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SPC610NC
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Need help? Country Telephone number België/Belgique/Belgien (Belgium) 3 070 222303 Danmark (Denmark) 3 35-25-8759 Deutschland (Germany) 3 0180 536767 Espana (Spain) 3 902 888 784 France 3 08 09165 0005 ¢¢da (Greece) 3 0 0800 3122 1280 Italia (Italy) 3 899 23 45 06 Luxembourg (Luxemburg) 3 40 6661 5644 Nederland (Netherlands) 3 0900 8407 Norge (Norway) 3 2270-8111 Österreich (Austria) 3 0810 001 203 Portugal 3 2 1359 1442 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera (Switzerland) 3 0844 800 544 Suomi (Finland) 3 0
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What’s in the box? EN Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips SPC 610NC box.They are provided to help you set up and use your Philips SPC 610NC. Q 16 Installation CD v.1.00 9082 100 03367 Philips SPC 610NC Installation CD-ROM Quick Installation laptop camera including manual Guide 3 Q 16
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EN Legend of functions 1 2 3 4 5 1Web camera lens 2Front light / keyboard light – Illuminates the keyboard. – Illuminates your face when video chatting under poor lighting conditions. 3Lens cover / light switch – Protects the lens when the camera is not in use. – Activates the camera ( ): one click downwards ( ). – Switches the front light / keyboard light ( ) on: two clicks downwards ( ). Note:The camera only functions when the applications are started up. See chapter ‘Using the applications’.
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Contents EN 2 Need help? 3 What’s in the box? 4 Legend of functions 5 Contents 6Welcome 7 Things you should know 7 Safety precautions 7 Copyright 8 Installation 8 Installing the camera software 11 Camera settings 11 General controls 12 Picture controls 15 Using the applications 15 VLounge 15 MSN Messenger 16 Yahoo! Messenger 16 AOL Instant Messenger 17 Microsoft NetMeeting ® 18 Making snapshots using Windows XP 19 Technical specifications 20 Important information 20 Disclaimer 20 FCC compliance
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EN Welcome The Philips SPC 610NC laptop camera you have just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give you years of trouble-free use. Brilliant images and blazing colours, that's what you get with the SPC 610NC laptop camera. Forget about installing interface cards and separate power supplies, because you don't need them any more. Power is supplied direct to the camera through the USB cable and the camera returns video straight to your laptop or notebook! After installatio
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Things you should know EN Please read the following instructions carefully, and retain them for future reference. It may be helpful to have the instructions for use for the laptop or notebook at hand for reference. Safety precautions Observe the following guidelines to ensure that the camera will operate safely and to prevent defects. • Do not use your camera in environments outside the following range: temperature: 0°C to 40°C, relative humidity: 45% ~ 85%. • Do not use or store your camera in/
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EN Installation Installing the camera software The software supplied only works on PCs and laptops with the operating systems Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP. Notes! – Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and USB mouse) before you start. –Do not plug in your USB camera yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM first. – Have your Windows® CD-ROM at hand. 1 Place the installation CD-ROM in your laptop's CD-ROM-/DVD drive. > After a couple of seconds the the ‘Language selection’ scre
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Installation EN > The following screen, including a progress bar, appears. > The following screen appears when the installation was successful. 5 Click on 'Finish'. 6 You can now connect your laptop camera. Note! The SPC 610NC laptop camera is 'XP Plug & Play'.This means if you are running Windows XP and you have installed Service Pack 2 and the latest Microsoft Windows XP updates you don't need to install the SPC 610NC PC Camera Driver. Simply plug in the camera and you can start using your SPC
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EN Installation Putting the camera into operation mode 1 Bend the camera neck into the desired position. 2 Switch on the camera ( ) by sliding the lens cover (light switch) one click downwards ( ). > The camera is now in operation mode but will only function when the applications are started up. See chapter ‘Using the applications’. 1x click • If desired you can switch on the front light / keyboard light () by sliding the light switch (lens cover) one more click downwards ( ). To switch off the
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Camera settings EN The Philips SPC 610NC video property can be changed from within an application, or independently by clicking the VProperty icon‘’ which can be found in the Windows taskbar bottom right of your screen. Most applications can show a 'live preview' video image on your monitor. Always use this option to see the effect of changed settings on your screen. General controls 1 2 1 Flickerless The Flickerless option should only be used under flickering light conditions (e.g. fluorescent
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EN Camera settings Picture controls 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @ # $ % ^ 3 Full automatic control: on/off This full automatic control mode provides a very easy way to get the best out of your Philips SPC 610NC laptop camera. Or you can choose to have maximum manual control over the camera settings by switching the full automatic control mode off. Full automatic control 'on' is the preferred setting for normal use. Techniques active within full automatic control mode are: – Automatic exposure control and
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Camera settings EN 5 Auto Exposure & Exposure slider The exposure is the amount of light received by the sensor and is determined by how long the sensor is exposed to capture a snapshot or video frame.The result depends on the sensitivity of the sensor.The laptop camera will find the optimal setting if you select the automatic exposure option. You can use the exposure slider if you would like to set the camera according to your personal preferences. 6 Reset Press this button if you would like to
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EN Camera settings 0 Brightness Brightness enables you to adjust the brightness of the displayed image or video to suit your own preference. Use the slider to find your preferred setting. ! Contrast Contrast enables you to control the ratio between dark and light according to your own preference. Use the slider to find your preferred setting. @ Gamma Gamma enables you to brighten dark areas within the displayed image or video and visualize more details without over-exposing already light areas.
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Using the applications EN VLounge • Select VLounge in the software installation screen. • For additional support read the 'Help' documentation within the 'Help' option of the menubar of VLounge. MSN Messenger You can download and install MSN Messenger via Microsoft MSN Messenger websites. In the list below you will find the website address for your country for downloading MSN Messenger: Austria - http://messenger.msn.at Belgium (Dutch) - http://messenger.msn.be Belgium (French) - http://messenge
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EN Using the applications Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and installation of MSN Messenger. Yahoo! Messenger You can download and install Yahoo! Messenger via Yahoo! Messenger websites. In the list below you will find the website address for your country for downloading Yahoo! Messenger: Austria - http://messenger.yahoo.com Belgium - http://messenger.yahoo.com Denmark - http://dk.messenger.yahoo.com/ Finland - http://messenger.yahoo.com France - http://fr.messenger.y
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Using the applications EN Microsoft NetMeeting Microsoft NetMeeting is a standard application that comes with your Windows operating system (from Windows 98SE onwards). Windows NetMeeting is already installed on your laptop during the installation of your Windows operating system.To create a shortcut on your laptop’s desktop you need to do the following: 1 Use the Windows search option within the Windows 'Start' menu. 2 Search for 'NetMeeting' on your C:\ drive. 3 The search utility will find th
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EN Using the applications To respond to an incoming call: 1 You can choose 'Automatically Accept Calls' or you can accept manually. 2 When the 'Incoming Call' dialogue box 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 Chat or the shared Whiteboard. –You can also initiate a video conference with more than one partner. Please read Help in Microsoft®NetMeeting. ®
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Technical specifications EN Sensor...................................................................................VGA CMOS Video resolution (Max.)...........................................VGA (640 x 480) Image resolution (Max.)...........................................VGA (640 x 480) Illumination....................................................................................< 5 lux Integrated lens.................................................................................F=2.8
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EN Important information Disclaimer Philips makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document. Philips makes no commitment to update nor to keep current the information contained in this document. FCC compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follo
