User manual CREATIVE WEBCAM LIVE! MOTION

[. . . ] 1-2 2 Using PC-CAM Center Starting PC-CAM Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capturing Images and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taking a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording a Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] For Videoconferencing Microphone Modem or LAN access to the Internet at 28. 8Kb or faster Document Conventions Tip. This tells you about short cuts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additional or important information about a feature. Caution!This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your product, that may result in injury or damage. Introduction ii 1 Installing Creative WebCam Notebook Installing Creative WebCam Notebook This chapter tells you how to quickly install Creative WebCam Notebook. About Creative WebCam Notebook Figure 1-1 highlights the features of Creative WebCam Notebook. Power LED Focus ring To adjust the view focus, point the lens toward your subject and then rotate this ring in a clockwise or counterclockwise motion until the image is in focus. USB connector USB cable Figure 1-1: Creative WebCam Notebook Installing Creative WebCam Notebook 1-1 Installing Creative WebCam Notebook In Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP Follow the installation procedures for your operating system. 1. Do not connect Creative WebCam Notebook to your notebook before installing the drivers. If you accidentally begin installation with Creative WebCam Notebook connected, the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. If it does not run automatically, click Start-> Run and type D:\ctrun\ctrun. exe (where D:\ represents your CD-ROM drive). You may be asked, after an application is installed, if you want to restart your notebook. Do not restart your notebook until all the drivers and applications are installed. Connect the USB cable to an available USB port on your notebook (Figure 1-2). USB port 2. · You can attach Creative WebCam Notebook to a USB hub with an external power supply. · If you have a microphone, connect it to your external microphone connector. Plug your camera into the USB port and let Windows auto-detect it. · If PC-CAM Center does not recognize the camera correctly, see Appendix B, "Troubleshooting". · PC-CAM Center automatically detects your installed model of Creative WebCam, and disables any unsupported features in the user interface. Figure 2-1: PC-CAM Center screen. Using PC-CAM Center 2-1 Capturing Images and Video Taking a Photo With PC-CAM Center, you can take photos and record videos. For more instructions on how to take a photo or record a video, refer to the PC-CAM Center Help file. To launch PC-CAM Center Help, See "Starting PC-CAM Center Help" on page 2-3. If you want captured images to be saved automatically, be sure that the Save automatically check box is selected. A preview of the saved photo is shown at the bottom-left corner of the Live Video window. If the Save automatically check box is not selected, click the Save button to save the image. If you want captured video to be saved automatically, click the Save automatically check box. If the Save automatically check box is not selected, click the Save button to save the video. To preview the video, click the Play button on the bottom-left corner of the Preview window. The Save automatically check box is selected, by default. 3. Recording a Video 1. In the My Album box, click the My Photo folder and then click the album that contains the photos that you want to view. [. . . ] There are too many devices in the system, causing IRQ problems with the system's USB controller. The system will rearrange the resources automatically. Problems in Windows XP A Hardware Installation error message appears on a Windows XP operating system when applications are being installed. At the time of this product's release, Microsoft strongly encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for certification. If a hardware device driver is not submitted, or does not qualify, for Microsoft certification, a warning message similar to the one below appears. You may see this message when installing a driver. [. . . ]