Conceptronic CLLCHATCAM User Manual - Chapter 2: Installation
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Chapter 2: Installation
Hardware installation
The Conceptronic Chatcam is an UVC (Universal Video Class) webcam, meaning that you can plug the
Chatcam in a free USB port of a computer with UVC support (like Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista,
Windows 7 and Linux 9.04), without the need to install any drivers.
Turn on your computer.
Connect the USB connector of the Chatcam to a free USB port of your computer.
The computer will recognize and install the Chatcam automatically with the default drivers of your
operating system.
After the installation, you can use your Chatcam.
LEDs: You can use the 6 LED lights which controlled by LDR on the Chatcam to improve the image
quality when using the Chatcam in dark places.
Basic webcam usage
When you have connected the webcam to your computer and the webcam is recognized, you can use
the webcam in webcam enabled applications, like Microsoft Live Messenger & Skype.
To configure the webcam in Live Messenger, use the „Tools‟, „Audio and Video setup‟ in the Live
Messenger main window. To configure the webcam in Skype, use the „Tools‟, „Options‟ menu and
select „
Video Settings‟.
Note: When using the Driverless Installation of the webcam, you can only use the basic webcam
functions. To obtain the extra features, you need to install the drivers.