Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.
Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel.

Connecting a Digital Video Camera to the PC

When connecting an analog camera to the PC, use the Video and Audio In connectors on the front of the PC. The following instructions only apply to digital cameras.

See the documentation that came with your digital video camera.

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Turn on the PC, and wait for Windows XP

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to start.

 

2

Connect the video camera transfer cable into

 

 

the camera and then into an open port on the

 

 

front or back of the PC. Most digital video

 

 

cameras use either the FireWire (IEEE 1394)

 

 

or the USB port.

 

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A Found New Hardware message appears.

 

 

Wait 2 or 3 minutes for Windows to make the

 

 

necessary settings for the new device. When

 

installation is complete, a message appears telling you the camera is ready to use.

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If a Digital Video Device Auto Play window appears when you connect your camera, click

Cancel.

If the PC doesn’t recognize your digital video camera:

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2 Click Performance and Maintenance, if available, and then double-click the System icon.

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4 Click the plus sign (+) next to imaging devices. If the name of the camera appears under imaging devices the device is ready. If the name is not there, try the following:

■Click Action, and then Scan for hardware changes. Look in Device Manager for a new addition under imaging devices.

■Unplug the video camera’s transfer cable from the PC, and plug it into a different port. Look in Device Manager for a new addition under imaging devices.

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