Panasonic DIGITAL Palmcorder PV-GS29 Operating Instructions Manual page 61

To use the Camcorder as a Web Camera, the
following conditions must be met.
. To upgrade Windows XP to SP1 (PV-GS59) / SP2
(PV-GS39) or later, click [Start] >> [All Programs]
>> [Windows Update]. (Requires Internet
connection.)
° To upgrade Windows 2000 to SP4 or later, click
[Start] >> [All Programs] >> [Windows Update].
(Requires lnternet connection,)
° You have direct dial-up connection capability to the
lnternet. Also, you and the other person(s) are in
the same Network (LAN).
. Install Windows Messenger (Windows XP). If you
have a version older than 5.0/5.1_ download the
latest version (5.0/5.1) from the Microsoft Home
Page.
The latest version of MSN Messenger can also be
downloaded from the Microsoft Home Page.
http://www.microsoft.com/
(For download and installation instructions, please
refer to Help on the Home Page.)
. If you are connected to the Internet through a
firewall or a router, proper communication will not
be possible.
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Install the USB Driver. (pp. 57~58)
Set the Camcorder to Tape Recording
Mode or Tape Playback Mode.
• To send the live camera picture to a PC, set
the Camcorder to Tape Recording mode.
• To send pictures recorded on a tape to a PC,
set the Camcorder to Tape Playback mode.
For PV=GS59 users :
Tape Recording Mode :
Set [ €_ ADVANCED] >> [ _ USB
FUNCTION] >> [WEB CAM].
Tape Playback Mode :
Set [_ BASIC] >> [_ USB FUNCTION) >>
[WEBCAM].
4 Connect the Camcorder to your personal
computer with USB Cable.
. The [ I_: ] is displayed on the screen.
* When the Camcorder and personal computer
(with Windows 2000) are connected via
USB Cabie, a message, such as the one
below, is displayed. However, testing by the
manufacturer has confirmed functionality of
tMs Camcorder with Windows 2000. Click [Yes]
and proceed.
I When you use the Camcorder as a Web
camera
When you use the Camcorder as a Web camera
in the Tape Playback Mode, the indication of the
One-Touch Navigation icon is different from the
one in usual operation.
0 In usual operation
O In the WEB CAMERA mode
(Tape Playback Mode)
• Even if you move the Joystick Control [,t. V _1_]
( _l, Ill, ,_, _ ), the selected direction on the
One-Touch Navigation icon is not lit in yellow.
• The One-Touch Navigation icon blinks on instead
of appearing from the side of the screen when you
press the center of the Joystick Control.
5 Start the Windows Messenger (For
Windows XP users) or MSN Messenger
(For Windows 2000 users).
. Click [Start] >> [All Programs [Program][ >>
[Windows Messenger] or [MSN Messenger].
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