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Installing Software
Before installing the DVD-RAM driver on the CD-ROM provided with this DVD Video Camera, make sure
that another DVD-RAM driver has not already been installed in your PC.
If another DVD-RAM driver has already installed in your PC, confirm the original DVD-RAM driver.
If the packet writing software which supports the DVD-RAM disc is installed, it is necessary to un-install
it, and then install the provided DVD-RAM driver.
Note:
• This guide uses the screen of Windows
®
XP Home Edition/XP Professional to explain installing software: Use the same
procedure for Windows
®
98 Second Edition/Me/2000 Professional to install the DVD-RAM driver.
• We will not guarantee proper operation of this DVD Video Camera if you use software other than that supplied with this
product to read/write data to the DVD Video Camera even though reading/writing of a file has finished without errors.
Compatible PC for use with DVD Video Camera:
VDR-M50PP/VDR-M70PP
Personal computer : IBM PC/AT compatible computer
OS : Windows
®
98 Second Edition/Me/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/
XP Professional
CPU : Pentium
®
III 450 MHz or faster or Celeron
®
633 MHz or faster
(Pentium
®
4, 1.2 GHz or faster is recommended.)
This unit may not be operated with a Pentium
®
compatible CPU not made by Intel
®
or
AMD
®
.
This unit also may not be operated with AMD-K6
®
-2/AMD-K6
®
-III.
Memory : 128 MB or more
Free disk space : 400 MB or more (not including the space in which images and stills are copied and edited)
Display resolution : 1024 × 768 pixels or more
Display mode : High Color (16 bit), 65,536 colors or more (Display adapter supported by DirectX
®
8.1,
video memory ; 4 MB or more.)
Sound card : This unit requires sound card supported by DirectSound
®
.
USB : This unit requires one USB port (USB 2.0 HIGH-SPEED port is recommended).
Operations will not be guaranteed under the following
conditions
• The OS other than Windows
®
98 Second Edition/Me/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/
XP Professional is installed.
• Operating computer using Pentium
®
compatible CPU not made by Intel
®
or AMD
®
.
• Connecting this unit to your computer through a USB hub.
• Connecting this unit to your computer without the provided USB Cable and 5 pin Mini USB Cable, type
B(Optional-user provided).
• Connecting USB equipment other than the keyboard, the mouse and this unit to your computer.
• This unit does not support multiprocessors.
• In some cases, defects or limitations may occur depending on the combinations of other software or devices despite
the fact that your computer satisfies the conditions described above.
Note:
Depending on the condition of your PC, it may take a long time to install the software.