Viewing Images Using Your Computer - Sony DCR-PC6E Service Manual

Viewing a moving picture
– MPEG movie playback
To play back recorded images on a TV screen
•Connect your camcorder to the TV with the A/
V connecting cable supplied with your
camcorder before operation.
•Turn the audio volume of the TV down before
operation, or noise (howling) may be output
from the TV speakers.
Image data modified with personal computers
or shot with other equipment
You may not be able to play them back with your
camcorder.
When no image is recorded on the "Memory
Stick"
The message " NO FILE" appears.
Moving picture
You can select moving pictures also with -/+ on
PAGE1/PAGE2/PAGE3.
Screen indicators during
moving picture playback
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MO V 0 0 0 0 1 MEMOR Y P L A Y
0 : 1 2
MPEG
N X
VOL VOL
– +
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12:05:56
– +
CAM INDEX FN
Recording date/time
To display the recording date/time, press DATA
CODE during playback. Various settings are not
displayed. You can also use the Remote
Commander for this operation(p. 48).
To make screen indicators disappear
Press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL
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Viewing images using your
computer
Installing the USB driver
Before connecting your camcorder to your
computer, install the USB driver to the computer.
The USB driver is contained together with
application software for viewing images on a
CD-ROM which is supplied with your
camcorder.
Do not connect the USB cable to your computer
before installation of the USB driver is
completed.
For Windows 98/98SE/Me,
Windows 2000 users
(1) Turn on the power of your computer and
allow Windows to load.
(2) Insert the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM
drive of your computer. The application
software screen appeares.
(3) Set the cursor on "USB Driver Installation for
Windows 98/98SE/Me and Windows 2000"
and click. USB driver installation starts.
(4) Follow the on-screen messages to install the
USB driver.
(5) Connect the USB jack on your camcorder with
the USB connector on your computer using
the supplied USB cable.
(6) Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camcorder,
connect the AC power adaptor and set the
POWER switch to MEMORY.
USB MODE appears on the LCD screen of
your camcorder. Your computer recognizes
the camcorder, and the Windows Add
Hardware Wizard starts.
(7) Follow the on-screen messages to have the
Add Hard Ware Wizard recognize the
hardware. The Add Hardware Wizard starts
twice because 2 different USB drivers are
installed. Be sure to allow the installation to
complete without interrupting it.
USB connector/
USB cable/
Computer/
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Image size/
Picture number/Total number of recorded pictures/
Memory playback indicator/
Protect indicator/
Data directory number/File number/
Recording date/time. (Various settings are displayed as "–
– –".)/
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
USB jack/
Push in until the connector clicks
into place/
Viewing images using
your computer
– DCR-PC9E only
You can view data recorded on the "Memory
Stick" using your computer.
Notes
•Data recorded on the "Memory Stick" is stored
in the following formats. Make sure that
applications that support these file formats are
installed on your computer.
– Still images : JPEG format
– Moving images/audio : MPEG format
•An application such as Real Player or Windows
Media Player capable of playing back MPEG
picture must be installed (to play back moving
pictures).
•QuickTime 3.0 or newer must be installed (to
play back moving pictures).
Recommended computer
environment
Recommended Windows environment
OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE,
Windows Me or Windows 2000
Professional standard installation is
required.
However, operation is not assured if the
above environment is an upgraded OS
CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster
The USB connector must be provided as
standard.
Recommended Macintosh environment
Macintosh computer with the Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/
9.0/9.1 standard installation
However, note that the update to Mac OS 9.0/9.1
should be used for the following models.
•iMac with the Mac OS 8.6 standard installation
and a slot loading type CD-ROM drive
•iBook or Power Mac G4 with the Mac OS 8.6
standard installation
The USB connector must be provided as
standard.
Notes
•Operations are not guaranteed for either the
Windows or Macintosh environment if you
connect 2 or more USB equipment to a single
computer at the same time or when using a
hub.
•Depending on the type of USB equipment that
is used simultaneously, some equipment may
not operate.
•Operations are not guaranteed for all the
recommended computer environments
mentioned above.
Viewing images using your
computer
Notes
•You cannot install the USB driver if a "Memory
Stick" is not in your camcorder.
Be sure to insert a "Memory Stick" into your
camcorder before installing the USB driver.
•The USB driver has been registered incorrectly
as your computer was connected to your
camcorder before installation of the USB driver
was completed. Re-install the USB driver
following the procedure below.
Image data cannot be transferred by
the USB connection
The USB driver has been registered incorrectly as
your computer was connected to your camcorder
before installation of the USB driver was
completed. Perform the following procedure to
correctly install the USB driver.
Step 1 Uninstall the incorrect USB
driver
1 Turn on the power and allow Windows to
load.
2 Connect the USB jack on your computer to the
USB jack on your camcorder using the USB
cable supplied with your camcorder.
3 Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camcorder,
connect the AC power adapter, and set the
POWER switch to MEMORY.
4 Open your computer's "Device Manager."
Windows 2000 Professional:
Open "My Computer" t "Control Panel" t
"Hardware" tab, and click the "Device
Manager" button.
Other OS:
Select "My Computer" t "Control Panel" t
"System,", and click "Device Manager".
5 Select "Other devices".
Select the device prefixed with the "?" mark
and delete.
Ex: (?)Sony Handycam
6 Turn the power OFF (CHARGE), and then
disconnect the USB cable.
7 Reboot your computer.
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