Vivitar Vivicam 2800 User Manual

 406.2.3.2 Step 2: Installing the Twain Driver
Insert the Twain driver disk one, or Driver CD, into your floppy disk or CD ROM
drive.  (Drivers may ship on either CD or floppy disk.)  From the Windows 95/98-task
bar select Start, Run, type a:\setup, Enter (or OK).  (For CD-ROM use the drive letter
for your CD, which is often letter d.) You will see a dialog box with two questions: 1)
Which COM port would you like to use, and 2) what baud rate do you prefer.
Using the pull-down menu, select the
COM port...

 416.2.4 Image Transfer by Serial/Twain
This section describes the Twain acquisition process.  Assuming the serial data cable
is in place, the Twain driver installed, and a Twain application is installed you are now
ready to acquire images and transfer them from the camera to your PC.
There is no standard method or set of steps for Twain acquisition by Twain
applications.  Typically most Twain APs involve the selection of a source, followed
by the acquisition of images.  First, start the application...

 426.2.5 The V2800 Twain Driver User Interface (DUI)
Next, you are presented the V2800 Twain DUI.  This UI will be the same regardless
of the Twain imaging application you are using.  This section will explain some of the
features of the V2800 DUI.  There are also help files that explain the driver interface
in greater detail.  To access theV2800 driver help files go to the Win95/98 task bar
and click on Start, Programs, ViviCam 2800, Twain driver Help.
Note:  It is highly recommended that you use the AC...

 4311. Save (copy) the selected images to disk as a JPG file
12. Save (copy) the the selected images and their folder to disk
13. Delete the selected images from the camera
14. Delete the selected folders (and images) from the camera
15. Acquire (transfer) the selected images to the Twain application
16. Close the V2800 DUI
Many of these features are explained in greater detail in the following paragraphs.
6.2.5.1 Folders
The V2800 allows you to create multiple folders inside the camera.  Think of these...

 446.2.5.5 Remote Camera Control
You can operate the camera from your PC in a remote control fashion by
clicking on the remote control icon.  Then you will see the remote control
dialog box.  Remote control is good for studio or lab work.  You will see a sequence
of live images at a rate
dependent upon the baud rate
you are using.
You may make adjustments to
image quality and size, image
orientation, select still or burst
mode, set the flash mode,
specify the shutter speed.  To
capture an image click on...

 456.2.5.7 Image Source – Camera or Disk
From the V2800 DUI you may work with images currently stored in the camera, or
you may work with images that you have already transferred to your PC.  When the
V2800 Twain driver initially started you were presented with the Picture Source
screen:
 The “Source” button will be
pressed (dark) next to the
selection you made when you
entered the DUI.
You may change from camera
to disk at any time
Hint:  If you have selected the wrong COM port and cannot connect to the...

 46The “Save To….” dialog box is very important.  It allows
you to specify exactly where you wish to store your
images.  You may save your images to your hard drive, a
floppy drive, a network drive, a zip drive, a CF reader, or
any other storage device that appears in the drive box.
Note the path statement in the lower information window.
Make note of the path (location) where your images are
being saved so that you can easily find then at a later time.
6.2.5.12 Save Images as a Folder of Files
To save...

 47Chapter 7 - USB Driver
7.1 USB Connectivity –
The V2800 supports USB for Windows 98 and limited Windows 95 USB - capable
PCs.  Win95 users must have version OSR2 with the USB supplement 2.1.  Refer to
section 6.1 for a discussion of the merits of connecting by USB.
There are five steps to connecting your V2800 to your PC by USB:
4. Determine your version of Windows
5. Determine if USB is enabled on your PC
6. Establish a physical connection - connect the USB cable
7. Install the appropriate USB...

 48Special note for Windows 95B OSR 2.0 users.  The fact that you have OSR 2.0 is a
necessary but not a sufficient requirement for USB.  You must also have the Windows
95 USB (OSR 2.1) supplement.  To see if you have this supplement, perform the
following check:
From the Win 95 Task Bar click on Start, Settings, Control Panel.   Double click on
the icon “Add/Remove Programs”.  The Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box
will appear:
If you do not have the OSR USB supplement, do not install the V2800...

 497.1.2 Determine if USB is Enabled on your PC
The physical presence of a USB port is not necessarily a guarantee that it has been
enabled or that it is functional.  You must have the proper Windows version and yoursystem BIOS must be set so that USB is enabled.
From the Win95/98 Task Bar click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-Click on
the System icon to bring up the Systems Properties dialog box.  Then click on the
Device Manager tab.
Towards the bottom of the device list
there must be a USB...