This new digital camera is the most advanced means of recording quality movies or still photos quickly and easily on your laptop. After installation the camera can be used as a: • laptop camera for video chat and video mail; • digital camera for taking high quality photos; • video camera for capturing video clips; • 128 MB removable memor y drive. Please read the following instructions carefully. They provide a step-by-step description of the installation process and explain how to use the Philips ThumbCam. ENGLISH Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................2 1.Things you should know .............................................................................................................................................5-6 Safety precautions........................................................................................................................................................................5 Copyright ..........................................................................................................................................................................................5 Pack contents .................................................................................................................................................................................6 2. Quick start...............................................................................................................7-10 3. Functional overview .............................................................................................11-12 4. Installation .............................................................................................................13-18 Installing the camera software....................................................................................................................................13-14 Connecting the camera to your laptop .......................................................................................................................15 Connecting the neck strap ..................................................................................................................................................15 Recharging the batter y ..........................................................................................................................................................16 Camera settings ..................................................................................................................................................................16-18 5. Operating the camera..........................................................................................18-24 Turning the camera on and off .........................................................................................................................................18 Taking photos ..............................................................................................................................................................................19 Setting the self-timer ...............................................................................................................................................................19 Making a video recording .....................................................................................................................................................20 Clearing photos and video recordings ..................................................................................................................20-21 Tranferring photos/video clips to your laptop..................................................................................................21-23 Using the camera as a removable memor y drive- USB mode .....................................................................23 Using the camera as a laptop-camera- PC mode .................................................................................................23 Switching from PC mode to USB mode while connected to the laptop...............................................24 Switching from USB mode to PC mode while connected to the laptop...............................................24 6. Using the applications ..........................................................................................25-29 Philips VLounge...........................................................................................................................................................................25 Video Chat ............................................................................................................................................................................26-27 Microsoft®Netmeeting .........................................................................................................................................26-27 Microsoft® MSN Messenger a...