Note: See your User's Guide for more information.

1. Installing the USB driver (only if you have Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE)
2. Connecting the camera to your computer
3. Downloading images and movies

Step 1: Installing the USB driver

Note: The USB driver on the CD is exclusively for Windows 98 SE, and does not need to be installed if you have Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

1. Place the Gateway DC-M50 Digital camera driver CD for Windows in the CD/DVD drive. The CD automatically starts when Autorun is enabled.

   Note: If the CD does not automatically start, from the Start menu, click Run. In the Run dialog box, type: D:\Gateway.exe (where D is the drive letter of the CD/DVD drive). Click OK.
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2. In the DC-M50 window, click Driver - Storage Driver.
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3. In the Welcome dialog box, click Next.
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4. Files copy.

5. In the Setup Complete dialog box, click Finish.
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   Note: Microsoft DirectX version 8.1 or later is required for installation. If DirectX 8.1 or later is not already installed on your computer, you are prompted to install the software now. If version 8.1 or later is already installed, skip this section.

6. In the Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Setup dialog box, click Yes.
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7. In the next dialog box, click Yes to accept the terms of the license agreement.
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8. Files copy.
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9. Installation of DirectX 8.1 is complete. In the DirectX Setup dialog box, click OK to restart the computer.
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Step 2: Connecting the camera to your computer

1. Set the mode dial on the camera to PC mode.
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2. Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer.
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3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera (A).
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4. Turn the camera on.

5. From the Windows desktop, double-click the My Computer icon.

6. Look for a new "removable disk" icon appearing in the My Computer window. Your recorded images and movies will be in a folder on this "removable disk".
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Step 3: Downloading images and movies

When the camera is turned on and connected to your computer, it is considered to be a disk drive, just like a floppy disk drive or CD/DVD drive. You can download images by copying them from the "removable disk" to your computer hard drive.

1. Open the "Removable disk" folder by double-clicking it.
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2. Double-click the DCIM folder.
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3. Your images are inside the folder(s).
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4. Select the images that you want, and then from the Edit menu, click Copy. Open the destination location. From the Edit menu, click Paste. You may also drag and drop image files from the camera to a desired location.

Cautions

While this camera is connected to the computer or transferring the image data between this camera and the computer, do not perform the following operations. Otherwise, an error may occur, the camera and the computer may not function correctly, or the image data recorded on the CompactFlash (CF) card may be erased or damaged.

Do not:

• Turn off the power of the camera
• Disconnect the USB cable
• Rotate the function dial
• Remove or insert the CF card

When the camera is connected to the computer, the time for the auto power off function is fixed at 30 minutes automatically, regardless of the power supply you use or the settings in the SETUP mode.

When connecting the camera to the computer and transferring the image data between them, be sure to check that the battery capacity is full. If the battery power is low, the camera may be turned off while transferring data. If this happens, an error may occur, the camera and the computer may not function correctly, or the image data recorded on the CF card may be erased or damaged.