2Click [Next].

3Click [Finish].

The computer restarts automatically, then a short-cut icon for [Picture Package Menu] appears on the desktop.

10Remove the CD-ROM from the disc drive of your computer.

If you have any questions about Picture Package

For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied on the CD-ROM supplied with your camcorder, or on-line help.

Step 2: Connecting your camcorder to a computerAbout connection

There are two ways to connect your camcorder to a computer:

–USB cable (supplied)

–i.LINK cable (optional)

Connecting with the USB cable (supplied)

This method is good for copying pictures and sound recorded on a tape to the computer, copying files from a “Memory Stick” to a computer, and copying files to a “Memory Stick.”

•When connecting the camcorder to a computer with a USB cable (supplied), the computer and

camcorder must be recognized beforehand. Follow the steps below.

–Using the USB cable (supplied) when viewing pictures on a tape (p. 11)

–Using the USB cable (supplied) when copying pictures on a “Memory Stick” (p. 13)

Connecting with an i.LINK cable (optional)

•This method is good for copying pictures and sound recorded on a tape.

Image data is transferred with more precision than with a USB cable.

bNotes

•When you are using a USB cable or an i.LINK cable to connect your camcorder to a computer, make sure you insert the connector in the correct direction. If you insert the connector forcibly, it may be damaged, and causes a malfunction of your camcorder.

•You cannot copy pictures from a “Memory Stick” to a computer with an i.LINK cable.

•You cannot connect with an i.LINK cable when you use Windows 98/Windows 98SE.

10Connecting to a Windows computer