Apple iSight User Manual
iSight
User’s Guide
Contents
5
Getting Started
6
Setting Up iSight
18
Using iSight
18
Opening the Lens
19
Using iChat AV
19
Video Conferencing
21
Sending Video One-Way
21
Audio Conferencing
22
Setting Your Buddy Icon
22
Using iSight With Other Video Applications
23
Tips and Troubleshooting
26
Learning More, Service, and Support
26
iChat AV Onscreen Help
27
Online Resources
27
Obtaining Warranty Service
3
28
Safety and Cleaning
28
Important Safety Instructions
30
Cleaning
30
Handling
4
Contents
1
Getting Started
Congratulations on purchasing your iSight camera. In a few easy steps, you can get
started video conferencing with friends, colleagues, and family in real-time, full-motion
video and audio.
To use iSight, you must have the following:
•
A Macintosh computer with a G3 processor at 600 MHz or greater or any G4 or G5
processor
Processor upgrades from other manufacturers are not supported.
•
Mac OS X v10.2.5 or later and iChat AV
iChat AV is included free with Mac OS X v10.3 and later. Otherwise, to purchase
iChat AV, go to www.apple.com/ichat.
•
A .Mac, America Online (AOL), or AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account
(only required to use iChat AV outside your local network)
•
A broadband Internet connection using a DSL or cable modem, or over a local area
network (LAN)
•
Someone to video chat with
You can video conference with other iChat AV users and Windows AIM users.
Note:
You can use iSight with video applications other than iChat AV, such as iMovie
and QuickTime Broadcaster. You must install iChat AV to enable iSight for use with
other applications.
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Setting Up iSight
iSight includes the following components:
carrying case
iSight
FireWire cable
iSight
Cable
adapter
Flat-panel display and
flat-panel iMac
mount
Magnetic
display
mount
eMac and
desktop mount
PowerBook and
iBook mount
To set up iSight, you’ll download and install iChat AV, the software used with iSight to
video chat. Then you’ll mount iSight on your computer or desktop, and check to see
that iSight is working.
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Getting Started
Step 1: Register Your iSight
Go to www.apple.com/register.
Step 2: If You Don’t Already Have iChat AV, Purchase and Install It
iChat AV is included free with Mac OS X v10.3 or later. Otherwise, to purchase and
install iChat AV, go to www.apple.com/ichat.
Step 3: Attach iSight to a Mount
1
Choose a mount, depending on where you want to place iSight.
If you have an anodized aluminum Apple display, use the magnetic display mount.
Simply push the end of the FireWire cable into the mount. Then skip to step 4 (page 11)
to attach iSight to the mount.
Magnetic display mount
Warning
Do not place the magnetic mount near a CRT display, an iPod, an external
hard disk, or any other item that could be damaged by a magnet.
Getting Started
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Otherwise, choose one of the other mounts (see page 6). Thread the FireWire cable
through the top of the mount.
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Getting Started
2
Push the end of the FireWire cable into the cable adapter, as shown.
Cable adapter
Getting Started
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3
Push the cable adapter into the top of the mount until it is firmly seated.
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Getting Started
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