11–Exchanging Data with a Computer

before the USB connection becomes effective. When connected, the following screen appears on the display.

If you turn the unit’s power ON after making the USB connection, the screen above appears right away.

The unit appears as an external drive named “DP-004” on the computer’s display.

CAUTION

Do not make a USB connection when the remain- ing battery level is low.

If the power turns OFF during data transfer, all the data will be lost. This lost data cannot be restored.

NOTE

Confirm that you have copied all the files that you want to transfer to a computer to the FAT partition before connecting the unit and the computer by USB.

Disconnecting

Use the following procedures to disconnect the USB connection correctly.

NOTE

When disconnecting from a computer, the procedure on the computer might be called “eject” or “unmount.”

CAUTION

When transferring data, do not disconnect the unit or remove the USB cable. Doing so could cause data on the computer or this unit to be damaged.

Disconnecting from Windows 2000 (SP4 or later)/ Windows XP/Windows Vista systems

Follow the procedures below to disconnect computers that use Windows 2000 (SP4 or later), Windows XP or Windows Vista operating systems.

A PC card icon and arrow appear in the taskbar (usually at the bottom right of the screen).

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