PC LINE PCL-350K User manual

PCL-350K and PCL-350KM
Webcam
Instruction Manual

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• PnP (Plug & Play) is only available in Windows® 2000, XP and Vista™ versions.
Other operation systems (for example Novell and NT) do not support this func-
tion.
• To avoid damage of the image sensor, do not point directly to the sun light.
• Keep the camera away from heat to avoid electronic shocks.
• Keep the camera away from rain or moisture, wipe the camera lens with moist
ened soft cloth or neutral solvent.
• Do not disassemble the camera as this will invalidate the warranty. Misuse or
abuse may cause electric shock and again will invalidate the warranty.
• Intel® Pentium 4 1.4G Hz,AMD Athlon® prcoessor (2.4G Hz processor
recommended)
• 128MB RAM (or minimum OS requirement whichever is higher)
• 50MB available hard drive space
• 16-bit colour display adaptor (thousands of colours)
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista™
• CD-ROM Drive
Information Before Using
System Requirement
Operating Environment
Temperature: 5°C - 40°C (41°F - 104°F)
Relative humidity: 10% R.H. 80% R.H
Illumination: 200 lux or more
Package
Microphone
plug
(pink)
Earphone
plug
(green)
Camera unit with
USB cable
Instruction
Manual
Bundled driver CD Headset
(applicable
to PCL-350KM only)

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Driver & Camera Installation
1. Place the CD diskette into your CD-ROM drive (Please do not connect the
camera at this stage).
2. The CD-driver will auto-run and then the installation menu will come up on your
screen (if it does not, please run the program "Install.exe" from the CD-ROM
drive) The menu will show the installation buttons for the camera driver .
3. Click the button "Install camera driver" to start .
4. After nishing the installation, please reboot your computer to restart windows.
5. Plug the camera into an available USB port on your PC or USB hub. Your
computer will detect the new device "PC camera" and will appear in the
windows task bar . (You may need to restart your computer again once this is
completed.)
6. This camera is applicable with microphone function for online chatting or
movie capturing, either via USB cable or via additional audio cable. If it is
audio cable, please plug it into the MIC-IN of your sound card.
7. In some cases, while detecting new devices, Windows may ask for your
original Windows-CD driver. Please follow the instructions to insert your
Windows-CD and run the program.
8. Once you have plugged in your camera, please open VideoCap which can be
found by going into START and then selecting JPEG Camera.
Plug your
camera into
USB port.
Select this to install
camera driver
Note:Although "USB 2.0 Compliance JPEG
video camera" is displayed due to product
limitation, this is actually a USB 1.1 product.

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Check Your Device
Make sure your device “JPEG USB Video Camera” and “Preview” are selected.
Controls Overview
Focus Adjustment Knob Capture Button
Focus
Adjustment
Knob
Status
Indicator
Capture
Button
• Rotate it clockwise/anticlockwise to
adjust the focus until a clear image
can be seen.
• Press to capture a snapshot in your
PC .
• A new window
"StiCap" will pop
up. You may save
the snapshot by
selecting
"SaveAs".
Front view Top view

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Camera Functions
Please run VideoCap and nd options->video capture lter.
You can choose your
favourite Effect Function.

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Troubleshooting
Technical Specications
Sensor Type 350K VGA CMOS sensor
Resolution 1.3mage Pixels(1280 * 960) capature by interpolation
Interface USB 1.1
Frame Rate 30fps (CIF Mode); 30fps (VGA Mode)
Focus 3cm to innity
OS Platform Windows 2000/XP/Vista™
Microphone Sensitivity -40dB
Problem Solution
The camera shows
no image after being
connected to USB port
on the PC
1.Make sure the USB and microphone connectors
connected properly to the PC.
2.Exit the program, re-connect the device and start the
program again.
3.Make sure that you have installed the driver properly.
The image taken and
shown on the PC
screen is blurred
1.The camera might be dropped or moved accidentally.
Try to adjust the focus again.
2.Check if there is anything sticking on the camera
lens, if so,clean it with soft wiper.
The pictures have black
stripes
When use the camera indoor, make sure the electric
frequency of lighting system does match the camera's
specication (50Hz or 60Hz).
The images turn slow
when viewing in VGA
mode (640x480pixels)
This is because the volume of transmission data is
getting bigger under VGA mode.
To improve the performance, suggest to upgrade the
computer hardware.
There are strips or
black shadow on the
images
Please re-set the display level as 24 bits or 32 bits true
color.
Why no image turns
up while running the
programs
Please click the"Preview" under the "Options" section.

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