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Further, Creative shall not be liable for the accuracy of any 
information provided by Creative or third party technical support 
personnel, or any damages caused, either directly or indirectly, by acts 
taken or omissions made by you as a result of such technical support.

You assume full responsibility for the selection of the Software to 
achieve your intended results, and for the installation, use and results 
obtained from the Software. You also assume the entire risk as it 
applies to the quality and performance of the Software. Should the 
Software prove defective, you (and not Creative, or its distributors or 
dealers) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or 
correction.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have 
other rights which vary from country/state to country/state. Some 
countries/states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so 
the above exclusion may not apply to you. Creative disclaims all 
warranties of any kind if the Software was customized, repackaged or 
altered in any way by any third party other than Creative.

LIMITATION OF REMEDIES AND DAMAGES
THE ONLY REMEDY FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY WILL 
BE THAT SET FORTH IN THE WARRANTY CARD OR 
PRINTED MANUAL INCLUDED WITH THE SOFTWARE. IN 
NO EVENT WILL CREATIVE OR ITS LICENSORS BE 
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR 
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY LOST 
PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, LOST REVENUES OR LOST 
DATA ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE 
OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF CREATIVE OR ITS 
LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL CREATIVE’S 
LIABILITY OR DAMAGES TO YOU OR ANY OTHER 
PERSON EVER EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO 
USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF 
THE CLAIM.
 

Some countries/states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of 
liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above 
limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

PRODUCT RETURNS
If you must ship the software to Creative or an authorized Creative 
distributor or dealer, you must prepay shipping and either insure the 
software or assume all risk of loss or damage in transit.

U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
All Software and related documentation are provided with restricted 
rights. Use, duplication or disclosure by the U.S. Government is 
subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the 
Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at 252.227-
7013. If you are sub-licensing or using the Software outside of the 
United States, you will comply with the applicable local laws of your 
country, U.S. export control law, and the English version of this 
Agreement.

CONTRACTOR/MANUFACTURER
The Contractor/Manufacturer for the Software is:

Creative Technology Ltd
31, International Business Park
Creative Resource
Singapore 609921

GENERAL
This Agreement is binding on you as well as your employees, 
employers, contractors and agents, and on any successors and 
assignees. Neither the Software nor any information derived 
therefrom may be exported except in accordance with the laws of the 
U.S. or other applicable provisions. This Agreement is governed by 
the laws of the State of California (except to the extent federal law 
governs copyrights and federally registered trademarks). This 
Agreement is the entire agreement between us and supersedes any 
other understandings or agreements, including, but not limited to, 
advertising, with respect to the Software. If any provision of this 
Agreement is deemed invalid or unenforceable by any country or 
government agency having jurisdiction, that particular provision will 
be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make the provision 
valid and enforceable, and the remaining provisions will remain in 
full force and effect.

For questions concerning this Agreement, please contact Creative at 
the address stated above. For questions on product or technical 
matters, contact the Creative technical support center nearest you.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE EUROPEAN 
UNION

IF YOU ACQUIRED THE SOFTWARE IN THE EUROPEAN 
UNION (EU), THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ALSO APPLY 
TO YOU. IF THERE IS ANY INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE 
TERMS OF THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT SET OUT 
EARLIER AND IN THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS, THE 
FOLLOWING PROVISIONS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE.

DECOMPILATION
You agree not for any purpose to transmit the Software or display the 
Software’s object code on any computer screen or to make any hard 
copy memory dumps of the Software’s object code. If you believe you 
require information related to the interoperability of the Software with 
other programs, you shall not decompile or disassemble the Software 
to obtain such information, and you agree to request such information 
from Creative at the address listed earlier. Upon receiving such a 
request, Creative shall determine whether you require such 
information for a legitimate purpose and, if so, Creative will provide 
such information to you within a reasonable time and on reasonable 
conditions.

LIMITED WARRANTY
EXCEPT AS STATED EARLIER IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND 
AS PROVIDED UNDER THE HEADING “STATUTORY 
RIGHTS”, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS-IS WITHOUT 
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR 
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY 
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF 
MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

LIMITATION OF REMEDY AND DAMAGES
THE LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES AND DAMAGES IN THE 
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT SHALL NOT APPLY 
TO PERSONAL INJURY (INCLUDING DEATH) TO ANY 
PERSON CAUSED BY CREATIVE’S NEGLIGENCE AND 
ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION SET OUT UNDER THE 
HEADING “STATUTORY RIGHTS”.

STATUTORY RIGHTS
Irish law provides that certain conditions and warranties may be 
implied in contracts for the sale of goods and in contracts for the 
supply of services. Such conditions and warranties are hereby 
excluded, to the extent such exclusion, in the context of this 
transaction, is lawful under Irish law. Conversely, such conditions and 
warranties, insofar as they may not be lawfully excluded, shall apply.

Accordingly nothing in this Agreement shall prejudice any rights that 
you may enjoy by virtue of Sections 12, 13, 14 or 15 of the Irish Sale 
of Goods Act 1893 (as amended).

GENERAL
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Republic of Ireland. 
The local language version of this agreement shall apply to Software 
acquired in the EU. This Agreement is the entire agreement between 
us, and you agree that Creative will not have any liability for any 
untrue statement or representation made by it, its agents or anyone 
else (whether innocently or negligently) upon which you relied upon 
entering this Agreement, unless such untrue statement or 
representation was made fraudulently.

Summary of Contents for Video Blaster WebCam Go

Page 1: ...User s Guide...

Page 2: ...nly in accordance with the terms of the license agreement It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make o...

Page 3: ...ns of the Software or copies thereof b you do not retain any portion of the Software or any copy thereof and c the transferee reads and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement...

Page 4: ...ed trademarks This Agreement is the entire agreement between us and supersedes any other understandings or agreements including but not limited to advertising with respect to the Software If any provi...

Page 5: ...e equipment manufacturer to verify confirm if your equipment is suitable for user installed application cards ATTENTION Ce carte est destin tre install par l utilisateur dans un ordinateur compatible...

Page 6: ...iaRing Talk 99 x Microsoft NetMeeting xi Microsoft Internet Explorer xi Before You Begin xi System Requirements xi Document Conventions xii QVWDOOLQJ HE DP R In Your Package 1 1 About WebCam Go 1 2 In...

Page 7: ...To start the Help file for WebCam Go Control 2 4 8VLQJ HE DP R DV D 3RUWDEOH DPHUD Taking Pictures with WebCam Go 3 1 Step 1 To focus the lens 3 2 Step 2 To take pictures 3 3 Downloading Pictures fro...

Page 8: ...vii 7HFKQLFDO 6XSSRUW If You Have a Problem D 2 Returning a product for repair D 4 Limited Warranty D 5 UHDWLYH XURSHDQ HOS LQH...

Page 9: ...rtually anybody over the Internet Worried that someone will use your computer without your knowledge Fret not When used together with WebCam Monitor WebCam Go can function as a motion detector recordi...

Page 10: ...ubject of your snapshot pick a time interval and WebCam Monitor does the rest including automatically uploading the snapshots to your Web site It can even act as a motion detecting security system whi...

Page 11: ...ons and text chats are also supported Two or more users can collaborate on a document doodle on a whiteboard or even share any Windows application in real time over the Internet or corporate intranet...

Page 12: ...IBM compatible PC 32 MB RAM Display adapter that supports 16 bit colour at a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels Sound Blaster 16 or higher or other Windows compatible sound card with full duplex support...

Page 13: ...efore continuing This alarm clock icon indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result in loss of data or damage to your system The warning sign indicates that failure to adhere to direction...

Page 14: ...the following sections In Your Package About WebCam Go Installing WebCam Go Installing Software Verifying the Installation Changing Batteries for WebCam Go In Your Package Your package contains the fo...

Page 15: ...te this ring clockwise and or anti clockwise until the image is sharp in focus Snapshot button After you have started WebCam Go Control you can press this button to capture a still image Viewfinder Le...

Page 16: ...o verify that the desired object of your snapshot is in view Camera busy LED indicator When the camera is connected to the system this indicator will blink when commands are sent from the system to th...

Page 17: ...n this mode the camera takes a picture after a specified length of time The default delay time is 8 seconds Image counter This shows the remaining number of pictures that you can take with the camera...

Page 18: ...hone and connect it to your audio card s external microphone connector The USB port s on your computer may be found on the front panel instead of the back panel You can also attach it to a self powere...

Page 19: ...k the Next button The dialog box similar to Figure 1 6 appears 4 Insert the WebCam Go CD into your CD ROM drive Note If the setup program runs automatically exit from the program 5 Select the Specify...

Page 20: ...ep 7ii Otherwise skip to step 8 ii Remove the WebCam Go CD from the CD ROM drive and insert the Windows 98 CD ROM into it iii In the Insert Disk dialog box click the OK button iv In the Copying Files...

Page 21: ...or WebCam Go Remove the Windows 98 CD ROM and insert the WebCam Go CD into the CD ROM drive The setup program runs automatically and a dialog box that lists the available applications appears 13 Selec...

Page 22: ...batteries 1 Press the Off button to switch off the camera 2 Flip the camera s head unit upwards 3 Hold the camera in one hand and press the bottom area of the back cover with one thumb until the catc...

Page 23: ...battery compartment 8 Align the catches on the cover with the respective grooves in the casing and slide the cover until it snaps back into place Make sure that you insert the batteries in the correct...

Page 24: ...Snapshot button on the camera When you start WebCam Go Control for the first time the Insert Disk dialog box may appear prompting you for the Windows 98 CD ROM If this happens do the following 1 Inser...

Page 25: ...playing the view that the camera is capturing currently To set the view into focus Point the lens toward your subject for example yourself seated in front of your monitor and rotate the ring around th...

Page 26: ...l window click the Live Cam button The current view of the camera is displayed in the Preview window 2 To capture an image of the preview shown click the Snap an image button You can also press the Sn...

Page 27: ...o view a thumbnail Double click the thumbnail of the image that is displayed in the Thumbnail list The image is displayed in the Video window in its actual size If you are not satisfied with the resul...

Page 28: ...ter and you can use it as a portable camera Read the following sections to learn how you can do that Taking Pictures with WebCam Go Downloading Pictures from WebCam Go Customising WebCam Go To start t...

Page 29: ...the focus ring To focus the lens accurately you need to use WebCam Go Control see To focus the lens more accurately on page 3 3 because the viewfinder does not show whether objects are in focus or no...

Page 30: ...if you want to take a series of successive snapshots You can create an AVI file out of these snapshots Delayed single snapshot Select this mode if you want a snapshot to be taken after a specified le...

Page 31: ...ture repeat steps 4 through 6 8 To switch off the camera press the Off button and hold it down for 2 seconds Downloading Pictures from WebCam Go After taking pictures use the application WebCam Go Con...

Page 32: ...of quality Beep mode enabled or disabled Duration of the delay for taking delayed snapshots Power saving enabled or disabled Length of time before WebCam is switched off To start the Help file for We...

Page 33: ...resistant adjustable focus glass lens with range of 6 inches to infinity Built in optical viewfinder Built in Piezo transducer to provide audio cues Mode selector for four different modes of still cap...

Page 34: ...to 640 x 480 Attaches to the PC via the Universal Serial Bus USB port Driver and Operating System Compatibility USB model supports Windows 98 WDM MiniDriver for DirectShow and Video For Windows compat...

Page 35: ...tic optional manual control with software Colour balance Automatic optional manual control with software Colour matrix Preset and integral to camera Field of view 62 degrees horizontal Depth of field...

Page 36: ...enabled Solution To install the software from the CD 1 Leave the installation CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start Run 3 In the Run dialog box click D CTRUN CTRUN EXE 4 Follow the instructions on the...

Page 37: ...H LV WRR EULJKW Cause The amount of light entering the camera has exceeded the exposure control limit There may be a very bright object in the camera s view Solution Avoid pointing the camera at very...

Page 38: ...click the Properties button 4 In the Video Blaster WebCam Go WDM Properties dialog box click the Events tab 5 On the Events tabbed page ensure that the Disable device events check box is not selected...

Page 39: ...If it does not see the solution on page B 3 To select an application for taking pictures 1 Do steps 1 through 5 on page B 3 2 In the Camera events list select New Picture Captured 3 In the Send to thi...

Page 40: ...ng message However due to the numerous brands of motherboards in the market our test procedure is not exhaustive So there may be some non USB compliant motherboards that will not trigger the display o...

Page 41: ...SB devices such as monitors also operate as powered USB hubs you can also buy dedicated powered USB hubs which are to be attached to your PC s USB port However in some cases attaching a powered USB hu...

Page 42: ...sistance The model and serial number of your Creative product Error information on the screen and how it came about Information on the adapter cards which may be causing a conflict Hardware configurat...

Page 43: ...e latest Creative drivers Newsgroups Subscribe to the Creative Newsgroup Subscribe to a Creative email List Keep up to date by joining one or more of our mailing lists Frequently Asked Questions Acces...

Page 44: ...hould your store receipt indicate that the product is less than 30 days old you have the option of calling Technical Support for assistance or returning the full product to the dealer retailer for a r...

Page 45: ...arly on the outside of the packaging in which you return the hardware item in question Upon receipt of the faulty item Creative Labs will process your request and arrange return Creative may replace o...

Page 46: ...use of this product Creative also disclaims any obligation to support products for all operating environments for example by ensuring interoperability with future versions of software or hardware In n...

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