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Troubleshooting B-2
The camera’s Power LED does not light up, or in
Windows 98/98 SE, Me and 2000, the computer
restarts for no apparent reason.
You may have USB devices drawing too much power
from your computer. This can happen especially when
connecting USB devices to a passive or bus-powered
USB hub. In Windows XP, a dialog box similar to
Figure B-1 appears.
Do the following:
❑
Connect the camera directly to your computer’s
USB port.
❑
Use a USB hub with an external power supply.
The image is too bright.
The amount of light entering the camera has exceeded
the exposure control limit.
There may be a very bright object in the camera’s view.
Avoid pointing the camera at very bright objects (for
example, sunlight, lights, or highly reflective surfaces).
Insufficient system resources reserved for the USB
port, causing the system to be unable to function.
There are too many devices in the system, causing IRQ problems with the system’s USB controller.
Do the following:
1. Remove some devices from the system.
2. Restart the system.
The system will rearrange the resources automatically.
Figure B-1: USB Hub Power Exceeded dialog box