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Installing the “First Step Guide” and software
You need to install the “First Step Guide”
and software to your Windows computer
before connecting your camcorder
to the computer.
The installation is
required only for the first time.
Contents to be installed and procedures
may differ depending on your OS.
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Tips
• See page 85 when you use a Macintosh
computer.
1
Confirm that your camcorder is
not connected to the computer.
2
Turn on the computer.
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Notes
• Log on as Administrators for installation.
• Close all applications running on the
computer before installing the software.
3
Place the supplied CD-ROM in the
disc drive of your computer.
The installation screen appears.
If the screen does not appear
1
Click [Start], then click [My
Computer]. (For Windows 2000,
double-click [My Computer].)
2
Double-click [SONYPICTUTIL (E:)]
(CD-ROM) (disc drive).
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*
Drive names (such as (E:)) may vary
depending on the computer.
4
Click [FirstStepGuide].
5
Select the desired language and
the model name of your
camcorder from the pull-down
menu.
6
Click [FirstStepGuide(HTML)].
Installation starts.
When [Save is complete] appears, click
[OK] to finish the installation.
To install the “First Step Guide” in
PDF
In step
6
, click [FirstStepGuide(PDF)].
To install the software “Adobe
Reader” to display the PDF file
In step
6
, click [Adobe(R) Reader(R)].
1
Perform steps 1 to 3 in “Installing
the “First Step Guide”” (p. 83).
2
Click [Install].
3
Select the language for the
application to be installed, then
click [Next].
Installing the “First Step Guide”
Installing the software
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