Kodak DC210 Plus - Manual (Page 70)

9-4
Windows-DC200/DC210 Camera Communications
Problem Cause Solution
Computer cannot
communicate with the camera. Some Advanced
Power Management
utilities on laptops can
turn off ports to save
battery life. See the Power
Management section
of your laptop’s user
guide to disable this
feature.
Conflict with another
serial device, such as a
modem. Refer to the serial
communication or
corresponding section
of your computer’s
modem, and/or
operating system’s
user’s guide.
Camera power is off. Turn the camera on.
Camera is not
connected to serial
cable or cable is not
connected to the
computer’s COM port. Connect serial cable to
camera and COM
port. See “Serial Cable
Connection” on page
6-2.
Infrared port is not
responding. Check the computer’s
infrared connection.
Be sure that the
camera is on.
Port settings in
software’s Acquire-
Preferences may be set
to the incorrect COM
port. Change the COM port
settings to Auto-
Search or to a specific
COM port.
The Mode dial is not
set to Connect. Set the camera’s Mode
dial to Connect.