Philips DMVC1300K manual

Instructions for use Philips ThumbCam for la ptops[...]

ENGLISH 2 Intr oduction Philips ThumbCam for laptops The Philips ThumbCam for laptops y ou hav e just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give y ou years of trouble-free use . This new digital camera is the most advanced means of recording quality movies or still photos quickl y and easily on your laptop . After installation[...]

Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................2 1. Things you should kno w .............................................................................................................................................5-6 Safety precautions...................[...]

9. Important information .........................................................................................32-33 Disclaimer ......................................................................................................................................................................................32 FCC compliance ...................[...]

1. Things y ou should kno w • Please read the f ollowing instructions carefull y , and retain them for future r efer ence. • It ma y be helpful to ha ve the instructions for use f or the laptop at hand for r eference. Safety pr ecautions Obser v e the following guidelines to ensure that the camera will oper ate safel y and to prevent defects. ?[...]

P ack contents Please check that the following items are pack ed in the Philips ThumbCam box. They are provided to help y ou set up and use your Philips ThumbCam. The Philips ThumbCam Laptop clip with CD-ROM containing f or laptops USB cable attached the Philips installation software, application software and manual Neckstrap Quick Installation Gui[...]

2. Quick star t Installation 1 Unplug all your USB de vices (except USB ke yboard and USB mouse). 2 Place the installation CD-R OM in your computer’ s CD-R OM-/D VD drive. 3 Select your language. 4 Select at least ‘ThumbCam driv ers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’. 5 Click ‘Start to install’ to start installation. Note! If the the ‘Lan[...]

Charging 1 T urn on the laptop . 2 Be sure to run the installation CD-R OM fir s t , before connecting the camera to the laptop . 3 Slide the lens cov er downwards. 4 Connect the camera USB connector directl y to the USB por t of the laptop . > appear s on the display . The batter y will now be charged. T aking photos 1 Slide the lens cov er dow[...]

4 Press the Shutter button. > The Timer LED blinks once (red). > Y ou will hear a beep when the photo is taken. Tr ansferring photos/video clips to your laptop 1 Mak e sure the PC is turned on and that ‘ThumbCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’ are installed. 2 Connect the camera USB connector directl y to the USB por t of the lap[...]

> If the transfer is complete the following screen will appear . Notes! – If the ‘Philips ThumbCam’ screen does not appear, you can star t Philips Photo Manager and click on the 'Get Photo' icon. Select you camera (‘Philips ThumbCam’) to start the transfer . – For more information on transferring/viewing photos and video cl[...]

3. Functional ov er vie w 1 Viewfinder f or framing you photo subject 2 Timer LED – blinks red for 10 seconds when the self-timer has been set – blinks red once when a photo is taken 3 Lens 4 Strap hole 5 Lens co ver 6 USB connector f or connecting the camera to the USB connector in the laptop clamp or directly to the USB por t of the laptop 7 [...]

11 Displa y – lights up blue when the camera is tur ned on – informs you about the present status of the camera: 12 USB co ver 13 Laptop clip f or connecting the camera to a laptop computer 14 USB cable f or connecting the laptop clip to the USB por t of the laptop @ # $ 25 number of photos currently taken St self-timer mode Aul A VI mode (vide[...]

4. Installation Installing the camera software The software supplied only works on laptops with the oper ating systems Microsoft ® Windows ® 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP . Notes! – Unplug all your USB devices (e xcept USB keyboard and USB mouse) before you start. – Do not plug in your USB camera y et. Fir st run the Installation CD-ROM-/D VD dr ive.[...]

4 Click ‘Start to install’ to start installation. Note! If your Operating System is Windows ® XP , continue the installation process when the dialog box below appears on the screen. (In Windows ® 2000/NT , the same dialog box may also appear . Y ou may then continue the installation process.) 5 F ollow the instructions on the scr een to compl[...]

Connecting the camera to y our laptop Connection via the laptop clip 1 Place the camera into the USB cov er of the laptop clip . Be sure to insert the camera USB connector into the recess in the co ver . Push it down gently until it clicks into position. 2 Press the clip open and attach it to the la ptop lid (screen). 3 Connect the USB cable to the[...]

Recharging the batter y 1 Mak e sure the camera is turned off. 2 T urn on the laptop . 3 Slide the lens cov er downwards. 4 Connect the camera USB connector directl y to the USB por t of the laptop or mak e the connection via the laptop clip . > appear s on the display and the Charge LED lights up. The batter y will no w be rechar ged. It will t[...]

3 Press the Mode button to confirm y our selection. Selecting the photo resolution Default resolution setting is HI. 1 Press the Mode button until the cur rently selected r esolution is shown on the displa y: or . 2 Press the the Shutter button if y ou wish to change the resolution. 3 Press the Mode button to confirm y our selection. Selecting the [...]

2 Press the the Shutter button if y ou wish to change the photo quality . 3 Press the Mode button to confirm y our selection. 5. Operating the camera T urning the camera on and off 1 Slide the lens cov er downwards. 2 Press the Mode button to turn on the camera. > The display lights up b lue and you will hear a beep twice. The display will brief[...]

T aking photos 1 Mak e sure the camera is turned on and the lens is uncov ered. 2 Look through the vie wfinder to frame the object you wish to tak e a photo of. 3 Press the Shutter button. > The Timer LED blinks once and y ou will hear a beep twice when the photo was taken successfully . > The display sho ws the number of photos taken . Setti[...]

Making a video recor ding (A VI mode) 1 Mak e sure the camera is turned on and the lens is uncov ered. 2 Press the Mode button until a ppears on the displa y . 3 Press the Shutter button within f ive seconds to start video recording. K eep the Shutter button pressed f or as long as you wish the r ecording to last (maximum r ecor ding time is 15 min[...]

> star ts blinking. 4 Within five seconds ,p r ess Shutter button to confirm that y ou wish to clear the last stored photo/video recor ding. > Y ou will hear a beep once . The last stored photo/video recording has now been cleared from the memor y . Clearing all photos/video recor dings 1 Mak e sure the camera is turned on. 2 Press the Mode b[...]

> The follo wing screen will appear . Y ou can now transfer y our files to y our hard disc by f ollowing the instructions on the screen. 3 If you wish to start transferring pr ess ‘YES’. >The following screen will appear . 4 Select the photos you wish to transf er and press ‘OK’. > If the transfer is complete the following screen w[...]

> The camera tur ns on automatically and the display sho ws . 3 Open ‘Windows ® Explor er’ or click on ‘My computer’. 4 Select ‘Removable Disk’. 5 Select the files you wish to transf er and drag them to any pr eferr ed location on your hard disk. Using the camera as a remo vable memor y driv e - USB mode 1 Mak e sure the laptop is t[...]

Switching fr om PC mode to USB mode while connected to the laptop • Press the Shutter button. Switching fr om USB mode to PC mode while connected to the laptop 1 Double click on the ‘Unplug or eject har dware’ icon in the right bottom corner of the screen. 2 Select ‘USB man storage de vice’ and click on ‘ST OP’. 3 Select ‘Philips Th[...]

6. Using the applications Philips VLounge Note! Make sure your laptop r uns Microsoft ® Windows ® 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP and that you have r un the Philips ThumbCam Installation CD-ROM in your laptop. All applications can be accessed via the Philips V(ideo)-Lounge application. VLounge is the central application for easy access to y our Philips Thum[...]

Video Chat Microsoft® Netmeeting Microsoft ® NetMeeting enables you to communicate with others over the Internet or your local intranet. To initiate a video chat: 1 Start NetMeeting by clicking the NetMeeting button in the VLounge selection screen. 2 Click on ‘Help’ -> ‘About NetMeeting’ and find out your local IP address. Y ou can ask[...]

To respond to an incoming call: 1 Y ou can choose ‘Automatically Accept Calls’ or you can accept manually . 2 When the ‘Incoming Call’ dialogue bo x appears, click on ‘Accept’. Notes! – Only two computers in a NetMeeting conference can use audio for communication. All other participants must communicate through other options , like Ch[...]

• Double-click on a folder to sho w its content. • Using the tools in the toolbar you can no w edit your photos, create slide shows, add audio, create new albums and much more. • If you need mor e information on the possibilities of ‘Philips Photo Manager’, select ‘Help’ in the toolbar and then select ‘Contents... ’. > In the c[...]

5 Use the Captur e menu to start or stop capturing a video. Enable 'Capture Audio' if y ou want to recor d sound together with the camera photos. (See below for other captur e options.) 6 Y ou can repla y the recording by opening the A VI file you selected for your ca pture file name in the File - Set Captur e File menu. Double click this[...]

7. Problem solving If a fault occur s, first check the points listed below . If you are unable to remedy a problem b y following these hints, contact the helpline (see ‘Helpline’) or consult y our dealer . Never tr y to open the camer a yourself as this will void the guar antee. First, check all cables to ensure that they are connected cor rect[...]

8. T echnical specifications Imag e resolution .......................................................................................1.3 Mega pixels (1280 x 1024) Sensor ............................................................................................................................... ............1/2” 1.3 MP CMOS PC camera resolution[...]

9. Impor tant information Disclaimer Philips makes no warr anty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warr anties of merchantability and fitness for a par ticular pur pose . Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document. Philips makes no commitment to update nor to ke[...]

End of life dir ectives Philips is paying a lot of attention to producing en vironmentally-friendly in green focal areas. Y our new camera contains mater ials which can be recycled and reused. At the end of its life specialised companies can dismantle the discarded camera to concentrate the reusable mater ials and to minimise the amount of material[...]

10. Helpline Need Help? If you ha ve an y questions about the Philips ThumbCam, please contact our helpline for assistance! Y ou can find the n umber in the list below . Before y ou call, please read this manual carefully . Y ou will be able to solv e most of your problems. The model number of the camera is DMVC1300K. Date of purchase: _____ /_____[...]

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