Sony DCR-PC6E Service Manual page 54

Viewing images using your
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Step 2 Install the USB driver on the
CD-ROM
Perform the entire procedure listed in "Installing
the USB Driver" on the page 190.
For Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0 users
(1) Turn on the power of your computer and
allow the Mac OS to load.
(2) Insert the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM
drive of your computer.
(3) Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon to open
the window.
(4) Double-click the icon of the hard disk
containing the OS to open the window.
(5) Move the following 2 files from the window
opened in step 3 to the System Folder icon in
the window opened in step 4 (drag and drop).
•Sony Camcorder USB Driver
•Sony Camcorder USB Shim
(6) When "Put these items into the Extensions
folder?" appears, click OK.
(7) Restart your computer.
For Mac OS 9.1
The USB driver need not be installed. Your Mac
is automatically recognized as a driver just by
connecting your Mac using the USB cable.
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Unplug the USB cable/Eject the
"Memory Stick"
For Windows 2000/Me users
To unplug the USB cable or eject the "Memory
Stick", follow the procedure below.
(1) Move the cursor to the "Unplug or Eject
Hardware" icon on the Task Tray and click to
cancel the applicable drive.
(2) A message to remove the device from the
system appears, then unplug the USB cable or
eject the "Memory Stick."
For Macintosh users
(1) Quit application programmes opened.
Make sure that the access lamp of the hard
disk is not lit.
(2) Drag and drop the "Memory Stick" icon to the
Trash or select Eject under the Special menu.
(3) Eject the "Memory Stick."
Notes on using your computer
"Memory Stick"
•"Memory Stick" operations on your camcorder
cannot be assured if a "Memory Stick"
formatted on your computer is used on your
camcorder, or if the "Memory Stick" in your
camcorder was formatted from your computer
when the USB cable was connnected.
•Do not optimize the "Memory Stick" on a
Windows machine. This will shorten the
"Memory Stick" life.
•Do not compress the data on the "Memory
Stick." Compressed files cannot be played back
on your camcorder.
Software
•Depending on your application software, the
file size may increase when you open a still
image file.
•When you load an image modified using a
retouch software from your computer to the
camcorder or when you directly modify the
image on the camcorder, the image format will
differ so a file error indicator may appear and
you may be unable to open the file.
Communications with your computer
Communications between your camcorder and
your computer may not recover after recovering
from Suspend, Resume, or Sleep.
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For Windows users
(1) Turn on the power of your computer and
allow Windows to load.
(2) Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB
jack on the camcorder and the other end to the
USB connector on your computer.
(3) Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camcorder,
and connect the AC power adaptor to your
camcorder and then to a wall socket.
(4) Set the POWER switch to MEMORY.
USB MODE appears on the screen of the
camcorder.
(5) Open "My Computer" on Windows and
double click the newly recognized drive.
(Example: "Removable Disk (E:)")
The folders inside the "Memory Stick" are
displayed.
(6) Select and double-click the desired image file
from the folder.
For the detailed folder and file name, see
"Image file storage destinations and image
files" (p. 195).
USB connector/
USB cable/
Computer/
Desired file type/
t "100msdcf" folder
Still image/ "Dcim" folder
t
"Mssony" folder t "Moml0001" folder t Image file*/
Moving picture*/
t
* Copying a file to the hard disk of your
computer before viewing it is recommended. If
you play back the file directly from the
"Memory Stick", the image and sound may
break off.
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Image file storage destinations
and image files
Image files recorded with your camcorder are
grouped in folders by recording mode.
The meanings of the file names are as follows.
ssss stands for any number within the range
from 0001 to 9999.
For Windows Me users
(The drive recognizing the camera is
[E:])
Folder containing still image data/
Folder containing moving picture data/
Folder/ File/
100msdcf DSC0ssss.JPG Still image file/
Moml0001 MOV0ssss.MPG Moving picture file/
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USB jack/
Push in until the connector clicks
into place/
Double-click in this order/
t Image file/
t
t
ssss
Meaning/
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