Trouble Downloading Images with Cable

[SmartWombat]

Usually the camera can work in two modes: printing mode or computer mode.
Maybe it's set in printing mode?
Usually you can change it from a camera menu, but I don't know Minolta well enough.

[Shapokliak]

I checked the mode. The two possibilities are print and storage. It's set on storage mode, which is what the Minolta website recommends.