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Table of Contents Welcome to the IBM PC & Net Camera ...................................................... 1 Minimum System Requirements ................................................................ 2 Software and Installation ............................................................................ 3 The IBM PC & Net Camera Applicat ...
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Snapshot Button Focusing Ring (Rotate to focus) Swivel Base Power ON Light USB Cable 1 A Quick Look at the IBM PC & Net Camera Welcome to the IBM PC & Net Camera The IBM PC & Net Camera makes video mail and videoconferencing eas y, with high-quality hardware and software. Whether you are sending video mail, creating images for a web pag ...
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2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware - PC with an AMD K6 or Pentium class processor that operates at 200 MHz or faster - 16 MB or more RAM - 60 MB of available hard drive space - CD-ROM Drive - One available USB port on your computer to plug in the camera. - Display adapter capable of 800x600 in 16 bit color - Standard microphone for sending vide ...
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3 Software and Installation Install the software before connecting your IBM PC or Net Camera! If you have already plugged the camera into the compute r, please unplug it before installing the software. 1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Autorun will display the Installation screen corresponding to your camera model. * Click Install . 3 ...
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4 How to Connect the IBM PC & Net Camera Plug the USB connector on the camera into any available USB port on your compute r. A window should appear and recognize a new device being installed. Note: If your computer does not recognize a new device installed, please refer to the T roubleshooting section of the manual (see pages 24-30). The IBM PC ...
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5 Explanation of Buttons A B C D E F G A. Snapshots 1. Focus and adjust the camera as necessar y. 2. Select the desired resolution, then click the Snapshot button. 3. The snapshot button will automatically save photos to the Album. Note: Depending on your Capture settings, snapshots are captured in either .JPG or .BMP format. B. V-Mail (Compressed ...
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6 b. If you are using America Online or web-based e-mail, please refer to the How to send Snapshots and V-mail section on Page 12 to Page 14 . If you are unable to launch your e-mail program, it is possible that your e-mail program cannot be designated as a Mail Agent. Please refer to Page 14 for assistance on manually attaching a V-Mail or Snapsho ...
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7 Depending on your camera model, t he Settings dialog box consists of 3-4 tabs to adjust video and image options – Capture, Video, Mail Agent, and VGA Snapshot (IBM Net Camera and Net Camera Pro only). To access options, click the Settings button: 1. Capture a. Maximum Video Siz e : Dependent on available hard drive space. Most e -mail applicati ...
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8 3. Mail Agent 4. VGA Snapshot (IBM Net Camera and Net Camera Pro Only) a. For VGA resolution snapshot, select “...always in VGA”. b. For other resolutions, select “...same size as video”. a. Simple MAPI Clients: When the Simple MAPI Clients is enabled, it will allow you to send V-Mail and Snapshots directly from the IBM PC or Net Camera A ...
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9 *Note: IBM Net Camera Pro Only Inputting video from an external device via the video-in / NTSC port: 1. Under Settings , Select Video Source . 2. Make sure the NTSC cable (included) is inserted into Video-In of the IBM Net Camera Pro. Connect the other end into Video-Out of your source device. 3. T o capture your video to your IBM Camera Applicat ...
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1 0 Snapshot Video Clip V-Mail Album Tool Bar T o review and manage your files, click once to select desired thumbnail and any of these tools: Open- Open file. Send- Send file by e-mail. Print- Print snapshots. Save- Save to another folder or disk. Delete- Delete any unwanted files from the Album. Detail/Large- View in detail/large thumbnails. L Ro ...
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1 1 View Files 1. Click once on the thumbnail to select the file to be viewed. Choose Open from the tool ba r. 2. Double-clicking on the thumbnail will also open the file. Note: Snapshots will open in your default viewing application. When viewing video clips and V-Mail from Album, your default media player will open. Send V-Mail or Snapshots In or ...
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1 2 How to send Snapshots and Videos America Online AOL does not support MAPI functions. If you click the Send button in the IBM PC or Net Camera A pplication, it will not respond. a. To send V-Mail and Snapshots to AOL and non-AOL members: i. Click on the AOL Write icon. ii. Click on the Attachments button. iii. Click on the Attach button and chan ...
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1 3 E-mail Applications with MAPI Suppor t * 1. In the Album, select the file you want to send. 2. Choose Send from the tool ba r. This will open your default e-mail application. 3. Type your message and send it in the normal manne r. Your V-Mail or snapshot will be sent as an attachment. *Note: Check under camera settings to make sure MAPI is sele ...
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1 4 Web-based e-mail applications Web-based e-mail such as Hotmail or Yahoo! Mail do not support the “ Send ” button in the IBM PC/Net Camera software. When using web-based e-mail, you will need to attach the snapshot or videos to your e-mail. 1. Log-in to your web-based e-mail. 2. Compose a new e-mail message. 3. Depending on your web-based e- ...
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15 Videoconferencing with Microsoft NetMeeting Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 has been included with your camera to provide videoconferencing capabilities. As one of the most widely distributed and versatile videoconferencing applications on the market, you will be able to communicate with anyone in the world as long as all parties are connected through ...
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16 How to use Microsoft NetMeeting Once you have all the necessary components of Microsoft NetMeeting installed and tested to ensure it is working properl y , this section of the guide will provide some basic tips on videoconferencing. If you require additional assistance, more information can be obtained from Microsoft at: http:// www.microsoft.co ...
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17 3) Turn your camera on by clicking the Play/Pause button to initiate the video stream (this may take up to a minute depending on your computer). Adjust the camera angle and focus to ensure a clear picture of you for your videoconferencing partne r. These are the buttons you will use with NetMeeting: ...
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18 Connecting to another NetMeeting user There are a few methods to connect to another user who is using NetMeeting. Connecting to another NetMeeting user is easy via the MSN Messenger service, simply download and install MSN Messenger from Microsoft at http://messenge r.msn.com . Directions for installing and setting up MSN Messenger will be shown ...
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19 2) Double-click on the person you are trying to videoconference with to initiate a text-based conversation. This will bring up a window similar to the interface shown belo w . You may now have a text-based conversation in this windo w. 3) Next, click on the “ Invite ” button and then select “ To Start Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 ” which wi ...
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20 4) If the other person you are connecting to accepts the invitation to start Microsoft NetMeeting, you will automatically be connected. You will receive video in a window similar to this. The person who you are calling will appear in the large main window while you will appear in the smaller Picture-in- Picture windo w. Note: If you are using a ...
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21 Connecting using an IP address: T o have a direct connection with another use r, you must first obtain an IP address. IP addresses for most dial-up connections will change every time you log on to the Internet. For this reason, you must get the IP address from the person you are trying to contact each time. You can also determine your IP address ...
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22 Method B: If you are using Windows 98/Me, click on the Start button -> Run -> then type: WINIPCFG If you are using Windows 2000, click on the Start button -> Run -> then type: IPCONFIG You can send your IP address to the person who you are calling or they can send you their IP address by e-mail or through an Instant Messaging applica ...
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23 Microsoft NetMeeting Support & Resources This guide has been intended to provide a brief introduction to Microsoft NetMeeting. For more in-depth questions or to obtain technical support for Microsoft NetMeeting, please refer to the information listed belo w . The resources listed below are third-party sources and are neither endorsed nor sup ...
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24 Troubleshooting Problem: The power light does not come on when the camera is plugged in. Solution: The light will come on when you run any of the camera applications, but will not turn on if the camera is just plugged in. Problem: Missing Windows system files. Solution: The Windows system files can be found on the IBM CD. Place the IBM CD into y ...
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Figure 1 Figure 2 2 5 • Next, fill in the checkbox for the “ Use VFW ” option and then press the “ Fix it ” button. (Figure 2) • Plug the IBM PC/Net Camera back into the computer and then click on “ Click here to restart video ” to restart the IBM PC/Net Camera. This will allow the camera to start up properl y. If the problem persis ...
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26 Problem: Windows doesn’t detect the camera when you plug it into the USB port . Solution: When you plug in the camera after installing the drivers and software, Windows will detect the camera and begin installing the drivers for the IBM PC Camera. If you are getting no response from Windows when you plug the camera in, this can be a sign that ...
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2 7 PC Camera with the yellow “ ! ” or red “ X ” to check the Device Status. If the camera has a yellow exclamation mark in the Device Manager with the message: “NTKERN.VXD device loader could not load the device driver (Code 2)” please follow either section A (if using Windows 98/ 98SE) or section B (if using Windows Me): A. Windows 98 ...
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28 B. Windows Me: 1) Click on a button named “ Update Drive r. ” Click this button to update the drive r. 2) Make sure “ Automatic search for a better drive r . (Recommended) ” is selected, then press “ Next. ” 3) Windows Me will then proceed through a detection process, searching for better drivers. 4) After the detection process you w ...
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29 Problem: “The supplied user buffer is not valid for the requested operation. hr=0x80070618” Solution: Your computer may have mismatched versions of the Windows system files. Replace the mismatched files with the files from the IBM PC/Net Camera CD. The correct version of the Windows system files can be found under D:MicrosoftWinXXXX where ...
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30 Problem: Audio doesn’t work Solution: Make sure your microphone is plugged in to your sound card correcly . The microphone jack on your sound card is usually labeled MIC or with a microphone symbol. Also try plugging the microphone into other jacks. Make sure it is not plugged into the speaker or output jack. If this does not work, please refe ...
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3 1 Note: Notebook clips are only included with the IBM Net Camera & IBM Net Camera Pro packages. How To Install the Camera Clip Slide into the slots Pull to clip Affix the inc l uded double-sided tape here Slide into the slots Peel off protection paper adhere to monitor Notebook Clip Assembly Guide Desktop Mount Assembly Guide ...
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3 2 Additional Help and Resources For detailed T echnical Support, Frequently Asked Questions, and resources about the IBM PC Camera, IBM Net Camera, and IBM Net Camera Pro, the IBM Camera website is accessible directly by clicking the ? (Online Help) button on the top right hand corner of the application or by selecting the IBM PC or Net Camera lo ...
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33 Statement of Limited Warranty Xirlink Inc., warrants that for a period of 1 (one) year from the date of pur- chase that this product 1) is free from manufacturer defects in materials and workmanship and 2) conforms to its specifications. If this product does not function due to manufacturer defects during the warranty period, Xirlink, Inc., at i ...
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