USB MODE
PictBridge
(PTP)

Connecting to a PC or Printer

When using Windows 98/98 SE

When using Windows 98/98 SE, install the USB driver before connecting. (When using Windows Me/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not have to install the USB driver.)

When using Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac

OS 9.x

Even if the [PictBridge (PTP)] is selected in [USB MODE], the camera cannot be connected by a PC with the following OS’s: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x.

When connecting the camera to a PC, do not set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge (PTP)]. (When the camera is shipped, [PC] is selected.)

When connecting to a PC which includes the above-mentioned

OS and setting the [USB MODE] to [PictBridge (PTP)], the messages shown on the right appear on the LCD monitor of the camera.

The following messages appear for each OS on the display of the PC. Select [Cancel] to close the window and disconnect the USB connection cable.

OS

Message

Windows 2000 Professional

[Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard]

 

 

Windows Me

[New Hardware Found]>

Windows 98/98 SE

[Add New Hardware Wizard]

 

(When you connect to the PC more than 2 times, only

 

[Add New Hardware Wizard] appears.)

 

 

Mac OS 9.x

[Software needed for the USB device “DMC-FX7” is not

 

available. Would you like to look for the software on the

 

Internet?]

 

 

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Panasonic DMC-FX7PP, DMCFX7K operating instructions When using Windows 98/98 SE, Message