User manual CREATIVE WEBCAM VISTA PLUS

[. . . ] 1-3 2 Using PC-CAM Center Starting PC-CAM Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capturing Images and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taking a Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording a Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 v Installing Creative WebCam NX Installing Creative WebCam NX This chapter tells you how to quickly install Creative WebCam NX. About Creative WebCam NX Figure 1-1 highlights the features of Creative WebCam NX. Snapshot button Press it to launch PC-CAM center and capture images USB cable Focus ring Adjusts 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. Hinged lever for mounting camera on LCD display panel USB connector Front View Side View Figure 1-1: Creative WebCam NX Installing Creative WebCam NX 1-2 Installing Creative WebCam NX In Windows 98/ 98SE /Me/2000/ XP Follow the installation procedures for your operating system. 1. Do not connect Creative WebCam NX to your computer before installing the drivers. If you accidentally begin installation with Creative WebCam NX 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 computer. Select No until all the drivers and applications are installed. 2. · You can install the WebCam with your computer turned on. · The USB port(s) on your computer may be found on the front panel and/or the back panel. · You can daisy-chain the WebCam through another USB device or attach the WebCam to a powered USB hub. · If you have a microphone, connect it to computer's microphone connector. 4. Installing Creative WebCam NX 1-3 5. Place your Creative WebCam NX on top of your computer monitor or other flat surface. You can start PC-CAM Center in any of the following ways: Click Start -> Programs -> · If PC-CAM Center does not recognize the camera correctly, see Appendix A, "Troubleshooting. " · PC-CAM Center automatically detects your installed model of Creative WebCam, and disables any unsupported features in the user interface. Creative -> Creative WebCam -> Creative PC-CAM Center. This icon appears if, during installation, you clicked the option for Creative Cam Detector to launch automatically at Windows startup. You can choose to start PC-CAM Center in Live Video mode from a popup window that appears. Figure 2-1: PC-CAM Center screen. Using PC-CAM Center 2-2 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, Figure 2-1See "Starting PC-CAM Center Help" on page 2-5. In the Save Photo in box, select the destination album for your photo. To save the photo automatically, click the Save automatically check box to select it. To preview the photo before saving it, click the Save automatically check box to clear it. To capture the image shown in the viewing window, click the Snap an image button at the bottom of the window. A preview of the photo is shown at the bottom-left corner of the Live Video window. If you want captured video to be saved automatically, click the Save automatically check box. [. . . ] Use a USB hub with an external power supply. Do the following: Figure B-1: USB Hub Power Exceeded dialog box 1. Insufficient system resources reserved for the USB port, causing the system to be unable to function. There are too many devices in the system, causing IRQ problems with the system's USB controller. The system will rearrange the resources automatically. Troubleshooting B-2 Do the following: 1. 2. Problems in Windows XP 1. 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. [. . . ]