FujiFilm FINEPIX EX3.1 User Manual

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1. Switch on your PC and start up Windows.

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If you have already switched on your PC, restart your PC at this point.

Users of Windows 2000 or Windows XP should log in using a system administrator
account (e.g. “Administrator”).

2. Quit all other active applications until no applications are

shown in the taskbar.

1 Click the right mouse button on the application icon in the taskbar.
2 Click “Close” in the menu that appears to quit the application.

✽

For more information, refer to the instructions provided with your PC and
applications (antivirus software, etc.).

If a “----.dll file not found.” message appears during installation, there is another
application running in the background. Forcibly shut down the application. Refer to your
Windows manuals for information on how to forcibly shut down an application.

3. Load the enclosed CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The

installer starts up automatically.

NOTE

Load the CD-ROM into your PC

Applications to be shut down
(the icons shown vary depending on

the applications that are running)

Do not connect the camera to your PC until the software
installation is completed.

Launching the Installer Manually

1. Double-click the “My Computer” icon.

✽

Windows XP users should click “My Computer” in the “Start” menu.

2. Right-click “PHOTODELUXE” (CD-ROM drive) in the “My

Computer” window and select “Open”.

3. Double-click “SETUP” or “SETUP.exe” in the CD-ROM

window.

✽

The way file names are displayed differs as described below depending on your
computer settings.
• File extensions (3-letter suffixes indicating the file type) may be shown or

hidden. (e.g. Setup.exe or Setup)

• Text may be shown normally or all in uppercase (e.g. Setup or SETUP).

■ Hardware and software requirements

To run this software, you must have the hardware and software described
below. Check your system before you begin the installation.

Compatible PCs

IBM PC/AT or compatible

✽1

Operating System

Windows 98 (including the Second Edition)
Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
Windows 2000 Professional

✽2

Windows XP Home Edition

✽2

Windows XP Professional

✽2

CPU

200 MHz Pentium or better recommended (800 MHz
Pentium 3 or better recommended for Windows XP

RAM

64MB minimum (128 MB minimum for Windows XP)

Hard disk space

Amount required for installation: 140 MB minimum
Amount required for operation: 300 MB minimum
(When FinePix CD Album Maker is used: 2 GB or better)

Display

800

× 600 pixels or better, 16-bit color or better

Internet connection

✽3

• To use the FinePix Internet Service or mail attachment

function
An Internet connection and e-mail transmission software

• To use videoconferencing

An analog modem or ISDN connection

• Connection speed: 56k or better recommended

Sound functions

✽4

Speakers, microphone and sound card

✽1 Models with a USB interface as a standard feature and one of the above operating

systems preinstalled.

✽2 When you install the software, log in using a system administrator account (e.g.

“Administrator”).

✽3 Required to use the FinePix Internet Service and videoconferencing. The software can still

be installed even if you do not have an Internet connection.

✽4 Sound functions are required for videoconferencing and audio input/output in

VideoImpression.

• Connect the camera directly to the computer using the special USB cable. The

software may not operate correctly if you use an extension cable or connect the
camera via a USB hub.

• If your computer has more than one USB port, the camera can be connected to either

port.

• Push the USB connector fully into the socket to ensure that it is securely connected.

The software may not operate correctly if the connection is faulty.

• Additional USB interface board is not guaranteed.
• Windows 95 cannot be used.
• Operation is not guaranteed on home-built computers or on computers running

updated operating system software.

• If your Internet connection is via a router or via a LAN (connecting machines on the

LAN to the Internet), you cannot use videoconferencing.

• If you are using Windows XP and you tick the “Protect my computer and network by

limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet” checkbox in the
Internet connection firewall settings, videoconferencing cannot be used. See
“Troubleshooting” (/ P.100) for information on setting up firewalls.

• When you reinstall or remove FinePixViewer, the Internet menu and your user ID and

password for the FinePix Internet Service are deleted from your computer. Click the
[Register now] button, enter your registered user ID and password and download the
menu again.

NOTE

Pre-installation Checklist