Philips SPC315NC User manual

SPC315NC
User manual

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Need help?
Online help: http://www.philips.com/support
For interactive help, downloads and frequently asked questions.

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Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips
SPC315NC box.They are provided to help you set up and use
your Philips SPC315NC.
Philips SPC315NC Installation CD-ROM Quick Installation
WebCam including manual Guide
Headset with headphone
and microphone
SPC315NC
Installation CD v.1.00
9082 100 03367
What’s in the box?

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1 Rotating lens
For manually changing the vertical angle of the WebCam.
2 Focus ring
For adjusting the focus of the image manually.
3 Clamp with rubber rims
For attaching the WebCam to your monitor or laptop screen.
4 USB connector
For connecting the WebCam to the USB port of the laptop or
desktop PC.
The WebCam will derive its power from the laptop or desktop
PC when a USB connection is made.
5 Snapshot button
Enables you to take photos without using your mouse.
6 Power LED
Lights up blue when the WebCam is in use.
7 Quicklaunch button
For quick and easy start-up of the V-Lounge software.
8 Headset with headphone and microphone
For talking and listening to your meeting partner during video
chatting.
9 Audio cable
Black headphone plug (n)- for connecting to the microphone
socket of the pc sound card.
Grey microphone plug (!) - for connecting to the headphone or
green socket of the pc sound card.
Legend of functions
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2 Need help?
3 What’s in the box?
4 Legend of functions
5 Contents
6 Welcome
7 Things you should know
7 Safety precautions
7 Copyright
8 Installation
8 Installing the WebCam software
10 Connecting the WebCam to your PC / laptop
11 WebCam settings
11 General controls
12 Picture controls
14 Audio controls
15 Using the applications
15 VLounge
16 Skype
16 MSN Messenger
17 Yahoo! Messenger
17 AOL Instant Messenger
17 Making snapshots using Windows®XP
18 Technical specifications
19 Important information
19 Disclaimer
19 FCC compliance
20 Environmental information
20 System requirements
20 Disclaimer of warranty
20 Limitations of damages
Contents

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The Philips SPC315NC WebCam 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 SPC315NC WebCam. Forget about installing
interface cards and separate power supplies, because you don't
need them any more. Power is supplied direct to the webcam
through the USB cable and the webcam returns audio and video
straight to your PC!
After installation, the new WebCam can be used for all sorts of
applications, such as:
•Video conferencing: use the Philips SPC315NC Webcam for
video chatting and conferencing (the Philips SPC315NC
WebCam works with Skype, MSN Messenger,Yahoo! Messenger
and AOL Messenger;
•Video e-mail / Video capture: create your own video
presentations, video mail, product demonstrations, training
videos, Internet clips etc.;
•Snapshot images: use images in presentations, create postcards,
or send them via e-mail or on diskette.The WebCam works
with all applications that use the TWAIN interface to acquire an
image.
•Editing and special effects: after recording the images you want
with the Philips SPC315NC WebCam, the images can be easily
edited using image or video editing programs.
The following sections in this manual give a step-by-step
description of the installation process and explain how to use the
Philips SPC315NC WebCam.
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Please read the following instructions carefully, and retain them for
future reference. It may be helpful to have the instructions for use
for the PC at hand for reference.
Safety precautions
Observe the following guidelines to ensure that the WebCam 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/under:
– direct sunlight exposure;
– very humid and dusty environment;
– near any kind of heat sources.
• If your WebCam gets wet, dry it with soft cloth as soon as
possible.
• If the lens is dirty, Do NOT touch the lens with your fingers.
• Clean the outside of the WebCam with a soft cloth.
• Do NOT use cleaning fluids based on alcohol, methylated spirit,
ammonia, etc.
• Do NOT attempt to disassemble or repair your WebCam by
yourself. Do not open the WebCam. In the event of technical
difficulties return it to your Philips retailer.
• Do NOT use your WebCam in the water.
• Protect the WebCam from oil, vapour, steam, moisture, and
dust.
• Never point the WebCam lens at the sun.
Copyright
Copyright©2003 by Philips Consumer Electronics B.V. All rights
reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated
into any language or computer language, in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual
or otherwise, without prior written permission from Philips.
Brands and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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Installation
Installing the WebCam software
The software supplied only works on PCs 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 WebCam yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM
first.
– Have your Windows®CD-ROM at hand.
– The SPC315NC WebCam 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 SPC315NC WebCam driver. Simply plug in the camera and you
can start using your SPC315NC WebCam.
1Place the installation CD-ROM in your PC’s / laptop’s
CD-ROM / DVD drive.
> After a couple of seconds the the ‘Language selection’ screen
appears automatically.
Note!
If the 'Language selection' screen does not appear automatically,
open the Microsoft®Windows®Explorer and double click on the
'Set-up.exe' icon in the CD-ROM directory.
2Select your language and click on the 'OK' button.
> The following screen appears.
3Select at least the ‘SPC315NC PC WebCam Driver’ and
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> The following software license agreement appears.
4Click on 'Yes' to continue the installation.
> The following screen, including a progress bar, appears.
> The following screen appears when the installation was
successful.
5Click on 'Finish'.
6Restart your PC / laptop when you have finished installing the
software.
> The V(ideo)-Lounge desktop shortcut will be installed after
installation.
> Via VLounge you have access to all camera-related software. See
‘Using the applications’.
7You can now connect your WebCam.
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Connecting the WebCam to your PC /
laptop
1Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the
WebCam to the PC / laptop.
2Turn on the PC / laptop.
3Connect the USB connector of the USB cable to the USB port
of the PC / laptop.
> The WebCam will now derive its power from the PC / laptop.
4Use the clamp and the two rubber rims to attach the WebCam
to your PC monitor or laptop screen or fold out the clamp and
place the camera on your desk.
5Connect the headset audio cable to the sound card of your
PC / laptop.
• Connect the black headphone plug (n) to the headphone
socket of the PC sound card.
• Connect the grey microphone plug (!) to the microphone or
green socket of the sound card.
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The Philips SPC315NC 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
1Flickerless
The Flickerless option should only be used under flickering
light conditions (e.g. fluorescent or neon lamps) to prevent
flickering or strangely coloured video images.
If this option is used under normal lighting conditions the
video image may be overexposed.
2Region
If you are using the Philips SPC315NC in Europe,
select '50 Hz' and if you are using the Philips SPC315NC in
North America, select '60 Hz'. For Asia this setting is
dependent on the local mains output. E.g. for China, select ‘50
Hz’ and for Taiwan, select ‘60 Hz’. For Japan the setting is
region dependent.
Please check your local mains output to find the correct
‘Region’ setting.
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Picture controls
3Full automatic control: on/off
This full automatic control mode provides a very easy way to
get the best out of your Philips SPC315NC WebCam.
Or you can choose to have maximum manual control over
the WebCam 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 automatic white balance
control, to provide the best video source signal possible;
– Automatic frame rate selection for improved camera
sensitivity in low light conditions.
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4Brightness
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.
5Contrast
Contrast enables you to control the ratio between dark and
light according to your own preference.
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.
6Gamma
Gamma enables you to brighten dark areas within the
displayed image or video and visualize more details without
over-exposing already light areas.
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.
7Saturation
Saturation enables you to set the colour reproduction from
black and white to a full colour image or video according to
your own preference.
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.
8Exposure
The exposure setting determines the amount of light that will
fall onto the video sensor chip by controlling the gain and
shutter speed.
In manual mode you can control the gain and shutter speed
settings manually.
With full automatic mode 'on' the exposure controls are
disabled.
9Backlight compensation
Turn on the backlight compensation to improve the image
quality when you have a scene where the background has a
high illumination level (for instance when you are sitting in
front of a bright light).
0Mirror
Clicking the 'Mirror Image' checkbox flips the image
horizontally.You can use this feature when you want to use
the Philips SPC315NC and monitor as a mirror, or to take
pictures of mirrored images.
!Black and white
The 'Black and white' checkbox is used to switch from colour
images to black and white and back.
WebCam settings

Audio controls
@Volume slider
This slider provides manual control over the microphone
volume.
Using the applications
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VLounge
All applications can be accessed via the Philips V(ideo)-Lounge
application.VLounge is the central application for easy access to
your Philips WebCam and all image and video applications
installed during setup.
• Start VLounge through the Windows QuickLaunch menu in
your taskbar, via the program group ‘SPC315NC WebCam’, or
by clicking the VLounge icon on the desktop.
> The VLounge application will now be initiated and the VLounge
selection screen appears.
•In the ‘Capture’ menu you can transfer, preview, edit, e-mail,
print and organise your photos and video recordings.
•For additional support read the 'Help' documentation within
the 'Help' option of the menubar of VLounge.
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Skype
You can download and install Skype via the Skype website:
http://www.skype.com.
Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and
installation of Skype.
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://messenger.fr.msn.be
Denmark - http://messenger.msn.dk
Finland - http://messenger.msn.fi
France - http://messenger.msn.fr
Germany - http://messenger.msn.de
Italy - http://messenger.msn.it
The Netherlands - http://messenger.msn.nl
Norway - http://messenger.msn.no
Portugal - http://messenger.msn.com
Spain: - http://messenger.msn.es
Sweden - http://messenger.msn.se
Switzerland (German) - http://messenger.msn.ch
Switzerland (French) - http://messenger.fr.msn.ch
United Kingdom - http://messenger.msn.co.uk
USA - http://messenger.msn.com
Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and
installation of MSN Messenger.
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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.yahoo.com/
Germany - http://de.messenger.yahoo.com/
Italy - http://it.messenger.yahoo.com/
The Netherlands - http://messenger.yahoo.com
Norway - http://no.messenger.yahoo.com/
Portugal - http://messenger.yahoo.com
Spain - http://es.messenger.yahoo.com/
Sweden - http://se.messenger.yahoo.com/
Switzerland - http://messenger.yahoo.com
United Kingdom - http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
USA - http://messenger.yahoo.com
Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and
installation of Yahoo! Messenger.
AOL Instant Messenger
You can download and install AOL Instant Messenger via the
America Online website. Please find below the website address
for downloading AOL Instant Messenger:
http://www.aim.com/
Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and
installation of AOL Instant Messenger.
Making snapshots using Windows®XP
You can use Microsoft®Windows®XP to make snapshots with
your Philips SPC315NC WebCam.
If you need additional support, please refer to the ‘Help’ topics of
Microsoft®Windows®XP. Search for ‘Get picture’.
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Sensor ...............................................................................QVGA CMOS
Video resolution (Max.)......................................QVGA (320 X 240)
Image resolution (Max.)..........................................VGA (640 X 480)
Illumination..................................................................................< 10 lux
Integrated lens.................................................................................F=2.8
Data format ............................................................................I420, IYUV
Interfacing ............................USB 2.0 compatible (2.1 m USB cable)
Microphone........................................External microphone provided
Power.................................................................Supplied via USB cable
Voltage requirements...............................................5V ( ), 0.5A
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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 following two conditions:
1this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note!
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation.This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Any unauthorized modification to this equipment could result in
the revocation of the authorization to operate the equipment.
Important information

Environmental information
Disposal of your old product
Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality
materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.
When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a
product it means the product is covered by the European
Directive 2002/96/EC
Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system
for electrical and electronic products.
Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of
your old products with your normal household waste.The correct
disposal of your old product will help prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment and human health.
WARNING
Plastic bags can be dangerous.To avoid danger of suffocation,
keep this bag away from babies and small children.
System requirements
• Microsoft®Windows®98SE/2000/ME or XP;
• Pentium®III, 500 Mhz or equivalent;
• 128MB RAM and 100 MB free hard disk space;
• One free USB port and CD-ROM or DVD drive.
Disclaimer of warranty
The software on the CD-ROM supplied is sold ‘as is’ and without
warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various
software and hardware environments into which this program
may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is
offered.
Limitations of damages
The vendor will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or
consequential damages (including damages for loss of business,
loss of profits, or the like), whether based on breach of contract,
tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, even if
the vendor or its representatives have been advised of the
possibility of such damages and even if a remedy set forth herein
is found to have failed its essential purpose.
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