INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (DV MEDIA PRO PROGRAMME)

You need to install DV Media Pro to play back recorded movie fi les from miniDV camcorder with

the USB cable on your PC. When you install the DV Media Pro software on your Windows computer, you can enjoy the following operations by connecting your miniDV camcorder to your computer

via a USB cable.

• You have to install "DV Driver", "Video Codec" and "DirectX 9.0" to run DV Media Pro properly.

• For moving images playback on a PC, install software in this order :DV Driver - DirectX 9.0 - Video Codec

• For Web camera install software in this order: DV Driver - DirectX 9.0 - Video Codec

Before you start!

Turn on your PC. Exit all other applications that are running.

Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive.

-The setup screen appears automatically soon after the CD was inserted.

If the setup screen does not appear, click on "Start" on the bottom left corner and select "Run" to display a dialog. Type "D:\autorun.exe" and then press ENTER, if your CD-ROM drive is mapped to "D:Drive".

Installing Driver - DV Driver and DirectX 9.0

DV Driver is a software driver that is required to support establishing connection to a PC. (If it is not installed, some functions will not be supported.)

1.Click on "DV Driver" on the setup screen.

Driver software required is installed automatically. The following drivers will be installed: - USB PC-Camera driver

2.Click on "Confi rm" to fi nish driver installation.

3.If the "DirectX 9.0" is not installed, it is installed automatically after setting "DV Driver".

After installing DirectX 9.0, PC needs to be restarted.

If DirectX 9.0 is installed already, there is no need to restart the PC.

Application Installation - Video Codec

Click on "Video Codec" on the setup screen.

Video Codec is required to play movie fi les recorded by this miniDV camcorder on a PC.

Please install by using the Software CD that came with this camcorder. We do not guarantee compatibility with other CDs.

During installation, if the Microsoft LOGO test warning is shown, just click 'Continue(C).'

If a message saying "Digital Signature not found" or something similar appears, ignore the message and continue with the installation.

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Samsung VP-D391/EDC, VP-D391/XEF, VP-D391I/MEA manual Installing the Software DV Media PRO Programme, Before you start

VP-D391/XEF, VP-D391/EDC, VP-D391I/XER, VP-D391I/MEA specifications

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