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Summary of Contents for Panasonic Lumix VQT0U23
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Page 1: Operating Instructions
Operating Instructions For Digital Camera PC Connection QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., used under license. VQT0U23... -
Page 2: Connection With The Pc Offers Much More Enjoyment
Using “LUMIX Simple Viewer” on the supplied CD-ROM, you can easily acquire pictures to the PC, print them, attach them to e-mails, and so on. Please use the digital camera more pleasantly with “LUMIX Simple Viewer”. • In these operating instructions, “LUMIX Simple Viewer” is referred to as “Simple Viewer”. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Advance ... 18 Enabling the pictures stored in the PC to be used on Simple Viewer (Add pictures) ... 19 Viewing pictures on the PC with the digital camera (Export to the card) ... 20 After Using Simple Viewer ... 22 To Acquire Picture without Using Simple Viewer ... -
Page 4: Introduction
“Uninstall”. A “Drive” refers to a PC peripheral device (CD-ROM drive, digital camera, etc.) that files are written in and read from, and the software to operate such a drive is referred to as a “Driver”. -
Page 5: Is Simple Viewer Compatible With Any Pc
Is Simple Viewer compatible with any PC? Using a USB connection, you can acquire the pictures held in the digital camera to the PC. With Simple Viewer, however, you can save them to the PC more easily. ∫ Windows • To identify the OS (PC type), select [Start] >> ([Setup] >>) [Control Panel] (>>... -
Page 6: Setting Up
Installing the USB driver (Windows 98/98SE only) • If Windows 98/98SE is used, install the USB driver (software for operating the digital camera through a PC) before connecting the digital camera to the PC. • This installation is not required on the 2nd and later connections. -
Page 7: Installing The Software 2
• Before first use following the completion of installation, be sure to select [Readme] from [Start] >> [All programs] >> [Panasonic] >> [LUMIX Simple Viewer] to read additional information. • Simple Viewer is installed in the following folder. (It cannot be changed.) -
Page 8: Connecting The Digital Camera To Pc
[Cancel] to close it. • If Simple Viewer does not start automatically, refer to P27. • Do not operate the digital camera or disconnect the USB connection cable while transferring data in the digital camera. The software may not function correctly and damage the data being transferred. -
Page 9: Using Simple Viewer
Using Simple Viewer Acquiring pictures to the PC ( • When you have once exited Simple Viewer or view the pictures already acquired, double-click the short-cut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on the desktop to start Simple Viewer. When the message for inquiring whether to start acquisition is displayed, click [Yes]. -
Page 10: Viewing Pictures (View)
Viewing pictures ( • When you have once exited Simple Viewer or view the pictures already acquired, double-click the short-cut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on the desktop to start Simple Viewer. Select [ View]. • When the above main menu is not displayed, click [ Menu] and then click View]. - Page 11 How to use the [ View] screen 1. Folder display Folders containing acquired pictures are displayed. Folders are created on a date basis. [M/D/Y] This option displays by the day of recording. [M/Y] This option displays by the month of recording.
- Page 12 11. [ Send by e-mail] Click this button to attach a selected picture to an e-mail. (P16) 12. [ Menu] Click this button to return to the main menu of Simple Viewer. 13. [ Back] Click this button to return to the previous menu.
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Page 13: Printing Pictures (Print)
Printing pictures ( • When you have once exited Simple Viewer or view the pictures already acquired, double-click the short-cut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on the desktop to start Simple Viewer. Select [ Print]. • When the above main menu is not displayed, click [ Menu] and then click Print]. - Page 14 Click [ Add] and then click Next]. • The selected picture will be added to [List of photos to be printed]. • To remove any picture from [List of photos to be printed], click it in [List of photos to be printed] and then click Cancel ].
- Page 15 [Date printing] Used to print the date at the right bottom of the picture. • If the digital camera is equipped with the [BABY] in scene mode, set it to [WITH AGE] and take pictures, and the pictures are printed with the age in month/year as well as the date of recording.
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Page 16: Sending Pictures By E-Mail (Send By E-Mail)
Sending pictures by e-mail ( • When you have once exited Simple Viewer or view the pictures already acquired, double-click the short-cut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on the desktop to start Simple Viewer. • Compatible e-mail programmes are Outlook •... - Page 17 Click [ Send by e-mail]. The picture is attached to an e-mail and the e-mail programme starts automatically. Enter an address, body text, etc. in the e-mail and send it. • Any file larger than the maximum file size (100 KB at the time of purchase) of pictures to be attached to e-mails is decreased in size when attached to an e-mail.
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Page 18: Advance
PC so that Simple Viewer can handle them. (P19) Export to the card] Click this button to write pictures saved in the PC to the digital camera. (P20) Setting...] Click this button to make various settings of Simple Viewer. (P21) About...]... -
Page 19: Enabling The Pictures Stored In The Pc To Be Used On Simple Viewer (Add Pictures)
Enabling the pictures stored in the PC to be used on Simple Viewer ( Select [ Add pictures]. Select a folder containing pictures to add, and click [Next]. • Click [Browse] to open the [Select Folder] dialogue box, and select a desired folder. -
Page 20: Viewing Pictures On The Pc With The Digital Camera (Export To The Card)
• Writing to the card is carried out. • The pictures will be converted automatically to the format that the Panasonic digital camera can reproduce. • Use a Card with sufficient free space. In case of inadequate free space, a part of the pictures is written. - Page 21 [Automatic acquisition] Specify whether to automatically start Simple Viewer and acquire pictures when the digital camera is connected. [Maximum file size of the picture to be attached to an e-mail] Set the maximum file size of the picture to be attached to an e-mail.
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Page 22: After Using Simple Viewer
Windows 98/98SE, the icon for removing hardware safely is not displayed in the task tray. In this case, make sure that [ACCESS] is not shown on the LCD monitor of the digital camera, and then disconnect the USB connection cable. -
Page 23: Others
To Acquire Picture without Using Simple Viewer • Even if you use Windows 98 on which Simple Viewer cannot run, you can acquire pictures to your PC by connecting the digital camera and PC using the USB connection cable. Connect the digital camera to the PC via the supplied USB connection cable. -
Page 24: How To Use On Macintosh
Refers to pressing the mouse button, moving the mouse with the mouse button pressed, and releasing the mouse button. To make sure that the digital camera is connected correctly: Check that the [NO_NAME] or [Untitled] disk icon is displayed on the desktop. -
Page 25: How To Remove The Usb Driver And Simple Viewer (Uninstall)
[Change/Remove]. • To remove other drivers and software programmes, repeat these step 3. • When removing the USB driver, select [Panasonic USB Storage Driver]. • When removing Simple Viewer, select [LUMIX Simple Viewer]. • The procedure for uninstalling may vary depending on the PC. -
Page 26: When Pictures Cannot Be Acquired
When Pictures cannot be Acquired • When pictures cannot be acquired though you connect your digital camera and PC using the USB connection cable, use the following procedures. ∫ Check the following items first. Is [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu set... -
Page 27: Troubleshooting
Double-click the short-cut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on the desktop. If the short-cut icon does not exist on the desktop, click [Start] >> [All programs] >> [Panasonic] >> [LUMIX Simple Viewer] >> [LUMIX Simple Viewer]. Only when Simple Viewer does not start automatically: •... - Page 28 If the picture was recorded with the digital camera of which the clock was not set, or if it was recorded with any digital camera other than Panasonic ones, its date may not be printed correctly. Answer If you change folder names or file names, the pictures concerned may not be displayed.
- Page 29 USB connection cable. Others Answer When you take motion pictures with the digital camera, these are recorded as both motion pictures (MOV format) and still pictures (JPEG format). (When acquiring still pictures with audio, or files that are TIFF or RAW format, two images are also recorded.)
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Page 30: Operating Environment
Operating Environment ∫ USB-connectable environment Compatible OS: Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft and Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X (Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X do not require the USB driver to be installed.) ∫ LUMIX Simple Viewer Compatible PC: Intel CPU) - Page 31 • Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guaranteed. • Multi-boot environment is not supported. • Only available when the user is logged in as the system administrator. • This software may not run properly on user-built computers. •...
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