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MiniCam™ Pro User’s Manual HO98756 www.j as co pr odu ct s. co m For technical suppor t contact Jasco Pr oducts at 1-800-654-8483[...]
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Page 2 Table of Contents CAUTIONS ------------------------- ------------------------------ 3 SYSTEM REQU IREMEN TS------------------------- -------- 3 MAINTENANCE CARE AND STORAGE--------------- 3 CONTEN TS-------------------------------------------- ---------- 5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MINICAM™ PRO------ 5 INSTALLATION------------------------------[...]
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Page 3 Cautions Read Before Using Your MiniCam™ Pro 1. You m ust install the camera driver BEFORE connecting the cam era to your com puter . 2. Please read this user’s manual before oper ating your MiniCam ™ Pro. 3. Do not leave cam era connected to the USB if cam era is not going to be used for a long period of tim e. T his can adversely aff[...]
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Page 4 1. Do not use or store the cam er a in high hum idity and extrem e high/low tem perature. 2. Do not touch the lens with your finger s. 3. Do not drop the cam era or get the cam era wet. 4. Do not try to repair the cam era. 5. T o clean the camera, use a dry cl oth. Do not use or ganic solvents, such as alcohol etc. to clean the cam era. 6. S[...]
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Contents 1. MiniCam ™ Pro with stand and clip 2. CD with driver and softwar e application 3. Instruction m anual Getting to Know Your MiniCam™ Pro Note: You m ust install the camera driver BEFORE connecting the cam era to your com puter. Page 5[...]
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Page 6 Installation Please note th at you must ins tall the camera drivers BEFORE you connect th e camera to the USB port of you r computer. 1. You m ust install all relevant updates, service packs, and patches for your opera ting system . These are available on Micr osoft’s® website under “Resources”. Use the “W indows Update” link. ( w[...]
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Page 7 5. Select Next on the Welcom e screen. 6. Under Setup Ty pe select Com plete , and then Next to continue. 7. Select Install to begin copying the driver files to your com puter. 8. On the final screen, select Finish . 9. It m ay be necessary to have y our Windows installation disk available to install any additional windows drivers onto y our[...]
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Page 8 12. ( Optional ) To download Adobe® Reader® select Adobe Reader 7.0 and follow the instruction instructions. You m ay need to reboot your com puter. 13. When you have installed the driv er, and all of the optional software you want to install, select Exit. 14. Rem ove the warning label from the USB plug of your M iniCam ™ Pro. 15. After [...]
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PhotoImpression™ Welcome to PhotoImpression ArcSoft PhotoIm pression™ is an easy-to- use image- editing program specifically designed for genera l consum ers. The program enables you to edit, retouch, enhance or add special effects to digital im ages with point- and-click sim plicity. It also offers a great variety of project tem plates for cre[...]
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Page 10 Features in clude: • Create dynam ic im ages • Editable text • Instantly remove red-eye • Special effects and enhancem ents/Intuitive resize options • Photo fun • Choose from a wide variety of fram es, brush stroke edges and shapes • Multiple, advanced printing options--now with PIM! • Desktop interaction • Works great wit[...]
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Using Photo Impression 1.Click on “Cam era/Scanner ”. See picture below. 2. Select “GE 98756 MiniCam Pro”. 3.The new window will allow you to capture your pictures. Page 11[...]
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Edit Captured Pictures 1. After you have captur ed pictures, you’ re ready to edit them . To get started select a picture fr om the ones you captured. 2. Your picture will open in the m ain window. See Diagram . 3. Click on the Enhance, Cr eate, Projec t, Save or Print button on the left. See Diagram . 4. The associated m enus are located on the [...]
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Video Impression™ ArcSoft Video Im pression™ is a powerful, easy- to-use video editing and presentation program designed for consum ers. ArcSoft Video Im pression™ enables you to edit video clips and still im ages, and to com bine them to create multim edia desktop video presentations for hom e, business, and the Internet. ArcSoft Video Impre[...]
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Page 14 and special effects into your very ow n movie. M ake a VCD and play your m ovie on your DVD player! Working wi th Video Impression • Getting Started • Working with Album s • Working with the Story board • Editing Im ages • Editing Video • Editing Audio • Printing a Still Im age from a Video • Saving a Movie ArcSoft Video Imp[...]
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8. If you want to save what y ou ha ve recorded, click the album icon to the right of “ Album ”. If you need m ore help, click on “ Help ” in the upper left-hand cor ner of the screen. Note: If you are try ing to send a video clip by em ail, your em ail provider m ay have a size lim itation. Visit www.arcsoft.com for a tutorial, full m anua[...]
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Page 16 MSN® Messenger Installing/Opening MSN® Messenger A. W indows® 98/ME/2000 • Log on to http://m essenger . m sn.com to download • After it has downloaded, you can open M SN® Messenger by going to S tart → Program s → W indows Messenger . B. W indows® XP • MSN® Messenger is already installed • Open MSN® Messenger by going to[...]
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Page 17 Note1: In order to chat and share vide o with a friend, you will need to add your friend to your contact list. Y our friend will also need to use MSN® Messenger . T his can be downloaded for free from : http://m essenger .msn.com Note 2: W indows® XP users m ay be asked to add a .NET Passport to your user account. Follow the instructions.[...]
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Page 18 Trouble Shooting 1. Cam era will not turn on • Make sure the cam era is plugged into the USB port correctly • Make sure your USB port is functioning pr operly . Y ou m ay need to install updates, service packs, or patches for your operating system from Microsoft’ s® website, www .m icrosof t.com . Go to “W indows Update” under Re[...]
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Page 19 directions above, then reboot y our com puter . Re-install the MiniCam ™ Pro driver according to the installation directions, then reboot y our com puter . Plug in your M iniCam ™ Pro. 4. Problem s with Photo Im pression™ or V ideo Im pression™ • V isit http://www .arcsoft.com 5. Problem s with MSN™ Messenger • V isit [...]
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Page 20 TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Jasco Products Com pany warrants this product to be free fr om m anufacturing defects for a period of two years fr om the original date of consum er purchase. This warranty is lim ited to the repair or replacement of this product only and does not exte nd to consequential or incidental dam age to other products tha[...]
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Page 21 FCC Statement Notice: Federal Comm unications Comm ission (FCC) requirements, Part 15 This equipm ent has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harm ful interference in a residential installatio[...]
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• Consult the dealer or an experien ced radio/TV technician f or help. CAUTION: Any changes of m odifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipm ent. This device com p lies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this devi[...]