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Setting Up the PC 15

Connecting a Digital Video Camera to the PC

The following instructions only apply to digital

cameras.

See the documentation that came with your digital

camera or your digital video camera.

To connect a digital camera or a digital video

camera:

1 Turn on the PC, and wait for Windows XP

to start.

2 Connect the 6-pin video camera transfer cable

into the camera and then into an open port on

the front or back of the PC. Most digital video

cameras use either the FireWire (IEEE 1394)

or the USB port.

3 A Found New Hardware message appears.

Wait 2 or 3 minutes for Windows to make the

necessary settings for the new device. When

installation is complete, a message appears

telling you the camera is ready to use.

.

If the PC does not recognize your digital camera or

your digital video camera:

1 Click Start on the taskbar, and then click

Control Panel.

2 Click Performance and Maintenance,

if available, and then double-click the

System icon.

3 Click the Hardware tab, and then click the

Device Manager button.

4 Click the plus sign (+) next to imaging

devices. If the name of the camera appears

under imaging devices the device is ready. If

the name is not there, try the following:

■ Click Action, and then Scan for

hardware changes. Look in Device

Manager for a new addition under

imaging devices.

■ Unplug the video camera’s transfer cable

from the PC, and plug it into a different

port. Look in Device Manager for a new

addition under imaging devices.

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When connecting an

analog video camera

to the PC, use the

Video and Audio In

connectors on the

front or back of

the PC.

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If a Digital Video

Device Auto Play

window appears

when you connect

your camera, click

Cancel.

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You must use a

6-pin (not a 4-pin)

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

cable with the 6-pin

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

connector on your

HP Media Center PC.

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