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    USER MANUAL[...]

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    twit ter .com/Go P ro youtube.com/GoPro faceb ook.com/GoPro insta gram.com/GoPro / Joi n th e Go Pr o Mov em e nt T o d ow n lo ad t hi s us er m a nu al i n a di ffe re nt l an gu ag e, v is it gopro.com/ suppor t . Po ur té lé c ha rg er c e ma nu el d e l ’ut il is ate ur d a ns u n e au tr e la n gu e, re nd ez -vo us s ur gopro.com/suppor[...]

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    4 5 / T a bl e of C on te nt s Using the Mounts 86 T roubleshooting 89 Customer Suppor t 91 T ra demarks 91 Regulator y Information 91 T he B a sic s 6 Gett ing Star ted 8 Camer a Displays 14 C am er a Ic on s 18 Camera Menus 20 Camer a Modes 22 Naviga ting Settings Menus 23 Video Mode 25 Ph ot o Mo de 37 Multi-Shot Mod e 44 Playback Mode 53 Se tu [...]

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    6 7 10 . Microphone 11 . HERO Port 12 . T ou ch Disp l ay 13 . T o uc h Di s pl ay S le ep/ Wa ke Bu tt on [ ] 14 . Se ttings /T ag Bu tton [ ] 15 . Battery Door / T he B a si c s 1. Cam era Status Light (red) 2. Shutt er / Select Button [ ] 3. Wireless Status Light (blue ) 4. Camera Status Screen 5. Po wer/Mo de B ut t on [ ] 6. Mi cr o HDMI P or [...]

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    8 9 4. C ha rg e t he b at te r y b y co nn e c ti ng t he c a me ra t o a co mp ut er o r ot he r USB c h ar gi ng a da pt er u si ng t he i n clu d ed U SB c a bl e. T he ca m er a st at us l ig ht t ur n s on d u ri ng c ha r gin g a nd t ur n s off w h en charging is complete. NOTICE: Us in g a wa ll c h ar ge r oth e r th an a G oP ro Wa ll C[...]

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    10 11 POWE RING ON + OFF T o Po we r On : Pr es s t he Power/Mode but t on [ ] on ce . Th e c am er a s ta tu s li gh t s (re d ) fla s h th re e ti me s a nd t he s ou n d in di c ato r em it s t hr ee b e ep s. W h en th e c am er a s ta tu s sc re e n di sp la ys i nf or ma ti on , yo ur c a me ra i s o n. T o Po we r Off : Pr es s a nd h ol d[...]

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    12 13 T o Re mov e th e mi cro S D Ca rd : Pl a ce y ou r fin ge r na il a ga in st th e e dg e of t he m em or y ca rd an d l ig htl y pr es s it f u r th er i nt o the camera. T he c ar d s pr in gs o ut f a r en ou gh to b e re mo ved . NOTICE: Us e c ar e w he n ha n dl in g me mo r y c a rd s. Av oid l iq ui d s, d u st an d d eb r is . A s a[...]

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    14 15 / Camera Disp l ays Y o ur HE RO 4 Si lve r fe at ur es a s ta tu s s cr ee n on t h e fr ont o f th e c am er a an d a l ar ge r to uc h d is pl ay o n th e b ac k . CAMERA ST A TUS SCREEN T he c a me ra s ta tu s s cr ee n on t h e fr on t of t he c a me ra d is pl ay s t he fo llo wi n g inf or m ati on a b ou t mo d es a n d set t in gs :[...]

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    16 17 / Camera Disp l ays Gestures Us e th es e ge s tu re s to na vi ga te t he to u ch d is pl a y: Swipe up/down Swipe up from bottom edge Swipe left Swipe right Press for 3 sec Slide down and hold Swipe down Swipe Le Di sp la y c am er a mo d es . Swipe up/down Swipe up from bottom edge Swipe left Swipe right Press for 3 sec Slide down and h[...]

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    18 19 / C a me r a Ic on s / C a me r a Ic on s Au to Lo w Li ght Au to O ff Beeps Bu rs t P hot os Color Cont inuou s Photos Date/Time De fa ul t Mo de Delete Exp osure V alue Compensation Field of View Fr am es P er S e co nd Interval ISO Limit LEDs Looping Megapixels Multi-Shot Mod e Nig ht L a ps e Night Photo On-Screen Display Orientation Ph [...]

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    20 21 / C a me r a Me nu s / C a me r a Me nu s Camera Reset[...]

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    22 23 T he HE RO 4 Si lve r fe at ur es s eve r al c a me ra m od e s. S wi pe l e o n th e to uc h di sp l ay, or p re ss t h e Power / Mode but to n [ ] repeatedly to cycle through the modes . These modes appear : Video Record video Ph oto C ap tu re a si ng le p ho to Multi-Shot C ap tu re a s er ie s of p hot os ( T im e La p se, B ur s t, e[...]

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    24 25 TO N AVI GATE W I T H TH E CA M ER A B U T T ON S : 1. Ver if y t ha t th e c am er a is i n t he d es ir ed c a me ra m od e. I f an i co n fo r th at m od e d oe s no t ap pe ar o n t he c a me ra s t atu s s cr ee n , pr es s th e Power / Mode but to n [ ] re pe ate d ly u nt il it a p pe ar s. 2. P re s s th e Settings/ T ag but t on [ ] [...]

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    26 27 / Vi d eo M od e / Vi d eo M od e CAP TU RING VIDEO 1. Sw ip e le t o di sp la y t he c a me ra m od e s, a n d th en t a p th e u pp er l e ic on ( Video mo d e). 2. I f ne ce s sa r y, s ele c t a d iff ere nt v id e o ca pt ur e mo d e ( Vi d eo , Ti me La p se V id e o, Vi d eo + P h oto, o r V id eo L oo pi ng ): a. S wi pe u p to[...]

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    28 29 / Vi d eo M od e VIDEO SE T TINGS Fo ur c a ptu re m od es a r e ava il a bl e fo r Video mo de : V id eo , Ti me L a ps e Vi d eo, V i de o + P hot o an d V id eo L oo pi ng . T he c a pt ure m o de t ha t yo u se le c t d ete rm in e s th e Video se tt in g s th at a pp ea r in t h e re st o f th e menu. Fo r in st r uc t io ns o n h ow to [...]

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    30 31 / Vi d eo M od e Looping Int er val s Ava il ab le i nte r v al s f or L oo pi ng a re 5, 2 0, 6 0 an d 120 min ut es . Fo r exa m ple , if yo u s ele c t a 5 -m in ute i nt er v al , o nl y th e pr ev io us 5 m in ut es is s av ed w h en y ou s to p re co rd in g . If yo u re co rd f or 5 m in ut es a nd d o no t pre s s th e Shutter/Selec t[...]

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    32 33 / Vi d eo M od e Video Resolution NTSC/ PA L FOV S creen Resolution 720p 12 0 / 12 0 60/5 0 30 /25 Ult r a Wi de, Medium, Nar row 1 280x720, 1 6:9 720p SuperView 10 0 /10 0 60/5 0 Ult r a Wi de 1 280x720, 1 6:9 W VGA 240/240 Ult r a Wi de 848x48 0, 1 6: 9 PRO TI P: T o o pe n t he s et ti ng s me n u for t h e cu r re nt mo d e, s wi pe u p o[...]

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    34 35 / Vi d eo M od e Video Resolution Bes t Us e 960 p Us e for b o d y- mo unt ed s ho t s an d w he n sl ow mo ti on i s de si re d.* P rov id e s la rg e vi ew in g a rea a n d sm oo th r es ult s f or h ig h ac tion capture. 720p Go od f or h an d he ld s hot s a n d w he n sl ow mot io n is d e sir ed .* 720p SuperView Su pe r Vi ew d el iv [...]

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    36 37 / Vi d eo M od e L OW LIGHT Au to Lo w Li ght a l low s yo u to s ho ot in l ow -l ig ht en vi ro nm e nt s or wh e n qu ic kl y tr a ns iti on in g in a n d ou t of lo w- li gh t co nd it io ns . T he ca m er a au to ma ti ca ll y a dj us t s fp s to a c hi eve t h e opt im al e xp os ur e an d b es t re su lt s . Au to Lo w Li ght i s no t [...]

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    38 39 / P hot o Mod e CA P TU RING A S INGL E OR NIG HT P HO TO 1. Sw ip e le t o di sp la y t he c a me ra m od e s, a n d th en t a p th e mi d dl e ic on i n th e u pp er r ow ( Photo m od e) . 2. I f ne ce s sa r y, s ele c t a d iff er ent p h oto c a ptu re m od e (S in gl e or Ni gh t) : a. S wi pe u p to o pe n t he s et ti ng s me n u.[...]

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    40 41 PHOTO SE TTINGS T hr ee c a ptu re m od e s ar e av ai la b le fo r Photo mode: Single, Co nt in uo us a n d Ni ght . T h e ca pt ur e mo de t ha t yo u se le c t d ete r min e s the Ph oto set t in gs t ha t ap p ea r in t he r es t of t he m e nu . Fo r in st r uc t io ns o n h ow to c ha n ge t he f ol lo wi ng s et ti ng s , se e Navigati[...]

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    42 43 / P hot o Mod e INTERV AL Int er val a p pl ie s on ly to C o nt in uo us p ho to. Av ail a b le in ter va l s ar e 3 (de fa ul t), 5 o r 1 0 p ho tos e ve r y s ec on d . MEGAPIXELS T he HE RO 4 Si lve r c ap tu re s ph oto s at 12MP , 7M P or 5M P . S ma ll er me ga pi xel v a lue s t ake u p le s s sp ac e on t h e mi cr oS D ca rd . Not e[...]

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    44 45 / Mu lti -Sh ot M od e Mu lti -S hot m od e c on ta in s th re e c a ptu re m od e s: Bu r st , Ti me L a ps e an d Ni gh t La ps e. Capture Mode Description Burst (defaul t) C ap tu re s up to 3 0 p hot os i n 1 se co n d. Pe r fe c t fo r c ap tu ri ng t h e de fin iti ve m om e nt in f a st- ac t io n sp or t s . Ti me L a ps e C ap tu re[...]

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    46 47 CA P TU RING T IME L A P SE OR NI GHT L A P SE P HOT OS 1. Se le c t th e d es ire d c a ptu re m od e ( T im e L ap se o r Ni gh t La ps e): a. S wi pe l e to d is pl a y th e c am er a mo d es , a nd t he n t ap t h e up pe r r ig ht i co n ( Mu lti-S hot m o d e). b. S wi pe u p to o pe n t he s et ti ng s me n u. c. T a p M od e, a nd [...]

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    48 49 / Mu lti -Sh ot M od e Rat e a pp li es o nl y to Bu r st . P hot os c a n be c a ptu re d at t h e fol lo wi ng r at es : 3 ph oto s in 1 s e co nd 5 ph oto s in 1 s e co nd 1 0 p h oto s in 1 s ec on d 1 0 p h oto s in 2 s ec on d s 1 0 p h oto s in 3 s ec on d s 30 p ho tos i n 1 se c on d (de fa u lt) 30 p ho tos i n 2 se c on d s 30 p ho[...]

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    50 51 / Mu lti -Sh ot M od e INTERV AL Int er val a p pl ie s on ly to T i me L a ps e an d Ni gh t La ps e. I nte r va l d ete r mi ne s th e a mo un t of ti me t ha t pa s se s b et we en e a ch c a pt ure d f ra m e. Ti me L a ps e Int er v al s Ava il ab le i nte r v al s f or T im e L ap se r a ng e fr om 0 .5 s ec on d s (de fa ul t) to 60 se[...]

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    52 53 SPOT METER Sp ot M ete r let s y ou c a ptu re p ho tos f ro m a d ar k s pa ce w hi le p oi nti ng th e c am er a in to a b ri gh te r set t in g, s uc h a s w he n re co rd i ng t he ou td oo rs f ro m w it hi n a ca r . W h en S po t Met er i s tu r ne d on , [ ] ap p ea rs o n th e c am e ra s ta tu s s cr ee n. T h e op ti on s fo r th i[...]

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    54 55 / Pl a y b ac k M od e T o P l ay B ac k Co nt ent W h en th e C am er a i s in a Ho us in g: 1. Pow er o n t he c a me ra . 2. P re s s th e Power / Mode but to n [ ] to c y cl e to Playback mod e. 3. P re s s th e Shutter/Selec t but t on [ ] to s ele c t Playback . 4. P re s s th e Power / Mode but to n [ ] to c y cl e to t he t hu mb n ai[...]

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    56 57 PL A Y IN G BA CK V I DE OS A N D PH O TO S ON Y OU R T V Pl a yi ng b a ck v id e os a nd p h oto s on y ou r T V /HD T V re qu ir es a m ic ro HDMI , co mp os ite o r co mb o c ab le (a ll s ol d s ep ar at ely ). T o P l ay B ac k Co nt ent o n a T V: 1. Pl ug t he c a me ra i nt o a T V /HD T V w it h a mi cr o HDMI c a bl e, co mp os ite[...]

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    58 59 / S etu p Mo d e TOUCH DISPLA Y T he se s et ti ng s le t yo u ma na ge t h e tou c h di sp la y to c on s er v e ba t ter y p o w e r. Setting Description Sl ee p Au tom at ic a ll y di ms t he t ou c h di sp la y a er a pe ri od o f in ac t iv it y. T h e op tio n s for t h is s et ti ng ar e 1 mi nu te (d ef au lt ), 2 min ut es , 3 mi [...]

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    60 61 ORIENT ATION If yo u mo u nt yo ur c a me ra u ps id e d ow n, y ou m ig ht ha ve t o rot at e th e file s d ur in g e di ti ng . Th is s et t in g el imi na te s th e ne e d to fl ip yo ur v i de o or p ho tos a e r re co rd in g . Sett ing Description Up (d ef a ult ) C am er a is a lw a ys a s su me d to b e right-sid e up. Do wn C am[...]

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    62 63 / S etu p Mo d e LEDS T his s et t in g de ter m in es w h ic h c am er a s ta tu s li ght s ( re d) t o ac t iv at e. T he o pti on s fo r t hi s set t in g ar e 4 (to p, bo tt om , f ro nt, b a ck ), 2 (f ro nt a nd ba c k), o r off (n on e). T he d ef a ult s et t in g is 4 . Note: T he Wire les s sta tus li ght (b lue) is a lway s ac ti [...]

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    64 65 / S etu p Mo d e DA TE/TIME Y o ur c a me ra ’s dat e an d ti me a re a u tom at ic a ll y set w h en y ou c on n ec t yo ur c am e ra to t h e GoP ro A p p or G oP ro s o w ar e. T hi s se tt in g le t s yo u ma nu al ly s et t he d at e an d ti me . If t he b at te r y i s re mov ed f r om t he ca m er a fo r an e x ten d ed p er i od [...]

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    66 67 / C on ne c t in g to t he G oPr o A pp T he G oP ro A pp l et s yo u co nt ro l you r c am er a re mo tel y us in g a sm ar t p ho ne o r ta b let . F eat ur es i nc lu d e fu ll c a me r a co ntr ol , li ve pr ev ie w, pl ay b ac k a nd s ha r in g of c ont en t, a n d ca m er a so  wa re updates. TO C ONN EC T YOUR H ER O4 S I LV E R TO[...]

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    68 69 / Pr otu n e PROTUNE BENEFITS Protune unlocks the camera ’s full pot ential, yi elding stunning im ag e qu al it y a n d ci ne ma - ca l ib er v id e o an d p hot os o pti mi ze d for pr ofe s sio na l pr od u c ti on s . Pr otu ne g iv es c on te nt cr ea to rs m or e flex ib il it y a n d wor k flo w effi ci en c y t ha n ev er b efo re[...]

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    70 71 / Pr otu n e COL OR C ol or a ll ow s yo u to a dju s t th e co lo r pro fil e of yo ur v id e o fo ota g e or p hot os . Color Setting Resulting Color Profile GoPro Color (de f au lt ) Provides GoPro color -corre cted profile (same gr eat c ol or a s w he n P rot un e is t ur n ed o ff ). Flat Pr ov id es n e utr a l co lo r pro fil e t[...]

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    72 73 / Pr otu n e Pr otu ne f or P h oto I S O Lim it Sett ing Resulting Q uality 80 0 (d ef au lt ) Br ig ht er p hot o in v er y l ow l ig ht , in cr ea s ed image noise 400 B r i g ht e r p h oto i n ver y low l ig ht , mo de r ate image noise 200 Darker phot o in indoor light ing , marg inal image noise 10 0 Darker phot o in indoor light ing ,[...]

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    74 75 / Ba tt er y MA XIMI ZIN G BATT ERY L IFE T he b at te r y i co n on t h e ca me r a sc re e n bl in k s wh e n th e ba t ter y dro ps be lo w 1 0 %. If t h e ba tt er y rea c he s 0% w hi le re c or di ng , t he c a me ra sa ve s th e fil e an d p owe r s off. T o m ax im ize b at te r y l if e, cl os e th e Go Pr o Ap p. To max im ize b a[...]

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    76 77 / Ba tt er y REM OV ING TH E BATT ERY F RO M THE C AM ER A T he HE RO 4 Si lve r b at ter y is d es ig ne d to h av e a tig ht fi t to ma x imi ze reliabilit y in high -vibration ac tivities. T o Re mo ve th e Ba tt er y: 1. Op en t h e ba tt er y doo r by p l ac in g yo ur t hu m b in t he i nd e nt at io n in th e b at ter y do or (o n th [...]

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    78 79 BA T TERY DISPOSAL Most rechargea ble lithium-ion batteries are classified as non- hazardous wa s te a nd a re s af e fo r di sp os a l in t he n or m al m un ic ip al w a st e st re am . Ma ny l oc a li tie s ha ve l aw s i n pl ac e re qu ir in g b at te r y re c y cl in g . Ch e ck yo ur lo c al l a ws t o ma ke su re t ha t you c a n d i[...]

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    80 81 / Im po r t an t Me s s ag e s FIL E REPA IR IC ON If yo ur l a st v i de o fil e wa s co r ru pt ed d ur i ng r ec or di n g, th e c am er a d is pl ay s th e F ile R ep ai r ic on w hi le i t tr ie s to re pa ir t he fi le. W h en t hi s pr oc es s is fi ni sh e d, p re s s an y bu t to n to co nt in ue u si ng t he c a me r a. TEMPERA T[...]

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    82 83 / C a me r a Hou si n g T o S e cu re th e C am er a in t he H ou si ng: 1. Op en t h e ho us in g an d pl a ce t h e ca me r a int o po sit io n. 2. M ake s ur e th e s ea l ar ou nd t h e ba ck do or i s f re e of d eb r is . 3. C lo se t he h ou si ng b a ck do or a n d sq ue ez e it cl os e d to en s ure a good seal. 4. P iv ot t he h in [...]

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    84 85 / C a me r a Hou si n g PRO TI P: A pp l y Ra i n -X ® or a s imi la r a nt i- be a di ng s ol uti on t o th e ca m er a ho us in g le ns t o pr eve nt w at er s pot s f ro m fo r mi ng w h en u si ng yo ur c am e ra i n ra in o r wa te r . SWAPPING BACKDOORS Y o u c an s w it ch t he b a ck do or o f you r HE RO 4 Si lve r ca m er a to s ui[...]

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    86 87 / Usi n g th e Mo un t s ATTACHING YO UR C AME R A TO M OUN TS T o a tt a ch y ou r HER O 4 Sil ve r ca m er a to a mo u nt, y ou n e ed a Q ui ck Rel ea se B u ckl e, t hu mb s c re w or h ar d wa re d ep e nd in g on t h e mo un t yo u ar e us in g. Fo r mo re i nf or ma ti on o n mo un t s, v i sit gopro.com/support . Quick Release Buckle [...]

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    88 89 / Usi n g th e Mo un t s LOCKING PLUG If yo u a re u sin g t he HE RO 4 Si lve r in h ig h -im p ac t s po r t s su c h as su r fin g or s ki in g w he re s ig nifi c an t im pa c t m ig ht o cc ur, use t h e lo ck in g pl ug to s e cu re ly l oc k th e Q ui ck Re le as e Bu c kle fi ng er s in to p la c e. T he lo ck in g p lug h el p s t[...]

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    90 91 / T roubleshooting If yo ur c om p ute r d oe s not m e et th e m in imu m re q uir em e nt s, r e co rd at 72 0p 30 w it h Pr ot un e off, a nd m ak e su re t hat a l l oth er p ro gr a ms o n yo ur c om pu ter a r e clo se d . I FO RGO T M Y CA MER A’S USE RNA ME O R PAS SW ORD T o r es et t he u se r na me a n d pa s s wor d to t he d e[...]