Connecting to a computer

Symptom		Explanation/Solution

When using the videos,	•	Disconnect the USB cable from the computer and camcorder, restart the
a computer does not	•
a computer does not		computer, then reconnect it correctly.
recognise your camcorder.		computer, then reconnect it correctly.
recognise your camcorder.

	• A video codec is needed to play the ﬁle recorded on your camcorder. Install or run
		the built-in edit software (Intelli-studio).
	• Make sure you insert the connector in the correct direction, and connect the USB
Cannot play a video ﬁle		cable to the USB jack on your camcorder ﬁrmly.
properly on a PC.	•	Disconnect the cable from the computer and camcorder, restart the computer.
		Reconnect it properly.
	• Your computer may not have the necessary performance speciﬁcations to play-
		back a video ﬁle. Check the recommended computer speciﬁcations.

	• Exit the Intelli-studio application, and restart the Windows computer.
	• Intelli-studio is not Macintosh compliant.
Intelli-studio does not	•	Set “PC Software” to “On” in the Settings menu.
function properly.	•	According to your computer type, the Intelli-studio programme may not run auto-
		matically. In this case, open the desired CD-ROM drive that has the Intelli-studio
		programme in My Computer and run iStudio.exe.

	• Video playback or sound may stop temporarily depending on your computer.
The image or sound on your		The video or sound copied to your computer is not affected.
camcorder is not played on	•	If your camcorder is connected to a computer that does not support Hi-speed
your computer properly.		USB (USB2.0), the images or sound may not be played back correctly.
		The images and sound copied to your computer are not affected.

	• Check the system requirements to play a video. ²page 101
The playback screen is	•	Exit all other applications running on the current computer.
The playback screen is	•	If a recorded video is played on your camcorder when it is connected to a
paused or distorted.	•
paused or distorted.		computer, the image may not play smoothly, depending on the transfer speed.

		Please copy the ﬁle to your PC, and then play it back.

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SMX-K45BP/EDC, SMX-K40LP/EDC specifications

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Connecting to a computer

the built-in edit software (Intelli-studio).

programme in My Computer and run iStudio.exe.

SMX-K45BP/EDC, SMX-K40LP/EDC specifications