User manual CREATIVE WEBCAM NX

[. . . ] iv Document Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v 1 Installing Creative WebCam NX About Creative WebCam NX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Installing Creative WebCam NX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 In Windows 98/98SE /Me/2000/ XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] For LCD flat panel monitors and notebooks, use the integrated hinged lever to balance the camera. See Figure 1-2. USB port Hinged lever Figure 1-2: Connecting Creative WebCam NX to your computer For Windows 98/98SE and Windows Me only 6. Connect the Creative WebCam NX's USB cable to an available USB port on your computer (Figure 1-2). If you are prompted to insert the Windows 98 or Windows Me CD, replace the Creative WebCam NX Installation CD with the appropriate CD. Follow the instructions on the screen. Installing Creative WebCam NX 1-4 7. Check the image in the Video preview pane of the Creative WebCam NX Camera Configuration dialog box. If it flickers or displays a series of dark bands, click the Cancel Flicker button. Click the Finish button, and then restart your computer if you are prompted to do so. When a Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears, telling you that Creative WebCam NX has been detected, ignore the message and click the Yes button. 8. For Windows 2000 only 9. 10. Check the image in the Video preview pane of the Creative WebCam NX Camera Configuration dialog box. If it flickers or displays a series of dark bands, click the Cancel Flicker button. Click the Finish button, and then restart your computer if you are prompted to do so. For Windows XP only After connecting your camera, Windows automatically detects the device. When the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and then click the Next button. Figure 1-3: Digital Signature Not Found dialog box. Installing Creative WebCam NX 1-5 13. When a Hardware Installation Dialog box appears (Figure 1-4), ignore the message and click the Continue Anyway button. For more details on this warning message, see "Problems in Windows XP" on page B-3. Check the image in the Video preview pane of the Creative WebCam NX Camera Configuration dialog box. If it flickers or displays a series of dark bands, click the Cancel Flicker button. Click the Finish button, and then restart your computer if you are prompted to do so. Figure 1-4: Hardware Installation dialog box Verifying the installation in Windows 98/98SE and Windows Me Verifying the installation in Windows 2000 & XP 1. The entry "Creative WebCam NX" should appear. Installing Creative WebCam NX 1-6 1. 5. Using PC-CAM Center Using PC-CAM Center This chapter tells you how to quickly set up Creative WebCam NX as a Web Camera using PC-CAM Center software. For detailed information about the application's features and settings, refer to its Help file. (See "Starting PC-CAM Center Help" on page 2-5. ) Starting PC-CAM Center PC-CAM Center is an easy to use application that enables you to take pictures and record videos with the Creative WebCam NX. [. . . ] 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. Creative has tested the driver on Windows XP, and it does not impair or destabilize your computer. Troubleshooting B-3 Note on USB Compatibility Note on USB Compatibility While testing Creative WebCam NX on PC motherboards with integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, we encountered a small number of motherboards that do not meet the USB specification exactly. These and other non-USB-compliant motherboards may not operate correctly with Creative WebCam NX. Fortunately, the manufacturers of some of these motherboards have released new versions of motherboards or BIOS to address the problem. [. . . ]