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Minolta DS-100 Instruction Manual

Minolta DS-100 Instruction Manual

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Set Up
Data
Memory
DATA SAVER DS-100
Data
Retrieval
Appendix
E
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Printed in Japan
9222-8793-10 P-A008

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  • Page 1 Set Up Data Memory DATA SAVER DS-100 Data Retrieval Appendix INSTRUCTION MANUAL Printed in Japan 9222-8793-10 P-A008...

  • Page 2: For Proper And Safe Use

    For Proper And Safe Use Read and understand all warnings before using this product. WARNING Use caution, accidents may occur when using this product near young children. This mark on this product certifies that it meets the requirements of the EU (European Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations.
  • Page 3 Minolta is not responsible for any losses if: Data collected by the Data Saver DS-100 can be displayed on the camera’s display or • User or other persons mishandle the SmartMedia. compiled to a list and displayed on your PC.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Set Up Data Retrieval For Proper and Safe Use..........2 Recalling Photographic Data to the CameraDisplay .20 Retrieving the Photographic Data to a PC ....24 Table of Contents ............6 System Requirements..........26 Names of Parts.............8 Folder and File Structure ...........28 Inserting the SmartMedia Card........10 Opening the Data ............30 Attaching to the Camera ..........12...

  • Page 5: Names Of Parts

    Names of Parts Access lamp The 4MB 3.3V SmartMedia card provided with the Data Saver DS-100 has already been properly formatted for use with the DS-100. See page 14 to format cards not included with Data-full lamp this unit. Electrical contact area...

  • Page 6: Inserting The Smartmedia Card

    The 4MB 3.3V SmartMedia card provided has already been properly formatted for use 3. Insert the card into the card slot, contact- with the DS-100. See page 14 to format cards not included with this unit. side down. 1. Open the card-slot door.

  • Page 7: Attaching To The Camera

    Attaching to the Camera 1. Remove the body and rear caps. 3. Gently insert the Data Saver DS-100 into the mount, then turn it clockwise until it clicks into the locked position. 2. Turn the camera switch to OFF and align the 4.

  • Page 8: Formatting A Smartmedia Card

    The 4MB, 3.3V SmartMedia card provided with the Data Saver DS-100 has already WRITE buttons until the ACCESS lamp been properly formatted for use with the Data Saver DS-100. See below to format cards (green) starts to blink. not included with this unit.

  • Page 9: Saving Photographic Data To Smartmedia

    When data is bering recorded, the ACCESS lamp films’ photographic data. (green) will blink. • The Data Saver DS-100 takes the data from the camera 1. Insert the card into the card slot and close and stores it onto the SmartMedia card. So even if the the door.

  • Page 10: Overwriting Photographic Data To Smartmedia

    Overwritting Photographic Data to SmartMedia When the DATA-FULL lamp (yellow) blinks, the card • The ACCESS lamp stops blinking when overwritting is finished. doesn’t have enough memory available to store the data. 1. If you want to overwrite data stored on a card, keep pressing the WRITE button (for more than 3 seconds) until the green ACCESS lamp starts to blink.

  • Page 11: Recalling Photographic Data To The Cameradisplay

    8 seconds. • For more information on data numbers, refer to your camera’s manual. • When the DS-100 has a defective SmartMedia , the ACCESS lamp will be red and the Data Full lamp (yellow) will blink rapidly, When this happens, data cannot be displayed.
  • Page 12 Recalling Photographic Data to the Camera Display 3. Turn the front or rear control dial to select 4. Follow the camera’s instructions and recall the data number. the data. • For the Maxxum/Dynax 7, press the ADJ button on the •...

  • Page 13: Retrieving The Photographic Data To A Pc

    Retrieving the Photographic Data to a PC Sample print out Using a general adapter, the photographic data record- ed on the SmartMedia card can be retrieved and com- piled on a PC. With a spreadsheet application (such as Microsoft Excel), the data can then be printed out in a list.

  • Page 14: System Requirements

    SmartMedia card FUJIFILM PC-AD3 to PC Minolta’s PC FD-A1 (ver.2.0.1) card card drive 2-32MB Minolta’s PC card adapter CA-15 cannot slot CD-10 is SmartMedia (SSFDC) be used due to its 5v specification. recommended. USB CARD READER Laptop PC with OLYMPUS MAUSB-1...

  • Page 15: Folder And File Structure

    Root Data00 dn1-0002.txt dn 1-0000.txt Use only the DS-100 to overwrite or delete data from the SmartMedia card. It is not possible to do this using your PC without causing damage to the dn 1-0100.txt Data01 data. If you want to delete data on the SmartMedia card, refer to page 14 dn 1-0199.txt...

  • Page 16: Opening The Data

    Opening the Data 3. From file, open and select the Using Spreadsheet Software SmartMedia file. The window at This manual uses Microsoft Excel as an example of using a spread sheet. Delimited the left will appear. • Other spreadsheet software may be different and requite different steps. •...
  • Page 17 Opening the Data Text 3. Select Tab and then click on 4. Select all the data, and click on Next. Text. 5. Click on Finish. • The photographic data layout is dependent on the spreadsheet software used. • You can underline data, print, or save as desired.
  • Page 18 Opening The Data Viewing data without spreadsheet software After Data is Displayed Photographic data is shown on page 33. 1. Connect the SmartMedia card to the PC using any of the methods • You can underline data, print, or save as desired. shown on page 26-27.

  • Page 19: Photographic Data Which Can Be Saved

    Photographic Data which can be Saved The photographic data shown below can be displayed on the camera or trans- Camera Display Data output to fered to a PC . Output device (eg:Maxxum/Dynax7) Camera Display Data output to Output device Item (eg:Maxxum/Dynax7) Item Lens focal length and max f-no.

  • Page 20: Care And Storage

    • If a SmartMedia card is stuck in the agent. where it may be subjected to extreme Data Saver DS-100, do not use force to remove it. Contact an authorized temperatures such as in the glove compartment of a car.

  • Page 21: Smartmedia Note

    The bubbles or raised edges). DS-100 case has a pocket which holds - The DS-100 cannot write or delete data when the write protection seal is placed a SmartMedia card with an anti-static over the write protect area.

  • Page 22: Smartmedia Note

    • Due to the cluster layout of the SmartMedia cards, 2MB and 4MB cards have the The Data Saver DS-100 uses only 3.3v SmartMedia. You can not use same capacity. This is also true for the 8MB and 16MB cards.

  • Page 23: Display Information

    DS-100. required specifications. • Replace card DATA FULL lamp Card does not have Remove the DS-100 from the camera and re- • Overwrite by pressing Lamps do not (yellow) - blinks enough capacity to attach. If problem persist, contact an authorized WRITE button until illuminate.

  • Page 24: Specifications

    0 to 50 °C (32 to 122° F) Data Memory: SmartMedia (3.3V type) Size: 65.5 x 35 x 65 mm (WxHxD) File Format: Minolta Data Saver DS-100 optimized file format Weight: 55g (w/o cap and case) File Type: Plain text Data Memory Items:...
  • Page 25 Room 208, 2/F, Eastern Center, 1065 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Minolta Singapore (Pte) Ltd. 10, Teban Gardens Crescent, Singapore 608923 Shanghai Minolta Optical Products Co., Ltd. 368 Minolta Road, Songjiang, Shanghai, China © 2000 Minolta Co., Ltd. under the Berne Convention and Universal Copyright Convention...

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