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Toshiba PDR-M5 Software Manual

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  • Page 1 OFTWARE ANUAL ’ ODE D EMPLOI DU LOGICIEL PDR-M5 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA...
  • Page 2 OFTWARE ANUAL...
  • Page 3 (3) Toshiba Corporation is not liable whatsoever for any damages to the user or a third party as a result of use of a device by the software and Instruction Manual packaged with this Software Application.

  • Page 4: Before Reading This Manual

    Still Camera and your personal computer that the Software Application is running on. For basic details on the PDR-M5 and your personal computer, refer to the Toshiba PDR-M5 Digital Still Camera’s Instruction Manual or the Instruction Manual for your personal computer.
  • Page 5 Before Reading This Manual (continued) Abbreviations Used In This Manual • Windows 98 This refers to the Microsoft • Windows 95 This refers to the Microsoft • Windows NT This refers to the Microsoft • Images This refers to both still images and movies. ®...
  • Page 6 Make sure that you have all of the items below before you start using your software application. OFTWARE ANUAL ’ ODE D EMPLOI DU LOGICIEL PDR-M5 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA Software Manual CD-ROM (this manual) USB cable (4.9 ft <1.5 m>) Serial cable (4.9 ft <1.5 m>)

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Ready Before Reading This Manual ... 1 Contents ... 4 Features of This Software Application ... 5 Installing the Software About the Software ... 6 Pre-installation Checks ... 7 Installation Procedure ... 8 Importing Images to Your Computer Using Cables ...

  • Page 8: Features Of This Software Application

    • When you use SmartMedia™ on your personal computer, do not change or delete the folder or names of files (image data) on the SmartMedia™. Otherwise, you may no longer be able to use the SmartMedia™ on the PDR-M5. • Format the SmartMedia™ on the PDR-M5.

  • Page 9: About The Software

    About the Software You can install the following software from the CD-ROM: • Image Expert This software allows you to edit and print imported still images and to playback movies. The serial driver is also installed when you install this software. •...

  • Page 10: Pre-Installation Checks

    Pre-installation Checks To install the software supplied on the CD-ROM, your personal computer must conform to the system requirements in the table below. Check the following items before you install the software. When you handle images, first make sure that you have enough free space on hard disk. i r d e l l - 7 -...

  • Page 11: Installation Procedure

    Installation Procedure Installing on a Windows machine Installing Image Expert Insert the CD-ROM supplied with this software package into the CD-ROM drive. The screen for selecting the display language appears. Click “English”. Click “Install Image Expert”. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the setup. QuickTime is installed after Image Expert has been installed.
  • Page 12 Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the setup. Installing the USB Driver Connect one end of the USB cable to the DIGITAL terminal on the PDR-M5. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your personal computer or to the USB port on the USB hub.
  • Page 13 Installation Procedure (continued) Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, and click the Next button. The next screen appears. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, check the “CD-ROM drive” check box, and click the Next button. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.
  • Page 14 Installation Procedure (continued) Click the Next button. Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, and click the Next button. - 11 -...
  • Page 15 Right click the drive icon in My Computer and select Eject. w Make sure that the viewfinder lamp on the PDR-M5 is not lit, and remove the SmartMedia™. If you remove the SmartMedia™ without doing this, the USB connection will be broken and may cause your personal computer to malfunction.
  • Page 16 Installation Procedure (continued) Installing on a Macintosh Installing Image Expert Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Install Image Expert icon appears on the desktop. Double-click the Double-click the “Install Image Expert” installer. The screen for selecting the display language appears. Select “English”...

  • Page 17: Installing The Usb Driver

    (1) Before updating the Mac OS from 8.1/8.5 to 8.6, please remove, from the Extensions Folder under the System Folder, the following files: -USB Iomega UT Driver (Ver1.2b3) -USB PDR-M5 Driver Note: Mac OS 8.1/8.5 users who have not yet used the “Install Toshiba USB”, will not have to remove the above files. - 14 -...
  • Page 18 Insert the CD-ROM supplied with this software package into the CD-ROM drive. Install Image Expert icon appears on the desktop. Double-click the Double-click the “Install Toshiba USB” installer. The screen for selecting the display language appears. Select “English” and click OK.

  • Page 19: Using Cables

    Using Cables To enable importing of images on the PDR-M5 to your personal computer, the PDR-M5 must be connected to your personal computer by cable. There are two ways of connecting the PDR-M5 to your personal computer: • By using the USB cable...
  • Page 20 In the Camio Viewer Startup Options screen, make sure that “Copy all images from the Camera to the Computer” check box is checked, and click OK. All images stored on the PDR-M5 are downloaded to the personal computer. When downloading is completed, the screen on the right appears asking you whether or not to delete all pictures on the storage card.
  • Page 21 “View images in the Camera” check box is checked, and click OK. The images stored on the PDR-M5 are displayed on screen without being downloaded to the personal computer’s hard disk. If you double-click an image, the Select Album screen appears.
  • Page 22 Serial Cable” P.23 IMPORTANT • When the USB driver is used simultaneously with other USB drivers, the SmartMedia™ in the PDR-M5 sometimes is not mounted on the desktop. If this happens, use the USB driver with only the Macintosh and the PDR-M5 connected.

  • Page 23: How To Use The Serial Cable

    How to Use the Serial Cable Turn the PDR-M5 and your personal computer OFF. The power of both the PDR-M5 and your personal computer must be OFF when connecting by the serial cable. Connect one end of the serial cable to the DIGITAL terminal on the PDR-M5.
  • Page 24 Connect one end of the Macintosh conversion adapter to the serial cable. w Connect the other end of the Macintosh conversion adapter to the modem port or printer port on your personal computer. Connect the AC adapter to the PDR-M5 and to the power outlet. Serial cable...
  • Page 25 • If the camera’s power is turned OFF while image data is being transferred to the PC, the data may be damaged. When the PDR-M5 is connected to the personal computer, use the AC adapter. • When the camera is in the [ Set the mode dial to [ [PC] is displayed on the PDR-M5’s status display.
  • Page 26 (The screen shown here is for Windows. The description from here on will use Windows screens.) Make sure that Connect Via is set to “Serial” and click OK. Click the camera icon on the tool bar. The images stored on the PDR-M5 are displayed. - 23 -...
  • Page 27 Using Cables (continued) Double-click the image you want to import to your personal computer. The Select Album screen appears. Either select an album, or enter a new album name and click Open. The image is downloaded to your personal computer, and displayed in the album window.
  • Page 28 Using Cables (continued) <To import two or more images in one operation> Click the images you want to import in succession with the Ctrl key held down. Click the Get Images icon on the tool bar. The Select Album screen appears. Either select an album, or enter a new album name and click Open.

  • Page 29: Using The Floppy Disk Adapter

    Using the Floppy Disk Adapter The floppy disk adapter (sold separately) is a 3.5" adapter for SmartMedia™. Use of this floppy disk adapter allows you to import images stored on SmartMedia™ to your personal computer from the floppy disk drive. However, a special import tool attached to the floppy disc adapter is necessary when using a Macintosh Operating System.
  • Page 30 Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (continued) Click “Connection” in the Camera menu. Set Connect Via to “FlashPath” and click OK. The camera icon on the tool bar changes to the FlashPath icon. JPEG images and AVI Movies taken with another camera or stored under a different folder name can also be downloaded using this method.
  • Page 31 Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (continued) Double-click that image you want to import, and click Open in the Select Album screen. The images are imported and downloaded to the album you selected. For details on playing movies Starting Up Camio Viewer and Importing Images In Windows, you can also start up Camio Viewer to import images.

  • Page 32: Using The Pc Card Adapter

    The PC Card Adapter is an adapter for the SmartMedia™ that is to be inserted into the PC Card slot on your personal computer. The PC Card Adapter for SmartMedia™ allows you to quickly import images on the PDR-M5 into your personal computer from the PC Card.
  • Page 33 Using the PC Card Adapter (continued) Click The images in the SmartMedia™ are displayed. Double-click that image you want to import, and click Open in the Select Album screen. The images are imported and downloaded to the album you selected. For details on playing movies Starting Up Camio Viewer and Importing Images In Windows, you can also start up Camio Viewer to import images.

  • Page 34: Changing The Camio Viewer Settings (Windows)

    All images in the PDR-M5 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album. Copy all images and delete them from FlashPath All images in the PDR-M5 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album, and all images recorded to the SmartMedia™ in the FlashPath are deleted.
  • Page 35 All images in the PDR-M5 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album. Copy all images and delete them from the PC Card All images in the PDR-M5 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album, and all images recorded to the SmartMedia™ in the PC Card are deleted.

  • Page 36: Button Functions

    Button Functions You can use these functions for editing still images only. • New Album button ( This button displays the New Album screen. When you create a new album name, a window opens so that you can add images. •...
  • Page 37 Button Functions (continued) • Corrections button ( Pressing this button displays a menu tab dialog box in which you can fine-adjust images. This button allows you to correct Contrast/Brightness, Color and Hue/Saturation, and adjust Sharpness and Equalization. Before you apply the results of editing an image, you can check the differences between “before” and “after” images using the sliders in split windows.

  • Page 38: Appending Still Images With Audio Files

    Appending Still Images With Audio Files You can append still images with audio files. Click the still image you want to append the audio file to. Click Record Audio in the Annotation menu. The Record screen appears. Click Record New. This starts recording.
  • Page 39 Appending Still Images With Audio Files (continued) Editing Audio Files Click Edit Audio in the Annotation menu. The waveform of the audio file is displayed. Use Cut, Copy, Delete and other commands in the Edit menu to edit the audio file. For details on Image Expert Please refer to the Quick Tour under Image Experts’...

  • Page 40: Pasting Still Images To Other Applications

    Pasting Still Images to Other Applications If you have another application that is OLE-compatible, you can easily paste still images in the Image Expert and Camio Viewer album’s into that application by dragging-and-dropping them. If you double-click the still image pasted into the OLE-compatible application, the application will be replaced with the Image Expert menu bar and tool bar, and you can correct the still image.

  • Page 41: Playing Movies

    Playing Movies You can play imported movies with Image Expert. Double click on the movie in the album. Start Movie Projector. Click on Movie Projector’s play button Start playing the movie. While the movie is playing, the play button become the pause button .
  • Page 42 Technical support, please contact: (800)829-8318 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday to Friday except holidays, or e-mail us at: dsc.support@tais.toshiba.com Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Imaging Systems Division 9740 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, Carifornia 92618-1697 * Address and telephone number are subject to change without notice.
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