Starting a video chat – HP 2-Megapixel Autofocus Webcam User Manual

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HP 2-Megapixel Autofocus Webcam for Notebook PCs User’s Guide

Starting a Video Chat

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

AOL

®

Instant Messenger

(AIM

®

)

Windows Live

Messenger

Yahoo!

®

Messenger

Skype

®

1

Press the HP Instant Chat

button on your webcam.

2

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

3

If prompted, follow the onscreen
instructions to install and set up the
IM application.

4

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

Now you’re ready to enhance your video
chats with special effects and to broadcast
videos from your PC hard drive. To learn
more about using ArcSoft Magic-i™, click the
? in the upper-right corner of the Magic-i
window.

NOTE: The Instant Chat Button Setup options
only appear during initial setup. The next time
you press the HP Instant Chat button, the
selected IM application opens automatically.

To select a different IM application after you
complete initial setup, click
Start > ArcSoft Magic-i > HP Instant
Chat Button Setup
.

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