Philips SPC610NC User manual

SPC610NC
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
SPC610NC box.They are provided to help you set up and use
your Philips SPC610NC.
Philips SPC610NC Installation CD-ROM Quick Installation
laptop WebCam including manual Guide
Q 16
Installation CD v.1.00
9082 100 03367
What’s in the box?

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1 WebCam lens
2 Front light / keyboard light
– Illuminates the keyboard.
– Illuminates your face when video chatting under poor
lighting conditions.
3 Lens cover / light switch
– Protects the lens when the WebCam is not in use.
– Activates the WebCam ( ): one click downwards ( ).
– Switches the front light / keyboard light ( ) on: two clicks
downwards ( ).
Note:The WebCam only functions when the applications are
started up. See chapter ‘Using the applications’.
4 Flexible neck
Allows you to direct the WebCam in any desired position.
5 USB connector
Connects the WebCam to the USB port of your laptop or
notebook.
The WebCam will derive its power from the laptop or
notebook when it is connected.
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
9 Connecting the WebCam to your laptop
10 Putting the WebCam into operation mode
11 WebCam settings
11 General controls
12 Picture controls
15 Using the applications
15 VLounge
15 Skype
15 MSN Messenger
16 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 SPC610NC laptop 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 SPC610NC laptop WebCam.
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 installation, the new WebCam can be used for all sorts of
applications, such as:
•Front light / keyboard light: switch on the front light /
keyboard light to illuminate the keyboard or your face when
your are working or video chatting under poor lighting
conditions;
•Video conferencing: use the Philips SPC610NC laptop
WebCam for video chatting and conferencing (the Philips
SPC610NC laptop WebCam works with MSN Messenger,
Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Messenger, Windows NetMeeting and
Windows 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 SPC610NC laptop 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 SPC610NC laptop 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 laptop or notebook 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 WebCam in environments outside the
following range: temperature: 0°C to 40°C, relative humidity:
45% ~ 85%.
• Do not use or store your WebCam 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.
Things you should know

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Installation
Installing the WebCam 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 WebCam yet.
Run the Installation CD-ROM first.
– Have your Windows®CD-ROM at hand.
1Place the installation CD-ROM in your 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 ‘SPC610NC WebCam Driver’ and click on
the 'Next' button.
> The following software license agreement appears.
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> The following screen, including a progress bar, appears.
> The following screen appears when the installation was
successful.
5Click on 'Finish'.
> The V(ideo)-Lounge desktop shortcut will be installed after
installation.
> Via VLounge you have access to all WebCam-related software.
See ‘Using the applications’.
6You can now connect your laptop WebCam.
Note!
The SPC610NC laptop 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 SPC610NC PC Camera Driver. Simply plug in the WebCam
and you can start using your SPC610NC laptop WebCam.
Connecting the WebCam to your laptop
1Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the
WebCam to the laptop or notebook.
2Be sure your laptop or notebook is activated.
3Connect the USB connector to the USB port of the laptop.
> The WebCam will now derive its power from the laptop.
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Putting the WebCam into operation mode
1Bend the WebCam neck into the desired position.
2Switch on the WebCam ( ) by sliding the lens cover
(light switch) one click downwards ( ).
> The WebCam is now in operation mode but will only function
when the applications are started up.
See chapter ‘Using the applications’.
•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 front light / keyboard light ( ),
slide the light switch (lens cover) one click upward.
Notes!
– When using the WebCam be sure to slide the lens cover
(light switch) at least one click downwards ( ).
– When the WebCam is not in use, be sure to slide the lens cover
(light switch) all the way up (two clicks) to protect the lens.
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The Philips SPC610NC 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 SPC610NC in Europe, select
'50 Hz' and if you are using the Philips SPC610NC 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 ‘60Hz’. 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 SPC610NC laptop 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 WebCam
sensitivity in low light conditions.
4Frame rate
You can use the scroll open menu to set the frame rate of
the video you wish to capture. E.g. 30 fps means that the
laptop camera will capture video at 30 frames per second.
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5Auto 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 WebCam 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
WebCam according to your personal preferences.
6Reset
Press this button if you would like to reset the camera
settings to the default factory settings.
7Save
Press this button if you would like to save your personal
preferred settings.
8Restore
Press this button if you would like to restore your personal
preferred settings.
9Auto White Balance
Most light sources are not 100% pure white but have a
certain ‘color temperature’. Normally our eyes compensate
for lighting conditions with different color temperatures.
If the automatic white balance is selected, the WebCam will
look for a reference point which represents white. It will then
calculate all other colors based on this white point and
compensate the other colors accordingly, just like the human
eye.
You can also select fixed settings for ‘Indoor’,‘Outdoor’ and
‘Fluorescence’ conditions or use the ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ sliders if
you would like to set the WebCam according to your
personal color temperature preferences.
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0Brightness
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.
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.
#Saturation
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.
$Black and white
The 'Black and white' checkbox is used to switch from colour
images to black and white and back.
%Backlight 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).
^Mirror
Clicking the 'Mirror Image' checkbox flips the image
horizontally.You can use this feature when you want to use
the Philips SPC610NC and monitor as a mirror, or to take
pictures of mirrored images.
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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 ‘SPC610NC 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.
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.
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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
Switserland (German) - http://messenger.msn.ch
Switserland (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.
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
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Spain - http://es.messenger.yahoo.com/
Sweden - http://se.messenger.yahoo.com/
Switserland - 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 SPC610NC laptop 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 ...................................................................................VGA CMOS
Video resolution (Max.)...........................................VGA (640 x 480)
Image resolution (Max.)...........................................VGA (640 x 480)
Illumination....................................................................................< 5 lux
Integrated lens.................................................................................F=2.8
Data format ............................................................................I420, IYUV
Interfacing..............................USB 2.0 compatible (2.1m USB cable)
Power.................................................................Supplied via USB cable
Voltage requirements...............................................5V ( ), 0.5A
Front light illumination distance..................................................1.5 m
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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.
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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.
Important information