Xirlink Veo Connect/Advanced Connect Bedienungsanleitung

Table of Contents Welcome to the Veo TM Connect/Advanced Connect ................................ 1 A Quick Look at the Veo Connect/Advanced Connect ............................. 2 Minimum System Requirements ................................................................ 3 Software and Installation ................................................[...]

1 Welcome to the Veo TM Connect and Advanced Connect The Veo Connect and Advanced Connect Digital PC Cameras are terrific cameras for communicating more effectively over the Internet. Share digital photos in seconds. Send video clips in a snap. Videoconference with ease. The camera application also allows you to create E-Cards, design homep- ages, [...]

2 A Quick Look at the Veo Connect/Advanced Connect Veo Connect Veo Advanced Connect[...]

3 Minimum System Requirements Hardware • PC with an AMD K6 or Pentium class processor that operates at 300 MHz or faster • 32 MB or more RAM • 200 MB of available hard drive space • CD-ROM Drive • One available USB port on your computer to plug in the camera • Display adapter capable of 800x600 in 16 bit color • Standard microphone fo[...]

4 Software and Installation Install the software before connecting your Veo camera! If you have already plugged the camera into the computer, please unplug it before installing the software. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Autorun will display the Installation screen corresponding to your camera model. Click Install . 3. On[...]

5 How to Connect the Veo Connect/Advanced Connect Plug the USB connector on the camera into any available USB port on your computer. A window should appear and recognize a new device being installed. NOTE: If your computer does not recognize a new device installed, please refer to “ Troubleshooting ” on pag e 44 in this user’s guide. The Veo [...]

6 To start Veo Digital Studio, double-click on the icon on your desktop or click on Start > Programs > Veo > Veo Digital Studio . Taking a Snapshot 1. Click the Take A Snapshot button to launch your Veo camera. 2. Focus/adjust as necessary. Use the Small , Medium , and Large buttons to select the desired resolution, then click [ Take a Sna[...]

7 NOTE: Depending on your settings, snapshots are captured in either the .JPG or .BMP file format. c) - To send your picture to another person. Type in the requested information. The default name given to the snapshot is MyPicture.jpg. To rename the snapshot before sending, click on the words “MyPicture.jpg” in the attachment text box and click[...]

8 Advanced Settings Recording a Video 1. Click the Record A Video button. 2. Choose: Standard Video - To record and save the video clip to your com- puter. This file is saved in the .avi file format and can be used in the Movie Maker. Video Mail (Compressed Video for E-mail purposes) - To record and send the video clip to another person. This file [...]

9 4. Adjust the volume using the Microphone Volume Adjustment Bar . 5. Click [ Record ] to record your video. Notice the button turns into [ Stop ]. Click the Stop button any time to end recording. 6. After the recording stops, the following buttons will appear on the bottom of the screen: [ Remove Audio ] - Remove sound from your video. [ Save Fra[...]

10 NOTE: Refer to “ Configuring Your E-mail Program to Send Files ” on pag e 29 for instructions on how to configure your E-mail program to send video mail. Video Settings [ Settings ] - Click this button to change the settings of your videos. In order to use the built-in microphone for Veo Advanced Connect, select USB Audio Device from the Aud[...]

11 4. Click: a) - To save your audio clip. b) - To email your audio clip to another person. NOTE: Refer to “ Configuring Your E-mail Program to Send Files ” on pag e 29 for instructions on how to configure your E-mail program to send audio clips. Audio Settings [ Settings ] - Click this button to change the settings of your audio. In order to u[...]

12 Viewing Pictures in the Gallery 1. Click the View Gallery button. The Gallery Display Panel opens up. 2. Select a folder to view its content. The following are buttons and folders used in the Gallery Display Panel along with their description: [ Min/Max Gallery ] - Toggle button used to minimize or maximize the Gallery Display Panel. [ Thumbnail[...]

13 E-Card Creator - Creating an E-Card 1. Click on the E-Card Creator button on the Digital Studio Home Screen. 2. Choose to Create A New Card or Find A Previously Saved Card Project . If you choose to open a previously saved project, you may click on to get the following options: 3. If you are creating a new card, select a theme from the left pane[...]

14 Click Continue when you are done. 5. Define your animated characters’ path. (See pag e 28 for more on how to define the path of an animated character). Click Continue when finished. 6. Select the background music. Click [ Set Background Music ]. 7. Choose your background music. To listen to the music before selecting, place your cursor on any [...]

15 12. The default name given to the E-Card is *.exe where ( * ) is the name of your E-card background you picked in step 3. To rename the E-Card before sending, click on *.exe in the attachment text box and click [ Rename ]. 13. Click [ Send This Card ] to send your E-Card. NOTE: Refer to “ Configuring Your E-mail Program to Send Files ” on pa[...]

16 Movie Maker - Making or Editing a Movie 1. Click on the Movie Maker button on the Digital Studio Home Screen. 2. Choose to Create A New Movie or Open An Existing Movie Or Project . If you choose to open an existing movie, you can click on to display the following options: 3. Simply drag and drop videos or pictures from the Gallery Display Panel [...]

17 video/picture from your Veo camera for insertion. In order to add from your camera, make sure it is connected to your computer. NOTE: For more on how to take snapshots or record videos, refer to “ Taking a Snapshot ” on pag e 6 and “ Recording a Video ” on pag e 8 of this user’s guide. [ Add Background Music ] - Add music to your movie[...]

18 Select Scene Duration . NOTE: Video (.avi) files also have a [ Trim Video ] button that allows you to adjust the size and length of the video. Refer to pag e 9 for more on how to trim video. Click Continue when you are done. 4. Select a scene from the bottom and click [ Transition Effect ]. 5. Sample the effects by placing your cursor above each[...]

19 9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 to edit the remaining scenes. When you are fin- ished, click Continue . 10. a) To preview the complete movie, click [ Preview ]. b) To save the movie for editing later, click [ Save ]. c) To save the movie as a separate file, click [ Save As ]. d) To save the movie on your computer, click Save Finished Movie . e) To send [...]

20 Homepage Designer - Designing a Homepage 1. Click on the Homepage Designer button on the Digital Studio Home Screen. 2. Choose to Create A New Homepage or Open A Previously Saved Homepage Project . If you choose to open a previously saved homepage project, you may click on to get the following options: 3. If you are designing a new homepage, sel[...]

21 [ Link All Pages ] - Check the box to the left if you want all pages to be linked. Notice that if you check the box to the left of the Link All Pages icon, it will turn into . It means that all your pages are successfully linked. When you previewing the webpage, you will see that there are two arrow buttons on the bottom for easy navigation betw[...]

22 c) Select to link to an existing page or to a page on the Internet. If linking to a page on the Internet, type in the address (URL) of the website, then click OK . Alternatively, you can click on [ Actor Interaction ]. Use the Up and Down buttons next to the Anchor Actors Container to select the image/text you want to link. Then: a) Drag a page [...]

23 order for it to start. Refer to the next section on how to automate this process. Automating Animated Characters in Homepage Designer a) Click [ Actor Interaction ]. b) Make sure the Anchor Actors Container has AutoPlay selected. If not, use the Up and Down arrows to select it. c) Select the animated character that you want to automate and drag [...]

24 NOTE: When you change the Mute button to , it does NOT remove the background music. You just will not be able to hear it. To remove the music entirely, click [ Set Background Music ] and choose . After you select your music, click Continue . 9. Select opening effect by clicking [ Transition Effect ]. 10. Choose the opening effect (how one page c[...]

25 Publishing the webpage to your computer a) Click on Publish The Files To The Hard Disk . b) Select the destination and rename the file if desired. The webpage along with all supporting files (i.e. images, music, etc.) will be saved as a folder instead of a single file. c) Click View A Local Copy of the Page Just Published to view your webpage. A[...]

26 Applying Text, Images, Videos, and Animated Characters Adding and Exiting Text a) Click [ New Text ] to add new text to the scene/page. b) Double-click on the text to edit it. A screen similar to the one below appears” The following are the application buttons and their description: [ Insert Video ] - Insert a new video clip. [ Insert Image ] [...]

27 [ Animation Path ] - Define the path of the images or animated charac- ters (the path an object will follow to move from point A to point B). [ Sequential Animation Sequence ] - Animations move one after another depending on which one you inserted first. [ Simultaneous Animation Sequence ] - All animations move at the same time. Editing an Image[...]

28 Adding Sound Effects to an Animated Character You can add a sound effect to an animated character either by inserting a .wav file from the Sound Effects folder or from your microphone (i.e. if you want to record your voice). To insert sound from your microphone, click the From Microphone tab. See “ Recording an Audio Clip ” on pag e 10 for m[...]

29 Configuring Your E-mail Program to Send Files In order to send your files directly from the Veo Digital Studio, you must change your default mail agent, otherwise known as Messaging Application Program Interface (MAPI) . For E-mail programs that do not support MAPI (i.e. AOL, web-based E-mail programs), you need to attach the files manually. For[...]

30 3. Depending on your web-based email service, look for the Attach, Attach- ments, or Insert option to attach your file. You will be prompted to browse for the desired file you want to attach. Change the directory to where you saved your file (i.e. C:Program FilesVeo Digital StudioGallery...) and attach the file(s).[...]

31 Keep In Contact - Videoconferencing 1. Click Keep In Contact on the Digital Studio Home Screen. This will mini- mize your Veo Digital Studio window and launch Microsoft NetMeeting. Microsoft Windows Messenger Guide Microsoft Windows Messenger has been included with Microsoft Windows XP to provide the latest in point-to-point videoconferencing. T[...]

32 3. Windows Messenger will sign you in. 4. The people on your contact list will appear. If you want to connect with another user for videoconferencing, you will need to add them to your contact list, using the Add button. Follow the rest of the directions in Windows Mes- senger to add people to your contact list. Using Windows Messenger for Video[...]

33 Send a file - Transfer a file to another person Text messages - Type text messages to another person Starting your camera Make sure that no other program is using your camera. If you have any other PC Camera or videoconferencing software that is already in use, make sure to close these programs first. To turn your camera on, click the “ Start [...]

34 The other person has a choice of clicking Accept or Decline to begin the video and voice conversation. Once connected to the other person, your screen will appear similar to the image pictured. The other person’s video will appear in the large video win- dow, while your own video will appear in the lower right corner as a Picture-in- Picture w[...]

35 Microsoft NetMeeting Guide Microsoft NetMeeting has been included with your camera to provide video- conferencing capabilities. As one of the most widely distributed and versatile videoconferencing applications on the market, you will be able to communi- cate with anyone in the world as long as all parties are connected through Microsoft NetMeet[...]

36 tance with Microsoft NetMeeting, directly from Microsoft, please refer to the NetMeeting web site at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting. How to use Microsoft NetMeeting Once you have all the necessary components of Microsoft NetMeeting installed and tested to ensure it is working properly, this section of the guide will provide some ba[...]

37 the camera angle and focus to ensure a clear picture of you for your videocon- ferencing partner. These are the buttons you will use with NetMeeting: Connecting to another NetMeeting user There are a few methods to connect to another user who is using NetMeeting. Connecting to another NetMeeting user is easy via the MSN Messenger ser- vice, simp[...]

38 Connecting via MSN Messenger: With MSN Messenger, you can send instant messages to your friends and family if they are online. To start, follow the steps outlined below: 1. Connect to the Internet and then start MSN Messenger. MSN Messenger will indicate the people on your contact list who are online. 2. Double-click on the person you are trying[...]

39 4. If the other person you are connecting to accepts the invitation to start Microsoft NetMeeting, you will automatically be connected. You will receive video in a window similar to the one on the following page. The person who you are calling will appear in the large main window while you will appear in the smaller Picture-in-Picture window. NO[...]

40 Connecting using an IP address To have a direct connection with another user, you must first obtain an IP address. IP addresses for most dial-up connections will change every time you log on to the Internet. For this reason, you must get the IP address from the person you are trying to contact each time. You can also determine your IP address an[...]

41 Method A: Start NetMeeting and then click on Help > About Windows NetMeeting . You can see your IP address here (as shown below). Method B: If you are using Windows 98/Me, click on the Start button > Run > then type: WINIPCFG If you are using Windows 2000, click on the Start button > Run > then type: IPCONFIG You can send your IP [...]

42 To connect to a person using their IP address, you can enter it into the high- lighted area (as shown below). After you type in the person’s IP address, press Enter on your keyboard to connect. Microsoft Windows Messenger and NetMeeting Support & Resources This guide has been intended to provide a brief introduction to Microsoft Net- Meeti[...]

43 Microsoft Windows NetMeeting: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting (800) 936-5700 [Toll Free/Pay per incident] (425) 635-7123 [Toll Call/No charge support] MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com The Windows NetMeeting Zone: http://www.netmeet.net Meeting by Wire: http://www.meetingbywire.com Additional Video Messaging/Conferencing Servic[...]

44 Troubleshooting Problem: The power light does not come on when the camera is plugged in. Solution: The light will come on when you run any of the camera applications, but will not turn on if the camera is just plugged in. Problem: Missing Windows system files. Solution: The Windows system files can be found on the Veo CD. Place the Veo CD into y[...]

45 Problem: “Digital Video PC Camera is not connected to this computer” Solution: The camera may not be plugged into the computer or may have a driver conflict. Make sure the camera is snugly plugged into the USB slot on your computer, then try the camera software again. If this doesn’t help, click on Start > Settings > Control Panel &g[...]

46 3) Search for a program named “cleanup” on your computer. The icon should look like this . Double-click it to run the cleanup. Press Scan and Delete to entirely clean up the previous installation of the camera. 4) After the cleanup program has completed, press the Exit button. 5) Uninstall the Veo Connect/Advanced Connect software. ( Start &[...]

47 “Windows was unable to locate an updated driver for this device, but did find other drivers that should work with this device. You are already using the best driver for this device. What would you like to do? · Continue using the current driver. (Recommended) Veo PC Camera · Install one of the other drivers. - View List” 5) Select Install [...]

48 Problem: Nothing happens after I click the Send button or the program locks up. Solution: You need to configure your email program to be the default MAPI client correctly. You can also manually attach your files to your e-mail. Please refer to “ Configuring Your E-mail Program to Send Files ” on pag e 29 for more information. Problem: “No [...]

49 or output jack. If this does not work, please refer to your sound card or microphone manuals. Problem: You cannot play back an AVI/EXE video file . Solution: The Windows Media Player you are using may not be working cor- rectly. Download the latest Windows Media Player from Microsoft at http:// www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer. Additional H[...]

50 Statement of Limited Warranty Xirlink Inc. warrants that for a period of 2 (two) years from the date of pur- chase that this product 1) is free from manufacturer defects in materials and workmanship and 2) conforms to its specifications. If this product does not function due to manufacturer defects during the warranty period, Xirlink, Inc., at i[...]