Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder TRV940, TRV950 Operating Instructions

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Viewing Images Using your Computer
Connecting your camcorder to your computer using the USB cable
– For Windows users
If you cannot install the USB driver
The USB driver has been registered incorrectly as your computer was connected to your
camcorder before installation of the USB driver was completed. Perform the following
procedure to correctly install the USB driver.
Viewing images recorded on a tape
Step 1: Uninstall the incorrect USB driver
1Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load....

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Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
Connecting your camcorder to your computer using the USB cable
– For Windows users
Windows 98SE Windows Me
5Select and delete the underlined devices below. 

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Viewing Images Using your Computer
6Turn the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) on your camcorder, and then
disconnect the USB cable.
7Restart your computer.
Step 2: Install the USB driver on the supplied CD-ROM
Perform the entire procedure described in “Installing the USB driver” on page 188.
Viewing images recorded on a “Memory Stick”
Step1: Uninstall the incorrect USB driver
1Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.
2Insert a “Memory Stick” into your camcorder.
3Connect the AC power adaptor, and...

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Capturing images with “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony”
You need to install the USB driver and “PIXELA ImageMixer” to view taped images on
your computer (p. 188).
To install and use the software in Windows 2000 Professional, you must be authorized
as Power Users or Administrators. For Windows XP Home Edition/Professional, you
must be authorized as Administrators.
Viewing images recorded on a tape
(1)Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.
(2)Connect the AC power adaptor, and insert a tape...

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(6)Select .
(7)Connect the 
 (USB) jack on your camcorder to the USB connector on your
computer using the supplied USB cable.
(8)Press N to start playback.
The picture from the tape appears on your computer.
Preview window
USB connector
 (USB) jack
USB cable (supplied)
Push into the end
Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer
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Viewing pictures live from your camcorder
(1)Follow the steps 1, 2 on page 194.
(2)Set the POWER switch to CAMERA.
Select USB STREAM in 
 to ON in the menu settings (p. 215).
(3)Follow the steps 4 to 7 on page 194, 195.
The picture from your camcorder appears on the preview window on your
computer.
Capturing still images
(1)Select.
(2)Looking at the preview window, move the cursor to
and press it at the
point you want to capture.
The still image on the screen is captured.
Captured images are...

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Capturing moving pictures
(1)Select.
(2)Look at the preview window and click on 
at the first scene of the movie
you want to capture.
changes to.
(3)Look at the preview window and click on
at the last scene you want to
capture. The captured images appear in the thumbnail list window.
Notes
•The following may occur while using your camcorder, and are not due to any
malfunction.
– The image shakes up and down.
– Some images are not displayed correctly due to noise,...

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If image data cannot be transferred by the USB connection
The USB driver has been registered incorrectly as your computer was connected to your
camcorder before installation of the USB driver was completed. Reinstall the USB driver
following the procedure on page 191.
If any trouble occurs
Close all running applications, then restart your computer.
Carry out the following operations after quitting the application:
–Disconnect the USB cable.
–Change the POWER switch to the other position or set the...

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Viewing images
Before operation
•You need to install the USB driver to view “Memory Stick” images on your computer
(p. 188).
An application such as Windows Media Player must be installed to play back moving
pictures in Windows environment.
•Set USBCONNECT in 
 to NORMAL in the menu settings. (The default setting is set
to NORMAL.)
(1)Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.
(2)Insert a “Memory Stick” into your camcorder, and connect the AC power
adaptor to...

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Image file storage destinations and image files
Image files recorded with your camcorder are grouped in folders by recording mode.
The meanings of the file names are as follows. ssss stands for any number within
the range from 0001 to 9999.
For Windows Me users
(When your camcorder is recognized as the drive [E:])
Folder File Meaning
100MSDCF DSC0ssss.JPG Still image file
MOML0001 MOV0ssss.MPG Moving picture file
Folder containing moving picture data
Folder containing still image data
Viewing images...