Konica Minolta DiMAGE 2300 Software Instruction

E

SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

For USB Connection

For Windows®98

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This manual does not provide instructions for the basic operation of personal
computers, or the basic operation of Windows

®

operating system.
Please refer to the manual that came with your computer for information on the
above mentioned topics.

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• The official name of Windows

®

is Microsoft®Windows®Operating System.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

USER REGISTRATION ........................................................4

TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL.........................................5

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ........................................................6

INST ALLING THE SOFTWARE...................................................8

INSTALLING THE MGI PHOTOSUITE SE ................................10

CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC...............................11

LAUNCHING THE SOFTW ARE

LAUNCHING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE...........................14

LAUNCHING THE TW AIN DRIVER....................................16

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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USING THE SOFTWARE

COPYING IMAGE FILES TO THE HARD DRIVE ..............21

ACQUIRING IMAGES INTO THE APPLICATION..............21

DELETING IMAGE FROM THE CF CARD.........................26

VIEWING IMAGE FILE PROPERTIES...............................28

QUITTING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE...............................30

QUITTING THE TWAIN DRIVER........................................31

BEFORE Y OU BEGIN

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USER REGISTRATION

Please register this software before you begin using it.Complete both sides of the
enclosed user registration card, detach along the perforated line, and mail.No postage
is necessary.

Persons who register their software are recognised as official users, and receive techni­cal support as well as software upgrade and other new product information.

• Please be aware that you will not receive any notification of registration from Minolta.

• The information contained on your registration card is used exclusively by Minolta for
customer service and product development.The information you provide will be kept
private and confidential.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

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TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL

• This manual assumes that your computer’s operating system (Windows®98) as well
as other necessary software such as device drivers have been installed, and are
operating properly.

• This manual assumes the use of a two-button, right-handed mouse for Windows

®

.
The terms ‘click’and ‘double-click’ refer to a single or double click of the left mouse
button.The term ‘drag’refers to the action of holding down the left mouse button
while moving the mouse.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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The system requirements for the operation of this software are as shown below:

CPU

IBM PC/AT compatible computers

Intel Pentium Processor 90MHz or higher

OS

Windows®98, Windows®98 Second Edition

2

RAM

A minimum of 32MB of RAM

Hard Disk Space

80MB or more of free hard disk space for use as workspace

Monitor

VGA (640 x 480) or higher/High Colour (16-bit)

CD-ROM Drive

Required for installation

Interface

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

3

Computers

IBM PC/AT compatible computers

1

Others

TWAIN driver is compatible with
Adobe Photoshop Ver. 4.0.1, 5.0.2, and 5.5,
Adobe Photoshop LE Ver. 5.0,
MGI PhotoSuite SE Ver. 1.0,
Paint Shop Pro 5.0,
and Corel Photo Paint 8

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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1 Not including computers built from kits, shop-brands or other computers for which

components have been selected and assembled individually.

2 Pre-installed Windows

®

98/Windows®98 Second Edition only.Windows®98 upgraded

from Windows

®

95 does not be guaranteed.

3 USB (Universal Serial Bus) port that each PC maker guarantees to operate without

problem.

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE

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Use the following procedure to install Dimâge 2300 software on your computer.

The following explanation refers to the hard disk drive as drive C and the CD-ROM
drive as drive D.

Turn the computer on to start up Windows®98.
Insert the Dimâge 2300 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

• The Choose Setup Language window opens.

• In the event that the Dimâge 2300 Setup program does not open automatically,
click on the Start button, and then click on Run. Enter D:\Setup.exe in the text box
and click on OK.

Select the language for the installation and click on ‘OK’.

• The Dimâge 2300 Setup program opens.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

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Make sure that the checkbox is marked, then click on
‘Next >’.

• Setup will begin. After copying files, the building of driver information database will
start automatically.

• After building driver information database, the following window will appear.

Click on ‘Next >’.

• The Select Components window will appear.

Remove any disks from their drives, then click on ‘Finish’.

• The Setup program will complete and Windows®will be restarted.

INST ALLING THE MGI PHO TOSUITE SE

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Use the following procedure to install MGI PhotoSuite SE on your computer.

Turn the computer on to start up Windows®98.
Insert the MGI PhotoSuite SE CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive.

• After a while, the following screen will appear.

Click on ‘Next >’, then follow the direction on the screen.

Select the language for the installation and click on ‘OK’.

• The MGI PhotoSuite SE Setup program opens.

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CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC

Connect the Dimâge 2300 and your personal computer.

Turn the Function dial of the
camera to PC.

Press and hold the
display/ENTER button.

• The camera will be turned on and
“

PC MODE” will appear in the upper-left

corner of the camera’s LCD monitor.

Move the lens cover slide to .

PC MODE

Turn the computer on to start up
Windows

®

98.

CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC - CONT’D

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Attach the one end which has
wider plug of the USB cable to
the Dimâge 2300 USB/Serial
connector.

• After connecting the Dimâge 2300 to the
personal computer, Windows® system will
detect the Dimâge 2300 as a new hardware
(New Hardware Found window will appear),
and will install necessary files automatically.

Attach the other end of the USB
cable to the USB port on the
personal computer.

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LA UNCHING THE SOFTW ARE

LA UNCHING THE SOFTWARE

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Following explanation is on the assumption that the Dimâge 2300 has already
been connected to the personal computer (see pages 11 to 12).

Select Start Programs Minolta Dimâge 2300
Minolta Dimâge 2300 Utility.

• Dimâge 2300 utility main window shown at the right will appear.

LAUNCHING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE

LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE

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If there are a few TIFF files (image files that were taken with SUPER FINE
image quality) or too many image files in the CF card, it could take some time
the utility software is launched.
For example, 300 image files that were taken with ECONOMY image quality
saved in the CF card, will take approx. 5 minutes until the utility software is
launched.

LA UNCHING THE SOFTWARE

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LAUNCHING THE TW AIN DRIVER

This example uses MGI PhotoSuite SE as a TWAIN compliant application.The proce­dure will vary for other applications.See the operating manual for your application.

Select Start Programs MGI PhotoSuite SE
MGI PhotoSuite SE to launch.

• MGI PhotoSuite SE Activity Guide window shown at the right will appear.

LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE

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Click on ‘Get Photos’ in the Activity Guide window.

• Get Photos window will appear.

Click on ‘Digital Camera’ in the Get Photos window.

• After a while, Dimâge 2300 utility main window will be opened on the MGI
PhotoSuite SE window.

LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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• Dimâge 2300 utility main window will be opened on the MGI PhotoSuite SE
window.

LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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When the computer is unable to detect a connection to the Dimâge 2300, the
following error message opens.

In such a case, perform the following troubleshooting
operations:

Click on ‘OK’ to close the error message window.

Check the following:

• Did you turn on the Dimâge 2300?

• Is the USB cable connected properly?

• Has the USB cable separated from a connector?

• Has the USB cable been cut or damaged?

• Did you set the Function dial of the Dimâge 2300 to PC?

After verifying that all of the above have been performed
properly, try to connect to the Dimâge 2300 again,
following the instructions on pages 11 to 12.

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USING THE SOFTWARE

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USING THE SOFTW ARE

COPYING IMAGE FILES TO THE HARD DRIVE
ACQUIRING IMAGES INTO THE APPLICATION

When using Dimâge 2300 Utility software

Copy some or all of the image files saved in the compact flash card to your
computer’s hard drive or other memory device.

When using TWAIN driver

Acquire some or all of images into the image processing application.

Click on the images to be copied or acquired.

• The selected image(s) will be highlighted.

• To select two or more images, press and hold Ctrl (Control) key and click on the
images to be copied or acquired.

• To select all the images, click on ‘Select All’in the display.

<Dimâge 2300 Utility Software>

<TWAIN Driver>

USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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Click on ‘Transfer’.

• The Select a Folder dialog box opens.

When using the Dimâge 2300 Utility Software:

USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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Select the folder to which the files are to be copied, and
click on ‘OK’.

• The selected image files begin to copy. When finished, Dimâge 2300 utility
software main window will appear.

USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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Click on ‘Transfer’.

• The acquire function will start. When the image is being acquired, a bar graph will
show the progress of completion.

• When complete, images are acquired into the TWAIN compliant application (in this
case, the MGI PhotoSuite SE), and will be displayed on the monitor.

When using the TWAIN Driver:

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• Further operations on the image are passed on to the MGI PhotoSuite SE. Refer
to the MGI PhotoSuite SE’s manual for details.

• The MGI PhotoSuite SE’s manual is saved in the D:\Docs folder of the MGI
PhotoSuite SE CD-ROM (on the assumption that your CD-ROM drive is drive D)
as a PDF file.

USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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DELETING IMAGES FROM THE CF CARD

Some or all of the images can be deleted from the compact flash (CF) card.

Click on the images to be deleted.

• The selected image(s) will be highlighted.

• To select two or more images, press and hold Ctrl (Control) key and click on the
images to be deleted.

• To delete all the images, click on ‘Select All’ in the display.

<Dimâge 2300 Utility Software>

<TWAIN Driver>

USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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Click on ‘Erase Photo’.

• The confirmation message will appear.

Click on ‘Yes’ to delete images. Click on ‘No’ to cancel the
operation.

<Dimâge 2300 Utility Software>

<TWAIN Driver>

USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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VIEWING IMAGE FILE PROPERTIES

Use the following procedure to view image file properties such as capture date, image
size.

Click on the image you wish to view the properties.

• The selected image will be highlighted.

Click on ‘Photo Info’.

• The properties of the selected image file will be displayed.

<Dimâge 2300 Utility Software>

<TWAIN Driver>

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USING THE SOFTWARE - CONT’D

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QUITTING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE

Click on ‘Close’ in the Dimâge 2300 utility main window.

• The utility software will quit.

<Dimâge 2300 Utility Software>

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<TWAIN Driver>

QUITTING THE TW AIN DRIVER

Click on ‘Close’ in the Dimâge 2300 utility main window.

• The TWAIN driver will quit and the display will return to the TWAIN compliant
application (in this case, MGI PhotoSuite SE).

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