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VI Basic Operations USB
5 Using the DS-L1 when Connected to a PC by a USB Cable
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Using the DS-L1 when Connected to a PC by a USB Cable
5.1
Recommended Operating Environment
When the DS-L1 is connected to your PC by a USB cable, you can read or write to the recording
media inserted in the DS-L1 or capture the live image being shot by the CCD camera onto the
PC.
Supported PCs
The DS-L1 can only be connected to a Windows-based. However, this is limited to PCs that
have a USB interface board installed.
Supported OSs
• Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 (SP3)
• Windows XP
If you are using Windows 2000, be sure to update its version to SP3. Otherwise, data may
not be read or written to correctly.
About the recording media used by the DS-L1
• Usable media
Compact flash card (Type I and II), microdrive
• Media formatting
When formatting media in your PC, make sure it is formatted in FAT12, 16
(Sometimes these are expressed simply as FAT.), or in FAT32.
Note that depending on the OS used, you may not be able to select a format.
The DS-L1 has a function for formatting media. The media preformatted in NTFS
and so forth, that is, formats not supported by the DS-L1, are formatted in FAT16.
For details on how to use the formatting function, refer to “2.2.2 Reproducing
Images from a CF CardVIEW Menu” in Chapter VI.
NOTE:
* Media formatted in other than NTFS may not be correctly formatted in
FAT16 depending on the formats used. If so, reformat media in FAT12,
FAT16, or FAT32 on your computer before use.
* Format large media (over 2 GB) on your computer before use.