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Philips SPC 200NC PC Camera
Instructions for use
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:37 Pagina 2 2 ENGLISH Introduction Philips SPC 200NC PC Camera The Philips SPC 200NC PC Camera you have just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give you years of trouble-free use. Brilliant images and blazing colours, that's what you get with the SPC 200NC PC Camera. Forget about installing interface cards and separate power supplies, because you don't need them any more. Power is supplied direct to the camera through the USB cable
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:37 Pagina 3 ENGLISH 3 Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................2 1.Things you should know ..........................................................................................4-5 Safety precautions..................................................................................................................................................................
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:37 Pagina 4 4 ENGLISH 1.Things you should know Please read the following instructions carefully, and retain them for future reference. It may be helpful to have the instructions for use for the PC at hand for reference. Safety precautions Observe the following guidelines to ensure that the camera will operate safely and to prevent defects. • Do not use your camera in environments outside the following range: temperature: 0°C to 40°C, relative humidity: 45% ~
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 5 ENGLISH 5 Pack contents Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips SPC 200NC box. They are provided to help you set up and use your Philips SPC 200NC. SPC 200 NC Installation CD v.1.00 9082 100 03367 Philips SPC 200NC Installation CD-ROM Quick Installation Guide PC Camera including manual Microphone SPC 200 NC
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 6 6 ENGLISH 2. Functional overview 6 1 5 2 7 3 4 1 Rotating lens For manually changing the vertical angle of the camera. 2Focus ring For adjusting the focus of the image manually. 3 Desktop stand For stable desktop placement of the SPC 200NC PC Camera. 4 USB cable For connecting the camera to the USB port of the PC. The camera will derive its power from the PC when a USB connection is made. 5 Snapshot button Enables you to take photos without using
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 7 ENGLISH 7 3. Installation Installing the camera software ® ® The software supplied only works on PCs with the operating systems Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP. Notes! – Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and USB mouse) before you start. – Do not plug in your USB camera yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM first. ® – Have your Windows CD-ROM at hand. 1 Place the installation CD-ROM in your computer's CD-ROM-/DVD drive. > After a
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 8 8 ENGLISH 2 Select your language and click on the 'OK' button. > The following screen appears. 3 Select at least the ‘SPC 200NC PC Camera driver’ and click on the 'OK' button. > The following software license agreement appears. Click on 'Agree' to continue the installation. > The following screen, including a progress bar, appears. > The screen below appears when the installation was successful. 4 You now need to reboot your PC first and then con
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 9 ENGLISH 9 Connecting the camera to your PC 1 Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the camera to the PC. 2 Turn on the PC. 3 Connect the USB plug of the USB cable to the USB port of the PC. 4 Peel off the protective foil on the rear of the microphone and attach the microphone to the PC monitor. 5 Connect the microphone plug to the Audio in socket of the PC. > The camera will now derive its power from the PC.
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 10 10 ENGLISH 4. Camera settings The Philips SPC 200NC properties (audio and video) can be changed from within an application, or independently by clicking the VProperty icon ‘ ’ which can be found in the Windows taskbar bottom right of your screen. Most applications can show a 'live preview' video image on your monitor. Always use this option to see the effect of changed settings on your screen. General controls 1 2 1 Flickerless image The Flicke
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 11 ENGLISH 11 Picture controls 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! 3 Full automatic control: on/off This full automatic control mode provides a very easy way to get the best out of your Philips SPC 200NC PC Camera. Or you can choose to have maximum manual control over the camera settings by switching the full automatic control mode off. Full automatic control 'on' is the preferred setting for normal use. Techniques active within full automatic control mode are: – Au
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 12 12 ENGLISH 7 Saturation Saturation enables you to set the colour reproduction from black and white to a full colour image or video according to your own preference. Use the slider to find your 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; In manual mode you can control the gain and shutter speed settings manually. With full au
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 13 ENGLISH 13 Audio controls $ $ Volume slider This slider provides manual control over the microphone volume.
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 14 14 ENGLISH 5. Using the applications The Philips SPC 200NC PC camera is TWAIN-compatible* (like a scanner), so you can use the camera as an input device for any application software that uses TWAIN as a data source. (e.g. photo editing software). In TWAIN-compatible applications you will see the Philips SPC 200NC camera listed as an available TWAIN data source among your other TWAIN sources (e.g. scanners). Just pick the USB PC camera as your so
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 15 ENGLISH 15 MSN messenger You can download and install MSN Messenger via Microsoft MSN Messenger websites. In the list below you will find the website address for your country for downloading MSN Messenger: USA - http://messenger.msn.com Norway - http://messenger.msn.no Germany - http://messenger.msn.de Finland - http://messenger.msn.fi France - http://messenger.msn.fr Sweden - http://messenger.msn.se United Kingdom - http://messenger.msn.co.uk D
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 16 16 ENGLISH AOL Instant Messenger You can download and install AOL Instant Messenger via the America Online website. Please find below the website address for downloading AOL Instant Messenger: http://www.aim.com/ Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and installation of AOL Instant Messenger. Microsoft NetMeeting Microsoft NetMeeting is a standard application that comes with your Windows operating system (from Windows 98SE
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 17 ENGLISH 17 3 Click the telephone icon. 4 In the 'Place A Call' dialogue box, fill in your partner's IP address in 'To: ' 5 Click on 'Call' and wait for response. Note! If you or your partner are/is behind a firewall or is using a proxy server (common for office users), please refer to NetMeeting Help about detail solutions. To respond to an incoming call: 1 You can choose 'Automatically Accept Calls' or you can accept manually. 2 When the 'Inco
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 18 18 ENGLISH 6.Technical specifications Sensor................................................................................................................................................................................CIF CMOS Video resolution (Max.)............................................................................................................................ CIF (352 x 288) Image resolution (Max.)...............................
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 19 ENGLISH 19 7. Important information Disclaimer Philips makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document. Philips makes no commitment to update nor to keep current the information contained in this document. FCC compliance This device complies wi
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SPC200NC_English.qxd 31-08-2005 16:38 Pagina 20 20 ENGLISH Environmental information All redundant packaging has been omitted.We have done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into four materials: cardboard, polystyrene foam, PET and polyethylene.Your set consists of materials which can be recycled if disassembled by a specialized company. Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of packaging, exhausted batteries and old equipment. WARNING Plastic bags can be
