button repea tedl y to se lect th e desire d mode t z . : The ca mera ad justs the focu s automatical ly from d istant su bjects to close-up . Normally, p ut the came[...]

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    23 GB Using shooting functions Selecting a flash mode • You cannot use the fl ash during burst shoot ing. Changing the screen display 1 Press (Fla sh) on the control butto n repeat edly t o select t he desir ed mode t z . : Flashes when there i s insuffic ient li ght or backlight . : Flash a lway s oper ates. : Fla sh al ways oper ates . The shu [...]

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    24 GB Selecting the image size to mat ch the usage The image s ize determine s the siz e of th e image fi le that is record ed when you t ake a image. The larger the image si ze, t he more deta il will be reproduc ed when the image is pr inted on larg e-fo rmat pap er. Th e small er the im age si ze, the mo re ima ges ca n be rec orded. Select the [...]

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    25 GB Using shooting functions • When yo u print images shot wi th 16:9 a spect r atio, both edg es may be cut off. Note Image size Usag e gui del ines No. of images Printing (4000×3000) (DSC-W190 on ly) For prin ts up to A3+ size Less More Fine Rough (3648×2736) (DSC-W180 on ly) (3264×24 48) (DSC-W190 on ly) For prin ts up to A3 size (2592× [...]

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    26 GB x Numbe r of still images th at can be recorded DSC-W190 (Units: Images ) DSC-W180 (Units: Images ) • The number of still images may vary dependi ng on the shooting conditi ons and the recor ding media. • When the numb er of remain ing shoota ble imag es is greater tha n 9,999, the “>9 999” indica tor appe ars. • When an image sh[...]

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    27 GB Using shooting functions Using the Shooting mode that matches the sce ne (Sc ene Se lect ion) • The fla sh do es no t oper ate in some modes . 1 Set the mode switc h to (Still Imag e). 2 Press the M ENU button. 3 Select (Camera ) with v / V / b / B on th e contro l butt on t the desir ed Scen e Sele ctio n t z . Note (Hig h Sensit iv ity) :[...]

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    28 GB Shooting movies x Viewing mov ies 1 Set the mode switch to (Playback ) and press B (next) / b (p revious ) on the co ntr ol button to s elect a movi e to view . 2 Press z . 1 Set the mode sw itch to (Movie ), th en pre ss ON/ OFF (P ower) butt on. 2 Press t he shutte r but ton full y down to start recor ding. 3 Press the sh utte r butto n ful[...]

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    29 GB Using shooting functions x Maximum recording time The table belo w shows the app roximate maximum r ecording ti mes. These are th e total times for all movie files. The image s ize is fix ed to 320 × 240. (Units: hour : mi nute : sec ond) • The recording ti me may var y depending on the shooting co nditions and the recording m edia. • Re[...]

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    30 GB U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enl arged image ( Playback zoom) Searching for an image (Image Index) 1 Set the mo de sw itch to (Play back) to displa y an image , then pr ess (Playb ack z oom) butt on. The image is en larged at twic e the size, wi th the ce nter of the image. 2 Adjust the zoo m scale an d positi on. button : Z[...]

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    31 GB Using viewing functions View ing a seri es of stil l im age s (S lidesh ow) 1 Set the mode swi tch to (Pla yback) to d ispla y a s till image, then pr ess th e MENU butt on. 2 Select (Slideshow ) wit h v / V on the control but ton, th en press z . 3 Selec t [Start] with v , then pre ss z . The sl ides how st arts. • To end th e slid esh ow,[...]

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    32 GB D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting images 1 Set the mo de sw itch to (Play back) to displa y an image , then pre ss (Delet e) butt on. 2 Press b / B on the c ontrol but ton to se lect the d esir ed se tting. (This Imag e): Y ou can de lete th e cur rentl y displaye d imag e. (Mu lt iple I mag es ): You ca n selec t and delete multiple i mages.[...]

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    33 GB Deleting images Deleting all im ages (Format) You can delete all data st o red on “Memory Stick Duo” media or the inte rnal memory. I f a “Me mory Sti ck Du o” me dia is inser ted, al l dat a stored on the “ Memo ry S tick D uo” media are d eleted. If no “Memory Stick Duo” me dia is i nserted, al l data s tored in th e interna[...]

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    34 GB C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing images on a TV • The [Video O ut] setting is se t to [NTSC] mo de at the facto ry to let you enjoy opt imum movi e image quali ty. When image s do not appear or jitte ry on your TV, you may be using a PAL-only TV. Try switch ing th e [Vide o Out] se tting to [PAL ] (page 4 4). Pri ntin g st ill [...]

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    35 GB Connecting to other devices • If it was imp ossible t o connec t to the printer, be sure to set [USB Connec t] under ( Settings) to [PictBr idge] . 4 Select the desir ed mod e with v / V on the con tro l button t z . This Image : Print the c urrently displaye d image. Multiple Images: Pr ess b / B to display the image, then z . 5 Select the[...]

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    36 GB Using the camer a with a c omputer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You can e njoy t he re cord ed im ages m ore th an ev er by t aki ng advan tage of th e soft ware, and “PM B” is inc luded on a CD-RO M (sup plied). There are more functio ns, in ad dition to those lis ted belo w, for en joying you r images. For details , see th[...]

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    37 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 1: Installin g the “PM B” (su pplied) You ca n instal l the so ftwa re (supp lied ) using the fo llowin g proced ure. • Log on as Administr ator. 1 Check yo ur comput er envir onmen t. Recom mended en viro nment for us ing “PMB ” OS (pre-installe d): Micr osoft W ind ows X P* 1 SP3/Windows Vista *[...]

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    38 GB x Stage 2: Importing images to your computer us ing “PMB” x Stage 3: Vie wing “PMB Guide” • Do not disc onnect the dedicated USB cable fro m the camera while the came ra is oper ating or whil e “Accessi ng…” appears on the screen of the cam era. Doing so may corr upt the data. • When u sing a batter y with little remai ning [...]

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    39 GB Connecting to other devices x Using the camera with your Macintosh computer You ca n copy im ages to your Mac intosh comput er. How ever, “PM B” is not compa tible . Reco mmende d comput er enviro nmen t The following e nvironment i s recommended for a computer connected to th e camera. Reco mmende d envi ronm ent for impo rti ng imag es [...]

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    40 GB Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changin g the operation sou nds You ca n set the sound produ ced whe n you op erate t he came ra. 1 Press the ME NU butto n. 2 Select (Set tings) with V on the cont rol button , th en press z . 3 Selec t [Mai n Se ttings ] with v / V on the con trol button , the n press [B eep] t z . 4 Selec t the de sired mo[...]

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    41 GB Changing camera s ettings Using the MENU items Displays a vailabl e functi ons fo r easy setting wh en the camera is in shooting or pla yback mode. Only the items that ar e availa ble for each mod e are d isplay ed on the s cree n. Select (Settings) t [ Main Se ttings] t [Initia lize] to i nitializ e the set tings t o the default se tting. x [...]

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    42 GB White Balance Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions. ( Aut o/ Dayl ight/ Cloudy/ F luorescent Light 1, Fluorescent Light 2, Fluorescent Light 3/ n Incandescent/ Flas h) Focus Changes the focu s method. ( Mult i AF/ Cen ter AF/0.5 m/1.0 m/3. 0 m/7.0 m/ ) Metering Mode Sets which part of the subject to measure to det[...]

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    43 GB Changing camera s ettings x MENU in viewing mode Ite m Description (Slideshow) Plays back i mages in success ion along with effects. (Retouch) Retouches s till ima ges. ( Trimming/ Red Eye Correction) (Multi- Purpose Resize) Changes the image size according to usage. ( HDTV/ Blog/E-mail ) (Protect) Prevents accidental erasure. ( This Image/ M[...]

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    44 GB Using the (Settings) items You can change the defa ult sett ings. 1 Press the MENU butt on to displ ay the Menu scr een. 2 Selec t (Se ttings ) with V on the cont rol button , th en press z . 3 Select the des ired item wit h v / V / b / B , the n press z . 4 Press the M ENU butt on t o turn off t he se tting s creen . Category It em Descripti[...]

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    45 GB Changing camera s ettings “Memory S tick” Tool Format Formats the “Memory St ick Duo” media. Create REC. Folder Cr eates a folder in “ Memory Stick Duo” medi a for recording images. Change REC.Fol der Changes the fold er currently use d for recordi ng images. Copy Copies all image s in the internal memory to “Memory Stick Duo”[...]

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    46 GB Oth ers List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp laye d on the sc reen t o indic ate the c amera status . You ca n chan ge the scr een dis play using DIS P (scr een dis play) on the co ntrol bu tton (page 2 3). When shooting still images When sho oting mo vies When pl aying back A Display Indication Battery r emaining Low battery [...]

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    47 GB Others B C Color mode PictBridge connecti ng Protect Print order (DPOF) VOL. Volume PictBridge connecti ng Display Indication z AE/AF lock REC Standby Recording a movie/S tandby a movie ISO400 ISO number 125 Shutter s peed F3.5 Aperture va lue +2.0EV Exposure Value 0:12 Rec ording time (m:s) AF range f inder frame indicator 1.0 m Semi-m anual[...]

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    48 GB D Displ ay Indic ation Self-timer Spot metering cross hair AF range finder frame N Playback Playback bar Histogram • appears when histogram displa y is disabled.[...]

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    49 GB Others Learning more about the cam era (“C yber- shot Handbook”) “Cyber-shot Handbook”, wh ich explain s how to u se the camer a in deta il, is in cluded on the CD-ROM (sup plied). Ref er to i t for in-d epth inst ructio ns on the man y functi ons of the ca mera. • You n eed Ado be Read er to read “Cybe r-shot H andb ook”. If it[...]

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    50 GB Troubleshooti ng If you e xperie nce trou ble wi th the ca mera, try the fol lowing solu tions. On repairi ng cameras wi th inter nal memory fu nction in cluded, data in t he camera may be checked on minimum necessity to verif y and improve the malfunction sy mptoms. Sony w il l no t cop y or sav e an y of thos e data. Cannot insert the batte[...]

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    51 GB Others The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • The battery c harge will quick ly get used up and the actual remaini ng battery cha rge will be lower than the in dicat or in the followi ng cases: – When you use the camera in a n extremely hot or cold locati on. – When you use the flash and zoom f requently . – When you repeatedl[...]

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    52 GB Precautions Do not us e/store the cam era in the following places • In an extrem ely hot, cold or humid place In plac es such as in a car parked in t he sun, the camera body m ay become defor med and this may caus e a malfuncti on. • Under direct sunli ght or near a heater The camera b ody may become discolore d or deformed , and this may[...]

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    53 GB Others Specificati ons Camera [Syste m] Image device: DSC-W190: 7.79 m m (1/2.3 t ype) color CCD, Prima ry color filter DSC-W180: 7.70 m m (1/2.3 t ype) color CCD, Prima ry color filter Total pixel number of camera: DSC-W190: App rox. 12.4 M egapixels DSC-W180: App rox. 10.3 M egapixels Effective pixel number of camera: DSC-W190: App rox. 12.[...]

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    54 GB BC-C SKA ba tter y charger Power requirements : AC 100 V t o 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz, 2.3 W Output voltage: DC 4.2 V, 0.30 A Operating temperatu re: 0°C to 40 °C (32°F to 104°F) Storage temperature: –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensions: App rox. 62 × 2 4 × 91 mm (2 1/2 × 31/32 × 3 5/8 inches) (W/H/D) Mass: Approx. 70 g (2.5 o[...]

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    55 GB Others[...]

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    Pr int ed in Ch in a Printed on 70% or more recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Additional informa tion on this product and answer s to frequently a sked questions can be found at our Custome r Support Webs ite.[...]