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Using EPSON PhotoStarter and EPSON CardMonitor

For Mac OS X

Installing EPSON PhotoStarter and EPSON CardMonitor
About EPSON PhotoStarter and EPSON CardMonitor
Making EPSON PhotoStarter Settings
Uninstalling EPSON PhotoStarter
Uninstalling EPSON CardMonitor

Installing EPSON PhotoStarter and EPSON CardMonitor

For Products with Memory Card Slots

When installing the software, EPSON PhotoStarter and EPSON CardMonitor are also installed. See your product's documentation for information on how to install the software.

Note:

You can select the software you want to install from a list of choices. If you do not want to install EPSON PhotoStarter and EPSON CardMonitor, click Custom when the installer opens and clear the EPSON PhotoStarter and CardMonitor check boxes, then click Install.

If you are upgrading from older version of EPSON CardMonitor, the old version is automatically uninstalled before the new version is installed. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation.

For Products without Memory Card Slots

Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

Double-click the EPSON icon. The installer dialog box opens. Click the Custom button.

Select EPSON PhotoStarter and CardMonitor, clear other check boxes, then click OK.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Note:

If you are upgrading from older version of EPSON CardMonitor, the old version is automatically uninstalled before the new version is installed. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation.

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About EPSON PhotoStarter and EPSON CardMonitor

EPSON CardMonitor

EPSON CardMonitor monitors the memory card slots in your product and computer and launches EPSON PhotoStarter.

Note:

EPSON CardMonitor will continue to monitor the memory card slots of your computer when you use a product without memory card slots.

EPSON PhotoStarter

The following settings are available in the EPSON PhotoStarter setup assistant.

Select the card slots you want to monitor.

Choose to automatically save photo files from a memory card to a selected folder, or to save them in several separate folders according to the day they were taken.

Select to open an application automatically when a memory card is inserted, or to display a list of up to eight applications of your choice.

Note:

If you select to have EPSON PhotoQuicker open automatically when a memory card is inserted into the memory card slot of your product or computer, EPSON PhotoQuicker will load the data from the memory card automatically.

When using a product without memory card slots, EPSON PhotoStarter monitors the memory card slots of your computer.

Different memory cards operate in different ways. Be sure to refer to the documentation packaged with your memory card and PC card adapter for details.

Make sure your memory card' s capacity is 512 MB or less and that the memory card contains only data taken with a DCF-compliant digital camera. Memory cards that do not meet these specifications are not supported by EPSON PhotoStarter and EPSON CardMonitor.

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Making EPSON PhotoStarter Settings

Follow the instructions below to use the setup assistant for EPSON PhotoStarter.

When a memory card is inserted into a memory card slot for the first time after installing EPSON PhotoStarter and CardMonitor, the setup assistant appears on the computer's display.

Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the PhotoStarter.

Changing the EPSON PhotoStarter Settings

To change EPSON PhotoStarter settings, follow the instructions below.

Double-click the Macintosh HD icon, double-click Applications double-click the EPSON PhotoStarter 3.x for X folder, then double-click the EPSON PhotoStarter3.x for X icon to open the setup assistant. If the setup assistant does not appear in EPSON PhotoStarter, click Tools on the menu bar, then select Change Settings.

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Uninstalling EPSON PhotoStarter

Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. The EPSON software CD opens automatically.

Double-click the Mac OS X folder, the English folder, the EPSON PhotoStarter folder, then the Installer icon.

The License dialog box opens. Follow the on-screen instructions.

When the Installer dialog box opens, select Uninstall from the pull-down menu in the top left corner.

Click the Uninstall button. When a message appears informing you that the uninstall was successful, click OK.

Click Quit to close the Installer dialog box.

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Uninstalling EPSON CardMonitor

Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. The EPSON software CD opens automatically.

Double-click the Mac OS X folder, the English folder, the EPSON CardMonitor folder, then the Installer icon.

The License dialog box opens. Follow the on-screen instructions.

When the Installer dialog box opens, select Uninstall from the pull-down menu in the top left corner.

Click the Uninstall button. When a message appears informing you that the uninstall was successful, click OK.

Click Quit to close the Installer dialog box.

Note:

EPSON PhotoStarter must be uninstalled before uninstalling EPSON CardMonitor.

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