Nikon Coolpix 5000 Quick start guide

Windows XP Home Edition /Windows XP Professional
COOLPIX5000/995/885/775
This manual is for those users of the COOLPIX5000/995/885/
775 who are running Nikon View 4 (Version4.3.1) under
Windows XP Home Edition / Professional.

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Installing Nikon View 4
Follow the installer instructions to install Nikon View 4 .
Device Registration
The camera must be registered as a hardware device when it is connected
to the computer for the first time.
Windows XP will automatically register the COOLPIX5000/995/885/775.
When the Removable Disk (Autoplay) window, or the NikonView 4 Image
Transfer window appears automatically on the screen, registration has
been completed. Follow the steps below to confirm that the camera is
correctly registered with Windows.
Step1
Select Control Panel from the Start menu to display the window shown
below. Click Performance and Maintenance.
Step2
Click System to open the System Properties window.
Step3
Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button.
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Log On
You will need to log on as the “Computer Administrator” when installing,
uninstalling and using NikonView 4.

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Step4
The Device Manager will be displayed. After confirming that “Universal
Serial Bus controllers,” “Disk drives,” and “Storage volumes” are listed in
the Device Manager, click the “+” sign next to each of these device types.
Step5
After confirming that “USB Mass Storage Device,” “Nikon Digital Camera
USB Device,” and “Generic volume” are listed respectively under “Univer-
sal Serial Bus controllers,” “Disk drives,” and “Storage volumes,” double
click each of these listings to open the associated Properties window.
If instead the listing“NIKON DSC E5000
(995/885/775)” appears under “Other
Devices”, delete this listing and turn the
camera off and then on again.The required
devicedriverswillbeinstalledautomatically.
Step6
Click the General tab for each device and confirm that “This device is
working properly” appears under “Device status”. Click OK.
Close the Device Manager, then click OK to close the System Properties
window. Device registration is now complete.

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Starting Nikon View 4
Using a COOLPIX5000/995/885/775
The Removable Disk (Autoplay) window will appear automatically when a
COOLPIX5000/995/885/775 is connected to the computer via a USB cable,
and turned on.
Using a card reader/card slot
The Removable Disk (AutoPlay) window will appear automatically.
Movie Files
The Removable Disk (AutoPlay) window will not be displayed if the memory
card contains only movie files.
To start Nikon View 4, select Copy pictures to a folder on my com-
puter using Nikon View 4 from the options listed in the Removable
Disk window and click OK. If Copy pictures to a folder on my com-
puter using Nikon View 4 is not visible, drag the scroll bar until the
Nikon View 4 option is displayed.
Scroll bar
Select this option
Click OK to start Nikon View 4
TRANSFER button
The TRANSFER button on the COOLPIX885 and 775 can only be used
when the Image Xfer window or Thumbnail List window are displayed.

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Starting Nikon View 4 Without AutoPlay
To prevent the AutoPlay window from opening every time the camera is
connected and turn on, select Copy pictures to a folder on my com-
puter using NikonView 4 and then check Always do the selected
action before clicking OK.
The Preferences Auto launchTab
If Always do the selected action is checked when Copy pictures to a
folder on my computer using NikonView 4 is selected, NikonView 4
will start automatically when a COOLPIX995/885/775 is connected to the
computer, or when memory card from a Nikon digital camera is inserted in
a card reader or PC card slot, even if Disable Auto launch is selected in
the Auto Start tab of the NikonView 4 Preferences dialog.
…and
check
this box
Select this option...
The next time the camera is connected and turned on, the AutoPlay win-
dow will not be displayed; instead, NikonView 4 will start automatically.
Note that once Always do the selected action has been checked, the
AutoPlay window will still be displayed when:
• you connect a camera different from that connected when you checked
Always do the selected action
• on a computer with multiple USB boards, you connect the camera to a
board different from that to which you first connected the camera
In these cases, you will need to check Always do the selected action
again to prevent the AutoPlay window from being displayed the next time
the camera is connected.
Memory Cards from Other Makes of Camera
If the AutoPlay window is displayed when you insert a memory card from a
non-Nikon camera in a card reader, do not check Always do the se-
lected action.

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Displaying the AutoPlay Window
To display the AutoPlay window after selecting Always do the selected ac-
tion, connect the camera to the computer or insert a memory card from a
Nikon digital camera into a card reader or PC card slot and select My
Computer from the Start menu. Click on the removable disk corre-
sponding to the camera with the right mouse button and select Proper-
ties from the menu that appears.
Right click
The Removable Disk Properties dialog will be displayed. Open theAutoPlay
tab and select Pictures from the list of content types.
A list of actions will be displayed with Copy pictures to a folder on my
computer using Nikon View 4 selected.
Check Prompt me each time to choose an action.
Click OK to close the Removable Disk Properties dialog.

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AutoPlay Options
This section outlines the options displayed in the AutoPlay window when
the camera is connected and turned on. Refer to Windows XP help and
support services for more information.
• Copy Pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft
Scanner and Camera Wizard
Clicking OK in the AutoPlay window when this option is selected will
display the Scanner and Camera Wizard, where you can transfer pic-
tures to your computer. This option can also be used to share pictures
via the Internet and order prints on-line.
• Print the pictures using Photo Printing Wizard
This option opens the Photo Printing Wizard, where you can print pic-
tures with the help of a wizard.
• View a slideshow of the images using Windows Picture and
FaxViewer
When this option is selected, the pictures on the memory card will be
displayed as a slide show.
• Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using NikonView 4
NikonView 4 will start and the Image Transfer or Thumbnail List win-
dow will be displayed.
• Open folder to view files usingWindows Explorer
This option starts Windows Explorer, where you can navigate through
the files and folders on the camera memory card. The camera or memory
card will be shown as a removable disk.
• Take no action
None of the actions available in the AutoPlay window are performed;
the camera or memory card functions as a removable disk only.
NEF Files
The Copy Pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner
and Camera Wizard, Print the pictures using Photo Printing Wizard, and
View a slideshow of the images using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
options in the Windows XP AutoPlay window do not support NEF files.