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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 Internet connection.)
• You have direct dial-up connection capability to the
Internet. 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.
3 For PV-GS59 users :
Tape Recording Mode :
Set [ ADVANCED] >> [ USB
FUNCTION] >> [WEB CAM].
Tape Playback Mode :
Set [ BASIC] >> [ USB FUNCTION] >>
[WEB CAM].
1 Install the USB Driver. (pp. 57~58)
2 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.
Connecting the Camcorder to Personal
Computer (For Using as a Web Camera)
• When the Camcorder and personal computer
(with Windows 2000) are connected via
USB Cable, a message, such as the one
below, is displayed. However, testing by the
manufacturer has confirmed functionality of
this Camcorder with Windows 2000. Click [Yes]
and proceed.
4 Connect the Camcorder to your personal
computer with USB Cable.
• The [ ] is displayed on the screen.
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.
1 2
1
In usual operation
2
In the WEB CAMERA mode
(Tape Playback Mode)
• Even if you move the Joystick Control [▲▼◄►]
(
, , , ), 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].