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    VQT0 U14 Operating Instr ucti ons F or Di gital Camera PC Connection QuickTime a nd the Q uickTime logo a re tradema r ks or regis tered tradem ark s of Appl e Comp uter , Inc., used under license. VQT0U14ENG.book 1 ペー ジ ２００５ 年６月３０日 　木曜日　午 前１１時３１ 分[...]

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    2 VQT0U14 1. Installing Si mple Viewer softw are . 2. T ransfer re corded pictu res to the PC. 3. Print p ictures and attach them to e- mails. PC Connection for Sharing and Printing Using “LUMIX Simple Viewer” on t he suppli ed CD-ROM, you can easily t ransfer pictures to the PC , print them, attach them to e-mails, and so on. • In these oper[...]

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    3 VQT0U14 Contents PC Connect ion for Sharing and Printing ............................ ............................. ................... 2 Introduction Read Before Us e .............. ................... ..................... ................... ................... ................... 4 Key t erms ... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .....[...]

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    Introduction 4 VQT0U14 Introduc tion Read Bef ore Use • Please note that some of the e xplanations and screens cov ered in these operating instructions may diff er from actual ones depending on the operating en vironment of the PC . • The ex planations of these operating instruct ions are subject to change w ithout prior notification. • No pa[...]

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    Introduction 5 VQT0U14 Is Simple Vie wer c ompatible with a ny PC? Using a USB c onnection, you can transf er the pictures held in the digital camera to the PC. With Simple Viewer , ho we ver , you can sav e them to the PC more easily . ∫ Windows • T o ident ify the OS (PC type), select [Star t] >> ([Setup] >>) [Control P anel] (>[...]

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    Setting up 6 VQT0U14 Set ting up Insta llin g the So ftw are 1 1. Insert the CD-ROM . The setup menu will star t. 2. Click [US B Driver] . 3. Click [Nex t]. • Installation of t he USB driver star ts. 4. If the [Rest arting W indows] dialog box appears, click [OK]. After the PC is restarted, installation of the USB driver wil l be completed. If t [...]

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    Setting up 7 VQT0U14 Installing the Softwa re 2 1. Insert the CD-ROM . The setup menu will start. 2. Click [LUMIX Si mple Viewer] . 3. Proceed w ith ins tallation accordin g to mess ages appearin g on the screen . • Only when Windows 98SE is used, MDA C2.8 (Mi cros oft D ata Acc ess Components 2.8) m ay also be installed. Install it according to [...]

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    Setting up 8 VQT0U14 A : USB connection cable B : AC Adaptor (optional) C : This message appe ars dur ing data transf er . Preparations on the digit al camera side When you connect the digit al camera to the PC, use batteries with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor . If the remaining battery power i s e xhausted during com munication, the r[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 9 VQT0U14 Using Si mple Viewer 1. When the messag e for inquiring whether to st art transfer is d isplaye d, cli ck [Y es]. 2. Click [OK]. Pictures will be transf erred from t he card to the PC and the [ View] screen will be opened to display the acquired pictures in thumbnail view . • When there are m any pictures to acquire [...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 10 VQT0U14 Vie wing pictures ( Vie w) 1. Select [ View]. • When the above main menu is not display ed, click [ Menu] and then click [V i e w ] . 2. Select the locatio n wher e picture s are save d. [O n t h e P C ] Select this option when viewi ng pictures stored on the P C. • I f pictures a re added by [ Add pictur es] (P19[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 11 VQT0U14 How to use the [ View] screen 1. Folder display F olders containing acquired pictures are display ed. Folders are created on a date basis. 2. Thumbnail displa y The pictures within a selected f older are displa yed in thumbnail view . F or moti on p ict ures , th e mark ( ) appears on the top left of its thumbnail. Th[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 12 VQT0U14 1 1. [ Send by e-mail ] Click this but ton to attach a selected picture to an e-mail. (P16) 12. [ Menu] Click t his button to return to the main menu of Simple Viewer. 13. [ Back] Click t his but ton to return to the previous menu. (P10) 14. [ Exit] Click t his button to e xit Simple Vie wer . 15. P icture information[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 13 VQT0U14 Printing pictures ( Pri nt) 1. Select [ Prin t]. • When the above main menu is not display ed, clic k [ Menu] and then clic k [ Print]. 2. Select t he locat ion whe re pictures are sa ved. [O n t h e P C ] Select this option w hen printing t he pictures stored on the PC . • If pictures are adde d by [ Add pict ure[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 14 VQT0U14 4. Click [ Add] an d then click [ Next]. • The selected picture will be added to [List of photos to be printed]. • T o remove an y picture from [List of photos to be printed], click it in [List of photos to be printed] and then clic k [ Cancel ]. 5. Set up printing, and click [ Next]. • Depending on the printer [...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 15 VQT0U14 [Please select the printer] Set up the printer you are using. [Please set th e printing area] Select “No ” or “Y es”. [Please select the paper siz e] Set the size of paper used for printing. [Please select the paper type] Set the type of paper used f or printing. [Detail printer sett ings are available] Set up[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 16 VQT0U14 Sending pictures b y e-mail ( Send b y e-mail ) 1. Sele ct [ S end by e-ma il]. • When the above main menu is not display ed, click [ Menu] and then click [ Send by e-mail]. 2. Sele ct any locat ion wh ere picture s are save d. [O n t h e P C ] Select this option whe n sending by e-mail pictures stored o n the PC. ?[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 17 VQT0U14 4. Click [ Send by e -mail]. The picture is attached to an e-mail and the e-mail program star ts automatically . Enter an address, body text , etc. in the e-mail and send it. • Any file larger than the maximum file size (100 KB by def ault) is decreased in siz e when attached to an e-mail. The e-mai l program does n[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 18 VQT0U14 Ad vance 1. Sele ct [ A dva nce]. • When the above main menu is not display ed, click [ Menu] and then click [ Advance]. 2. Select any function to be used. [ Add p ictures] Clic k this button to register pictures already sav ed on the PC so that Simple Viewer can handle them. (P19) [ Exp ort to the card] Clic k this[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 19 VQT0U14 1. Select [ Add pict ures]. 2. Select a folder con taining pictures to add, an d click [Next]. • Clic k [Browse] to open the [ Select F older] dialog bo x, and select a desired f older . 3. Specify whe ther or not to add the pictures stored in the su b-folder s (fold ers within the folder). • Aft er s pec ify ing [...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 20 VQT0U14 1. Sele ct [ E xpo rt to th e card] . 2. Select any folder , and in thumbnail view , select an y picture. 3. Click [ Add]. The selected pict ure is added to the list at the bottom of the screen. • T o remove an y picture from the list at the bottom of the screen, clic k the picture in the list at the bottom of the s[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 21 VQT0U14 Setting... 1. Select [ Setting...]. 2. Set the s ettings and cl ick [OK] . [ The folde r to b e acqui red ] Select a desired f older used when transf err ing pictures from the card t o the PC . • Clic k [Open folder] and you can see the pictures in the selected f older . • Clic k [Browse] to open the [ Select F ol[...]

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    Using Simple Viewer 22 VQT0U14 After Using Simpl e Viewer ∫ T o exit Si mple Viewer: 1. Click [ Exit]. • When the [ Exit] but ton is not displayed, click [ Menu] to retur n to the main menu . • When you try to e xit on any screen other than the main menu screen, the confirmat ion messa ge appears. ∫ T o disconnect the USB connection cable s[...]

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    Others 23 VQT0U14 Others 1. Connect the digit al camera to the P C via t he suppli ed USB conn ection ca ble. ( P8) 2. Double-click [Removable Disk] in [My Co mputer]. 3. Double-click [DCIM] folder . 4. Using a drag-and-drop operation, mov e the pictu res you want to transf er or th e folder storing those pictures to any different folder on th e PC[...]

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    Others 24 VQT0U14 1. Connect the digit al ca mera to the P C via the supplied USB connection cable. (P8) 2. Double-click [NO_NAME] or [Untitled] displayed on the desktop. 3. Double-click [DCIM] folder . 4. Using a dr ag-and-drop operati on, mo ve the pi ctures you want to transf er or the folder storing those p ictures to any different folde r on t[...]

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    Others 25 VQT0U14 1. Click [St art] >> ([Setup] >>) [Control Pa nel]. 2. Double-click [Add or Remove Programs]. 3. Select a s of tware prog ram to be remove, a nd click [Change/Remove]. • T o remove other driv ers and software programs, repeat step 3. • When removing the USB driver , select [Panasonic USB Storage Driv er]. • When [...]

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    Others 26 VQT0U14 ∫ Check the following items first. ∫ Pictures cannot be acquired even after the above checks. Make sure that [Remov able Disk] is added in [My Computer]. • Drive le tters (e .g., H:) may vary depending on PC . If the re movable disk is not added, perfo rm the followi ng operat ions. 1 Click [ Star t] >> ([Setup] >&g[...]

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    Others 27 VQT0U14 About connec tion/ acquisit ion About S imple Viewer T r oubleshooting Question Answer How to transfer pictures on Windows 95, Mac O S 8.x, or ear lier versions Memory Card • If the PC has a b uilt-in PC card slot, use the PC card adaptor (optional) f or SD memor y card to acquire pictures. Internal memory (This is applicable on[...]

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    Others 28 VQT0U14 About pr intin g Others Question Answer No pictures can be printed. Is the printer set up correctly? Ref er to the operating instructions for your printer . I wish to change the print position, character size, or character colour of the date. The pr int position, ch aracter size, or character colour for date printing are fixed. Th[...]

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    Others 29 VQT0U14 Others ( continue d) Question Answer When acqu iring motion pictures, two identical pictures are displayed. When you take motion pictures with the digita l camera, these are recor ded as both m otion pictures (MO V format) and still pictures (JPEG f ormat ). (When acquiring still pictures with audio , or files t hat are TIFF or RA[...]

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    Others 30 VQT0U14 Operating En vir onment ∫ USB-connect able environ ment ∫ LUMIX Simple V iew er • Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instr uctions are fulfilled, some personal computers c an not be used. • Operation on an upgraded OS is not guarante ed. Compatible OS: Microsoft ® Windows ® 98 Microsoft ® Windo[...]

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    Others 31 VQT0U14 • Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guar anteed. • Multi-boot environment i s not suppor ted. • Only avai lable when the user is logged in as the system administ rator . • This software ma y not run properly on user-built computers. • If the size of the character is set lar ger than the standa rd[...]

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    Others 32 VQT0U14 1. Inser te el CD-ROM . Se abrirá el menú de instalación. 2. Haga clic en [USB Driv er]. 3. Haga clic en [Next]. • La instalación del controlador USB empieza. 4. Si apar ece el c uadro de diálogo [Restarting Windows], ha ga clic en [OK]. Después de reiniciar el PC , la instalación del controlador US B estará co mpletada.[...]

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    Others 33 VQT0U14 1. Inser te el CD-ROM . Se abrirá el menú de instalación. 2. Ha ga c lic en [L UMIX Simp le Viewer] . 3. Proceda con la instalac ión siguiendo las instrucciones de los men sajes que aparecen e n la pa ntalla. • Sólo si se utiliza Windo ws 98SE, hay que instalar también MDA C2.8 (Microsoft Data Access Component s 2.8). Inst[...]

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    Others 34 VQT0U14 1. Haga clic en [Star t] >> ([Setup] >>) [Cont rol P anel]. 2. Haga doble clic en [Add or Remove Programs]. 3. Seleccione un pro grama por eliminar y haga clic en [Chang e/Remove]. • P ara quitar otros controladores y programas, repita el paso 3. • P ara quitar el controlador USB, seleccione [Panasonic USB Storage [...]

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    Others 35 VQT0U14 MEMO VQT0U14ENG.book 35 ペー ジ ２００５ 年６月３０日 　木曜日　午 前１１時３１ 分[...]

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    Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One P anasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve . 65 de Inf antería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial P ark, Carolina, Puer to Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive , Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3 C 2005 Matsushita Ele[...]