Pentax S6 Leaflet

You can transfer images and movies captured with a digital camera to your computer and 
then organize, display, edit, print, and share them by installing the software recorded on the 
provided CD-ROM to your computer and connecting your digital camera to your computer 
with the USB cable. This section explains how to install the provided software “ACDSee for 
PENTAX” and the other necessary preparations for enjoying your digital camera pictures and 
movies on your computer.
Refer to your manual for the instructions of your computer and OS.
QuickTime

TM

 and QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. The QuickTime logo 

is registered in U.S. and other countries.

• ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (Image viewing/editing software)

ACD photostitcher (Panorama image editing software)
FotoSlate 3.0 (Image layout and printing software)
ACD Showtime! for PENTAX (Movie editing software)

• DivX
• DirectX
• USB driver for Windows 98/98SE

• ACDSee for PENTAX (Image viewing software)

ACD photostitcher (Panorama image editing software)

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Step 1

First, check the system requirements for the provided software.

Step 4

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on reverse side

Set up your digital camera for connecting with your computer. 

Step 5

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on reverse side

Connect the camera and your PC, 
and transfer images. 

Step 5

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on reverse side

Connect the camera and your 
Macintosh, and transfer images. 

Step 3

Install the image processing software 
(ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0) on your 
PC.

Step 2

Install the USB driver on your PC.

Step 3

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on reverse side

Install the image processing software 
(ACDSee for PENTAX) for 
Macintosh.

  USB connection

• OS

: Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional) 

(USB driver must be installed on Windows 98/98SE)

• USB port must be standard equipment

  Application Software

<ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, ACD photostitcher and FotoSlate 3.0>
(9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese [traditional and 
simplified], Korean, Japanese)

• OS

: Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional)

• CPU

: Pentium-class processor or equivalent (Pentium III 500MHz or 

higher recommended)

• Memory

: 64MB minimum

• Hard Disk space : 40MB minimum
• Monitor

: Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors

• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

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To display some formatted files like MOV-formatted movie files, QuickTime 6.0 or later, 
DirectX 9.0 or later, and  Windows Media Player 7.1 or later are required.

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To install ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, Windows Installer Service Version 2.0 may be 
required.

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ACD Showtime! for PENTAX is also installed when performing standard installation of 
ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (However, ACD Showtime! for PENTAX cannot be used if 
system requirements are not met.).

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Operation is not guaranteed on all computers meeting the system requirements.

<ACD Showtime! for PENTAX>
(6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese)

• OS

: Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional)

• CPU

: Pentium III 500MHz or higher (Pentium4 2.0GHz or higher 

recommended)

• Memory

: 128MB minimum (512MB recommended)

• Hard Disk space : 50MB minimum
• Monitor

: Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors

• Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
• QuickTime 6.0 or later

• Windows Media Player 7.1 or later
• DirectX 9.0 or later

  USB connection

• OS

: Mac OS 9.2/X (Ver. 10.1, 10.2, 10.3)

• USB port must be standard equipment

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Installation of the driver is not necessary.

  Application Software

<ACDSee for PENTAX>
(6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese)

• OS

: Mac OS 9.2 or later (requires QuickTime 6.0 or later and the latest 

version of CarbonLib)

• CPU

: PowerPC 266MHz or higher

• Memory

: 8MB minimum

• Hard Disk space : 6MB minimum

<ACD photostitcher>
(6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese)

• OS

: Mac OS 9.2 or later (requires QuickTime 4.1.2 or later and the 

latest version of CarbonLib)

• CPU

: PowerPC G3 300MHz or higher

• Memory

: 64MB minimum (128MB or more recommended)

• Hard Disk space : 50MB minimum (during installation), 150MB (500MB or more 

recommended)

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Operation is not guaranteed on all computers meeting the system requirements.

• The software cannot be used on Windows 95.
• In order to play movies on Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP, you are required to install 

Windows Media Player 9.0 or later. (CPU: Pentium4 2.0GHz or higher, or PentiumM 
1.0GHz or higher recommended)

• You cannot play movies shot by OptioS6 on Windows 98/NT.

The versions of Internet Explorer, Windows Installer Service required for use of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 and 
ACD Showtime! for PENTAX are not included in the provided CD-ROM (S-SW39). Go to the following sites 
to download the items you need.

• Internet Explorer

http://www.microsoft.com/ie

• Windows Installer Service

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;292539

You cannot play movies shot by OptioS6 on a Macintosh.

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For Widows 98/98SE, install a USB driver (PENUSBE.INF) in your PC to connect your 
camera to the PC using the USB cable. 

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2

The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears automatically, but no action is required at 
this stage. Click the 

 (Close) button to exit the screen.

3

4

Your PC will automatically detect the camera as a new hardware and the Wizard screen will 
appear.

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7

If another item has been selected, click the box to deselect it.

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Installation of the driver starts.

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When installation is finished, the Wizard window is exited.

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A removable disk will be added.

This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0, which lets you 
view and edit images transferred to your PC.

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2

The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears shortly.

3

The software selection screen appears.

4

If DivX and DirectX are not installed in your PC, install them 
before installing ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0.
To install  DirectX, click  [DirectX

®

]. Leave other settings at 

default and click [Next] when the Setup screen appears. 
When installation is completed, the software selection screen 
reappears.
To install DivX, click  [DivX]. The installation is completed with 
one click (no on-screen guidance follows).

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Follow the on-screen guidance and enter the registration 
information when the Setup screen appears.
Reboot your PC after installation is finished (Other settings 
are not necessary during installation).

If your PC is running Windows Media Player earlier than version 
7.1, a message such as the one shown on the right may appear 
during installation.

In this case, follow the instructions below to update Windows Media 
Player before installing the software.

[Cancel] and click [Finish] when the message appears telling you 
that the software has been successfully installed.

The latest version can be downloaded from the following website.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

• Windows Media Player 7.1 or later must be installed in your PC to install ACDSee for 

PENTAX 2.0.

• When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, log on with 

an account that has administrative rights before installing the software.

Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen following the steps below.
1) Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
2) Double-click the [CD-ROM drive (S-SW39)] icon.
3) Double-click [Setup.exe].

To see if DivX is properly installed in your PC, go to the Start menu and click [All Programs] 
to find [DivX]. Go to  [DivX Codec] in [DivX]  and click [License] to read the LICENSE 
AGREEMENT.

• The panorama image editing software “ACD Photostitcher”, the image layout and 

printing software “FotoSlate 3.0”, and the movie editing software “ACD Showtime! for 
PENTAX” are also installed when you install all program features of ACDSee for 
PENTAX 2.0 (complete installation).

• To guarantee more efficient operation, you are recommended to update Windows from 

the above website after updating Windows Media Player.

• The icon of “ACD Photostitcher” will not be displayed on the desktop even if you install 

all program features of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 (complete installation).

• Operation is not guaranteed if DivX and DirectX are not installed on your PC. Be sure to 

install all program features to ensure full operation of ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0.

Windows

Step 2

Windows

Step 3

Windows, Macintosh

Step 1

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