About Usb - Philips PCA646VC Installation Manual

About Videograms
A recorded Videogram sent by e-mail or on diskette can be played on
any 486-computer or better, running Windows 3.x/95/98/NT or OS/2.
The Videograms can be viewed on almost any computer system
(except for the Apple Macintosh). However, due to the large quantity
of image data that is passed to the computer by the camera while
creating a video recording, higher requirements are placed on the
computer recording the images.The system requirements are only a
guideline. In general, the better the computer (processor,
motherboard, hard disk, RAM, video card), the better the results.
About the camera installation
• Always use the Philips driver CD-ROM to install the proper camera
drivers as described below. Do not connect the camera to a USB port
before installing the Philips drivers. Should you do this,Windows98 will
install its own drivers that might be less compatible with the camera
than the Philips drivers.You must have Windows98 running and have
the Windows98 CD-ROM at hand.
• Your USB controller should be working correctly.You can check this in
the Windows98 Device Manager (Click on the My Computer icon on
your desktop, click on Properties with your right mouse-button, then
click on the Device Manager tab).A section with the name 'Universal
serial bus controller' should be visible. Click on this device and
Windows98 will tell you if this part of your computer system is
operating correctly.

About USB

You can connect the camera to any USB port on your computer.You
do not have to switch off the computer. USB ports are 'hot swappable',
meaning you don't have to restart Windows98 every time you connect
a new USB device.The USB driver will detect the camera as new
hardware. It can be used within a few seconds without restarting the
computer.
Should you unplug the camera while it is actively providing an audio or
video stream to an application on your computer, the computer might
crash.To avoid problems, first close all applications that use audio from
the camera microphone, or which stream video before unplugging
your Philips USB PC Camera.
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