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Troubleshooting

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cal home light source.

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Office

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Troubleshooting

This section provides information about maintaining the camera and helping you solve prob-
lems you might encounter while using it. If you continue to experience problems, or the prob-
lem you have is not covered in this manual, contact your local RadioShack store.

Problem

Solution

The camera does not work.

Make sure the camera is connected correctly to the com-
puter.

No capture device 
found

 appears.

Make sure the camera is connected correctly to the com-
puter.

Locate the camera in the Windows 

Control Panel, double

click 

Multimedia

, click 

Devices

, then select 

Video Capture De-

vices

. If the camera is not listed, unplug the camera, plug it

in again, then reinstall the driver (see “Installing/Testing the
Software/Hardware” on Page 4). If the camera is listed but
other cameras are also installed, disable all cameras, en-
able the camera, then try again.

To remove the driver, go to 

Control Panel, double click 

Sys-

tem

, click 

Device Manager

, and select 

Image Devices

. Select

the driver for your camera, click 

Remove

, then reinstall the

driver (see “Installing/Testing the Software/Hardware” on
Page 4).

Camera not 
directed 

appears.

Unplug the camera then plug it back in. Then restart your
computer.

Reinstall the software.

Image display window ap-
pears black, blue, or green
or no image appears.

Make sure the camera is connected correctly to your com-
puter and the lens is clean and not obstructed by other ob-
jects.

No camera image or no mo-
tion in video.

Unplug the camera then plug it back in. Then restart your
computer.

Summary of Contents for PC Camera

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment PC Camera...

Page 2: ...Foot USB Cord lets you use the camera almost anywhere Supplied Software WDM Windows Device Model TWAIN Technology Without An Important Name for Windows 98 2000 lets you capture and transfer images fro...

Page 3: ...SE Windows 2000 or Win dows Me installed on your computer to use the camera Some software features might not work correctly on computers running Win dows 98 First Release For best compat ibility upgra...

Page 4: ...opular PDF format Notes For information about Presto applica tions refer to their user s manuals included in the supplied CD ROM at Start Programs Presto application name application name UserManual F...

Page 5: ...them Note Some subsequent steps in this section assume that you installed the Presto Mr Photo 1 5 application soft ware in Step 4 If you did not install this application software the screens you see...

Page 6: ...s USING TWAIN TO ACQUIRE IMAGES Use the camera with the supplied TWAIN ap plication software to acquire pictures using the supplied image editing program other image editing programs or other programs...

Page 7: ...h characteristics called color space and compression Your camera s de fault color space compression setting is I420 Advanced users can adjust this value to I420 SP62 IYUV or RGB24 Capturing and Transf...

Page 8: ...automatically adjusts the light source s brightness according to your environment s ambient light You can also slide Brightness and Contrast also known as tone correction according to the way your env...

Page 9: ...used by the camera Auto Exposure Adjust these values in any of the following circumstances Type Select Band 50Hz if your AC power source s frequency is 50 Hz Select Band 60Hz if your AC power source...

Page 10: ...ices then select Video Capture De vices If the camera is not listed unplug the camera plug it in again then reinstall the driver see Installing Testing the Software Hardware on Page 4 If the camera is...

Page 11: ...your local RadioShack store for assis tance After installing the camera software the software does not detect the camera Some computers are shipped without the USB port mode enabled To enable the USB...

Page 12: ...f a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provid...

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