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  • Page 1 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 User’s Guide Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd.
  • Page 3 Creative. The license will also terminate Agreement applies to the installation of the Software on a single but, as between you and Creative (and, to the extent applicable, its automatically without any notice from Creative if you fail to comply “file server”.
  • Page 4 TO YOU. IF THERE IS ANY INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PERSON EVER EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO us, and you agree that Creative will not have any liability for any TERMS OF THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT SET OUT USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF...
  • Page 5 6DIHW\ 5HJXODWRU\ ,QIRUPDWLRQ CAUTION: This device is intended to be installed by the user in a CSA/TUV/UL certified/listed IBM AT or compatible personal computers in the manufacturer’s defined operator access area. Check the equipment operating/installation manual and/or with the equipment manufacturer to verify/confirm if your equipment is suitable for user-installed application cards.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ,QWURGXFWLRQ About the Applications......................x Creative WebCam Go Control ..................x Creative WebCam Monitor ..................x Creative MediaRing Talk 99.........................x Microsoft NetMeeting ....................xi Microsoft Internet Explorer..................xi Before You Begin........................xi System Requirements....................xi Document Conventions ..................... xii ,QVWDOOLQJ :HE&DP *R In Your Package ........................1-1 About WebCam Go.......................
  • Page 7 Starting WebCam Go Control....................2-1 Using WebCam Go Control....................2-2 To set the view into focus..................2-2 To select the video capture device................2-3 To take a picture......................2-3 To record a video clip....................2-4 To view a thumbnail....................2-4 To start the Help file for WebCam Go Control............2-4 Taking Pictures with WebCam Go ..................3-1 Step 1: To focus the lens ...................3-2 Step 2: To take pictures.....................3-3...
  • Page 8 ' 7HFKQLFDO 6XSSRUW If You Have a Problem......................D-2 Returning a product for repair................. D-4 Limited Warranty ......................... D-5 &UHDWLYH (XURSHDQ +HOS /LQH...
  • Page 9 Creative Video Blaster WebCam Go is a digital video camera that allows you to take pictures in 24-bit, 16.7 million colours and record smooth video clips in full-colour. Want to chat face-to-face with someone over the Internet? WebCam Go is what you need.

  • Page 10: About The Applications

    Creative MediaRing With Creative MediaRing Talk 99, you can literally call somebody half a world away without worrying about exorbitant phone charges. MediaRing Talk 99 harnesses sophisticated patent Talk 99 ‘knocking’...

  • Page 11: Microsoft Netmeeting

    In addition, if you are a Sound Blaster Live! user, you have at your disposal Creative VoicePersonas, a feature incorporated into MediaRing Talk 99 that allows you to disguise or distort your voice. Creative VoicePersonas leverages upon Sound Blaster Live! powerful audio processing technology to provide you with a range of VoicePersonas such as Chipmunk, Male to Female, or Female to Male.

  • Page 12: Document Conventions

    Available USB port or self-powered USB hub ® Microsoft Windows 98 (Windows 95 and Windows NT are not supported) Display adapter that supports16-bit colour at a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels CD-ROM drive installed ® Sound Blaster or other Windows-compatible sound card Modem or LAN access to the Internet at 28.8 Kb or faster (required for videoconferencing) For optimal performance: 200 MHz Intel Pentium or higher 100% IBM-compatible PC...
  • Page 13 Table i: Document conventions This Represents This notepad icon indicates information that is of particular importance and should be considered before continuing. This alarm clock icon indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result in loss of data or damage to your system. The warning sign indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result in bodily harm or life-threatening situations.

  • Page 14: In Your Package

    This chapter consists of the following sections: In Your Package About WebCam Go Installing WebCam Go Installing Software Verifying the Installation Changing Batteries for WebCam Go In Your Package Your package contains the following hardware items: One WebCam Go camera One USB cable One microphone Installing WebCam Go 1-1...

  • Page 15: About Webcam Go

    About WebCam Go Figure 1-1 shows you the front view of the camera. LED light This indicator lights up in green when WebCam Go is switched on. Snapshot button After you have started WebCam Go Control, you can press this button to capture a still image. Focus mark Use this mark to focus the lens quickly: to focus on objects approximately 6 inches/15 cm away, turn the ring until this...
  • Page 16 Figure 1-2 shows the back view of the camera’s head unit. Camera busy LED indicator Viewfinder (back view) When the camera is connected to the system, When taking snapshots with the camera this indicator will blink when commands are disconnected, use this to verify that the desired sent from the system to the camera.
  • Page 17 Figure 1-3 shows the buttons and LCD display on the camera. Image counter This shows the remaining number of pictures that you can take with the camera undocked. This number decreases every time a picture is taken. When the counter reaches “000”, you cannot take any On button more pictures until you have cleared the camera’s To switch on the camera, press this...

  • Page 18: Installing Webcam Go

    Installing WebCam 1. Position your computer so that its USB ports can be easily accessed. 2. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB connector at the back of WebCam Go. 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 4.

  • Page 19: Installing Software

    Installing Software 1. Switch on the computer. 2. When the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, click the Next button. The dialog box similar to Figure 1-5 appears. Some of the steps in the installation process may not occur in the same sequence as 3.
  • Page 20 6. Click the Next button. The dialog box similar to Figure 1-7 appears. 7. Click the Next button again. i. If you are prompted to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM, proceed to step 7ii. Otherwise, skip to step 8. ii. Remove the WebCam Go CD from the CD-ROM drive and insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into it.
  • Page 21 9. When the Light Frequency Selection dialog box appears (see Figure 1-8), click the Yes button and then click the option button that represents your power supply frequency if you use fluorescent lighting. Otherwise, click the No button. 10. Click the OK button. i.

  • Page 22: Verifying The Installation

    Verifying the To verify that the camera has been installed properly: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Installation 2. On the menu that appears, click Properties. 3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. 4.
  • Page 23 7. Insert the new batteries according to the directions shown in the battery compartment. 8. Align the catches on the cover with the respective grooves in the casing and slide the cover until it snaps back into place. Make sure that you insert the batteries in the correct direction.

  • Page 24: Starting Webcam Go Control

    Starting WebCam Go Control Using WebCam Go Control Starting WebCam To start WebCam Go Control Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> Creative WebCam Go -> Go Control Creative WebCam Go Control. Press the Snapshot button on the camera. If WebCam Go Control does not...

  • Page 25: Using Webcam Go Control

    Using WebCam Go After WebCam Go Control is started, the WebCam Go Control screen similar to Figure 0-1 appears, displaying the view that the camera is capturing currently. Control To set the view into Point the lens toward your subject (for example, yourself, seated in front of your focus monitor) and rotate the ring around the lens...

  • Page 26: To Select The Video Capture Device

    To select the video 1. In WebCam Go Control, click the Settings button. capture device 2. Click the Camera docked settings button. 3. Click the scroll button until you get to the General tab. 4. Click the General tab. 5. In the Video device list box, select the desired video capture device. The change is applied.

  • Page 27: To Record A Video Clip

    Control To start the Help file 1. Click the Creative logo at the top left corner of WebCam Go Control’s main window. 2. On the WebCam Go Control menu, click Help. 2-4 Using WebCam Go Control...

  • Page 28: Taking Pictures With Webcam Go

    Disconnect WebCam Go from the computer and you can use it as a portable camera. Read the following sections to learn how you can do that: Taking Pictures with WebCam Go Downloading Pictures from WebCam Go Customising WebCam Go To start the Help file for WebCam Go Control Taking Pictures Step 1: To focus the lens Step 2: To take pictures...

  • Page 29: Step 1: To Focus The Lens

    Step 1: To focus the Before taking pictures, you need to focus the lens so that the images you capture will be clear and sharp. lens To focus the lens quickly Figure 3-1 shows you how to focus the lens quickly using the focus mark on the focus ring. To focus on objects approximately 6 inches/15 cm away To focus the lens accurately, you Turn the focus ring until the...

  • Page 30: Step 2: To Take Pictures

    To focus the lens more 1. Start WebCam Go Control. accurately 2. Adjust the camera’s focus ring until the preview displayed in WebCam Go Control’s window is in focus (clear and sharp). 3. Click the button to close WebCam Go Control. Step 2: To take 1.

  • Page 31: Downloading Pictures From Webcam Go

    4. Aim the camera at the desired object, using the camera’s viewfinder to verify that the object is in the camera’s view. 5. Hold the camera still and press the Snapshot button. 6. Continue holding the camera until the Camera busy LED (red light) goes off. •...

  • Page 32: Customising Webcam Go

    Length of time before WebCam is switched off Control. To start the Help 1. Click the Creative logo at the top left corner of WebCam Go Control’s main window. 2. On the WebCam Go Control menu, click Help. file for WebCam...

  • Page 33: Specifications

    Features and Colour VGA (640x480) CMOS image sensor Specifications 4 MB of on-board non-volatile memory for image storage LCD counter display to indicate number of pictures left and mode of stills capture Snapshot button LEDs to indicate powered-on state and camera readiness state High-quality, 5-element, scratch-resistant, adjustable focus, glass lens with range of 6 inches to infinity Built-in optical viewfinder...
  • Page 34 • Draws power from two AAA batteries (Note: Battery life in this mode depends on the battery type. Two AAA alkaline batteries can last for up to 300 snapshots.) • Auto shut off after a specified length of idle time (software-configurable) When attached: •...
  • Page 35 Resolution 640 x 480 (for undocked mode) 320 x 240 160 x 120 Sensitivity 6 lux Video formats 24- and 16-bit RGB 4:2:0 YUV Planar JPEG Exposure control Automatic (optional manual control with software) Colour balance Automatic (optional manual control with software) Colour matrix Preset and integral to camera Field-of-view...

  • Page 36: Problem Installing Software

    Problem Installing 7KH VHWXS SURJUDP IRU :HE&DP *R GRHV QRW UXQ DXWRPDWLFDOO\ DIWHU \RX LQVHUW WKH LQVWDOODWLRQ &' LQWR WKH GULYH Software Cause The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled. To install the software from the CD: Solution 1.
  • Page 37 $Q DSSOLFDWLRQ UHSRUWV WKDW WKH YLGHR GULYHU LV DOUHDG\ LQ XVH RU WKDW WKH FDPHUD FDQQRW EH IRXQG Solution Do the following: The camera is not properly connected. To resolve this problem, ensure the camera’s USB connector is inserted, and that the USB connector is enabled in the BIOS.
  • Page 38 :KHQ WKH FDPHUD LV FRQQHFWHG WR WKH V\VWHP SUHVVLQJ WKH 6QDSVKRW EXWWRQ GRHV QRW VWDUW DQ DSSOLFDWLRQ Cause The application to be activated has not been selected. Solution Do the following: 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Scanners & Cameras icon. The Scanners &...
  • Page 39 :KHQ WKH FDPHUD LV FRQQHFWHG WR WKH V\VWHP SUHVVLQJ WKH 6QDSVKRW EXWWRQ GRHV QRW WDNH D SLFWXUH DIWHU :HE&DP *R &RQWURO LV VWDUWHG Cause The application for taking pictures has not been selected. Solution Verify that pressing the Snapshot button starts the correct application. If it does not, see the solution on page B-3.
  • Page 40 In our testing on a wide variety of PC motherboards with integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, we have encountered a small number of motherboards with USB ports that do not meet the USB specification exactly. Unfortunately, WebCam Go may not operate correctly with these systems.
  • Page 41 2. Use a PCI host adapter which provides USB connectors. If you are not able to upgrade your motherboard or its BIOS, we recommend this approach. 3. Attach WebCam Go to a powered USB hub. Some USB devices (such as monitors) also operate as powered USB hubs; you can also buy dedicated powered USB hubs which are to be attached to your PC’s USB port.
  • Page 42 We are committed to giving you the best product as well as the best technical support. Please note the following information for reference should you require technical assistance. The model and serial number of your Creative product Please ensure to retain your...
  • Page 43 Web Support services in the first instance. If your Creative product was pre-installed in your computer, your primary source of technical support is the Personal Computer supplier who provided the system. The support area on our web site at www.creative.com is continuously updated and contains the following: Driver Updates:...

  • Page 44: If You Have A Problem

    Please retain all contents including packaging and proof of purchase until you are fully satisfied with product. Problem If you find that you have a problem with your Creative product and believe that it needs to be repaired or replaced, you should verify the purchase date and take the appropriate action as detailed below:...

  • Page 45: Returning A Product For Repair

    Creative may replace or repair the product with new or reconditioned parts, and the faulty parts will become the property of Creative. The warranty period for your repaired/replacement item is 90 days from the date of shipment from Creative, or what is left on the original item’s warranty, whichever is longer.

  • Page 46: Limited Warranty

    In no event shall Creative or its licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or for any lost profits, savings or data arising from or relating to the use of this product, even if Creative or its This warranty gives you specific licensors have been advised of the possibility of such loss.
  • Page 47 Horario de oficina Sábados, domingos y festivos Cerrado Maandag-Vrijdag Kantooruren Zat.-Zon. & Nationale Feestdagen Gesloten Segunda a sexta-feira Horário de expediente Sábado, domingo e feriados Fechado To receive technical support via the Internet, please e-mail: support@creative.europe.com Internet Web Site www.creative.com...

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