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Multi-Functional Digital Video / Camera w/1.5" LCD Color Display
Operating Instructions
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Model: DC500
128-7261
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Table of Contents Getting Started Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder................................... 3 Using the Panel....................................................................... 5 Power...................................................................................6 Modes...................................................................................7 Video Mode Taking Movies........................................................................11 Video Out........
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Getting Started SET Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder Front View Shutter Zoom Power Button Speaker Lens Front LED Flash Light Microphone Back View Status LED (Power On/USB) LCD Viewfinder Panel Subject to Change En 3
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SET Getting Started SET Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder-continued Side View Battery/SD/MMC Cover Earphone jack USB port AV out SD/MMC card Slot Battery Slot Subject to Change En 4
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Getting Started Using the Panel Display Video / Camera/Voice/MP3 Menu Mode Switch Record/ Playback Exit/ Mode Switch Stop Play/Pause/ Enter Back/Down/Self-timer Volume/Hold(Press 2 Sec.) Next/Up/Resolution En 5
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Getting Started SET Power Power On/Off Nudge the Power slider to activate your Digital Video Recorder. When Power is on, the Power indicator lights up green. Nudge the Power slider again to turn this unit off. Power Low If your battery is low, you will see a battery icon ( )shown on the top center of the LCD. If your battery is about to run out, you will see a blinking battery icon ( ) shown on the top center of the LCD. Your Digital Video will turn off itself in several seconds. En 6
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Getting Started Modes Power On Video Record Mode Camera Record Mode Voice Record Mode MP3 Mode USB connected PLAYBACK Mode Mass Storage Mode PC Camera Mode En 7
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Getting Started Modes-continued Video Mode/Camera Mode/Voice Mode/MP3 Mode/PLAYBACK Mode There are four main modes and PLAYBACK mode in this Digital Video. The four main modes are Video Mode, Camera Mode, Voice Mode and MP3 Mode. 1.Video Mode: take moving videos with sound 2.Camera Mode: take still pictures 3.Voice Mode: record voice messages. 4.MP3 Mode: listen to MP3 music. You can switch among these four modes by pressing . By pressing , you can switch to PLAYBACK mode to review your videos,
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SE T Getting Started Modes-continued Connected to PC(Mass Storage Mode/PC Camera Mode) NOTICE: For Windows 98 users, YOU MUST INSTALL THE DRIVERS first before connecting the unit to the PC. USB Cable USB port Using Console (Not Available for MAC) By connecting your Digital Video recorder to a computer, the Console opens. Meanwhile your Digital Video recorder switches to Mass Storage, too. You may choose either to transfer the camera data through the Console program or through Mass Storage Mode.
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Getting Started Modes-continued NOTICE: Windows 98 users must first install the drivers on the PC before connecting the DC500. Mass Storage Mode Connect your Digital Video recorder to a computer, it will turn to Mass Storage Mode. In Mass Storage Mode, your Digital Video recorder acts exactly like a hard disk. That means you can access it via the Windows user interface. You can copy, move or delete files (pictures, movies, voice messages or MP3 music) exactly the way you manipulate files under W
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Video Mode SET SET Taking Movies Taking Your First Movie 1 2 Press Power Switch to Video Mode 2 Slide Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture Zoom in or Zoom out 3 Press Shutter to start recording Press Shutter again to stop 4 En 11
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SET Video Mode Taking Movies-continued The recording timer While you’re filming, the recording timer will be displayed on the LCD. Before Recording Total estimative recordable time While Recording The recording time Video Out Video Out This Digital Video can output analog video to a home TV set. To configure the Digital Video, please refer to the section NTSC/PAL. (Page 32) En 12
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Camera Mode SET SET Taking Pictures Taking Your First Picture 1 2 Press Power Switch to Camera Mode 3 P ress Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture Zoom in or Zoom out 4 Press Shutter to take a picture En 13
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Camera Mode Taking Pictures-continued The Picture Counter You can see the picture counter displayed on the top right corner of your LCD. First, it will show the number of the total recordable files of this unit. Total estimative recordable files En 14
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Voice Mode SET SET Recording Voice Messages Recording Your Voice Messages 1 2 Press Power Switch to Voice Mode 3 P ress Shutter to start recording 4 Press Shutter again to stop En 15
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Voice Mode Recording Voice Messages-continued The recording timer While you are recording voice messages, the recording timer will show on the top right corner of your LCD. Before Recording Total estimative recordable time While Recording Total recording time En 16
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MP3 Mode SET Listening To MP3 Music Listening To MP3 Music 1 2 Press Power Switch to MP3 Mode 3 Press BACK or NEXT to select one track 4 Press to play MP3 music En 17
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MP3 Mode Listening To MP3 Music-continued 5 Press to pause 6 Press to stop MP3 information The track number/ The title of the The total tracks selected track En 18
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PLAYBACK Mode Basic Playback for VIDEO / CAMERA / VOICE Basic Playback Switch to PLAYBACK mode 1 The information of the selected file will show on the LCD. 2 The selected file number/ The total The Mode of the selected file files number The time of the selected file 3 Press BACK or NEXT to navigate En 19
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PLAYBACK Mode Basic Playback-continued The following step only works in Video and Voice files. Press PLAY to start 4 Press PLAY again to pause 5 Blink P ress NEXT or BACK to fast-forward or fast-backward 6 Press STOP to stop 7 En 20
