Philips SPC 300NC manual

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    Instructions for use Philips SPC 300NC PC Camera SPC300NC_English.qxd 01-09-2005 09:38 Pagina 1[...]

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    ENGLISH 2 Intr oduction Philips SPC 300NC PC Camera The Philips SPC 300NC PC Camera you hav e just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give y ou years of trouble-free use . Brilliant images and blazing colour s, that's what you get with the SPC 300NC PC Camera. For get about installing interface cards and separate power[...]

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    Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................2 1. Things you should kno w ..........................................................................................4-5 Safety precautions......................................................................[...]

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    1. Things you should kno w Please read the f ollowing instructions car efully , and retain them for futur e r efer ence. It ma y be helpful to ha v e the instructions for use for the PC at hand f or ref erence. Safety pr ecautions Obser ve the follo wing guidelines to ensure that the camera will oper ate safely and to prevent defects. • Do not us[...]

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    P ack contents Please check that the following items are pack ed in the Philips SPC 300NC box. They are provided to help y ou set up and use y our Philips SPC 300NC . Philips SPC 300NC Installation CD-ROM Quick Installation Guide PC Camera including manual Microphone SPC 200 NC SPC 200 NC Installation CD v.1.00 9082 100 03367 ENGLISH 5 SPC300NC_Eng[...]

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    2. Functional ov erview 1 Rotating lens For manually changing the v er tical angle of the camer a. 2F ocus ring For adjusting the focus of the image manuall y . 3 Desktop stand For stable desktop placement of the SPC 300NC PC Camera. 4 USB cable For connecting the camera to the USB por t of the PC . The camera will der ive its power from the PC whe[...]

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    3. Installation Installing the camera software The software supplied only works on PCs with the oper ating systems Microsoft ® Windows ® 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP . Notes! – Unplug all your USB devices (e xcept USB keyboard and USB mouse) before you start. – Do not plug in your USB camera y et. Run the Installation CD-ROM first. – Have your W i[...]

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    > The following screen, including a progress bar , appear s. > The screen below appears when the installation was successful. Y ou can now connect your PC Camera. Note! The SPC 300NC PC Camera is 'XP Plug & Play'. This means if you are r unning W indows XP and you have installed Ser vice P ack 2 and the latest Microsoft W indows[...]

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    Connecting the camera to y our PC 1 Be sure to run the installation CD fir st, before connecting the camera to the PC. 2 T urn on the PC . 3 Connect the USB plug of the USB cable to the USB port of the PC . 4 P eel off the pr otectiv e foil on the r ear of the micr ophone and attach the micr ophone to the PC monitor . 5 Connect the microphone plug [...]

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    4. Camera settings The Philips SPC 300NC proper ties (audio and video) can be changed from within an application, or independently by clicking the VProper ty icon ‘ ’ which can be found in the Windows taskbar bottom right of your screen. Most applications can show a 'live preview' video image on y our monitor . Always use this option [...]

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    Picture contr ols 3 Full automatic control: on/off This full automatic control mode provides a v er y easy way to get the best out of y our Philips SPC 300NC PC Camera. Or you can choose to hav e maximum man ual control ov er the camera settings by switching the full automatic control mode off. Full automatic control 'on' is the preferred[...]

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    7 Saturation Saturation enables you to set the colour reproduction from black and white to a full colour image or video according to your o wn preference. Use the slider to find y our preferred setting. 8 Exposure The exposure setting determines the amount of light that will fall onto the video sensor chip by controlling the gain and shutter speed;[...]

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    Audio contr ols $ V olume slider This slider provides man ual control ov er the microphone volume. $ ENGLISH 13 SPC300NC_English.qxd 01-09-2005 09:39 Pagina 13[...]

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    5. Using the applications VLounge For additional suppor t read the 'Help' documentation within the 'Help' option of the menubar of VLounge . MSN messenger Y ou can download and install MSN Messenger via Microsoft MSN Messenger websites. In the list below y ou will find the w ebsite address for y our countr y for downloading MSN [...]

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    Y ahoo! Messenger Y ou can download and install Y ahoo! Messenger via Y ahoo! Messenger websites. In the list below y ou will f ind the website address f or your countr y for downloading Y ahoo! Messenger : USA - http://messenger .yahoo .com Norway - http://no .messenger .yahoo.com/ Germany - http://de .messenger .yahoo.com/ Finland - http://messen[...]

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    Micr osoft NetMeeting Microsoft NetMeeting is a standard application that comes with your Windows operating system (from Windows 98SE onwards). Windows NetMeeting is already installed on y our PC during the installation of your Windows operating system. T o create a shor tcut on your PC's desktop you need to do the following: 1 Use the Windows[...]

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    To r espond to an incoming call: 1 Y ou can choose 'Automatically Accept Calls' or you can accept manually . 2 When the 'Incoming Call' dialogue box appears, click on 'Accept'. Notes! – Only two computers in a NetMeeting conference can use audio for communication. All other participants must communicate through other[...]

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    6. T echnical specifications Sensor ...................................................................................................................................................................... QVGA CMOS Video resolution (Max.) .................................................................................................................[...]

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    7. Impor tant information Disclaimer Philips makes no warr anty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warr anties of merchantability and fitness for a par ticular pur pose . Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document. Philips makes no commitment to update nor to ke[...]

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    En vir onmental information All redundant packaging has been omitted. W e have done our utmost to mak e the packaging easily separable into four materials: cardboard, polystyrene foam, PET and poly ethylene. Y our set consists of mater ials which can be recycled if disassembled b y a specialized compan y . Please obser ve the local regulations rega[...]

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    8. Helpline Need Help? If you ha v e any questions about the Philips SPC 300NC Camera, please contact our helpline for assistance! Y ou can find the number in the list belo w . Before y ou call, please read this manual carefully . Y ou will be able to solv e most of your prob lems. The model number of the camera is SPC 300NC . Date of purchase: ___[...]

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