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DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 2 2 ENGLISH Philips FunCam DMVC 300K The Philips FunCam DMVC 300K you have just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give you years of trouble-free use. This new digital camera is the most advanced means of recording high quality movies or still photos quickly and easily on your PC or laptop computer.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 3 ENGLISH 3 Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................2 1.Things you should know.............................................................................................................................................5-6 Safety precautions.......................................................................................................................
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 4 4 ENGLISH 9. Important information.........................................................................................31-32 Disclaimer ......................................................................................................................................................................................31 FCC compliance .....................................................................................................................
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 5 ENGLISH 5 1. 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 camera will operate safely and to prevent defects.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 6 6 ENGLISH Pack contents Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips FunCam box. They are provided to help you set up and use your Philips FunCam.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 7 ENGLISH 2. Quick start I Installation 1 Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and USB mouse). 2 Place the installation CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM-/DVD drive. 3 Select your language. 4 Select at least ‘FunCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’. 5 Click ‘Start to install’ to start installation. Note! If the the ‘Language Selection’ screen does not appear automatically, open Windows Explorer and double-click the ‘Autorun.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 8 8 ENGLISH Charging 1 Turn on the PC. 2 Be sure to run the installation CD-ROM first, before connecting the camera to the PC. 3 Connect the USB plug of the USB/Microphone cable to the USB port of the PC. 4 Place the camera’s USB connector on the USB connector in the desktop stand. Push it down gently until it clicks in position. > You will hear a beeping sound, the display lights up blue and the Charge LED lights up red. > appears on the display.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 9 ENGLISH 9 Transferring photos/video clips to your PC 1 Make sure the PC is turned on and that ‘FunCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’ are installed. 2 Connect the desktop stand to the PC: • Connect the USB plug of the USB/microphone cable to the USB port of the PC. 3 Place the camera’s USB connector on the USB connector in the desktop stand. Push it down gently until it clicks in position.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 10 10 ENGLISH > If the transfer is complete the following screen will appear. Notes! – If the ‘Philips FunCam’ screen does not appear, you can start ‘Philips Photo Manager’ and click on the 'Get Photo' icon. Select you camera (Philips FunCam) to start the transfer. – For more information on transferring/viewing photos and video clips see chapter ‘Transferring photos/video clips to your PC’ under ‘5.
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DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 13 ENGLISH 4. Installation Installing the camera 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 USB camera yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM first. – Have your Windows® CD-ROM at hand. 1 Insert the installation CD-ROM supplied into the PC’s CD-ROM-/DVD drive.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 14 14 ENGLISH 4 Click ‘Start to install’ to start installation. Note! If your Operating System is Windows XP, continue the installation process when the dialog box below appears on the screen. (In Windows 2000/NT, the same dialog box may also appear. You may then continue the installation process.) 5 6 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 15 ENGLISH 15 Connecting the camera to your PC 1 2 3 4 Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the camera to the PC. Turn on the PC. Connect the desktop stand to the PC: • Connect the USB plug of the USB/Microphone cable to the USB port of the PC. • Connect the 3.5 mm jack plug the USB/Microphone cable to the audio input of the PC. Place the camera’s USB connector on the USB connector in the desktop stand.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 16 16 ENGLISH Selecting low resolution mode Default setting is VGA (high resolution mode). In mode, the camera will take CIF (320x240) size photos. 1 Press the Mode button until the currently selected resolution mode appears on the display: or . 2 Press the Shutter button if you wish to change the resolution mode. > You will hear a beep.The resolution mode has now been changed.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 17 ENGLISH 17 Recharging the battery 1 2 3 4 Make sure the camera is turned off. Turn on the PC. Connect the USB plug of the USB/Microphone cable to the USB port of the PC. Place the camera’s USB connector on the USB connector in the desktop stand. Push it down gently until it clicks into position. > You will hear a beeping sound, the display lights up blue and the Charge LED lights up red. The battery will now be recharged.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 18 18 ENGLISH 5. Operating the camera Turning the camera On and Off • Press and hold the Mode button for two seconds to turn on the camera. • > You will hear a beeping sound, the display lights up blue and the Charge LED lights up red. > appears briefly on the display, followed by the number of photos currently taken . Press and hold the Mode button again for two seconds to turn off the camera.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 19 ENGLISH Setting the self-timer 1 2 Make sure the camera is turned on. Press the Mode button until appears on the display. 3 Press the Shutter button to enter Self-timer mode. 4 Press the Shutter button again, within five seconds. > You will hear a beep twice. >The Timer LED starts blinking red and you will hear a beep every second. > Ater 10 seconds the camera will automatically take a photo.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 20 20 ENGLISH 4 Press the Shutter button within five seconds. > The camera will automatically take three photos in a row. > You will hear a beep each time a photo is taken. Making a video recording (Continuous Snap mode) 1 2 Make sure the camera is turned on. Press the Mode button until appears on the display. 3 Press the Shutter button within 5 seconds to start video recording.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 21 ENGLISH 3 4 21 Press the Shutter button to enter Clear Last mode. > You will hear a beep.The camera is now in Clear Last mode. Press the Shutter button again within five seconds to confirm that you wish to clear the last stored photo/video recording. > You will hear a beep when the last stored photo/video recording has been cleared from the memory. Clearing all photos/video recordings 1 Press the Mode button until appears on the display.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 22 22 ENGLISH Transferring photos/video clips to your PC 1 2 3 Make sure the PC is turned on and that ‘Philips FunCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’ are installed. Connect the desktop stand to the PC: • Connect the USB plug of the USB/Microphone cable to the USB port of the PC. Place the camera’s USB connector on the USB connector in the desktop stand. Push it down gently until it clicks into position.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:44 Pagina 23 ENGLISH 23 > If the transfer is complete the following screen will appear. Note! If the ‘Philips FunCam’ screen does not appear you can start ‘Philips Photo Manager’ and click on the 'Get Photo' icon. Select your camera (Philips FunCam) to start the transfer. Using the camera as PC-camera (webcam) 1 Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the camera to the PC. 2 3 Turn on the PC.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 24 24 ENGLISH 6. Using the applications Philips VLounge Note! Make sure your PC runs on Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP and that you have run the Philips FunCam Installation CD-ROM on your PC. All applications can be accessed via the Philips V(ideo)-Lounge application. VLounge is the central application for easy access to your Philips FunCam and all image and video applications installed during setup.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 25 ENGLISH 25 Video Chat Microsoft® Netmeeting Microsoft® NetMeeting enables you to communicate with others over the Internet or your local intranet. To initiate a video chat: 1 Start NetMeeting by clicking the NetMeeting button in the VLounge selection screen. 2 Click on ‘Help’ -> ‘About NetMeeting’ and find out your local IP address. You can ask your meeting partner to find out his/her IP address in the same way. 3 Click the telephone icon.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 26 26 ENGLISH To respond to an incoming call: 1 You can choose ‘Automatically Accept Calls’ or you can accept manually. 2 When the ‘Incoming Call’ dialogue box appears, click on ‘Accept’. Notes! – Only two computers in a NetMeeting conference can use audio for communication. All other participants must communicate through other options, like Chat or the shared Whiteboard. – You can also initiate a video conference with more than one partner.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 27 ENGLISH • • • Double-click on a folder to show its content. Using the tools in the toolbar you can now edit your photos, create slide shows, add audio, create new albums and much more. If you need more information on the possibilities of ‘Philips Photo Manager’, select ‘Help’ in the toolbar and then select ‘Contents...’.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 28 28 ENGLISH 5 6 Use the Capture menu to start or stop capturing a video. Enable 'Capture Audio' if you want to record sound together with the camera photos.(See below for other capture options.) You can replay the recording by opening the AVI file you selected for your capture file name in the File - Set Capture File menu. Double click this AVI file in Windows Explorer and Windows Media Player will show you the recording.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 29 ENGLISH 29 7. Problem solving If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, contact the helpline (see ‘Helpline’) or consult your dealer. Never try to open the camera yourself as this will void the guarantee. First, check all cables to ensure that they are connected correctly.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 30 30 ENGLISH 8. Technical specifications Image resolution ....................................................................................................................VGA (640 x 480) Sensor ................................................................................................................................................1/4”VGA CMOS PC camera resolution (connected to PC)..............................
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 31 ENGLISH 31 9. 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.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 32 32 ENGLISH End of life directives Philips is paying a lot of attention to producing environmentally-friendly in green focal areas. Your new camera contains materials which can be recycled and reused. At the end of its life specialised companies can dismantle the discarded camera to concentrate the reusable materials and to minimise the amount of materials to be disposed of. Please ensure you dispose of your old camera according to local regulations.
DMVC300K_Fun_01 Eng.1.qxd 25-03-2004 12:45 Pagina 33 ENGLISH 10. Helpline Need Help? If you have any questions about the Philips FunCam, please contact our helpline for assistance! You can find the number in the list below. Before you call, please read this manual carefully. You will be able to solve most of your problems. The model number of the camera is DMVC 300K.
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