Notebook Web Camera RF-NBCAM User Guide
Rocketfish RF-NBCAM Notebook Web Camera Contents Important safety instructions ..................................... 2 Web camera components ............................................ 3 Setting up the Web camera ......................................... 3 Using the Web camera................................................... 6 Legal notices ..................................................................... 8 One-Year Limited Warranty........................................
Web camera components 1 2 3 4 5 Item Description Function 1 Snapshot button Use to capture still images. 2 LED indicator Turns on when the Web camera is connected. 3 Lens Provides the image to the Web camera. 4 Microphone Provides sound reception for the Web camera. 5 Removable base The base can be removed so you can clip the camera to your notebook computer.
Windows Environment To install the Windows driver: 1 Insert the Rocketfish Installation CD into the CD drive in your computer. The installation program automatically starts. If the installation program does not start automatically, click Start, Run, type D:\Setup.exe (where “D” is your CD drive), then press Enter. The installation screen opens. 2 Click Driver, then follow the on-screen instructions. 3 Install DirectX from the CD, if necessary.
3 Click on Rocketfish Driver Install, then follow the on-screen instructions. Note: This Rocketfish Web camera is not compatible with iChat, because iChat only supports Apple’s Web cameras or IEEE 1394 Web cameras. To uninstall the Mac driver: 1 Insert the Rocketfish Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive in your computer, then double click on the CD-ROM drive. 2 Click the Rocketfish Driver OSX 1.0 file folder. 3 Click on Rocketfish Driver Uninstall, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Using the Web camera ArcSoft WebCam Companion This program offers a broad range of functions designed and optimized for Webcam use. Whether you use it to launch a video chat client or to automatically record movement detected by the device, WebCam Companion lets you get the most out of any Webcam. If you would like to know more about WebCam Companion, use the built-in Help file. You can access it from the Help menu along the top of the program screen or by pressing F1.
5 When your friend accepts, the video chat starts. For additional information, go to http://messenger.msn.com . Video chat using Yahoo Messenger To use Yahoo Messenger: 1 If you don’t have Yahoo Messenger, go to http://messenger.yahoo.com to download it. 2 After you register, download, and install the software, sign on to the Yahoo Messenger service. 3 From the main window, click Tools, then select Start My Webcam. 4 Right-click on a friend’s name in your Messenger List, then choose View Webcam.
2 3 4 5 6 - OR Right-click the loudspeaker icon in the system tray. The Volume Control menu opens. Click Options, Properties, then click the Microphone button. Check Microphone, then click OK. In the Volume Control main menu, click Options, Advanced Properties, then click the Advanced button under the Microphone slider. Click Mic Boost, if available, then click Close. Set the microphone volume manually to 50% or greater (ignore the fact that the microphone is muted - it is controlled by Skype).
Copyright © 2008 Rocketfish. Rocketfish and the Rocketfish logo are trademarks of Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Specifications and features are subject to change without notice or obligation. For service and support call 1-800-620-2790.
One-Year Limited Warranty Rocketfish Products (“Rocketfish”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of this new RF-NBCAM (“Product”), that the Product shall be free of defects in the original manufacture of the material or workmanship for one (1) year from the purchase of the Product (“Warranty Period”). This Product must be purchased from an authorized dealer of Rocketfish brand products and packaged with this warranty statement. This warranty does not cover refurbished Product.
• Damage due to acts of God, such as lightning strikes • Accident • Misuse • Abuse • Negligence • Commercial use • Modification of any part of the Product, including the antenna This warranty also does not cover: • Damage due to incorrect operation or maintenance • Connection to an incorrect voltage supply • Attempted repair by anyone other than a facility authorized by Rocketfish to service the Product • Products sold as is or with all faults • Consumables, such as fuses or batteries • Products where the f
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