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.

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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)

•QuickTime 6

•DirectX 9.0

•USB driver for Windows 98/98SE

Macintosh

•ACDSee for PENTAX (Image viewing software)

ACD photostitcher (Panorama image editing 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 plug cord is properly connected to the camera.

 

Windows Users
Macintosh Users

 

 

 

Step 1

First, check the system requirements for the provided software.

Windows 98/98SE users –

Go to Step 2

Windows Me/2000/XP users –

Go to Step 3

Step 2

Step 2

∗on reverse side

(Windows 98/98SE users)

Install the image processing software

Install the USB driver on your PC.

(ACDSee for PENTAX) for

 

 

 

Macintosh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3

Install the image processing software (ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0) on your PC.

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.

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 or higher recommended

• Memory

: 64MB minimum

•Hard Disk space : 40MB minimum

•Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

∗Some formats require viewing with QuickTime 6 or later, DirectX 9.0 or later and Windows Media Player 7.1 or later.

∗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 PCs 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 or higher recommended)

•Hard Disk space : 50MB minimum

•Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

•QuickTime 6 or later

•Windows Media Player 7.1 or later

•DirectX 9.0 or later

<QuickTime 6>

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

•

OS

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

•

CPU

: Pentium or higher recommended

• Memory

: 128MB minimum

∗QuickTime 6 or later is required to play movies with the provided software ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 or ACD Showtime! for PENTAX.

The versions of Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and 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-SW30). 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/

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

Macintosh System Requirements

USB connection

• OS

: Mac OS 9.2/X (10.1 or later)

•USB port must be standard equipment

∗ Installation of the driver is not necessary.

Application Software

<ACDSee for PENTAX and ACD photostitcher>

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

•

OS

: Mac OS 9.2 or later (requires QuickTime 6 or higher and the latest

 

 

version of CarbonLib)

• CPU

: PowerPC 266MHz or higher

• Memory

: 8MB minimum

•

Hard Disk space : 6MB minimum

∗The classic system is necessary when using ACD photostitcher with Mac OS X or higher.

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

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Windows

Step

2

 

 

 

Installing the USB Driver

∗Windows 98/98SE only

Two drivers (PENSSTOR.INF and PENSPDR.INF) must be installed before using the USB cable to connect the camera to a computer running Windows 98/98SE.

1Turn your PC on.
2Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW30) into the CD-ROM drive.
8Confirm that [PENSSTOR.INF] is displayed and click [Next].

Installation of the driver starts.

9Click [Finish].

When installation is finished, installation of the driver for the new hardware starts.

Windows

Step

3

5

Click [ACDSee™].

Installing the Software

 

Follow the on-screen guidance and enter the registration

 

 

 

 

information when the Setup screen appears.

Installing the Image Processing Software

 

Reboot your PC after installation is finished (Other settings

 

are not necessary during installation).

(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.

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.

4

3

4Turn your camera on.

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

5

Click [Next].
10Click [Next].
11Select [Search for the best driver for your device]
and click [Next].
12Select [CD-ROM drive] and click [Next].

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

13 Confirm that [PENSPDR.INF] is displayed and click
[Next].

•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-SW30) into the CD-ROM drive.

The PENTAX Software Installer 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-SW30)] icon.

3)Double-click [Setup.exe].

3You can choose the languages from the displayed screen.

The software selection screen appears.

If QuickTime and DirectX are not installed in your PC, a message such as the one shown on the right appears when ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 is run.

Click [Close] and install QuickTime and DirectX from the [PENTAX Software Installer] screen.

∗If QuickTime and DirectX are not installed in your PC, operation of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 is not guaranteed.

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

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

6 Select [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.

14 Click [Finish].

When installation is finished, the Wizard window is exited.

15Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
4 Install QuickTime and DirectX.

If QuickTime and DirectX are not installed in your PC, install

 

 

 

 

The panoramic image software “ACD photostitcher”, the image layout and printing

them before installing ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0.

 

 

 

 

software “FotoSlate 3.0”, and the movie editing software “ACD Showtime! for PENTAX”

Click [QuickTime™] or [DirectX®]. Leave other settings at

 

 

 

 

are also installed when you install all program features of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0

default and click [Next] when the Setup screen appears.

 

 

 

 

(complete installation).

When installation is completed, the software selection screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reappears.

 

 

 

 

 

A removable disk will be added.