Chapter 3 Preparations; Software Installation; Windows Installation; Macintosh Installation - Sony PDW-U1 Operation Manual

Preparations
3-1 Software
Installation
To use this unit, the necessary software
must first be installed on the computer to
which it is connected.
Note
Operation of the XDCAM Drive Software
may be unstable if it is installed together
with some anti-virus software, spy-ware
tools, or UDF2.5 file system drivers other
than the operating system standard.
If the installation cannot be completed
successfully, check the settings for conflicts
with this other software, then try
reinstalling.
3-1-1 Windows
Installation
To install the XDCAM Drive
Software and utility software
Load the supplied PDW-U1 CD-ROM into
the computer's CD-ROM drive, and run the
program Setup.exe in the XDCAM Drive
Software folder on the CD-ROM. Follow
the directions on screen to install the
XDCAM Drive Software, and then the
utility software.
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3-1 Software Installation

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Notes
• If an old version of the XDCAM Drive
Software is already installed, it must be
uninstalled before you install the new
version. Use "Add or Remove Programs"
on the Control Panel to remove the old
version of the Sony XDCAM Drive
Software. After doing so, be sure to
restart the computer.
• After installation, the previous settings
return to their default values.
3-1-2 Macintosh
Installation
To install the XDCAM Drive
Software and utility software
Load the supplied PDW-U1 CD-ROM into
the computer's CD-ROM drive, and unzip
the file XDCAM Drive Software.dmg
which is located in the Macintosh folder on
the CD-ROM, and then run the installation
package. Follow the directions on screen to
install the XDCAM Drive Software, and
then the utility software.
Note
Installing the XDCAM Drive Software and
utility software overwrites a previous
installation.
If you are using version 1.0 of the utility
software installed somewhere other than the
factory default, remove it manually.
Settings from version 2.1 and later are
preserved after the new installation.
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