User guide

10
How to Use RICOH Gate La
RICOH Gate La is a software program to
import images from the camera to a
computer.
By simply connecting the camera to your
computer via a USB cable, images are
automatically imported to the computer.
On the RICOH Gate La window, you can
make various settings including auto-saving
upon connection and the destination folder
(where images will be saved).
Starting
RICOH Gate La is already installed with
Caplio Software.
Connecting the camera to your computer
automatically starts the software and begins
downloading of images from the camera.
Exiting
To exit RICOH Gate La, follow either of the
steps below.
• Click the [MENU] button on the RICOH
Gate La window and select [Exit] from the
displayed menu (see “The RICOH Gate La
Window”).
• Right-click the RICOH Gate La icon on the
task bar and select [Exit] from the displayed
menu.
Restarting
To restart RICOH Gate La after exiting, follow
the steps below.
• From the [Start] menu, select [All
Programs] or [Programs] then [Caplio
Software] then [RICOH Gate La].
The RICOH Gate La Window
Once RICOH Gate La starts up, the following
RICOH Gate La window appears on your
computer screen.
1 [MENU] Button
Click this and the following menu appears.
2 [Save] Button
Click this and the images are downloaded
from your camera.
Caution
If the message indicating that [CONNECTING...
PRESS [ADJ.] KEY TO DIRECT PRINT] appears on
the camera LCD monitor, do not click the [Save] button.
3 [Application] Button
The application registered in [Option
settings] is started.
4 [Minimize] Button
Minimizes the window and displays its icon
on the Windows task bar. If you click on the
icon, the window will be displayed again.
5 Indicator
The “Indicator” lights if the camera is
connected via USB cable. When lit, if you
move the mouse pointer over the
“Indicator”, [Camera is being connected]
appears. When your camera is not
connected, the “Indicator” is grayed out,
and if you move the mouse pointer over it,
[Camera is being connected] does not
appear.
[Option settings] Specifies where to save
images, or which
application to start after
images have been saved
or when you click the
[Application] button.
(GP.11)
[Background
illustration
settings]
Changes the background
design in the RICOH
Gate La window.
(GP.12)
[About] Displays the version of
RICOH Gate La.
[Exit] Closes RICOH Gate La.