PC Connection Manual

You can transfer images and movies captured with a digital camera to your computer and then display and manage them by installing the software included on the provided CD-ROM to your computer and connecting your digital camera to your computer with the USB cable. This section explains how to install the provided software “ACDSee for PENTAX” and the other necessary preparations for enjoying your digital camera pictures and movies on your computer.

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Software Provided
Windows

• ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0 (Image viewing/editing/managing software)

Macintosh

• ACDSee for PENTAX (Image viewing/managing software)

You are recommended to use an AC adapter connected to a power outlet when connecting the camera to a computer. If the battery runs out of power while images are being transmitted to the computer, the image data may be lost or damaged.

When using an AC adapter, make sure that the AC adapter is properly connected to the camera.

 

Windows UsersMacintosh Users

 

 

 

Step 1

First, check the system requirements for the provided software.

Step 2

Step 2

Install the image viewing/editing/

Install the image viewing/managing

managing software (ACDSee for

software (ACDSee for PENTAX) on

PENTAX 3.0) on your PC.

your Macintosh.

Step 3

Set up your digital camera for connecting with your computer.

Step 4

*on reverse side

Step 4

*on reverse side

Connect the camera and your PC,

Connect the camera and your

and transfer images.

 

Macintosh, and transfer images.

Step 5

*on reverse side

Step 5

*on reverse side

Use the supplied software to view,

Use the supplied software to view

edit and manage images transferred

and manage images transferred to

to your PC. Enjoy laying out and

your Macintosh.

 

printing images or creating slide

 

 

shows with music.

 

 

 

Windows, Macintosh Step 1

System Requirements

Windows System Requirements

•USB connection and the included application software are not supported in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows NT.

•In order to play movies recorded using Optio A40 on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista, you are required to install Windows Media Player 9.0 or later and the DivX codec (CPU: Pentium 4 with 2.0 GHz or higher, or Pentium M with 1.0 GHz or higher recommended.).

USB connection

• PCs with preinstalled versions of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista must be updated with the latest version.

• USB port must be standard equipment ∗ Installation of the driver is not necessary.

Application Software<ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0>

(Nine languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese [traditional and simplified], Korean, Japanese)

• OS

Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista

•

CPU

Intel Pentium® III or higher

• Memory

256 MB minimum (512 MB or higher recommended)

•

Hard disk space

100 MB minimum (1 GB or higher recommended)

•

Monitor

Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors

• CD-ROM drive

 

•

Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

•

Windows Media Player 9.0 or later

•

DirectX 9.0 or later

 

∗ Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system requirements.

The versions of Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player required for use of ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0 are not included in the provided CD-ROM (S-SW68).These can be downloaded from the following sites and installed.

•Internet Explorer http://www.microsoft.com/ie

•Windows Media Player http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

Macintosh System Requirements

Playing movies on Macintosh is not supported.

USB connection

•For Macintosh computers with Mac OS 9.2/Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later) preinstalled

•USB port must be standard equipment

∗Installation of the driver is not necessary.

Application Software

<ACDSee for PENTAX>

(Six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese)

• OS

Mac OS 9.2/Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later) (Mac OS 9.2 requires the

 

latest version of CarbonLib)

• CPU

PowerPC 266 MHz or higher

• Memory

8 MB minimum

• Hard Disk space

6 MB minimum

• CD-ROM drive

 

∗Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system requirements.

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Windows

Step

2

 

 

 

Installing the Software

Install the image viewing/editing/managing software (ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0).

• Windows Media Player 9.0 or later must be installed in your PC to install ACDSee

5Click the [Install] button next to [acdsee™].

Follow the on-screen guidance and enter the registration information when the Setup screen appears.

Reboot your PC after installation is finished.

Macintosh Step 2

Installing the Software

Install the image viewing/managing software (ACDSee for PENTAX).

1 Turn your Macintosh on.

Windows, Macintosh Step 3

Setting Up Your Digital Camera

Setting the USB Connection Mode to [PC]
for PENTAX 3.0.

• When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows

Vista, log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software.

1Turn your PC on.2Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW68) into the CD-ROM drive.

The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears.

For Windows Vista

Use the following procedure to display the language selection screen when the Auto Play screen appears.

1)

Click [Run Setup.exe].

2)

Click [Allow].

2

Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW68) in the CD-ROM drive.

3

Double-click the CD-ROM (S-SW68) icon.

4

Double-click the [Install ACDSee] icon.

The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears.

Double-click the [Master Installer] icon to display the PENTAX Software Installer screen.

5Choose a language from the displayed screen.

The ACDSee for PENTAX installer screen appears.

1Press the 3button.2Press the four-way controller (5) to display the [HSet-up] menu.3Use the four-way controller (23) to select [USBConnection].4Press the four-way controller (5).

A pull-down menu appears.

5Use the four-way controller (23) to select [PC].6Press the 4button twice.

Set-up

USB Connection

PC

Video Out

PictBridge

Brightness Level

 

Power Saving

5sec

Quick Zoom

 

Auto Power Off

3min

MENU Cancel

OK

The language selection screen appears.

If the PENTAX Software Installer screen does not appear

Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen following the steps below.

1)Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.

2)Double-click the [CD-ROM drive (S-SW68)] icon.

3)Double-click the [Setup.exe] icon.

3Choose a language from the displayed screen.

The software selection screen appears.

4Installing DivX.

If the proper version of DivX is not installed on your PC, install it to play back movies. Click the [Install] button next to [DivX®]. Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the registration information when the Setup screen appears. When installation is completed, the software selection screen reappears.

6Click the [Install] button next to [acdsee™].

The setup screen appears. Follow the on-screen guidance to input registration information and install the software.

If the message [CarbonLib-xxxxx could not be found] appears during installation:

You must add the extension file “CarbonLib” to the Extension folder in the System folder in order to install the provided software in Mac OS 9.2.

This message appears when this extension file does not exist or when an older version of the file exists.

The latest version of the CarbonLib file is available on the Apple website. Download the file and then install it.

Apple website: http://www.apple.com/

∗Contact Apple for detailed information on how to use the CarbonLib file.

If your camera’s USB mode was set to “PictBridge” when you connected via USB to the PC, you must disconnect the camera from the computer and set the camera’s USB mode to “PC” before reconnecting the camera to the computer.

Product Registration on the Internet

Please click [Product Registration] on the software selection screen in Step 2 .

A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed.

If your PC is connected to the Internet, click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on the Internet Product Registration.