Macintosh
A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely removed.
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ACDSee Browser Interface
ACDSee starts and the main window, which is called the browser, appears.
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The Stop a Hardware device screen appears.
ACDSee for PENTAX lets you view, edit, organize, search for, share, and print images.
Starting ACDSee for PENTAX
Using ACDSee for PENTAX
The Safely Remove Hardware screen appears.
Step 5
Windows Step 4

Transferring Images to a Windows PC

When the digital camera is connected to your Windows PC and the camera is turned on, the PC automatically recognizes the camera and the confirmation dialog box for transferring images (the Device Detector screen) appears.

Connecting the Camera and PC

1Turn your PC on.

2With your camera turned off, connect it to your PC using the USB cable.

If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the built-in memory will be transmitted to your PC.

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3Turn your camera on.

The Device Detector screen appears automatically.

If the Device Detector screen does not appear, display and copy the images following the steps in “When the Device Detector screen does not appear”.

•You may be prompted to restart the system when connecting the camera to a PC for the first time.

•The power indicator blinks while the camera is connected to a PC with the USB cable.

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 Device Detector screen does not appear

4Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0] 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. When [Folder Name] on the [uSetting] menu is set to [Date], folders are displayed with a folder name indicating the date the images were taken. Images taken on March 25, for example, are stored in folder [xxx_0325].

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

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].
4Click [OK].
5Disconnect the USB cable from your PC and the camera.

•If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed.

•The camera will automatically switch to the Playback Only mode when the USB cable is disconnected.

Step 4

Transferring Images to a Macintosh

Connecting the Camera and Macintosh

1Turn your Macintosh on.

2With your camera turned off, connect it to your Macintosh using the USB cable.

If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the built-in memory will be transmitted to your Macintosh.

3Turn your camera on.

The camera is recognized as [NO_NAME] ([untitled] in Mac OS 9) on the desktop. The drive name can be changed.

•You may be prompted to restart the system when connecting the camera to a Macintosh for the first time.

•If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of [NO_NAME]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number.

•The power indicator blinks while the camera is connected to a Macintosh with the USB cable.

Transferring Images

4Specify a save location, make sure that [Launch ACDSee] is checked, and click [Download].

After images are copied to your Macintosh, the browser for

ACDSee for PENTAX starts.

•When [Delete images from device] is checked, images are deleted from the camera after transfer is complete.

•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 [NO_NAME] 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.

•The camera will automatically switch to the Playback Only mode when the USB cable is disconnected.

Windows Step 5

Using the Software

Using ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0

ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 lets you view, edit, organize, search for, share, and print images.

Starting ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0

1Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0] icon on the desktop.

ACDSee starts and the main window, which is called the browser, appears.

The first time ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 is run, “ACDSee has detected that you do not have the following software installed on your computer: Ghostscript 7.0 (or later)” may appear in the [Components missing] dialog box. If you will only display or edit images inside the digital camera, it is not necessary for Ghostscript 7.0 to support ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0. Click [Close] to close the message window.

ACDSee Browser Interface

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AMenu bar

You can access the various menu commands.

BToolbar

Provides quick access to shortcuts for frequently used tasks and functions.

CFolders pane

Displays the configuration of folders in your computer. When you browse a folder, the contents of the folder appear in the File List pane.

DPreview pane

Displays a preview of the image or media file currently selected in the File List pane. You can change the size of the preview image or play back the media file.

EFile List pane

Displays the contents of the currently selected folder or the results of the most recent search, in other words the file or folder that matches the search item. It is the only pane that always appears in the Browser and it cannot be hidden or closed.

FProperties pane

Displays the properties and database information of the file selected in the File List pane.

GImage Basket pane

Displays files selected in the File List pane. By choosing images and files and putting them in the Image Basket pane, you can use the editing and creating functions on images from different folders and categories.

HStatus bar

Displays information and properties for the selected file.

Using the Help Pages

Refer to the help pages for a more detailed description of how to use each function.

1Click the [?] icon at the top right of the screen.

The help screen appears.

2Double-click the desired topic.

Using ACD FotoSlate 3.0

With ACD FotoSlate 3.0, you can give full rein to your creativity and print pictures of professional quality. The possibilities range from printing ordinary sized pictures to put in frames to creating calendars, greeting cards and contact sheets.

1Double-click the [ACD FotoSlate 3.0] icon on the desktop.

ACD FotoSlate starts and the [Quick Start] screen appears.

2Click [Start Layout Wizard].

The wizard lets you create calendars, greeting cards, contact sheets, and paper-saving layouts.

For details on how to use these functions, see the help pages.

Using ACD Showtime! for PENTAX

ACD Showtime! for PENTAX is a tool for creating slide show presentations combining videos, images and music and saving them as video files on the hard disc. ACD Showtime! provides a variety of transitions and effects for slide shows, editing tools for correcting images and tools for trimming videos and audio files.

1Double-click the [ACD Showtime! for PENTAX] icon on the desktop.

ACD Showtime! starts and the [ACD Showtime! for PENTAX] screen appears.

2Click [Create Video File].

Follow the on-screen guidance.

For details on how to use these functions, see the help pages.

Macintosh

1Double-click the [ACDSee] folder inside the [Applications] folder.
2Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX] icon.

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AMenu bar

You can access the various menu commands.

BToolbar

Provides quick access to shortcuts for frequently used tasks and functions.

CFolders pane

Displays the configuration of folders in your computer. When you browse a folder, the contents of the folder appear in the File List pane.

DPreview pane

Displays a preview of the image or media file currently selected in the File List pane. You can change the size of the preview image or play back the media file.

EFavorites pane

You can add frequently used items (folders, etc.).

FFile List pane

Displays the contents of the currently selected folder or the results of the most recent search, in other words the file or folder that matches the search item. It is the only pane that always appears in the Browser and it cannot be hidden or closed.

Using the Help Pages

Refer to the help pages for a more detailed description of how to use each function.

1Select [ACDSee™ Help] from [Help] on the menu bar.

The help screen appears.

2Click the desired topic.