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  • Page 1 SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION MANUAL For Windows ® For USB Connection...
  • Page 2 This manual does not provide instructions for the basic operation of personal computers, or the basic operation of Windows ® operating system. Please refer to the manual that came with your computer for information on the above mentioned topics. • Microsoft ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN USER REGISTRATION ............4 TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL.........5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............6 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE...........8 INSTALLING THE MGI PHOTOSUITE SE ........10 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC.......11 LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE LAUNCHING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE ......14 LAUNCHING THE TWAIN DRIVER........16 - 2 -...
  • Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS USING THE SOFTWARE COPYING IMAGE FILES TO THE HARD DRIVE ....21 ACQUIRING IMAGES INTO THE APPLICATION ....21 DELETING IMAGE FROM THE CF CARD......26 VIEWING IMAGE FILE PROPERTIES .......28 QUITTING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE .......30 QUITTING THE TWAIN DRIVER ........31 - 3 -...

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    • Please be aware that you will not receive any notification of registration from Minolta. • The information contained on your registration card is used exclusively by Minolta for customer service and product development.

  • Page 6: Terms Used In This Manual

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL • This manual assumes that your computer’s operating system (Windows ® 98) as well as other necessary software such as device drivers have been installed, and are operating properly. • This manual assumes the use of a two-button, right-handed mouse for Windows ®...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The system requirements for the operation of this software are as shown below: IBM PC/AT compatible computers Computers IBM PC/AT compatible computers Intel Pentium Processor 90MHz or higher Windows ® 98, Windows ® 98 Second Edition A minimum of 32MB of RAM Hard Disk Space 80MB or more of free hard disk space for use as workspace Monitor...
  • Page 8 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 Not including computers built from kits, shop-brands or other computers for which components have been selected and assembled individually. 2 Pre-installed Windows ® 98/Windows ® 98 Second Edition only. Windows ® 98 upgraded from Windows 95 does not be guaranteed. ®...

  • Page 9: Installing The Software

    INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Use the following procedure to install Dimâge 2300 software on your computer. The following explanation refers to the hard disk drive as drive C and the CD-ROM drive as drive D. Turn the computer on to start up Windows ®...
  • Page 10 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Click on ‘Next >’. • The Select Components window will appear. Make sure that the checkbox is marked, then click on ‘Next >’. • Setup will begin. After copying files, the building of driver information database will start automatically.

  • Page 11: Installing The Mgi Photosuite Se

    INSTALLING THE MGI PHOTOSUITE SE Use the following procedure to install MGI PhotoSuite SE on your computer. Turn the computer on to start up Windows ® Insert the MGI PhotoSuite SE CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • After a while, the following screen will appear. Select the language for the installation and click on ‘OK’.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Camera To The Pc

    CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC Connect the Dimâge 2300 and your personal computer. Turn the computer on to start up Windows ® Turn the Function dial of the camera to PC. Move the lens cover slide to Press and hold the display/ENTER button.
  • Page 13 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC - CONT’D Attach the one end which has wider plug of the USB cable to the Dimâge 2300 USB/Serial connector. Attach the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the personal computer.

  • Page 14: Launching The Software

    LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE - 13 -...

  • Page 15: Launching The Utility Software

    (see pages 11 to 12). LAUNCHING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE Select Start Programs Minolta Dimâge 2300 Minolta Dimâge 2300 Utility. • Dimâge 2300 utility main window shown at the right will appear. - 14 -...
  • Page 16 LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE If there are a few TIFF files (image files that were taken with SUPER FINE image quality) or too many image files in the CF card, it could take some time the utility software is launched. For example, 300 image files that were taken with ECONOMY image quality saved in the CF card, will take approx.

  • Page 17: Launching The Twain Driver

    LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE LAUNCHING THE TWAIN DRIVER This example uses MGI PhotoSuite SE as a TWAIN compliant application. The proce- dure will vary for other applications. See the operating manual for your application. Select Start Programs MGI PhotoSuite SE MGI PhotoSuite SE to launch. •...
  • Page 18 LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE Click on ‘Get Photos’ in the Activity Guide window. • Get Photos window will appear. Click on ‘Digital Camera’ in the Get Photos window. • After a while, Dimâge 2300 utility main window will be opened on the MGI PhotoSuite SE window.
  • Page 19 LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D • Dimâge 2300 utility main window will be opened on the MGI PhotoSuite SE window. - 18 -...
  • Page 20 LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D When the computer is unable to detect a connection to the Dimâge 2300, the following error message opens. In such a case, perform the following troubleshooting operations: Click on ‘OK’ to close the error message window. Check the following: •...

  • Page 21: Using The Software

    USING THE SOFTWARE - 20 -...

  • Page 22: Copying Image Files To The Hard Drive

    USING THE SOFTWARE COPYING IMAGE FILES TO THE HARD DRIVE ACQUIRING IMAGES INTO THE APPLICATION When using Dimâge 2300 Utility software Copy some or all of the image files saved in the compact flash card to your computer’s hard drive or other memory device. When using TWAIN driver Acquire some or all of images into the image processing application.
  • Page 23 USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D When using the Dimâge 2300 Utility Software: Click on ‘Transfer’. • The Select a Folder dialog box opens. - 22 -...
  • Page 24 USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D Select the folder to which the files are to be copied, and click on ‘OK’. • The selected image files begin to copy. When finished, Dimâge 2300 utility software main window will appear. - 23 -...
  • Page 25 USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D When using the TWAIN Driver: Click on ‘Transfer’. • The acquire function will start. When the image is being acquired, a bar graph will show the progress of completion. • When complete, images are acquired into the TWAIN compliant application (in this case, the MGI PhotoSuite SE), and will be displayed on the monitor.
  • Page 26 • Further operations on the image are passed on to the MGI PhotoSuite SE. Refer to the MGI PhotoSuite SE’s manual for details. • The MGI PhotoSuite SE’s manual is saved in the D:\Docs folder of the MGI PhotoSuite SE CD-ROM (on the assumption that your CD-ROM drive is drive D) as a PDF file.

  • Page 27: Deleting Image From The Cf Card

    USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D DELETING IMAGES FROM THE CF CARD Some or all of the images can be deleted from the compact flash (CF) card. Click on the images to be deleted. • The selected image(s) will be highlighted. •...
  • Page 28 USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D Click on ‘Erase Photo’. • The confirmation message will appear. <Dimâge 2300 Utility Software> <TWAIN Driver> Click on ‘Yes’ to delete images. Click on ‘No’ to cancel the operation. - 27 -...

  • Page 29: Viewing Image File Properties

    USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D VIEWING IMAGE FILE PROPERTIES Use the following procedure to view image file properties such as capture date, image size. Click on the image you wish to view the properties. • The selected image will be highlighted. Click on ‘Photo Info’.
  • Page 30 USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D - 29 -...

  • Page 31: Quitting The Utility Software

    USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D QUITTING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE Click on ‘Close’ in the Dimâge 2300 utility main window. • The utility software will quit. <Dimâge 2300 Utility Software> - 30 -...

  • Page 32: Quitting The Twain Driver

    USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D QUITTING THE TWAIN DRIVER Click on ‘Close’ in the Dimâge 2300 utility main window. • The TWAIN driver will quit and the display will return to the TWAIN compliant application (in this case, MGI PhotoSuite SE). <TWAIN Driver>...
  • Page 33 Tel: 56 35 533 Minolta Finland Branch Fax: 56 10 217 Niittykatu 6, PL 37 SF-02201 Espoo, Finland http://www.minolta.com Tel: 435 565 0 Fax: 435 565 56 http://www.minolta.fi 9222-2769-17 P-A002 © 2000 Minolta Co., Ltd. under the Berne Convention and Universal Copyright Convention...

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