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Creative Live! Cam Voice User Manual

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  • Page 1 On the Contents tabbed page to your left, click a topic heading. On the menu, click the Print button. In the dialog box that appears, click the option to print one topic only, or all topics under a heading. User’s Guide Creative Live! Cam Voice...
  • Page 2 Introduction...

  • Page 3: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin Your webcam package contains the following items: Package Contents ❑ Creative Live! Cam Voice with USB cable attached ❑ Creative Live! Cam Voice Installation CD ❑ Hands-free Headset ❑ Quick Start Booklet Note • Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase.
  • Page 4 ® ❑ Intel Minimum System (Intel Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz recommended) Requirements ❑ Microsoft ❑ 128 MB RAM (256 MB RAM or higher recommended) ❑ 100 MB free hard disk space (excludes third party software installation) ❑ Available USB 1.1 port or a USB 1.1 hub with external power supply (USB 2.0 required for maximum frame rate and resolution) ❑...
  • Page 5 The figure below highlights the features of Creative Live! Cam Voice. About Creative Live! Cam Voice Component Description Press to launch WebCam Center (when Snapshot Cam Detector is running in the button background) and capture images. Captures voices clearly during video Microphones chats.
  • Page 6 Component Lights up green when your webcam is connected to your computer’s USB port. Power LED Lights up red when performing video and/or audio capture. Use this to mount your camera on an Hinged lever LCD display panel. USB cable Connect to your computer’s USB port.

  • Page 7: Installing Your Webcam

    Installing Your Webcam...
  • Page 8 Installing Your Webcam You need to install device drivers and applications before using your webcam. Do not connect your webcam to your computer before installing the drivers. If you accidentally begin installation with your webcam connected and the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, click the Cancel button.
  • Page 9 Windows 2000". For Windows 2000 When a Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears (see figure below), telling you that Creative Live! Cam Voice has been detected, click the Yes button. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
  • Page 10 Note For users with USB 2.0-equipped computers only Creative Installation automatically checks that the software components required for optimal USB 2.0 performance are installed on your computer, and alerts you if these components are missing. If you receive such a message, do one of the following to ensure that your webcam always performs to its fullest potential over a USB 2.0 connection:...
  • Page 11 Follow the diagram below to connect your webcam. Note • You can connect your webcam while your computer is turned on. • You can attach your webcam to a USB hub or device with its own dedicated power supply. Component Hinged lever USB port Installing Your Webcam 2-4...
  • Page 12 Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop or in the Windows Start Verifying the menu. installation in On the menu that appears, click Properties. Windows XP and In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab. Windows 2000 Click the Device Manager button.
  • Page 13 Creative Live! Cam Voice Applications...

  • Page 14: Creative Webcam Center

    There are various settings for you to adjust, allowing you to optimize Center the quality of your pictures and videos. You can also browse all your photos and videos at one convenient location. For details, see "Using Creative WebCam Center". ®...

  • Page 15: Creative Photo Manager

    With Creative Photo Manager, you can organize, arrange and manage all your Creative Photo photos and videos. It also comes with enhanced features and effects for advanced Manager photo and video management. Creative Live! Cam Voice Applications 3-2...
  • Page 16 For additional information and usage instructions, see the application's Help. Use Creative Photo Calendar to design and create your own photo calendar for Creative Photo print. You can also insert your own lunar calendar dates, public holidays and Calendar special events.
  • Page 17 With muvee autoProducer, you can create videos easily and quickly. Its fantastic muvee video editing technology enables you to produce professional videos in an autoProducer amazingly short period of time. Simply shoot it, muvee it and share it! Creative Live! Cam Voice Applications 3-4...

  • Page 18: Orb With Orbsecure

    From anywhere and at any time, you can view your home to assure OrbSecure yourself that all is right. When used together with Internet-connected devices such as notebooks or Personal Digital Assistants, Orb with OrbSecure also gives you instant access to files on your home computer. Creative Live! Cam Voice Applications 3-5...
  • Page 19 With SightSpeed, you can see and hear your co-workers, friends and family, no matter how far away they are, without incurring long-distance fees. You can have multiparty conference and video calls with up to four people seeing and hearing one another simultaneously! Creative Live! Cam Voice Applications 3-6...
  • Page 20 For additional information and usage instructions, see the application's Help. Creative Live! Cam Voice Applications 3-7...

  • Page 21: Yahoo! Messenger

    Enhance your Internet messaging and web chat experience with Yahoo! Messenger Yahoo! services. For additional information and usage instructions, see the application's Messenger Help. Creative Live! Cam Voice Applications 3-8...

  • Page 22: Using Creative Webcam Center

    Using Creative WebCam Center...
  • Page 23 Using Creative WebCam Center Creative WebCam Center makes it easy to capture images and video with your webcam. You can also perform advanced tasks like remote monitoring, motion detection and time lapse video capturing. You can start Creative WebCam Center in any of the following ways: ❑...

  • Page 24: Capturing Images And Videos

    Capturing Images and Videos In the Creative WebCam Center window, click the Capture tab. Taking a Photo Click the Photo Resolution box and select the resolution that you want. Click the Snap photo button files in the default media folder.

  • Page 25: Using Face Tracking

    Tracking Utility in the following ways: Tracking ❑ In WebCam Center, select Creative Live! Cam Voice and click Tools Tracking Utility. ❑ Right-click the Creative Cam Detector icon in the System Tray and select the Face Tracking Utility option. → Face...
  • Page 26 Voice Note • Face Tracking is only available with selected webcams. You will not see the Face Tracking Utility option if your camera does not support Face Tracking. ❑ Make sure the white balance is correctly adjusted so that there is no color cast.
  • Page 27 Select one of the following options to start controlling your webcam’s view directly from your computer. ❑ With WebCam Center ❑ With Pan and Tilt Control. In Creative WebCam Center, make sure Face Tracking is not enabled, and you With WebCam are not in My Recordings mode. Center On the video pane, click the Zoom In slider to enable the feature.
  • Page 28 To change the field of view, click any of the directional buttons. Alternatively, you can also navigate your camera view by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard. To zoom in or out of the camera's field of view, click the zoom button you want. Using Creative WebCam Center 4-6...
  • Page 29 WebCam Audio Control. Control • Right-click the Creative Cam Detector icon in the System Tray and select WebCam Audio Control. If you have more than one camera installed in your computer, you must first select the camera that you want.
  • Page 30 Note • This feature is only available for Creative Live! Cam Voice. • It is recommended that you set Directional Beam with Noise Cancellation as the default setting before you begin video chatting. • To change your default recording device settings, see "Frequently Asked Questions"...
  • Page 31 Using Creative WebCam Features...
  • Page 32 Advanced Video FX Utility enables you to add fun and interesting effects to your Enabling webcam video. You can launch the Advanced Video FX Utility in the following ways: Advanced ❑ Right-click the Creative Cam Detector icon in the System Tray and click the Video FX Advanced Video FX Utility option Utility ❑...
  • Page 33 • For more information on Advanced Video FX Utility, refer to the Creative WebCam Features online Help. Using Creative WebCam Features 5-2...

  • Page 34: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications...
  • Page 35 Power ❑ 1.3 Megapixels Sensor Sensor ❑ Up to 1.3 Megapixels (true resolution) Video Resolution ❑ Up to 5 Megapixels software enhancement with Creative WebCam Center Picture Resolution ❑ RGB24 Video formats ❑ I420 ❑ Frequency: 200 Hz - 10 000 Hz Audio ❑...
  • Page 36 ❑ TWAIN, Video for Windows, and WDM MiniDriver for DirectShow that runs in Software Windows XP and Windows 2000. compatibility Technical Specifications A-2...

  • Page 37: Note On Usb Compatibility

    Note on USB Compatibility...
  • Page 38 Note on USB Compatibility While testing your webcam on motherboards with integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, we encountered a small number of motherboards that do not meet the USB specification exactly. These and other non-USB-compliant motherboards may not operate correctly with your webcam. Fortunately, the manufacturers of some of these motherboards have released new versions of motherboards or BIOS to address the problem.

  • Page 39: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions...
  • Page 40 • Set Directional Beam as your default audio enhancement feature to enable changing of audio enhancement settings during video chatting. Unable to capture audio using another recording device. Creative Live! Cam Voice is the default recording device. To change a recording device, follow the steps below: Click Start Click the Audio tab.
  • Page 41 Select the device that you want from the Sound recording Default device list box. Note • Repeat the steps above if you want your webcam to be the default recording device subsequently. An application reports that the video driver is already in use, or that the camera cannot be found.
  • Page 42 The webcam does not light up, or in Windows 2000, the computer restarts for no apparent reason. You may have USB devices drawing too much power from your computer. This can happen especially when connecting USB devices to a passive or self-powered USB hub.
  • Page 43 Appendixes...

  • Page 44: License And Copyright

    License and Copyright...
  • Page 45 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.

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