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- Page 1 RD-175 Digital Camera MINOLTA RD-175 Program Description...
- Page 2 RD-175 Digital Camera This Manual describes neither the procedure for operating your PC nor the procedure for operating the image-editing software which you use. Working with the Twain module for the RD-175 Digital Camera does require a basic knowledge of how to use a PC and the image-editing software used.
- Page 3 Should you not agree with the terms, please return the unopened package immediately. This agreement is a licence agreement and not a purchase contract. MINOLTA owns the copyright to the microcode, the computer programs and coded fonts, including the bitmap font files and outline fonts, hereinafter referred to as a whole as “Software”...
- Page 4 Warranty Terms. These Warranty Terms were supplied with the hardware or are available from MINOLTA or authorised dealers. MINOLTA grants 6 months warranty, as of the date of delivery to the initial licensee, on all software on hard disks or diskettes.
- Page 5 RD-175 Digital Camera OTHER WARRANTIES EXCLUDED On no account shall MINOLTA be liable for loss of prospective profits, loss of possible savings, consequential damage or loss incurred incidentally during use or other consequential damage or loss even if MINOLTA or the authorised dealers has or have been informed of such possible damage or loss.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
RD-175 Digital Camera DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3. PREPARING THE RD-175 DIGITAL CAMERA 3.1 S SCSI ID ELECTING THE 3.2 S ETTING THE POWER SUPPLY FOR THE TERMINATOR 3.3 I NSERTING THE CARD 4. PREPARING THE PC 5. - Page 8 RD-175 Digital Camera...
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Page 9: System Requirements
RD-175 Digital Camera BRIEF OVERVIEW The software for the RD-175 Digital Still Camera allows you to: • View images stored on the PC card • Copy these images to the hard disk, store them on the hard disk and also delete them again from the hard disk •... -
Page 10: Preparing The Rd-175 Digital Camera
RD-175 Digital Camera 3. Preparing the RD-175 Digital Camera 3.1 Selecting the SCSI ID The RD-175 Digital Camera is set at the factory to SCSI ID 6 but may be set to another ID if necessary: Press the MODE key on the camera and keep it pressed. Slide the master switch to ON. -
Page 11: Setting The Power Supply For The Terminator
RD-175 Digital Camera 3.2 Setting the power supply for the terminator The RD-175 Digital Camera features only one SCSI port and is thus always the last device in the SCSI chain. The power supply for the terminator is provided by the computer if the computer is a desktop PC. If you use a laptop, please note the following information so that the power can be supplied to the terminator via the internal battery: Press the MODE key and keep it pressed. -
Page 12: Inserting The Pc Card
RD-175 Digital Camera 3.3 Inserting the PC card Slide the PC card into the card slot as specified in the instructions on Page 27 of the User Manual for the RD-175 Digital Camera. -
Page 13: Preparing The Pc
RD-175 Digital Camera 4. Preparing the PC Install MS-DOS, Windows and the TWAIN-compliant image-editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photopaint etc.) on your computer. Install an ASPI-compatible SCSI board. We recommend Adaptec SCSI controllers of Series 1520/1522 or 1540/1542. ISA-bus computers do not support more than 16 MB RAM. Should you be using an Adaptec ISA controller of Series 1540/1542 with the RD-175 Digital Camera, please ensure that the amount of RAM installed is not greater than 16 MB since... - Page 14 RD-175 Digital Camera Copy file “RD-175.DS” from the supplied diskette to the TWAIN subdirectory which is a subdirectory of the Windows directory. Create a TWAIN directory if it does not already exist. When you have made all necessary settings, switch off your computer before you connect the RD-175 Digital Camera.
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Page 15: Connecting The Rd-175 Digital Camera To The Pc
RD-175 Digital Camera 5. Connecting the RD-175 Digital Camera to the PC Switch off the camera by sliding the master switch to LOCK. Switch off your PC and all connected devices. Open the cover on the RD-175’s card slot. Plug the plug (half-size, 50-pin) onto the socket connector. -
Page 16: Using The Software
You will need TWAIN-compliant image-editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photopaint etc.) on your computer in order to be able to view and save the digitally stored images on the MINOLTA RD-175’s PC card. Launch your software and choose the “Fetch Image” or “Import” command from the File menu and choose “Select Source”. -
Page 17: Displaying The Images Stored On The Pc Card
Choose the “Fetch Image” or “Import” command from the File menu again and then choose “Fetch”. You will now see the main menu window of the MINOLTA Digital Still Camera RD-175: rd175_3.bmp In the lower area of the main menu window, you will see the number of used images and free images on the PC card. -
Page 18: Saving Displayed Images On Your Pc's Hard Disk
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.3 Saving displayed images on your PC’s hard disk Click on the required image - it will then be displayed with a border. The related aperture setting (F No.) and shutter speed (SS) in addition to the date and time of the recording are displayed in the lower area of the window. -
Page 19: Copying Displayed Images To Your Pc's Hard Disk
You can copy a single image, several images or all images on the PC card to your PC’s hard disk. The copied image is saved in Minolta’s own file format indicated by the file name extension “.mdc”. The image can be neither displayed nor opened without the RD-175 TWAIN module. - Page 20 RD-175 Digital Camera You may also name the individual images in order to better distinguish between them. If you choose “Yes”, you can select the file name and destination directory. rd175_8.bmp...
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Page 21: Opening And Saving Images Stored In Minolta Format
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.5 Opening and saving images stored in Minolta format Please proceed as follows in order to open the images stored on your PC’s hard disk in Minolta’s own format (.mdc): Choose “File” under Input at the top right in the main menu window and then click on the “Directories...”... -
Page 22: Deleting Images From Your Pc's Hard Disk
6.6 Deleting images from your PC’s hard disk You may also delete individual images, several images or all images stored on your PC’s hard disk in Minolta’s own format (.mdc) with the aid of the TWAIN module. Choose “File” under Input at the top right in the main menu window and then click on the “Directories...”... -
Page 23: Deleting Images From The Pc Card
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.7 Deleting images from the PC card You may delete individual images, several images or all images from the PC card with the aid of TWAIN module. It is not possible to recover deleted images. You should thus proceed with great caution. Open the main menu window and choose “Camera”... -
Page 24: Setting The Camera Functions With The Pc
You can set exposure compensation (from +3.0 to -3.0) for difficult lighting conditions either via the PC or on the camera itself. Please refer to the User Manual for the Minolta Digital Camera RD-175 (Chapter 8.5, Page 40) if you wish to set exposure compensation on the camera itself. - Page 25 RD-175 Digital Camera Check the box next to “Exposure Compensation” with an "X" and choose the required compensation setting for the exposure from the drop-down list box. rd175_13.bmp Click on “OK” - the exposure compensation value which you have selected is now stored in the camera.
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Page 26: Setting The System Time Of The Rd-175
If an incorrect creation date for the images is displayed in the main menu window, you must replace the battery block. Please refer to the User Manual for the MINOLTA Digital Camera RD-175 for the procedure. After replacing the battery block, you must re-enter the... -
Page 27: Initialising The Pc Card
PC cards which are not standard accessories must be initialised. If you use PC cards which are not standard accessories, please ask your MINOLTA dealer for details. Remove the PC card and insert the PC card to be initialised (you will see “Er”... - Page 28 RD-175 Digital Camera Click on the “Camera etc..” button Click on the “Initialise” button next to “Format HDD Card” in the top third of the “RD-175 Control” window. rd175_12.bmp You will see the following warning before initialisation commences: rd175_17.bmp If you really do wish to initialise the PC card, please choose “Yes”. Choose “No”...
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Page 29: Quitting The Software
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.9 Quitting the software Click on the “Quit” button at the bottom right in order to quit the main menu window of the RD-175’s TWAIN module. You will see the following warning before you quit the program: rd175_18.bmp You can then quit your image-editing program as normal. -
Page 30: Disconnecting The Camera From The Pc
RD-175 Digital Camera 7. Disconnecting the camera from the PC As is the conventional procedure for all SCSI devices, you should switch off your PC first before disconnecting the cable which links the camera to the After this, switch off the camera and then, not before, disconnect the SCSI cable from the camera’s socket. -
Page 31: Error Messages
RD-175 Digital Camera 8. Error messages You may see the following error messages when you are working with the program: 8.1 No host adapter rd175_19.bmp It is not possible to establish a link between the SCSI controller and the camera. •... -
Page 32: File Error! Cannot Find Winaspi.dll
RD-175 Digital Camera 8.3 File error! Cannot find WINASPI.DLL rd175_21.bmp File WINASPI.DLL has not been found. • Check that the driver is installed in the “TWAIN” subdirectory which is a subdirectory of the Windows directory (cf. Page 13, Chapter 4). 8.4 HDD card not ready rd175_22.bmp The PC card has not been detected. -
Page 33: Image Information Unavailable
RD-175 Digital Camera 8.5 Image information unavailable rd175_23.bmp It has not been possible to read the image information. • Check the cable connections (cf. Chapter 5). • Check that the PC card has been inserted correctly in the slot of the RD- 175 and is locked correctly in position (cf. - Page 34 RD-175 Digital Camera Minolta GmbH, Business Equipment Operations, Minoltaring 11, D-30855 Langenhagen...