Potential connection problems

Here are some issues that might come up when attempting to connect your camera to your computer and some ways to correct them:

Windows/DC220 DC260 Camera Communications

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Computer cannot

Camera power is off.

Turn the camera on.

communicate with the camera.

 

 

The Mode dial is not

Set the camera’s Mode

 

set to Connect.

dial to Connect.

 

 

 

 

Conflict with another

Refer to the serial

 

serial device, such as a

communication or

 

modem.

corresponding section

 

 

of your computer’s

 

 

modem, and/or

 

 

operating system’s

 

 

user’s guide.

 

 

 

 

Some Advanced

See the Power

 

Power Management

Management section

 

utilities on laptops can

of your laptop’s user

 

turn off ports to save

guide to disable this

 

battery life.

feature.

 

 

 

 

Camera is not

Connect serial cable to

 

connected to serial

camera and COM

 

cable or cable is not

port. See “Connecting

 

connected to the

via a serial cable” on

 

computer’s COM port.

page 6-3.

 

 

 

 

Infrared port is not

Check the computer’s

 

responding.

infrared connection.

 

 

Be sure that the

 

 

camera is on.

 

 

 

 

The BIOS has a

Change the port

 

different port assigned

setting in Camera

 

as the infrared port.

Properties to reflect

 

 

the port value assigned

 

 

in the BIOS.

 

 

 

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