Signature User Manual
March 23, 2014
Signature User Manual
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Appendix D – Installing MCV
The MCV-1 and the MCV-1e both come nicely packed in its own see-through packaging. The
installation procedures will be the same for either package. The following are the techniques I
have used on 4 different computers (3 laptops and 1 desktop). Some are 32 bit and others are
64 bit, all run windows 7. I have not encountered any problems installing this way.
Do some pre-planning to minimize frustration that may occur when Windows gets
a bit temperamental. I use both the Mallincam Xtreme and the Mallincam
Signature exclusively with computer control, so I needed to assign one USB port
for my video input (MCV) and another USB port for my serial cable (Belkin USB
Serial cable). I even label which port is which on my lap-top (just in case I forget). I
will always use the same port for each device, so that I will not have multiple
versions of the drivers for multiple USB ports (you are just teasing the windows
gods if you mix and match, and they will get even).
The MCV-1 and MCV-1e are heavy and depending upon your computer’s
manufacturer, the MCV may put some strain on the USB port. Therefore I use a
small 6” USB cable extender, and plug the extender into the USB port for and plug
the MCV into the other end of the extender.
Open the Package
When you open the package you will find:
1 mini CD
1 User’s Manual
MCV-1 (1e) Do not inset this into
USB port
until instructed
Take the instruction booklet and the mini CD and place them on the table. If
your computer cannot handle a mini CD (
you cannot physically lock the CD into
the centre hole of the CD drive
), then you can down load the software by
following the next step
Go to the MallincamUSA website and download the latest drivers for the MCV
device:
http://www.mallincamusa.com/Files/MVC-1%20Software%20CD.zip
This file is in a zip format, so you will need to unzip the file
Note
Step 1
