Canon EOS-1D Software Instructions EOS DIGITAL SOLUTION DISK Ver.3 for Windows - Page 21

Getting Ready to Work with Images

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Getting Ready to Work with Images Connecting the Camera to Your Computer ● Use only the interface cable bundled with the camera to connect the camera to your computer. ● Push the plug firmly all the way into the socket. Loose connections can cause faults or malfunctions. ● Connect the camera to the computer directly using the interface cable. The camera and computer may not operate correctly if you connect them via a hub or if you connect to multiple IEEE1394 devices. ● Do not connect more than one camera to the same computer. The connections may not operate correctly. ● While the camera and your computer are communicating, the camera's LCD panel may blink and, if you are using the LCD monitor, the image on the monitor may flicker. This is not malfunction. ● If you leave the camera unused for approximately 5 minutes while it is connected to your computer, a confirmation message appears on the computer screen asking whether you wish to continue communicating with the camera. If you do not do anything, the connection to the camera is terminated after approximately 1 minute. (If you are using a household power source, no message is displayed and the connection is not terminated.) To re-establish the connection, press the shutter button down halfway or set the camera's main switch to and then back to . Refer to the EOS-1D Instructions provided with the camera for details. ● Do not put your computer to sleep while it is connected to the camera. If you do put your computer to sleep while it is connected to the camera, never disconnect the interface cable while your computer is still in sleep mode. Always wake your computer up before disconnecting the camera. On some types of computer, disconnecting the interface cable while your computer is in sleep mode could prevent the computer from waking up correctly. Refer to the computer User's Manual for more information on Sleep mode. ● When you connect your camera to a computer, you should use the DC Coupler Kit so that you can continue to use your camera regardless of battery level. It is recommended that you should set the camera's Auto power off function to [Off]. ● If your computer has a 4-pin IEEE1394 port, purchase a separate third-party 4-pin to 6-pin interface cable. 2-3

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Getting Ready to Work with Images
Connecting the Camera to Your Computer
●
Use only the interface cable bundled with the camera to connect the camera to
your computer.
●
Push the plug firmly all the way into the socket. Loose connections can cause
faults or malfunctions.
●
Connect the camera to the computer directly using the interface cable. The camera
and computer may not operate correctly if you connect them via a hub or if you
connect to multiple IEEE1394 devices.
●
Do not connect more than one camera to the same computer. The connections
may not operate correctly.
●
While the camera and your computer are communicating, the camera’s LCD
panel may blink and, if you are using the LCD monitor, the image on the monitor
may flicker. This is not malfunction.
●
If you leave the camera unused for approximately 5 minutes while it is connected
to your computer, a confirmation message appears on the computer screen
asking whether you wish to continue communicating with the camera. If you do
not do anything, the connection to the camera is terminated after approximately 1
minute. (If you are using a household power source, no message is displayed and
the connection is not terminated.) To re-establish the connection, press the
shutter button down halfway or set the camera’s main switch to <OFF> and then
back to <ON>.
Refer to the EOS-1D Instructions provided with the camera for details.
●
Do not put your computer to sleep while it is connected to the camera.
If you do put your computer to sleep while it is connected to the camera, never
disconnect the interface cable while your computer is still in sleep mode. Always
wake your computer up before disconnecting the camera. On some types of
computer, disconnecting the interface cable while your computer is in sleep mode
could prevent the computer from waking up correctly. Refer to the computer
User’s Manual for more information on Sleep mode.
●
When you connect your camera to a computer, you should use the DC Coupler Kit
so that you can continue to use your camera regardless of battery level. It is
recommended that you should set the camera’s Auto power off function to [Off].
●
If your computer has a 4-pin IEEE1394 port, purchase a separate third-party 4-pin
to 6-pin interface cable.