With a PC

Connecting the Personal Computer and

Camcorder

When your OS is Windows 98SE, install USB Driver before connecting.

Never connect the USB Cable until the USB Driver is installed.

Before making these connections, turn off all devices, which are to be connected.

It is recommended that you use the AC Adaptor as the power supply of the Camcorder.

Using Built-in SD Drive

By connecting the Camcorder and Personal Computer with the USB Cable, you can transfer still images saved on a Memory Card directly to your Personal Computer.

„For Windows

1 Insert the Memory Card into the Camcorder.

2 Set the Camcorder to PC Mode.

3 Connect the Camcorder to your personal computer with USB Cable and turn the Camcorder to “ON”.

 

 

• It enters PC Connecting Mode.

 

 

• Appropriate driver to recognize Camcorder is

 

 

automatically installed by Windows Plug and

4

 

Play when connected for the first time.

 

Open [My Computer] and click [Removable

 

 

Disk] 1 (For Windows 98SE/Me/2000

 

 

users).

 

 

 

5 Click [Open folder to view files using

 

 

Windows Explorer] 2 and then [OK] (For

 

 

Windows XP users).

 

 

 

 

[Windows 98SE/Me/2000]

 

[Windows XP]

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the USB Driver is installed and USB Connection Cable is connected to the Camcorder, open [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer] to check that the drive is displayed as a removable disk drive (only when card is inserted into the Camcorder).

It enables you to operate it in the same way as a floppy disk drive, and you can use the same drag and drop or copy methods.

You can view images stored on the Memory Card and also save them to your hard disk.

Please do not change file or folder names on the Personal Computer. The images on the Memory Card may not be able to be viewed on the Camcorder.

„For Macintosh

1 Insert the Memory Card into the Camcorder.

2 Set the Camcorder to PC Mode.

3 Connect the Camcorder to your Macintosh with USB Cable.

4 Double click the “NO_NAME” icon.

You can view images stored on the Memory Card and also save them to your hard disk.

Please do not change file or folder names on the Personal Computer. The images on the Memory Card may not be able to be viewed on the Camcorder.

To disconnect USB cable safely

„For Windows

If USB Cable is disconnected while computer is on, error dialog may appear. In such case click [OK] and close the dialog box. By following the steps below you can disconnect the cable safely.

1 Double click the

icon in task tray.

• Hardware disconnect dialog appears.

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For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo

 

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Panasonic PV-GS19 To disconnect USB cable safely, Connecting the Personal Computer Camcorder, Using Built-in SD Drive

PV-GS19, PV-GS31, PV-GS35 specifications

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