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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™ DC220/DC260 Zoom Camera
USB

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a relatively new method for your camera to communicate with the PC. A USB connection is faster than an RS-232 serial connection increasing the maximum data transfer rate to 12 Mb/sec.

USB requires special computer hardware and software features including a USB enabled motherboard, USB connections, and a version of WINDOWS 95 (called Win95B or OSR2). Most computers manufactured prior to January 1997 do not meet these requirements, but most computers manufactured since then often meet these requirements.

Note: USB is not currently supported in the WINDOWS NT 4.0 environment.

This method should only be used by the advanced computer user.

To determine if your computer supports a USB connection:

  1. Verify that a USB connector is present.

    This connector is normally on the back of the computer.

  2. Click the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your computer's desktop.
  3. Click on Properties in the pop-up menu.
  4. Verify the operating system is 4.00.950b or greater.
  5. Click the Device Manager tab.
  6. Verify that the Universal Serial Bus Controller is present, without any yellow or red indicators.
  7. Click on Universal Serial Bus Controller.
  8. Verify that a controller and USB Root hub are listed.
  9. Double-click on USB Root hub.
  10. Verify that device status is "The device is working properly."
  11. On your desktop, click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
  12. Click the Add/Remove Programs entry.
  13. Verify that USB Supplement to OSR2 is present.

    If all of the above conditions are met, your computer supports a USB connection.

    If your computer meets all the conditions except that no USB Supplement to OSR2 is present, refer to the README file for instructions on installing the USB Supplement.

Connecting via a USB cable

The camera can connect to a computer using the USB cable included in your camera package.

To connect to your computer with a USB cable:

  1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port on the back of your PC.

  2. Open the serial port on the side of your camera.
  3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the camera's serial port.

  4. Turn on the camera.

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