Connecting your camcorder to your computer – Introduction

To confirm the USB driver installation

1Click [Start] t [Settings] t [Control Panel].

2Click [System].

“System Properties” screen appears.

3Click [Hardware] tab.

4Click [Device Manager].

“Device Manager” screen appears.

5Make sure that “SONY DDX-A1000 USB Device” appears in DVD/CD-ROM drives, “Generic volume” in Storage volumes, and “USB Mass Storage Device” in Universal Serial Bus controllers respectively.

When all the devices appear, the USB driver is installed correctly. If any of these devices are not shown, install the USB driver again following “If you cannot install the USB driver” (page 97).

For Microsoft Windows Me users

1

Connect the AC adaptor to your

2

camcorder.

 

Set the mode dial to

(Play/Edit).

3

Turn the power on your camcorder by

 

sliding the POWER switch upward

 

while pressing the green button.

4

Connect the (USB) jacks of the

 

camcorder and the

(USB) port of the

computer using the USB cable supplied with your camcorder.

USB port

USB cable

USB jack

Your computer recognises the camcorder, and the “New Hardware Found” dialog box appears.

5 Follow the instructions given in the on- screen messages and restart your computer.

The connection between your camcorder and the computer is completed.

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