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PC Connection for Sharing and Printing Using “LUMIX Simple Viewer” on the supplied CD-ROM, you can easily transfer pictures to the PC, print them, attach them to e-mails, and so on. • In these operating instructions, “LUMIX Simple Viewer” is referred to as “Simple Viewer”.
Contents PC Connection for Sharing and Printing ................2 Introduction Read Before Use ....................... 4 Key terms ........................4 Is Simple Viewer compatible with any PC? ..............5 Setting up Installing the Software 1 ....................6 Installing the USB driver (Windows 98/98SE only) ............6 Installing the Software 2 ....................
Introduction Introduction Read Before Use • Please note that some of the explanations and screens covered in these operating instructions may differ from actual ones depending on the operating environment of the • The explanations of these operating instructions are subject to change without prior notification.
Introduction Is Simple Viewer compatible with any PC? Using a USB connection, you can transfer the pictures held in the digital camera to the PC. With Simple Viewer, however, you can save them to the PC more easily. ∫ Windows •...
Setting up Setting up Installing the Software 1 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. •...
The setup menu will start. of installation, be sure to select [Readme] from [Start] >> [All programs] Click [LUMIX Simple >> [Panasonic] >> [LUMIX Simple Viewer]. Viewer] to read additional information. • Simple Viewer is installed in the following folder. (It cannot be changed.)
Setting up Connecting the Digital Camera to PC • When Windows 98/98SE is used, install the USB driver (P6) before connection. • If the PC has a built-in SD memory card slot, insert a Card into the slot and you can transfer pictures to the PC by use of Simple Viewer.
Using Simple Viewer Using Simple Viewer Transferring pictures to the PC Acquire to PC) • To start Simple Viewer after the initial setup and installation, double-click the shortcut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on your desktop. opened to display the acquired pictures in When the message for thumbnail view.
Using Simple Viewer Viewing pictures ( View) • To start Simple Viewer after the initial setup and installation, double-click the shortcut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on your desktop. Select [ View]. Select a folder, and in thumbnail view, select any picture.
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Using Simple Viewer How to use the [ View] screen 12 10 1. Folder display 5. [ Folders containing acquired pictures Click this button to select the next are displayed. Folders are created on picture. a date basis. 6. [ 90 degs.] Each click of this button rotates the [M/D/Y]...
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Using Simple Viewer ∫ Full screen display 11. [ Send by e-mail] 1. [ Click this button to attach a selected Click this button to select the previous picture to an e-mail. (P16) picture. 12. [ Menu] 2. [ Click this button to return to the main Click this button to select the next menu of Simple Viewer.
Using Simple Viewer Printing pictures ( Print) • To start Simple Viewer after the initial setup and installation, double-click the shortcut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on your desktop. Select [ Print]. Select a folder with thumnails to view, and select the picture to be printed.
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Using Simple Viewer [Please select the printing type] Click [ Add] and then click One sheet) Next]. Used to print one picture on one sheet. Two sheets, Four sheets, Eight sheets) Used to print pictures on one sheet by the number of pictures corresponding to the mode selected.
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Using Simple Viewer [Please select the printer] lower parts or the left and right parts. Set up the printer you are using. [Position adjustment] [Please set the printing area] Used to fine-adjust the printing position for Select “No” or “Yes”. trimming.
Using Simple Viewer Sending pictures by e-mail ( Send by e-mail) • To start Simple Viewer after the initial setup and installation, double-click the shortcut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on your desktop. ® ® ® • Compatible e-mail programs are Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook only.
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Using Simple Viewer Click [ Send by e-mail]. The e-mail program does not start automatically. Check the settings of the standard e-mail program according to the following procedures. • The method of checking it varies depending on the OS you are using. 1 Click [Start] >>...
Using Simple Viewer Advance • You can add pictures to use with Simple Viewer, write pictures stored on the PC to a Card, and so on. Select [ Advance]. Select any function to be used. • When the above main menu is not displayed, click [ Menu] and then click Add pictures]...
Using Simple Viewer Enabling pictures stored on the PC to be used with Simple Viewer ( Add pictures) Select [ Add pictures]. Specify whether or not to add the pictures stored in the sub-folders (folders Select a folder containing within the folder). pictures to add, and click [Next].
• 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, only some of the pictures are written.
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Using Simple Viewer Setting... larger than the selected size is reduced Select [ Setting...]. when attached to an e-mail. • Only the pictures with a name of “XXXX.JPG” can be reduced in size. If Set the settings and click you do not change the size, set this item [OK].
Using Simple Viewer After Using Simple Viewer ∫ To exit Simple Viewer: Select [USB Mass Storage Device], and click [Stop]. Click [ Exit]. • When the [ Exit] button is not displayed, click [ Menu] to return to the Confirm that [USB Mass main menu.
Others Others To Transfer Picture without Using Simple Viewer • Even if you use Windows 98 on which Simple Viewer cannot run, you can transfer pictures to your PC by connecting the digital camera and PC using the USB connection cable.
Others How to Use with Macintosh • If you use Mac OS 9/OS X, you cannot use Simple Viewer, but can transfer pictures to your PC using the USB connection cable. • If you use Mac OS 8.x or an earlier version, refer to P27. Connect the digital camera What is a drag-and-drop operation? to the PC via the supplied...
Remove Programs]. • To remove other drivers and software programs, repeat 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.
Others When Pictures cannot be Transferred • When pictures cannot be transferred using the USB connection cable, use the following procedures. ∫ Check the following items ∫ Pictures cannot be acquired first. even after the above checks. Make sure that [Removable Disk] is added Is [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu set in [My Computer].
To view acquired pictures If the shortcut icon does not exist on the desktop, click again after exiting Simple [Start] >> [All programs] >> [Panasonic] >> [LUMIX Simple Viewer. Viewer] >> [LUMIX Simple Viewer]. Only when Simple Viewer does not start automatically: •...
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The date is not printed. If the picture was recorded with a digital camera of which the clock was not set, or if it was recorded with any digital camera other than a Panasonic, its date may not be printed correctly. Others...
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Others Others (continued) Question Answer When acquiring motion When you take motion pictures with the digital camera, pictures, two identical these are recorded as both motion pictures (MOV format) pictures are displayed. and still pictures (JPEG format). (When acquiring still pictures with audio, or files that are TIFF or RAW format, two images are also recorded.) To delete pictures related in this way with Simple Viewer, delete each picture individually.
Others Operating Environment ∫ USB-connectable environment ® ® Compatible OS: Microsoft Windows ® ® Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition ® ® Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition ® ® Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional ® ® Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition ® ® Microsoft Windows XP Professional...
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Others • 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. •...
Others Spanish Install Guide/ Guía de instalación de españo Instalación del controlador USB (sólo Windows 98/98SE) • Si se utiliza Windows 98/98SE, instale el controlador USB (software para hacer funcionar la cámara digital a través de un PC) antes de conectar la cámara digital al •...
Haga clic en [LUMIX Simple [Readme] desde [Start] >> [All programs] >> [Panasonic] >> [LUMIX Simple Viewer]. Viewer] para leer la información adicional. • Simple Viewer se instala en la siguiente carpeta.
Haga doble clic en [Add or Remove Programs]. • Para quitar otros controladores y programas, repita el paso 3. • Para quitar el controlador USB, seleccione [Panasonic USB Storage Dirver]. • Para quitar Simple Viewer, seleccione [LUMIX Simple Viewer]. • El procedimiento para desinstalar puede ser distinto dependiendo del PC.
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