RD-175 Digital Camera MINOLTA RD-175 Program Description
RD-175 Digital Camera This Manual describes neither the procedure for operating your PC nor the procedure for operating the image-editing software which you use. Working with the Twain module for the RD-175 Digital Camera does require a basic knowledge of how to use a PC and the image-editing software used. Please refer to your PC’s User Manual or the User Manual supplied with your image-editing software. MS, Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
RD-175 Digital Camera USER LICENCE AGREEMENTS Please read through the terms below carefully before you use the enclosed product. By using the product, you will have agreed to be bound by the terms of this agreement. Should you not agree with the terms, please return the unopened package immediately. This agreement is a licence agreement and not a purchase contract.
RD-175 Digital Camera 4. to use the trademarks present on the software and the corresponding note relating to the name of the trademark owner solely within the framework of the recognised practice for handling trademarks. 2. RESTRICTIONS The licensee shall be permitted to do the following only with the written consent of MINOLTA: 1.
RD-175 Digital Camera 4. OTHER WARRANTIES EXCLUDED On no account shall MINOLTA be liable for loss of prospective profits, loss of possible savings, consequential damage or loss incurred incidentally during use or other consequential damage or loss even if MINOLTA or the authorised dealers has or have been informed of such possible damage or loss. Neither shall MINOLTA be liable for licensee claims resulting from third-party claims. 5.
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RD-175 Digital Camera DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 9 3. PREPARING THE RD-175 DIGITAL CAMERA 3.1 SELECTING THE SCSI ID 3.2 SETTING THE POWER SUPPLY FOR THE TERMINATOR 3.3 INSERTING THE PC CARD 10 10 11 12 4. PREPARING THE PC 13 5. CONNECTING THE RD-175 DIGITAL CAMERA TO THE PC 15 6. USING THE SOFTWARE 6.1 SELECTING THE SOURCE 6.2 DISPLAYING THE IMAGES STORED ON THE PC CARD 6.3 SAVING DISPLAYED IMAGES ON YOUR PC’S HARD DISK 6.
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RD-175 Digital Camera 1. BRIEF OVERVIEW The software for the RD-175 Digital Still Camera allows you to: • View images stored on the PC card • Copy these images to the hard disk, store them on the hard disk and also delete them again from the hard disk • Delete images from the PC card • Set digital camera functions via the computer: - Selecting exposure compensation - Resetting the clock in the RD-175 - Initialising the PC card 2.
RD-175 Digital Camera 3. Preparing the RD-175 Digital Camera 3.1 Selecting the SCSI ID The RD-175 Digital Camera is set at the factory to SCSI ID 6 but may be set to another ID if necessary: c Press the MODE key on the camera and keep it pressed. d Slide the master switch to ON. If the master switch was already set to ON, slide it back to LOCK, wait 30 seconds and then slide it back to ON. Kamera1.bmp You will see “SCSI” at the bottom right on the display.
RD-175 Digital Camera 3.2 Setting the power supply for the terminator The RD-175 Digital Camera features only one SCSI port and is thus always the last device in the SCSI chain. The power supply for the terminator is provided by the computer if the computer is a desktop PC. If you use a laptop, please note the following information so that the power can be supplied to the terminator via the internal battery: c Press the MODE key and keep it pressed. d Slide the master switch to ON.
RD-175 Digital Camera 3.3 Inserting the PC card Slide the PC card into the card slot as specified in the instructions on Page 27 of the User Manual for the RD-175 Digital Camera.
RD-175 Digital Camera 4. Preparing the PC c Install MS-DOS, Windows and the TWAIN-compliant image-editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photopaint etc.) on your computer. d Install an ASPI-compatible SCSI board. We recommend Adaptec SCSI controllers of Series 1520/1522 or 1540/1542. ISA-bus computers do not support more than 16 MB RAM.
RD-175 Digital Camera h Copy file “RD-175.DS” from the supplied diskette to the TWAIN subdirectory which is a subdirectory of the Windows directory. Create a TWAIN directory if it does not already exist. i When you have made all necessary settings, switch off your computer before you connect the RD-175 Digital Camera.
RD-175 Digital Camera 5. Connecting the RD-175 Digital Camera to the PC c Switch off the camera by sliding the master switch to LOCK. d Switch off your PC and all connected devices. e Open the cover on the RD-175’s card slot. Plug the plug (half-size, 50-pin) onto the socket connector. Stecker.bmp The plug is locked in position. Connect the other end of the cable to your PC’s SCSI port. If you have also connected other SCSI devices to your PC, connect the cable to the last device of the SCSI chain.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6. Using the software 6.1 Selecting the source You will need TWAIN-compliant image-editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photopaint etc.) on your computer in order to be able to view and save the digitally stored images on the MINOLTA RD-175’s PC card. c Launch your software and choose the “Fetch Image” or “Import” command from the File menu and choose “Select Source”. rd175_1.bmp d Select the RD-175 driver. rd175_2.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.2 Displaying the images stored on the PC card c Choose the “Fetch Image” or “Import” command from the File menu again and then choose “Fetch”. You will now see the main menu window of the MINOLTA Digital Still Camera RD-175: rd175_3.bmp In the lower area of the main menu window, you will see the number of used images and free images on the PC card. The number of images displayed will depend on the size of the connected monitor and the number of images recorded.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.3 Saving displayed images on your PC’s hard disk c Click on the required image - it will then be displayed with a border. The related aperture setting (F No.) and shutter speed (SS) in addition to the date and time of the recording are displayed in the lower area of the window. rd175_4.bmp d Choose “Load”. Loading progress is displayed during loading. rd175_5.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.4 Copying displayed images to your PC’s hard disk You can copy a single image, several images or all images on the PC card to your PC’s hard disk. The copied image is saved in Minolta’s own file format indicated by the file name extension “.mdc”. The image can be neither displayed nor opened without the RD-175 TWAIN module. These files can only be renamed, moved, copied and deleted.
RD-175 Digital Camera e You may also name the individual images in order to better distinguish between them. If you choose “Yes”, you can select the file name and destination directory. rd175_8.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.5 Opening and saving images stored in Minolta format Please proceed as follows in order to open the images stored on your PC’s hard disk in Minolta’s own format (.mdc): c Choose “File” under Input at the top right in the main menu window and then click on the “Directories...” button. rd175_9.bmp d In the dialogue window, choose the corresponding directory in which the images are located. rd175_7.bmp All images located in this directory are displayed to you in the main window.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.6 Deleting images from your PC’s hard disk You may also delete individual images, several images or all images stored on your PC’s hard disk in Minolta’s own format (.mdc) with the aid of the TWAIN module. c Choose “File” under Input at the top right in the main menu window and then click on the “Directories...” button. d In the dialogue window, choose the corresponding directory in which the images to be deleted are located. You will then see an overview of the images.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.7 Deleting images from the PC card You may delete individual images, several images or all images from the PC card with the aid of TWAIN module. It is not possible to recover deleted images. You should thus proceed with great caution. c Open the main menu window and choose “Camera” at the top right under Data Source. rd175_11.bmp d Mark the image which you wish to delete by clicking on it. If you wish to delete several images, keep the Shift key pressed when marking.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.8 Setting the camera functions with the PC 6.8.1 Setting exposure compensation You can set exposure compensation (from +3.0 to -3.0) for difficult lighting conditions either via the PC or on the camera itself. Please refer to the User Manual for the Minolta Digital Camera RD-175 (Chapter 8.5, Page 40) if you wish to set exposure compensation on the camera itself. c Open the main menu window and choose “Camera” under Data Source at the top right. d Click on the “Camera etc....
RD-175 Digital Camera e Check the box next to “Exposure Compensation” with an "X" and choose the required compensation setting for the exposure from the drop-down list box. rd175_13.bmp f Click on “OK” - the exposure compensation value which you have selected is now stored in the camera.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.8.2 Setting the system time of the RD-175 The system time can be transferred from PC to the RD-175 camera. Before making the following settings, please ensure that “Date/Time” is correctly set on your PC in Control Panel. c Open the main menu window and choose “Camera” under Input at the top right. d Click on the “Camera etc....
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.8.3 Initialising the PC card PC cards which are not standard accessories must be initialised. If you use PC cards which are not standard accessories, please ask your MINOLTA dealer for details. c Remove the PC card and insert the PC card to be initialised (you will see “Er” for error on the camera display if the PC card is not yet formatted). d Open the main menu window. You will see the following message if the PC card has not yet been initialised by the RD-175: rd175_15.
RD-175 Digital Camera f Click on the “Camera etc....” button g Click on the “Initialise” button next to “Format HDD Card” in the top third of the “RD-175 Control” window. rd175_12.bmp You will see the following warning before initialisation commences: rd175_17.bmp h If you really do wish to initialise the PC card, please choose “Yes”. Choose “No” if you wish to abort initialisation. Click on “OK” if the operation has been quit or aborted.
RD-175 Digital Camera 6.9 Quitting the software Click on the “Quit” button at the bottom right in order to quit the main menu window of the RD-175’s TWAIN module. You will see the following warning before you quit the program: rd175_18.bmp You can then quit your image-editing program as normal.
RD-175 Digital Camera 7. Disconnecting the camera from the PC c As is the conventional procedure for all SCSI devices, you should switch off your PC first before disconnecting the cable which links the camera to the PC. d After this, switch off the camera and then, not before, disconnect the SCSI cable from the camera’s socket. e Connect the camera again only with the PC switched off (cf. Chapter 5, Page 12).
RD-175 Digital Camera 8. Error messages You may see the following error messages when you are working with the program: 8.1 No host adapter rd175_19.bmp It is not possible to establish a link between the SCSI controller and the camera. • Check that you have fully installed the software for your SCSI controller. • Check that the driver is loaded when you boot your PC. • Check that the correct pointer to the SCSI controller has been added to line 1 of “config.sys” (cf. Page 13, Chapter 4). 8.
RD-175 Digital Camera 8.3 File error! Cannot find WINASPI.DLL rd175_21.bmp File WINASPI.DLL has not been found. • Check that the driver is installed in the “TWAIN” subdirectory which is a subdirectory of the Windows directory (cf. Page 13, Chapter 4). 8.4 HDD card not ready rd175_22.bmp The PC card has not been detected. • Check that the PC card has been inserted correctly in the slot of the RD175 and is locked correctly in position (cf. Page 27 of the User Manual for the RD-175 Digital Camera).
RD-175 Digital Camera 8.5 Image information unavailable rd175_23.bmp It has not been possible to read the image information. • Check the cable connections (cf. Chapter 5). • Check that the PC card has been inserted correctly in the slot of the RD175 and is locked correctly in position (cf. Page 27 of the User Manual for the RD-175 Digital Camera).
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