TRUST FAMILYC@M 500 FLASH
UK
Instruction Manual
Version 1.0
Page 1: ...TRUST FAMILYC M 500 FLASH UK TRUST FAMILYC M 500 FLASH Instruction Manual Version 1 0 ...
Page 2: ... systems for any purpose other than the purchaser s own personal use without prior written permission from the manufacturer Disclaimer statement The manufacturer specifically disclaims all warranties either express or implied including but not limited to warranties for the marketability and suitability for a particular purpose with respect to the software the accompanying product manual s and writ...
Page 3: ...4 2 1 Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 8 4 2 2 Windows XP 10 4 3 Installing Photo Express 4 0 12 4 4 Installing Photo Explorer 6 0 15 4 5 Installing COOL 360 17 4 6 Installing VideoLive Mail 20 4 7 Installing Ulead VideoStudio 4 0 SE Basic 22 5 Using the camera and the applications 29 5 1 Taking photographs 29 5 2 Flash 30 5 3 Recording video clips 30 5 4 Deleting the memory 30 5 4 1 Deleting th...
Page 4: ...sing PhotoExplorer 6 0 37 6 6 COOL 360 38 6 7 VideoLive Mail 38 6 7 1 Description of the function buttons 40 6 7 2 Making a VideoMail 41 6 8 Using VideoStudio 42 7 Troubleshooting 42 8 Specifications 44 9 TRUST Customer Care Centers 45 ...
Page 5: ...llows Note If you connect the TRUST FAMILYC M 500 FLASH to a USB HUB then this USB HUB should have its own power supply The examples assume that the letter D has been assigned to your CD ROM drive If your system uses a different letter for your CD ROM drive for example E you should replace D by E 1 2 Contents of the box Check the contents of the box before reading the instruction manual It should ...
Page 6: ...hargeable NiMH batteries with this camera When the batteries are empty ask your local authority where you can dispose of them Note Standard NiCd batteries are unsuitable for use with this camera Note When the batteries are low or empty all the photographs you wish to keep should first be uploaded onto your computer and saved before the batteries are replaced When replacing the batteries you have 5...
Page 7: ...uld be replaced A few photographs can still be taken To avoid loosing the photographs all the photographs should be uploaded onto your computer before replacing the batteries The batteries are empty When the camera is turned on this symbol will flash five times and the camera will turn itself off automatically Replace the batteries Table 2 Battery conditions Note The TRUST FAMILYC M 500 has an int...
Page 8: ...re 2 LCD display Function description Function description A Photo mode G H resolution 1280 x 1024 L resolution 640 x 480 B Video mode H Delete all recordings C Automatic exposure I Camera is connected to the computer D Flash setting ON OFF or AUTO J Number of recordings in the camera s memory E Battery condition F Delete last recording Table 3 Camera functions ...
Page 9: ...argeable NiMH batteries AA Note When the batteries are low or empty all the photographs you wish to keep should first be uploaded onto your computer and saved before the batteries are replaced When replacing the batteries you have 5 minutes to insert the new batteries before the photographs are deleted from the camera s memory Note The internal battery has a back up time of 5 minutes and is charge...
Page 10: ... start automatically If the installation program does not start automatically run Setup exe on the CD ROM Figure 4 will appear Figure 4 Installing the driver 2 Click on FAMILYC M 500 FLASH to install the driver in Windows 98 Windows ME or Windows 2000 Figure 5 will appear Figure 5 Installing the driver 3 Select the language you wish to use for the installation and click on OK Figure 6 will appear ...
Page 11: ...e installation 6 Connect the USB cable provided to the USB connection E on the camera see figure 1 Connect the other end of the USB cable to a free USB port on your computer Windows will detect new hardware and will automatically install the driver for the TRUST FAMILYC M 500 FLASH You have now completed the installation of the driver Continue to chapter 4 3 for instructions on how to install Phot...
Page 12: ...lation program does not start automatically run Setup exe on the CD ROM Figure 4a will appear Figure 4a Installing the driver 2 Click on FAMILYC M 500 FLASH to install the driver in Windows XP Figure 5a will appear Figure 5a Installing the driver 3 Click on Next to start the installation 4 Figure 6a may appear several times during the installation ...
Page 13: ...allation 5 Figure 7a will appear after the installation Figure 7a Installing the driver 6 Click on Finish to complete the installation 7 Connect the USB cable provided to the USB connection E on the camera see figure 1 Connect the other end of the USB cable to a free USB port on your computer Windows will detect new hardware and will automatically install the driver for the TRUST FAMILYC M 500 FLA...
Page 14: ...stall Photo Express 4 0 1 Start the Trust Software Installer and click on Photo Express 4 0 see figure 4 Figure 8 will appear Figure 8 Installing Photo Express 4 0 2 Select the language you wish to use and click on OK Figure 9 will appear Figure 9 Installing Photo Express 4 0 3 Click on Next Figure 10 will appear Figure 10 Installing Photo Express 4 0 4 Click on Yes to accept the license agreement...
Page 15: ...ame and the name of your company Note The installation will be stopped if you do not fill in a company name Always give a company name 6 Click on Next Figure 12 will appear Figure 12 Installing Photo Express 4 0 7 Click on Next Figure 13 will appear Figure 13 Installing Photo Express 4 0 ...
Page 16: ...ar Figure 15 Installing Photo Express 4 0 10 Click on Next Photo Express 4 0 will now be installed Figure 16 will appear after the installation Figure 16 Installing Photo Express 4 0 11 Click on Finish to complete the installation You have now completed the installation of Photo Express 4 0 See chapter 4 4 for instructions on how to install Photo Explorer 6 0 ...
Page 17: ...llow the instructions below to install Photo Explorer 6 0 1 Start the Trust Software Installer and click on Photo Explorer 6 0 see figure 4 Select the language you wish to use and click on OK Figure 17 will appear Figure 17 Installing Photo Explorer 6 0 2 Click on Next Figure 18 will appear Figure 18 Installing Photo Explorer 6 0 3 Click on Yes to accept the license agreement and continue with the...
Page 18: ... 4 Enter your information and click on Next Figure 20 will appear Figure 20 Installing Photo Explorer 6 0 5 Click on Next Figure 21 will appear Figure 21 Installing Photo Explorer 6 0 6 Click on Next to start the installation Figure 22 will appear after the installation ...
Page 19: ...to Explorer 6 0 SE See chapter 4 5 for instructions on how to install COOL 360 4 5 Installing COOL 360 COOL 360 is an image editing program that can be used to change the photographs you have taken using the Trust FamilyC m 500 Flash into panoramic photographs Follow the instructions below to install COOL 360 1 Start the Trust Software Installer see figure 4 and click on COOL 360 Figure 23 will ap...
Page 20: ...ll appear Figure 24 Installing Ulead COOL 360 3 Click on Yes to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation Figure 25 will appear Figure 25 Installing Ulead COOL 360 4 Click on Next Figure 26 will appear Figure 26 Installing Ulead COOL 360 ...
Page 21: ...will appear Figure 28 Installing Ulead COOL 360 7 Click on Yes Figure 29 will appear Figure 29 Installing Ulead COOL 360 8 Do not select the option to register the application Online and click on Finish You have now completed the installation of Ulead COOL 360 Continue to chapter 4 6 for instructions on how to install VideoLive Mail ...
Page 22: ... with speakers a microphone and an Internet connection Follow the instructions below to install VideoLive Mail 1 Start the Trust Software Installer see figure 4 and click on VideoLive Mail Figure 30 will appear Figure 30 Installing VideoLive Mail 2 Click on Next Figure 31 will appear Figure 31 Installing VideoLive Mail 3 Click on Yes to accept the license and continue with the installation Figure ...
Page 23: ...d the CD Key The CD Key can be found on the CD jewel case Note The installation will be stopped if you do not fill in a company name Always give a company name Click on Next Figure 33 will appear Figure 33 Installing VideoLive Mail 5 Click on Next Figure 34 will appear Figure 34 Installing VideoLive Mail ...
Page 24: ...nstalling Ulead VideoStudio 4 0 SE Basic Follow the instructions below to install Ulead VideoStudio 4 0 1 Start Windows 2 Insert the VideoStudio CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The installation will start automatically see figure 36 Note If the Trust Software Installer does not start automatically when the CD ROM is inserted into your CD ROM drive go to Start Run in Windows and type D Setup exe in t...
Page 25: ... Software License Agreement window will appear Click on Yes to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation see figure 38 Figure 38 Software License Agreement 6 The User Information window will appear Fill in your name and possible company name Click on Next see figure 39 Figure 39 User Information ...
Page 26: ...r Select the Microsoft Netshow Tools 3 0 option if you wish to record and play using Microsoft ASF streaming media and the Apple Quick Time 4 0 option if you wish to record and play using QuickTime MOV streaming media ideal for Internet use see figure 41 Figure 41 Select Components 9 Click on Next to continue with the installation 10 The Select Program Folder window will appear Click on Next see f...
Page 27: ... Apple QuickTime 4 0 option see figure 41 then the QuickTime 4 Setup window will appear after Ulead VideoStudio has been installed Click on Next see figure 44 Figure 44 QuickTime 4 Setup 13 The Welcome window will appear Click on Next to continue with the installation see figure 45 Figure 45 QuickTime Welcome 14 The Software License Agreement window will appear Click on Agree to accept the license...
Page 28: ...pear Click on Next see figure 47 Figure 47 Choose Destination Location 16 The Choose Installation Type window will appear Select the Full option to install all the components and click on Next see figure 48 Figure 48 Choose Installation Type 17 The Select Program Folder window will appear Click on Next see figure 49 ...
Page 29: ...nd click on Next see figure 50 Figure 50 QuickTime Plugin Options 19 The Connection Speed window will appear Select the speed of your Internet connection and click on Next see figure 51 Figure 51 Connection Speed 20 The Enter Registration window will appear Do not type anything in the fields and click on Next If you wish you may register QuickTime at a later date see figure 52 ...
Page 30: ...uickTime program folder is still open this may be closed 22 After closing the QuickTime installation the Setup window for Ulead VideoStudio will still be visible Select the desired options and click on Next to complete the installation of Ulead VideoStudio see figure 54 Figure 54 Completing the set up of Ulead VideoStudio 23 The Setup Complete window will appear Click on Finish to restart your com...
Page 31: ...ht J lights up before taking a new photograph 6 The camera is then ready to take a new photograph 7 If the memory is full the indicator J see figure 2 in the LCD screen will flash The memory must be emptied before taking new photographs See chapter 5 4 for more information 8 You can take photographs in two different resolutions i e High 1280x1024 and Low 640x480 The resolution can be changed by pr...
Page 32: ...he MENU button H A film camera symbol B as shown in figure 2 will appear in the LCD screen 3 Press the exposure button A to start recording The counter J on the LCD screen will increase during the recording This shows how many seconds have been recorded 4 Press the exposure button A to stop recording The counter J on the LCD screen will increase by 1 5 4 Deleting the memory When deleting the memor...
Page 33: ...can download software that you can use to send live video images over the Internet Please refer to the sites concerned for information on how to install and use the software 6 Applications 6 1 Camera Manager Click on the Camera Manager Icon on your desktop to start the camera manager Figure 56a will appear 6 2 Photo mode Figure 56a Camera Manager A DSC Photo mode G Close or minimize the program B ...
Page 34: ... not selected the pictures will be uploaded in the 1280x1024 resolution 3 Select the picture format VGA of SXGA E and click Apply Format to confirm the new setting 4 Click Upload C to transfer the pictures from camera to computer The pictures you just uploaded from camera to computer can be modified by Photo Express or Photo Explorer Read the next chapters you can read how to do this 6 3 Using Pho...
Page 35: ...oto Express menu select Get Photo A and then select Digital Camera B Figure 58 will appear once Figure 58 Selecting a camera 4 Trust FAMILYC M 500 FLASH will be visible in the window Select Digital camera and click on OK 5 Figure 59 will appear after the camera has been selected ...
Page 36: ...AMILYC M 500 FLASH will be displayed for Select data source C You may have more cameras installed on your computer If this is the case a different model may be visible If so select the FAMILYC M 500 FLASH 7 Click on Acquire E The TWAIN window figure 60 will appear ...
Page 37: ...ory F Transfer Transfers the chosen recording to the application G Transfer All Transfers all the recordings to the application H SAVE AVI Saves the video clip B to the computer I Snap Shot Takes a photograph J Format To change into Enhanced mode 3 1 Mpixel Table 4 Explanation of the TWAIN window for the FAMILYC M 500 FLASH 8 Select the photograph A that you wish to transfer to Photo Express by cl...
Page 38: ...ss 4 0 Æ Screenbook Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer to be able to read this 6 4 1 Loading video clips Please refer to figure 60 for loading video clips 1 Click on the video clip B 2 Click on SAVE AVI H to save the video clip Figure 62 will appear Figure 62 Saving a video recording 3 Select a location where you wish to save the video clip and click on Open 4 The video clip will no...
Page 39: ... The photograph will be automatically loaded into Photo Express as a thumbnail see figure 61 5 Double click on the photograph The photograph will now appear in the window This photograph can now be edited and or saved on the computer 6 5 Using PhotoExplorer 6 0 A short description of how to use Photo Explorer 6 0 is given below For more information please see this program s instruction which is in...
Page 40: ...ographs in Photo Express please refer to this program s Help function 6 6 COOL 360 For instructions on how to use COOL 360 please refer to the instruction manual included on the CD ROM The manual can be found at the following location D Software Cool360 Manual C360 pdf Acrobat Reader has to be installed on your computer to be able to read this manual 6 7 VideoLive Mail 1 Start the program by doubl...
Page 41: ...TRUST FAMILYC M 500 FLASH 39 UK Figure 66 VideoLive Mail ...
Page 42: ... Menu Activates the VideoLive Mail Help function 4 Recording Wizard Starts the Wizard for recording and sending video messages 5 Save Video File Saves the video 6 Send Mail Sends the video via e mail 7 Load Video File Opens a saved video 8 System Configuration Program settings 9 Increase Decrease Mic Volume Adjusts the recording level 10 Increase Decrease Speaker Volume Adjusts the speaker volume ...
Page 43: ...mail can be easily made and sent using the VideoMail Wizard 1 Click on the Recording wizard button button 4 figure 67 The Select Mail Type window will appear 2 Select Message Containing Video and Audio and click on Next to continue The Video Quality Control window will appear 3 Configure the video quality and click on Next to continue 4 The Recording wizard Audio Quality window will appear Adjust ...
Page 44: ...wer supply Check whether the adapter for the USB HUB is connected The computer becomes jammed when using the USB connection The USB port has shared an IRQ with another device Remove cards from the computer or divide the IRQ s differently See your Windows and or PC instruction manual for more information The camera is not connected to the USB port Connect the camera to a USB port Error message Capt...
Page 45: ...so have the chance of winning some spectacular prizes If you still have problems after trying these solutions please contact one of the TRUST Customer Care Centers The last page of this electronic instruction manual as well as the back on the printed quick installation manual contains more information Please have the following information available The article number This is 12640 Your hardware in...
Page 46: ... Data transfer speed VGA 8fps 30 sec SIF 8fps 120sec Webcam speed VGA 10fps SIF 20fps Flash Yes TWAIN interface Yes Memory 16MB SDRAM Extendable memory No Max number of photos 160 640x480 40 1280x960 Max video clip time 60 sec CIF 20 sec VGA Connection USB 1 0 Power supply 2 1 5 V alkaline AA batteries and via the USB port Windows support Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Size HxWxD 63...
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