ENGLISH SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE LYT1020-001A COPYRIGHT © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. M1D6L Printed in Japan 0102 FOVfIDfYP JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT TO CUSTOMERS: MAKE SURE TO READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPENING THE SEALED SOFTWARE PACKETS Thank you for purchasing our product. In order to start using the software program enclosed, you are required to accept the terms and conditions of the agreement as provided below. Software License Agreement This is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or an entity) and Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC). By opening the sealed software packages and/or by using the Program, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. 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JVC cannot answer questions regarding basic operation of your PC, or questions regarding specifications or performance of the OS, other applications or drivers. --3-- Operating Environment A camcorder can be connected to a PC that satisfies the following requirements. Windows® OS : Windows® 98 (pre-installed), Windows® 98 Second Edition (98SE) (pre-installed), Windows® Millennium Edition (Me) (pre-installed), or Windows® 2000 Professional (pre-installed) (Operation is not guaranteed on a PC that has been upgraded from Windows® 95.) : Intel MMX® Pentium®, at least 200 MHz : At least 64 MB recommended : At least 10 MB for installation, at least 500 MB recommended : USB connector : Must be capable of displaying 800 x 600 dots with 16-bit color CPU RAM Free hard disk space Connector Display For ImageMixer In addition to the requirements above, the following requirements must be satisfied to use ImageMixer. OS : The same as above requirements. However, Windows® 98 cannot be used when you connect a camcorder to the PC with a USB cable. Windows® 98, Windows® 98SE cannot be used when you connect a camcorder to the PC with a IEEE1394 cable. : For capturing video via a USB cable or IEEE1394 (i-LINK) cable, Intel Pentium III®, at least 500 MHz, at least 800 MHz recommended : At least 250 MB for installation, at least 1 GB recommended : IEEE1394 (i.LINK) connector CPU Free hard disk space Connector Macintosh Hardware OS RAM Free hard disk space Miscellaneous : iMac, iBook, Power MacintoshG3, Power MacG4, Power BookG3 or G4 equipped with a USB connector : [Title converter] Mac OS 9.0 to 9.1 (exclude Mac OS X) [ImageMixer/USB Stream driver] Mac OS 9.0.4 to 9.1 : At least 64 MB recommended (At least 96 MB is necessary with Title converter) : [ImageMixer] At least 100 MB for installation, at least 1 GB recommended : QuickTime 4 or later The system requirements information above is not a guarantee that the provided software will work on all personal computers meeting those requirements. Microsoft® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Other product and company names included in this instruction manual are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. --4-- Software Installation (Windows®) Follow the procedure described below to install the software. Quit any other software you are using. (Check that there are no other application icons on the status bar.) 1 Load the provided CD-ROM in the PC. After a moment, the [Setup] screen appears. If the [Setup] screen does not appear, double-click [My Computer] and then double-click the CD-ROM icon. From the [Setup] screen, you can install the following softwares. USB Mass Storage Class driver This driver allows your PC to read and write memory cards in the camcorder. NOTE: Be sure not to connect the USB cable between the camcorder and the PC before installing the driver. USB Stream driver This driver allows you to record camcorder's audio and video output on your PC's hard disk instead of camcorder's video tape. You can also use the camcorder to conduct a video conference over the Internet. NOTE: Be sure not to connect the USB cable between the camcorder and the PC before installing the driver. PIXELA ImageMixer 1.0 This application is used to capture still images and video clips from a camcorder through a USB connector or IEEE1394 (i.LINK) connector, and is also used to manage and edit the still images and video clips. Digital Photo Navigator 1.0 This application is used to capture still images and convert them into a variety of formats. G.726 decoder This is an audio decoder for video clips created by the camcorder (extension ".asf"). Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5.0 This application is used to read PDF files. 2 Click [Install] on the right side of the desired software. (The following is the example of Digital Photo Navigator.) [License Agreement] screen appears. Click [Yes]. --5-- CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Then, [Choose Destination Location] screen appears. Click [Next]. Next, [Select Program Folder] screen appears. Click [Next]. [Setup Status] screen appears. Wait for a moment until the installation is finished. When the installation is finished, [Digital Photo Navigator Setup] screen appears and asks you if you want to create the icon on the desktop. If you need it, click [Yes]. If not, click [No]. --6-- CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 3 When the message asking whether it is OK to restart the PC appears, click [Yes]. The PC restarts, and after a moment the [Setup] screen from step 1 appears. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to install all of the desired software. When using Windows® 2000 When the error message below appears while installing ImageMixer, click [OK] to complete installation. NOTES: The Digital Photo Navigator instruction manual is also included on the CD-ROM in PDF format. Doubleclick the ...