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2 Need help?

3 What’s in the box?

4 Legend of functions

5 Contents

6 Welcome

7 Things you should know

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Safety precautions

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Copyright

8 Installation

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Installing the WebCam software

10 Connecting the WebCam to your PC/laptop

12 WebCam settings

12 General controls
13 Picture controls

16 Using the applications

16 VLounge
17 Skype
17 MSN Messenger
18 Yahoo! Messenger
18 AOL Instant Messenger
19 Making snapshots using Windows

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XP

19 Technical specifications

20 Important information

20 Disclaimer
20 FCC compliance
21 Environmental information
21 System requirements
21 Disclaimer of warranty
21 Limitations of damages

22 Warranty

Contents

Summary of Contents for SPC500NC

Page 1: ...SPC500NC SPC505NC User manual ...

Page 2: ...uxembourg Luxemburg 3 40 6661 5644 Nederland Netherlands 3 0900 8407 Norge Norway 3 2270 8111 Österreich Austria 3 0810 001 203 Portugal 3 2 1359 1442 Schweiz Suisse Svizzera Switzerland 3 0844 800 544 Suomi Finland 3 09 6158 0250 Sverige Sweden 3 08 5792 9100 Türkiye Turkey 3 0800 261 3302 United Kingdom 3 0906 1010 016 U S A United States of America 3 1 866 892 4765 If your country is not mentio...

Page 3: ...ovided to help you set up and use your Philips SPC500NC SPC505NC Philips SPC500NC Installation CD ROM Quick Installation SPC505NC including manual Guide WebCam Microphone Headset with headphone SPC500NC only and microphone SPC505NC only SPC 500 NC Installation CD v 1 00 9082 100 03367 What s in the box ...

Page 4: ...he WebCam 5 Snapshot button Enables you to take photos without using your mouse 6 Power LED Lights up red when the WebCam is in use 7 Microphone SPC500NC only For adding voice and sound when video chatting and video recording 8 Headset with headphone and microphone SPC505NC only For talking and listening to your meeting partner during video chatting 9 Audio cable SPC505NC only Black headphone plug...

Page 5: ...C laptop 12 WebCam settings 12 General controls 13 Picture controls 16 Using the applications 16 VLounge 17 Skype 17 MSN Messenger 18 Yahoo Messenger 18 AOL Instant Messenger 19 Making snapshots using Windows XP 19 Technical specifications 20 Important information 20 Disclaimer 20 FCC compliance 21 Environmental information 21 System requirements 21 Disclaimer of warranty 21 Limitations of damages...

Page 6: ...ebCam for video chatting and conferencing the Philips SPC500NC SPC505NC WebCam works with Skype MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger and AOL Messenger Video e mail Video capture create your own video presentations video mail product demonstrations training videos Internet clips etc Snapshot images use images in presentations create postcards or send them via e mail or on diskette The WebCam works with al...

Page 7: ...the WebCam with a soft cloth Do NOT use cleaning fluids based on alcohol methylated spirit ammonia etc Do NOT attempt to disassemble or repair your WebCam by yourself Do not open the WebCam In the event of technical difficulties return it to your Philips retailer Do NOT use your WebCam in the water Protect the WebCam from oil vapour steam moisture and dust Never point the WebCam lens at the sun Co...

Page 8: ...DVD drive After a couple of seconds the Language selection screen appears automatically Note If the Language selection screen does not appear automatically open the Microsoft Windows Explorer and double click on the Set up exe icon in the CD ROM directory 2 Select your language and click on the OK button The following screen appears 3 Select at least SPC500NC WebCam Driver and Philips VLounge for ...

Page 9: ... was successful 5 Click on Finish 6 Restart your PC laptop when you have finished installing the software The V ideo Lounge desktop shortcut will be installed after installation Via VLounge you have access to all camera related software See Using the applications 7 You can now connect your WebCam Installation ...

Page 10: ... PC laptop The WebCam will now derive its power from the PC laptop 4 Use the clamp and the two rubber rims to attach the WebCam to your PC monitor or laptop screen SPC500NC WebCam 5 Peel off the protective foil on the rear of the microphone SPC500NC only and attach the microphone to the PC monitor or laptop screen 6 Connect the microphone plug to the microphone or green socket of the sound card In...

Page 11: ... the sound card of your PC laptop Connect the black headphone plug n to the headphone socket of the PC sound card Connect the grey microphone plug to the microphone or green socket of the sound card Installation EN 11 AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN 3 3 4 4 5 5 ...

Page 12: ... used under flickering light conditions e g fluorescent or neon lamps to prevent flickering or strangely colored video images If this option is used under normal lighting conditions the video image may be overexposed 2 Region If you are using the Philips SPC500NC SPC505NC in Europe select 50 Hz and if you are using the Philips SPC500NC SPC505NC in North America select 60 Hz For Asia this setting i...

Page 13: ...ontrol on is the preferred setting for normal use Techniques active within full automatic control mode are Automatic exposure control and automatic white balance control to provide the best video source signal possible Automatic frame rate selection for improved WebCam sensitivity in low light conditions 4 Frame rate You can use the scroll open menu to set the frame rate of the video you wish to c...

Page 14: ... save your personal preferred settings 8 Restore Press this button if you would like to restore your personal preferred settings 9 Auto White Balance Most light sources are not 100 pure white but have a certain color temperature Normally our eyes compensate for lighting conditions with different color temperatures If the automatic white balance is selected the WebCam will look for a reference poin...

Page 15: ...aturation enables you to set the color reproduction from black and white to a full color image or video according to your own preference Use the slider to find your preferred setting Black and white The Black and white checkbox is used to switch from color images to black and white and back Backlight compensation Turn on the backlight compensation to improve the image quality when you have a scene...

Page 16: ...ons installed during setup Start VLounge through the Windows QuickLaunch menu in your taskbar via the program group SPC500NC WebCam or by clicking the VLounge icon on the desktop The VLounge application will now be initiated and the VLounge selection screen appears In the Capture menu you can transfer preview edit e mail print and organise your photos and video recordings Using the applications ...

Page 17: ... messenger msn be Belgium French http messenger fr msn be Denmark http messenger msn dk Finland http messenger msn fi France http messenger msn fr Germany http messenger msn de Italy http messenger msn it The Netherlands http messenger msn nl Norway http messenger msn no Portugal http messenger msn com Spain http messenger msn es Sweden http messenger msn se Swiss German http messenger msn ch Swis...

Page 18: ... yahoo com Norway http no messenger yahoo com Portugal http messenger yahoo com Spain http es messenger yahoo com Sweden http se messenger yahoo com Swiss http messenger yahoo com United Kingdom http uk messenger yahoo com USA http messenger yahoo com Please follow the on screen instructions during downloading and installation of Yahoo Messenger AOL Instant Messenger You can download and install A...

Page 19: ...s of Microsoft Windows XP Search for Get picture Using the applications Sensor VGA CMOS Video resolution Max VGA 640 x 480 Image resolution Max Super VGA 800 x 600 Illumination 10 lux Integrated lens F 2 8 Data format I420 IYUV Interfacing USB 2 0 compatible 1 5 m USB cable Microphone External microphone provided Power Supplied via USB cable Voltage requirements 5V 0 5A Technical specifications ...

Page 20: ...vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause har...

Page 21: ...m babies and small children System requirements Microsoft Windows 98SE 2000 ME or XP Pentium III 500 Mhz or equivalent 128MB RAM and 100 MB free hard disk space One free USB port and CD ROM or DVD drive Disclaimer of warranty The software on the CD ROM supplied is sold as is and without warranties whether expressed or implied Because of the various software and hardware environments into which thi...

Page 22: ...avn adresse og unterskrift Jälleenmyyjän nimi osoite ja allekirjoitus Nome morada e assinature da loja Satıcının ismi adresi ve imzası Type SPC500NC SPC505NC Serial no ___________________________________________________________________ Date of purchase Date de la vente Verkaufsdatum Aankoopdatum Fecha de compra Date d acquisito Data da adquirição G a a Inköpsdatum Anskaffelsesdato Kjøpedato Oatopä...

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