Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 113)

Connecting to other equipment
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correctly when the camera is connected to
a PC. Import the motion picture files to the
PC and then play them back.
• If battery power is exhausted while the
camera and the PC are communicating,
the recorded data may be damaged.
When you connect the camera to the PC,
use a battery with sufficient battery power
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP;
optional).
• If the remaining battery power becomes
low while the camera and the PC are
communicating, the alarm beeps. In this
case, stop the communication at once on
the PC.
• When connecting the camera to a
“Windows 2000” OS PC with the USB
connection cable, do not replace the
card while the camera and the PC are
connected. The information on the card
may be damaged. Use “Safely Remove
Hardware” in the task tray on your PC
when replacing the card.
• Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may
be displayed in black in playback mode,
multi playback and calendar playback.
• Read the operating instructions for the
PC.
• If a card is not inserted when the camera
is connected to the PC, you can edit or
access the pictures on the built-in
memory. If a card is inserted, you can edit
or access the pictures on it.
• You cannot switch between the built-in
memory and the card while the camera is
connected to the PC. When you want to
switch between the built-in memory and
the card, disconnect the USB connection
cable, insert (or remove) the card and
then connect the USB connection cable to
the PC again.
• The message [PLEASE RE-CONNECT
THE PRINTER.] appears if you change
the mode dial to print mode [
] while
this unit is connected to a PC. If
connecting the printer again, change the
mode to a mode other than [
] and then
check that no data is being transferred.
([ACCESS] appears on the LCD monitor
of this unit while data is being transferred.)
Printing the Pictures
By connecting the camera directly to a
printer supporting PictBridge via the USB
connection cable (supplied), you can select
the pictures to print and start printing on the
camera’s screen.
Set print settings such as the print quality
on the printer beforehand. (Read the printer
operating instructions.)
USB connection cable (supplied)
AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; optional)
• It may take time to print some pictures.
Use a battery with sufficient battery power
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP;
optional) when you connect to a printer.
• Turn the camera off before inserting or
removing the cable for the AC adaptor
(DMW-AC7PP; optional).
1 Turn on the camera and the
printer.
2 Set the mode dial to [ ].
3 Connect the camera to a printer
via the USB connection cable
(supplied).
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