Chapter 3 Preparations; Software Installation; Windows Installation; Macintosh Installation - Sony PDW-U1 Operation Manual

Preparations
3-1 Software
Installation
To use this unit, the necessary software
must first be installed on the computer to
which it is connected.
Note
Operation of the XDCAM Drive Software
may be unstable if it is installed together
with some anti-virus software, spy-ware
tools, or UDF2.5 file system drivers other
than the operating system standard.
If the installation cannot be completed
successfully, check the settings for conflicts
with this other software, then try
reinstalling.
3-1-1 Windows
Installation
To install the XDCAM Drive
Software and utility software
Download the XDCAM Drive Software
from the Sony Professional products web
site (page 36).
Run the downloaded file and follow the
instructions that appear on the screen to
install both the XDCAM Drive Software
and the Utility Software.
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3-1 Software Installation

Chapter
Notes
• If an old version of the XDCAM Drive
Software is already installed, it must be
uninstalled before you install the new
version. Use "Add or Remove Programs"
on the Control Panel to remove the old
version of the Sony XDCAM Drive
Software. After doing so, be sure to
restart the computer.
• After installation, the previous settings
return to their default values.
3-1-2 Macintosh
Installation
To install the XDCAM Drive
Software and utility software
Download the Content Browser from the
Sony Professional products web site
(page 36).
Extract the downloaded file, run the
installation package, and follow the
instructions that appear on the screen to
install both the XDCAM Drive Software
and the Utility Software.
Note
Installing the XDCAM Drive Software and
utility software overwrites a previous
installation.
If you are using version 1.0 of the utility
software installed somewhere other than the
factory default, remove it manually.
Settings from version 2.1 and later are
preserved after the new installation.
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