Windows, Macintosh Step 4
Setting Up Your Digital Camera
Setting the USB Connection Mode to [PC]
1Press the 3button.
2Press the four-way controller (5) to display the [H Setting] menu.
3 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [USB
Connection].
4 Press the four-way controller (5).
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5 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [PC]. 6 Press the OK button.
•Do not connect the camera to your PC while [PictBridge] is selected for the USB Connection mode.
•Do not connect the camera to your printer while [PC] is selected for the USB Connection mode.
Windows Step 5
Transferring Images to a Windows PC
If you connect your computer to the camera and as the power is switched on, the camera will be recognized automatically. You can transfer an image to your computer after ACDSee Device Searching display appears on the screen.
•If the digital camera is connected to your PC in [PictBridge] USB Connection mode, the images cannot be transferred. Disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC, follow the instructions in “Setting Up Your Digital Camera” to set the USB Connection mode to [PC], and then reconnect the USB cable.
•We recommend using an AC Adapter
Connecting the Camera and PC
1Turn your PC on.
2With your camera turned off, connect to your PC using the USB cable.
3Turn your camera on.
The ACDSee Device Detector screen appears automatically.
If the ACDSee Device Detector screen does not appear, display and copy the images following the steps in “When the ACDSee Device Detector screen does not appear”.
• While communicating with your computer via a USB cable, the status lamp blinks green.
•If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the
•Even if camera images are not transferred, they can be directly displayed on the computer from a camera connected to the computer.
•When you edit an image, transfer the image to your computer.
Transferring Images
4Confirm that [Acquire images from the device with ACDSee] is checked and click [OK].
5Click [Next].
6Select an image to copy and click [Next].
7Specify the name and save destination of the image, and click [Next].
The image is copied to the PC.
8Click [Finish].
The ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 Browser starts.
When the ACDSee Device Detector screen does not appear
4Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX] icon on the desktop.
5Double-click [My Computer].
6Double-click [Removable Disk].
If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of [Removable Disk]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number.
7Double-click the [DCIM] folder.
Images are stored in folder [xxxPENTX], where “xxx” is a three- digit folder number.
8Select the folders you want to copy to the PC.
Hold the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard while clicking on the folders in which the images you want to copy are stored.
Select folders
9Select [Copy To Folder...] from the [Edit] menu.
The Copy Files screen appears.
10Specify the destination folder.
11Click [OK].
The image is copied to the PC.
Disconnecting the Camera from Your PC
Windows XP
1Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon in the task bar.
2Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [Stop].
3Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [OK].
Macintosh Step 3
Installing the Software
Installing the Image Processing Software (ACDSee for PENTAX)
This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX, which lets you view and edit images transferred to your Macintosh.
1Turn your Macintosh on.
2Insert the
3Double-click the CD-ROM (S-SW35) icon.
4Double-click the [Install ACDSee] icon.
The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears.
5You can choose the languages from the displayed screen.
A selection screen to install your desired software appears.
6Click [ACDSee™].
The setup screen appears. Follow the
Macintosh Step 5
Transferring Images to a Macintosh
•If you connect the camera to a Macintosh with the USB connection mode set to [PictBridge], you cannot transfer an image. Remove the camera from the Macintosh and then set the USB mode to [PC]. Reconnect the USB cable by referring to “Setting Up Your Digital Camera” in this manual.
•We recommend using an AC Adapter
Connecting the Camera and Macintosh
1Turn your Macintosh on.
2With your camera turned off, connect to your Macintosh using the USB cable.
3Turn your camera on.
The camera is recognized as [untitled] ([NO_NAME] in Mac OS X) on the desktop. The drive name can be changed.
• If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of [untitled]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number.
•While communicating with a Macintosh via a USB cable, the status lamp blinks green.
•If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the
• If the message
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 you install ACDSee for PENTAX, a
•When you have completed the installation, folder will be created in ACDSee for PENTAX. To run ACD photostitcher,
Transferring Images
It is convenient to use iPhoto, ImageCapture, or ACDSee Device Detector when you transfer an image to your Macintosh. See your Macintosh user’s manual.
• Even if camera images are not transferred, they can be directly displayed on the Macintosh from a camera connected to the Macintosh.
• To edit images, first transfer them to your Macintosh.
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Macintosh
1Drag [untitled] on the desktop to the trash.
If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, drag the icon of that name to the trash.
2Disconnect the USB cable from your Macintosh and the camera.
• If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as ACDSee for PENTAX, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed.
•When you remove a USB cable, the USB mode will be cancelled, switching to Playback mode with the lens retracted.
Product Registration on the Internet
Please click [Product Registration] on the software selection
screen in .
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.