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Brilliant images and blazing colours. That’s what you get with the Philips USB PC Camera. Forget about installing grabber cards and
separate power supplies. You don’t need them. Power is supplied direct to the camera through the USB cable and the camera returns
video straight to your PC!
This USB PC Camera has several unique features:
•The universal camera base supports both free-standing and hanging use (for laptops), with perch included for stable footing
on top of your monitor. It also features a 1/4" UNC screw thread for tripod mounting
•Full Auto mode automatically optimizes your camera settings for you
•Option for high frame rates, up to 30 fps
•Full Plug & Play use of the USB port
•Video images in CIF resolution of 352x288 pixels, ideally suited for communication over the Internet
•Detailed still images in resolutions of up to 640x480 pixels
•Several top-of-the-line software packages included on CD-ROM, so you can start using the camera straightaway
Congratulations on purchasing the Philips USB PC Camera. This new digital camera is the most advanced means of recording high
quality movies or still pictures quickly and easily on your PC or laptop computer. After installation, the new camera can be used for all
sorts of applications, such as:
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with all applications that use the TWAIN interface to acquire an image.
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•9LGHRFRQIHUHQFLQJ Use the camera for network video conferencing or Internet video conferencing.
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edited using image or video editing programs.
The next sections of this manual give a step-by-step description of the installation process and explain how to use the USB PC
Camera.
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This section describes how to install the hardware and software and how to get started in a few easy steps.
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Check that the box contains the following items:
•The Philips USB PC Camera;
•Base to support the camera on (including monitor perch);
•A CD-ROM containing the Philips installation software, application software packages and electronic software manuals;
•Quick Install Guide.
Contact your supplier immediately if any item is missing.
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The best way to quick results is as follows:
1. Unpack the box.
2. Place the Philips installation CD-ROM in your CD-ROM player, let the Philips installation program install the driver software
and the application software, and connect the camera to the USB port (marked with the USB-logo: ) when asked by the
installation program.
3. Start the central camera application VLounge using its icon on your desktop.
4. Have fun !
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1. Camera
2. Perch (See below for instructions)
3. Base
4. Lens ring (turn to focus the image)
5. Indicator LED
6. USB cable
7. Snapshot button
or suspend the camera from your laptop

Put the camera on top of the monitor, or on a table or desk... screen !
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(Ensure that the supporting
surface is free of grease and dirt.)
1. Remove backing from
one side of the adhesive
tape, and fix under the
disc.
2. Place perch on top of
monitor, remove backing
from other side of the
adhesive tape, and push
disc with adhesive tape
down through central
perch hole.
The camera base can be removed by turning
it through 90 degrees (1) and pulling it down
out of the camera (2).
* The camera features a 1/4" UNC screw
thread for tripod mounting.
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In order to maximize the video performance offered by your camera, we have included a Philips installation program on CD-ROM.
Please follow these directions for the camera installation exactly, and make sure that you have your Windows CD-ROM to hand.
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2. Insert the Philips installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
3. The installation program should start automatically. If not, click the Windows ’Start’ button, then click ’Run’, and type:
’X:\Setup.exe’, where X stands for the drive name of your CD-ROM drive.
4. Let the Philips installation program guide you through the setup procedure. Mark the different components you want to install
(including the applications). You can always re-run this setup at a later time to add components to your installation or to re-
install the camera drivers.
5. When asked for the Windows CD-ROM, insert it into the drive and click ’OK’. Exit the Windows Setup screen if it appears.
6. After copying the camera software and the application software to your hard disk, the installation program will install the
selected applications and then launch the camera configuration program VCheck to install the camera drivers.

VCheck will ask you to connect the camera to the USB port at the appropriate time.
A test will then be performed. This test window confirms the correct installation by showing you the first ’live’ pictures from
your USB PC Camera. The camera settings can be shown by clicking the ’Settings’ button.
VCheck also gives tips for maximizing the camera’s performance.
7. Exit VCheck. You should now have:
- Program Group called ’Philips ToUcam Camera’ in your Windows Start menu.
- One camera settings icon on your taskbar. (VProperty)
- One VLounge icon on the Windows QuickLaunch menu on your taskbar.
- One VLounge icon on your desktop.
- Installed applications, as selected by the user during this installation procedure.
You are now ready to start working with your Philips USB Camera. Go to the central camera application VLounge and... Have
fun!
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VLounge is the central application for easy access to your Philips USB PC Camera and all video applications installed during setup,
together with access to one application of your choice. You can start VLounge using the Windows QuickLaunch menu on your taskbar,
through the program group ’Philips ToUcam Camera’, or by double-clicking the VLounge icon on the desktop.
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The buttons to the right in the VLounge windows will start the applications. If you did not install all of the applications, some of these
buttons will be greyed out and will not activate when the cursor moves over them, indicating that the application is not available. Please
re-run the Philips installation program ’Setup’ from the CD-ROM to install any missing applications.
The other buttons and the menus offer access to other useful camera options.
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For detailed information about the use of these software packages, please read the information accompanying the individual software
packages. Each software package usually creates its own program group in the Windows Start Menu which is activated by clicking on
the Windows Start button. These program groups contain the application program icon and other items (Help files, Electronic Manuals,
Uninstall Wizards, Readme files, etc.) for that specific software package. All available information is usually accessible via the
software’s program group, or through the Help options within the program.
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1. Start VideoLink Mail. The main window appears.
2. Wait for your camera to initialise, and place the camera and
microphone in an appropriate position.
3. Click the Record button. VideoLink Mail will begin recording.
4. When you have finished recording, click the Stop button.
5. You can now review your recording, save your recording in compressed
SMV video mail format or in general AVI format, mail your recording as
an e-mail or discard the recording. Persons receiving your e-mail do not
need any special software because the video mail has a player built in
and will be an executable file in EXE format.
More info: Click ’Help’ within the application for help or go to: www.smithmicro.com
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1. Your own IUHH SpotLife account will be created during installation or when uploading your first images to SpotLife.
2. Click the ’WebCam’ tab to send camera pictures to your SpotLife account periodically.
3. Adjust the preview image if necessary, then click the Start button to start uploading your live webcam pictures. When the
upload is complete, your browser will open with a preview of your show on SpotLife.

4. Similarly, click the ’Live Webcast’ tab to broadcast your PC Camera images and audio ’live’ over the World Wide Web.
5. Or create your own ’Web Album’ of stored videos and pictures for people to view at their convenience.
NOTE: You can make your shows public, for anyone to see, or choose to create a password so that only friends and family can view
them.
More info: Click ’Help’ within the application for assistance or go to: www.spotlife.com
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1. Click the telephone icon.
2. Type the name of the person you want to call, or the name of the
computer you want to reach.
3. If NetMeeting does not have enough information for the connection, the
Advanced dialog box appears automatically.
4. 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.
More info: Click ’Help’ within the application for assistance or go to: www.microsoft.com
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1. Choose a file name in the File menu using ’Set Capture File’.
2. Click ’Devices’ to set the video and audio source you want to
use.
3. Enable ’Preview’ in the Options menu to see the live camera
preview, then adjust your audio and video settings if
necessary. E.g. the Frame Rate setting in the Options - Video
Format menu, which determines the frame rate the camera
hardware should deliver to VRecord.
4. Use the Capture menu to start or stop capturing a video.
Enable ’Capture Audio’ if you want to record sound together
with the camera pictures.
(See below for other capture options.)
5. You can replay the recording by opening the AVI file you
selected for your capture file name in the File - Set Capture
File menu. Double click this AVI file in Windows Explorer and
Windows Media Player will show you the recording.
Other capture options are:
•The ’Master Stream’ option determines the preferred synchronisation between the video stream and the recorded sounds.
Choose ’Audio’ if you want to make sure that the video rate adapts to the sound recording rate. Choose ’Video’ if you want to
make sure that the sound recording rate adapts to the video recording rate. If ’None’ is enabled, VRecord will adapt both
streams to one another whenever necessary.
•If ’Use Frame Rate’ is enabled in Capture - Set Frame Rate... it determines the software frame rate at which VRecord
captures the movie, independently of the hardware frame rate delivered by the camera according to the Frame Rate setting

in the Options - Video Format menu.
More info: Go to: www.pc-cameras.philips.com
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1. First, click ’TWAIN Acquire’ in the File menu at the top left of your screen.
2. Next, click ’Select Source...’ in this menu and select the Philips USB PC Camera as your TWAIN source.
3. Once you’ve set your capture options, click the Acquire button in the toolbar to start the View Finder.
4. Finally, point your camera at the object or person you want to capture and click on the Capture button in the View Finder
windowor press the Snapshot button on top of the camera to capture the image displayed in the View Finder.
5. Edit the images after capturing them. Then print them, save them or share them with your friends over the Internet. Send them
an email or create your own picture albums on the web. Or use them for slide shows, wall paper, screensavers, and other fun
things.
More info: Click ’Help’ within the application for assistance or go to: www.ulead.com
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This game uses groundbreaking new technology to enable your PC to see you in front of it - via the PC Camera - and to ’understand’
where you are and how you’re moving.

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1. Select one of the games by clicking one of the buttons. Control the game by moving in front of the camera and performing the
necessary physical actions. The game will react to your moving in front of the camera.
2. Please close the window after exiting the games to resume VLounge.
NOTE: Please check beforehand that you have enough room to make the necessary movements in front of your camera without
causing any damage.
More info: Click ’?’ within the application for assistance or go to: www.realityfusion.com
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The Philips USB PC Camera not only works with the video applications included on CD-ROM with this camera, but with any video
application that uses DirectX or Video for Windows or the TWAIN interface.
We have therefore equipped VLounge with one application launch button which you can assign yourself. Right-clicking this button will
cause the ’Application configuration’ dialog to pop-up.