Sony MVC-CD300 User Manual

3-067-952-91(1)

DirectCD

™

Software Operating Instructions

MVC-CD200/CD300

Notice for users

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Trademarks

• Adaptec is a registered trademark of

Adaptec, Inc.

• Easy CD Creator and DirectCD are

trademarks of Adaptec, Inc.

• Microsoft and Windows are

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, registered in the U.S.A. and other countries.

• Macintosh and Power PC

trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the U.S.A. and other countries.

• All other product names mentioned

herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Furthermore, “™” and “®” are not mentioned in each case in this manual.

are

The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

Table of cont ents

Notice for users ...............................2

Introduction .....................................4

Notes on using DirectCD ................6

When using a CD-R.................. 6

When using a CD-RW .............. 7

Installing DirectCD .........................8

Using DirectCD .............................10

Starting DirectCD ................... 10

Writing data to a disc .............. 11

Removing the disc .........................12

When using a CD-R................ 12

When using a CD-RW ............ 13

Modifying data in a disc ................14

Writing more data to a disc..... 14

Deleting a file from a disc....... 14

Some of the operation procedures is different according to whether you use a CD-R or you use a CD-RW. For details on each operation, see “Notes on using DirectCD” on page 6 or “Removing the disc” on page 12.

Introduction

This manual describes how to install the application software, DirectCD supplied with the camera, and how to use it. If explanations described in this manual are different from the PDF file in the CD-ROM, followexplanations described in this manual.

Note

You cannot install DirectCD into a Macintosh computer. Toread the disc that has been

finalized, copy Adaptec UDF Volume Access included in the CD-ROM (SPVD-006) supplied with the camera to System folder of your computer and restart your computer.

What DirectCD does

Once you install DirectCD into your computer, and connect the camera and the computer with the USB cable, you can do the following operations:

• You can send images shot with the camera to your computer and play them back on

your computer. (The finalization is not required.)

• You can directly read and write images shot with the camera on a CD-R/RW-

equipped computer without executing the finalization.

Recommended Windows environment for DirectCD

• MMX Pentium 1 66 MHz or faster (When using DirectCD with the camera: MMX

Pentium 200 MHz or faster)

• 32 MB or more of RAM

• 45 MB or more of free hard-disk space

• Monitor with 800×600-resolution and 256-color

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later

• OS: Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows

2000 Professional

Recommend Windows environment for USB connection with the camera

• OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, WindowsMe, Windows2000

Professional The above OS is required to be installed at the factory. Operation is not assured in an environment upgraded to the operating systems described above.

• CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster

• The USB connector must be provided as standard.

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