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Slim 321C Features
Led indicator
1
When the Slim 321C is connected the LED
indicator will be turned on.
Lens
2
Adjust the focus by twisting the lens.
Adjustable base
3
The adjustable base allows you to place the
Slim 321C on different LCD monitor sizes.
Installing the Slim 321C
1. Please install the driver first and then connect Slim 321C to
the USB port.
2. Installing the Slim 321C driver
a. Insert the Slim 321C Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
b. The Autorun screen will bring up the installation screen. Click on
“Driver” then simply follow the on-screen instructions.
c. Install “DirectX” from the CD.
Notice: If the Autorun screen doesn’t start, please follow these steps:
z Click on “Start Menu”.
z Type D：\SETUP.EXE, then click “Enter” key.
(Assume your CD-ROM is in Drive D)
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3. Insert the Slim 321C’s USB cable to your desktop’s or
laptop’s USB port.
4. Complete software and hardware installation. You can
install the software you would like for video
conferencing or chat with your friends.
NOTE
To remove the driver installation:
Please go to the taskbar and follow “Start” Æ “Program” Æ “Slim
321C”Æ Click “Uninstall”, then follow the on-screen instructions to remove
the driver.
Genius Application (Windows Only)
You can use our software to capture the real-time image, record or
execute the simply security function.
To run the software, please go to the task bar and follow “Start”Æ
Click “Program”Æ Choose “Slim 321C”Æ Click “Slim 321C”. Or you
may execute the software by simply clicking the shortcut of “Slim
321C”.
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NOTE
After installing the driver of Slim 321C, the system will automatically create a
file (C:\WINDOWS\Album or C:\WINNT\Album) to save the images you take
using the Genius Application.
1. Description for the major icon
Preview mode
Snapshot mode
Video Clip Mode
Security monitoring system
Exit
Camera Control
NOTE
In the “camera control section”, you can personalize your camera
settings for different circumstances.
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Environment
1
You may adjust the values for different lighting. The default value is Auto (Auto
White Balance)
Rotation:
2
You can flip the image horizontally or vertically
Extension:
3
You can select different sizes of image resolution
Frequency:
4
Select the correct frequency according to the country where you are using the
web camera.
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Video Proc Amp:
In this section, you can adjust different values for the image itself.
-Press “Default” to return to the manufacturer’s settings.
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Camera Control:
Select the values of “Exposure” according to the environment where you are using
the web camera.
Before adjusting the values, please unclick the “Auto”.
-Press “Default” to return to the manufacturer’s settings.
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2. Preview Mode
You can use the function buttons on the control panel to zoom in/out and
move upward/downward/left/right.
Zoom in the image
Zoom out the image
Move the image upward
Move the image downward
Move the image to the left
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Move the image to the right
Resolution Selection
There are 2 categories of resolution:
I420. You can select 5 different image resolutions for
each of them. The file size of I420 will be smaller than
RGB24. So, I420 may be the better choice for
transmission.
RGB24 and
3. SnapShot Mo
You can press t tton in the right of the circle to take a
picture right away s.
de
he Snapshot bu
and share with your friend
Send photo by e-mail
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Shoot continuously
Resolution selection
This section shows the resolution you selected in
the “Preview Mode”. If you want to change the
resolution, please click “
“Preview Mode” to make the changes.
”to go back to the
4. Video Cl i p Mode
You can record real-time image in this section.
Send photo by e-mail
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Convert AVI files into MEPG-1 format
Start recording
Stop recording
Exit the Video Clip Mode
To Create animation
Press
to start; Press to stop
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Press
This function has to be under the resolution of RGB24 320 x
240 or I420 320 x 240. Please make sure the resolution is
correct before executing this function.
Resolution selection
This section shows the resolution you selected in the “Preview
Mode”. If you want to change the resolution, please click
“
to return to the video recording mode
”to go back to the “Preview Mode” to make the changes.
5. Security M nitoring Systemo
This function record t of your monitor
automatically. I also record anytime until the HD is full. If there’s no
movement, it will shut down automatically after four seconds otherwise it
will be active when detecting new movement. It’s a great security
s any movements that appear in fron
t can
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monitoring system a around.
t times when you’re not
Start recording
Stop recording
Setup time of the security monitoring system
Set up the degree of the variance for every
second of recording image. W hen the differences
are over the setup degree, the system will alert
you.
Set up the different alerting sound effects
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NOTE
In “Security Monitoring System” section, you can record in any size of
image resolution. If you want to change the resolution, please click
”to go back to the “Preview Mode” and make the changes.
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MSN Messenger , Yahoo Messenger, A OL
MSN Mess ger
a. For live video function, you’ll need MSN Messenger version 6 or later. If
b. Now, get to sig
c. Choose a friend on
d. Double-click o the web
e. Your friend i
Yahoo Messen er
a. Download Y ahoo Messenger at http://messenger.yahoo.com
b. Sign
c. ”.
From the main window, click Tools menu, then select “Start My Webcam
d.
Right-click on a name in your Messenger List and choose “View
e. Your friend will then receive an invitation message. When your friend
AOL Instant Mess
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you don have he website:
’t it, please refer to t
http://www.msnmessenger-download.com
n onto MSN Messenger service.
the contact list and Click “OK” to confirm.
n your friends, who are available to chat. Click on
camera icon
confirms to tal eo chat will start.
.
ll then receive an invitation message. When your friend
w
k, the vid
to download.
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registration, if you don’t have it.
onto Yahoo Messenger.
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ebca m”.
clicks YES, the video chat will start.
enger
and finish the
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a. You can download AOL Instant Messenger free at http://www.aim.com
and finish the registration, if you don’t have it.
Sign onto AOL Instant Messenger.
b.
c. Click on “Show Messenger Lists” and choose th
a video chat with.
d. Your friend will then receive an invitation message. When your friend
confirms to t
alk, the video chat will start.
e friend you want to start
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Please mera driver and connected the
make sure you already installed the ca
camera to the comp
programs.
Please make sure you close other webcam programs before running the
video ram.
conferencing or video chat prog
uter before running video conferencing or video chat
DDPlayCam Software (Windows Only)
DDP yC
la ctive multimedia software. It integrates the
am is an intera
most adv logy: facial recognition and
motion tracking, with cartoon characters, figures and amazing visual
effects. It allows you do a virtu
envi
anced virtual interactive techno
al role-play, interacting with a virtual
ronment, morphing yourself into real time.
DDP C
lay am includes two parts: DD ThemeParty and DD ThemeParty
Prin en
PrintCen take in DD ThemeParty
nd printing them out.
a
ter. DDPlayCam is fotC r virtual role-play. DD ThemeParty
ter is for arranging the pictures you
1. Installing the DDPlayCam Software
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a. Insert the Slim 321C Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
b. The Autorun screen will bring up the installation screen. Click on
“DDPlayCam” then simply follow the on-screen instructions. Once
finished, DD ThemeParty and DD PrintCenter are ready to go.
2. Running DD ThemeParty
a. Connect the web camera to the comput
b. Please go to the task bar and follow “Start”Æ Click “Program”Æ
Choose “DDPlayCam”Æ Click “DD ThemeParty”. O
execute the software by simply clicking the shortcut of “DD
er
r you may
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ThemeParty”
DD ThemeParty Introduction
To run DD PlayCam DD Theme Party, you should set your
camera resolution to 320*240 and also check for your position before
the web camera. Please position your face around the center if possible.
Please note that if your camera resolution is not in 320*240, the
software will ask you to make the change. Please follow the on-screen
instructions to change the resolution to 320*240.
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. Running DD PrintCenter
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T ool T ip Function Description
About DD PlayCam
Capture (
Sequential Capture
DD PrintCenter
Close Windows
Help
Minimize Windows
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Enter)
ute
echnical Support
ew Photo
Display DD PlayCam software version
Take a snapshot in process
ake 12 snapshots as a GIF animation
T
Open DD PrintCenter application
Exit application
Call help documentation
Minimize skin
Turn off audio
Connect to technical support web service
View photo from captured pictures or animation.
a. Connect the web camera into the computer
b. Please go to the task bar and follow “Start”Æ Click “Program”Æ
Choose “DDPlayCam”Æ Click “DD PrintCenter”. Or you may
execute the software by simply clicking the shortcut of “DD
PrintCenter
”
.
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DD trodu
PrintCenter In ction
DD you e l photos by using a
PrintCenter lets asily print digita
var layout templates indivisible part
iety of . Please note that as an
of DD Pla lows you only to print
photos generated by DD PlayCam software and saved
automatically in the DD PlayCam folder within My Pictures.
lect Paper
yCam software, this function al
a. Step 1: Se Size and Layout or Load Document
DD
PrintCenter provides you three standard paper sizes. They are A4,
4*6 and 3*5 inch styles.
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Ea
ch paper size contains three types of layout templates. First, you
sel out
ect a paper size and you can see three corresponding lay
tem
plates on the right part of the window. Each layout template
shows you the actual size of a single photo and the number of photos
a s by
ingle paper can print, such as 24 mm*18 mm. Select the layout
directly clicking the template, and then click the Next button. Or
click Load button to open an existing DD PrintCenter document.
b. Step 2: Choose and Load Photo
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You can see an empty layout template and thumbnail pictures that
you captured and saved in the DD PlayCam folder. Roll over any
pictures you want to print and drag it directly into an empty position
you would like to place it in the template. Or click an empty position
first and the frame of the position is marked immediately, double
click on the picture you want to print. You will see the picture you
have selected appear in that that position.
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c. Step 3: Add, Delete and Save
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If you want to print several copies from the same picture, you
do not have to repeat the steps for dragging. You only need to
select the target picture which you have already dragged into
template and click the “+” button. The picture will duplicate at
the next position automatically. One click, one duplication! If
you want to delete the picture that you have already dragged
into template, just select the target picture and click the button. On the other hand, if you want to save the whole
template with the selected pictures for printing next time or
elsewhere, just click on the “Save” button. The whole template
will be saved as a single JPEG file extension. In th save
combo box, you can select another file extension called PCF to
save the template layout you have edited as a DD PrintCenter
document. For the next time, you can use the Load button to
open the PCF file for further editing. You can also use Save as
a function to save a file as the format you indicated.
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d. Step 4: Preview and Print
an click the Preview button, then Print. However, please note
You c
D PrintCenter does not provide functions for controlling or
that D
ing any settings of your client printer device. We recommend
adjust
ould check your printer settings and the paper you ha
you sh ve loaded
before printing.
NOTE
For further information about the DDPlayCam software, please go to the
task bar and follow “Start”Æ Click “Program”Æ Choose “DDPlayCam”
Æ You can click “Click “DD ThemeParty Technical Support”; “DD
ThemeParty User Guide” or “DD ThemeParty Web Service” depends on
your requirement.
To remove the driver installation:
Please go to the taskbar and follow “Start” Æ “Program” Æ Choose
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“DDPl Uninstallation”, then follow
ayCam” Æ Click “DD ThemeParty
the on-scr .
een instructions to remove the driver
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