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Part Number: 845550002001 Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing Vosonic VP5500. 1.Before using Vosonic VP5500, you will have to ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1 Charge the battery : Battery Level Low Battery : (Red) Charging : Full Battery : (Green) 1-2. Keep VP5500 plugged into the AC adapter/charge while connected to your computer.
CAUTION Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is risk of electrical shock. FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain, any liquid or moisture. Vosonic shall have no obligation to repair, replace or refund until the customer returns the defective product to Vosonic. The repairs and replacement service will not apply to...
8 and 16 bits true color BMP: Monochrome, 8 bits indexed-color, RGB, Photo viewer RLE8 RAW: Check the supported models at www.vosonic.com Compact Flash Card Memory Stick® (MS) SD High Capacity (SDHC) Secure Digital Card (SD) MultiMedia Card (MMC) Support Memory...
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SP2 , please upgrade to SP3 or above. Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software. Battery life may vary with use. The VP5500 may not read the RAW created with camera models other than above.
2. Overview of Panels & Keys Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro , MMC/SD card slot Compact Flash MENU JoyStick Allows you to zoom in the photo Allows you to zoom out the photo Battery Compartment USB port: Insert USB cord mini jack DC In : Insert AC adapter jack Power Power Button Lock...
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3. Using the VP5500 3-1. Starting up 1) Charge the batteries Before using for the first time, charge the batteries for a full 4 hours. 2) Power On /Off Press the Power button The green light will go on and the operating system will boot up.
The Vosonic will be automatically recognized as mass storage device (Hard Drive) and mounted on the desktop. You can now use Vosonic like any other external hard drive. 3-2 . USB CONNECTION : When VP5500 begins connecting to the computer, the USB mode will appear on the screen.
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3-3. Downloading or Editing the files on PC: Power on the VP5500 Connect the VP5500 and PC with the provided USB cable Double Click the " My computer" icon , the operating system will display 3 icons identifying the media type correspondingly.
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4.Settings for your VP5500 To enter your setup screen , click “ Options” Photo Disks Backup Options Screen Brightness Language English Date Time 2007/11/12 14:42:40 Auto Shutdown Timer Screen Saver Timer Firmware Version F7-0.6.3 1) Language : This version can be set to English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish,...
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5. Using a memory card to transfer photos to VP5500 Note: Please insert the memory card with the front of the card facing the LCD. Front of Card NOTE: Please carefully insert and remove the memory card from each slot .
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1) Full Backup You can backup the whole folder (including it's subfolder and files) from memory card(s) to internal storage (Hard Drive ). Scroll to the Full Backup mode and press Joystick button. 2) Photo Backup The Photo Backup allows you to quickly search the digital images by saving the subfolder only.
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View : Allows you to quickly view the copied files. When the same card was inserted and copied twice, two different folders were created, VP5500 won't overwrite the folder. All files transfered from each memory card are stored onto the Backup folder in numerically, under the name "CF0000"...
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To stop the data transfer, just depress the Joystick or ESC buttons. If an erroneous display , please run scandisk or re-format the memory card(s) to correct the disk platters. 3) NO Action Escape from current mode. If you want to back to the Photo /Full backup modes, just scroll to the path of memory card you want to backup , and press [ menu button.
6. Navigating the Directory Structure Just below the top status bar, you can see the path to the directory you are currently viewing. File Browser There are three types of views for you to browse through your folders or files (see view mode) You can quickly sort your different types of files The icon in the boom of screen will indicate what types of objects are selected...
You can view total numbers of folders / files and total size of the current directory including its subdirectories directly in the bottom of screen. 7. Copying , Pasting and Deleting Files and Folders Under the screen browser mode, you can copy, paste or delete files from one location in the file structure to another.
View Mode : There are three types of views for you to browse through your photos: Press [ ] menu button and select View mode. List View : Icon View (3x2): The screen will display all The screen will display the JPEG in pictures in list of 8 .
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Multi Select The multi select function allows you to choose a range of photos Press [ ] menu button and select [MultiSelect] mode ( The cursor will become green) Use the Joystick button to click the files you want to move. ( The cursor will become red) Then press [ ] menu butto to select mode you want to...
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Delete Use the Joystick button to find the file you want to delete. Press [ ] menu button to select [ Delete ]mode, then press Joystick button It will ask “Deleting…“ , Use the Joystick button to reply Yes or No. Set as Photo Icon Scroll to the specific JPG file you want and press the [ menu button to find “Set as Photo icon ”...
DC 5V jack of the main unit. When the Power LED indicator goes off , it indicates that the batteries are fully charged. 2) Please use only the Vosonic original 1900mAh 3.7V rechargeable Li-ion battery For additional battery packs, please contact your dealer or you can purchase it from Vosonic on-line shopping http://www.vosonic.twmail.net/modules/Cart/...
10. Erroneous display / 1) When the copy error message pop on screen , there may be a chance of corrupt data or the memory card is damaged , please re-format your memory cards 2) If any shut dowm caused by erroneous operation , you can depress the [ reset] button located on the right side to switch off the main unit .
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3) Hard Drive must be formatted to the FAT or FAT-32 format, NTFS format is not compatible with this function . 4) If the computer or VP5500 can not detect the Hard Drive, check the suggested solutions: Check the flat connector is plugged securely or not.
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Hard Drive Assembly Chart Refer to this section only if you have purchased a VP5500 (case only ) without a Hard drive installed or if you plan to upgrade or change the internal Hard Drive. 1. Using the supplied screwdriver to remove the 2 screws...
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3. Ensure that Hard Drive is set to Master. Carefully slide the Hard Drive into the chassis. And fit the Hard Drive screws.
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5. Fit the case screws.. 11.Format Hard Disk without PC WARNING When you partition and format a hard disk, all data on that partition is permanently deleted. If the hard disk already contains data, please backup the data first. Select the Hard Drive icon and press the [ ] menu button.
USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and VP5500 If you can not find the VP5500 Hard Drive show up in Windows for over one minute, the Files Allocation Table (FAT) of Hard Drive may gets corrupted, you can use Format Function on the VP5500 but note it will erase ALL of the data on your VP5500.
Problems Freezes operation or Stops Press the [reset] button to off the device and the VP5500 will shut off ,then you can restart it. If you get a un-normal freezes from a photo playback , call our technical support hot-line or write it to service@vosonic.com.tw...
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How to update the firmware for my Vosonic • VISIT VOSONIC ON THE WEB Go to http://www.vosonic.com to download the latest firmware The latest version of this manual may be available on Vosonic's Web site • CONTACT VOSONIC To process a request for Technical Service, please mail the following information to service@vosonic.com.tw...
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THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS PRODUCT We hope it will provide you with years of trouble-free enjoyment. Please look after your Vosonic. If you experience problems and cannot find solutions in the previous sections, please contact your dealer or check for updated firmware at www.vosonic.com...
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