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    user manual IH-W355NB IH-W356NP MyLife™ notebook webcam pro 5.0 megapixel max resolution Congratulations on the purchase of your new MyLife notebook webcam pro . This product comes with a limited lifetime warranty . Before using your product, please thoroughly read and follow the instructions inside this manual. If you still need help, see the ba[...]

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    your package should contain 2 user manual contents features• 2 yournewwebcam• 3 installsoftware• 3 connecthardware• 4 useyourwebcam• 4 advancedfeatures• 5 specialeffects• 8 productoperatingtips•1 0 troubleshooting•1 0 features 5.0 megapixel maximum[...]

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    3 your new webcam lens clip power indicator microphone Y ou must install the software before connecting note f your webcam to your computer . install software Insert the installation CD into your computer . On the 1. screen that appears, click the application you want to install: ArcSoft Magic-i or ArcSoft W ebCam Companion . MyLife notebook webcam[...]

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    4 A 4. Select Program Folder dialog box displays. Click Next . After the application nishes installing, an 5. InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box displays. Click Finish to exit the wizard. The main software installation screen displays again. 6. Repeat the above steps to install the other application. Click exit on the main software install[...]

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    5 advanced features Click Start > All Programs > ArcSoft W ebCam Companion 2 > W ebCam Companion 2 to open the Star t Page . capture still shots or video On the 1. Start Page , click Capture . The Capture window displays. For a still shot, click • Capture . T o record a video clip, click • Record Video . When done, click Stop Rec[...]

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    6 monitor an area ArcSoft W ebCam Companion allows you to use your webcam to monitor an area, recording video when there is any motion in the area. T o monitor an area: On the 1. Start Page , click Monitor . The Monitor window displays. Click 2. Monitor Settings to congure your monitor . Click Save when done. Click 3. Start Monitor to begin moni[...]

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    7 change video settings T o change video settings and access other webcam settings, click the W ebCam Settings button in the Capture window (see “capture still shots or video” on page 5) or the Monitor window (see “monitor an area” on page 6). The webcam properties dialog box displays. Here you can change image, video and camera settings. z[...]

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    8 view and edit still shots and video T o view the still shots or video you have captured, click Edit on the Start Page . Here you can also edit your still shots and video, including auto enhancing your photos. Click the Capture tab for recordings made from the Capture window (see “capture still shots or video” on page 5). Click the Monitor tab[...]

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    9 zoom face tracking zoom Y our webcam can zoom in as much as 4×. T o change the zoom level when using special effects in ArcSoft Magic-i, click the zoom buttons underneath the picture. turn on face tracking Face tracking keeps the camera trained on a person’ s face without mechanically moving the camera if the person moves around in the chair .[...]

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    10 use other special effects V arious other special effects are available under the Ef fect and Illustration tabs. T o tur n on a special effect: Select either the 1. Effect or Illustration tab, depending on the effect you want. The Ef fect tab gives you various image effects, and the Illustration tab gives you dif ferent picture frames you can use[...]

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    FCC Statement Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15ofFCCRules.Operation issubj ecttot hefollo wingtwo conditio ns:(1) thisdev ice may not cause h armful int erference, a nd (2) t his devi ce must accept any inte rference rec eived, i ncluding interference that ma y cause undesire d operat ion. This[...]

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    technical support for technical support please visit www .life-works.com or call (877) LIFE-540 (877-543-3540) lifetime warranty for warranty information, please visit www .life-works.com/warranty Printed in China © 2008 LifeW orks T echnology Group LLC. iHome™ is a tra demark o f SDI T echno logies In c. used under l icense. Windows Vista ® is[...]