Canon EOS 550D Instruction Manual

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Turning on the Powerif the date/time setting screen appears when you turn on the powerswitch, see page 29 to set the date/time. : The camera turnson. : The camera is turned offanddoes not operate. Set to thisposition when not using thecamera.About the AutQmatic $eifoCieaning SensQr_ Whenever you set the power switch to or , the sensorcleaning will be executed automatically. During the sensor cleaning,the LCD monitor will display < :'c3,>. Even during the sensorcleaning, you can still shoot by pressing the shutter button halfway(p.37) to stop the sensor cleaning and take a picture._ if you repeatedly turn the power switch <0N>i<0FF> at a shortinterval, the < :'D, > icon might not be displayed. This is normal andnot a problem.About Auto PQwer Off_ To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after about30 seconds of non-operation. To turn on the camera again, justpress the shutter button halfway (p.37)._ You can change the auto power-offtime with the menu's [9" Autopower off] setting (p.139).Uf YOUSet the power Switch to while an image is being recorded tothe card, [Recording i..] wi!} be displayed and the power will turn off afterthe card finishes recording the image.27