Panasonic PV-GS32 „ Windows 98SE/Me Users, „ When you use the Camcorder as a Web Camera

With a PC

Connecting the Camcorder to Personal

Computer (For Using as a Web Camera)

1 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.

2 Connect the Camcorder to your personal computer with USB Cable.

•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.

•For Windows 98SE/Me users, “USB Audio Device” is required. Click [Next] and proceed.

•If you use Windows 98SE, the OS installation CD may be required.

„Windows 98SE/Me Users

The following messages may be displayed when connecting this Camcorder and your personal computer via USB Cable.

1)The message “The file ‘kstvtune.ax’ on [Unknown] cannot be found...” is displayed.

•Enter “C:\Windows\system” for Windows 98SE. Enter “C:\Windows\options\CABS” for Windows Me.

•If the “kstvtune.ax” file is missing in one of the 2 above-mentioned folders, insert the OS CD-ROM and assign the path.

2)The message “The file ‘ksclockf.ax’ on [Unknown] cannot be found...” is displayed.

•Enter “C:\Windows\system”.

•If the “ksclockf.ax” file is missing in the above mentioned folder, insert the OS CD-ROM and assign the path.

•You may click [Browse] to look for and assign the path.

„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.

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1In usual operation

2In 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.

3Start the Windows Messenger (For Windows XP users) or MSN Messenger (For Windows 98SE/Me/2000 users).

•Click [Start] >> [All Programs (Program)] >> [Windows Messenger] or [MSN Messenger].

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