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Using RICOH Gate

You can change the design of the RICOH Gate window. You 
can choose from two designs (casual and formal) in addition to 
the default design (basic).

Click on 

 in the RICOH Gate 

window.

The RICOH Gate menu will be displayed.

Select [Set Background Illustration...].

The [Set Background Illustration] dialog will be 
displayed.

Choose a name from [Background 
Illustration Pattern] on the left and 
select [OK].

When you have selected the name, a preview of the 
illustration will be displayed on the right.

The design of the RICOH Gate window will be 
changed. 

Changing the RICOH Gate Design

• You can also display the 

RICOH Gate menu by 
clicking on the RICOH Gate 
icon on the task bar with the 
right mouse button.

Note

Summary of Contents for Caplio RICOH Gate for Windows

Page 1: ...RICOH Gate for Windows Operation Manual English To ensure correct use of the product read this manual carefully before use Keep the manual handy for future use...

Page 2: ...and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countri...

Page 3: ...e memo and motion pictures onto the PC and you can also transfer MP3 files images voice memo WAV files and motion picture files AVI files stored in the PC to the camera Choose the format of image file...

Page 4: ...OH Gate Window 23 Hiding the RICOH Gate Window 23 Exiting RICOH Gate 23 Starting RICOH Gate 24 Functions of the RICOH Gate Buttons 25 Saving Camera Files in the PC 27 Saving Data Using the Save Button...

Page 5: ...ing MGI VideoWave 61 Using the Caplio RR10 as a Web Camera 64 Before Using the Video Capture Function 64 Capturing Video Images 66 Changing the Capture Settings 67 Troubleshooting 69 If the Camera Doe...

Page 6: ...the PC and how to use RICOH Gate to transfer files between the camera and the PC For Macintosh Users RICOH Gate for Macintosh m This manual explains how to install the necessary software how to connec...

Page 7: ...Connecting the Camera to a PC This chapter explains how to connect the camera to a PC To use RICOH Gate m Chapter 3 Using RICOH Gate You can save recorded images in the PC or save images stored in th...

Page 8: ...m See System Environment p 10 This indicates information it is useful to know The examples of screen displays used in this manual are taken from Windows 98 The examples of RICOH Gate screen displays a...

Page 9: ...tware This chapter explains the preparations required to use the supplied software such as the necessary system environment installing RICOH Gate etc Explanation of Software Supplied The following ini...

Page 10: ...files stored in the PC to the camera RICOH Gate also enables you to run other applications m m m m See Using RICOH Gate p 23 USB Driver The software is required for using RICOH Gate TWAIN Driver andV...

Page 11: ...eo images If you save motion pictures recorded with the camera in MPEG files you can play the files back on Windows Media Player For further details refer to the ReadMe or PDF of the software MGI Phot...

Page 12: ...later Memory Windows 98 98SE 32MB or more 96MB recommended Windows Me 64MB or more 96MB recommended Windows 2000 128MB or more 256MB recommended Available HD space for installation Windows 98 98SE 10M...

Page 13: ...software after Windows is up and running This section explains the installation procedure by the standard installation method Users who are familiar with PCs and digital cameras may choose to specify...

Page 14: ...elect Next The Choose Destination Location screen will be displayed 6 Confirm the destination and select Next To install the software in a different folder to that displayed select Browse and choose t...

Page 15: ...Standard RICOH Gate and USB Driver will be installed 8 Follow the instructions to continue installation and select Finish on the InstallShield Wizard screen Installation is completed To install only t...

Page 16: ...initial CD ROM screen will be displayed 3 Select View CD ROM The contents of the CD ROM will be displayed 4 Double click on the QuickTime folder 5 Double click on QuickTime Installer Installation of...

Page 17: ...USB cable before installing the USB Driver the PC may not recognize the camera In this case delete the USB Driver from the system and then reinstall it m m m m See Deleting the USB Driver p 70 See To...

Page 18: ...s The Property screen for adding and removing programs will be displayed 5 Select Caplio RR10 Software and click on Add Remove The language selection screen will be displayed 6 Click on OK The Confirm...

Page 19: ...re recommended to select No To delete all common files not used in the system select Yes If Uninstallation is finished but some items could not be deleted is displayed in the dialog box for deleting p...

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Page 21: ...E to the PC using the USB cable 1 Turn the PC on When the Windows desk top is displayed the RICOH Gate icon will appear on the task bar m m m m See Starting and Exiting RICOH Gate p 23 2 Connect the A...

Page 22: ...key and the camera is in PC connection mode charging will not start when the camera is placed on the RICOH BASE Turn the camera off to put it in charging mode The RICOH Gate window is not displayed wh...

Page 23: ...e dial is set to motion picture switch to another mode 5 Turn the camera on The camera is connected to the PC m m m m See Starting RICOH Gate p 24 To automatically save images using the START key By c...

Page 24: ...release the lock and pull the connector out 1 Turn the camera off 2 Press the sides of the USB cable connector to release the lock and detach Pulling the connector out without pressing the buttons on...

Page 25: ...COH Gate window will be displayed on the desktop You can change the RICOH Gate window into an icon 1 Click on on the RICOH Gate window The RICOH Gate window will disappear and the icon will be display...

Page 26: ...n start it from the Start menu by the following procedure 1 Click on Start on the Windows task bar 2 Move the pointer to Caplio RR10 Software under Programs and select RICOH Gate RICOH Gate will start...

Page 27: ...m m m See Saving Data Using the Save Buttons p 27 3 Upload button The camera files saved in the PC are uploaded to the camera media m m m m See Uploading Using the Upload Button p 37 4 Index Print but...

Page 28: ...off the camera connected to the PC m m m m See Turning the Camera Off p 58 By clicking the Save 1 Save 2 Upload Index Print Send Mail Application 1 or Application 2 button with the right mouse button...

Page 29: ...able when the camera is turned on or data is being transferred The camera or PC may be adversely affected Files are recorded by the camera in the following formats Still image files Exif2 1 JPG Non co...

Page 30: ...was clicked and the confirmation message will be displayed 3 Select Turn camera off or Do not turn camera off If Check camera is turned off after saving is not selected in the Save button settings th...

Page 31: ...to change the file format proceed to Step 8 4 Select the compression rate or mode in the case of PNG files as required 5 If you want to change the size of the image select Change Image Size The Chang...

Page 32: ...g will be displayed 9 Select the destination folder and then select OK m m m m See Browse for Folder Dialog p 33 The screen will return to the Save Setting dialog 10 Select whether you want a folder t...

Page 33: ...ame format as when recorded If you want to change the format of still image files recorded with the camera specify one of the following formats Exif2 1 JPG JPEG JPG BMP BMP TIFF TIF or PNG PNG 3 Compr...

Page 34: ...e recorded in the camera and the data saved therein If you select Photographer s name a separate folder will be created for each photographer recorded in the camera and the data saved therein If you s...

Page 35: ...you can specify the desired image size by entering the numbers in the length and height columns 4 Save H W ratio If you choose Free Size and select this item you can specify the image size without ch...

Page 36: ...Options Setting The Options Setting dialog will be displayed 3 Select Saved automatically when START Key is pressed m m m m See Options Setting Dialog p 35 4 Click on and select Save 1 or Save 2 unde...

Page 37: ...ormats registered on the respective RICOH Gate Save buttons 3 Not saved automatically when START Key is pressed Files will not be automatically saved when the START key is pressed By placing the camer...

Page 38: ...E 3 Place the camera on the RICOH BASE 4 Press the START key on the RICOH BASE PC connection will be displayed on the camera s LCD monitor The data in the camera will be saved in the PC and the confir...

Page 39: ...m m See Changing the Upload Button Settings p 40 Only EXIF files JPG voice memo files WAV motion picture files AVI recorded with the camera and MP3 files MP3 can be uploaded 1 Check that the camera i...

Page 40: ...ile the motion picture icon will be displayed If you select an MP3 Playlist file M3U the Select Playlist dialog will be displayed To upload MP3 files and MP3 Playlist files see the next Tips m m m m S...

Page 41: ...nt to upload is located The default setting is the folder specified in Upload Source Folder in the upload settings 3 File Type When you select the type of file only files of the selected type are uplo...

Page 42: ...load Dialog p 39 3 If you want to specify the type of file to be sent click on under File Type and select the type of file 4 If you want to specify the upload source folder click on Set Upload Source...

Page 43: ...ame of the Upload button The name will be displayed when the mouse is moved onto the Upload button in the RICOH Gate window 2 File Type If you select All Files the files that can be transfered in the...

Page 44: ...older 4 Check camera is turned off after upload is executed If you select this item the message confirming that the camera is to be turned off when uploading is completed will be displayed If you sele...

Page 45: ...camera the data is codified before it is sent Only codified MP3 files can be played back on the camera If you select MP3 Playlist File M3U under File Type in the upload settings the Select Playlist d...

Page 46: ...e page number and printing date and how many images will be printed on each page 1 Click on in the RICOH Gate window The Index Print dialog will be displayed 2 Check the content of the index print set...

Page 47: ...f images printed on each page whether to print the title shooting date and page number on the header etc This function is useful for registering settings that you often use You can change the index pr...

Page 48: ...font type and character size to be used for printing the title shooting date etc 7 If you want to change the folder of images to be printed click on Set Print Folder The Browse for Folder dialog will...

Page 49: ...ettings will be saved Index Print Setting Dialog 1 Button Name Assign a name of the button The name will be displayed when the mouse is moved onto the Index print button 2 Set Printer If you click on...

Page 50: ...t any of these items they will not be printed 6 Font Setting Select the font type and size 8 pt 14 pt to be used for printing the title shooting date page number and printing date 7 Print Folder Selec...

Page 51: ...Select the images in the specific folder before starting up the mail software and attaching the selected images to a message 1 Click on in the RICOH Gate window m m m m See Functions of the RICOH Gat...

Page 52: ...played If you want to send the files as they are select Yes If you want to cancel sending select No The default mail size setting is 1024 KB Under some system environment Select Profile dialog will be...

Page 53: ...splay of the specified files is displayed Select the thumbnail of the file you want to send You can select more than one file 5 File Name The file name is displayed under the thumbnail You can change...

Page 54: ...u do not want to change the format proceed to Step 7 4 If you want to change the size of the image select Change Image Size The Change Image Size dialog will be displayed 5 Select Fixed Size or Free S...

Page 55: ...nd Setting Dialog 1 Button Name Assign a name of the button The name will be displayed when you move the mouse onto the Send Mail button 2 Change Size of Still Picture If you select No change the comp...

Page 56: ...You can set whether a warning message will be displayed before mail is sent if the total size of the mail exceeds the specified size 1 Click on in the RICOH Gate window The RICOH Gate menu will be di...

Page 57: ...ect Setting m m m m See Functions of the RICOH Gate Buttons p 25 The Application Setting dialog will be displayed 2 Enter the button name m m m m See Application Setting Dialog p 56 3 Click on Set Lin...

Page 58: ...e folder path directly in the space provided or select Set Link Destination and choose the desired application from the Set Link Destination dialog that will be displayed Set Link Destination Dialog 1...

Page 59: ...You can start up the application using the RICOH Gate buttons 1 Click on or in the RICOH Gate window m m m m See Functions of the RICOH Gate Buttons p 25 The registered application will start up Start...

Page 60: ...ay and check the name of the photographer preset in the camera 1 Click on in the RICOH Gate window The RICOH Gate menu will be displayed 2 Select Camera Property The Camera Property dialog will be dis...

Page 61: ...round Illustration The Set Background Illustration dialog will be displayed 3 Choose a name from Background Illustration Pattern on the left and select OK When you have selected the name a preview of...

Page 62: ...messages and data to be exchanged between different types of computer In addition to uppercase and lowercase letters A Z and a z numbers 0 9 and special symbols such as etc ASCII includes a code for...

Page 63: ...th other Windows applications PowerPoint etc AVI files MotionJPEG can be converted into MPEG files using MGI VideoWave on the CD ROM supplied m m m m See View CD ROM p 9 You can download motion pictur...

Page 64: ...eo in a Window MPEG1 from the template and enter the save location and file name 3Drag and drop the file hire 2The file that has been added to the library is displayed here 1Click on to display the me...

Page 65: ...ven if you select a higher resolution than this the image quality will not improve For details of MGI VideoWave functions and operation refer to the PDF supplied with the software or to the Help secti...

Page 66: ...can use the video capture function 1 Insert the CD ROM supplied with the camera in the CD ROM drive and install USB Driver Video Driver and MGI VideoWave If you performed standard installation of the...

Page 67: ...3 Attach the arm to the RICOH BASE 4 Set the mode dial on the camera to motion picture and place the camera on the RICOH BASE 5 Press the START key on the RICOH BASE 6 Aim the camera at the subject an...

Page 68: ...he USB Driver andVideo Driver have been correctly installed and whether the camera is correctly connected to the PC 3 Click on the appropriate button from Start Capture in the Capture panel Video Audi...

Page 69: ...apture equipment the MGI VideoWave Capture Setting must be changed to the camera Caplio RR10 Settings related to registering in the library and saving in the directory are also made in the Capture Set...

Page 70: ...io RR10 Video for Windows from the video capture devices When you click on the Preferences button the Preferences dialog will be displayed and you can specify whether you want the image to be register...

Page 71: ...the camera properly connected If the camera is connected to the PC has the camera been turned on Is the mode dial on the camera set to a mode other than motion picture m m m m See Connecting the Came...

Page 72: ...ction normally follow the instructions below to delete the driver Exit all active application software and save important data before uninstalling the software Disconnect any other USB equipment or Pl...

Page 73: ...dware tab in the System Properties dialog box and click on the Device Manager button 7 Click on the Device Manager tab 8 Click on the plus sign on the left of Universal Serial Bus Controllers 9 Select...

Page 74: ...Windows task bar 3 Move the pointer to Settings and click on Control Panel The control panel will be displayed 4 Double click on the Multimedia icon The Multimedia Properties dialog box will be displa...

Page 75: ...eft of Video Compression Codecs 7 Select CPL10JPG JPEG and CPL10JPG MPEG and click on the Properties button The property screen for the selected device will be displayed 8 Click on the Remove button T...

Page 76: ...s for changing the background illustration of the RICOH Gate window Camera Property This menu is for displaying information about the camera connected to the PC About the RICOH Gate This menu explains...

Page 77: ...26 Index Print 44 Index Print button 25 Index Print Setting 45 Index Print Setting Dialog 47 Installing Caplio RR10 Software 11 Custom 13 QuickTime 14 Standard 13 M Mail Send Setting Dialog 53 Mail Si...

Page 78: ...ation Dialog 56 Setting the Application 55 Showing the RICOH Gate Window 23 START key 21 35 Starting RICOH Gate 24 Starting Up the Application 57 T TWAIN Driver 8 U Upload Button 25 37 Upload Dialog 3...

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