Irda (Windows® 98 And Windows® 95 Only) - Minolta DIMAGE EX - SOFTWARE Software Instruction Manual

CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC - CONT'D
Macintosh
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• Align the pins on the male connector of the cable with
the holes in the female connector on the modem port
(or printer port), press the two together firmly.
✎Most Macintosh desktop models are equipped with
two serial ports, a modem port and a printer port.
When possible, use the modem port to connect the
camera.
✎The serial port allocated for LocalTalk (usually the
printer port) may not operate normally with the
camera connection. If your printer port is allocated for
LocalTalk, turn AppleTalk "Off" (select Chooser in the
 menu) before connecting the camera via the printer
port.
✎Some Macintosh models (PowerBook, PowerBook
Duo) have only one serial port, the printer port.
✎With 68K series CPUs, always turn AppleTalk "Off"
(select Chooser in the  menu) before connecting
the camera.
• Macintosh OS 8 or later: Use the modem control panel
to set the modem port to printer port.
Set the camera to the PC
connection mode.
• Slide the Mode switch to PC.
IrDA (Windows 98 and Windows
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Infrared communications may be used in place of the serial cable to connect the camera and the PC.
IrDA is a wireless communications standard established by the IrDA (Infrared Data Association) using
infrared radiation for communications. The Dimâge EX is compatible with IrDA Ver. 1.0, and as such
permits high-speed data communications at a maximum rate of 115kbps.
• The IrDA standard cannot be used in Windows ® NT and Macintosh environments.
Check as follows to determine whether or not infrared communications can be used with your PC.
Check that your PC has a built-in infrared port or an external
IrDA adapter.
Select Start ➔ Settings ➔ Control Panel.
Double-click the left button on the System icon, then click on
the Device Manager tab.
Check that the Infrared item is available, then click on the
at left.
Check that Infrared port on laptops or desktop is available in
the tree structure under Infrared.
• This screen will vary depending on the system used.
Click on OK to close the window.
Check that the Infrared Monitor icon is available. Double-
click on this icon to open it.
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