Charging Battery; Removing Battery From The Camera; Connecting Expansion Bakpac Modules To Hero Bus/Camera To Tv Or Hdtv; Steps To Review Photos And Video On A Tv Or Hdtv - GoPro Hero Instructions Manual

CHARGING BATTERY
The LCD will blink a "bAt" message when the battery is low and the camera will save the file, if recording,
and turn off. You must now charge your battery.
1) Connect the camera to a computer with the included USB cable.
2) Red LED on front of camera will turn on, indicating the battery is charging.
3) Red LED will turn off once battery is charged.
4) Battery will charge 80% in 2 hours when plugged into computer USB port. 100% charge after 4
hours total charging time.
5) Battery will charge 80% in one hour when using a 1000mAh USB compatible wall or car charger.
100% charge after 2 hours total charging time.
To charge battery and record video I photos simultaneously
A free downloadable update patch will allow you to charge the camera while simultaneously recording video
or photos with the camera plugged into a wall or car charger. Visit gopro.com to learn more.
Wall and car battery chargers and additional batteries, including a Battery Bakpac secondary entlurance
battery, are available at gopro.com.
REMOVING BATTERY FROM THE CAMERA
The battery is designed to have a very tight fit to maximize reliability in high vibration activities. To remove
the battery, squeeze the sides of the battery and pull it out of the camera. It is intentionally not easy to do,
but the battery will come out.
In most cases it is not necessary to remove the battery. Please note, if you do remove the battery you will
lose your time and date settings on the camera.
Additional batteries and charging accessories are available at gopro.com.
CONNECTING EXPANSION BAKPACTM MODULES TO HERO BUS
The rear port on the camera is called the HERO BUS expansion port. Expansion "Bakpac" modules are
available beginning early 2010, as accessories: a Battery Bakpac doubles recording times and an LCD
Bakpac allows for preview and review of footage on the camera. Bakpac Expansion modules come with
additionaLhousing back doors that allow the Bakpac to fit inside the hOlJsing maintainin9-Wffierproof _.
performance.
CONNECTING CAMERA TO TV OR HDTV
Make sure your camera is set to the correct NTSC or PAL video setting or your camera will not work
properly with your TV. This is explained in the SETTINGS MENU section of these instructions.
STEPS TO REVIEW PHOTOS AND VIDEO ON A TV OR HDTV
1) Plug your camera into the RCA or COMPONENT (RGB) ports on your TV or HDTV with the
included cables. Icons on the side of the camera indicate which cables to use in which ports.
2) If plugging into an HDTV, use the RCA cables for sound while the COMPONENT (RGB) cables
are for the HD video signal.
3) Once plugged in, tum on your camera.
4) The most recent video saved to the SO card will begin playing on the screen.
5) Press POWER/MODE button to advance to the next video. Press the SHUTTER button to return
to the previous video.
6) To view photos, press and hold POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds to switch to photo playback
mode.
7) Press POWER/MODE button to advance to the next photo.
8) Press the SHUTTER button to return to the previous photo.
9) Press and hold POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds to return to video playback mode, if desired.
10) Unplug camera from the TV and turn camera off when finished reviewing.
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CHARGING BATTERY
The LCD will blink a "bAt" message when the battery is low and the camera will save the file, if recording,
and turn off. You must now charge your battery.
1) Connect the camera to a computer with the included USB cable.
2) Red LED on front of camera will turn on, indicating the battery is charging.
3) Red LED will turn off once battery is charged.
4) Battery will charge 80% in 2 hours when plugged into computer USB port. 100% charge after 4
hours total charging time.
5) Battery will charge 80% in one hour when using a 1000mAh USB compatible wall or car charger.
100% charge after 2 hours total charging time.
To charge battery and record video I photos simultaneously
A free downloadable update patch will allow you to charge the camera while simultaneously recording video
or photos with the camera plugged into a wall or car charger. Visit gopro.com to learn more.
Wall and car battery chargers and additional batteries, including a Battery Bakpac secondary entlurance
battery, are available at gopro.com.
REMOVING BATTERY FROM THE CAMERA
The battery is designed to have a very tight fit to maximize reliability in high vibration activities. To remove
the battery, squeeze the sides of the battery and pull it out of the camera. It is intentionally not easy to do,
but the battery will come out.
In most cases it is not necessary to remove the battery. Please note, if you do remove the battery you will
lose your time and date settings on the camera.
Additional batteries and charging accessories are available at gopro.com.
CONNECTING EXPANSION BAKPACTM MODULES TO HERO BUS
The rear port on the camera is called the HERO BUS expansion port. Expansion "Bakpac" modules are
available beginning early 2010, as accessories: a Battery Bakpac doubles recording times and an LCD
Bakpac allows for preview and review of footage on the camera. Bakpac Expansion modules come with
additionaLhousing back doors that allow the Bakpac to fit inside the hOlJsing maintainin9-Wffierproof _.
performance.
CONNECTING CAMERA TO TV OR HDTV
Make sure your camera is set to the correct NTSC or PAL video setting or your camera will not work
properly with your TV. This is explained in the SETTINGS MENU section of these instructions.
STEPS TO REVIEW PHOTOS AND VIDEO ON A TV OR HDTV
1) Plug your camera into the RCA or COMPONENT (RGB) ports on your TV or HDTV with the
included cables. Icons on the side of the camera indicate which cables to use in which ports.
2) If plugging into an HDTV, use the RCA cables for sound while the COMPONENT (RGB) cables
are for the HD video signal.
3) Once plugged in, tum on your camera.
4) The most recent video saved to the SO card will begin playing on the screen.
5) Press POWER/MODE button to advance to the next video. Press the SHUTTER button to return
to the previous video.
6) To view photos, press and hold POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds to switch to photo playback
mode.
7) Press POWER/MODE button to advance to the next photo.
8) Press the SHUTTER button to return to the previous photo.
9) Press and hold POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds to return to video playback mode, if desired.
10) Unplug camera from the TV and turn camera off when finished reviewing.
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