Pentax Optio 555 Instruction manual

0ptio555
(PC Connection Manual)
Viewing Your Digital
Camera Images
On Your PC

Introduction
This booklet explains how to view the images you took with the
PENTAX Optio 555 on your PC. Keep this manual in a safe place.
Regarding copyrights
Images taken using the Optio 555 that are for anything other than personal
enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as
specified in the Copyright Act. Please take care, as there are even cases
where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment
during demonstrations, industrial enterprise or as items for display. Images
taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside
the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care
should be taken here also.
Regarding trademarks
•The SD logo _.. is a trademark.
• PENTAX is a trademark of PENTAX Corporation.
• Optio is a trademark of PENTAX Corporation.
• All other brands or product names are trademarks of registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
• Apple, the Apple logo, AppleScript, the Apple Store, Mac, the Mac logo,
Mac OS, Macintosh, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer,
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• This product supports PRINT Image Matching II.
When used in combination, PRINT Image Matching II enabled digital still
cameras, printers and software help photographers to produce images
more faithful to their intentions.
Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
• Symbols used in this manual have the following meanings:
_ Gives page numbers explaining related operations.
Gives information that is useful to know.
Gives cautions and notes about the operation.
The PC screenshots in this booklet may differ from your PC, depending on
your model.

Your Digital Camera: From Image Capture to Photo Prints 2
Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Windows PC 4
System Requirements ............................................................... 4
Installing the Software ............................................................... 5
Displaying and Copying Images to your PC .......................... 12
Disconnecting the Camera from your PC .............................. 16
Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Macintosh 18
System Requirements ............................................................. 18
Installing the Software ............................................................. 18
Displaying Images on your Macintosh ................................... 20
Disconnecting your Camera from your Macintosh ............... 21
About ACDSee TM 22
LaunchingACDSeeTM..............................................................22
Viewing using the Browser 23
About the Browser ................................................................... 23
Viewing images in other folders ............................................. 27
Sorting image files ................................................................... 28
Setting detailed display categories ........................................ 29
Viewing a large version of an image (Viewer) 30
About the Viewer ...................................................................... 30
Panorama Image Stitching with ACD photostitcher 32
Printing an image 35
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Printing from the Viewer .......................................................... 35
Creating and Printing contact sheets .................................... 36
E-mailing your images from ACDSee TM
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Here are some ways to use the images
captured with your digital camera.
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camera, and get prints from camera. When transferring
your photo shop. _-_ images on the card to a PC
Camera Operating Manual with another device, make
(P.10t) sure to review the user manual
• Select the images for prints, accompanying that device.

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Use your e-mail software to attach images to e-mails, or
use them on your homepage.
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Edit Images
Save processed images
E-mail Images
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• See the operating manual of your
email software for details on how to
make attachments to emails.
• See the operating manual of the
software you are using for details on
how to use images on your
homepage.
* These operations also can be performed using
commercially available image editing software. See
the instructions provided with the software for more
details. I Use your printer I
Print images from your
computer to your printer.
Some printers can print
directly from cards.
• For details, see the
operating manual of the
printer you are using.
Images sent to the computer can be
saved onto a CD-R or other media.
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print your images using the image viewing software. Here, the
method for viewing images with the provided software (S-SW13)is
explained.
The following software is included in the CD-ROM (S-SW13)
provided.
• USB driver
• Image viewing /Editing software (ACDSee TM)
• QuickTimeTM
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• OS: Windows 98 /98 SE /Me /2000
• Windows XP Home Edition /Professional
CPU: Pentium or higher recommended
[ Memory: 64MB minimum
Hard Disk space: 40MB minimum
• USB port must be standard equipment
To play movie pictures, you need UirectX 8.0 or higher and Media
Player (standard equipment with your OS), or quickTime 6.0 or
higher. (Media Player alone is sufficient on Windows Me !XP)
You can download UirectX from the following website.
www.microsoft.com/windows/directx
, The software cannot be used on Windows 951NT
We recommend using the AC Adapter D_AC7when Connecting
your camera to your Pc. Your image data could be corrupted if
your batteries run out during image transfer.
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You can use the provided USB cable (I-USBT) or a card reader to
transfer your digital camera's images to the PC, and you can edit and

Thissectiondescribestheproceduresforinstallingthenecessary
software.
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If you are using Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows XP, you
do not need to install the USB driver. When you connect the camera
to your computer with the USB cable, your computer will
automatically detect the camera as [Removable Disk].
1Turn your computer on.
2Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW13) into the CD-ROM drive.
3Make sure the camera is turned off and connect it to
your computer with the USB cable.
Confirmthat the SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard is inserted in
the camera.
4Turn your camera on.
Your computer will automatically detect the camera as new
hardware and the Wizard screen will appear. /

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Click [Next].
Select [Search for the best
driver for your device] and
click [Next].
Select [CD-ROM drive] and
click [Next].
If another item has been selected,
click the box to deselect it.

8Confirm that [PENSSTOR.INF]
is displayed and click [Next].
installation of the driver starts.
9Click [Finish].
When installation is finished,
installation of the driver for the new
hardware starts.
10 Click [Next].
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11 Select [Search for the best
driver for your device] and
click [Next].
Select [CD-ROM drive] and
click [Next].
If another item has been selected,
click the box to deselect it.
Confirm that [PENSPDR.INF]
is displayed and click [Next].

14 Click [Finish].
When installation is finished, the
Wizard window is exited.
15 Double-click [My Computer]
on the desktop.
A removable disk will be added.
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This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee TM
which lets you view and edit recorded images on your computer.
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installing the software.
Turn your computer on.
Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW13) into your CD-ROM drive.
Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
Double-click the [CD-ROM drive (S-SW13)] icon.
Double-click [Setup.exe].
Click your applicable
language.
You can choose the language from
the following: English, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese
and Chinese. ]_ali_no f_
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The Setup screen will appear.
Follow the on-screen guidance and
enter the registration information.
Reboot your PC after installation
finish.
• Click [Install Quick Time] to first
install Quick Time 6.0 when a
message such as theone shown
on the right is displayed.
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1Turn your computer on.
2Turn your camera off and connect it to the PC with the
USB cable.
Confirm that the SD Memory Card /MultiMediaCard is inserted in
the camera.
Turn your camera on.
The Device Detector screen is displayed automatically.
If the Device Detector screen is not displayed, display/copy the
images following the steps in "When the Device Detector screen is
not displayed." on the 13 page.
Confirm that [Copy images to
hard drive] and [Launch
ACDSee TM]are checked, and
click [Next].
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5Confirm that [My Pictures] is
selected for [Create folder in:]
and click [Next].
The image is copied to the PC, and
the ACDSee TMBrowser starts.
When the Device Detector screen is not displayed.
4Double-click the [ACDSee for
PENTAX] icon on the desktop. _DSee for
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5 Double-click [My Computer].
6Double-click [Removable Disk]
(If the SD Memory Card /
MultiMediaCard has a volume
label name, then select that
name).

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Double-click the [DCIM] folder.
Double-click the [xxxPENTX]
folder.
(xxx is a 3-digit number.)
Select the image you wish to
view from the Browser.
(Browser)
Double-click the image to enlarge
(Viewer).
(Viewer)
Select the image you wish to copy from the Browser or
Viewer.

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Select [Copy To...] from the
[Edit] menu.
The Copy Files screen is displayed.
Click [More>>] and select the
target folder.
Click [OK].
The image is copied to the PC.
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Double-click the [Unplug or
eject hardware] icon in the task
bar recognized area.
The [Remove Hardware] screen will
appear.
Confirm that [PENTAX USB
DISK Device] is selected and
click [Stop].
The [Stop Hardware Device] screen
will appear.
Confirm that [PENTAX USB
DISK Device] is selected and
click [OK].
A message will appear.
Click [OK].
Turn off the camera and
disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC,
]-he computer is downloading the camera's image data with the camera is
connected to the Computer and the camera flash Status lamp (green) is
flashing. Image data may be damaged if you disconnect the Camera
during Such Conditions.
In the event that an error message is displayed in Step 4, confirm that
the status lamp (green) has turned offand then disconnect the camera.

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permitting removal, turn the
camera off and disconnect the
USB cable from your camera
and PC.
There is no hot plug icon in Windows 98 /98 SE. Confirm that the
status lamp (green)has turned off before disconnecting the camera,
simply turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable.

YoucanusetheprovidedUSBcable(I-USB7)oracardreaderto
transferyourdigitalcamera'simagestothePC,andyoucaneditand
printyourimagesusingtheimageviewingsoftware.Here,the
methodforviewingimageswiththeprovidedsoftware(S-SW13)is
explained.
ThefollowingsoftwareisincludedintheCD-ROM(S-SW13)provided.
• Imageviewing/editingsoftware(ACDSee TM)
OS: Mac OS 9.0 or higher
(requires QuickTime 6.0 or higher)
• CPU: PowerPC 266MHz or higher
Memory: 8MB minimum
Hard Disk space: 6MB minimum
• USB port must be standare equipment
We recommend using the AC Adapter D-AC7 When Oonneoting YOUr
camera to YOUr PC. Your image data Could be Corrupted if your
batteries run out during image transfer.
Install the required software as follows,
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Many currentand recent Macintoshcomputers will automatically
recognizethe camera and loadtheirown USB mass storagedrivers.
When you attachthe camera to yourMacintosh,the camera should
automaticallyappear on yourdesktop as an "untitled" diskdrive,
which you can double click to access.
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