PC Connection
Manual
You can transfer images and movies captured with your digital camera to your computer and then display and manage them by installing the software included on the provided CD-ROM to your computer and connecting your digital camera to your computer with the USB/AV cable.
This section explains how to install the provided software “ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0”, “ACDSee
2 for Mac” and the other necessary preparations for enjoying your digital camera pictures and movies on your computer.
PENTAX and Optio are trademarks of HOYA Corporation.
©2008 ACD Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. ACDSee and the ACDSee logo are trademarks of ACD Systems Ltd. in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Japan and other countries.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and other countries.
Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.
Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Windows Users Macintosh Users
Step 1
First, check the system requirements for the provided software.
Step 2
Install the image viewing/managing/ editing software (ACDSee for
PENTAX 3.0) on your Windows PC.
Step 2
Install the image viewing/managing software (ACDSee 2 for Mac) on your
Macintosh.
Step 3
Set up your digital camera for connecting with your computer.
Software Provided
Windows
• ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0 (Image viewing/managing/editing software)
Macintosh
• ACDSee 2 for Mac (Image viewing/managing software)
You are recommended to use an AC adapter connected to a power outlet when connecting the camera to a computer. If the batteries run out of power while images are being transmitted to the computer, the image data may be lost or damaged. When using an AC adapter, make sure that the AC plug cord is properly connected to the camera.
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Windows
Step 2
Installing the Software
Install the image viewing/managing/editing software (ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0).
• Make sure your Windows PC meets the system requirements before installing the software.
• When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows
Vista, log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software.
1
Turn your Windows PC on.
2
Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW81) into the CD-ROM drive.
The language selection screen of “PENTAX Software Installer” appears.
When you install the software to Windows Vista
If [AutoPlay] screen appears, follow the steps below to display the language selection screen.
1) Click [Run setup.exe].
2) Click [Allow].
The language selection screen will appear.
If the language selection screen of “PENTAX Software Installer” does not appear
Display the language selection screen following the steps below.
1) Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
2) Double-click the [CD-ROM drive (S-SW81)] icon.
3) Double-click the [Setup.exe] icon.
3
Choose a language from the displayed screen.
The screen for installing [ACDSee™] appears.
Step 4
*on reverse side
Connect the camera and your
Windows PC, and transfer images.
Step 4
*on reverse side
Connect the camera and your
Macintosh, and transfer images.
Step 5
*on reverse side
Use the supplied software to view, manage, and edit images transferred to your Windows PC. You can also enjoy laying out and printing images or creating slide shows.
Step 5
*on reverse side
Use the supplied software to view and manage images transferred to your Macintosh.
Macintosh
Step 2
Installing the Software
Install the image viewing/managing software (ACDSee 2 for Mac).
1
Turn your Macintosh on.
2
Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW81) into the CD-ROM drive.
3
Double-click the CD-ROM (S-SW81) icon.
4
Double-click the [Install ACDSee] icon.
The language selection screen of “PENTAX Software Installer” appears.
Double-click the [Master Installer] icon to display the language selection screen.
5
Choose a language from the displayed screen.
The screen for installing “ACDSee 2 for Mac” appears.
6
Click [Install].
The setup screen appears. Follow the on-screen guidance to input registration information and install the software.
4
Click [Install].
The install wizard starts.
5
Click [Next].
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Restart your Windows PC after installation is completed.
Windows, Macintosh
Step 1
System Requirements
Windows System Requirements
USB connection and the included application software do not support Windows 95,
Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows NT.
USB connection
• OS : Latest version of Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
• USB port must be standard equipment.
Application Software
<ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0>
(Nine languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese [traditional and simplified], Korean, Japanese)
• OS
• CPU
• Memory
: Latest version of Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
: Pentium III or higher
: 256 MB minimum (512 MB or more recommended)
• Hard Disk space : 100 MB minimum (1 GB or more recommended)
• CD-ROM drive
• Monitor : Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
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To view movies, DirectX 9.0 or later and Windows Media Player 9.0 or later are required.
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The OS must be preinstalled and updated to the latest version.
System requirements are those minimum required for playing back and editing movies.
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Operation is not guaranteed on all computers.
The required versions of Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and DirectX are not included in the supplied CD-ROM (S-SW81). Visit the following sites to download necessary items and install/update them on your computer.
• Internet Explorer http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx
• Windows Media Player http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx
• DirectX http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx
Macintosh System Requirements
USB connection
• OS : Mac OS X (Ver. 10.1.2 - 10.5) (The OS must be preinstalled and updated to the latest version.)
• USB port must be standard equipment.
Application Software
<ACDSee 2 for Mac>
(Six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese)
• OS
• CPU
• Memory : 8 MB minimum
• Hard Disk space : 6 MB minimum
• CD-ROM drive
: Latest version of Mac OS X (ver. 10.3 - 10.5)
: Power Macintosh 233 MHz or higher
• QuickTime 4.0 or later
∗
The OS must be preinstalled and updated to the latest version.
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Operation is not guaranteed on all computers meeting the system requirements.
Windows, Macintosh
Step 3
Setting Up Your Digital Camera
Setting the USB Connection to [PC]
Be sure to set the setting before connecting the camera to your computer. The setting cannot be set while the camera and your computer is connected with the USB/AV cable.
1
Press the 3 button.
2
Press the four-way controller (5) to display the
[R Setting] menu.
3
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [USB
Connection].
4
Press the four-way controller (5).
A pull-down menu appears.
5
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [PC].
6
Press the 4 button.
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If the camera is connected to your computer in [PictBridge] USB Connection, the images cannot be transferred. Disconnect the USB/AV cable from your camera and computer to set the USB Connection to [PC], and then reconnect the USB/AV cable.
Product Registration on the Internet
In order to better serve you, we request that you complete the product registration. Thank you for your cooperation.
If your computer is connected to the Internet, please click
[Product Registration] on the setup screen in Step 2 .
A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed.
Click your country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Only customers in countries and regions displayed on the software installation screen can register their products on the Internet Product Registration.
Windows
Step 4
Transferring Images to a Windows PC
When you connect the camera to your Windows PC and turn on the camera, the camera is automatically recognized by the Windows PC. The confirmation dialog box for acquiring images (the “Device Detector” screen) appears.
Connecting the Camera and Windows PC
1
Turn your Windows PC on.
2
With your camera turned off, connect it to your Windows PC using the
USB/AV cable.
Connect the terminal of the USB/AV cable with pointing toward the 4 on the PC/AV terminal of the camera.
If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the built-in memory will be transmitted to your Windows PC.
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3
Turn your camera on.
The “Device Detector” screen appears automatically.
If the “Device Detector” screen does not appear, display and copy the images following the procedures in “When the Device Detector screen does not appear”.
• The power lamp on the camera blinks while the Windows PC is accessing the camera.
• Do not disconnect the camera and the Windows PC during data transfer.
Transferring Images
4
Confirm that [Acquire images from the device with
ACDSee] is checked and click [OK].
5
Click [Next].
6
Select images to copy and click [Next].
7
Specify the name and save destination of the images, and click [Next].
The image is copied to the Windows PC.
8
Click [Finish].
The browser for “ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0” starts.
When the “Device Detector” screen does not appear
4
Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0] icon on the desktop.
5
Double-click [My Computer].
6
Double-click [Removable Disk].
If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of
[Removable Disk]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number.
7
Double-click the [DCIM] folder.
Images are stored in the folder with the folder name of shooting date. ([xxx_0505] if the shooting date is May 5th. The [xxx] is the three-digit folder number.)
When [Folder name] in [R Setting] menu is set to [Standard], the images are stored in the folder with the folder name [xxxPENTX].
(The [xxx] is the three-digit folder number.)
8
Select the folders you want to copy to the Windows
PC.
Select folders
9
Select [Copy To Folder...] from the [Edit] menu.
The “Copy Files” screen appears.
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10
Specify the destination folder.
11
Click [OK].
The folders or images are copied to the Windows PC.
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Disconnecting the Camera from Your Windows PC
1
Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon in the task bar.
The “Safely Remove Hardware” screen appears.
2
Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [Stop].
The “Stop a Hardware device” screen appears.
3
Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [OK].
A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely removed.
4
Click [OK].
5
Disconnect the USB/AV cable from your Windows
PC and the camera.
• If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as “ACDSee for
PENTAX 3.0”, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed.
• The camera will automatically switch to the Playback mode when the USB/AV cable is disconnected.
Macintosh
Step 4
Transferring Images to a Macintosh
Connecting the Camera and Macintosh
1
Turn your Macintosh on.
2
With your camera turned off, connect it to your Macintosh using the USB/
AV cable.
If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the built-in memory will be transmitted to your Macintosh.
3
Turn your camera on.
The camera is recognized as [NO_NAME] on the desktop. The drive name can be changed.
• If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of
[NO_NAME]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number.
• The power lamp on the camera blinks while the Macintosh is accessing the camera.
Transferring Images
4
Specify a save location, make sure that [Launch
ACDSee] is checked, and click [Download].
After images are copied to your Macintosh, the browser for
“ACDSee 2 for Mac” starts.
• When [Delete images from device] is checked, images are deleted from the camera after transfer is complete.
• Even if camera images are not transferred, they can be directly displayed on the
Macintosh from a camera connected to the Macintosh.
• Do not disconnect the camera and the Macintosh during data transfer.
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Macintosh
1
Drag [NO_NAME] on the desktop to the trash.
If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, drag the icon of that name to the trash.
2
Disconnect the USB/AV cable from your Macintosh and the camera.
• If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as “ACDSee 2 for
Mac”, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed.
• The camera will automatically switch to the Playback mode when the USB/AV cable is disconnected.
Windows
Step 5
Using “ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0”
“ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0” lets you view, edit, organize, search for, share, and print images.
Starting “ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0”
1
Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0] icon on the desktop.
ACDSee starts and the main window, which is called the browser, appears.
ACDSee Browser Interface
A
B
F
C
E
D
G
H
A Menu bar
You can access the various menu commands.
B Toolbar
Allows quick and easy access to frequently used tasks and functions.
C Folders pane
Displays the configuration of folders in your computer. When you select a folder, the contents of the folder appear in the File List pane.
D Preview pane
Displays a preview of the image or media file currently selected in the File List pane. You can adjust the size of the preview image or play back the media file.
E File List pane
Displays the contents of the currently selected folder, or the results of your search. The pane is always visible, and cannot be hidden or closed.
F Properties pane
Displays the properties and database information of the file selected in the File List pane.
G Image Basket pane
You can hold images in this Image Basket temporarily. Select desired images from the File
List pane and drag and drop them to the Basket to edit or print them.
H Status bar
Displays information and properties for the selected file.
About the Viewer and the "ACDSee Quick View" screen
Double-click the desired image on the browser, and the viewer of the image appears.
On the viewer, you can enlarge/reduce the displayed image or select a function from the menu bar or the toolbar to edit the image.
If you directly double-click an image stored in the directory of your computer, the image appears on the "ACDSee Quick View" screen. You can enlarge/reduce the image on this screen as well.
Click [Photo Manager] to switch the display to the browser, and click [Full Viewer] to switch the display to the viewer. (You cannot return to the "ACDSee Quick View" screen from the browser or the viewer.)
Referring to the Help
For detailed information on how to use ACDSee, refer to the ACDSee Help.
1
Click the [Help] icon at the top right of the screen.
The help screen appears.
2
Double-click the desired topic.
Macintosh
Step 5
Using “ACDSee 2 for Mac”
“ACDSee 2 for Mac” lets you display and manage images.
Starting “ACDSee 2 for Mac”
1
Double-click the [ACDSee] folder inside the [Applications] folder.
2
Double-click the [ACDSee 2 for Mac] icon.
ACDSee starts and the main window, which is called the browser, appears.
ACDSee Browser Interface
A
B
C
F
D
E
G
A Menu bar
You can access the various menu commands.
B Toolbar
Allows quick and easy access to frequently used tasks and functions.
C Folders pane
Displays the configuration of folders in your computer. When you select a folder, the contents of the folder appear in the File List pane.
D Preview pane
Displays a preview of the image or media file currently selected in the File List pane. You can adjust the size of the preview image or play back the media file.
E Favorites pane
You can add frequently used items (folders, etc.).
F File List pane
Displays the contents of the currently selected folder, or the results of your search. The pane is always visible, and cannot be hidden or closed.
G Status bar
Displays information and properties for the selected file.
About the Viewer
Double-click the desired image on the browser, and the viewer of the image appears.
On the viewer, you can enlarge/reduce the displayed image.
Referring to the Help
For detailed information on how to use ACDSee, refer to the ACDSee Help.
1
Select [ACDSee 2 for Mac] from [Help] on the menu bar.
The help screen appears.
2
Click the desired topic.
