Panasonic PV-GS39, PV-GS29 operating instructions To use the Camcorder as a Web Camera

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.

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.

4Connect 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)
For	PV=GS59	users		:				• Even if you move the Joystick Control [,t. V _1_]
Tape	Recording		Mode		:
								( _l, Ill, ,_, _ ), the selected direction on the
Set	[ €_ ADVANCED]			>>	[ _	USB
								One-Touch Navigation icon is not lit in yellow.
FUNCTION]		>>	[WEB	CAM].
								• The One-Touch Navigation icon blinks on instead
Tape	Playback		Mode	:
								of appearing from the side of the screen when you
Set	[_ BASIC]		>> [_	USB		FUNCTION)	>>
								press the center of the Joystick Control.

[WEBCAM].

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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