PC Connection

Manual

You can transfer images and movies captured with a digital camera to your computer and then organize, display, edit, print, and share them by installing the software recorded 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.

Refer to your manual for the instructions of your computer and OS.

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Software Provided
Windows

ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (Image viewing/editing software) ACD photostitcher (Panorama image editing software) FotoSlate 3.0 (Image layout and printing software)

ACD Showtime! for PENTAX (Movie editing software)

DivX

DirectX

USB driver for Windows 98/98SE

Macintosh

ACDSee for PENTAX (Image viewing software)

ACD photostitcher (Panorama image editing software)

Windows UsersMacintosh Users
Step 1

First, check the system requirements for the provided software.

Step 2

Install the USB driver on your PC.

Step 3

Step 3

on reverse side

Install the image processing software

Install the image processing software

(ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0) on your

(ACDSee for PENTAX) for

PC.

Macintosh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4

on reverse side

Set up your digital camera for connecting with your computer.

Step 5

on reverse side

Step 5

on reverse side

Connect the camera and your PC,

Connect the camera and your

and transfer images.

Macintosh, and transfer images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy viewing and editing images transferred to your computer with the image processing software (ACDSee for PENTAX).

For details, see the “ACDSee for PENTAX User Guide” supplied with the software.

Windows, Macintosh Step 1

System Requirements

Windows System Requirements

The software cannot be used on Windows 95.

In order to play movies on Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP, you are required to install Windows Media Player 9.0 or later. (CPU: Pentium4 2.0GHz or higher, or PentiumM 1.0GHz or higher recommended)

You cannot play movies shot by OptioS6 on Windows 98/NT.

USB connection

OS

: Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional)

 

 

(USB driver must be installed on Windows 98/98SE)

USB port must be standard equipment

Application Software<ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, ACD photostitcher and FotoSlate 3.0>

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

OS

: Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional)

CPU

: Pentium-class processor or equivalent (Pentium III 500MHz or

 

 

higher recommended)

• Memory

: 64MB minimum

Hard Disk space : 40MB minimum

Monitor

: Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors

Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

To display some formatted files like MOV-formatted movie files, QuickTime 6.0 or later, DirectX 9.0 or later, and Windows Media Player 7.1 or later are required.

To install ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, Windows Installer Service Version 2.0 may be required.

ACD Showtime! for PENTAX is also installed when performing standard installation of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (However, ACD Showtime! for PENTAX cannot be used if system requirements are not met.).

Operation is not guaranteed on all computers meeting the system requirements.

<ACD Showtime! for PENTAX>

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

OS

: Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional)

CPU

: Pentium III 500MHz or higher (Pentium4 2.0GHz or higher

 

 

recommended)

• Memory

: 128MB minimum (512MB recommended)

Hard Disk space : 50MB minimum

Monitor

: Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors

Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

QuickTime 6.0 or later

Windows Media Player 7.1 or later

DirectX 9.0 or later

The versions of Internet Explorer, Windows Installer Service required for use of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 and ACD Showtime! for PENTAX are not included in the provided CD-ROM (S-SW39). Go to the following sites to download the items you need.

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

Windows Installer Service http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;292539

Macintosh System Requirements

You cannot play movies shot by OptioS6 on a Macintosh.

USB connection

• OS

: Mac OS 9.2/X (Ver. 10.1, 10.2, 10.3)

USB port must be standard equipment

Installation of the driver is not necessary.

Application Software

<ACDSee for PENTAX>

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

OS

: Mac OS 9.2 or later (requires QuickTime 6.0 or later and the latest

 

 

version of CarbonLib)

• CPU

: PowerPC 266MHz or higher

• Memory

: 8MB minimum

Hard Disk space : 6MB minimum

<ACD photostitcher>

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

OS

: Mac OS 9.2 or later (requires QuickTime 4.1.2 or later and the

 

 

latest version of CarbonLib)

• CPU

: PowerPC G3 300MHz or higher

Memory

: 64MB minimum (128MB or more recommended)

• Hard Disk space : 50MB minimum (during installation), 150MB (500MB or more recommended)

Operation is not guaranteed on all computers meeting the system requirements.

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Windows

Step

2

 

 

 

Installing the USB Driver

Windows 98/98SE only

For Widows 98/98SE, install a USB driver (PENUSBE.INF) in your PC to connect your camera to the PC using the USB cable.

1Turn your PC on.2Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW39) into your CD-ROM drive.

The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears automatically, but no action is required at

this stage. Click the

(Close) button to exit the screen.

3With your camera turned off, connect to your PC using the USB cable.4Turn your camera on.

Your PC will automatically detect the camera as a new hardware and the Wizard screen will appear.

5Click [Next].6Select [Search for the best driver for your device]and click [Next].7Select [CD-ROM drive] and click [Next].

If another item has been selected, click the box to deselect it.

8Confirm that [PENUSBE.INF] is displayed and click [Next].

Installation of the driver starts.

9Click [Finish].

When installation is finished, the Wizard window is exited.

10Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.

A removable disk will be added.

Windows Step 3

Installing the Software

Installing the Image Processing Software (ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0)

This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, which lets you view and edit images transferred to your PC.

Windows Media Player 7.1 or later must be installed in your PC to install ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0.

When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software.

1Turn your PC on.

2Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW39) into the CD-ROM drive.

The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears shortly.

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-SW39)] icon.

3)Double-click [Setup.exe].

3You can choose the languages from the displayed screen.

The software selection screen appears.

4Install DivX and DirectX.

If DivX and DirectX are not installed in your PC, install them before installing ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0.

To install DirectX, click [DirectX®]. Leave other settings at default and click [Next] when the Setup screen appears. When installation is completed, the software selection screen reappears.

To install DivX, click [DivX]. The installation is completed with one click (no on-screen guidance follows).

To see if DivX is properly installed in your PC, go to the Start menu and click [All Programs] to find [DivX]. Go to [DivX Codec] in [DivX] and click [License] to read the LICENSE AGREEMENT.

5Click [ACDSee™].

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

Reboot your PC after installation is finished (Other settings are not necessary during installation).

If your PC is running Windows Media Player earlier than version 7.1, a message such as the one shown on the right may appear during installation.

In this case, follow the instructions below to update Windows Media Player before installing the software.

1Cancel installation of ACDSee for PENTAX.

[Cancel] and click [Finish] when the message appears telling you that the software has been successfully installed.

2Install the latest version of Windows Media Player.

The latest version can be downloaded from the following website. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

The panorama image editing software “ACD Photostitcher”, the image layout and printing software “FotoSlate 3.0”, and the movie editing software “ACD Showtime! for PENTAX” are also installed when you install all program features of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (complete installation).

To guarantee more efficient operation, you are recommended to update Windows from the above website after updating Windows Media Player.

The icon of “ACD Photostitcher” will not be displayed on the desktop even if you install all program features of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (complete installation).

Operation is not guaranteed if DivX and DirectX are not installed on your PC. Be sure to install all program features to ensure full operation of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0.