Panasonic PV-GS250 With a PC, Using the Camcorder with a PC, Using USB Driver, ≥DirectX

With a PC

With a PC

Using the Camcorder with a PC

An image stored on the DV Cassette can be transferred to your personal computer.

ªSoftware Installation

1Turn on Computer and start up Windows.

2Insert supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

≥[Setup Menu] appears.

3Select the software to be installed from [Setup Menu].

≥USB Driver -52-:

The USB driver to be installed is the dedicated Mass Storage Driver for Windows 98SE.

≥Video Stream Driver -54-:

If the Camcorder is connected to your personal computer, you can send video from the Camcorder to the other parties via a network or by the Internet. It is also needed when you use MotionDV STUDIO with USB connection.

≥DirectX

To activate MotionDV STUDIO, Microsoft DirectX 9.0b or later should be installed. (If you install Video Stream Driver, DirectX 9.0b is automatically installed.)

≥MotionDV STUDIO -56-:

Using the MotionDV STUDIO software allows you to capture video recorded on a tape or images viewed through the lens of a Camcorder. Connecting the Camcorder with the DV cable also allows you to output images edited on the personal computer to the tape in the Camcorder.

4Follow the instructions on the computer

screen until the installation is complete. ≥Setup window will disappear when the

installation is complete.

Note:

If a window does not appear automatically, click the “Start” Button on your desktop and then click “Run”. When the “Run” Box is open, type in “D:\InstMenu.exe” and click “OK”. (“D” is used when the CD-ROM drive is drive D.)

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Using USB Driver

ªOperating environment

≥Despite having the operating environment indicated, it may not be possible to use the program with some types of personal computers.

≥A CD-ROM drive is required to install this program.

≥When you connect to an USB 2.0 interface board, use a certified board with the USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED USB) logo.

For Windows

OS:

IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer with pre-installed;

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

CPU:

Intel Pentium II/Celeron 300 MHz or higher (including compatible CPU)

RAM:

32 MB or more (64 MB or more recommended)

Interface:

USB 1.1 or more

≥For Windows Me/2000/XP users, the USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in OS.

For Macintosh

OS:

Mac OS X v 10.1–X v 10.3

CPU:

iMac, iBook or Power Book G4, Power Mac G4 or Power Mac G5

RAM:

64 MB or more

≥The USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in OS.

ªInstalling the USB Driver

When your OS is Windows 98SE, please install USB Driver first before connecting the Camcorder to your personal computer with the USB connection Cable.

1Turn on the personal computer and start up Windows.

2Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the personal computer’s CD-ROM drive.

≥Quit all applications. ≥[Setup Menu] appears.

3Click the [USB Driver].

≥The set up program starts running.

4Click [Restart] if the [InstallShield] dialog appears.

≥Do not remove the CD-ROM.

5Finish installation by following the on-screen instructions.

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