User guide

38 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide
VDOnet Internet VDOPhone program
With VDOPhone and your Matrox video editing card, you can use your computer as a video phone.
You can send and receive live video, high-quality sound, and text over the Internet.
Requirements
To send and receive any information:
 Internet connection – through a network, or a 14.4 Kbps (or faster) modem
To send sound:
To receive sound:
To send and receive sound at the same time:
 Sound card and drivers that support full-duplex (two-way) information transfer
To send video:
 Video camera to send live video
 VCR to send taped video or TV signals
Network setup
Before starting VDOPhone, you need an Internet connection. If you have full Internet access (you
can send and receive e-mail and browse the World Wide Web), you can begin the VDOPhone
setup. If you don’t have full Internet access, contact your local Internet service provider or network
administrator. See also “More information”, page 40.
VDOPhone setup
To start the VDOPhone program, double-click the VDOPhone icon ( ) on the Windows desktop
background. The first time you start VDOPhone, it asks if you want to start the setup wizard. If
you click
Yes, this program guides you through some of the setup options for VDOPhone. For
more information, see the online Help.
 Microphone or video camera  Sound card and supporting drivers
 Earphones or speakers  Sound card and supporting drivers