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Camera Communications
Problem Cause Solution
Computer cannot
communicate with the
camera.
Camera power is
off.
Turn on the camera.
See page 2.
The Mode dial is not
set to Connect.
Set the Mode dial to
Connect.
Some Advanced
Power Management
utilities on laptops
can turn off ports to
save battery life.
See the Power
Management
section of your
laptop User’s Guide
to disable this
feature.
Conflict with
another serial
device, such as a
modem or PDA
Refer to the serial
communication or
corresponding
section of your
computer modem,
PDA, and/or
operating system
User’s Guide.
Camera is not
connected to serial
or USB cable, or
cable is not
connected to the
computer serial or
USB port.
Connect serial or
USB cable to camera
and computer port.
Refer to the online
help, or see Chapter
7, “Connecting Your
Camera” on page
61.
Port settings in
software may be set
to the incorrect
COM port.
Change the COM
port settings to
Auto-Search or to a
specific COM port.
See the online help.