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AVT cameras: installing hardware
Hardware Installation Guide V2.0.0
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Connecting camera to PC or laptop
1.
Shut down your PC or laptop and turn computer power off.
2.
Insert one end of the FireWire cable into your 1394 adapter or 1394 PC 
card.
3.
Insert the other end of the FireWire cable into your camera.
4.
Check that the camera is powered (green LED ON).
Caution
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Do not touch the shield of the camera cable con-
nected to a computer and the ground terminal of the 
lines at the same time.
Use only DC power supplies with insulated cases. 
These are identified by having only two power connec-
tors.
If you feel uncomfortable with the previous advice or if 
you have no knowledge about the connectivity of an 
installation, we strongly recommend powering down 
all systems before connecting or disconnecting a 
camera.
Caution
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Hot-plug precautions
Although FireWire devices can theoretically be hot-
plugged without powering down equipment, we 
strongly recommend turning the computer power off, 
before connecting a digital camera
 to it via a FireWire 
cable.
Static electricity or slight plug misalignment during 
insertion may short-circuit and damage components.
The physical ports may be damaged by excessive ESD 
(electrostatic discharge), when connected under pow-
ered conditions. It is good practice to ensure proper 
grounding of computer case and camera case to the 
same ground potential, before plugging the camera 
cable into the port of the computer. This ensures that 
no excessive difference of electrical potential exists 
between computer and camera.
Screw-lock precautions
Also, all AVT 1394b camera and cables have industrial 
screw-lock fasteners
, to insure a tight electrical con-
nection that is resistant to vibration and gravity.
We strongly recommend using only 1394b adapter 
cards with screw-locks.