SWEEX WC15X User manual

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WC15X / WC16X Sweex Webcam USB Series
Important!
• DonotexposetheWebcamUSBtoextremetemperatures.Donotplacethedeviceindirectsunlightorinthedirectvicinityofheatingelements.
• DonotusetheWebcamUSBinextremelymoistordustysurroundings.
• Protectthedeviceagainstpowerfulshocksandfalls–theymaydamagetheinternalelectronics.
• Neverattempttoopenthedeviceyourself,therearenoserviceablepartsinside.Openingthedevicewillcausethewarrantytolapse.
Package contents
In this package you will find:
• WebcamUSB
• CD-ROMwithdriver,softwareandthismanual
Ifyoufindthatanyofthepackagecontentsaremissing,pleasereturnthepackagetothesalespointwhereitwasbought.
Installation Windows XP, Vista and 7
Thewebcamisplug&play,thenecessarydriversareincludedwithmostversionsofWindows.Inmostcasesallyouneedtodoisconnectthe
webcam,anditwillinstallautomatically.
Note:Thesnapshotbuttonwillnotworkwheninstallingthewebcamviathismethod.
Ifthewebcamdoesnotinstallautomaticallyorifyouwishtousethesnapshotbutton,placetheSweexCDintheCDplayer,click“Driversand
Software”andfollowtheinstructionsonscreen.
Viewing the webcam picture
Thepictureofthewebcamcanbeviewedasfollows:
ViaSTARTgoto“AllPrograms”andselecttheoption“AmCap2”under“Sweex\WC15XWebcamUSB”.
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InAmCap2,openthe“Devices”tab.Makesuretoselectthecorrectwebcam:“USBVideodevice”or“SweexWebcamUSB”.
InAmCap2,openthe“Options”menu.Select“Preview”.Thisoptionenablesyoutoviewthepicture.
Inthesamemenu,the“VideoCaptureFilter…”and“VideoCapturePin…”optionsenableyoutochangethesettingsofthewebcam.
Microphone
Thewebcam’smicrophonealsousestheUSBconnection,yourcomputerwillautomaticallyrecognizeandinstallthemicrophonewhenyouplugin
thewebcam.Windowsoryourchatprogramshouldautomaticallyselectthewebcam’smicrophoneasrecordingdevice.Ifthisdoesnothappen,
consultthemanualofyourchatprogramformoreinformation.
Snapshot button
Thewebcamfeaturesa‘snapshotbutton’.HavingviewedtheimageofthewebcambymeansofAmCap2oranotherprogram,astillphotocanbe
takenbypressingthisbutton.Thebuttoncanbefoundontopofthewebcam.
Focus ring
ThepictureoftheSweexWebcamcanbebroughtintofocusmanuallybymeansofthefocusring.Thefocusringisarotatingwheelaroundthelens
atthefrontofthecamera.Byturningiteithertotheleftorright,thepicturecanbebroughtintofocus.
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