Philips SPC640NC/00 Bedienungsanleitung

SPC640NC

EN User manual

www.philips.com/welcome

English

Contents

1 Your WebCam 2

Welcome 2

What’s in the box 2

Functional overview 3

2 Getting started 4

Install the webcam software 4

Connect the webcam to your

PC / notebook 6

3 Adjust webcam settings 7

WebCam Companion 7

Image settings menu 7

Audio settings menu 8

Property pages 9

4 Operate the webcam with video

calling and chatting 13

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6 Frequently asked questions (FAQ) 15

7 Service and support 18

Need help? 18

Information to the customer 18

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

SPC640NC webcam.

What’s in the box

Please check that the following items are

packed in the Philips SPC640NC box.They

are provided to help you set up and use your

Philips webcam.

Philips SPC640NC webcam

CD-ROM for video and audio enhancement

(including user manual)

SPC640NC

Installation CD v.1.00

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1 Your WebCam

Congratulations on your purchase, and

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support that Philips offers, register your product

at www.philips.com/welcome.

At www.philips.com/welcome, select

your language and choose ‘Register

my product’. Then follow the on-

screen instructions for registration.

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.

Welcome

The Philips SPC640NC webcam you have

just purchased is manufactured to the highest

standards and will give you years of trouble-

free use. Brilliant images and amazing sound

quality, that’s what you get with the SPC640NC

webcam.

After installation, the new webcam can be

used for all sorts of applications, such as:

 Video: use the Philips SPC640NC

webcam for video chatting and video

calling.The webcam works with

Skype,Windows®Live Messenger,Yahoo!

Messenger, AOL Messenger etc.;

 Video sharing: make your own personal

videos and share them with friends and

family via YouTube, Yahoo! Video, etc.;

 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.

 Editing and special effects: after

recording the images you want with the

Philips SPC640NC webcam, the images

Functional overview

aSnapshot button

Take photos directly without the

mouse.

bFocus ring

Adjust the focus of the image

manually.

cRotating joint

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webcam manually.

dClamp with rubber rims

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panel) PC monitor or notebook

screen.

Fold the clamp when the webcam is

placed on a desk or (large) desktop

monitor.

eUSB connector

Connect the webcam to the USB

port of the notebook or desktop PC.

Supply power to the webcam when

it is connected to the notebook or

desktop PC.

fDigital microphone

Capture voice and sound during

video calling and recording.

gPower LED

Light up when the webcam is in use.

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3When the welcome screen appears, click

‘Next’ to continue.

4When the ‘Manual’ screen appears, select

the second option, then click ‘Next’ to

continue installation.

2 Getting started

Install the webcam software

The software supplied only works on PCs with

the operating systems Microsoft®Windows®

XP (SP2),Vista and Windows 7. See ‘Information

to the customer - System requirements’.

Note

Before you start, unplug all your USB devices

(except USB keyboard and USB mouse).

Do not plug in your webcam yet. Run the

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Have your Windows

®CD-ROM at hand.

If you connect the webcam without installation



of the CD-ROM, you will not be able to use

the features available in Philips applications.

1Place the installation CD-ROM onto

the CD-ROM / DVD drive of your PC /

notebook.

2When the language selection screen

appears, select your language.

If the language selection screen

does not appear automatically,

open ‘Computer’ or ‘My computer’,

double click on the CD, then double

click on the ‘Setup.exe’ icon.

Installation continues automatically.

8When the ‘Reboot’ screen appears,

select ‘Yes’, then click ‘Finish’ to restart

your PC / notebook.

The ‘Philips CamSuite’ shortcut»

‘’

will be visible in the Windows taskbar

(bottom right of your screen).

Tip

In the ‘Philips CamSuite’, you can adjust the

webcam settings. See ‘Adjust webcam settings’.

5When the ‘Installation’ screen appears,

click ‘Next’ to install all items.

if you do not want to install any

item except ‘WebCam Driver

SPC640NC’ and ‘Philips CamSuite’,

uncheck the item, then click ‘Next’.

6When the software license agreement

appears, click ‘Yes’ to continue installation.

7When the following screen appears, click

‘Next’ to continue.

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Connect the webcam to your

PC / notebook

Before you connect the webcam to the PC /

notebook, make sure to run the installation CD

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1Turn on the PC / notebook.

2Connect the cable to the USB port of the

PC / notebook.

Wait for completion of the

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until the following balloon appears

at the bottom right corner of the

screen.

3Use the clamp to mount the webcam on

your PC monitor or notebook screen.

Fold the clamp to place the webcam

on a desk or (large) desktop monitor.

4Aim the webcam as needed.

upload your videos to YouTube

directly.

To launch WebCam Companion, click

in the Philips CamSuite control panel.

Or double click on the WebCam

Companion icon on the desktop.

Tip

For detailed information on how to use

WebCam Companion, see the ‘Help’ menu or

press the ‘F1’ button within the application.

If WebCam Companion has not been selected



during installation, the WebCam Companion

icon will not be visible on the desktop.

When you click , an error message will

appear. For details about installation, see

‘Install - Install the webcam software’.

If you are already using the webcam in



another application, you will not be able to

see any image in the viewer of the WebCam

Companion.

Image settings menu

In the [Image Settings] menu, you can choose

available image features.

1Click the button in the Philips

CamSuite control panel to open the

[Image Settings] menu.

2Check the box before an item to activate

that item.

3Click to open the control panel for that

item.

3 Adjust webcam

settings

You can adjust all SPC640NC webcam settings

on respective property pages. However, through

the Philips CamSuite application, you can easily

access a number of the most used settings

(properties).When you activate the instant

messaging or VoIP service (Skype,Windows®

Live Messenger,Yahoo! Messenger, etc.),

the Philips CamSuite control panel appears

automatically.

You can also double click

‘’

on the Philips

CamSuite icon in the Windows taskbar (bottom

right of your screen) to access the control

panel.

The settings available on the Philips CamSuite

control panel include:

 : WebCam Companion;

 : Image settings;

 : Audio settings;

 : Advanced settings (Property

pages).

WebCam Companion

Via WebCam Companion, you have access to

the following webcam features:

capture images;

make video recordings;

adjust monitor settings;

broadcast your videos over the

Internet;

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Note

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actual image. It degrades image quality.

Face tracking

If you activate the [Face tracking] option,

the webcam will track your face. This gives

you more convenience during video chatting,

because you stay in the centre of the image

even if you move during video chatting.

Just check the box before [Face tracking]

to activate this option.

Audio settings menu

In the [Audio Settings] menu, you can optimize

the audio quality.

Click the button in the Philips

CamSuite control panel to open the

[Audio Settings] menu.

Noise reduction

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reduce all stationary noises picked up by the

webcam’s microphone, such as air conditioner

noise and the noise made by the fan inside

your computer. It enhances clarity of speech in

both quiet and noisy environments.

To close the control panel for the

selected item, click .

To return to the Philips CamSuite

control panel, click again.

Digital zoom

With this function, you can get a closer view

of an object.

1Press to open the [Digital Zoom]

control panel.

2Use the slider to dynamically zoom in and

out.

The frame shows the position»

to the overall image.The frame

increases / decreases according

to the zoom factor.

Use the panning arrows (left / right /»

up / down) to move the frame.

Use the center button to position the»

frame in the center of the image.

General settings

You can adjust the following general settings:

[Flickerless image]

The [Flickerless image] option should only

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images. If this option is used under normal

lighting conditions, the video image may be

overexposed.

[Region]

During installation, this parameter will be set

automatically to the correct region frequency.

When you travel, you may need to change the

setting to optimize the image quality.

The region frequency settings for different

countries are listed below.

The result is more listening comfort and easier

communication.

Just check the box before [Noise

Reduction] to activate this option.

Property pages

On the [Properties] pages, you can adjust

all available SPC640NC webcam settings

(properties).

Note

For easy access to the most used webcam

settings (Image, Audio), open the Philips

CamSuite control panel and make settings as

described in the previous chapters.

Click the button in the Philips

CamSuite control panel to open the

[Properties] pages.

The ‘»[General] settings screen appears.

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