HP HD 5210 manual Starting a Video Chat, Go to

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Starting a Video Chat

You can add live video to the most popular instant messaging (IM) applications (ISP connection required):

￿AOL® Instant Messenger™ (AIM®)

￿Google Video Chat™

￿Skype™

￿Windows LiveMessenger

￿Yahoo!® Messenger

If there is not a link to your preferred chat application, you can either click Browse to find the application’s .exe file on your computer, or add the URL to a web application and then click

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1To start a video chat, do either of the following:

￿Press the HP Instant Chat button on your webcam.

￿Double-click the HP Webcam Control Center icon on the Windows desktop, and then click Video Chat .

2Select the instant messaging (IM) application you want to use.

3If prompted, follow the on-screen instructions to install and set up the IM application.

4Follow the video chat steps in the IM application’s documentation.

NOTE: The Video Chat Quick Launch utility appears only during initial setup. The next time you press the HP Instant Chat button, the selected IM application will open automatically.

To select a different IM application after initial setup, double-click the HP Webcam Control Center icon on your desktop, and then click Video Chat .

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