Here are some issues that might come up when attempting to connect your camera to your computer and some ways to correct them:
| Windows/DC220 DC260 Camera Communications
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| Problem
|
Cause
|
Solution
|
| Computer cannot communicate
with the camera.
|
Camera power is off.
|
Turn the camera on.
|
| The Mode dial is not set
to Connect.
|
Set the camera's Mode
dial to Connect.
|
| 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.
|
| 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.
|
| 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 Connecting via a
serial cable.
|
| Infrared port is not
responding.
|
Check the computer's
infrared connection. Be
sure that the camera is
on.
|
| The BIOS has a
different port assigned
as the infrared port.
|
Change the port setting
in Camera Properties to
reflect the port value
assigned in the BIOS.
|