Canon i900D Service Manual

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4. PHOTO DIRECT PRINT FUNCTION4.1 Host PC Memory Card Access Function with the Memory Card Startup Utility4.1.1 Supported memory cardsMedia types compatible with the host computer memory card access function and Memory Card DirectPrinting function are as follows:- Compact Flash Card (CF1, CF2 [micro drive])- Smart Media Card (5V, 1M and 2M are not supported.)*1- Memory Stick (Memory Stick PRO and Memory Stick PRO Duo are not supported.)* 1- SD Card*1 (For the miniSD memory card, an exclusive adapter is necessary.)- Multimedia Card- xD-Picture Card (An exclusive adapter is necessary.)*1 In the Memory Card Startup Utility, if Read/Write enabled mode is selected in “Change the drive’sread/write attribute”, the use of memory cards where the write protection is set to read-only mode isprohibited, and the operations are not assured.4.1.2 Mounting the driveWindows:When the i900D/i905D is connected by USB cable to a host computer with the Memory Card StartupUtility installed, and the printer is powered on via the Power button, the card slot on the i900D/i905D ismounted in My Computer as a removable drive.Macintosh:When the i900D/i905D is connected by USB cable to a host computer with the Memory Card StartupUtility installed, and the printer is powered on via the Power button, and then a supported memory cardis inserted, the card slot on the i900D/i905D is mounted on the desktop as a removable drive.4.1.3 Arrangement of image filesPhoto numbers are assigned in the order in which each photo was taken by a normal digital camera.In a folder, a higher priority is placed on a file when the file name, not counting the file extension,consists of 8 characters with the latter 4 being numeric, in compliance with the DCF (Design rule forCamera File system). Files are sorted in ascending order of those 4 numeric figures.4.1.4 Data accessFor mounted cards in the i900D/i905D, data access to the memory card is possible by performing theusual file operations through the OS’s standard file control software (such as Explorer and Finder) andgeneral software applications. (The same operations as with standard removable drives are possible: filereading, writing, deletion, media formatting, properties, etc.)Note: In the Memory Card Startup Utility, when “Read Only” is selected in “Change the drive’sread/write attribute”, it is not possible to write, delete, and format the data. When Read/Writeenabled mode is selected in “Change the drive’s read/write attribute”, the use of memory cardswhere the write protection is set to the Read Only mode is prohibited.- Memory card-supported file format: FAT16 only(It may be possible to read/write with memory cards formatted using FAT32, NTFS, Macintosh, etc.,however they are out of specifications.)- Change of the number of files in the operation panelWhen files have been added or deleted via the computer to the memory card, or the card has beenformatted, the number of files in the operation panel is not updated until the memory card is removedand re-inserted.- Update of the image displayed in the LCD viewerWith the LCD viewer installed, when files have been added, deleted or updated from the computer tothe memory card, or the card has been formatted, the image displayed in the LCD viewer is notupdated until the memory card is removed and re-inserted.2 - 7