Preparation (Installation, Connection, Launch, Activation)1-9Launching CONSOLEChanging the Software Event SettingWhen using CONSOLE, you need to deactivate the Windows program that automatically prompts youto choose an application when you connect the camcorder to the computer (set to “Take no action”).1 Set the camcorder’s recording program to EXT.CONT. or Cameramode. ( 1-8)2 Right-click on [Canon CameraStorage Device] icon in the [MyComputer] window and choose[Properties].3 Select [Device Connected] at[Select an event] and select[Take no action] under [Actions]in the [Events] tab and click [OK].Starting the Application You need to log in as an administrator before installing the software. Do not change the user account while running CONSOLE. If you are running software that displays the time at the title bar, the title bar may not displaytexts properly. Do not change the settings in Windows [Display Properties] window while launchingCONSOLE.1 Double-click the [CONSOLE 1.1] icon on the desktop.• When you have not registered the license yet, the remaining trial period and number oftimes you can start CONSOLE are displayed. Click on [Register] when you proceed toregister the license. ( 1-10)• When the trial period is expired, or the number of times you can start the CONSOLE isexceeded its limit, a warning window appears. Click on [Register] and proceed to registerthe license. ( 1-10)2 Confirm the target folder (video folder) and click [OK].The first time you start CONSOLE, the target folder is set as [Windows drive:\Documents andSettings\login user name\My Documents\CONSOLE\date\]. If Windows is not installed on anNTFS formatted hard disk, the following dialog appears. Click [Specify] and select a folder onan NTFS formatted hard disk.If you set the video folder to an external hard disk, an error message “Delayed WriteFailed” may be displayed while recording onto the hard disk, and the recording maybe lost.By removing this checkmark, thiswindow will not appear next timeyou start CONSOLE.Click [Modify folder] to changethe target folder.