Sony PEGA-MSC1 Stick User manual

4-659-577-12 (1)
Memory Stick
Camera Module
Operating Instructions
2001 by Sony Corporation
PEGA-MSC1

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Before operating the unit, please read these instructions thoroughly, and retain
them for future reference.
If you have a question about this product, call the Sony Customer Information
Center at keep on next line 1-877-760-7669; or write to the Sony Customer
Information Center at 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33913. The
number below is for FCC-related matters only.
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: SONY
Model No.: PEGA-MSC1
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649 USA
Telephone No.: 201-930-6972
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) ThisThis device must accept any interference received,including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
CAUTION
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void
your authority to operate this equipment.
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user should
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du
Canada.
This equipment complies with EMC regulations when used in the following
circumstances:
•Residential area
•Business district
•Light-industry district
(This equipment complies with the EMC standard regulations EN55022 Class B.)
Trademarks
- Sony, the Sony logo, CLIÉ, the CLIÉlogo, CLIÉGEAR, the CLIÉGEAR logo,
CLIÉPaint, Jog Dial, Memory Stick, Magic Gate Memory Stick, and
PictureGear are the trademark of Sony Corporation.
- Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
- Palm OS, Graffiti, and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc., or its
subsidiaries. Palm Desktop and the HotSync logo are trademarks of Palm, Inc.,
or its subsidiaries.
- All other system names and model names are trademarks of their respective
owners. In the text of this Operating Manual, TM and ®marks are not used.
Before using this camera, be sure to read the supplied End-User’s License
Agreement.
PNotes
•Menus shown in the instructions may differ slightly from the actual menus in
the software.
•The explanations in the instructions assume a good understanding of the
operations of Windows. For information on the operation of your computer
and operating system, see their respective manuals.

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Table of Contents
Before You Begin
What you can do with the Memory Stick Camera Module............................ 5
Read the following before using your camera ................................................. 5
Check the items supplied .................................................................................... 6
Identifying the parts............................................................................................. 7
Installing the necessary software ....................................................................... 8
Recording
Attaching the camera to your CLIÉhandheld ................................................. 9
Recording images with the camera.................................................................. 11
Recording an image of yourself ............................................................. 13
“Memory Stick”Camera application .................................................... 14
How to read the online manual........................................................................ 16
Viewing recorded images.................................................................................. 17
Playing back recorded images (PictureGear Pocket) .......................... 17
Drawing on recorded images (CLIÉPaint) .................................................... 19
Additional Information
Precautions .......................................................................................................... 20
Cleaning ............................................................................................................... 22
Specifications....................................................................................................... 23
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 24

Before You Begin
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BBefore You Begin
What you can do with the Memory
Stick Camera Module
You can record still images with this camera. (The images are recorded in
PictureGear Pocket (PGP) format and stored in your CLIÉhandheld.)
There is a wide range of uses for your recorded images, including:
•Attach them to email with CLIÉMail, or draw and paint on them with
CLIÉPaint.
•Make a slide show with Photo Stand.
•Use PictureGear Pocket to convert your images to DCF, the standard
format for digital still cameras, and manipulate them with other graphics
programs on your personal computer.
Read the following before using your
camera
This camera works only with the CLIÉhandheld. It cannot be used with
any other Memory Stick equipment, such as personal computers.
This camera is not compatible with the following CLIÉ
models:
PEG-S300 series and N700 series (OS Version 3.x)
PictureGear Pocket Version 2.1 or higher is required.
If you have version 2.0 or earlier of PictureGear Pocket installed in your
CLIÉhandheld, install PictureGear Pocket Version 2.1 from the supplied
installation CD-ROM. For installation instructions, please refer to the
"Installing the necessary software" (page 8) in this Operating Manual.

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Check the items supplied
Check to make sure the package contains all of the following items.
If any items are missing, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony
service facility.
Memory Stick Camera Module (PEGA-MSC1)
Installation CD-ROM (1)
Operating Instructions for PEGA-MSC1 (1)
Hard case (1)
Warranty card (1)
End-User’s License Agreement (1)

Before You Begin
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Identifying the parts
Front Lens
Rear

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Installing the necessary software
Before using the Memory Stick Camera Module, install the “Memory
Stick”Camera application software and the PictureGear Pocket Version 2.1
software into your CLIÉhandheld from the supplied CD-ROM.
To install this software, you need a Windows computer which has the
CLIÉPalm Desktop software installed and which has a connection to your
CLIÉhandheld. Make sure that the local HotSync between the Windows
computer and the CLIÉhandheld works properly.
1Insert the supplied installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive of your Windows computer.
The initial installation screen appears.
2Click [Installation of software for Memory Stick Camera
Module].
The installer submenu appears.
3Select the software you wish to install.
Select PictureGear Pocket Version 2.1* (required) and CLIÉPaint
(optional).
* This step is not necessary if PictureGear Pocket Version 2.1 or above
is already installed on your CLIÉhandheld.
4Click [Install].
5Select your user name from the user list.
6Click [Exit].
7Press the HotSync button on the cradle.
HotSync starts and the software is transmitted to your CLIÉhandheld.

Recording
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BRecording
Attaching the camera to your CLIÉ
handheld
Before using your camera for the first time, be sure to install the necessary
software onto your CLIÉhandheld before attaching the camera. For details
on the installation procedure, refer to “Installing the necessary software”
(page 8).
Insert the camera firmly into the Memory Stick slot of your CLIÉ
handheld in the direction shown below.
PNote
Do not insert or remove the camera while starting or closing the
camera’s software, or the CLIÉ handheld may behave unpredictably.
Memory Stick slot

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Attaching the camera to your CLIÉhandheld
(Continued)
Disconnecting the camera
To disconnect the camera, close the “Memory Stick”Camera application
and then remove the camera by pushing it in once (1) and pulling it
straight up out of the memory stick slot of the CLIÉhandheld (2).
PNote
Pulling up on the camera without first pushing it in may damage both the
camera and the Memory Stick slot of the CLIÉhandheld.
When not in use
When you are not using the camera, remove it from the CLIÉhandheld,
and put it into the supplied hard case.
2
Supplied hard
case
1

Recording
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Recording images with the camera
You can record images with the camera by inserting it into the CLIÉ
handheld and using the “Memory Stick”Camera application. For the
installation procedure for the “Memory Stick”Camera application, refer to
“Installing the necessary software”(page 8).
1Attach this camera to CLIÉhandheld.
You can insert the camera without turning off the power of the CLIÉ
handheld. For details, refer to “Attaching the camera to your CLIÉ
handheld”(page 9).
2Start the “Memory Stick”Camera application.
Inserting the camera to CLIÉhandheld, or tapping the icon starts
the “Memory Stick”Camera application.
For details, refer to “Recording images”in the Operating Manual for
the “Memory Stick”Camera application, included in PDF format on
the CD-ROM.
3Aim the lens at whatever you want to take a picture of.

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Recording images with the camera (Continued)
4Tap the CAPTURE button on the screen with the stylus to
record an image.
You can also record images by pressing the Jog Dial navigator.
Saving an image in the CLIÉhandheld may take a few moments.
For more details on this process, refer to “Recording images”in the
Operating Manual for the “Memory Stick”Camera application,
included in PDF format on the CD-ROM.
After recording images with the camera
Tap the Home icon to close “Memory Stick”Camera application, and
then disconnect the camera from the CLIÉhandheld.

Recording
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Recording an image of yourself
While looking through the finder of the camera, you can record yourself by
turning the lens toward you.
To prevent images from being inverted or reversed, the camera
automatically enters the inversion/mirror-reverse mode when you turn it
toward yourself. This mode is canceled when the camera is put back into
the normal position.
PNote
Although images are reversed in the finder, they are recorded normally
without being reversed.

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Recording images with the camera (Continued)
“Memory Stick” Camera application
The following is a brief explanation of the screen that appears when you
start the “Memory Stick”Camera application.
To set each function, tap the buttons on the screen with the stylus or use
the Jog Dial navigator.
For detailed procedures, refer to the Operating Manual for the “Memory
Stick”Camera application, included in PDF format on the CD-ROM.
Indicates the
current Jog
Dial function.
Indicates the
remaining number
of images you can
record with the
amount of memory
currently available
in the CLIÉ
handheld.
Finder
Displays the
image the
camera is
currently seeing.
Displays the remaining
amount of battery power.

Recording
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Initial setting button
Takes you to a screen where you can adjust various camera
settings, including the capture sound, the white balance, and
the effect setting.
Brightness button
Sets the brightness.
Image size button
Toggles between the 160 x 120 and 320 x 240 image modes.
Whichever image mode you choose, the image displayed on
the screen of the CLIÉhandheld remains the same size.
CAPTURE button
Tap this button to record an image.
Viewer starting button
Starts the PictureGear Pocket software to play back recorded
images.
Timer button
Tap this button to record an image with the timer. After the
timer button lights in orange, press the capture button. An
image will be recorded automatically in about 10 seconds.
This feature allows you time to enter the scene and be
included in the picture.

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How to read the online manual
Detailed information on the “Memory Stick”Camera application,
PictureGear Pocket application, and CLIÉPaint is provided in the online
manual on the supplied CD-ROM.
To view the online manual, the Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or
higher, must be installed on your computer.
1Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM
drive .
The install screen appears automatically.
2Click Manuals.
3Double-click an appropriate PDF-formatted manual.
•For "Memory Stick" Camera Application, select [Memory Stick
Camera Manual.pdf].
•For PictureGear Pocket, select [PictureGear Pocket Manual.pdf].
•For CLIÉPaint, select [CLIÉPaint Manual.pdf].
If the Acrobat Reader software is not installed or is a version
earlier than 4.0
1Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM
drive.
The install screen appears automatically.
2Click Exit.
3Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows
desktop.
4Right-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and click Open from the
shortcut menu.
5Double-click the PC folder.
6Double-click the Acrobat folder.
7Double-click the ar500enu.exe to install Acrobat Reader onto
your computer.

Recording
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Viewing recorded images
Storage format for recorded images
Images recorded with this camera using the “Memory Stick”Camera
application are saved in PictureGear Pocket (PGP) format. To manipulate
images with other graphics programs on your personal computer, use
PictureGear Pocket to convert them to DCF, the standard format for digital
still cameras. For more details, refer to the Operating Manual for
PictureGear Pocket, included in PDF format on the CD-ROM.
Playing back recorded images (PictureGear
Pocket)
To play back a recorded image, you can directly start PictureGear Pocket
from the “Memory Stick”Camera application screen.
Tap the icon on the lower right of the screen of the “Memory
Stick”Camera application.
PictureGear Pocket starts in camera application mode and displays a
recorded image.

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Viewing recorded images (Continued)
PNote
When you want to use all features of PictureGear Pocket, tap the Home
button on CLIÉhandheld to go to the Home screen. By tapping the
icon on the Home screen, PictureGear Pocket starts in full function mode.
For further details on the operation of PictureGear Pocket, please refer to
the Operating Manual for PictureGear Pocket, included in PDF format on
the CD-ROM.
To return to the “Memory Stick”Camera application
Tap the icon on the PictureGear Pocket application screen.
You can also return to the “Memory Stick”Camera application by pressing the
BACK button on CLIÉhandheld.

Recording
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Drawing on recorded images (CLIÉ
Paint)
You can draw pictures and letters on recorded images with the stylus.
Tap the icon on the lower right of the screen when a
recorded image is shown on PictureGear Pocket in full function
mode.
CLIÉPaint starts, allowing you to draw on the image shown on the screen.
PNote
The icon is not shown on PictureGear Pocket when it is in camera
application mode.
For details on this operation, please refer to the Operating Manual for
CLIÉPaint, included in PDF format on the CD-ROM.

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BAdditional Information
Precautions
Storing the Memory Stick Camera Module
•When you are not using the Memory Stick Camera Module, remove it
from the CLIÉ handheld, and store it in the supplied hard case.
•Carrying your CLIÉ handheld with the Memory Stick Camera Module
inserted may damage both the camera and the Memory Stick slot of the
CLIÉ handheld.
Places to avoid with the Memory Stick Camera
Module
Avoid the following situations both when using or storing the Memory
Stick Camera Module:
•Extremely hot places
Car interiors, for example, may become extremely hot in direct sunlight.
If the Memory Stick Camera Module is left inside, it may be damaged.
•Direct sunlight or heat-generating equipment
•Sandy places.
Do not expose the Memory Stick Camera Module to sand or dust. Such
conditions may damage the Memory Stick Camera Module beyond
possibility of repair.
•Facing the sun
Allowing the lens to face the sun for extended periods can damage the
Memory Stick Camera Module. Avoid this when leaving the Memory
Stick Camera Module outside or near a window.
On operation
•Do not lay any objects on top of the Memory Stick Camera Module.
•Avoid forcing the Memory Stick Camera Module to change temperature
rapidly. Extreme temperature changes can cause moisture to condense
inside the camera, and using the camera with condensed moisture inside
can damage it. When you must take the camera between temperature
extremes, such as taking it from a cold outdoor setting into a heating
building, do not turn the camera on immediately. Give the moisture time
to evaporate.