Philips SPC1300NC/00 manuale d’uso

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Congratulations on your pur chase and welcome to Philips! T o fully benefit fr om the support that Philips offers, register your pr oduct at www .philips.com/w elcome 2 EN Y our W ebCam[...]

Please check that the following items are pack ed in the Philips SPC1300NC box. They are provided to help y ou set up and use your Philips SPC1300NC . Philips SPC1300NC Installation CD-ROM W ebCam including manual SPC 1300 NC Installation CD v.1.00 9082 100 03367 What’ s in the bo x? What’ s in the bo x EN 3[...]

1 Sna pshot button Enables y ou to take photos without using your mouse. 2 Focus r ing For manually adjusting the f ocus of the lens. 3 Rotating foot For manually changing the v er tical angle of the W ebCam. 4 Clamp with rubber rims / camera foot For attaching the W ebCam to your (flat panel) PC monitor or laptop screen. The clamp can be folded wh[...]

Chapter EN 5 Contents 3 What ’s in the bo x? 4 Legend of f unctions 5 Contents 6 W elcome 7 Things you should know 7 Safety pr ecautions 7 Cop yright 8 Installation 8 Installing the W ebCam software 10 Connecting the W ebCam to your PC / laptop 11 W e bCam settings 11 General settings 12 Video settings 15 Audio settings 16 Featur es settings 19 O[...]

Chapter EN 6 The Philips SPC1300NC W ebCam you ha ve just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give y ou year s of trouble-free use. Br illiant images and blazing color s, that's what you get with the SPC1300NC W ebCam. After installation, the new W ebCam can be used for all sor ts of applications, such as: • Video: us[...]

Chapter EN 7 Please read the following instructions carefully , and retain them for future reference. It may be helpful to hav e the instr uctions for use for the PC at hand for ref erence . Safety pr ecautions Obser ve the follo wing guidelines to ensure that the W ebCam will operate safely and to prevent def ects. • Do not use your W ebCam in e[...]

Chapter EN 8 Installation Installing the W e bCam softwar e The software supplied only works on PCs with the oper ating systems Microsoft ® Windows ® XP and Vista. Notes! – Unplug all your USB devices (e xcept USB keyboard and USB mouse) before you start. – Do not plug in your W ebCam yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM first. – Have your Wind[...]

Chapter EN 9 Or: Select the second option if you wish to contin ue installation. Click ‘ Next ’ to continue. > The ‘Installation’ screen appear s. The items that can be installed are shown on the left side of the screen. An explanation of each item is given on the right side . All required items are selected by def ault. 5 Click the &apo[...]

Chapter EN 10 Connecting the W e bCam to your PC / laptop 1 Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the W ebCam to the PC / laptop . 2 T urn on the PC / laptop . 3 Connect the USB connector of the USB cable to the USB port of the PC / laptop . > The W ebCam will now derive its power from the PC / laptop. 4 Aim the webcam as r[...]

Chapter EN 11 The Philips SPC1300NC video proper ties can be changed: - from within an application; - by clicking the VProper ty icon ‘ ’ in the Windo ws taskbar , bottom right of your screen; - by selecting ‘PC Camer a Settings’ under ‘Preferences’ in the VLounge selection screen; - by clicking the ‘ ’ icon in the VLounge selection[...]

Chapter EN 12 Video settings 3 Picture enhancement This option enables Philips patented Pix el Plus technology and helps you to enhance the image and video quality of the W ebCam, giving you ultimate sharpness, vivid color s and smooth, natur al motion. Use the slider to adjust the level of Pixel Plus, added to the live video of your W ebCam. Demo [...]

Chapter EN 13 4 Full automatic control: on/off This full automatic control mode provides a v er y easy way to get the best out of your Philips SPC1300NC W ebCam. Or you can choose to ha ve maximum manual control o ver the W ebCam settings by switching the full automatic control mode off. Full automatic control 'on' is the preferred settin[...]

Chapter EN 14 0 Auto White Balance Most light sources are not 100% pure white but ha ve a cer tain ‘color temper ature’. Nor mally our ey es compensate for lighting conditions with different color temperatures. If the automatic white balance is selected, the W ebCam will look for a reference point which represents white. It will then calculate [...]

Chapter EN 15 & Mirr or Clicking the 'Mirror Image' checkbox flips the image horizontally . Y ou can use this f eature when you want to use the Philips SPC1300NC and monitor as a mirror , or to take pictures of mirrored images. Audio settings * Audio enhancement This option helps you to enhance the audio quality of the W ebCam in orde[...]

Chapter EN 16 Featur es settings ) Face tracking If you enab le the face tr acking option, the W ebCam will track your face. This gives y ou more conv enience while video chatting, because you don’t need to sit still during your video conv er sation. ¡ Digital zoom Use the digital zoom option to get an object closer . Digital zoom magnif ies the[...]

Chapter EN 17 ™ Change background This option enables y ou to replace the actual (real-time) background image by one from the W ebCam background list or by one of y our own pictures. Note: When changing the background, make sure that: - the actual background is static . There should be no movement within the W ebCam field of view . Not even the m[...]

Chapter EN 18 £ Add logo If you enab le this option, a logo image will be placed in one of the corner s of the Video stream. By default, the last used logo will be selected when the option is enabled. When the option is enabled for the f ir st time , the Philips logo will be selected and shown in the upper right cor ner of the screen. Select the d[...]

Chapter EN 19 VLounge All applications can be accessed via the Philips V(ideo)-Lounge application. VLounge is the centr al application for easy access to your Philips W ebCam. • Start VLounge: - through the Windows QuickLaunch menu in y our taskbar ; - via the program gr oup ‘SPC1300NC W ebCam’; - by clicking the VLounge icon ‘ ’ on the d[...]

Chapter EN 20 Captur ing images / ma king video r ecor dings In the ‘ Captur e ’ menu you can capture images and make video recordings and transfer , preview , edit, e-mail, pr int and or ganise your photos and video recordings. • Click the ‘ Captur e ’ tab to open the ‘Capture’ menu. > The camera star ts operating immediately . &g[...]

Chapter EN 21 Deleting captured items 1 Select the items you wish to delete in the content panel or under ‘Images’, ‘Videos’ and ‘Folders’. 2 Click ‘ ’. > The following dialogue screen appears . 3 Click the ‘ OK ’ button to delete the selected items. Instant messa ging and Internet calling (video chatting, video calling and V[...]

Chapter EN 22 Motion detection In the ‘ Monitor ’ menu you can set up the W ebCam for motion detection and videolog recording. • Click the ‘ Monitor ’ tab to open the ‘Monitor’ menu. > The Monitor menu main screen appear s . > The total amount of videologs is shown above the content panel (top right). > The ‘Movement’ ind[...]

Chapter EN 23 Monitor settings • Click ‘ ’ to access the ‘Monitor settings’ menu. > The following dialogue screen appears . • Enter the minimum memory capacity you wish to r emain on your har ddisk during recor ding. > Recording stops automatically when harddisk space comes below the set amount of Mbs. • Check the ‘Notificatio[...]

Chapter EN 24 Br oadcasting your videos over the Internet In the ‘ Br oadcast ’ menu y ou can select a website where you can broadcast your videos liv e . • Click the ‘ Br oadcast ’ tab to open the ‘Br oadcast’ menu. • Select the desired w ebsite by clicking the corr esponding ‘ Launch ’ button. • Follow the on-scr een instruc[...]

Chapter EN 25 Sensor .................................................................................1.3MP CMOS Real video resolution (Max.) .......................................................1.3MP Real still image resolution (Max.) ...............................................1.3MP Interpolated still image resolution (Max.) ................[...]

Chapter EN 26 Disclaimer Philips makes no warr anty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied war r anties of merchantability and fitness f or a par ticular pur pose . Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document. Philips makes no commitment to update nor to keep current[...]

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