Panasonic lumix VQT0W41, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...VQT0W41 Operating Instructions For Digital Camera PC Connection QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc used under license ...

Page 2: ...pictures and attach them to e mails PC Connection for Sharing and Printing Using LUMIX Simple Viewer on the supplied CD ROM you can easily transfer pictures to the PC print them attach them to e mails and so on In these operating instructions LUMIX Simple Viewer is referred to as Simple Viewer ...

Page 3: ...y e mail Send by e mail 16 Advanced 18 Enabling pictures stored on the PC to be used with Simple Viewer Add pictures 19 Viewing pictures stored on the PC with the digital camera Export to the card 20 After Using Simple Viewer 22 Others To Transfer Picture without Using Simple Viewer 23 How to Use with Macintosh 24 How to Remove the USB Driver and Simple Viewer Uninstall 25 When Pictures cannot be ...

Page 4: ...ns for the PC too Term Explanation Application software Refers to software programs to be used for various purposes such as word processing spreadsheet operation picture editing and e mail sending receiving Install Uninstall Install refers to incorporating software into the PC and making it ready for use and deleting the installed software is referred to as Uninstall Drive Driver A Drive refers to...

Page 5: ...rn how to acquire pictures refer to P23 Macintosh 3 You can acquire them if the PC has a PC card slot 95 and earlier versions 98 98SE Me 2000 XP Possible to use Simple Viewer No Yes Can I acquire the pictures held in the digital camera to the PC using the USB connection cable No 1 Yes Necessary to install the USB driver Yes No Which page should I refer to P27 P6 8 2 P6 P7 OS 8 x and earlier versio...

Page 6: ...omatically Double click My Computer on the desktop double click or open VFFXXXX part No XXXX varies by model and double click InstMenu exe Installing the USB driver Windows 98 98SE only If Windows 98 98SE is used install the USB driver software for operating the digital camera through a PC before connecting the digital camera to the PC This installation is not required on the 2nd and later connect...

Page 7: ...mation Simple Viewer is installed in the following folder It cannot be changed If the setup menu does not start automatically Double click My Computer on the desktop double click or open VFFXXXX part No XXXX varies by model and double click InstMenu exe If Simple Viewer cannot be installed If Windows 2000 XP is used you cannot install when you have logged on to the PC as a Limited Account user Log...

Page 8: ...le Viewer automatically opens the screen to begin file transfer P9 If Windows 98 is used refer to P23 When the following screen appears click Cancel to close it If Simple Viewer does not start automatically refer to P27 Do not operate the digital camera or disconnect the USB connection cable while transferring data from the digital camera The software may not function correctly and damage the data...

Page 9: ...lder The pictures transferred to the PC are saved in the following folder When you wish to change the current destination folder refer to P21 When you click Cancel during transfer Transfer will be aborted halfway and the pictures already acquired will be displayed in thumbnail view Transferring pictures to the PC Acquire to PC To start Simple Viewer after the initial setup and installation double ...

Page 10: ...his button when viewing pictures on the Card connected using the USB connection cable 3 Select a folder and in thumbnail view select any picture When you select On the memory card in step 2 no folders are displayed To view motion pictures QuickTime must be installed on the PC used Place the supplied CD ROM in the CD ROM drive and install QuickTime using the setup menu Depending on the efficiency o...

Page 11: ... degs Each click of this button rotates the picture 90 clockwise 7 My favorite When clicking this button the mark is added to the picture and it is registered in Favorites When clicking the button again the picture is excluded from Favorites The pictures registered in Favorites can be viewed by selecting My favorites at the top of the Folder display 8 Delete Click this button to delete a selected ...

Page 12: ...ick this button to select the previous picture 2 Click this button to select the next picture 3 Picture show Start Click this button to start the picture show In the main menu click Advanced Setting to change the picture show duration P21 Stop Click this button to stop the picture show 4 Switching the display size of pictures Fit to screen Enlarges or reduces the picture to the PC screen Full scal...

Page 13: ... in Advanced you can print pictures stored on the PC other than the ones acquired by Simple Viewer P19 On the memory card Click this button when printing a picture on the Card connected using the USB connection cable 3 Select a folder with thumbnail to view and select the picture to be printed When you select On the memory card in step 2 no folders are displayed To start Simple Viewer after the in...

Page 14: ... without borders cannot be selected or the sizes and types of paper you can use may be restricted In such cases click Set and then set up printing Please select the printing type One sheet Used to print one picture on one sheet Two sheets Four sheets Eight sheets Used to print pictures on one sheet by the number of pictures corresponding to the mode selected Example Two sheets Index The selected p...

Page 15: ...rinted with the number of days that have passed at the travel destination as well as the recording date Depending on the model of digital camera this will differ Trimming One sheet only Used to print the picture in alignment with the paper size Without trimming a picture the entire picture is printed If the aspect ratio of paper is different from that of a picture blank spaces are left in the uppe...

Page 16: ...red on the PC other than the ones acquired by Simple Viewer P19 On the memory card Click this button when attaching to e mails pictures on the Card connected using the USB connection cable 3 Select a folder and in thumbnail view select any picture Each click of 90 degs rotates the picture 90 clockwise When you select On the memory card in step 2 no folders are displayed To start Simple Viewer afte...

Page 17: ... starts automatically Enter an address body text etc in the e mail and send it The e mail program does not start automatically Check the settings of the standard e mail program according to the following procedures The method of checking it varies depending on the OS you are using 1 Click start Setup Control Panel and click Internet Options 2 Click the Programs tab then click E mail to confirm the...

Page 18: ...r pictures already saved on the PC so that Simple Viewer can handle them P19 Export to the card Click this button to write pictures saved on the PC to the digital camera P20 Setting Click this button to change various settings of Simple Viewer P21 About Click this button to display the version of Simple Viewer You can add pictures to use with Simple Viewer write pictures stored on the PC to a Card...

Page 19: ...der 3 Specify whether or not to add the pictures stored in the sub folders folders within the folder After specifying it click Next 4 Click Start When there are many pictures to add or the file size of pictures is large it may take time to add them 5 Click OK and then click Completion to complete the addition Enabling pictures stored on the PC to be used with Simple Viewer Add pictures ...

Page 20: ...rite Writing to the card is carried out The pictures will be converted automatically to the format that the Panasonic digital camera can reproduce Use a Card with sufficient free space In case of inadequate free space only some of the pictures are written Pictures processed on the PC and those recorded with digital cameras other than the LUMIX camera may be displayed improperly Viewing pictures st...

Page 21: ...res with a name of XXXX JPG can be reduced in size If you do not change the size set this item to Not specified Even if you change the size setting files of large sizes cannot be sent depending on Internet service providers Full Screen Set the duration of the picture show and whether or not it is repeated If motion pictures are played back the following screen appears after playback is finished Au...

Page 22: ... at the right bottom in the task tray of the PC screen The message for notifying hardware removal is displayed 2 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop 3 Confirm that USB Mass Storage Device is selected and click OK 4 Click Close You can remove the USB connection cable safely Depending on the OS or OS settings such as Windows 98 98SE the icon for removing hardware safely is not displayed in...

Page 23: ... those pictures to any different folder on the PC What is a drag and drop operation Refers to pressing the mouse button moving the mouse with the mouse button pressed and releasing the mouse button To disconnect the USB connection cable safely Refer to P22 To Transfer Picture without Using Simple Viewer Even if you use Windows 98 on which Simple Viewer cannot run you can transfer pictures to your ...

Page 24: ...ing the mouse button moving the mouse with the mouse button pressed and releasing the mouse button To make sure that the digital camera is connected correctly Check that the NO_NAME or Untitled disk icon is displayed on the desktop To disconnect the USB connection cable safely Drag the NO_NAME or Untitled disk icon to the Trash and then disconnect the USB connection cable How to Use with Macintosh...

Page 25: ...moving the USB driver select Panasonic USB Storage Driver When removing Simple Viewer select LUMIX Simple Viewer The procedure for uninstalling may vary depending on the PC For details refer to the operating instructions for the PC you are using How to Remove the USB Driver and Simple Viewer Uninstall Usually it is unnecessary to uninstall these programs When these programs malfunction uninstall a...

Page 26: ...USB connection cable to the PC Check that a Removable Disk is added again If a Removable Disk is not added repeat the above steps When Pictures cannot be Transferred When pictures cannot be transferred using the USB connection cable use the following procedures Is USB MODE in the SETUP menu set to PC on the digital camera side When Windows 98 98SE is used install the USB driver P6 then connect the...

Page 27: ...he details of copying refer to the operating instructions for your digital camera Pictures cannot be acquired from the internal memory of the digital camera Remove the Card from the digital camera and reconnect it with the PC Question Answer Simple Viewer does not start automatically To view acquired pictures again after exiting Simple Viewer Double click the shortcut icon of the LUMIX Simple View...

Page 28: ... end parts The date is not printed If the picture was recorded with a digital camera with the clock not set or if it was recorded with any digital camera other than a Panasonic its date may not be printed correctly Question Answer Pictures added onto the PC are displayed incorrectly If you change folder names or file names the pictures concerned may not be displayed To view on Simple Viewer the pi...

Page 29: ...elete each picture individually Motion pictures are not played back Install QuickTime P10 The PC stops responding when plugging and unplugging the USB connection cable By default Simple Viewer starts automatically when connecting the digital camera and PC using the USB connection cable Setting at the time of purchase Change the setting so that Simple Viewer does not start automatically and the sit...

Page 30: ...0 MHz or higher CPU including compatible CPU Compatible OS Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Memory 128 MB 256 MB or more recommended Display High Color 16bit or higher Desktop resolution of 800k600 pixels or more 1024k768 or more recommended Hard disk 200 ...

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Page 32: ...haga doble clic o abra VFFXXXX pieza No XXXX es distinto según el modelo y haga doble clic en InstMenu exe Spanish Install Guide Guía de instalación de españo Instalación del controlador USB sólo Windows 98 98SE Si se utiliza Windows 98 98SE instale el controlador USB software para hacer funcionar la cámara digital a través de un PC antes de conectar la cámara digital al PC Esta instalación no es ...

Page 33: ...nal Simple Viewer se instala en la siguiente carpeta No se puede cambiar Si el menú de instalación no se abre automáticamente Haga doble clic en My Computer en el escritorio haga doble clic o abra VFFXXXX pieza No XXXX es distinto según el modelo y haga doble clic en InstMenu exe Si Simple Viewer no se puede instalar Si se utiliza Windows 2000 XP no puede instalarlo si ha iniciado la sesión en el ...

Page 34: ...l controlador USB seleccione Panasonic USB Storage Dirver Para quitar Simple Viewer seleccione LUMIX Simple Viewer El procedimiento para desinstalar puede ser distinto dependiendo del PC Para más detalles consulte el manual de instrucciones del PC utilizado Cómo quitar el controlador USB y Simple Viewer Desinstalación Normalmente no es necesario desinstalar estos programas Si estos programas no fu...

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