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Philips ThumbCam for laptops
Instructions for use
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2 ENGLISH Introduction Philips ThumbCam for laptops The Philips ThumbCam for laptops you have just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give you years of trouble-free use.This new digital camera is the most advanced means of recording quality movies or still photos quickly and easily on your laptop. After installation the camera can be used as a: • laptop camera for video chat and video mail; • digital camera for taking high quality photos; • video camera for capturing vid
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ENGLISH 3 Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................2 1.Things you should know.............................................................................................................................................5-6 Safety precautions..................................................................................................................................................................
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4 ENGLISH 9. Important information.........................................................................................32-33 Disclaimer......................................................................................................................................................................................32 FCC compliance..................................................................................................................................................................
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ENGLISH 5 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 laptop 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% ~ 85%. • Do not use or store your camera in
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6 ENGLISH Pack contents Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips ThumbCam box. They are provided to help you set up and use your Philips ThumbCam. ThumbCam iioiioiioi oiiioi oi ioioiiio ioio iioiiiiioi oiiioiioi ioi iioiioiioi iioiiiiioioo 1 iioiiiiioioo oioioi io 2 ioioiio oioioiii 3 oioiioioi ioioioioi oioiioioiioioiooi oiiooiiii oiio iioiiioi ioioiioiioo The Philips ThumbCam Laptop clip with CD-ROM containing for laptops USB cable attached the Philips installation soft
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ENGLISH 7 2. Quick start Installation 1 Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and USB mouse). 2 Place the installation CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM-/DVD drive. 3 Select your language. 4 Select at least ‘ThumbCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’. 5 Click ‘Start to install’ to start installation. Note! If the the ‘Language Selection’ screen does not appear automatically, open Windows Explorer and double-click the ‘Autorun.exe’ icon in the CD-ROM directory.
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8 ENGLISH Charging 1 Turn on the laptop. 2 Be sure to run the installation CD-ROM first, before connecting the camera to the laptop. 3 Slide the lens cover downwards. 4 Connect the camera USB connector directly to the USB port of the laptop. US8 > appears on the display.The battery will now be charged. Taking photos 1 Slide the lens cover downwards. 2 Press the Mode button to turn on the camera. 3 Frame the subject though the viewfinder.
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ENGLISH 9 4 Press the Shutter button. > The Timer LED blinks once (red). > You will hear a beep when the photo is taken. Transferring photos/video clips to your laptop 1 Make sure the PC is turned on and that ‘ThumbCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’ are installed. 2 Connect the camera USB connector directly to the USB port of the laptop. > The camera turns on automatically and the display shows US8 . > The following screen will appear. 4 If you wish to start transferring press ‘YES’. >The
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10 ENGLISH > If the transfer is complete the following screen will appear. Notes! – If the ‘Philips ThumbCam’ screen does not appear, you can start Philips Photo Manager and click on the 'Get Photo' icon. Select you camera (‘Philips ThumbCam’) to start the transfer. – For more information on transferring/viewing photos and video clips see chapter ‘Transferring photos/video clips to your laptop’ under ‘5. Operating the camera’.
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ENGLISH 11 3. Functional overview 1 1 4 4 8 2 ! 9 5 3 0 6 6 7 7 1 Viewfinder for framing you photo subject 2 Timer LED – blinks red for 10 seconds when the self-timer has been set – blinks red once when a photo is taken 3 Lens 4 Strap hole 5 Lens cover 6 USB connector for connecting the camera to the USB connector in the laptop clamp or directly to the USB port of the laptop 7 USB cover 8 Charge LED blinks blue when the battery is being recharged 9 Mode button – for turning the camera on and of
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12 ENGLISH 11 Display – lights up blue when the camera is turned on – informs you about the present status of the camera: 25 number of photos currently taken St self-timer mode Aul AVI mode (video recording) CL clear last picture mode CA clear all pictures mode 50H/60H Setting frequency (50/60 Hz) H/ lLo Setting resolution (high/low) H lL Setting picture quality (high/low) q q PC PC camera mode (webcam) US8 USB mode (removable memory drive) OFF Power off @ $ # 12 USB cover 13 Laptop
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ENGLISH 13 4. Installation Installing the camera software ® ® The software supplied only works on laptops 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. First run the Installation CD-ROM-/DVD drive. ® – Have your Windows CD-ROM at hand. 1 Insert the installation CD-ROM supplied into the laptop’s CD-ROM-/DVD drive. > The Language Selection screen wi
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14 ENGLISH 4 Click ‘Start to install’ to start installation. ® Note! If your Operating System is Windows XP, continue the installation process when the dialog ® box below appears on the screen. (In Windows 2000/NT, the same dialog box may also appear.You may then continue the installation process.) 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 6 Restart your computer when you have finished installing all of the above software. > The V(ideo)-Lounge desktop shortcut will be
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ENGLISH 15 Connecting the camera to your laptop Connection via the laptop clip 1 Place the camera into the USB cover of the laptop clip. Be sure to insert the camera USB connector into the recess in the cover. Push it down gently until it clicks into position. 2 Press the clip open and attach it to the laptop lid (screen). 3 Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the laptop. US8 > The camera turns on automatically and the display shows . Direct connection • The camera can be connected directly
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16 ENGLISH Recharging the battery 1 Make sure the camera is turned off. 2 Turn on the laptop. 3 Slide the lens cover downwards. 4 Connect the camera USB connector directly to the USB port of the laptop or make the connection via the laptop clip. > US8 appears on the display and the Charge LED lights up. The battery will now be recharged. It will take four hours to fully recharge the battery. When the battery is fully recharged the Charge LED will go out. Note! Charge the camera in time! When
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ENGLISH 17 3 Press the Mode button to confirm your selection. Selecting the photo resolution Default resolution setting is HI. 1 Press the Mode button until the currently selected resolution is shown on the display: Hl Lo or . 2 Press the the Shutter button if you wish to change the resolution. 3 Press the Mode button to confirm your selection. Selecting the photo quality Selects the ratio of image compression. Default quality setting is Hq. Hq 1 Press the Mode button until the currently selecte
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18 ENGLISH 2 Press the the Shutter button if you wish to change the photo quality. 3 Press the Mode button to confirm your selection. 5. Operating the camera Turning the camera on and off 1 Slide the lens cover downwards. 2 Press the Mode button to turn on the camera. > The display lights up blue and you will hear a beep twice. The display will briefly indicate the current camera mode, and show the number of 0 photos currently taken . 3 Press and hold the Mode button to turn off the camera. 4 Sl
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ENGLISH 19 Taking photos 1 Make sure the camera is turned on and the lens is uncovered. 2 Look through the viewfinder to frame the object you wish to take a photo of. 3 Press the Shutter button. > The Timer LED blinks once and you will hear a beep twice when the photo was taken successfully. 01 > The display shows the number of photos taken . Setting the self-timer 1 Make sure the camera is turned on and the lens is uncovered. St 2 Press the Mode button until appears on the display. 3 Press the
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20 ENGLISH Making a video recording (AVI mode) 1 Make sure the camera is turned on and the lens is uncovered. Aul 2 Press the Mode button until appears on the display. 3 Press the Shutter button within five seconds to start video recording. Keep the Shutter button pressed for as long as you wish the recording to last (maximum recording time is 15 minutes). > When the Shutter button is released, recording will stop and AVI mode is disabled. Clearing photos and video recordings Clearing the last
