Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Quick start guide

Operating Instructions

For Digital Camera PC Connection

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1. Installing Simple Viewer

software.

2. Transfer recorded pictures

to the PC.

3. Print pictures and attach

them to e-mails.

PC Connection for Sharing and Printing

Using “LUMIX Simple Viewer” on the supplied CD-ROM, you can easily transfer pictures

to the PC, print them, attach them to e-mails, and so on.

• In these operating instructions, “LUMIX Simple Viewer” is referred to as “Simple

Viewer”.

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Contents

PC Connection for Sharing and Printing ............................................................................ 2

Introduction

Read Before Use ............................................................................................................... 4

Key terms .................................................................................................................... 4

Is Simple Viewer compatible with any PC? .................................................................5

Setting up

Installing the Software 1................................................................................................... 6

Installing the USB driver (Windows 98/98SE only) ...................................................... 6

Installing the Software 2................................................................................................... 7

Installing Simple Viewer .............................................................................................. 7

Connecting the Digital Camera to PC ................................................................................ 8

Using Simple Viewer

Transferring pictures to the PC (Acquire to PC) ................................................................9

Viewing pictures (View) ................................................................................................... 10

Printing pictures (Print) .................................................................................................... 13

Sending pictures by e-mail (Send by e-mail) ...................................................................16

Advanced ......................................................................................................................... 18

Enabling pictures stored on the PC to be used with Simple Viewer

(Add pictures) .......................................................................................................... 19

Viewing pictures stored on the PC with the digital camera

(Export to the card) ................................................................................................. 20

After Using Simple Viewer ...............................................................................................22

Others

To Transfer Picture without Using Simple Viewer ........................................................... 23

How to Use with Macintosh ............................................................................................. 24

How to Remove the USB Driver and Simple Viewer (Uninstall) ......................................25

When Pictures cannot be Transferred ............................................................................. 26

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 27

Operating Environment .................................................................................................... 30

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Introduction

Read Before Use

• Please note that some of the explanations and screens covered in these operating

instructions may differ from actual ones depending on the operating environment of the

PC.

• The explanations of these operating instructions are subject to change without prior

notification.

• No part of these operating instructions may be reproduced without permission.

• Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

• Explanations about Windows in these operating instructions are based on Windows XP

screens.

• In these operating instructions, a Card refers to an SD memory card, including the built-in

memory.

Key terms

• Key terms you should know at the minimum when using the PC are listed below. Refer to

the operating instructions for the PC too.

Term Explanation

Application software Refers to software programs to be used for various

purposes such as word processing, spreadsheet operation,

picture editing, and e-mail sending/receiving.

Install/Uninstall “Install” refers to incorporating software into the PC and

making it ready for use, and deleting the installed software

is referred to as “Uninstall”.

Drive/Driver A “Drive” refers to a PC peripheral device (CD-ROM drive,

digital camera, etc.) that files are written in and read from,

and the software to operate such a drive is referred to as a

“Driver”.

File Refers to a document, picture, or other data.

Folder Refers to a place where a grouping of files are stored.

Click/Double-click “Click” refers to pressing and releasing the mouse button.

Clicking the mouse button twice in rapid succession is

referred to as “Double-click”.

• In these operating instructions, description is made on the

basis of left-click.

• If double-clicking cannot be performed well, change the

interval of the clickings.

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Introduction

Is Simple Viewer compatible with any PC?

Using a USB connection, you can transfer the pictures held in the digital camera to the PC.

With Simple Viewer, however, you can save them to the PC more easily.

∫Windows

• To identify the OS (PC type), select [start] >> ([Setup] >>) [Control Panel]

(>> [Performance and Maintenance]), and then (double-) click [System]. You can see the

OS.

¢1You can acquire them if the PC has a PC card slot.

¢2To learn how to acquire pictures, refer to P23.

∫Macintosh

¢3You can acquire them if the PC has a PC card slot.

¢4If using Mac OS X 10.2.x or earlier versions, slide the Write-Protect switch on the

SDHC Memory Card to the [LOCK] side when acquiring images from it.

95 and

earlier

versions

98 98SE Me 2000 XP Vista

Possible to use Simple

Viewer? —≤

Can I acquire the

pictures held in the

digital camera to the

PC using the USB

connection cable?

¢1

≤

Necessary to install the

USB driver? ≤—

Which page should I

refer to? P27 P6, 8

¢2P6– P7–

OS 8.x and earlier

versions OS 9 OS X

Possible to use Simple

Viewer? —

Can I acquire the

pictures held in the

digital camera to the

PC using the USB

connection cable?

¢3

≤≤¢4

Necessary to install the

USB driver? —

Which page should I

refer to? P27 P24

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Setting up

Installing the Software 1

1. Insert the CD-ROM.

The setup menu will start.

2. Click [USB Driver].

3. Click [Next].

• Installation of the USB driver starts.

4. If the [Restarting Windows]

dialog box appears, click

[OK].

After the PC is restarted, installation of the

USB driver will be completed.

If the setup menu does not start

automatically:

• Double-click [My Computer] on the

desktop, double-click or open

[VFFXXXX] (part No. XXXX varies by

model), and double-click [InstMenu.exe].

Installing the USB driver (Windows 98/98SE only)

• If Windows 98/98SE is used, install the USB driver (software for operating the digital

camera through a PC) before connecting the digital camera to the PC.

• This installation is not required on the 2nd and later connections.

• If any OS other than Windows 98/98SE is used, this installation is not required.

• Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications.

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Setting up

Installing the Software 2

1. Insert the CD-ROM.

The setup menu will start.

2. Click [LUMIX Simple Viewer].

3. Proceed with installation

according to messages

appearing on the screen.

• Only when Windows 98SE is used,

MDAC2.8 (Microsoft Data Access

Components 2.8) may also be installed.

Install it according to messages shown

on the screen.

• Before first use following the completion

of installation, be sure to select

[Readme] from [start] >> [All programs]

>> [Panasonic] >> [LUMIX Simple

Viewer] to read additional information.

• Simple Viewer is installed in the following

folder. (It cannot be changed.)

If the setup menu does not start

automatically:

• Double-click [My Computer] on the

desktop, double-click or open

[VFFXXXX] (part No. XXXX varies by

model), and double-click [InstMenu.exe].

If Simple Viewer cannot be installed:

• If Windows 2000/XP/Vista is used, you

cannot install when you have logged on

to the PC as a Limited Account user. Log

on as an Administrator Account user and

install again. For details, refer to the

operating instructions for the PC.

Installing Simple Viewer

• This installation is not required on the 2nd and later connections.

• Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications.

C:\Program Files\Panasonic\

LUMIXSimpleViewer

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Setting up

A: USB connection cable

B: AC Adaptor

• The illustrations show examples of those

of the DMC-FX100.

• AC adaptors may be optionally supplied

depending on the model.

Preparations on the digital camera side

When you connect the digital camera to

the PC, use batteries with sufficient

battery power or the AC adaptor. If the

remaining battery power is exhausted

during communication, the recorded data

may be damaged.

• If you use the AC adapter, connect it.

• Turn on the digital camera.

1. Connect the digital camera

to the PC via the supplied

USB connection cable.

• Set the digital camera for connecting to a

PC. (For details, refer to the operating

instructions for the digital camera.)

• When the connection is established

correctly, Simple Viewer automatically

opens the screen to begin file transfer.

(P9)

If Windows 98 is used, refer to P23.

• When the following screen appears, click

[Cancel] to close it.

• If Simple Viewer does not start

automatically, refer to P27.

• Do not operate the digital camera or

disconnect the USB connection cable

while transferring data from the digital

camera. The software may not function

correctly and damage the data being

transferred.

• The shape of the terminal varies

depending on the digital camera used.

For details, refer to the operating

instructions for the digital camera.

Connecting the Digital Camera to PC

• When Windows 98/98SE is used, install the USB driver (P6) before connection.

• If the PC has a built-in SD memory card slot, insert a Card into the slot and you can

transfer pictures to the PC by use of Simple Viewer.

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Using Simple Viewer

1. When the message for

inquiring whether to start

transfer is displayed, click

[Yes].

2. Click [OK].

Pictures will be transferred from the card

to the PC and the [ View] screen will be

opened to display the acquired pictures in

thumbnail view.

• When there are many pictures to acquire

or the file size of pictures is large, it may

take time to transfer them.

Transfer destination folder:

• The pictures transferred to the PC are

saved in the following folder.

• When you wish to change the current

destination folder, refer to P21.

When you click [Cancel] during

transfer:

• Transfer will be aborted halfway, and the

pictures already acquired will be

displayed in thumbnail view.

Transferring pictures to the PC

( Acquire to PC)

• To start Simple Viewer after the initial setup and installation, double-click the shortcut

icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on your desktop.

Windows Vista

C:\Users\[Users Name]\Pictures\

PHOTOfunSTUDIO

Windows 2000/XP

C:\Documents and Settings\

[Users Name]\My Documents\

My Pictures\PHOTOfunSTUDIO

Windows 98SE/Me

C:\My Documents\My Pictures\

PHOTOfunSTUDIO

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Using Simple Viewer

Viewing pictures ( View)

1. Select [ View].

• When the above main menu is not

displayed, click [ Menu] and then click

[View].

2. Select the location where

pictures are saved.

[OnthePC]

Select this option when viewing pictures

stored on the PC.

• If pictures are added by [ Add pictures]

in [ Advanced], you can view pictures

stored on the PC other than the ones

acquired by Simple Viewer. (P19)

[ On the memory card]

Click this button when viewing pictures on

the Card connected using the USB

connection cable.

3. Select a folder, and in

thumbnail view, select any

picture.

• When you select [ On the memory

card] in step 2, no folders are displayed.

To view motion pictures:

• QuickTime must be installed on the PC

used.

• Depending on the efficiency of your PC,

the picture or audio may be interrupted

when playing back moving pictures.

• To start Simple Viewer after the initial setup and installation, double-click the shortcut

icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on your desktop.

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