Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LZ4, LUMIX DMC-LZ5, LUMIX DMC-TZ1, LUMIX DMC-FX01, LUMIX DMC-LZ3 Operating Instructions [zh]

Operating Instructions

For Digital Camera PC Connection

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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.

•In these operating instructions, “LUMIX Simple Viewer” is referred to as “Simple Viewer”.

1. Installing Simple Viewer,	3. Printing pictures and
first of all.	attaching them to e-mails.

2. Acquiring recorded pictures to the PC.

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Contents
Connection with the PC Offers much more Enjoyment .....................................................	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 ...................................................................................................	7
Installing Simple Viewer ..............................................................................................	7
Connecting the Digital Camera to PC ................................................................................	8
Using Simple Viewer
Acquiring pictures to the PC (Acquire to PC) .....................................................................	9
Viewing pictures (View) ...................................................................................................	10
Printing pictures (Print) ....................................................................................................	13
Sending pictures by e-mail (Send by e-mail) ...................................................................	16
Advanced .........................................................................................................................	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
Others
To Acquire Picture without Using Simple Viewer .............................................................	23
How to Use on Macintosh ................................................................................................	24
How to Remove the USB Driver and Simple Viewer (Uninstall) ......................................	25
When Pictures cannot be Acquired .................................................................................	26
Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................................	27
Operating Environment ....................................................................................................	30

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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 PC.

•The explanations of these operating instructions are subject to change without prior notification.

•No part of these operating instructions may be reproduced without permission.

•Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

•Explanations about Windows in these operating instructions are based on Windows XP screens.

•In these operating instructions, a Card refers to an SD memory card, including the built-in memory.

Key terms

•Key terms you should know at the minimum when using the PC are listed below. Refer to the operating instructions for the PC too.

Term	Explanation
Application software	Refers to software programmes to be used for various
	purposes such as word processing, spread sheet
	operation, picture editing, and e-mail sending/receiving.
Install/Uninstall	“Install” refers to incorporating software into the PC and
	making it ready for use, and deleting the installed software
	is referred to as “Uninstall”.
Drive/Driver	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”.
File	Refers to a document, picture, or other data.
Folder	Refers to a place where a grouping of files are stored.
Click/Double-click	“Click” refers to pressing and releasing the mouse button.
	Clicking the mouse button twice in rapid succession is
	referred to as “Double-click”.
	• In these operating instructions, description is made on the
	basis of left-click.
	• If double-clicking cannot be performed well, change the
	interval of the clickings.

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Introduction

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]

(>> [Performance and Maintenance]), and then (double-) click [System]. You can see the OS.

	95 and
	earlier		98		98SE	Me		2000	XP
	versions
Possible to use Simple	—						≤
Viewer?
Can I acquire the
pictures held in the
digital camera to the						≤
PC using the USB	¢1
connection cable?
Necessary to install the				≤				—
USB driver?
Which page should I	P27		P6, 8		P6–			P7–
refer to?			¢2
¢1: You can acquire them if the PC has a PC card slot.
¢2: To learn how to acquire pictures, refer to P23.

∫ Macintosh

	OS 8.x and earlier	OS 9		OS X
	versions
Possible to use Simple		—
Viewer?
Can I acquire the
pictures held in the
digital camera to the			≤
PC using the USB	¢3
connection cable?
Necessary to install the			—
USB driver?
Which page should I	P27		P24
refer to?
¢3: You can acquire them if the PC has a PC card slot.

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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.

•This installation is not required on the 2nd and later connections.

•If any OS other than Windows 98/98SE is used, this installation is not required.

•Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications.

1. Insert the CD-ROM.

The setup menu will start.

2. Click [USB Driver].

3. Click [Next].

4.If the [Restarting Windows] dialogue box appears, click [OK].

After the PC is restarted, installation of the USB driver will be completed.

If the setup menu does not start automatically:

•Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop, double-click or open [VFFXXXX] (part No. XXXX varies by model), and double-click [InstMenu.exe].

• Installation of the USB driver starts.

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Installing the Software 2

Installing Simple Viewer

•This installation is not required on the 2nd and later connections.

•Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications.

1. Insert the CD-ROM.

The setup menu will start.

2.Click [LUMIX Simple Viewer].

3.Proceed with installation according to messages appearing on the screen.

•Only when Windows 98SE is used, MDAC2.8 (Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8) may also be installed. Install it according to messages shown on the screen.

•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.)

C:\Program Files\Panasonic\

LUMIXSimpleViewer

If the setup menu does not start automatically:

•Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop, double-click or open [VFFXXXX] (part No. XXXX varies by model), and double-click [InstMenu.exe].

If Simple Viewer cannot be installed:

•If Windows 2000/XP is used, you cannot install when you have logged on to the PC as a Limited Account user. Log on as an Administrator Account user and install again. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the PC.

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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 acquire pictures to the PC by use of Simple Viewer.

DIGITAL

AV OUT

DC IN

ACCESS

A: USB connection cable B: AC adaptor (optional)

C: This message appears during data transfer.

Preparations on the digital camera side

When you connect the digital camera to the PC, use batteries with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptors. If the remaining battery power is exhausted during communication, the recorded data may be damaged.

•If you use the AC adaptor, connect it.

•Turn on the digital camera.

1.Connect the digital camera to the PC via the supplied USB connection cable.

2.Press 3 to select [PC] and

then press [MENU/SET].

USB MODE

PLEASE SELECT

THE USB MODE

	PC
	PictBridge(PTP)	MENU
SELECT	SET MENU	SET

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•If you set [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu to [PC] in advance, it is not necessary to set this every time you connect to a PC.

•When the connection is established correctly, Simple Viewer automatically starts to open the screen for starting acquisition. (P9)

If Windows 98 is used, refer to P23.

•When the following screen appears, click [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.

•The shape of the terminal varies depending on the digital camera used. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the digital camera.

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Acquiring pictures to the PC (Acquire to 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.

1.When the message for inquiring whether to start acquisition is displayed, click [Yes].

2. Click [OK].

•When there are many pictures to acquire or the file size of pictures is large, it may take time to acquire them.

Acquire destination folder:

•The pictures acquired to the PC are saved in the following folder.

Windows 2000/XP

C:\Documents and Settings\

All Users\Documents\My Pictures\

LUMIXSimpleViewer

Windows 98SE/Me

C:\My Documents\My Pictures\

LUMIXSimpleViewer

•When you wish to change the current acquire destination folder, refer to P21.

When you click [Cancel] during acquisition:

•Acquisition will be aborted halfway, and the pictures already acquired will be displayed in thumbnail view.

Pictures will be acquired from the card to the PC and the [View] screen will be opened to display the acquired pictures in thumbnail view.

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Viewing pictures (View)

•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.

1. Select [View].

•When the above main menu is not

displayed, click [Menu] and then click [View].

2.Select any location where pictures are saved.

[On the PC]

Select this option when viewing the pictures acquired to the PC.

•If pictures are added by [Add pictures] in [Advanced], you can view pictures stored in the PC other than the ones

acquired by Simple Viewer. (P19)

[On the memory card]

Click this button when viewing pictures on the Card connected using the USB

connection cable.

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3.Select any folder, and in thumbnail view, select any picture.

•When you select [On the memory card] in step 2, no folders are displayed.

To view motion pictures:

•QuickTime must be installed in the PC used. Place the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and install QuickTime using the setup menu.

•Depending on the efficiency of your PC, the picture or audio may be interrupted when playing back motion pictures.

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How to use the [View] screen

1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8

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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.

2.Thumbnail display

The pictures within a selected folder are displayed in thumbnail view.

For motion pictures, the mark ( ) appears on the top left of its thumbnail.

•[Recording date]

Click to change the date order of the folder display and the thumbnail display.

Click this button to display pictures in descending order of the recording date.

Click this button to display pictures in ascending order of the recording date.

•[Open folder]

Click this button to open the folder where the selected pictures are saved.

3.Picture View

The picture selected in the thumbnail view is displayed a little larger. When motion picture is selected, it is

automatically played back repeatedly until another picture is selected.

4.[]

Click this button to select the previous picture.

5.[]

Click this button to select the next picture.

6.[90 degs.]

Each click of this button rotates the picture 90° clockwise.

7.[My favorite]

When clicking this button, the mark

() is added to the picture, and it is registered in Favorites. When clicking

the button again, the picture is excluded from Favorites.

The pictures registered in Favorites can be viewed by selecting [My favorites] at the top of the Folder display.

8.[Delete]

Click this button to delete a selected picture.

•Pictures taken in Baby mode are displayed in folders created on a date basis and other folders such as the Baby mode folder. In this case, deleting a picture in one of the folders deletes the same picture in all the folders.

9.[Enlarge]

Click this button to enlarge a selected picture to full screen. (P12)

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10.[Print 1 by 1]

When you click this button, the selected picture is printed.

When you want to print multiple

pictures, click [Print] on the main menu. (P13)

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. (P10)

14.[Exit]

Click this button to exit Simple Viewer.

15.Picture information

[Name]	Name of the file on
	Simple Viewer.
[Type]	File format.
[Location]	Place where acquired
	files are stored.
[File Name]	Name of the file on the PC.
[File size]	Capacity of the file.

In addition, [Picture size], [Recording date], [Manufacturer], [Model name], [Shutter speed], [Aperture value], [ISO sensitivity], [Exposure +/-], [White balance], [Flash], [Print compensation information], and [Recording mode] are displayed.

∫Full screen display

1.[]

Click this button to select the previous picture.

2.[]

Click this button to select the next picture.

3.Picture show

•[Start]

Click this button to start the picture

show. In the main menu, click

[Advanced] >> [Setting...] to change the picture show duration. (P21)

•[Stop]

Click this button to stop the picture show.

4.Switching the display size of pictures

•[Fit to screen]

Enlarges or reduces the picture to the PC screen.

•[Full scale]

Displays the picture in its original size.

5.[Menu]

Click this button to return to the main menu of Simple Viewer.

6.[Back]

Click this button to return to the [View] screen. (P10)

7.[Exit]

Click this button to exit Simple Viewer.

If the operating buttons disappear:

Move the mouse and the operating buttons appear again.

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Printing pictures (Print)

•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.

1. Select [Print].

•When the above main menu is not

displayed, click [Menu] and then click [Print].

2.Select any location where pictures are saved.

[On the PC]

Select this option when printing the pictures acquired to the PC.

•If pictures are added by [Add pictures] in [Advanced], you can print pictures stored in the PC other than the ones

acquired by Simple Viewer. (P19)

[On the memory card]

Click this button when printing a picture on the Card connected using the USB connection cable.

3.Select any folder to display the pictures in it in thumbnail view, and select a one.

•When you select [On the memory card] in step 2, no folders are displayed.

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4.Click [Add] and then click [Next].

•The selected picture will be added to [List of pictures to be printed].

•To remove any picture from [List of pictures to be printed], click it in [List of

pictures to be printed] and then click [Cancel].

5.Set up printing, and click [Next].

•Depending on the printer you are using, “Print without borders” cannot be selected or the sizes and types of paper

you can use may be restricted. In such

cases, click [Set] and then set up printing.

[Please select the printing type] (One sheet)

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.

(Example: [ Two sheets])

(Index)

The selected pictures are printed in list form.

(Example: When 16 pictures are selected.)

•About 36 pictures can be printed one A4-size sheet of paper.

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[Please select the printer]

Set up the printer you are using.

[Choose border setting]

Select “No” or “Yes”.

[Please select the paper size]

Set the size of paper used for printing.

[Please select the paper type]

Set the type of paper used for printing.

[Detail printer settings are available]

Set up the printer in detail.

(For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)

6.Check the layout, and set up printing.

[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. If it is equipped with a travel date function and you set this function and take pictures, the pictures are printed with the number of days that have passed at the travel destination as well as the date of recording. (Depending on the model of digital camera, this will differ.)

[Trimming]

([One sheet] only)

Used to print the picture in alignment with the paper size.

•Without trimming a picture, the entire picture is printed. If the aspect ratio of paper is different from that of a picture, blank spaces are left in the upper and lower parts or the left and right parts.

[Position adjustment]

Used to fine-adjust the printing position for trimming.

[Title]

([Index] only)

Used to print the name of the picture folder (e.g., 12/05/2006) at the top of the picture.

[Picture name]

([Index] only)

Used to print the date and time of recording the picture at the bottom of the picture.

[Print correction]

Used to enable the print correction function of the printer.

•This function is compatible with “PRINT Image Matching” and “Exif Print”. Refer to the operating instructions for your printer.

7. Click [Print start].

02/21/2005

Printing cannot be cancelled when it is under way.

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Sending pictures by e-mail (Send 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® Express and Microsoft® Outlook® only.

1. Select [Send by e-mail].

•When the above main menu is not

displayed, click [Menu] and then click [Send by e-mail].

2.Select any location where pictures are saved.

[On the PC]

Select this option when sending by e-mail the pictures acquired to the PC.

•If pictures are added by [Add pictures] in [Advanced], you can attach to e-mails pictures stored in the PC other

than the ones acquired by Simple Viewer. (P19)

[On the memory card]

Click this button when attaching to e-mails pictures on the Card connected using the USB connection cable.

3.Select any folder, and in thumbnail view, select any picture.

•Each click of [90 degs.] rotates the picture 90° clockwise.

•When you select [On the memory card] in step 2, no folders are displayed.

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4.Click [Add] and then click

[Send by e-mail].

5.When the confirmation message appears, select [Yes], [No] or [Cancel].

•Select [Yes] to change the file size of the picture to be attached to the maximum

file size before sending it.

Click [Advanced] >> [Setting...] to change the maximum file size. (P21)

•Click [No] if you do not want to change the file size of the picture before sending it.

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.

The e-mail programme does not start automatically.

Check the settings of the standard e-mail programme according to the following procedures.

• The method of checking it varies depending on the OS you are using.

1Click [start] >> ([Setup] >>) [Control Panel], and click [Internet Options].

2Click the [Programs] tab, then click [E-mail] to confirm the e-mail software in use.

Only the following e-mail programmes are guaranteed on operation.

•Outlook® Express

•Microsoft® Outlook®

To change the maximum file size of pictures to be attached to e-mails:

•In the main menu, click [Advanced] >> [Setting...]. You can change the file size. (P21)

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Advanced

•You can add pictures to enable using them on Simple Viewer, write the pictures acquired to the PC on the Card, and so on.

1. Select [Advanced].

•When the above main menu is not

displayed, click [Menu] and then click [Advanced].

2.Select any function to be used.

[Add pictures]

Click this button to register pictures already saved in the 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...]

Click this button to display the version of Simple Viewer.

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Enabling the pictures stored in the PC to be used on Simple Viewer (Add pictures)

1.Select [Add pictures].

2.Select a folder containing pictures to add, and click [Next].

•Click [Browse] to open the [Select Folder] dialogue box, and select a desired folder.

3.Specify whether or not to add the pictures stored in the sub-folders (folders within the folder).

• After specifying it, click [Next].

4. Click [Start].

•When there are many pictures to add or the file size of pictures is large, it may take time to add them.

5.Click [OK], and then click [Completion] to complete the addition.

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