User manual APPLE ISIGHT

[. . . ] iSight User's Guide Contents 5 6 18 18 19 19 21 21 22 22 Getting Started Setting Up iSight Using iSight Opening the Lens Using iChat AV Video Conferencing Sending Video One-Way Audio Conferencing Setting Your Buddy Icon Using iSight With Other Video Applications 23 Tips and Troubleshooting 26 26 27 27 Learning More, Service, and Support iChat AV Onscreen Help Online Resources Obtaining Warranty Service 3 28 28 30 30 Safety and Cleaning Important Safety Instructions Cleaning Handling 4 Contents 1 Getting Started Congratulations on purchasing your iSight camera. In a few easy steps, you can get started video conferencing with friends, colleagues, and family in real-time, full-motion video and audio. To use iSight, you must have the following: · A Macintosh computer with a G3 processor at 600 MHz or greater or any G4 or G5 processor Processor upgrades from other manufacturers are not supported. · Mac OS X v10. 2. 5 or later and iChat AV iChat AV is included free with Mac OS X v10. 3 and later. [. . . ] People who have placed you in their Buddy Lists see your new picture. To set your buddy icon: 1 In iChat AV, choose Buddies > Change My Picture. 3 Say "cheese. " Using iSight With Other Video Applications You can also use iSight with other applications that use cameras. For example, you can capture live video from iSight directly into iMovie (using iMovie 4 or later), then use iMovie to edit the footage. Or you can use QuickTime Broadcaster to broadcast video over the Internet. If you don't already have iChat AV, you must download and install it to enable iSight for use with other applications. To get iChat AV: Go to www. apple. com/ichat. To learn more about iMovie: Go to www. apple. com/imovie. To learn more about QuickTime Broadcaster: Go to www. apple. com/quicktime/products/broadcaster. n n n 22 Using iSight 1 Tips and Troubleshooting Most problems with iSight can be solved quickly by following the advice in this chapter. If You Have a Dial-Up Internet Connection · To use iSight, you need a broadband Internet connection. To obtain broadband service, look under "Internet" in your phone directory. If Your iSight Won't Turn On or Respond · Make sure the FireWire cable is plugged firmly into iSight and into your computer. Be sure the connector on the cable is oriented correctly. When iSight is capturing video, a green light appears on top of the unit. If You Don't See Your Image in iChat AV · Make sure the FireWire cable is plugged firmly into iSight and into your computer. Be sure the connector on the cable is oriented correctly. When iSight is capturing video, a green light appears on top of the unit. · Make sure you're using the latest version of iChat AV. Go to www. apple. com/ichat to get the latest version. 23 If iSight Isn't Working With a Video Application · You can use iSight with video applications other than iChat AV, such as iMovie and QuickTime Broadcaster. If you don't already have iChat AV, you must download and install it to enable iSight for use with other applications. Go to www. apple. com/ichat to get iChat AV. If the Video Looks Choppy · iChat AV detects your Internet connection speed and optimizes video for best performance. If the video looks choppy, you or the person you are chatting with may need to set the bandwidth limit to a lower level. In iChat AV, choose iChat > Preferences and click Video. Then choose a setting from the Bandwidth Limit menu. If Others Can't Hear You · iSight may not be set as your microphone. In iChat, choose iChat > Preferences and click Video. [. . . ] This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. You can determine whether your computer system is causing interference by turning it off. [. . . ]