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    User’ s Guide Cr eativ e W ebCam NX Pr o Information in this document is subject to change without notice and do es not represent a commitment on the part of Creative T e chnology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by an y means, electronic or mechanical, in cluding photocopying and recording, for a ny pur[...]

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    Contents[...]

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    Contents Introduction Before Y ou Begin........ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............ ................ ............. .... ..... ... i Package Contents.................. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ............... ... i README file .............. ............. .....[...]

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    A Technical Specifications B Troubleshooting Problems Using Creativ e W ebCam NX Pr o................. ................ ................ ................ ....... B-1 Problems in W indo ws XP .......... ................ ............. ................ ............ ................ ............. .... B-2 C Note on USB Compatibility[...]

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    Intr oduction[...]

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    Intr oduction i Intr oduction Creati ve W ebCam NX Pro is a digital video camera kit that gi ves you e verything you need to capture 24- bit still images and video in 16.7 million colors. Not only that, it also allows you to communicate face-to- face with others on the Internet! Creati ve W ebCam NX Pro comes with the following software: ❑ Creati[...]

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    Intr oduction ii ❑ Sound Blaster ® or other W indo ws-compatible audio card. Sound Blast er 16 or higher required for simultaneous two-way con versation with full-duplex support. For V ideoconferencing ❑ Microphone ❑ Modem or LAN access to the Internet at 28.8Kbps or f aster T echnical Suppor t and Wa r r a n t y For T echnical Support infor[...]

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    Intr oduction iii Document Conv entions T ip. This tells you about short cuts or hints relati ng to a feature. Note. This highlights additi onal or important informat ion about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper usage of your product. Use this information to av oid risky situations. W arning! This warns you of possible hazar ds to yourself [...]

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    1 Installing Cr eativ e W ebCam NX Pr o[...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam NX Pr o 1-1 Installing Cr eative W ebCam NX Pr o This chapter tells y ou how to quick ly install Creative W ebCam NX Pro. About Cr eativ e W ebCam NX Pr o Figure 1-1 highlights the features of Creativ e W ebCam NX Pro. F igure 1-1: Creative W ebCam NX Pr o Focus ring Adjusts the view focus. P oint th e lens tow ard y ou[...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam NX Pr o 1-2 Installing Cr eativ e W ebCam NX Pr o Follo w the installation procedures for your operating system. In Windows 98/98SE / Me/2000/ XP 1. Do not connect Creative W ebCam NX Pro to your computer before installing th e driv ers. If you accidentally begin installation with Cr eati v e W ebCam NX Pro connected, t[...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam NX Pr o 1-3 5. Place your Creati ve W ebCam NX Pro on top of your computer monito r or other flat surface. F or LCD flat panel monitors or notebook computers, use the integrated hinged lev er to balance the camera. See Figure 1-2. Fo r Windo ws 98/98SE and Wi ndows Me only 1. Connect the Creati ve W ebCam NX Pro’ s US[...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam NX Pr o 1-4 2. Check the image in the V ideo pre view pane of the Cr eati ve W ebCam NX Pr o Camera Conf iguration dialog box. If it flickers or displays a series of dark bands, click the Cancel Flicker button. 3. Click the Finish b utton, and then restart your comput er if you are prompted to do so. F or W indows 2000 [...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam NX Pr o 1-5 2. When a Hardware Installation Dialog box appears (Figure 1-4), ig nore the m essag e and click the Continue Anyway button. For more details on thi s warning message, see "Problem s in W indo ws XP" on page B-2. Installation will be complete in a while. 3. Check the image in the V ideo pre view pa[...]

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    2 Using PC-CAM Center[...]

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    Using PC-CAM Center 2-1 Using PC-C AM Center This chapter tells you how to quickly set up Creativ e W ebCam NX Pro as a W eb Camera using PC-CAM Center software. For detailed information about the applicat ion’ s features and settings, ref er to its Help file. (See “Starting PC-CAM Center Help” on page 2-4.) Star ting PC-C AM Center PC-CAM Ce[...]

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    Using PC-CAM Center 2-2 Capturing Images and Video For more instructions on how to take a photo or reco rd a video, refer to the PC-CA M Center Help file. T o launch PC-CAM C enter Help, see "Starti ng PC-CAM Center Help" on page 2-4 T aking a Photo T o take a photo: 1. In the PC-CAM Center window , click the Live V ideo button. The curre[...]

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    Using PC-CAM Center 2-3 T o preview a video: 1. Click the Sav e automatically check box to clear it, if you want to pre view each video before deciding whether to save it to the destination album. 2. Click the Record video button to start recording. 3. After you stop recording, click the Play button on the bot tom left-hand cor ner of the Liv e V i[...]

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    Using PC-CAM Center 2-4 Star ting PC-C AM Center Help This Help file contains instructions on how to use PC-CAM Center to take photos and record videos. It also teaches you ho w to optimize settings to take high quality photos and videos. T o start the Help file: 1. Click the PC-Cam Center logo at the top le ft corner of PC-CAM Center’ s main win[...]

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    3 Cr eative W e bCam NX Pr o Applications[...]

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    Cr eative W e bCam NX Pr o Applications 3-1 Cr eativ e W e bCam NX Pr o Applications The Creati ve W ebCam NX Pro applicat ion CD includes the foll owing: ❑ Creati ve PC-CAM Center ❑ Creati ve W ebCam Monitor ❑ Microsoft NetMeeting ❑ Microsoft I nternet Expl orer Cr eativ e PC- C AM Center This powerful application lets you take pictures or[...]

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    A T echnical Specifications[...]

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    T echnical Specif ications A-1 T echnical Specifications Construction ❑ USB Port version: Remote camera head with a USB cable Powe r ❑ From a USB port or USB hub with an exter nal po wer su pply Sensor ❑ CMOS image sensor Video Resolution ❑ Up to 640 x 480 pixels on a Minimum System Picture Resolution - Still mode ❑ Up to 640 x 480 pixels[...]

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    T echnical Specif ications A-2 Softwar e compatibility ❑ TW AIN, V ideo for Windo w s, WDM MiniDriv er for Dir ectShow and Still Image dri v er (STI) that runs in W indo ws 98, W indo ws 98 SE, W indows 2000, W indows Me and W indows XP[...]

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    B T r oubleshooting[...]

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    T roublesh ooting B-1 T r oubleshooting If you hav e a technical problem with this product, you may wish to consult our self-help tool “Knowledgebase” for online troubleshooting and solutions. Go to www .creati ve.com and select your region. Pr oblems Using Cr eativ e W ebCam NX Pr o An application reports that the video driv er is alre ad y in[...]

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    T roublesh ooting B-2 Insuff icient system r esources r eserved fo r the USB port, causing the syst em to be unable to function. There are too man y de vices in the system, causing IRQ problems with the system’ s USB controller . Do the following: 1. Remov e some de vices from the system. 2. Restart the system. The system will rearrange the reso [...]

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    C Note on USB Compatibility[...]

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    Note on USB Compatibility C-1 Note on USB Compatibility While testing Creati ve W ebCam NX Pro on motherboar ds with integrated Uni versal Serial Bus (USB) ports, we encountered a small number of motherboa rds that do not meet the USB specification e xactly . These and other non-USB-compliant motherboards may not operate correctly with Creativ e W [...]