Connecting to a PC or Printer

Connecting to a PC

You can load pictures recorded with the camera to a PC by connecting the camera and PC.

The software [LUMIX Simple Viewer]

(for Windows® ) in the CD-ROM (supplied) allows you to load pictures recorded with the camera to a PC, print, or send them by e-mail easily.

If you use Windows 98/98SE, install the USB driver and then connect it to the computer.

For details of [LUMIX Simple Viewer] and installation, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.

AV OUT

DIGITAL

DC IN

A: USB connection cable (supplied)

B: AC adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional)

Turn off the camera before inserting or removing the cable for the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional).

1 Turn the camera on and then set [USB MODE] on the [SETUP] menu to [PC]. (P93)

If you set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge (PTP)] and then connect the camera to the PC, messages may appear on the screen of the PC.

Select [Cancel] to close the indications and disconnect the camera from the PC. Connect the camera after you set [USB MODE] again.

2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A (supplied).

Connect the USB connection cable with the [ ] mark facing the [2] mark on the [DIGITAL] socket.

Hold the USB connection cable at C and insert straight in and take straight out. (Forcibly inserting at a slant or upside down can deform the pins, and this can damage the camera or other connected equipment.)

ACCESS

D: This message appears during data transfer.

[Windows]

The drive appears on the [My Computer] folder.

If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by the Windows Plug and Play, then it appears on the

[My Computer] folder.

[Macintosh]

The drive is displayed on the screen as [NO_NAME] or [Untitled].

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Panasonic DMCFX9S, DMCFX9K, DMC-FX9PP Connecting to a PC, This message appears during data transfer, Windows, Macintosh

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