although the instructions in the quick start guide will get you started with nikon view 5, we recommend that you also read the material on the nikon view 5 reference cd (provided).
1 insert the reference cd
after turning on your computer and waiting for the operating system to start up, place the reference cd in a cd-rom drive.
if you are using a macintosh computer, the reference cd window will open automatically on the desktop. windows users will need first to doubleclick the my computer icon and then the nikon icon to open the reference cd window.
2 install adobe acrobat reader
the material on the nikon view 5 reference cd is in portable document format (pdf), which can be viewed in adobe acrobat reader 4.0 or later. if you have already installed this version of acrobat, proceed to step 3.
to install adobe acrobat reader, open the folder for the language of your choice and double-click the installer icon. the installer start-up screen will be displayed; follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. start-up screen (windows)
3 read the instructions for nikon view 5
once you have installed adobe acrobat reader, double-click the index.pdf icon in the root directory of the reference cd to view a clickable index of the documentation available for nikon view 5. if you have not already installed nikon view 5, you can follow the links to view detailed installation instructions for your computer system. if desired, you can print the installation instructions using the print… command in the acrobat file menu, and follow along during installation of nikon view 5.
already have nikon view?
in order to transfer pictures to your computer using the uc-e5 usb cable, the coolpix 2000 requires the version of nikon view 5 provided with the camera. if you have a version of nikon view that was included with another nikon digital camera, you will need to upgrade to the version provided with the coolpix 2000.