Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX2 Camera User Guide

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Connecting to a PC

Connecting to a PC or Printer

• Refer to the separate operating instructions about PC connection.

• If you use Windows 98/98SE, install the

USB driver and then connect it to the computer.

• When using Windows Me/2000/XP, Mac

OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not have to install the USB driver.

DIGITAL

AV OUT

1 Turn the camera on and set the

[USB MODE] according to the OS you use.

• Set to [PC] or [PictBridge (PTP)]. Refer to “Before Connecting with USB

Connection Cable” on page 82.

• If [USB MODE] is set to [PictBridge

(PTP)] while Windows XP or Mac OS X is used, it is connected as PTP.

2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable

B

(supplied).

• Connect the USB connection cable with the [ ] mark facing the [

1] mark on the [DIGITAL] socket.

• Hold on the plug body

C and push in to the socket.

DC IN

Depending on the USB mode setting, the indications on the screen may vary. Refer to page 85.

A: AC adaptor (DMW-CAC2; optional)

B: USB connection cable (supplied)

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Connecting to a PC or Printer

∫ PC

[Windows]

The drive appears on the [My Computer]

• While [ACCESS] is being displayed, do not disconnect the USB connection cable.

• Do not use any other USB connection folder.

• If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by the Windows Plug and Play, then it appears on the

[My Computer] folder.

cables except the supplied one.

• Refer to the operating instructions of the

PC, too.

∫ About PictBridge (PTP) setting

• It may take time to display the communication screen depending on the

[Macintosh]

The drive is shown on the screen.

∫ PictBridge (PTP)

[Windows]

The camera icon appears on the

[My Computer] folder.

• If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driver is

PC.

• You can only load pictures from the camera and cannot write them on the card or delete them.

• When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported.

• When the PC recovers from the standby mode while connecting it to a camera with

USB connection cables, they may not properly communicate with each other.

installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by the Windows Plug and Play, then the camera icon appears on the [My Computer] folder.

[Macintosh]

You can read pictures with image capture or iPhoto.

• If the remaining battery power is exhausted during communication, the recorded data may be damaged. When you connect the camera to the PC, use the battery with sufficient battery power

(P12) or the AC adaptor (DMW-CAC2; optional).

• If the remaining battery power becomes low during communication, the status indicator turns red, starts to blink (P12) and the alarm beeps. In this case, stop the communication immediately, then turn the camera off and charge or replace the battery.

• Refer to P83 when connecting to the OS except for Windows XP and Mac OS X when setting [USB MODE] to [PictBridge

(PTP)].

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