Photo Direct Print Function; Host Pc Memory Card Access Function With The Memory Card Startup Utility - Canon i900D Service Manual

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PHOTO DIRECT PRINT FUNCTION

4.1 Host PC Memory Card Access Function with the Memory Card Startup Utility

4.1.1 Supported memory cards
Media types compatible with the host computer memory card access function and Memory Card Direct
Printing function are as follows:
- Compact Flash Card (CF1, CF2 [micro drive])
- Smart Media Card (5V, 1M and 2M are not supported.)*
- Memory Stick (Memory Stick PRO and Memory Stick PRO Duo are not supported.)*
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- SD Card* (For the miniSD memory card, an exclusive adapter is necessary.)
- Multimedia Card
- xD-Picture Card (An exclusive adapter is necessary.)
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* In the Memory Card Startup Utility, if Read/Write enabled mode is selected in "Change the drive's
read/write attribute", the use of memory cards where the write protection is set to read-only mode is
prohibited, and the operations are not assured.
4.1.2 Mounting the drive
Windows:
When the i900D/i905D is connected by USB cable to a host computer with the Memory Card Startup
Utility installed, and the printer is powered on via the Power button, the card slot on the i900D/i905D is
mounted in My Computer as a removable drive.
Macintosh:
When the i900D/i905D is connected by USB cable to a host computer with the Memory Card Startup
Utility installed, and the printer is powered on via the Power button, and then a supported memory card
is inserted, the card slot on the i900D/i905D is mounted on the desktop as a removable drive.
4.1.3 Arrangement of image files
Photo numbers are assigned in the order in which each photo was taken by a normal digital camera.
In a folder, a higher priority is placed on a file when the file name, not counting the file extension,
consists of 8 characters with the latter 4 being numeric, in compliance with the DCF (Design rule for
Camera File system). Files are sorted in ascending order of those 4 numeric figures.
4.1.4 Data access
For mounted cards in the i900D/i905D, data access to the memory card is possible by performing the
usual file operations through the OS's standard file control software (such as Explorer and Finder) and
general software applications. (The same operations as with standard removable drives are possible: file
reading, writing, deletion, media formatting, properties, etc.)
Note: In the Memory Card Startup Utility, when "Read Only" is selected in "Change the drive's
read/write attribute", it is not possible to write, delete, and format the data. When Read/Write
enabled mode is selected in "Change the drive's read/write attribute", the use of memory cards
where the write protection is set to the Read Only mode is prohibited.
- Memory card-supported file format: FAT16 only
(It may be possible to read/write with memory cards formatted using FAT32, NTFS, Macintosh, etc.,
however they are out of specifications.)
- Change of the number of files in the operation panel
When files have been added or deleted via the computer to the memory card, or the card has been
formatted, the number of files in the operation panel is not updated until the memory card is removed
and re-inserted.
- Update of the image displayed in the LCD viewer
With the LCD viewer installed, when files have been added, deleted or updated from the computer to
the memory card, or the card has been formatted, the image displayed in the LCD viewer is not
updated until the memory card is removed and re-inserted.
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