Philips Digital Camera SPC315NC User Manual

SPC315NC  
User manual  
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What’s in the box?  
Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips  
SPC315NC box.They are provided to help you set up and use  
your Philips SPC315NC.  
SPC315NC  
Installation CD v.1.00  
9082 100 03367  
Philips SPC315NC  
WebCam  
Installation CD-ROM Quick Installation  
including manual Guide  
Headset with headphone  
and microphone  
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Legend of functions  
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1 Rotating lens  
For manually changing the vertical angle of the WebCam.  
2 Focus ring  
For adjusting the focus of the image manually.  
3 Clamp with rubber rims  
For attaching the WebCam to your monitor or laptop screen.  
4 USB connector  
For connecting the WebCam to the USB port of the laptop or  
desktop PC.  
The WebCam will derive its power from the laptop or desktop  
PC when a USB connection is made.  
5 Snapshot button  
Enables you to take photos without using your mouse.  
6 Power LED  
Lights up blue when the WebCam is in use.  
7 Quicklaunch button  
For quick and easy start-up of theV-Lounge software.  
8 Headset with headphone and microphone  
For talking and listening to your meeting partner during video  
chatting.  
9 Audio cable  
Black headphone plug (n) - for connecting to the microphone  
socket of the pc sound card.  
Grey microphone plug (!) - for connecting to the headphone or  
green socket of the pc sound card.  
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Contents  
2 Need help?  
3 What’s in the box?  
4 Legend of functions  
5 Contents  
6 Welcome  
7 Things you should know  
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Safety precautions  
Copyright  
8 Installation  
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Installing the WebCam software  
10 Connecting the WebCam to your PC / laptop  
11 WebCam settings  
11 General controls  
12 Picture controls  
14 Audio controls  
15 Using the applications  
15 VLounge  
16 Skype  
16 MSN Messenger  
17 Yahoo! Messenger  
17 AOL Instant Messenger  
17 Making snapshots using Windows® XP  
18 Technical specifications  
19 Important information  
19 Disclaimer  
19 FCC compliance  
20 Environmental information  
20 System requirements  
20 Disclaimer of warranty  
20 Limitations of damages  
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Welcome  
The Philips SPC315NC WebCam you have just purchased is  
manufactured to the highest standards and will give you years of  
trouble-free use. Brilliant images and blazing colours, that's what  
you get with the SPC315NC WebCam. Forget about installing  
interface cards and separate power supplies, because you don't  
need them any more. Power is supplied direct to the webcam  
through the USB cable and the webcam returns audio and video  
straight to your PC!  
After installation, the new WebCam can be used for all sorts of  
applications, such as:  
Video conferencing: use the Philips SPC315NC Webcam for  
video chatting and conferencing (the Philips SPC315NC  
WebCam works with Skype, MSN Messenger,Yahoo! Messenger  
and AOL Messenger;  
Video e-mail /Video capture: create your own video  
presentations, video mail, product demonstrations, training  
videos, Internet clips etc.;  
Snapshot images: use images in presentations, create postcards,  
or send them via e-mail or on diskette.The WebCam works  
with all applications that use theTWAIN interface to acquire an  
image.  
Editing and special effects: after recording the images you want  
with the Philips SPC315NC WebCam, the images can be easily  
edited using image or video editing programs.  
The following sections in this manual give a step-by-step  
description of the installation process and explain how to use the  
Philips SPC315NC WebCam.  
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Things you should know  
Please read the following instructions carefully, and retain them for  
future reference. It may be helpful to have the instructions for use  
for the PC at hand for reference.  
Safety precautions  
Observe the following guidelines to ensure that the WebCam will  
operate safely and to prevent defects.  
• Do not use your camera in environments outside the following  
range: temperature: 0°C to 40°C, relative humidity: 45% ~  
85%.  
• Do not use or store your camera in/under:  
– direct sunlight exposure;  
– very humid and dusty environment;  
– near any kind of heat sources.  
• If your WebCam gets wet, dry it with soft cloth as soon as  
possible.  
• If the lens is dirty, Do NOT touch the lens with your fingers.  
• Clean the outside of the WebCam with a soft cloth.  
• Do NOT use cleaning fluids based on alcohol, methylated spirit,  
ammonia, etc.  
• Do NOT attempt to disassemble or repair your WebCam by  
yourself. Do not open the WebCam. In the event of technical  
difficulties return it to your Philips retailer.  
• Do NOT use your WebCam in the water.  
• Protect the WebCam from oil, vapour, steam, moisture, and  
dust.  
• Never point the WebCam lens at the sun.  
Copyright  
Copyright© 2003 by Philips Consumer Electronics B.V. All rights  
reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,  
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated  
into any language or computer language, in any form or by any  
means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual  
or otherwise, without prior written permission from Philips.  
Brands and product names are trademarks or registered  
trademarks of their respective companies.  
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Installation  
Installing the WebCam software  
The software supplied only works on PCs with the operating  
systems Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP.  
Notes!  
– Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and  
USB mouse) before you start.  
– Do not plug in your WebCam yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM  
first.  
– Have your Windows® CD-ROM at hand.  
– The SPC315NC WebCam is 'XP Plug & Play'.This means if you are  
running Windows XP and you have installed Service Pack 2 and  
the latest Microsoft Windows XP updates you don't need to install  
the SPC315NC WebCam driver. Simply plug in the camera and you  
can start using your SPC315NC WebCam.  
1 Place the installation CD-ROM in your PC’s / laptop’s  
CD-ROM / DVD drive.  
> After a couple of seconds the the ‘Language selection’ screen  
appears automatically.  
Note!  
If the 'Language selection' screen does not appear automatically,  
open the Microsoft® Windows® Explorer and double click on the  
'Set-up.exe' icon in the CD-ROM directory.  
2 Select your language and click on the 'OK' button.  
> The following screen appears.  
3 Select at least the ‘SPC315NC PC WebCam Driver’ and  
‘PhilipsVLounge’ and click on the 'Next' button.  
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Installation  
> The following software license agreement appears.  
4 Click on 'Yes' to continue the installation.  
> The following screen, including a progress bar, appears.  
> The following screen appears when the installation was  
successful.  
5 Click on 'Finish'.  
6 Restart your PC / laptop when you have finished installing the  
software.  
> The V(ideo)-Lounge desktop shortcut  
installation.  
will be installed after  
> Via VLounge you have access to all camera-related software. See  
‘Using the applications’.  
7 You can now connect your WebCam.  
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Installation  
Connecting the WebCam to your PC /  
laptop  
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1 Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the  
WebCam to the PC / laptop.  
2 Turn on the PC / laptop.  
3 Connect the USB connector of the USB cable to the USB port  
of the PC / laptop.  
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The WebCam will now derive its power from the PC / laptop.  
4 Use the clamp and the two rubber rims to attach the WebCam  
to your PC monitor or laptop screen or fold out the clamp and  
place the camera on your desk.  
5 Connect the headset audio cable to the sound card of your  
PC / laptop.  
• Connect the black headphone plug (n) to the headphone  
socket of the PC sound card.  
• Connect the grey microphone plug (!) to the microphone or  
green socket of the sound card.  
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WebCam settings  
The Philips SPC315NC video property can be changed from  
within an application, or independently by clicking theVProperty  
icon  
which can be found in the Windows taskbar bottom  
right of your screen. Most applications can show a 'live preview'  
video image on your monitor. Always use this option to see the  
effect of changed settings on your screen.  
General controls  
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1 Flickerless  
The Flickerless option should only be used under flickering  
light conditions (e.g. fluorescent or neon lamps) to prevent  
flickering or strangely coloured video images.  
If this option is used under normal lighting conditions the  
video image may be overexposed.  
2 Region  
If you are using the Philips SPC315NC in Europe,  
select '50 Hz' and if you are using the Philips SPC315NC in  
North America, select '60 Hz'. For Asia this setting is  
dependent on the local mains output. E.g. for China, select ‘50  
Hz’ and forTaiwan, select ‘60 Hz’. For Japan the setting is  
region dependent.  
Please check your local mains output to find the correct  
‘Region’ setting.  
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WebCam settings  
Picture controls  
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3 Full automatic control: on/off  
This full automatic control mode provides a very easy way to  
get the best out of your Philips SPC315NC WebCam.  
Or you can choose to have maximum manual control over  
the WebCam settings by switching the full automatic control  
mode off. Full automatic control 'on' is the preferred setting  
for normal use.  
Techniques active within full automatic control mode are:  
Automatic exposure control and automatic white balance  
control, to provide the best video source signal possible;  
Automatic frame rate selection for improved camera  
sensitivity in low light conditions.  
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WebCam settings  
4 Brightness  
Brightness enables you to adjust the brightness of the  
displayed image or video to suit your own preference.  
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.  
5 Contrast  
Contrast enables you to control the ratio between dark and  
light according to your own preference.  
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.  
6 Gamma  
Gamma enables you to brighten dark areas within the  
displayed image or video and visualize more details without  
over-exposing already light areas.  
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.  
7 Saturation  
Saturation enables you to set the colour reproduction from  
black and white to a full colour image or video according to  
your own preference.  
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.  
8 Exposure  
The exposure setting determines the amount of light that will  
fall onto the video sensor chip by controlling the gain and  
shutter speed.  
In manual mode you can control the gain and shutter speed  
settings manually.  
With full automatic mode 'on' the exposure controls are  
disabled.  
9 Backlight compensation  
Turn on the backlight compensation to improve the image  
quality when you have a scene where the background has a  
high illumination level (for instance when you are sitting in  
front of a bright light).  
0 Mirror  
Clicking the 'Mirror Image' checkbox flips the image  
horizontally.You can use this feature when you want to use  
the Philips SPC315NC and monitor as a mirror, or to take  
pictures of mirrored images.  
! Black and white  
The 'Black and white' checkbox is used to switch from colour  
images to black and white and back.  
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Using the applications  
Audio controls  
@ Volume slider  
This slider provides manual control over the microphone  
volume.  
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Using the applications  
VLounge  
All applications can be accessed via the PhilipsV(ideo)-Lounge  
application.VLounge is the central application for easy access to  
your Philips WebCam and all image and video applications  
installed during setup.  
StartVLounge through the Windows QuickLaunch menu in  
your taskbar, via the program group ‘SPC315NC WebCam’, or  
by clicking theVLounge icon  
on the desktop.  
> The VLounge application will now be initiated and the VLounge  
selection screen appears.  
In the ‘Capture’ menu you can transfer, preview, edit, e-mail,  
print and organise your photos and video recordings.  
For additional support read the 'Help' documentation within  
the 'Help' option of the menubar ofVLounge.  
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Using the applications  
Skype  
You can download and install Skype via the Skype website:  
Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and  
installation of Skype.  
MSN Messenger  
You can download and install MSN Messenger via Microsoft MSN  
Messenger websites. In the list below you will find the website  
address for your country for downloading MSN Messenger:  
Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and  
installation of MSN Messenger.  
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Using the applications  
Yahoo! Messenger  
You can download and installYahoo! Messenger viaYahoo!  
Messenger websites. In the list below you will find the website  
address for your country for downloadingYahoo! Messenger:  
Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and  
installation ofYahoo! Messenger.  
AOL Instant Messenger  
You can download and install AOL Instant Messenger via the  
America Online website. Please find below the website address  
for downloading AOL Instant Messenger:  
Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and  
installation of AOL Instant Messenger.  
Making snapshots using Windows® XP  
You can use Microsoft® Windows® XP to make snapshots with  
your Philips SPC315NC WebCam.  
If you need additional support, please refer to the ‘Help’ topics of  
Microsoft® Windows® XP. Search for ‘Get picture’.  
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Technical specifications  
Sensor ...............................................................................QVGA CMOS  
Video resolution (Max.)......................................QVGA (320 X 240)  
Image resolution (Max.)..........................................VGA (640 X 480)  
Illumination..................................................................................< 10 lux  
Integrated lens.................................................................................F=2.8  
Data format ............................................................................I420, IYUV  
Interfacing............................USB 2.0 compatible (2.1 m USB cable)  
Microphone........................................External microphone provided  
Power.................................................................Supplied via USB cable  
Voltage requirements...............................................5V (  
), 0.5A  
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Important information  
Disclaimer  
Philips makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material,  
including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of  
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  
Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in  
this document. Philips makes no commitment to update nor to  
keep current the information contained in this document.  
FCC compliance  
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  
1 this device may not cause harmful interference, and  
2 this device must accept any interference received, including  
interference that may cause undesired operation.  
Note!  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits  
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against  
harmful interference in a residential installation.This equipment  
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not  
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause  
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no  
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.  
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or  
television reception, which can be determined by turning the  
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the  
interference by one or more of the following measures:  
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that  
to which the receiver is connected.  
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
Any unauthorized modification to this equipment could result in  
the revocation of the authorization to operate the equipment.  
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Environmental information  
Disposal of your old product  
Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality  
materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.  
When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a  
product it means the product is covered by the European  
Directive 2002/96/EC  
Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system  
for electrical and electronic products.  
Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of  
your old products with your normal household waste.The correct  
disposal of your old product will help prevent potential negative  
consequences for the environment and human health.  
WARNING  
Plastic bags can be dangerous.To avoid danger of suffocation,  
keep this bag away from babies and small children.  
System requirements  
• Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/2000/ME or XP;  
• Pentium® III, 500 Mhz or equivalent;  
• 128MB RAM and 100 MB free hard disk space;  
• One free USB port and CD-ROM or DVD drive.  
Disclaimer of warranty  
The software on the CD-ROM supplied is sold ‘as is’ and without  
warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various  
software and hardware environments into which this program  
may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is  
offered.  
Limitations of damages  
The vendor will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or  
consequential damages (including damages for loss of business,  
loss of profits, or the like), whether based on breach of contract,  
tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, even if  
the vendor or its representatives have been advised of the  
possibility of such damages and even if a remedy set forth herein  
is found to have failed its essential purpose.  
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