Silvercrest WC2130 Owner's Manual & Service Information

Owner’s Manual

& Service Information

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Overview

Scope of supply

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Webcam WC2130

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Driver/Software CD

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Instruction Manual

Status LED (On = recording active)

Focus ring for adjusting the image

definition

Variable stand

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Important notes

Before using the appliance for the first time, please carefully read through the following

instructions and note all warnings, even if you are familiar with handling electronic equipment.

Store this manual in a safe place for future reference. If you sell or give away the appliance,

please ensure you handover this manual too.

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PERATING ENVIRONMENT

- The appliance is not designed for use in rooms with a high temperature or air humidity (e.g.

bathrooms) or excessive dust.

Please ensure that:

- no direct heat sources (e.g. heaters) act on the appliance

- the appliance is not exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light

- you avoid contact with splashing and dripping water and aggressive liquids

- the appliance is not exposed to large temperature fluctuations, as otherwise air humidity

can condense

- the appliance is not exposed to excessive impacts and vibrations

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Do not place any fire (e.g. candlelights) onto or next to the device.

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AINTENANCE AND CARE

Clean the appliance with a clean, dry cloth only.

Never open the housing.

C

HILDREN

Do not allow children to play with the webcam as there is a risk of suffocation if they swallow

the small parts.

D

ISPOSAL OF OLD EQUIPMENT

If this symbol of a rubbish bin with a cross through it is attached to a product, the

product is subject to the European Directive 2002/96/EC. All waste electrical and

electronic equipment must be disposed of separately from normal domestic waste

in officially provided collection points. By properly disposing of old equipment you

avoid environmental damage and a risk to people's health.

CE

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This appliance has been tested and approved with respect to compliance with the

basic requirements and other relevant regulations of the EMC Directive

89/336/EEC, the Directive for low voltage electrical equipment 73/23/EEC and the

R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC.

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Note

Installation

Do not connect the webcam to your computer's USB connection until you have

finished installing the software.

Please insert the driver and software CD in your CD/DVD drive. The CD starts automatically.

If the installation window does not appear automatically, please right-click your CD/DVD drive

in "My Computer" and select "Open". Then click "Setup.exe" to start the installation. In

general, please follow the instructions on the screen.

Installing the software

To install the enclosed software, please select the relevant program in the installation window

of the CD.

Please select "Install Device Driver" first. Then click "Next". The drive installation starts. In the

following window, please click "Continue installation". Then "Finish". Under "Install Application

Software", please select the programs you want to install and then click "Install Application

Software".

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Please restart your computer when the installations have finished. You will be asked

for to restart now or restart your computer later after clicking on “Exit”

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Note

Installing the webcam

Connect the PC camera's connector with your computer's USB connection. Ensure the

connector is correctly inserted.

Windows has recognised new hardware and starts the Assistant for new hardware. When you

are asked whether to search for drivers online, please select "No, not this time" and click

"Next". Select "Automatically install software" and click "Next". In the following window, please

click "Continue installation". Please click "Finish" to complete the installation.

(Example figure)

If you use Windows Vista as your operating system, problems associated with the

use of a USB 1.1 connection can occur with the microphone. Please connect the

webcam to a USB 2.0 connection.

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Note

Initial steps with VideoImpression

When you start the program, an Assistant is automatically opened, which helps you use the

software. Select "Create a new video" to start a recording from the webcam. A new window

opens. It contains several options for compiling your video contents.

Here you can

select which

source you

want to use

to create a

video. If you

want to

record a

video from

the webcam select "Capture From Device".

A further window open in which the live image

of the webcam is displayed. If the webcam

image is not displayed you may have to select "USB 2.0 PC Camera" under the device item.

Quit the recording with "Finish".

If you want to view a complete introduction to using VideoImpression, select "Help" in the

menu and then "Basics".

If the image is out of focus, rotate the

Webcam's focus ring until the image is focussed.

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Initial steps with PhotoImpression

When you start the program, an Assistant is automatically opened, which helps you use the

software. Select "Video", to record and edit images from the webcam.

A new window opens.

Select "Live" to display the

current webcam image or

select "Capture" to save an

image.

An interactive Help facility

is available under the

menu item "Help".

If you select "Camera/Scanner" and then "USB 2.0 PC Camera" an error message

appears. This is because the webcam does not have an internal memory from

which images can be read. At this point you can read out e.g. a digital camera or

import an image from a scanner.

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Initial steps with Funhouse

You can use Funhouse to produce unique images by combining two or more photos. Place

your head on famous monuments or use your head to decorate the cover page of magazines,

the bodies of famous persons, animations or any other image.

To create images, please work through the individual items, one after the other, in the left-

hand menu and follow the instructions.

Further help is available with the "?" symbol in the top, right-hand corner.

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Important warranty

information

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing a SILVERCREST product.

Please carefully read through the enclosed documentation or online help before putting your

SILVERCREST product into service. If you have a problem, which can’t be solved in this

way, please contact our hotline.

If the problem cannot be solved over the phone, you will be given a reference number

(RMA), which you should enclose together with a copy of the proof of purchase. After you

have packaged the unit safe for transport and in plain packaging, please send it for warranty

processing, with the RMA noted on the outside of the package, to the address given to you

by our hotline employee. After receiving the unit we will correct the manufacturing and

material defect free of charge.

Up-to-date information and answers to the most frequently asked questions are available on

the internet from:

www.silvercrest.cc

This guarantee is valid in the UK.

Your statutory guarantees from the seller are in addition to this warranty and are not limited

by it.

Hotline number:

0207-3650744

(Please have your

serial number to hand!)

36 month warranty from

date of purchase

Manufacturer: TARGA GmbH, Postfach 2244,

D-59482 Soest

United Kingdom

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D-59494 Soest

Germany

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