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    User’ s Guide Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Information in this document is subject to change without notice an d does not represent a commitment on t he part of Creative T e chnology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or tr ansmitted in an y form or b y an y means, electronic or me chanical, in cl uding photocop y ing and recording, for[...]

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    Contents[...]

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    Contents Introduction Before You Begin ............ ........... ............ .............. ........... .............. ........... ............ ............. ... i Package Contents ..................... ........... .............. ............ .............. ........... .............. ........ i README file ............. ........... ........... ....[...]

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    A Technical Specifications B Troubleshooting Problems Using Creative WebCam Notebook .. ........... .............. .............. .............. ......... B-1 Problems in Windows XP .................... .............. ........... ........... .............. ............ .............. B-2 C Note on USB Compatibility[...]

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    Intr oduction[...]

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    Intr oduction i Intr oduction Creativ e W ebCam Noteboo k is a 24 bit, 16.7 million color digital video camera kit fo r you r notebook, giving you e v erything you need to capture still images and ful l color video. Not only that, it also allows you to communicate face-to-face w ith others on the Internet! Creati v e W ebCam Notebook is bundled wit[...]

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    Intr oduction ii ❑ CD-R OM dri ve installed ❑ Sound Blaster ® or other W indo ws-compatible audio card. Sound Blast er 16 or higher required for simultaneous two-way con v ersation with full-duplex support. For V ideoconferencing ❑ Microphone ❑ Modem or LAN access to the Internet at 28.8Kb or f aster Document Conv enti ons T ip. This tells[...]

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    1 Installing Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook[...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-1 Installing Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook This chapter tells you how to quickly install Creativ e W ebCam Notebook. About Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Figure 1- 1 highlig hts the featur es of Creati ve W ebCam Notebook. F igur e 1 -1: Cr eative W ebCam Notebook Fo cus ring T o adjust the view f ocus, point the [...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-2 Installing Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Follo w the installation procedures fo r your operating system. In Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP 1. Do not connect Creati ve W ebCam Notebook to y our notebook before installing the drivers. If you accidentally begin inst allation with Creati v e W e bCam Notebook[...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-3 6. Clip Creativ e W ebCam Notebook on top of your notebook screen (Figure 1-3). Follo w the steps below that are for your operating system. For W indo ws 98/98SE and Windo ws Me only After connecting your camera, W indows automatically detects the de vice. i. If you are prompt ed to insert t he W indo ws 98[...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-4 F or Windo ws 2000 only 9. When a Digital Signature Not F ound dialog box appears (Figure 1-4), telling you that Cr eativ e W ebCam Noteboo k has been detected, ignore the message and click the Ye s button. 10. Check the image in the V ideo pr e view pane of the Creati ve W ebCam Notebook Camera Configurati[...]

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    Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-5 13. When a H ardwar e Installation dialog box appears (Figure 1-5), ignore the message and click the Continue Anyway b utton. For more details on this warning message, see "Probl ems in W indo ws XP" on page B-3. Installation will be complete in a while. 14. Check the image in the Video pr eview p[...]

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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 Creati ve W ebCam Notebook as a W eb Camera using Creative PC-CAM Center . For detailed information about the application’ s features and settings, refer to its Help file. See "Starting PC-CAM Center Help" on page 2-3. Star ting PC-C AM Center PC-C[...]

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    Using PC-CAM Center 2-2 Capturing Images and Video W ith PC-CAM Center , you can take photos and record videos. For more instructions on how to take a photo or record a vid eo, refer to the PC-CAM Center Help file. T o launch PC-CAM Center Help, See “Sta rting PC-CAM Center Help” on page 2-3. T aking a Photo 1. In the PC-CAM Center windo w , cl[...]

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    Using PC-CAM Center 2-3 View ing a Photo 1. Click the My Alb um b utton. PC-CAM Center is no w in My Alb um mode. 2. In the My Alb um box, click the My Photo folder and then click the al bum that contains the photos that you want to view . Thumbnails of ph otos in the album are displayed in the Thumb nails window . 3. Double-click the thumbnail of [...]

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    3 Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Applications[...]

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    Cr eative W ebCam Notebook Applications 3-1 Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Applications The Creati ve W ebCam Note book application CD in cludes the follo wing: ❑ Creati ve PC-Cam Center ❑ Creati ve W ebCam Monitor ❑ Microsoft NetMeeting ❑ Microsoft Internet Explorer Cr eativ e PC-Cam Center This powerful application lets you take pictures or [...]

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    A T echnical Specifications[...]

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    T echnical Specifications 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 e xternal po wer source Sensor ❑ CMOS image sensor Resolution - Video mode ❑ All resolutions up to 640 x 480 Resolution - Still mode ❑ All resolutions up to 640 x 480 Vide[...]

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    T echnical Specifications A-2 P ort compatibility ❑ Univ ersal Serial Bus port Softwar e compatibility ❑ TW AIN, V ideo for Wi ndo ws, WDM Mi niDri ver for DirectSho w , and Sti ll Image driv er that runs in W indo ws 98/98SE, W indo ws 2000, W indo ws Me and W indo ws XP[...]

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    B T r oubleshooting[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 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 .creative .com and select your region. Pr oblems Using Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook An application reports that the video driv er is alre ady in[...]

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    T r oubleshooting B-2 Insuff icient system r esources r eser ved f or 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. Remove 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 Compa tibility C-1 Note on USB Compatibility While testing Creative W eb Cam Notebook on motherboard s with integrated Univers al 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 mo therboards ma y not operate correctly with Creativ[...]