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Reinstall the USB driver when using Windows 98, Windows

98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 Professional

Yourcomputer does not

recognize your camera. •Thebattery level is low.

tUsethe ACpower adaptor (pag e 13).

•Thecamera i s turned off.

tTurnon the camera.

•TheUSB cable is not connected firmly.

tDisconnect the USB cable, and connect it again

firmly.Make sure that “USB MODE”is

displayedontheLCDscreenoronthefinder

(page31) .

•TheUSB connectors on your computer are

connectedto other equi pment besides the keyboard,

themous e, and your camera.

tDisconnect the USB cables except for the ones

connected to the keyboard, the mouse, and your

camera.

•Theposition ofthe MS/FD sel ector is not set to the

properpos ition for the media being used.

tSetthe MS/FD selector to the proper position.

•TheUSB driver is not installed.

tInstallt he USB driver (page 31).

•ForW indows98, Windows 98 SE, Windows

Mean d Windows 2000 Professional users

Sincethe camera is connected to a computer with

theUSB cable before installing the USB driver, the

driveis not recogni zed properly by the computer.

tDeletethe drive which is not recognized

properly,theninstall the USB driver.For details,

seethe pr ocedure below.

1Turnon your computer and allow Windows to load.

2Connect the USB jack on the camera and the computer with the

supplied USB cable.

3Insert a media and set the MS/FD selector to the appropriate

position according to the media inserted.

4Connect the ACpower ad aptor to your camera and then to a wall

outlet(m ains), and turn on the power of your camera.

Symptom Cause and/or Solution

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Contents

Main Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions OwnersRecord MVC-FD97 filename[D:\WORKS\Mavicakaihan\3066743121\3066743121MVCFD97UC\02GB- MVCFD97UC\02war.fm] WARNING Forthe Customers in the U.S.A. Page Besure to read the following beforeusing your camera Table of contents B Recording Additional information B Playback B Various recording Introduction Getting started Identifying the parts Page Preparing the power supply Installing the battery pack 3 To remove the battery pack 1 Charging the battery pack After charging the battery pack Battery remaining indicator 1 2 3 Page Page Using the AC power adaptor Using a car battery Using your camera abroad When using the AC power adaptor 1 Setting the date and time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Inserting a floppy disk 1 2 Inserting a Memory Stick 1 2 3 1 2 3 Recording still images zz 1 2 3 z 4 Page Page Theindicators on the LCD screen or on the finder during recording Page Notes BRecording Recording moving images 1 2 3 Playing back still images 1 2 3 4 Playing back moving images 1 2 3 4 5 Viewing images using a computer For Windows 98 users 1 2 3 filename[D:\WORKS\Mavica\3rd\3066743111\3066743111MVCFD97UC\02GB- MVCFD97UC\04bas.fm] xRecommended computer environment Recommended Windows environment Recommended Macintosh environment Notes xInstalling the USB driver For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 Professional users 1 2 3 4 5 6 Page xViewing images For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 Professional users 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 6 Page Image file storage destinations and image file names sss f For Windows 98 users (The drive recognizing the floppy disk i s [A].) Page Page Folder File Meaning Advanced operations Before performing advanced operations How to use the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector How to use the control button Beforeperforming advanced operations 1 2 How to change the menu settings 1 Page Item Setting Description PLAY/STILL/ MOVIE x selector x Page Page Page Various recording Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) 3 Creating Clip Motion Files 2 3 4, 5 To stop Clip Motion creation 4 5 Recording still images for e-mail (E- MAIL) Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) 2 To return to normal recording mode Recording text documents (TEXT) Image size Number of images* 2 Image size Number of images* Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF) 2 3 4 Recording images in macro To return to normal 2 3 Focusing manually To reactivate auto focusing 2 3 Using the PROGRAM AE function To cancel PROGRAM AE 2 Using the Spot light- metering function Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 3 Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE) To shoot in one-push white balance mode 1 2 3 2 Recording the date and time on the still image (DATE/TIME) Enjoying picture effects (PICTURE EFFECT) To cancel picture effect 3 4 2 3 BVariousplayback Various playback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) To display the next (previous) index screen 2 - Enlarging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 2, 4 To return to the normal size 3 4 v b B BVariousplayback 2 3 Viewing images on a TV screen 1 2 Editing Preventing accidental erasure (PROTECT) 2 Deleting images (DELETE) To cancel deleting 2 In INDEX mode 3 Changing the recorded still image size (RESIZE) To cancel changing the size 2 3 Copying images (COPY) 5 To continue copying the image to other floppy disks or Memory Sticks 1 2 3 3, 4 4 1 6 3, 4, 5 2 3 1 2 3 To continue copying to other floppy disks To cancel copying partway 4 2, 3, 4 2 InINDEX mode 3 4 1 2 3 BAs anexternal drive 1 2 3 4 Additional information Precautions Onmoisture condensation On floppy disks On cleaning Onoperating temperature OnAC power adaptor On battery pack On thebuilt-in rechargeable lithiumbattery On Memory Sticks Using your camera abroad About InfoLITHIUM battery pack Page Troubleshooting Page Page t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Batterypacks t Warning and notice messages Message Meaning - Message Meaning E Self-diagnosis display Code Cause and/or Corrective Acti on t filename[D:\WORKS\Mavica\3rd\3066743111\3066743111MVCFD97UC\02GB- MVCFD97UC\09add.fm] Specifications System Inputand Output connector LCDscreen Finder LCD screen/finder indicators Page masterpage:Right filename[D:\WORKS\Mavica\3rd\3066743111\3066743111MVCFD97UC\02GB- MVCFD97UC\01covIX.fm] modelname1[MVC-F D97] Index A B C D