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The provided software is compatible for Japanese, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese (simplified characters) users.

Screen shots in this manual use Windows XP screens for Windows and Mac OS X 10.4 screens for Macintosh.

Before opening the software CD- ROM, please read "Be sure to read the following before opening the package of CD-ROM" (p.182).

Connecting to Your PC

PC requirements

Windows

		Windows® 2000 Professional SP3 or later
		Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional
	OS	Windows Vista®
		*64-bit Edition is excluded.
		*To use this software, you must log in as administrator.
	PC	IBM® PC/AT® adapter (DOS/V PC)
		Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or greater
	CPU	(Intel® Pentium® 4 1.7 GHz or greater is recommended.)
	CPU	*Operation is not guaranteed for PCs to which any alteration,
		such as overclocking, had been added from the original
		specifications.
		• Windows® 2000 : 128MB or greater (256MB or greater is
		recommended.)
	Memory	• Windows® XP : 256MB or greater (512MB or greater is
	Memory	recommended.)
		recommended.)
		• Windows Vista® : 512MB or greater (1GB or greater is
		recommended.)
		The following free space is needed:
	HDD	• At time of installing the software: 300 MB or more
	HDD	• At time of disc creation: approx. 3 times that of the capacity

		of the disc to be created

		At least one or more USB 1.1 or 2.0 free ports are necessary.
	USB	(May not operate if the camcorder is connected through a USB
		hub.)
		• Display screen of 1024⋅768 pixel, 16 bit (High color) or
		greater
	Others	• Video device compliant with Direct X® 9.0c or greater
		version
		• Sound output device

126 DZ-HS903A, DZ-HS803A specifications

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Hitachi DZ-HS903A, DZ-HS803A PC requirements, Connecting to Your PC, 126, Windows

Models: DZ-HS903A DZ-HS803A

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DZ-HS903A, DZ-HS803A specifications