Philips SPC505NC/27 manual

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    SPC500NC/SPC505NC User manual[...]

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    2 Need help? Countr y T elephone number België/Belgique/Belgien (Belgium) 3 070 222303 (China ) 3 4008 800 008 Danmark (Denmark) 3 35-25-8759 Deutschland (Germany) 3 0180 536767 Espana (Spain) 3 902 888 784 France 3 08 09165 0005 da (Greece) 3 0 0800 3122 1280 Italia (Italy) 3 899 23 45 06 (Japan) 3 0570-07-6666 Lux embourg (Lux emburg[...]

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    EN 3 Please check that the following items are pack ed in the Philips SPC500NC/SPC505NC box. They are provided to help y ou set up and use your Philips SPC500NC/SPC505NC . Philips SPC500NC/ Installation CD-ROM Quick Installation SPC505NC including manual Guide W ebCam Microphone Headset with headphone (SPC500NC only) and microphone (SPC505NC only) [...]

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    EN 4 1 F ocus ring For adjusting the focus of the image manuall y . 2 Clamp with rubber rims For attaching the W ebCam to y our PC monitor or laptop screen. 3 USB connector For connecting the W ebCam to the USB por t of the laptop or desktop PC . The W ebCam will derive its pow er from the laptop or desktop PC when a USB connection is made . 4 Rota[...]

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    EN 5 2 Need help? 3 What’ s in the bo x? 4 Legend of functions 5 Contents 6 W elcome 7 Things y ou should kno w 7 Safety pr ecautions 7 Cop yright 8 Installation 8 Installing the W ebCam software 10 Connecting the W ebCam to your PC/la ptop 12 W ebCam settings 12 General controls 13 Picture contr ols 16 Using the applications 16 VLounge 17 Skype [...]

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    EN 6 The Philips SPC500NC/SPC505NC W ebCam y ou hav e just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give you y ear s of trouble-free use . Br illiant images and blazing colors, that's what you get with the SPC500NC/SPC505NC W ebCam. Forget about installing interface cards and separ ate power supplies, because you don't [...]

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    EN 7 Please read the following instructions carefully , and retain them for future reference. It may be helpful to hav e the instr uctions for use for the PC at hand for ref erence . Safety pr ecautions Obser ve the follo wing guidelines to ensure that the W ebCam will operate safely and to prevent def ects. • Do not use your W ebCam in environme[...]

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    EN 8 Installation Installing the W ebCam softwar e 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 W ebCam yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM first. – Have your Win[...]

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    EN 9 > The following screen, including a progress bar , appear s . > The following screen appears when the installation was successful. 5 Click on ' Finish '. 6 Restart your PC / laptop when y ou ha ve finished installing the software. > The V(ideo)-Lounge desktop shor tcut will be installed after installation. > Via VLounge y[...]

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    Connecting the W ebCam to y our PC / laptop General 1 Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the W ebCam to the PC / laptop . 2 T urn on the PC / laptop . 3 Connect the USB connector of the USB cable to the USB port of the PC / laptop . > The W ebCam will now derive its power from the PC / laptop . 4 Use the clamp and the tw[...]

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    SPC505NC W ebCam 5 Connect the headset audio cable (SPC505NC only) to the sound card of y our PC / laptop. • Connect the black headphone plug ( n ) to the headphone sock et of the PC sound card. • Connect the gr ey micr ophone plug (!) to the microphone or green sock et of the sound card. Installation EN 11 A UDIO OU T AUDIO I N AU D IO O U T A[...]

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    EN 12 The Philips SPC500NC/SPC505NC video proper ty 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 . Al ways use this option to see the effect of chang[...]

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    EN 13 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 your Philips SPC500NC/SPC505NC W ebCam. Or you can choose to ha ve maximum manual control o ver the W ebCam settings by switching the full automatic control mode off. Full automatic control 'on' is th[...]

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    EN 14 5 Auto Exposure & Exposur e slider The exposure is the amount of light received b y the sensor and is determined by how long the sensor is exposed to capture a snapshot or video frame . The result depends on the sensitivity of the sensor . The W ebCam will find the optimal setting if you select the automatic exposure option. Y ou can use [...]

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    EN 15 0 Brightness Brightness enables you to adjust the brightness of the display ed image or video to suit your own preference. Use the slider to find y our prefer red setting. ! Contrast Contrast enables you to control the ratio between dar k and light according to your o wn preference . Use the slider to find y our prefer red setting. @ Gamma Ga[...]

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    EN 16 VLounge All applications can be accessed via the Philips V(ideo)-Lounge application. VLounge is the centr al application for easy access to your Philips W ebCam and all image and video applications installed during setup. • Star t VLounge through the Windows QuickLaunch menu in your taskbar , via the program group ‘SPC500NC W ebCam’, or[...]

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    EN 17 Skype Y ou can download and install Skype via the Skype website: http://www .skype .com. Please follow the on-screen instructions dur ing downloading and installation of Skype . MSN Messenger Y ou can download and install MSN Messenger via Microsoft MSN Messenger websites. In the list belo w you will f ind the website address for y our countr[...]

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    EN 18 Y ahoo! Messenger Y ou can download and install Y ahoo! Messenger via Y ahoo! Messenger websites. In the list belo w you will f ind the website address for y our countr y for downloading Y ahoo! Messenger : Austria - http://messenger .yahoo .com Belgium - http://messenger .yahoo.com Denmar k - http://dk.messenger .yahoo.com/ Finland - http://[...]

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    EN 19 Making snapshots using Windo ws ® XP Y ou can use Microsoft ® Windows ® XP to make snapshots with your Philips SPC500NC/SPC505NC W ebCam. If you need additional suppor t, please refer to the ‘ Help ’ topics of Microsoft ® Windows ® XP . Search for ‘ Get pictur e ’. Using the applications Sensor ...................................[...]

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    EN 20 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 f or 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 keep current the inf[...]

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    EN 21 En vironmental information Disposal of your old product Y our product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is cov ered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC Please inform your self about t[...]

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    Guarantee certificate Garantiebewijs Certificado de garantia Garantibe vis Certificat de garantie Certificado de garantia  Garantibe vis Garantieschein Certificato di garanzia Garanticertifikat T akuutodistus Garanti sertifikası year war ranty année garantie Jahr Garantie jaar garantie año garantia anno garanzia [...]