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Getting Started

Creative CardCam

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of

Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes.

Copyright © 2002 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.

Version 1.0

September 2002

PhotoImpression is a trademark of ArcSoft, Inc.

Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Contents

Contents

Introduction

About the Applications .............................................................................. vi

Creative CardCam Photo Album......................................................... vi

Third party software......................................................................... vi

Before You Begin ..................................................................................... vi

Package Contents ............................................................................ vi

Minimum System Requirements ........................................................vii

Updating Drivers..............................................................................vii

Document Conventions.....................................................................vii

2

About Creative CardCam

About your Creative CardCam .................................................................1-1

LCD screen and icons .....................................................................1-2

Turning the camera on or off...........................................................1-3

Attaching the neck strap.................................................................1-4

Installing Creative CardCam

Device Installation..................................................................................2-1

Verifying the installation .................................................................2-4

Charging the battery ......................................................................2-5

Battery Status.......................................................................2-5

Using Creative CardCam

Audio cues ............................................................................................3-1

Image size ............................................................................................3-2

Taking Pictures ......................................................................................3-3

Tips on Taking Good Pictures...................................................................3-4

Downloading Images from the Camera.....................................................3-5

Deleting Images from the Camera ...........................................................3-5

ii

4

Docked Mode ................................................................................3-5

Undocked Mode.............................................................................3-6

Using Software Applications

Using Creative CardCam Photo Album ......................................................4-1

Starting CardCam Photo Album .......................................................4-1

Downloading images ......................................................................4-3

Selecting images ...........................................................................4-4

Deleting Images ............................................................................4-4

Renaming images or folders............................................................4-5

Viewing downloaded images ...........................................................4-5

List ......................................................................................4-5

Thumbnail ............................................................................4-5

Slideshow .............................................................................4-6

Rotating images ............................................................................4-7

Refreshing the application...............................................................4-7

Version number and license information ...........................................4-7

Configuring your camera’s settings ..................................................4-8

Using ArcSoft PhotoImpression................................................................4-9

Starting ArcSoft PhotoImpression ....................................................4-9

iii

Appendixes

A Technical Specifications

Features and Specifications .....................................................................A-1

Driver and Operating System Compatibility...............................................A-2

Power ...................................................................................................A-2

Sensor..................................................................................................A-2

Light Sensitivity .....................................................................................A-2

Port Compatibility ..................................................................................A-2

B

C

Troubleshooting

Problem Installing Software.....................................................................B-1

Problems Using Creative CardCam ...........................................................B-1

Problems in Windows XP.........................................................................B-3

Note on USB Compatibility

iv

Introduction

Introduction

Creative CardCam is a slim and compact digital camera no bigger than a credit card, making it incredibly portable and convenient. Your camera also comes with a built-in lithium ion battery. With simple and straightforward controls, it is easy to take pictures and to download them into your computer. The Creative CardCam

Photo Album software provided make it easy for you to modify your images. You can also create calendars and postcards using the pictures.

Introduction v

About the

Applications

Creative CardCam

Photo Album

This powerful application lets you take pictures and store them in albums. Use this application to download pictures to your computer, when using Creative CardCam as a portable digital camera. You can also export pictures to other programs, or send them as attachments in your e-mail messages.

Third party software

Adobe

®

Acrobat

®

Reader Version 5.0

ArcSoft PhotoImpression

TM

Before You Begin

Package Contents

Your camera package contains the following items:

One Creative CardCam camera

One neck-strap

One USB cable

One Creative CardCam pouch

One Creative CardCam installation CD

One Quick Start guide

Introduction vi

Minimum System

Requirements

Updating Drivers

Document

Conventions

Genuine Intel

®

Pentium motherboard chipset

®

II 233 MHz class processor or 100% compatible

32 MB system memory

ATA-33 hard disk

200 MB free hard disk space

Available USB port or self-powered USB hub

Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows Millennium

Edition (Me), Windows 2000 or Windows XP

CD-ROM drive installed for software and application installation

To download the latest drivers and file updates for Creative CardCam, visit http://www.creative.com.

The following typographical conventions are used throughout this document:

Table 1: Document conventions

This Represents

This notepad icon indicates information that is of particular importance and should be considered before continuing.

This alarm clock icon indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result in loss of data or damage to your computer.

The warning sign indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result in bodily harm or life-threatening situations.

Introduction vii

1

About Creative CardCam

About Creative CardCam

About your

Creative

CardCam

The following figures show you the front and rear views of the camera.

Snapshot button Lens button

Viewfinder

Power switch

Focus-free lens

Front view

Viewfinder

Audio cue button

Mode/Delete button

Snapshot button

Liquid Crystal Display

(LCD) counter

USB connnector

Rear view

Figure 1-1: Front and back views of Creative CardCam.

About Creative CardCam 1-1

LCD screen and icons

Figure 1-2 below shows you the meaning of the LCD icons on your camera.

LCD counter Icons on the LCD display

Number of available shots

Battery indicator

Image size

Erase last image

Erase all images

Audible cues with beeps

Figure 1-2: LCD screen and icons on Creative CardCam.

About Creative CardCam 1-2

Turning the camera on or off

To turn on the camera, do the following:

Push the

Power

switch downwards as shown in

Figure 1-3. There is a beep sound and the

Lens

button automatically pops out.

To turn off the camera, do the following:

Push the

Lens

button in as shown in Figure 1-4

Figure 1-3: Turning on the camera.

Figure 1-4: Turning off the camera.

About Creative CardCam 1-3

Attaching the neck strap

Figure 1-3 below shows you how to attach the neck-strap (provided) to your camera.

Figure 1-5: Attaching the neck strap to the camera.

About Creative CardCam 1-4

2

Installing Creative CardCam

Installing Creative CardCam

Device

Installation

You need to install the device driver and applications to use Creative CardCam. The following instructions are applicable to all supported Windows operating systems.

1.

Do not

connect Creative CardCam to your computer before installing the drivers and applications.

If you accidentally begin installation with Creative CardCam connected, the

Add

New Hardware Wizard

dialog box appears. Click the

Cancel

button.

2. Insert the Creative CardCam installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The

Setup

Creative CardCam Driver

dialog box appears.

3. Click the names of the drivers and applications you want to install on your computer.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions.

5. Click the

Finish

button, and then restart your computer when prompted.

6. After restarting your computer, turn on your camera. For more information, refer

to "Turning the camera on or off" on page 1-3.

Installing Creative CardCam 2-1

• The USB port(s) of certain computers may be found on the front panel instead of the back panel.

• You can also attach the camera to a self-powered

USB hub.

7. Connect your camera’s USB cable to an available USB port on your computer (see

Figure 2-1). Place Creative CardCam on a flat surface. You can connect the

camera while the computer is turned on.

Windows automatically detects the device.

USB port

USB cable

Figure 2-1: Connecting Creative CardCam.

i. If you are prompted to insert the Windows 98 CD, replace the Creative CardCam

Installation CD with the appropriate CD.

Note:

Windows 98 is available in various editions. Be sure to use the correct edition for your computer. ii. In the

Insert Disk

dialog box, click the

OK

button.

iii. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Installing Creative CardCam 2-2

At the time of this product’s release, Microsoft strongly encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for certification. If a hardware device driver is not submitted, or does not qualify, for Microsoft certification, a warning message appears.

You may see this message when installing this driver.

If you do, you may choose to click the

Continue

Anyway

button. Creative has tested this driver on

Windows XP, and it does not impair or destabilize your computer. If you need more XP-related information, go to the product web site's Help.

8.

For Windows 2000 only:

When the

Digital Signature Not Found

dialog box appears, click the

Yes

button.

For Windows XP only:

When the

Found New Hardware Wizard

dialog box appears, click the

Install the software automatically (Recommended)

option, and then click the

Next

button.

If a

Hardware Installation

dialog box appears, ignore the message and click the

Continue Anyway

button. For more details on this warning message, see

“Problems in Windows XP” on page B-3.

9. Installation is now complete.

Installing Creative CardCam 2-3

Verifying the installation

1. Click

Start

->

Settings

->

Control Panel

.

For Windows XP, click

Start

->

Control Panel

.

2. Double-click the

System

icon. The

System Properties

dialog box appears.

3. In the

System Properties

dialog box, click the

Device Manager

tab.

For Windows 2000/XP, click the

Hardware

tab, and then click the

Device

Manager

button.

4. Click the plus (+) sign next to the

Imaging Device

icon. The entry

Creative

CardCam

should appear.

If the entry does not appear, repeat the steps “Device Installation” on page 2-1.

Installing Creative CardCam 2-4

Charging the battery

Before using the camera for the first time, make sure that the battery is fully charged. This should take approximately 2 hours. You can charge it using a USB port on your computer or notebook computer. Figure 1-5 below shows you how to charge your battery.

USB port

To prevent permanent damage, make sure that you have installed Creative

CardCam Photo Album before connecting your camera to the computer or notebook.

Battery Status

USB cable

(provided)

Figure 2-2: Charging your battery.

The

Battery

icon on your camera’s LCD screen tells you the battery status:

The battery is fully charged.

The battery is approximately half charged.

The battery charge is low. Recharge your battery soon.

Flashes five times before your camera is automatically turned off. The battery is exhausted. Recharge your battery immediately.

Installing Creative CardCam 2-5

3

Using Creative CardCam

Using Creative CardCam

You can only use Creative CardCam when it is disconnected from your computer.

Make sure that you have installed Creative CardCam

Photo Album before connecting your camera to the computer or notebook.

Remember to charge your camera before using it.

Audio cues

To enable audio cues, do the following:

When the camera is turned on, press the

Audio cue

button on the camera.

The

Audio cue

icon appears on the LCD screen and a beep indicates that your camera’s audio cues have been enabled.

To disable audio cues, press the

Audio cue

button again. The icon disappears.

Using Creative CardCam 3-1

Image size

The number of available shots may vary depending on the selected image size. A larger image size will decrease the available shots by more than one whereas a smaller image size will decrease the available shots by one.

To select the image size, do the following:

When the camera is turned on, press the

Mode/Delete

button.

LCD icon Image size

1280 x 960 pixels

(software interpolated)

640 x 480 pixels

(software interpolated)

Number of available shots

26

101

Using Creative CardCam 3-2

Taking Pictures

• You can only turn the camera on when it is disconnected from the computer.

• The camera turns itself off if it is left idle after twenty seconds.

1. Make sure the USB cable is unplugged from the camera.

2. Turn on your camera by pushing the

Power

switch downwards. Your camera beeps once. The number of images avalable is shown on the image counter on the LCD.

3. Press the

Mode/Delete

button to select the image size.

4. Aim the camera at the desired object.

Note:

The object should be at least 60 cm (24 inches) from the camera.

5. Hold the camera steady and press the

Snapshot

button.

The picture taken is stored in the camera’s memory, and the counter value decreases accordingly, depending on the resolution of the picture taken.

6. To take another picture, repeat steps 3 through 5.

7. To turn off the camera, push in the

Lens

button.

• To view pictures that you have taken while using the camera on-the-go, you must connect the camera to the computer and download the pictures using Creative CardCam

Photo Album.

• As JPEG compresses an image according to its details, colors and compression ratio, the file size varies according to the picture taken.

• The counter value normally de creases by one after a picture is taken. However, depending on the quality of the picture, the counter value may also de crease by two, or not at all.

Using Creative CardCam 3-3

Tips on Taking

Good Pictures

Here are some tips for taking a good picture.

Bright lighting

Avoid taking pictures with bright light sources all around the object. These lights will create “hotspots,” which will affect the quality of the picture.

Bad lighting

When indoors or outdoors, be sure there is enough light falling onto the object.

Avoid taking pictures of objects in shadow, especially when the light source

(for example, sun or spotlight) is directly behind the object.

Distance

This camera is focus free but be sure the minimum distance between camera and object is not less than 60 cm (24 inches). Any closer, and the close-up images may appear blurry. Fill the viewfinder with the object.

Moving objects

Fast-moving objects may appear blurry in your picture.

Unless a blurry or out-of-focus effect snapshot is intended, avoid taking fast-moving objects.

Camera shake

Shaking the camera while taking pictures may also result in a blurry picture.

So keep your hands steady at all times for sharp, clear pictures.

To avoid shaking the camera, gently squeeze the

Snapshot

button.

If necessary, use both hands to hold the camera while pressing the

Snapshot

button.

Using Creative CardCam 3-4

Downloading

Images from the

Camera

1. Turn on the camera, and then connect it to your computer.

2. Start Creative CardCam Photo Album.

3. Click the

Camera

button, and then click

Download images

. The

Creative

CardCam Download

dialog box appears.

4. To delete all images from your camera after downloading, click the

Delete from camera after download

check box to select it.

5. Click the

Start Download

button.

For your computer to detect the camera correctly, make sure that you turn on the camera before connecting it to your computer.

Deleting Images from the Camera

You can also manually delete images from your camera to make space for new pictures to be stored.

Docked Mode

When Creative CardCam is connected to your computer, do the following to delete all files in your camera’s memory:

1. Turn on the camera and start Creative CardCam Photo Album.

2. Click the

Camera

button, and then click

Configuration

.

3. Click the

Reset File Name Counter

check box to select it.

4. Click the

Delete All Images

button.

5. When the

Delete All Images from Internal Storage

dialog box appears, click the

Yes

button. One beep indicates that the images have been deleted.

6. When the

Reset File Counter

dialog box appears, click the

Yes

button.

Using Creative CardCam 3-5

Undocked Mode

When Creative CardCam is not connected to your computer and you are using it as a portable digital camera, do the following to delete all files in your camera’s memory:

1. Press and hold the

Mode/Delete

button until the LCD blinks

2. Press the

Mode/Delete

button until the LCD blinks .

.

3. Press the

Snapshot

button to delete all files from the camera.

A beep is heard when the memory is cleared and the LCD displays the available frames in that particular mode.

To clear the last image recorded in your camera, do the following:

1. Press and hold the

Mode/Delete

button until the LCD displays .

2. Press the

Snapshot

button to delete the last image from the camera.

A beep is heard when the memory is cleared and the LCD displays the available frames in that particular mode.

Using Creative CardCam 3-6

4

Using Software Applications

Using Software Applications

Using Creative

CardCam Photo

Album

CardCam Photo Album is an easy-to-use application that enables you to take pictures with the CardCam camera. You can also view pictures, create and manage albums, and download image files from your camera.

Starting CardCam

Photo Album

To start CardCam Photo Album, do one of the following:

Click

Start

->

Programs

->

Creative

->

Creative CardCam -

>

CardCam

Photo Album

.

Double-click the

Creative CardCam Photo Album

icon on your desktop.

If CardCam Photo Album does not recognize the camera correctly, see Appendix A,

“Troubleshooting.”

Using Software Applications 4-1

After you start Creative CardCam Photo Album, the

Creative CardCam Photo

Album

window similar to Figure 4-1 appears. The following sections describe the

more commonly used operations.

Menus

Left pane Right pane

Figure 4-1: Creative CardCam Photo Album window.

Using Software Applications 4-2

Downloading images

To download images from your camera to your computer, do the following:

1. In the

Creative CardCam Photo Album

window, click

Camera

, and then click

Download images

. The

Creative CardCam Download

dialog box similar to

Figure 4-2 appears.

• When downloading is completed, a folder containing the downloaded images is created in the left pane of the

Creative

CardCam Photo Album

window.

Progress Bar.

Number of downloaded images/Total number of images in camera.

Time remaining until the download is complete.

Click to delete all images from the camera automatically after the downloading process is completed.

Figure 4-2: Creative CardCam Download dialog box.

2. In the

Download photos

box, select the options that you want, and then click the

Start Download

button. When downloading is complete, the

Creative

CardCam Download

dialog box disappears.

Using Software Applications 4-3

Selecting images

Deleting Images

To select images on the right pane, do the following:

1. Click

Edit

, and then click

Select All

. All the images on the right pane are selected.

1. To invert the selection, click

Edit

, and then click

Invert Selection

.

To permanently delete an image from your computer, do the following:

1. On the left pane, click the folder that contains the image you want to delete.

2. On the right pane, click the image that you want to delete.

3. Click

File

, and then click

Delete

. The

Delete selected image(s)?

dialog box appears.

4. Click the

Yes

button.

To delete a folder of images, do the following:

1. On the left pane, click the folder that you want to delete.

2. Click

Edit

, and then click

Select All

.

3. Click

File

, and then click

Delete

. The

Delete selected image(s)?

dialog box appears.

4. Click the

Yes

button. The folder automatically disappears from the left pane.

Using Software Applications 4-4

Renaming images or folders

To rename an image, do the following:

1. On the left pane, click the folder that contains the image you want to rename.

2. On the right pane, click the image that you want to rename.

3. Click

File

, and then click

Rename

.

4. Type a new name for the image, and then press the

<Enter>

key.

To rename a folder, do the following:

1. On the left pane, click the folder that you want to rename.

2. Click

File

, and then click

Rename

.

3. Type a new name for the folder, and then press the

<Enter>

key.

Viewing downloaded images

Click

View

, and then click

List

. The images appear as a list on the right pane.

List

Thumbnail

Click

View

, and then click

Thumbnails

. The images appear as thumbnails on the right pane.

Using Software Applications 4-5

Slideshow

1. On the left pane, click the folder that contains the image you want to display.

2. Click

File

, and then click

View

.

3. The

Creative CardCam Slideshow

window appears as shown in Figure 4-3.

Displays the last image

Displays the next image

Displays the previous image

Displays the first image

Starts the slideshow

Stops the slideshow

Sets the display time for each image

Saves the image in another directory

Rotates the image left

Rotates the image right

Fits the image into the window

Rotates the current image counterclockwise in 90° increments

Closes this window Rotates the current image clockwise in

90° increments

Figure 4-3: Creative CardCam Slideshow dialog box.

Using Software Applications 4-6

Rotating images

You can rotate downloaded images. Do the following:

1. On the left pane, click the folder that contains the image you want to rotate.

2. On the right pane, click the image that you want.

3. To rotate the image right, click

Edit

, and then click

Rotate Right

.

4. To rotate the image left, click

Edit

, and then click

Rotate Left

.

To refresh the

Creative CardCam Photo Album

window, do the following:

Click

View

, and then click

Refresh

.

Refreshing the application

Version number and license information

To view the version number and license information about Creative CardCam Photo

Album, do the following:

Click

Help

, and then click

About

. The

About this software

dialog box appears.

To close the window, click the

OK

button.

Using Software Applications 4-7

Configuring your camera’s settings

• File numbers are automatically assigned to all images taken.

They range from 0001 to 9999.

• Each image has a file number that remains for as long as the image remains in the camera.

When the image is deleted, the file number is skipped.

• When the file counter is reset, the file numbers start from 0001 again.

By default, the Auto

Shutoff time is set to

‘Short’ (20 seconds).

To configure your camera’s settings, do the following:

1. Make sure that your camera is connected to your computer.

2. Click

Camera

, and then click

Configuration

.The

Creative CardCam Config

dialog box appears as shown in Figure 4-4.

Image size

1280 x 960 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

Locks the shutter when there is insufficient light

Auto Shutoff time

Short: 20 seconds

Long: 50 seconds

Battery charge level

Audio cues enabled/disabled

Deletes all images in the camera

Reformats the camera

Resets the file counter to zero

Number of images taken/number of images available

File number of the current image taken

Refreshes the information on this dialog box

Closes this dialog box

Figure 4-4: Creative CardCam Config dialog box.

Using Software Applications 4-8

Using ArcSoft

PhotoImpression

Starting ArcSoft

PhotoImpression

To start ArcSoft PhotoImpression, do the following:

Click

Start

->

Programs

->

Creative

->

Creative CardCam -

>

ArcSoft

PhotoImpression

->

PhotoImpression 3.0

.

After ArcSoft PhotoImpression is started, the

PhotoImpression

window similar to

Figure 4-5 appears.

Figure 4-5: ArcSoft PhotoImpression window.

For more information on how to use ArcSoft PhotoImpression, refer to its online Help file.

Using Software Applications 4-9

A

Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

Features and

Specifications

This section lists the specifications of your Creative CardCam.

Color VGA (640 x 480 pixels) CMOS image sensor

8 MB of on-board non-volatile memory for image storage

LCD counter display to indicate number of pictures left and mode of image size captured

Snapshot button for taking pictures

High-quality, focus-free, scratch-resistant lens

Optical viewfinder

Mode/Delete button for selection of two different still capture modes and two different Delete modes

Capable of capturing up to:

• 26 still pictures JPEG format (single snapshot high resolution - software interpolated, 1280 x 960 pixels)

• 101 still pictures JPEG format (single snapshot normal resolution - software interpolated, 640 x 480 pixels)

By default, images are stored in JPEG format

Draws power from Lithium-ion battery

Auto shut-off after twenty seconds of idle time

Attaches to the computer via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port

Technical Specifications A-1

Driver and

Operating

System

Compatibility

Power

Sensor

Light Sensitivity

Port

Compatibility

USB model supports Windows 98, 98 SE Windows Me, Windows 2000 and

Windows XP

TWAIN support

From USB port or self-powered USB hub (powered by an external power source).

CMOS image sensor

10 lux

Universal Serial Bus port

Technical Specifications A-2

B

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Problem

Installing

Software

Problems Using

Creative

CardCam

This appendix provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use.

The setup program for Creative CardCam does not run automatically after the

Installation CD is inserted into the CD-ROM drive.

The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled.

To install the software from the CD:

1. Insert the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2. Click

Start

->

Run

.

3. In the

Open

box, type

D:\CTRUN\CTRUN.EXE

(where D: represents your

CD-ROM drive).

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

There is no USB port available to connect the USB cable.

Do one of the following:

Unplug the device currently connected to the USB port.

Add a self-powered USB hub.

Add a PCI USB card.

Troubleshooting B-1

Images cannot be downloaded from the camera.

Make sure that your camera is turned on and connected to your computer.

Do the following:

1. Unplug the camera from your computer.

2. Close Creative CardCam Photo Album.

3. Turn on the camera. Refer to “Turning the camera on or off” on page 1-3.

4. Connect the camera to your computer.

5. Start the Creative CardCam Photo Album, and then try to download the images again.

Insufficient system resources are reserved for the USB port, causing the computer to be unable to function.

There are too many devices in the computer, causing IRQ conflicts with the computer’s USB controller.

Do the following:

1. Remove some devices from the computer.

2. Restart the computer. The computer will automatically re-allocate the resources.

Troubleshooting B-2

Problems in

Windows XP

A Hardware Installation error message appears on a Windows XP operating system when a driver is being installed.

At the time of this product's release, Microsoft strongly encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for certification. If a hardware device driver is not submitted, or does not qualify, for Microsoft certification, a warning message similar to the one below appears.

You may see this message when installing this driver. If you do, you may choose to click the

Continue Anyway

button. Creative has tested this driver on Windows XP, and it does not impair or destablize your computer.

If you need more XP-related information, go to the product web site's Help or speak with Creative Technical Support staff.

Troubleshooting B-3

C

Note on USB Compatibility

Note on USB Compatibility

To look for a USB compatible product, you can visit the product search page at the official USB Web site:

http:// www.usb.org/app/ search/products

.

While testing Creative CardCam on PC motherboards with integrated Universal

Serial Bus (USB) ports, we encountered a small number of motherboards that do not meet the USB specification exactly. These and other non-USB-compliant motherboards may not operate correctly with Creative CardCam. Fortunately, the manufacturers of some of these motherboards have released new versions of motherboards or BIOS to address the problem.

If the setup program warns you that your motherboard’s USB port is incompatible with Creative CardCam, or if the camera does not work on your system and you suspect that the problem may be related to your PC’s USB port, the following is a list of available options:

1. Contact your PC vendor.

Your PC vendor may be able to upgrade your motherboard or its BIOS to a newer version that addresses USB incompatibilities.

2. Use a PCI host adapter that provides USB connectors.

If you are not able to upgrade your motherboard or its BIOS, we recommend this approach.

3. Attach the Creative CardCam to a powered USB hub.

Some USB devices (such as monitors) also operate as powered USB hubs; you can also buy dedicated powered USB hubs which are to be attached to your PC’s

USB port. However, in some cases, attaching a powered USB hub to a non-USBcompliant USB motherboard connector will not solve the problem.

Note on USB Compatibility C-1

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