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4. Installation

Installing the camera software

The software supplied only works on laptops with the operating systems Microsoft

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Windows

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98SE, ME, 2000 and XP.

Notes!

Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and USB mouse) before you start.

Do not plug in your USB camera yet. First run the Installation CD-ROM-/DVD drive.

Have your Windows

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CD-ROM at hand.

1

Insert the installation CD-ROM supplied into the laptop’s CD-ROM-/DVD drive.

The Language Selection screen will appear automatically.

2

Select your language.

Note! 

If the the ‘Language Selection’ screen does not appear automatically, open Windows Explorer
and double-click the ‘Autorun.exe’ icon in the CD-ROM directory.

> The software installation screen will now appear.

3

Select at least ‘ThumbCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’.

There are three clusters of application software to install:
- software for video chat (Video Chat):
- software for image applications (Image);
- software for video applications (Video).
> If you move your cursor onto a button or application name, you will see a brief

introduction at the bottom of the menu.

You can add the additional software by selecting the box in front of the software name:
Windows

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NetMeeting, Philips Photo Manager, Philips VRecord, Acrobat Reader.

ENGLISH

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Страница 1: ...Instructions for use Philips ThumbCam for laptops ...

Страница 2: ... of recording quality movies or still photos quickly and easily on your laptop After installation the camera can be used as a laptop camera for video chat and video mail digital camera for taking high quality photos video camera for capturing video clips 128 MB removable memory drive Please read the following instructions carefully They provide a step by step description of the installation proces...

Страница 3: ...ng a video recording 20 Clearing photos and video recordings 20 21 Tranferring photos video clips to your laptop 21 23 Using the camera as a removable memory drive USB mode 23 Using the camera as a laptop camera PC mode 23 Switching from PC mode to USB mode while connected to the laptop 24 Switching from USB mode to PC mode while connected to the laptop 24 6 Using the applications 25 29 Philips VL...

Страница 4: ...9 Important information 32 33 Disclaimer 32 FCC compliance 32 End of life directives 33 System requirement 33 Disclaimer of warranty 33 Limitation of damages 33 10 Helpline 34 11 Warranty 35 ENGLISH 4 ...

Страница 5: ...e lens with your fingers Clean the outside of the camera with a soft cloth Do NOT use cleaning fluids based on alcohol methylated spirit ammonia etc Do NOT attempt to disassemble or repair your camera by yourself Do not open the camera In the event of technical difficulties return it to your Philips retailer Do NOT use your camera outdoors when it is raining or snowing Do NOT use your camera in th...

Страница 6: ...th CD ROM containing for laptops USB cable attached the Philips installation software application software and manual Neckstrap Quick Installation Guide ThumbCam Thumb Cam ThumbCam iioiioiioi oiiioi oi ioioiiio ioio iioiiiiioi oiiioiioi ioi iioiiiiioioo 1 iioiiiiioioo oioioi io 2 ioioiio oioioiii 3 oioiioioi ioioioioi oioiioioiioioiooi oiiooiiii oiio iioiiioi ioioiioiioo iioiioiioi ENGLISH 6 ...

Страница 7: ...our computer s CD ROM DVD drive 3 Select your language 4 Select at least ThumbCam drivers and Philips Photo Manager 5 Click Start to install to start installation Note If the the Language Selection screen does not appear automatically open Windows Explorer and double click the Autorun exe icon in the CD ROM directory ENGLISH 7 ...

Страница 8: ...aptop 3 Slide the lens cover downwards 4 Connect the camera USB connector directly to the USB port of the laptop appears on the display The battery will now be charged Taking photos 1 Slide the lens cover downwards 2 Press the Mode button to turn on the camera 3 Frame the subject though the viewfinder US8 ENGLISH 8 ...

Страница 9: ... on and that ThumbCam drivers and Philips Photo Manager are installed 2 Connect the camera USB connector directly to the USB port of the laptop The camera turns on automatically and the display shows The following screen will appear 4 If you wish to start transferring press YES The following screen will appear 5 Select the photos you wish to transfer and press OK US8 ENGLISH 9 ...

Страница 10: ...s not appear you can start Philips Photo Manager and click on the Get Photo icon Select you camera Philips ThumbCam to start the transfer For more information on transferring viewing photos and video clips see chapter Transferring photos video clips to your laptop under 5 Operating the camera ENGLISH 10 ...

Страница 11: ...le 5 Lens cover 6 USB connector for connecting the camera to the USB connector in the laptop clamp or directly to the USB port of the laptop 7 USB cover 8 Charge LED blinks blue when the battery is being recharged 9 Mode button for turning the camera on and off for changing camera settings 10 Shutter button for taking photos and making video recordings 0 4 7 6 9 1 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 ENGLISH 11 ...

Страница 12: ...for connecting the laptop clip to the USB port of the laptop 25 number of photos currently taken St self timer mode Aul AVI mode video recording CL clear last picture mode CA clear all pictures mode 50H 60H Setting frequency 50 60 Hz H lLo Setting resolution high low H lL Setting picture quality high low PC PC camera mode webcam US8 USB mode removable memory drive OFF Power off q q ENGLISH 12 ...

Страница 13: ... the the Language Selection screen does not appear automatically open Windows Explorer and double click the Autorun exe icon in the CD ROM directory The software installation screen will now appear 3 Select at least ThumbCam drivers and Philips Photo Manager There are three clusters of application software to install software for video chat Video Chat software for image applications Image software...

Страница 14: ...5 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 6 Restart your computer when you have finished installing all of the above software The V ideo Lounge desktop shortcut will be installed after installation Via VLounge you have access to all camera related software Also see Using the applications 7 Double click on the icon to initiate the VLounge application The VLounge applicati...

Страница 15: ...n and attach it to the laptop lid screen 3 Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the laptop The camera turns on automatically and the display shows Direct connection The camera can be connected directly to the laptop by inserting the camera USB connector into the USB port of the laptop The camera turns on automatically and the display shows Connecting the neck strap Click both ends of the necks...

Страница 16: ...ed It will take four hours to fully recharge the battery When the battery is fully recharged the Charge LED will go out Note Charge the camera in time When the battery is empty all photos in the camera memory will be lost Camera settings Selecting the camera frequency Default frequency setting is 50 Hz Europe 1 Press the Mode button until the currently selected frequency is shown on the display fo...

Страница 17: ...d resolution is shown on the display or 2 Press the the Shutter button if you wish to change the resolution 3 Press the Mode button to confirm your selection Selecting the photo quality Selects the ratio of image compression Default quality setting is Hq 1 Press the Mode button until the currently selected quality is shown on the display or L q Hq Lo Hl ENGLISH 17 ...

Страница 18: ...play lights up blue and you will hear a beep twice The display will briefly indicate the current camera mode and show the number of photos currently taken 3 Press and hold the Mode button to turn off the camera 4 Slide the lens cover upward You will hear a beep and the display shows The camera is now turned off When no buttons are pressed for 60 seconds the display goes blank You will hear one bee...

Страница 19: ...eep twice when the photo was taken successfully The display shows the number of photos taken Setting the self timer 1 Make sure the camera is turned on and the lens is uncovered 2 Press the Mode button until appears on the display 3 Press the Shutter button to enter Self timer mode The Timer LED starts blinking red and you will hear a beep every second Ater 10 seconds the camera will automatically...

Страница 20: ... Shutter button pressed for as long as you wish the recording to last maximum recording time is 15 minutes When the Shutter button is released recording will stop and AVI mode is disabled Clearing photos and video recordings Clearing the last stored photo video recording 1 Make sure the camera is turned on 2 Press the Mode button until appears on the display 3 Press the Shutter button to enter Cle...

Страница 21: ...r All mode starts blinking 4 Within five seconds press the Shutter button to confirm that you wish to clear all photos video recordings from the memory You will hear a beep once All photos video recordings have now been cleared from the memory Transferring photos video clips to your laptop 1 Be sure the laptop is turned on and that ThumbCam drivers and Philips Photo Manager are installed on your l...

Страница 22: ...e following screen will appear Notes If the Philips ThumbCam screen does not appear you can start Philips Photo Manager and click on the Get Photo icon Select your camera ThumbCam to start the transfer Transferring photos video clips by Drag and drop 1 Be sure the laptop is turned on and that ThumbCam drivers and Philips Photo Manager are installed on your laptop 2 Connect the camera to the laptop...

Страница 23: ...era to your laptop The display shows The camera is now in USB mode and will be recognised by the laptop as a removable memory drive Camera memory content can now be transferred to the laptop hard disk See Transferring photos video clips to your laptop Using the camera as a PC camera PC mode 1 Make sure the camera is turned on and the lens is uncovered 2 Press the Mode button until appears on the d...

Страница 24: ...ouble click on the Unplug or eject hardware icon in the right bottom corner of the screen 2 Select USB man storage device and click on STOP 3 Select Philips ThumbCam and click on STOP The camera will now turn off automatically 4 Press the Mode button until appears on the display The camera is now in PC mode and can be used as a PC camera webcam PC ENGLISH 24 ...

Страница 25: ...in your taskbar via the program group Philips FunCam or by clicking the VLounge icon on the desktop VLounge gives you access to the following applications if installed 1 Image Philips Photo Manager 2 Video Philips VRecord 3 Video Chat Windows NetMeeting Links to Microsoft MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger downloads Move the cursor over the buttons in the screen below to find out more about the spe...

Страница 26: ...k on Help About NetMeeting and find out your local IP address You can ask your meeting partner to find out his her IP address in the same way 3 Click the telephone icon 4 In the Place A Call dialogue box fill in your partner s IP address in To 5 Click on Call and wait for response Note If you or your partner are is behind a firewall or is using a proxy server common for office users please refer t...

Страница 27: ...st as if you where having a normal person to person conversation With Microsoft MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger you can study online with classmates play games work with colleagues exchange ideas hand over photos and files meet new people surf the web together and much much more Just click on the desired link and follow the on screen instructions to download and install the applications Image Ph...

Страница 28: ...from files located anywhere on your system Video Philips VRecord Philips VRecord enables you to record video clips onto your hard disk 1 Click the Philips VRecord button in the VLounge selection screen The Philips VRecord screen appears 2 Select a file name in the File menu using Set Capture File 3 Click Devices to set the video and audio source you want to use 4 Enable Preview in the Options menu...

Страница 29: ... determines the preferred synchronisation between the video stream and the recorded sounds Select Audio if you want to make sure the video rate adapts to the sound recording rate Select Video if you want to make sure the sound recording rate adapts to the video recording rate If None is enabled VRecord will adapt both streams to each other whenever necessary If Use Frame Rate is enabled in Capture...

Страница 30: ...essed for 60 seconds Turn the camera back on See Turning the camera on and off No reaction Battery exhausted to controls Recharge battery See Recharging the battery File transfer not USB connection not properly made possible Properly connect the USB cable to both camera and laptop and make sure the camera is placed in the laptop clamb or properly connect the camera directley to the USB port of the...

Страница 31: ... 15 fps or CIF 320 X 240 up to 30 fps Video resolution disconnected from PC CIF 320 X 240 up to 15 fps Built in battery Li polymer battery 220 mAh Rechargeable via USB PC interface USB 1 1 Internal memory capacity 128 MB Flash Case material Metal Power up time 2 seconds Auto Power off 60 seconds Still image format JPEG Video file format AVI ENGLISH 31 ...

Страница 32: ...designed to provide 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...

Страница 33: ...ystem requirements Microsoft Windows 98SE 2000 ME or XP Pentium II or AMS K6 ll or above 32MB RAM and 100 MB free hard disk space One free USB port and CD ROM 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 this program may be put no warranty o...

Страница 34: ... is DMVC1300K Date of purchase _____ _____ ______ day month year ENGLISH 34 België Belgien Belgique Nederland 02 275 0701 053 482 9800 Danmark Norge 35 25 8761 22 70 82 50 Deutschland Österreich 0696 698 4712 01 546 575 603 España Portugal 09 17 45 62 46 0800 831 363 France Schweiz Suisse Svizzera 03 8717 0033 02 23 10 21 16 Suomi 00800 3122 1223 09 2290 1908 Ireland Sverige 01 601 1161 08 632 001...

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