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Fle xCam™ USB Installation & Ope rati on Manual ClearOne Communicati ons, Inc. ~ 1825 Research W ay , Salt Lake City , UT 84119 ~ tel 1-800-945-7730 ~ fax 1-800-933-5107 ClearOne, f ormerly VideoLabs[...]
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T able of Contents ii ClearOne camer as are compact, precisi on i nstruments designed f or accuracy , ease of use, and max i mum f le x ibi lity . T he Fle xCam™ USB came ra features a bui lt-i n micr ophone and is ideal f or W indo ws- or Mac-based vi deo applicati ons such as v ideo- conferenc in g, web d esi gn, i mage capture , video streamin[...]
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Introduction T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 3 Introduction 2 T echnical Se rvices Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Product registration Please reg ister y our camer a usi ng the onli ne reg is trati on f orm i n the Pr oduct s ection at www .clearone.com . W e are bette r able to pr o vi de techn [...]
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Getting St arted T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 5 4. Once the W izard has f ound the dri ve rs, click Next to start the installation. 5. Durin g the installati on, a Dig ital Signature Not F ound window m i ght open. Click Ye s to conti nue. 6. When installation is complete , click F inish to close the Found Ne[...]
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ArcSoft Software T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 7 T o inst all USB drivers on a Mac T he Fle xCam U SB is compatib le with Mac OS 8.6 through OS X. 1. Inser t the U SB Software and Dri ve r Disk into the CD-ROM dr ive. 2. Double-click the ArcSoft icon to open the CD content wi ndo w . 3. Double-click the U SB C[...]
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ArcSoft Software T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o inst all on a Mac OS 1. Double-click the VideoImpressi on 1.6 Installer (see Fi g ure 6) and f ollow the onscreen prompts. 2. When Vi deoImpression has f inished i nstalli ng, double-cl ick the PhotoStud io installer and f ollo w the onscreen prompts. 3. Res t[...]
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ArcSoft Software T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 3. Select Acquire from the Fi le menu to open the View Fi nder wi ndow . In this windo w y ou can make adjustments and capture the i mage. 4. Click Capture to capture the image. 5. The captured i mage is now display ed in the PhotoStud i o windo w . T o save the i[...]
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Camera Care 12 T echnical Se rvices Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Camera Care T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Camera lens and lens holder T he camer a lens is he ld i n place by the lens holde r . Both are permanentl y attached to the camer a head. Do not tr y to rethread or unscrew the lens hol[...]
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Appendix T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 15 Appendix 14 T echnical Se rvices Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Image Sensor ¼" Prog ressive Color CCD T ot al Pixels 692 (H) x 504 (V) = 350K total Maximum Resolution V GA (640x480) F rame Rate 30fps 25fps at 320x240 is the recommended setting f [...]
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Appendix T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 17 Appendix 16 T echnical Se rvices Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 assume any obl i gati on or other l iabi lity i n connection with the pr oducts. No ac tion, regardless of for m, arisi ng out of or relati ng to the product or this war ranty , may be br o[...]
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T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 St andard(s) to which Conf ormity is declared: 89/336/EEC "Elec tr omagnetic Compatibi l ity (EMC) Direc tive": EN 55022: 1998 (Emissi ons) Specif ication for l i mits and methods of measurement of rad i o inte rference char acteristics of inf or mation technolog y equip[...]
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T echnical Se rvices Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 21 Appendix 20 T echnical Se rvices Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 FlexCam USB application e xamples Fle xCam U SB Camer a USB PC or Mac Laptop USB XGA LCD Projector Fle xCam U SB Camer a Fle xCam U SB Camer a Microscope Laptop USB XGA LCD Projector[...]