5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC (FinePixViewer)Pre-installation checklist

To run this software, you must have the hardware and software described below. Check your system before you begin the installation.

Operating System✽1

Windows 98 SE

 

Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)

 

Windows 2000 Professional SP4✽2

 

Windows XP Home Edition SP2✽2

 

Windows XP Professional SP2✽2

CPU

200 MHz Pentium or better recommended (800 MHz Pentium III or better

 

recommended for Windows XP)

RAM

64 MB minimum (128 MB minimum for Windows XP), Minimum 256 MB

 

when converting CCD-RAW Data

Hard disk space

Amount required for installation: 450 MB minimum

 

Amount required for operation: 600 MB minimum

 

(When using ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix: 2 GB or better)

 

Minimum 2 GB when converting CCD-RAW Data (must specified in the

 

OS as virtual memory or paging files)

Display

800 ⋅ 600 pixels or better, 16-bit color or better

 

(When using ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix: 1024 ⋅ 768 or better)

Internet connection✽3

i To use the FinePix Internet Service or mail attachment function:

 

An Internet connection or e-mail transmission software is needed

 

i Connection speed: 56 k or better recommended

 

 

✽1 Models with one of the above operating systems pre-installed.

✽2 When you install the software, login using a system administrator account (e.g. “Administrator”).

✽3 Required to use the FinePix Internet Service. The software can still be installed even if you do not have an Internet connection.

■Recommended system

Operating System

Windows XP

CPU

2 GHz Pentium 4 or better recommended

RAM

512 MB or better recommended

Hard disk space

2 GB or better

Display

1024 ⋅ 768 pixels or better, Highest (32 bit)

Internet connection

Broadband (ADSL, FTTH, CATV, etc.)

◆ Notes ◆

i Connect the camera directly to the PC using the USB cable (mini-B). The software may not operate correctly when you use an extension cable or connect the camera via a USB hub.

i When your PC has more than one USB port, the camera can be connected to either port.

i Push 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.

i Additional USB interface board is not guaranteed. i Windows 95 and Windows NT cannot be used.

i Operation is not guaranteed on home-built PCs or on PCs running updated operating system software.

i When you reinstall or remove FinePixViewer, the Internet menu and your user ID and password for the FinePix Internet Service are deleted from your PC. Click the [Register now] button, enter your registered user ID and password and download the menu again.

i To connect the camera to a computer, select “DSC” as the USB setting.(➡ P.126)

To download images on the camera using FinePixViewer, go to “How to use FinePixViewer” in the Help menu and then select Basic Operation > Downloading Images > Saving camera images on a computer (Auto) and refer to the section titled “Using a ‘PTP-incompatible camera’ (camera with a DSC function)”.

Do not connect the camera to your PC until the software installation is completed.

1 Install FinePixViewer as instructed in the Quick start guide.

◆ Launching the installer manually ◆

1 Double-click the “My Computer” icon.

✽Windows XP users should click “My Computer” in the “Start” menu.

2 Right-click “FINEPIX” (CD-ROM drive) in the “My Computer” window and select “Open”. 3 Double-click “SETUP” or “SETUP.exe” in the CD-ROM window.

✽The way file names are displayed differs as described below depending on your PC settings.

iFile extensions (3-letter suffixes indicating the file type) may be shown or hidden. (e.g. Setup.exe or Setup)

iText may be shown normally or all in uppercase (e.g. Setup or SETUP).

◆ Installing other applications ◆

You may see messages for installing ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix. Install this application as directed by the on-screen instructions.

Install DirectX as directed by the on-screen instructions and then restart your PC. If the latest

2 version of DirectX is already installed on your PC, this installation is not performed.

●! If the latest version is already installed, this window does not appear. ●! Do not remove the CD-ROM during this procedure.

After restarting, the USB Video Class Driver would

3 be installed.

●! If the latest version is already installed, this window does not appear.

●! The driver is only installed on Windows XP SP1.

After restarting the PC, a message appears stating “Installation of the FinePixViewer has been

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