Connecting to other equipment- 130 -Connecting to other equipmentConnecting to a PCYou can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.• You can easily print out or mail the pictures you have imported. Use of the“PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied) is a convenientway of doing this.• Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information aboutthe software in the CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.Preparations:Turn on the camera and the PC.Remove the card before using the pictures in the built-in memory.Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A(supplied).• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.A USB connection cable (supplied)• Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out.(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)B Align the marks, and insert.C AC adaptor (optional)• Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional). If the remaining batterypower becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating, the status indicatorblinks and the alarm beeps.Refer to “Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely” (P132) before disconnecting theUSB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.Press 3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/SET].• If [USB MODE] (P31) is set to [PC] in the [SETUP] menu inadvance, the camera will be automatically connected to the PCwithout displaying the [USB MODE] selection screen. Since thereis no need to set this each time you connect to the PC, it isconvenient.• When the camera has been connected to the PC with[USB MODE] set to [PictBridge(PTP)], a message may appearon the PC’s screen. Select [Cancel] to close the screen, anddisconnect the camera from the PC. Then set [USB MODE] to[PC] again.1DC IN AV OUT/DIGITAL COMPONENTOUT2 USB MODESELECT SETPLEASE SELECTTHE USB MODEPictBridge(PTP)PCMENU