Panasonic DMCFZ40 - DIGITAL CAMERA - ADVANCED FEATURES Operating Instructions Manual page 181

Acquiring of still pictures and [MOTION JPEG] motion pictures
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the PC.
Remove the card before using the pictures in the built-in memory.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
•
Check the direction and shape of the terminal and plug in/out while holding the plug straight.
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
B Align the marks and insert.
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Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler
(optional). If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are
communicating, the alarm beeps.
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Refer to Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A
(supplied).
• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of
cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
Press 3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/
SET].
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If [USB MODE]
advance, the camera will be automatically connected to the PC
without displaying the [USB MODE] selection screen. Since
there is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC, it
is convenient.
• When the camera has been connected to the PC with [USB MODE] set to
[PictBridge(PTP)], a message may appear on the PC's screen. Select [Cancel] to close
the screen, and disconnect the camera from the PC. Then set [USB MODE] to [PC]
again.
Connecting to other equipment
(other than [AVCHD Lite] motion pictures)
(P36) is set to [PC] in the [SETUP] menu in
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(P182) before disconnecting the
USB MODE
PLEASE SELECT
THE USB MODE
PictBridge(PTP)
PC
SELECT SET