Casio EX-M20U - 4 User manual

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VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER

After using the USB cradle to establish a USB connection

between the camera and your computer, you can use your

computer to view images in file memory and copy images

to your computer’s hard disk or other storage media. In

order to do this, you first need to install the USB driver

located on the CD-ROM that comes bundled with the

camera onto your computer.

Note that the procedure you need to perform depends on

whether you are using computer running under Windows

(see below) or a Macintosh (see page 132).

Using the Camera with a Windows

Computer

The following are the general steps for viewing and copying

files from a computer running under Windows. You can find

details about each operation in the procedures that follow

below. Note that you should also refer to the

documentation that comes with your computer for other

information about USB connections, etc.

1. If you are running Windows 98, Me, or 2000, install

the USB driver onto your computer.

• You need to perform this step only once, the first

time you connect to your computer.

• If you are running Windows XP, you do not need to

install the USB driver.

2. Use the USB cradle to establish a connection between

the camera and computer.

3. View and copy the images you want.

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What you should do first depends on whether

your computer is running under Windows 98/

Me/2000 or Windows XP.

■Windows 98/Me/2000 Users

• Start from step 2 to install the USB driver.

• Note that the example installation presented here

uses Windows 98.

■Windows XP Users

• Installation of the USB driver is not required, so jump

directly to step 6.

Set the bundled CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive of your computer.

Click [USB driver] and then [Install].

• This starts installation.

• The following steps show installation under the

English version of Windows.

On the screen that appears after installation

is complete, select the “Yes, I want to restart

my computer now.” check box and then click

[Finish] to restart your computer.

Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN

5.3V] connector of the USB cradle, and then

plug it in to a household power outlet.

IMPORTANT!

• Do not try to establish a connection between the

camera and computer before installing the USB

driver onto the computer.

• If you want to transfer files from the camera’s built-in

memory to a computer, make sure there is no

memory card loaded in the camera before you place

it onto the USB cradle.

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Connect the USB cable that comes bundled

with the camera to the USB cradle and your

computer’s USB port.

• Take care when connecting the USB cable to the

USB cradle or your computer. USB ports and cable

plugs are shaped for proper positioning.

• Plug the USB cable plugs into the ports securely, as

far as they will go. Proper operation is not possible if

connections are not correct.

USB port

Connector A

USB cable

(bundled)

[USB]

Connector B

DISP

After making sure the camera is turned off,

place the camera onto the USB cradle.

• Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it

is turned on.

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Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button.

• This will cause the “Add New Hardware...” dialog box

to appear on the computer screen as the computer

automatically detects the camera’s file memory. After

you install the USB driver, “Add New Hardware...”

dialog box will no longer appear when you perform

the above steps to establish a USB connection.

• Pressing the [USB] button enters the USB mode,

which causes the USB cradle’s [USB] lamp to light

green (page 172).

• At this point, some operating systems will display a

“Removable Disk” dialog box. If your operating

system does, close the dialog box.

DISP

[USB] button

[USB] lamp

On your computer, double-click “My

Computer”.

10.

Double-click “Removable Disk”.

• Your computer sees the camera’s file memory as a

removable disk.

11.

Double-click the “Dcim” folder.

12.

Double-click the folder that contains the

image you want.

13.

Double-click the file that contains the image

you want to view.

• For information about file names, see “Memory

Directory Structure” on page 137.

14.

To copy all the files in file memory to your

computer’s hard disk, drag the “Dcim” folder

from “Removable Disk” to the “My

Documents” folder on your computer.

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IMPORTANT!

• Never use your computer to edit, delete, move, or

rename images stored in file memory. Doing so can

cause problems with the image management data

used by the camera, which may make it impossible

to display images on the camera or it may cause a

large error in the number of images value displayed

by the camera. Always copy images to your

computer memory before performing any edit, delete,

move, or rename operation.

15.

Depending on the version of Windows you are

running, use one of the following procedures

to terminate the USB connection.

■WindowsMe/98 Users

• After pressing the USB cradle [USB] button and

making sure that the [USB] lamp is not lit, remove

the camera from the USB cradle.

■Windows2000/XP Users

• Click card services in the task tray on your computer

screen, and disable the drive number assigned to the

camera. After pressing the USB cradle [USB] button

and making sure that the [USB] lamp is not lit,

remove the camera from the USB cradle.

USB Connection Precautions

• Be sure to read the documentation that comes with your

computer for other important information about USB

connections.

• Be sure to connect the AC adaptor to the USB cradle to

supply power to the camera.

• USB data communication is performed regardless of the

current setting of the camera’s mode selector.

• Do not leave the same image displayed on your computer

screen for a long time. Doing so can cause the image to

“burn in” on the screen.

• Never disconnect the USB cable, or perform any camera

or USB cradle operation while data communication is in

progress. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.

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Using the Camera with a Macintosh

Computer

The following are the general steps for viewing and copying

files from a Macintosh.

You can find details about each operation in the

procedures that follow below. Note that you should also

refer to the documentation that comes with your Macintosh

for other information about USB connections, etc.

IMPORTANT!

•

This camera does not support operation with a

computer running Mac OS 8.6 or lower, or Mac OS X

10.0.

If you have a Macintosh running Mac OS 9 or

OS X (10.1, 10.2 or higher), use the standard USB

driver that comes with your OS.

1. Use the USB cradle to establish a connection between

the camera and your Macintosh.

2. View and copy the images you want.

IMPORTANT!

• If you want to transfer files from the camera’s built-in

memory to a computer, make sure there is no

memory card loaded in the camera before you place

it onto the USB cradle.

Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN

5.3V] connector of the USB cradle, and then

plug it in to a household power outlet.

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Connect the USB cable that comes bundled

with the camera to the USB cradle and your

computer’s USB port.

• Take care when connecting the USB cable to the

USB cradle or your computer. USB ports and cable

plugs are shaped for proper positioning.

• Plug the USB cable plugs into the ports securely, as

far as they will go. Proper operation is not possible if

connections are not correct.

After making sure the camera is turned off,

place the camera onto the USB cradle.

• Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it

is turned on.

USB port

Connector A

USB cable

(bundled)

[USB]

Connector B

DISP

[USB] button

[USB] lamp

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Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button.

• Pressing the [USB] button enters the USB mode,

which causes the USB cradle’s [USB] lamp to light

green (page 172).

Your Macintosh will see the camera’s file

memory as a drive.

• The appearance of the drive icon depends on the

Mac OS version you are using.

• After installing the USB driver, your Macintosh will

see the camera’s file memory as a drive whenever

you establish a USB connection between them.

Double-click the drive icon for the camera’s

file memory, the “DCIM” folder, and then the

folder that contains the image you want.

Double-click the file that contains the image

you want to view.

• For information about file names, see “Memory

Directory Structure” on page 137.

To copy all the files in file memory to your

Macintosh hard disk, drag the “DCIM” folder

to the folder to which you want to copy it.

IMPORTANT!

• Never use your computer to edit, delete, move, or

rename images stored in file memory. Doing so can

cause problems with the image management data

used by the camera, which may make it impossible

to display images on the camera or it may cause a

large error in the number of images value displayed

by the camera. Always copy images to your

computer memory before performing any edit, delete,

move, or rename operation.

To terminate the USB connection, drag the

drive icon that represents the camera to

Trash. After pressing the USB cradle [USB]

button and making sure that the [USB] lamp is

not lit, remove the camera from the USB

cradle.

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USB Connection Precautions

• Be sure to read the documentation that comes with your

computer for other important information about USB

connections.

• Be sure to connect the AC adaptor to the USB cradle to

supply power to the camera.

• USB data communication is performed regardless of the

current setting of the camera’s mode selector.

• Do not leave the same image displayed on your computer

screen for a long time. Doing so can cause the image to

“burn in” on the screen.

• Never disconnect the USB cable, or perform any camera

or USB cradle operation while data communication is in

progress. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.

Operations You Can Perform from Your

Computer

The following are the operations you can perform while

there is a USB connection between your camera and

computer. See the referenced pages for more information

about each operation.

• View images in album format

.... See “Using the Album Feature” on page 140.

• Print images in album format

.... See “Using the Album Feature” on page 140.

• Automatically transfer images to your computer and

manage images

.... See “Installing the Software from the CD-ROM” on

page 147 for information about installing

Photo Loader.

• Retouch images

.... See “Installing the Software from the CD-ROM” on

page 147 for information about installing Photohands.

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Using a Memory Card to Transfer Images

to a Computer

The procedures in this section describe how to transfer

images from the camera to your computer using a memory

card.

Using a Computer with a Built-in SD Memory Card Slot

Insert the SD memory card directly into the slot.

Using a Computer with a Built-in PC Card Slot

Use a commercially available PC card adapter (for an SD

memory card/MMC). For full details, see the user

documentation that comes with the PC card adapter and

your computer.

Using a Commercially Available SD Memory Card

Reader/Writer

See the user documentation that comes with the SD

memory card reader/writer for details about how to use it.

Using a Commercially Available PC Card Reader/Writer

and PC Card Adapter (for SD Memory Cards and

MMCs)

See the user documentation that comes with the PC card

reader/writer and PC card adapter (for an SD memory card/

MMC) for details about how to use them.

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