Nikon DS-5M, DS-5MC, DS-L1 5.1Recommended Operating Environment, 5Using the DS-L1when Connected to a PC by a USB Cable, Supported PCs, Supported OSs

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	5 Using the DS-L1 when Connected to a PC by a USB Cable

5Using the DS-L1 when Connected to a PC by a USB Cable5.1Recommended Operating Environment

When the DS-L1 is connected to your PC by a USB cable, you can read or write to the recording media inserted in the DS-L1 or capture the live image being shot by the CCD camera onto the PC.

Supported PCs

The DS-L1 can only be connected to a Windows-based. However, this is limited to PCs that have a USB interface board installed.

Supported OSs

•Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 (SP3)

•Windows XP

If you are using Windows 2000, be sure to update its version to SP3. Otherwise, data may not be read or written to correctly.

About the recording media used by the DS-L1

•Usable media

Compact flash card (Type I and II), microdrive (1 GB)

•Media formatting

When formatting media in your PC, make sure it is formatted in FAT12, 16 (Sometimes these are expressed simply as FAT.), or in FAT32.

Note that depending on the OS used, you may not be able to select a format. The DS-L1 has a function for formatting media. The media preformatted in NTFS and so forth, that is, formats not supported by the DS-L1, are formatted in FAT16. For details on how to use the formatting function, refer to “2.2.2 Reproducing Images from a CF CardVIEW Menu” in Chapter VI.

NOTE: Media formatted in other than NTFS may not be correctly formatted in

FAT16 depending on the formats used. If so, reformat media in FAT12,

FAT16, or FAT32 on your computer before use.

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