Panasonic PV-GS39 - Manual (Page 61)

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 Internet connection.)
• You have direct dial-up connection capability to the
Internet. 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
. m i crosoft. 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.
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Install the USB Driver, (pp. 57-58)
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.
For PV-GS59 users :
Tape Recording Mode :
Set [ S ADVANCED] » [ H USB
FUNCTION] » [WEB CAM].
Tape Playback Mode :
Set [ t BASIC] » [ II USB FUNCTION] »
[WEB CAM],
Connect the Camcorder to your personal
computer with USB Cable.
• The [ iiiij] is displayed on the screen.
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.
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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.
o In usual operation
@ In the WEB CAMERA mode
(Tape Playback Mode)
• Even if you move the Joystick Control
[A T -4K]
(Ml, I , -AS, ►► ), 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.
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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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