Xacti Software DVD 1.1 For Digital Movie Camera INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read these instructions carefully before using. Be sure to keep this manual for later reference.
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Sanyo Electric. i Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the repairing of a malfunction, of this product.
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COPYRIGHTS This manual and the software are copyrighted materials from Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Mac OS, QuickTime, iPod and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................3 About this manual ................3 The software ..................4 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ...............5 When using as a card reader ............5 SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE ...........6 USING AS A CARD READER ..............8 For Windows Vista/XP users ............8 For Windows 2000 users ..............9 For Mac OS X users ..............10 ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD ...........11 Configuration of directories in the card ..........11...
INTRODUCTION This manual describes how to install and operate the Xacti Software DVD. Please read this manual carefully, in order to use the images and audio recordings captured with your camera in a wide range of applications. About this manual The explanations in this manual conform to the following conventions.
The software The following software applications are in the Xacti Software DVD. Please see page 15 for a summary of each software program. i QuickTime 7.1 In this manual, referred to as QuickTime. i iTunes 7.3 In this manual, referred to as iTunes. i Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 SE (Windows) In this manual, referred to as MovieFactory.
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Windows Macintosh QuickTime 7.1* Ulead DVD QuickTime Nero 7 Software iTunes 7.3* MovieFactory 7.1* Essentials Xacti Screen 5 SE iTunes 7.3* Capture 1.1* Mac OS X Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows XP 10.3.9 Windows XP Windows XP Windows Vista Mac OS X Windows Vista (provided with...
SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE 1 Start your computer, and use the supplied USB interface cable to connect the docking station to the computer. h Connect the docking station’s USB terminal to the computer’s USB connector. 2 Set the camera in the docking station, and press the operation mode button on the docking station.
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3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press USB CONNECTION the SET button. CARD READER h The screen to select the computer connection mode SCREEN CAPTURE appears. PC CAMERA CARD READER: CANCEL Use the camera as an external drive of the computer. MTP: Connect the camera in the MTP mode to a Windows Vista computer.
USING AS A CARD READER For Windows Vista/XP users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 6). h The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray, showing that the camera is recognized as a drive. h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [XACTI (E:)] icon appears in the [My Computer] window.
For Windows 2000 users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 6). h If a message appears on the computer monitor instructing you to load the Windows CD-ROM, follow the instructions and install the driver. h The camera is recognized as a drive, and [Removable disk (E:)] appears in the [My Computer] window.
For Mac OS X users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 6). h The camera is recognized as a drive and appears as an icon named [XACTI] on the Desktop. h Double-click on the [XACTI] icon, and you can process the contents of the files in your camera’s memory exactly like you would the files in the other computer drives.
ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD Configuration of directories in the card ROOT DCIM 100SANYO SANY0001.jpg Image SANY0002.jpg Folder number number MISC SANY0003.mp4 SANY0004.m4a (Location Image or of DPOF 101SANYO SANY0001.jpg SANY0005.jpg audio files) SANY0002.jpg recording number SANY9999.jpg 102SANYO SANY0001.jpg SANY0002.jpg * Up to 9,999 files can be stored in folder 100SANYO.
Cautions when using as a card reader i Do not alter files or folders in your camera in any way. Doing so may result in your camera not recognizing that data. If you want to edit files, first copy them to your computer’s hard drive. i Cards formatted on your computer cannot be used by your camera.
CONNECTING IN THE MTP MODE If Windows Vista is your computer’s operating system, you can connect your camera in the MTP mode. Set the camera to the MTP mode (page 6). English...
USING AS A PC CAMERA When connected to a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer, the camera can be used as a PC camera. For Windows XP Please perform the following upgrades before connecting the camera to a computer. i Upgrade Windows XP to SP2. Install Windows XP SP2.
INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE The Xacti Software DVD contains the application software indicated below. Installation of each application will serve to optimize your use of the files recorded with your camera. i Nero 7 Essentials Play back video clips. Video clips recorded in the ! mode can also be played back.
Windows 1 Insert the DVD-ROM (Xacti Software DVD) in your computer’s DVD drive. h The installation window soon appears. h If the installation window does not appear, double-click on the DVD- ROM icon in the [My Computer] window, and double-click on [Autorun] or [Autorun.exe] in the DVD-ROM window.
Mac OS 1 Insert the DVD-ROM (Xacti Software DVD) in your computer’s DVD drive. h The DVD-ROM window will open after a few seconds. h If the window does not open, double-click on the DVD-ROM icon [Xacti Disc] on the Desktop. 2 Install the application.
ABOUT MovieFactory MovieFactory is an integrated tool for processing and storing video, music, photo and data files to disc with your computer. The limited edition contained in the Xacti Software DVD comprises DVD authoring functions only. For information concerning how to use MovieFactory, click on [Program] → [Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5] →...
Additional features i File format conversion Use MovieFactory to convert the file format and image quality, then save it. i Burn from disc images When burning a DVD video, save an image file of the same contents on your computer’s hard drive. Use this file to burn the data to disc. i Labels for your discs Print your own labels for your CDs and DVDs.
The currently displayed active window is saved as a bitmap file in the camera’s memory. h When there is no active window, the entire screen display is saved. h The saved file is stored in the \DCIM\***SANYO folder in the drive for the camera. h To exit Screen Capture, quit the application.