Operations in
Image Expert
Importing Images to
Your Computer
Installing
the Software
Getting Ready
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Using Cables
To enable importing of images on the PDR-M5 to your personal computer, the PDR-M5 must be connected to your
personal computer by cable.
There are two ways of connecting the PDR-M5 to your personal computer:
• By using the USB cable
Windows 98 pre-installed PC
New Power Macintosh G3, iMac
• By using the serial cable
Windows 98/95/NT 4.0 pre-installed PC
New Power Macintosh G3, Macintosh’s other than the iMac, or Power Macintosh
How to Use the USB Cable
When you connect the PDR-M5 to your personal computer by USB cable, the connection can be made
with both the PDR-M5 and your personal computer turned ON.
IMPORTANT
• If the camera’s power is turned OFF while image data is being transferred to the PC, the data may be
damaged. When the PDR-M5 is connected to the personal computer, use the AC adapter.
• When the camera is in the [
] PC mode, the Auto Power OFF function does not work.
Windows 98
Connect one end of the USB cable to the DIGITAL terminal on the PDR-M5.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to the your personal computer or to the
USB port on the USB hub.