Sanyo VPC CA9 - Xacti Camcorder - 720p Instruction Manual

Sanyo VPC CA9 - Xacti Camcorder - 720p Instruction Manual

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Xacti Software CD 1.4
For Dual Camera
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Please read these instructions carefully before using. Be sure to keep this manual
for later reference.

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  • Page 1 Xacti Software CD 1.4 For Dual Camera INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read these instructions carefully before using. Be sure to keep this manual for later reference.
  • Page 2 Sanyo Electric. i Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the repairing of a malfunction, of this product.
  • Page 3 COPYRIGHTS This manual and the software are copyrighted materials from Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Macintosh, Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................3 About this manual ................3 The software ..................4 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ...............5 BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA ..........6 Operating environment ..............6 To access the files in the internal memory ........6 Configuration of directories in the card ..........7 File formats ..................7 Cautions when using as a card reader ..........8 SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE ...........9 USING AS A CARD READER ..............11...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION This manual describes how to install and operate the Xacti Software CD. Please read this manual carefully, in order to use the images and audio recordings captured with your camera in a wide range of applications. About this manual The explanations in this manual conform to the following conventions.
  • Page 6: The Software

    The software The following software applications are in the Xacti Software CD. i TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO (Windows) Play back and edit video clips. i Panorama Maker 4 (Windows) Use this application for joining multiple images to create a panoramic photo.
  • Page 7: Operating Environment

    OPERATING ENVIRONMENT TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO Panorama Maker 4 ArcSoft ArcSoft Others Xacti Screen TotalMedia TotalMedia (Including Capture 1.1 Theatre Studio MediaImpression) Windows 2000 Windows XP SP2 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Vista Core Duo Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or later 1.66 GHz or...
  • Page 8: Before Mounting Your Camera

    BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA The following is an explanation of the format of data recorded by your camera, as well as the configuration of directories in the card or internal memory. Operating environment Limited to models with the preinstalled OS. k Windows Windows 2000, XP, Vista k Mac OS...
  • Page 9: Configuration Of Directories In The Card

    Configuration of directories in the card ROOT DCIM 100SANYO SANY0001.jpg Image SANY0002.jpg Folder number number MISC SANY0003.mp4 SANY0004.m4a (Location Image or of DPOF 101SANYO SANY0001.jpg SANY0005.jpg audio files) SANY0002.jpg recording number SANY9999.jpg 102SANYO SANY0001.jpg SANY0002.jpg h Up to 9,999 files can be stored in folder 100SANYO. If more files are made, a folder named 101SANYO is created, and they will be stored in there.
  • Page 10: Cautions When Using As A Card Reader

    Cautions when using as a card reader i Do not alter files or folders in your camera in any way. Doing so may result in your camera not recognizing that data. If you want to edit files, first copy them to your computer’s hard drive. i Cards formatted on your computer cannot be used by your camera.
  • Page 11: Setting The Connection Mode

    SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE Use the dedicated USB interface cable to connect the camera to a computer. 1 Start your computer, and use the supplied USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the camera’s USB/AV terminal to the computer’s USB connector.
  • Page 12 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the USB CONNECTION SET button. CARD READER h The screen to select the computer connection mode appears. SCREEN CAPTURE CARD READER: PC CAMERA Use the camera as an external drive CANCEL of the computer. MTP: Connect the camera in the MTP mode to a Windows Vista computer.
  • Page 13: Using As A Card Reader

    USING AS A CARD READER For Windows Vista/XP users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 9). h The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray, showing that the camera is recognized as a drive. h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [XACTI (E:)] icon appears in the [My Computer] window.
  • Page 14: For Windows 2000 Users

    For Windows 2000 users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 9). h If a message appears on the computer monitor instructing you to load the Windows CD-ROM, follow the instructions and install the driver. h The camera is recognized as a drive, and [Removable disk (E:)] appears in the [My Computer] window.
  • Page 15: For Mac Os X Users

    For Mac OS X users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 9). h The camera is recognized as a drive and appears as an icon named [XACTI] on the Desktop. h Double-click on the [XACTI] icon, and you can process the contents of the files in your camera’s memory exactly like you would the files in the other computer drives.
  • Page 16: Using As A Pc Camera

    USING AS A PC CAMERA When connected to a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer, the camera can be used as a PC camera. For Windows XP Please perform the following upgrades before connecting the camera to a computer. i Upgrade Windows XP to SP2. Install Windows XP SP2.
  • Page 17: Installing The Application Software

    The installation window soon appears. h If the installation window does not appear, double-click on the [SANYO DISC (D:)] in the [My Computer] window, and double-click on [Autorun] or [Autorun.exe] in the [SANYO DISC (D:)] window. h The drive name (D:) may be different on your computer.
  • Page 18: Screen Capture

    The currently displayed active window is saved as a JPEG file in the camera’s memory. h When there is no active window, the entire screen display is saved. h The saved file is stored in the \DCIM\***SANYO folder in the drive for the camera. h To exit Screen Capture, quit the application.
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