Jasco UltraCamTM HQ98073 manual

UltraCam™ User’s Manual HO98073 www.jascoproducts.com For technical support call 1-800-654-8483 (Option 4)[...]

2 Table of Contents CAUTIONS ----------------------------------------------------- 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -------------------------------- 4 PACKAGE CONTENTS ------------------------------------- 4 MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE ------------------------ 4 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ULTRACAM™ ---------- 5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ----------------------------- 6 GE[...]

3 Cautions Read Before Using Your UltraCam™ 1. You must install the camer a driver BEFORE connecting the camera to your com puter. 2. Be sure to insert the batteries pr operly according to polarity. When inserting the batteries, make sure the positive (+) and negative (–) ends of t he batt eries m atch t he marki ngs on t he edge of the battery[...]

4 System Requirements 1. Mi crosoft ® Wind ows® 9 8, ME, 2000, or XP 2. USB Port and CD-ROM drive 3. 266 M Hz pr ocessor , 350 M Hz rec omm ended 4. At least 32 M b RAM, 64 Mb recommended 5. 100 M b free ha rd drive space 6. 16 bit vide o displa y or hig her 7. Soun d card a nd spea kers to use the a udio fu nctions. 8. Internet Acces s to use t [...]

Getting to Kno w Your UltraCam™ Note: You must install the cam era driver BEFORE connecting the camera to your com puter. 5[...]

6 Software Installation Please note that you must install the software BEFORE you connect the camera to the USB port of your computer. 1. Insert the included CD in to the CD-ROM Drive of y our co mputer. (The CD should auto load). 2. If the CD do es not auto lo ad, follo w these steps: a) Double click on My Co m puter b) Double click on the icon of[...]

Getting Started 1. Install the software as described in “Software Installation ”. The software MUST be installed BEFORE the camera is connected to your co mputer. 2. Install the batteries in your camera. a. Remove t he ba ttery com partment cove r as show n in the illustration. b. Insert the two “AAA” batteries that were i nclu ded with the[...]

8 Taking Pictures 1. Press the M ode butto n to turn on the cam era. 2. Press t he mode button twice to get to the flash On/Off screen. (FA) 3. Press t he shutter release bu tton to turn on the flash. (The flash is needed for mo st indoor pictures. No flash is needed for most outdoor pictures). 4. Press t he mode button ten times to select the reso[...]

9 Viewing Pictures 1. Open the rubber co ver on the camera’s mini US B port. 2. Plug t he mi ni USB pl ug int o the m ini USB port on the cam era and plug the other end o f the US B cable into your com puter. 3. Double click on the GE UltraCam icon on the de sktop of your computer. 4. The UltraCam app lication will open. In about five seconds, a [...]

10 Camera Display Panel 26 Number of images available OF Power on or power off FA/Fo Flash strobe ON/OF F AA Adds a voice recording t o the previ ous im age Ar Voice recording. This functions as a voice recorder for a maxim u m of 12 m inutes. Ap Auto play. After m aking a v oi ce recordi ng, the recording can be play ed back in this mode. Ct C ont[...]

11 Using the Optional Features 1. OF a) This will turn the camera off. b) Press t he mode button until OF appears in the LCD screen. c) Press the shutter release button. 2. FA / Fo a) This will turn the flash on ( FA ) and off ( Fo ). b) Press t he mode button until FA or Fo appears in t he LCD screen. c) Press the shutter release button. 3. AA a) [...]

12 4. Ar a) This allows yo u to use your camera as a voice rec order. Ma xi mu m r ec o rd in g t ime is 12 mi nu t es . b) Press t he mode button until Ar appears in t he LCD screen; then press and hold th e shutter release button . c) Begin t alki ng into t he microp hone. T he best distance fo r voi ce recording is within 10 cm. d) Whe n finishe[...]

13 7. AI a) This all ows y ou to take u p to 60 second video cl ips. b) Press t he mode button until AI appears in the LCD screen; then p ress and hold t he s hutte r release b utton t o begi n the vide o. c) When fi nished video reco rdin g, release the shutter release button . Note: The video taken will be an AVI file. 8. St a) This sets the came[...]

14 11. CA a) This will delete all pictur es and recorded audio from the camera. b) Press t he mode button until CA app ear s in the LCD scre en. c) Press the shutter release button. d) CA will begin to flash. Press t he shutter release bu tton again. 12. Lr a) This will switch the camera to Low Resolution Mode . This option is on ly available when [...]

15 15. uP a) This will switch the camera to uncompressed mode. This option is on ly available when the camera is currently in Com pressed Mode . b) Press t he mode button until uP appears in the LCD screen. c) Press the shutter release button. d) Unc ompresse d m ode allows 26 Hi gh Res olut ion phot os or 104 Low Res o luti on ph otos t o be taken[...]

PhotoImpression™ Welcome to PhotoImpression™ ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ is an easy-to-use image-editing program specificall y desi gned fo r ge neral cons um ers. The pr ogram enables y ou to edit, retouch, enha nce or add s peci al effects to digital images with point-a nd-click sim p licit y. It also offers a great vari ety of project templat[...]

To Open ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ 1. Double click on the ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ icon on the deskto p. 2. You m ay also go to A rcSoft Phot oIm pression™ u nder Prog rams in the Start Me nu, and click on Phot oImpressi on™. Using PhotoImpression™ 1. Click on “Camera/Scanner ”. See Diagram. 2. Select “GE UltraCam ™” from th e dro[...]

18 Edit Downloaded Pictures 5. After you hav e download ed your pictu res, you’re r eady to edit them. To get started select a pi cture from the ones y o u capture d. See Diagram . 6. Select “ OK ”. Your picture will open in the main window. See Diagram . 7. Click on the Edit, Create, Sav e or Print button on the left. See Diagram . 8. The as[...]

VideoImpression™ Welcome to PhotoImpression™ ArcSoft VideoIm pression™ is a powerf ul, easy -to-use video e diting and prese ntati on pr ogram designed for co nsu mers. Arc Soft VideoImpression™ enab les you to edit video clips and still images, and to com bine the m to create m ultimedia des ktop vi deo present ations for home, busines s, [...]

20 ArcSoft VideoImpression™ - Getting Started 1. Ope n ArcSoft VideoIm pression™ A) Double click on the V ideoImpr ession™ icon on your deskto p. B) You ma y also go to A rcSoft unde r Programs in the Start M enu, and click on VideoI mpression™ 2. Click on the film reel icon to the right of “Ne w”. 3. Click on the video camera icon to t[...]

21 Windows® NetMeeting Opening NetMeeting A. W indows® 98/ME/NT • Click Start → Programs → Accessories → Internet T ools → NetMeeting. B. W indows® 200 0/XP • Click Start → Programs → Accessories → Comm unications → NetMeeting. • If NetMeeting is not there or on your desk top, go to Run in the S tart Menu. In the Open box e[...]

22 Using NetMeeting with your cam era 1. Make sure the UltraCam™ driver has been installed. 2. Plug the cam era into any US B port on your co mputer . 3. Open NetMeeting using the instru ctions above. 4. Set-up NetMeeting using the inst ructions a bove if necessary . 5. Add c ontact s. 6. Cl ick the “S tart V ideo” butt on (  /  ). Note[...]

23 MSN® Messenger Installing/Opening MSN® Messenger A. W indows® 98/M E/2000 • Log on to htt p://m essenger .msn.com to d ownload • After i t has d ownl oaded, you can open M SN® Messe nger b y going to S tart → Program s → W indo ws Messenger . B. W indows® XP • MSN® Messenger is already installed • Open MS N® Messeng er by goi [...]

24 Trouble Shooting 1. Camera will not turn on • Check to make sure the b atteri es are properly installed. • Make sure the batteries are good. 2. Flash will not work • Check to see if th e flash was turned on. See the “T ak ing and V iewing Pictures” section. • Batteries may no t have en ough pow er . Downlo ad pictur es and replace ba[...]

25 • Make sur e your USB port is functioning prop erly . Y ou may need to install updates, serv ice packs, or patches for your operati ng syste m from M icrosoft ’ s® websi te, www .microsoft.com . Go to “W indow s Update” under Resources. • Close and reopen the application. 7. Uninstall the UltraCam ™ driver ¾ Close all open app lica[...]

26 TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Jasco Prod ucts C ompany warrant s this prod uct to be free from manufact uring defects for a pe riod of t wo years from the original date of consumer purchase. This warranty is limited to the rep air or replacement of this product only an d doe s not exte nd to consequential or incide ntal d amage to other product s th[...]

27 FCC Statement Notice: Federal Communications Commi ssion (FCC) requirements, Part 15 This equ ipm ent has been tested and found to com ply with the li mits for a class B digital dev ice, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Th [...]