Instruction manual

GETTING STARTED
Connecting the VC-C3 Camera to Your Computer
To connect the VC-C3 camera to your PC, will require a specially
pinned RS-232 control cable. Do not attempt to use any other RS-232
cable besides the one that Canon sells for the VC-C3 camera. The VC-
C3
camera has a special pin configuration and will NOT work with an
ordinary RS-232 cable. If you do not own the Canon RS-232 control
cable, contact the nearest Canon VC-C3 camera reseller for purchasing
information or see Appendix A for the pin outs of the cable.
Before connecting or disconnecting any hardware from your computer,
always turn your computer off first.
Connect the 8-pin DIN connector end of the cable to the RS-232 port
on the back of the VC-C3 camera and connect the 9 pin DSUB connec-
tor end of the cable to any available serial port on the back of your
computer (COM1 – COM4).
If your computer is additionally equipped with a real time video capture
card you can connect either the Video Out or S-Video Out from the
VC-C3 to your computer. This will enable you to display the VC-C3
video directly on your computer screen. If your computer is not
equipped for such a configuration, you can use any standard NTSC
video monitor to view the video output.
VC-C3 Connection Diagram
Personal Computer
RS-232 Cable
RCA–Composite
and/or S-Video Out
Video Monitor
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