Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Webcam Notebook del fabbricante Creative
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User’ s Guide Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Information in this document is subject to change without notice an d does not represent a commitment on t he part of Creative T e chnology Ltd.
Contents.
Contents Introduction Before You Begin ............ ........... ............ .............. ........... .............. ........... ............ ............. ... i Package Contents ..................... ........... .............. ............ ........
A Technical Specifications B Troubleshooting Problems Using Creative WebCam Notebook .. ........... .............. .............. .............. ......... B-1 Problems in Windows XP .................... .............. ........... ........... .........
Intr oduction.
Intr oduction i Intr oduction Creativ e W ebCam Noteboo k is a 24 bit, 16.7 million color digital video camera kit fo r you r notebook, giving you e v erything you need to capture still images and ful l color video.
Intr oduction ii ❑ CD-R OM dri ve installed ❑ Sound Blaster ® or other W indo ws-compatible audio card. Sound Blast er 16 or higher required for simultaneous two-way con v ersation with full-duplex support. For V ideoconferencing ❑ Microphone ❑ Modem or LAN access to the Internet at 28.
1 Installing Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook.
Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-1 Installing Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook This chapter tells you how to quickly install Creativ e W ebCam Notebook. About Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Figure 1- 1 highlig hts the featur es of Creati ve W ebCam Notebook.
Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-2 Installing Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Follo w the installation procedures fo r your operating system. In Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP 1. Do not connect Creati ve W ebCam Notebook to y our notebook before installing the drivers.
Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-3 6. Clip Creativ e W ebCam Notebook on top of your notebook screen (Figure 1-3). Follo w the steps below that are for your operating system. For W indo ws 98/98SE and Windo ws Me only After connecting your camera, W indows automatically detects the de vice.
Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-4 F or Windo ws 2000 only 9. When a Digital Signature Not F ound dialog box appears (Figure 1-4), telling you that Cr eativ e W ebCam Noteboo k has been detected, ignore the message and click the Ye s button. 10.
Installing Cr eative W ebCam Notebook 1-5 13. When a H ardwar e Installation dialog box appears (Figure 1-5), ignore the message and click the Continue Anyway b utton. For more details on this warning message, see "Probl ems in W indo ws XP" on page B-3.
2 Using PC-CAM Center.
Using PC-CAM Center 2-1 Using PC-C AM Center This chapter tells you how to quickly set up Creati ve W ebCam Notebook as a W eb Camera using Creative PC-CAM Center . For detailed information about the application’ s features and settings, refer to its Help file.
Using PC-CAM Center 2-2 Capturing Images and Video W ith PC-CAM Center , you can take photos and record videos. For more instructions on how to take a photo or record a vid eo, refer to the PC-CAM Center Help file. T o launch PC-CAM Center Help, See “Sta rting PC-CAM Center Help” on page 2-3.
Using PC-CAM Center 2-3 View ing a Photo 1. Click the My Alb um b utton. PC-CAM Center is no w in My Alb um mode. 2. In the My Alb um box, click the My Photo folder and then click the al bum that contains the photos that you want to view . Thumbnails of ph otos in the album are displayed in the Thumb nails window .
3 Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Applications.
Cr eative W ebCam Notebook Applications 3-1 Cr eativ e W ebCam Notebook Applications The Creati ve W ebCam Note book application CD in cludes the follo wing: ❑ Creati ve PC-Cam Center ❑ Creati ve .
A T echnical Specifications.
T echnical Specifications A-1 T echnical Specifications Construction ❑ USB Port version: Remote camera head with a USB cable Powe r ❑ From a USB port or USB hub with an e xternal po wer source Sen.
T echnical Specifications A-2 P ort compatibility ❑ Univ ersal Serial Bus port Softwar e compatibility ❑ TW AIN, V ideo for Wi ndo ws, WDM Mi niDri ver for DirectSho w , and Sti ll Image driv er t.
B T r oubleshooting.
T r oubleshooting B-1 T r oubleshooting If you hav e a technical problem with this product, you may wish to consult our self-help tool “Knowledgebase” for online troubleshooting and solutions.
T r oubleshooting B-2 Insuff icient system r esources r eser ved f or the USB port, causing the syst em to be unable to function. There are too man y de vices in the system, causing IRQ problems with the system’ s USB controller . Do the following: 1.
C Note on USB Compatibility.
Note on USB Compa tibility C-1 Note on USB Compatibility While testing Creative W eb Cam Notebook on motherboard s with integrated Univers al Serial Bus (USB) ports, we encountered a small number of motherboa rds that do not meet the USB specification e xactly .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Creative Webcam Notebook è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Creative Webcam Notebook - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Creative Webcam Notebook imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Creative Webcam Notebook ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Creative Webcam Notebook, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Creative Webcam Notebook.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Creative Webcam Notebook. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Creative Webcam Notebook insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
