Kodak DC3400 User Manual

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Camera Communications

Problem

Cause

Solution

Computer cannot
communicate with the
camera.

Camera power is off.

Turn the camera on.
See page 3.

The Mode dial is not
set to Connect.

Set the Mode dial to
Connect.

Some Advanced
Power Management
utilities on laptops
turn off ports to save
battery life.

See the Power
Management section
of your laptop manual
to disable this feature.

Conflict with another
serial device, such as
a modem or PDA

Refer to the serial
communication or
similar section of
your computer
modem, PDA, and/or
operating system
User’s Guide.

Camera is not
connected to serial or
USB cable, or cable is
not connected to the
computer serial or
USB port.

Connect serial or USB
cable to camera and
computer port. Refer
to the online help, or
see Chapter 7, on
page 95.

Port settings in
software may be set to
the incorrect COM
port.

Change the COM port
settings to Auto-
Search or to a
specific COM port.
See the online help.