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5.4 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X
Pre-installation checklist
To run this software, you must have the hardware and software described below. Check your
system before you begin the installation.
Compatible Mac Power Macintosh G3✽1, PowerBook G3✽1,
Power Macintosh G4, iMac, iBook,
Power Macintosh G4 Cube, or PowerBook G4
Operating System Mac OS X (compatible with version 10.1.5 to 10.3.1)
RAM 192 MB minimum
Minimum 256 MB when RAW FILE CONVERTER LE is used
Hard disk space Amount required for installation: 200 MB minimum
Amount required for operation: 400 MB minimum
(When ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix: 2 GB or better)
Minimum 1 GB when RAW FILE CONVERTER LE is used
Display 800 ×600 pixels or better, at least 32,000 colors
(When ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix: 1024 ×768or better)
Internet connection✽2iTo use the FinePix Internet Service or mail attachment function
An Internet connection and e-mail transmission software
iConnection speed: 56 k or better recommended
■Hardware and software requirements
✽1 Models with a USB port as a standard feature
✽2 Required to use the FinePix Internet Service. The software can still be installed even if you do not have an Internet
connection.
◆Notes ◆
iConnect the camera directly to the Macintosh using the USB cable (mini-B). The software may not
operate correctly if you use an extension cable or connect the camera via a USB hub.
iPush the USB connector fully into the socket to ensure that it is securely connected. The software
may not operate correctly if the connection is faulty.
iAdditional USB interface board is not guaranteed.
iOn Macintosh computers, allocate at least 400 MB of virtual memory when RAW FILE CONVERTER
LE is used. If other applications will be used at the same time, allocate the additional amount required
for those applications also.
■Functions not supported in FinePixViewer for Mac OS X
Function Comment
PC Camera
Online updating
Not supported.
Information on updates can not be obtained using [Support] in the Internet menu.

5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.0 TO 9.2

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To install Acrobat Reader, click “Install Acrobat Reader”.
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Install Adobe Systems’ Acrobat Reader software to read the FinePixViewer User’s Guide (PDF).
If the latest version already has been installed, this step is not required.
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Proceed with the installation as directed by the on-screen instructions.
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After restarting the Macintosh, the “FinePixViewer
installation completed” message appears. Click
“Using FinePixViewer” to view the basic
FinePixViewer functions.

◆To install Acrobat Reader later... ◆

1Double-click the “FinePix” CD-ROM to open the CD-ROM window.
2Double-click “FinePixViewer for Mac OS 9” ➡“Acrobat Reader” ➡“English” folder.
3Double-click “English Reader Installer”.
4Proceed with the installation as directed by the on-screen instructions.