Windows, MacintoshPC Connection
Manual
You can transfer images and movies captured with a digital camera to your computer andthen display and manage them by installing the software included on the provided CD-ROM
to your computer and connecting your digital camera to your computer with the USB cable.
This section explains how to install the provided software “ACDSee for PENTAX” and theother necessary preparations for enjoying your digital camera pictures and movies on yourcomputer.
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Windows Users

Macintosh Users

Step 1

System Requirements
Windows System Requirements

First, check the system requirements for the provided software.

• The software cannot be used on Windows 95/98/98 SE/NT.
• In order to play movies recorded using Optio A30 on Windows Me/2000/XP, you arerequired to install Windows Media Player 9.0 or later and DivX codec (CPU: Pentium 4
2.0 GHz or higher, or Pentium M 1.0 GHz or higher recommended.).

Step 2

Install the image viewing/editing/managing software (ACDSee forPENTAX 2.0) on your PC.

Install the image viewing/managing
software (ACDSee for PENTAX) onyour Macintosh.

Application Softwarelater.
∗ To install ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, Windows Installer Service Version 2.0 may berequired.
∗ ACD Showtime! for PENTAX is also installed when performing standard installation ofACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (However, ACD Showtime! for PENTAX cannot be used if
system requirements are not met.).
∗ Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system requirements.

WindowsConnect the camera and your PC,and transfer images.

Step 4*on reverse side

Connect the camera and yourMacintosh, and transfer images.

Step 5*on reverse side

Use the supplied software to view,
edit and manage images transferred
to your PC. Enjoy laying out andprinting images or creating slide
shows with music.

Step 5

Install the image viewing/editing/managing software (ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0).

Use the supplied software to view
and manage images transferred toyour Macintosh.

Macintosh
If the proper versions of DirectX is not installed on your PC:
A message, such as the one shown on the right, appears
when ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 is run. Click [Close] andinstall DirectX from the PENTAX Software Installer screen.

• Windows Media Player 7.1 or later must be installed in your PC to install ACDSee
for PENTAX 2.0.
• When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, log on withan account that has administrative rights before installing the software.

∗ If the proper versions of DivX and DirectX are notTurn your PC on.

If your PC is running Windows Media Player earlier
than version 7.1:
A message, such as the one shown on the right, may
appear during installation.

Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW66) into the CD-ROM drive.
The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears.
If the PENTAX Software Installer screen does not appear
Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen following the steps below.
1) Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
2) Double-click the [CD-ROM drive (S-SW66)] icon.
3) Double-click the [Setup.exe] icon.

Choose a language from the displayed screen.
The software selection screen appears.

installed in your PC, operation of ACDSee for PENTAX
2.0 is not guaranteed.

In this case, follow the instructions below to update
Windows Media Player before installing the software.
1 Cancel installation of ACDSee for PENTAX.
Click [Cancel], and then click [Finish] when the message
appears telling you that the wizard has been interrupted.
2 Install the latest version of Windows Media Player.
The latest version can be downloaded from the following website.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

To guarantee more efficient operation, you are recommended to update Windows from thefollowing website after updating Windows Media Player.
http://www.microsoft.com

Install DivX and DirectX.
If the proper versions of DivX and DirectX are not installed inyour PC, install them before installing ACDSee for PENTAX
2.0.
Click [Install] for DivX or DirectX, and then follow theon-screen guidance to install.
When installation is completed, the software selection screenreappears.

5Application Software<ACDSee for PENTAX>(Six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese)• OS: Mac OS 9.2 or later (requires the latest version of CarbonLib)• CPU: PowerPC 266 MHz or higher• Memory: 8 MB minimum• Hard Disk space : 6 MB minimum∗ Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system requirements.

: Windows Me/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional): Pentium III 500 MHz or higher (Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or higherrecommended)• Memory: 128 MB minimum (512 MB or higher recommended)• Hard Disk space : 50 MB minimum• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later• Windows Media Player 7.1 or later• DirectX 9.0 or later*on reverse side

Step 2

Installing the Software

4∗ Installation of the driver is not necessary.

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Windows3• OS: Mac OS 9.2/X (10.1 or later)• USB port must be standard equipment• OS• CPU

• ACDSee for PENTAX (Image viewing/managing software)12

USB connection<ACD Showtime! for PENTAX>(Six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese)

Macintosh
You are recommended to use an AC adapter connected to a power outlet whenconnecting the camera to a computer. If the battery runs out of power while images
are being transmitted to the computer, the image data may be lost or damaged.
When using an AC adapter, make sure that the AC plug cord is properly connectedto the camera.

Playing movies on Macintosh is not supported.

• OS: Windows Me/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional)• CPU: Pentium or higher (Pentium III 500 MHz or higher recommended)• Memory: 64 MB minimum• Hard Disk space : 40 MB minimum• Monitor: Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later∗ Some movies require viewing with DirectX 9.0 or later and Windows Media Player 7.1 or*on reverse side

Macintosh System Requirements<ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, ACD FotoSlate 3.0>
(Nine languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese [traditionaland simplified], Korean, Japanese)

Software Provided

Step 4• Internet Explorer
http://www.microsoft.com/ie• Windows Media Player
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/• Windows Installer Service
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;292539• OS: Windows Me/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional)• USB port must be standard equipment

Set up your digital camera for connecting with your computer.

• ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (Image viewing/editing/managing software)
ACD FotoSlate 3.0 (Image layout and printing software)
ACD Showtime! for PENTAX (Movie editing software)• DivX• DirectX

The versions of Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Windows Installer Service required for use ofACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 and ACD Showtime! for PENTAX are not included in the provided CD-ROM(S-SW66). These can be downloaded from the following sites and installed.

USB connection

Step 2

Step 357877

Step 1

Click [Install] for ACDSee for PENTAX.
Follow the on-screen guidance and enter the registration
information when the Setup screen appears.
Reboot your PC after installation is finished.

• The image layout and printing software “ACD FotoSlate 3.0” and the movie editing
software “ACD Showtime! for PENTAX” are also installed when you install all program
features of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (complete installation).
• Operation is not guaranteed if the proper versions of DivX and DirectX are not installed
on your PC. Be sure to install both of them to ensure full operation of ACDSee for
PENTAX 2.0.

Step 2

Installing the Software
Install the image viewing/managing software (ACDSee for PENTAX).

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45Turn your Macintosh on.
Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW66) in the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the CD-ROM (S-SW66) icon.
Double-click the [Install ACDSee] icon.
The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears.
Double-click the [Master Installer] icon to display the PENTAX Software Installer screen.

Choose a language from the displayed screen.
The ACDSee for PENTAX installer screen appears.

Windows, Macintosh

Setting Up Your Digital Camera
Setting the USB Connection Mode to [PC]12

Press the 3 button.

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Use the four-way controller (23) to select [USBConnection].

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Step 3Press the four-way controller (5) to display the [HSet-up] menu.

Press the four-way controller (5).

Set-upUSB Connection PC
PictBridge
Video OutNTSC
Brightness Level
Power Saving 5sec
Quick Zoom
Auto Power Off 3min
MENU Cancel

OKA pull-down menu appears.

Use the four-way controller (23) to select [PC].
Press the 4 button twice.
Do not connect the camera to your PC while [PictBridge] is selected for the camera’s USB
connection mode.

Click [Install] for ACDSee for PENTAX.
The setup screen appears. Follow the on-screen guidance toinput registration information and install the software.

Product Registration on the Internet
If the message [CarbonLib-xxxxx could not be found] appears during installation:
You must add the extension file “CarbonLib” to the Extension folder in the System folder
in order to install the provided software in Mac OS 9.2.
This message appears when this extension file does not exist or when an older version ofthe file exists.
The latest version of the CarbonLib file is available on the Apple website. Download thefile and then install it.
Apple website: http://www.apple.com/∗Contact Apple for detailed information on how to use the CarbonLib file.

Please click [Product Registration] on the software selection
screen in Step 2 .
A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed.
If your PC is connected to the Internet, click the displayedcountry or region and then follow the instructions to register
your product.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on theInternet Product Registration.

WindowsStep 4

Transferring Images to a Windows PC

8Windows
Select the folders you want to copy to the PC.

When the digital camera is connected to your Windows PC and the camera is turned on, thePC automatically recognizes the camera and the confirmation dialog box for transferring
images (the Device Detector screen) appears.

Connecting the Camera and PC
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Using ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 lets you view, edit, organize, search for, share, and print images.

Select [Copy To Folder...] from the [Edit] menu.
The Copy Files screen appears.

Turn your PC on.

Starting ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0
1 Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0] icon

3ACD Showtime! for PENTAX is a tool for creating slide show presentations combining videos,
images and music and saving them as video files on the hard disc. ACD Showtime! provides
a variety of transitions and effects for slide shows, editing tools for correcting images and toolsfor trimming videos and audio files.

1on the desktop.

With your camera turned off, connect it to your PC using the USB cable.
If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the built-in memory willbe transmitted to your PC.

Using ACD Showtime! for PENTAX

Using the Software
Select folders

9Step 5

10 Specify the destination folder.
11 Click [OK].
The image is copied to the PC.

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ACDSee starts and the main window, which is called thebrowser, appears.

Double-click the [ACD Showtime! for PENTAX]
icon on the desktop.
ACD Showtime! starts and the [ACD Showtime! for PENTAX]
screen appears.

Click [Create Video File].
Follow the on-screen guidance.
For details on how to use these functions, see the help pages.

ACDSee Browser InterfaceABF

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3Turn your camera on.
The Device Detector screen appears automatically.
If the Device Detector screen does not appear, display and copy the images following thesteps in “When the Device Detector screen does not appear”.

CDisconnecting the Camera from Your PC

2

Double-click thein the task bar.

E[Safely Remove Hardware] icon

The Safely Remove Hardware screen appears.

MacintoshDSelect [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [Stop].
The Stop a Hardware device screen appears.

GThe access lamp blinks while the camera is connected to a PC with the USB cable.
HTransferring Images
4Confirm that [Acquire images from the device withACDSee] is checked and click [OK].

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5Click [Next].

5Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [OK].
A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely
removed.

Click [OK].
Disconnect the USB cable from your PC and thecamera.
• If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as ACDSee forPENTAX 2.0, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed.
• The camera will automatically switch to the Playback mode when the USB cable isdisconnected.

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Select an image to copy and click [Next].

Step 4
Transferring Images to a Macintosh
Macintosh

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Specify the name and save destination of the image,and click [Next].
The image is copied to the PC.

8Click [Finish].
The ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 Browser starts.

Connecting the Camera and Macintosh
123With your camera turned off, connect it to your Macintosh using the USBcable.
If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the built-in memory willbe transmitted to your Macintosh.

• If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of[NO_NAME]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name ormodel number.
• The access lamp blinks while the camera is connected to a Macintosh with the USBcable.

the desktop.

Transferring Images

Double-click [My Computer].

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Specify a save location, make sure that [LaunchACDSee] is checked, and click [Download].

• When [Delete images from device] is checked, images are deleted from the camera after
transfer is complete.
• Even if camera images are not transferred, they can be directly displayed on theMacintosh from a camera connected to the Macintosh.
• To edit images, first transfer them to your Macintosh.

Double-click [Removable Disk].

Disconnecting the Camera from Your Macintosh
If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of[Removable Disk]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer
name or model number.

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Double-click the [DCIM] folder.
Images are stored in folder [xxxPENTX], where “xxx” is a threedigit folder number.
If “Date” is set for the “Folder Name” in the “H Set-up” menu, afolder named for each day is displayed (taking January 26 as anexample, the folder name would be: “three digit foldernumber_0126”).

Refer to the help pages for a more detailed description of how to use each function.

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Click the [?] icon at the top right of the screen.
The help screen appears.

Double-click the desired topic.

Turn your camera on.

After images are copied to your Macintosh, the browser forACDSee for PENTAX starts.

6Using the Help PagesThe camera is recognized as [NO_NAME] ([untitled] in Mac OS 9) on thedesktop. The drive name can be changed.

When the Device Detector screen does not appear
4 Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0] icon on
5

Turn your Macintosh on.

A Menu bar
You can access the various menu commands.
B Toolbar
Provides quick access to shortcuts for frequently used tasks and functions.
C Folders pane
Displays the configuration of folders in your computer. When you browse a folder, thecontents of the folder appear in the File List pane.
D Preview pane
Displays a preview of the image or media file currently selected in the File List pane. You
can change the size of the preview image or play back the media file.
E File List pane
Displays the contents of the currently selected folder or the results of the most recent
search, in other words the file or folder that matches the search item. It is the only panethat always appears in the Browser and it cannot be hidden or closed.
F Properties pane
Displays the properties and database information of the file selected in the File List pane.
G Image Basket pane
Displays files selected in the File List pane. By choosing images and files and putting themin the Image Basket pane, you can use the editing and creating functions on images fromdifferent folders and categories.
H Status bar
Displays information and properties for the selected file.

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Drag [NO_NAME] on the desktop to the trash.
If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, drag the icon of that name to the trash.

Disconnect the USB cable from your Macintosh and the camera.
• If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as ACDSee for
PENTAX, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed.
• The camera will automatically switch to the Playback mode when the USB cable isdisconnected.

Using ACD FotoSlate 3.0
With ACD FotoSlate 3.0, you can give full rein to your creativity and print pictures ofprofessional quality. The possibilities range from printing ordinary sized pictures to put inframes to creating calendars, greeting cards and contact sheets.

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Double-click the [ACD FotoSlate 3.0] icon on thedesktop.
ACD FotoSlate starts and the [Quick Start] screen appears.

Click [Start Layout Wizard].
The wizard lets you create calendars, greeting cards, contactsheets, and paper-saving layouts.
For details on how to use these functions, see the help pages.

Step 5Using ACDSee for PENTAXACDSee for PENTAX lets you view, organize, search for, share, and print images.

Starting ACDSee for PENTAX
1 Double-click the [ACDSee] folder inside the [Applications] folder.
2 Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX] icon.
ACDSee starts and the main window, which is called thebrowser, appears.

ACDSee Browser InterfaceABCDFEA Menu bar
You can access the various menu commands.
B Toolbar
Provides quick access to shortcuts for frequently used tasks and functions.
C Folders pane
Displays the configuration of folders in your computer. When you browse a folder, thecontents of the folder appear in the File List pane.
D Preview pane
Displays a preview of the image or media file currently selected in the File List pane. You
can change the size of the preview image or play back the media file.
E Favorites pane
You can add frequently used items (folders, etc.).
F File List pane
Displays the contents of the currently selected folder or the results of the most recent
search, in other words the file or folder that matches the search item. It is the only panethat always appears in the Browser and it cannot be hidden or closed.

Using the Help Pages
Refer to the help pages for a more detailed description of how to use each function.

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Select [ACDSee™ Help] from [Help] on the menu bar.
The help screen appears.

Click the desired topic.