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Page 1: Operating Instructions
Multi-Functional Digital Video / Camera w/1.5" LCD Color Display Operating Instructions _____________________________________________________________________ Model: DC500 128-7261... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
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... 12 Camera Mode Taking Pictures...13 Voice Record Mode Recording Voice Messages... 15 MP3 Mode Listening To MP3 Music... -
Page 3: Getting To Know Your Digital Video Recorder
Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder Front View Shutter Speaker Front LED Microphone Back View Status LED (Power On/USB) LCD Viewfinder Zoom Power Button Lens Flash Light Panel Subject to Change En 3... -
Page 4: Side View
Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder Side View USB port SD/MMC card Slot En 4 -continued Battery/SD/MMC Cover Earphone jack AV out Battery Slot Subject to Change... -
Page 5: Using The Panel
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... -
Page 6: Power
Power Power On/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 ( center of the LCD. -
Page 7: Modes
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... - Page 8 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.
- Page 9 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.
- Page 10 -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.
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Page 11: Taking Movies
Taking Movies Taking Your First Movie Press Power Slide Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture Press Shutter to start recording Press Shutter again to stop Switch to Video Mode Zoom in or Zoom out En 11... -
Page 12: Video Out
Taking Movies The recording timer While you’re filming, the recording timer will be displayed on the LCD. Before Recording While Recording 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 -continued Total estimative... -
Page 13: Taking Pictures
Taking Pictures Taking Your First Picture Press Power Press Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture Press Shutter to take a picture Switch to Camera Mode Zoom in or Zoom out En 13... - Page 14 Taking Pictures 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. En 14 -continued Total estimative recordable files...
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Page 15: Recording Voice Messages
Recording Voice Messages Recording Your Voice Messages Press Power Press Shutter to start recording Press Shutter again to stop Switch to Voice Mode En 15... - Page 16 Recording Voice Messages The recording timer While you are recording voice messages, the recording timer will show on the top right corner of your LCD. Before Recording While Recording En 16 -continued Total estimative recordable time Total recording time...
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Page 17: Listening To Mp3 Music
Listening To MP3 Music Listening To MP3 Music Press Power Press BACK or NEXT to select one track Press to play MP3 music Switch to MP3 Mode En 17... - Page 18 Listening To MP3 Music Press to pause MP3 information The title of the selected track En 18 -continued Press to stop The track number/ The total tracks...
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Page 19: Basic Playback
Basic Playback for VIDEO / CAMERA / VOICE Basic Playback Switch to PLAYBACK mode The information of the selected file will show on the LCD. The Mode of the selected file Press BACK or NEXT to navigate The selected file number/ The total files number The time of the... - Page 20 Basic Playback The following step only works in Video and Voice files. Press PLAY to start Press PLAY again to pause Press NEXT or BACK to fast-forward or fast-backward Press STOP to stop En 20 -continued Blink...
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Page 21: Advanced Playback
Advanced Playback Preview in Multiple view/Single view or Hide the information Press to preview in Single view Press again to hide the information Press again to preview in Multiple view En 21... - Page 22 Advanced Playback Quick Search (Back/Next) Press for a second to Quick Search backward Press for a second to Quick Search forward En 22 -continued...
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Page 23: Changing The Quality Setting
Changing the Quality Setting Video Record Mode You can change the movie’s quality setting whenever you want. 1. In Video Mode, press the 2. The LCD will display your current quality setting on the top left corner. “ ” is fine quality, “ ” is normal quality and “ quality. - Page 24 Changing the Quality Setting -continued Voice Record Mode You can change the quality setting of voice messages whenever you want. 1. In Voice Mode, press the button. 2. The LCD will display your current quality setting on the top left corner.
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Page 25: Using Self-Timer
Using Self-Timer (for Video and Camera mode) This Digital Video Recorder has a built-in 10 second self-timer. Press Timer The timer starts to count down from 10 seconds. This icon will blink during count-down. (Note: You could press any button to cancel self-timer during the count- down.) Press Shutter to start The count-down number... -
Page 26: Using Guide Line/The Lcd Display
Using Guide Line/The LCD Display Using Guide Line (for Video mode and Camera mode) You can use guide line while taking movies or pictures. In Record Mode, press the button, the guide line will show on the LCD screen. The LCD Display To save energy, the unit allows you to switch off the LCD panel. -
Page 27: Using Hold
Using Hold Using Hold (Press 2 Sec.) By pressing for 2 seconds, the buttons on the panel will be locked. The buttons on the panel will not function while in HOLD. To cancel the HOLD function, press for 2 seconds. buttons locked Volume Adjust You can adjust playback volume by using... -
Page 28: Attention Icon
Attention Icon En 28 Memory Full If your Digital Video’s memory card is full, you can not take any new movie, picture or voice message. Memory Card Indicator NOTICE: The internal 32MB memory and the external memory card can not be used together. Once an external card is inserted the internal memory is not used. -
Page 29: Menu
Menu To access the MENU options Press Press NEXT or BACK to move between the selected items Press to change Press to exit (Refer to following pages for further details) En 29... - Page 30 Menu -continued Flash Light ON/AUTO/OFF The built-in flash light lets you take a picture in poor lighting conditions whether it is in the daytime or at night. If you choose Flash Light ON, the icon will appear on the LCD screen. Digital Effect This Digital Video offers four options to customize your movies and pictures.
- Page 31 Menu -continued message. Press SHUTTER again to stop the recording. Press to exit. Information ON/OFF (for Video and Camera mode) You can choose show the information or hide the information. Attach Date ON/OFF (for Camera mode) If you choose Attach Date ON, date will be added on the picture that you recorded.
- Page 32 Menu -continued Beep On/OFF If you choose Beep On, there will be beep sound when you press the button. If you choose Beep Off, there will be soundless when you press the button. Auto-Off ON/OFF Under Auto-Off, if you leave your Digital Video unused for certain times, this Digital Video will be auto-off.
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Page 33: Slide Show
Menu -continued Slide Show You can choose to playback your movies, pictures, voice messages or MP3 in Slide Show. The Slide Show playback time is 5 seconds for each movie, picture, voice message or MP3. To exit, press STOP. Repeat ON/OFF (only for MP3 files) You can choose to playback your MP3 repeatedly. - Page 34 Menu -continued Del One/ Del ALL You can choose to delete one file or all files. Press to confirm. Otherwise, press to exit. Format your Memory Card If you want to erase all movies, pictures, voice messages, MP3 and other files, you can select FORMAT under the menu and press to wipe out the memory completely.
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Page 35: Specifications
Flash Light (Mode): Microphone / Speaker: Television System: Shutter Speed: Power / Battery : Dimensions (LxHxD): Weight: Digital Camcorder Fine: 640 x 480 (Hardware enchancement) Normal: 352 x 288 Low: 320 x 240 3.1 Mega CMOS Sensor B&W / Sepia / Mosaic 1.5”... - Page 36 USB device Unplugging Notice: If you want to unplug the Digital Video from your computer, be sure to stop the device before hand. To stop the DC500, follow the steps below: Remove from PC: (For Windows Me/2000/XP) 1. Click on the device icon “...
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Page 37: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: PC does not see UNIT 1) Power on unit 2) connect unit to PC via the USB (Verify LCD displays Mass Storage) 3) Open ‘MY COMPUTER’ and verify if there is a drive called “Removable Disk” (ex Removable Disk (E:)). 4) Open the ‘Control Panel’... -
Page 38: How To Copy Files From The Unit To Your Computer
HOW TO COPY FILES FROM THE UNIT TO YOUR COMPUTER 1) power on the unit 2) connect the unit to the PC via the supplied USB cable 3) verify the MASS STORAGE is displayed on the LCD screen 4) Open ‘MY COMPUTER’ and look for the removable storage drive. (ex. REMOVABLE STORAGE (e:)) (NOTE: the internal memory and the external memory will have 2 separate drives created) 5) Double click on one of the REMOVABLE STORAGE drives. -
Page 39: Basic Windows 98/2000/Xp Copy And Past Help
BASIC WINDOWS 98/2000/XP COPY AND PASTE HELP All files and folders can be viewed and changed using Windows Explorer. (Do not confuse this with Internet explorer, a browser to view web pages). Windows Explorer can be accessed by using the right mouse button and clicking on the START button located on the lower left of your windows desktop and left clicking on EXPLORER just below OPEN.