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Diasonic PDVR-1000 User Manual

Diasonic pocket mini digital video recorder
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PDVR-1000
Pocket mini Digital Video Recorder

USER MANUAL

Please read all the instructions completely before use
and save this manual for future reference.

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    PDVR-1000 Pocket mini Digital Video Recorder USER MANUAL Please read all the instructions completely before use and save this manual for future reference.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Preface Copyrights & legal issue Safety Notes Main Features The Name of Each Part Basic Preparation before operation Button Operation Structure of Menu Tree Main Menu & Operation Connecting to TV or LCD Connecting to PC for downloading and uploading Playback on the PC Upgrading Firmware Application of Accessories...

  • Page 3: Preface

    It is important to read and understand all instructions before use. After use of the manual, put the manual in a place you can reach easily. If you misplace this manual, you may ask it to Diasonic Technology Co., Ltd. or a distributor for downloading the copy. Copyrights & legal issue DIASONIC Technology has all copyrights of this user manual.

  • Page 4: Safety Notes

    Safety Notes Do not store the device in any place with following conditions: - High temperature (45 or higher) - Exposure to the direct sun rays or a heating device - Inside the car with closed windows (especially, in the summer) - Humid place such as the bathroom When removing dust, use soft cloth in dry.

  • Page 5: Main Features

    Built-in rechargeable battery.(2hrs 30mins lasting in rec./2000mAH) Additional battery pack for expanding a recording or a playback time.(Option) Convenience carrying case for carrying PDVR-1000 & additional battery pack together.(Option) AC/DC adaptor.(DC5V 2A/Max.) USB 2.0 PC interface without any drive installation.

  • Page 6: The Name Of Each Part

    The Name of Each Part 1. Main Unit & Button Neck Strap Holder Air Vent Hold Key Stop/ESC Rec./Pause Menu Volume up & down RW & FF or Menu Up & Down Play/Pause/Enter/ Power On & Off A/V-Out A/V-In Remote Controller DC Jack Built-in Microphone micro SD card slot/...
  • Page 7 The Name of Each Part 3. Package 1) PDVR-1000 with Basic Accessories PDVR-1000 USB Cable AC/DC Adaptor AV Out Cable Hand Strap Pinhole Camera 20.5mm 15.2mm 11.5mm 10.3mm Bracket for installment on the wall Adaptors for Camera lens Normal Buttons and screw...

  • Page 8: Basic Preparation Before Operation

    Basic Preparation before operation 1. Checking the battery status 1) Charging the battery User can charge PDVR-1000 by connecting the USB cable to a computer or by using the AC Adaptor. Charging by connecting to PC It takes approx.20hrs for charging the battery by USB cable.

  • Page 9: Connecting Camera

    Basic Preparation before operation 3) Battery Remaining Status Full Charge Some Power Consumed Power almost drained No Power 2. Connecting Camera 1) Connecting Camera A camera must be connected to AV-in port before starting a recording. If a camera is not connected or in loose, error message pop-up on the LCD will be blinking when trying to record.
  • Page 10 Basic Preparation before operation 2) Checking PAL or NTSL AV-in A camera type(PAL or NTSC) shall be selected correctly on the menu. Setting -> Display Setup -> Video Format -> NTSC or PAL AV-out PAL or NTSL is only supportable system for the Video-out, so for monitoring on another display device such as LCD or TV while recording, a right type of the camera system shall be connected and selected on the device.
  • Page 11 SD including SDHC is compatible, but it might not work properly according to a brand of maker. So, make sure if the SD card is compatible properly with PDVR-1000 before recording. micro SD Card made by Sandisk is strongly recommended.
  • Page 12 Basic Preparation before operation 4) Insert micro SD card Insert micro SD card to the slot on the device. Make sure its direction to insert to micro SD card slot as the below diagram. Hold micro SD card's face up and insert it straightly to the slot until micro SD card stopping with a click.
  • Page 13 Basic Preparation before operation 4. Set up Time & Date All values of the device are set up at the factory defaults if turning on first time after purchasing. So it is necessary to set up time and date at current value for stamping current time and date to the recorded file and other functions like Timer Recording.

  • Page 14: Button Operation

    - Power On/Off - Play/Pause in Playing a file - Enter/Select in Menu & file list - AV-out(TV or LCD) - Stop playing or recording LCD of PDVR-1000 - Escape out of a current (Only applicable menu on Main Menu) - Start/Pause...

  • Page 15: Structure Of Menu Tree

    Structure of Menu Tree Main Menu RECORD VIDEO VOICE PHOTO SETTING Preview Rec. Rec. Preview Rec. Setup Rec. File List File List Snap Shot Timer Rec. Setup Playback Playback File List Play Setup Playback Display Setup Memory Setup System Setup RECORD Preview Rec.
  • Page 16 Structure of Menu Tree SETTING Rec. Setup Input Source:Video+Audio/Video Video Quality: High/Standard/Low Resolution: 720x480/352x240/176x120(NTSC) 720x576/352x288/176x144(PAL) Frame Rate: 5/10/15/20/25/30fps(NTSC) 5/10/15/20/25fps(PAL) Motion Detection: On/Off Time Stamp: On/Off Rec.Time: Off/10/20/30/60min. Endless Rec.: No/Yes Timer Rec. Setup Set: Cancel/Once/Everyday Start YYYY-MM-DD AM/PM HH:MM YYYY-MM-DD AM/PM HH:MM Video Repeat: No/One/All One/All Play Setup...

  • Page 17: Main Menu & Operation

    If starting a recording, STOP won't work within 5seconds. Maximum size of the file to be made in PDVR-1000 is 4GB. So when a file size is reached to 4GB in a recording, it automatically saves the file and then start a new recording with new file index.
  • Page 18 Main Menu & Operation Before starting a recording, user shall select one of recording types (Video+Audio or Video only) SETTING -> Record Setup -> Input Source -> Video+Audio or Video. Preview User can make sure what is recorded thru preview before starting a recording. i.
  • Page 19 - Recording Time: Display a value set at preview & Rec. Setup in SETTING - Microphone sensitivity: High/Middle/Low If a camera is not connected to PDVR-1000 or in loose, "No Signal"( ) will be blinking 3 times. The recorded video file is stored and playable at the "VIDEO" on the main menu.
  • Page 20 Main Menu & Operation Set up Optional Value While operating each function(Recording, Checking a file, Playing a file), user can change a setting value by pressing Menu button( Recording - Recording Time: Display a value set at preview & Rec. Setup in SETTING - Microphone sensitivity: High/Middle/Low File List - File Play: Play a selected file...
  • Page 21 Recorded in Video+Audio thru Timer rec. on 21 July, 2009 at 1:52 AVE200908041801-004.mpg Recorded in Video+Audio thru Endless rec. on 21 August, 2009 at 18:01 The file(s) recorded in PDVR-1000 is only playable in PDVR-1000. Recoding Time Resolution Frame Rate...
  • Page 22 Main Menu & Operation 3) VOICE User can make a voice only file thru a built-in microphone or a microphone on the camera as well as storing and playing a recorded voice file in this mode. Recording a voice Move to "VOICE" -> Press Rec. button ( ) ->...
  • Page 23 ) -> Listing files -> Select a desired file to play by ( ) ->Playing the file by ( i. LCD Display Pausing Playing The recorded file format: WAV(A M200905102231-001.wav) The file(s) recorded in PDVR-1000 is only playable in PDVR-1000.
  • Page 24 Main Menu & Operation The recorded Voice file format Audio Only Year File Index AOM200904231640-001. wav Month Time File Format Recording Type - M: Normal Rec. - T: Timer Rec. Set up optional values While operating each function(Recording, File list, Play), user can change a setting value by pressing Menu button( ) if necessary.
  • Page 25 Select a desired file to display by ( ) -> Displaying the file by ( Maximum image size to displayable on PDVR-1000 is "1600x1200". It is different to display a photo according to a display setup as below displays. SETTING -> Play Setup -> Photo Thumbnail View -> No or Yes Photo Thumbnail View with "No"...
  • Page 26 Main Menu & Operation Set up Optional Values While operating each function(Preview, File list & Displaying), user can change a setting value by pressing Menu button( Previewing - Snap Shot Time: Off/10/20/30/60Sec Set up a recording time - Taking a photo every setting time from the first shot until pressing STOP.
  • Page 27 Main Menu & Operation 5) SETTING User can set up most of options & values in this menu and recording a video can be made in this mode, too. Record Setup i. Input Source Setting up whether recording a video together with a audio or recording a video only. This option should be set up before recording a video.
  • Page 28 Main Menu & Operation iv. Frame Rate This is to set up how many frame is recorded per second with. The higher value is, the smother motion is but the file size is in opposite. - NTSC: 5fps/10fps/15fps/20fps/25fps/30fps. - PAL: 5fps/10fps/15fps/20fps/25fps. v.
  • Page 29 Int. or Ext. memory storage Maximum size of the file to be made in PDVR-1000 is 4GB. So when a file size is reached to 4GB in a recording, automatically save the file and then start a new recording with new file index.
  • Page 30 Main Menu & Operation If there is any wrong value in setup, an error message pops up as below. Start or End time value in wrong Start or End date value in wrong When all setups are completed successfully, "clock icon" ( ) is displayed on the LCD.

  • Page 31: Display Setup

    LCD and TV. If the color encoding system of PDVR-1000 is not accordance with a type of a camera thru AV-in or an external display device thru AV-out, there will be no signal on the LCD of PDVR-1000 or an external display device.
  • Page 32 Main Menu & Operation Memory Setup i. Storage Select: Select the storage type to save a recorded or play a file(s). - Internal: Built-in memory. - External: micro SD card. The capacity of internal memory can't be changeable and it may be different according to a model.

  • Page 33: System Setup

    Main Menu & Operation - Yes: Recording something continuously up to a capacity of the other storage after a current selected storage is full. Current selected memory Additional memory Total memory to record Memory Transfer Built-in micro SD Built-in micro SD Current selected memory Additional memory Total memory to record...
  • Page 34 Auto Power Off Time: If there is no key or function operation for a setting time, automatically power it off. (Off/1/3/5/7/10min.) iii. Time set: Set up the time & date and display way on the PDVR-1000. - Date Set: YYYY-MM-DD(ex.09-05-25) - Time Set: AM(or PM)Hour : Minute(ex.PM02:14)

  • Page 35: Connecting To Tv Or Lcd

    It supports to display on an external display device such as TV or LCD in playing, previewing or recording. Yellow (Video) White (Audio L) Red (Audio R) AV-out Cable AV-out port TV or LCD shall be in same color encoding system(NTSC or PAL) as the setup of PDVR-1000.

  • Page 36: Connecting To Pc For Downloading And Uploading

    Connecting to PC for downloading and uploading Connect PDVR-1000 to PC thru the provided USB cable for downloading or uploading files and upgrading firmware. Connect it to PC. Turn it on if PDVR-1000 is in power off. The below is displayed on the LCD of PDVR-1000.

  • Page 37: Playback On The Pc

    Playback on the PC The recorded file(H.264) in PDVR-1000 is required to play back on the special application("KM Player"). Install it on a PC following the installation procedures of KM Player by clicking the file. It is not available to remove "KM-player" in PDVR-1000 after installation.
  • Page 38 Playback on the PC Installing Complete the Installation Run KM Plyer 2. Interface of KM player KM Player Logo Control Pannel Playback control Pannel...

  • Page 39: Upgrading Firmware

    Disconnect PDVR-1000 from the PC and turn it off automatically, but if it may not turn it off automatically, try it off manually. Turn it on once again. If so it starts the procedures of upgrade automatically as below and then turn it off automatically.

  • Page 40: Application Of Accessories

    Application of Accessories 1. Earphone (Optional item) Earphone is used for monitoring what will be recorded while recording or previewing as well as it plays a file. In plugging the earphone, is changed to AV-out port R/C port Do not plug the earphone to the R/C port(Remote controller) at any case.
  • Page 41 Adhesive Tape Screw 4. Camera Extension cable (Optional item). In case of installing a camera far from the PDVR-1000, it is recommendable item to extend the cable length longer. AV-in port When using the camera extension cable, there will be some decline of the recorded quality in voice recording, but video recording.
  • Page 42 - LED Indicator: indicating currently recording or pausing. Hold (Red On: Recording/Red Off: Stop recording/Blinking: Pause recording) Double-faced Adhesive Tape Attach the R/C under the table with a double- faced adhesive tape, so others can't recognize Operate PDVR-1000 by R/C in the pocket. its operation.
  • Page 43 Application of Accessories 7. Extra Battery pack (Optional Item). It makes an operating time longer lasting (approx.5hrs) with 3pcs of Alkaline UM-2(R14/1.5V). Easy hand-carry by attaching(or detaching) the battery pack to(from) PDVR-1000 with Velcro as below. Velcro When a battery pack is connected for additional power supply, "Battery Pack"...

  • Page 44: General Specification

    General Specification SPEC Detail & Support Remark 1-8GB Internal Storage Device 1-16GB Support SDHC 16GB micro SD card (T-Flash) 2.4" Size 320x240, TFT 262K Resolution Camera 1Ch (CCD type) Ext. Camera 1Ch (Support up to 720x480) Input Ch Video Output Ch TV/LCD Selectable Built-in MIC 1Ch (Ext mic)
  • Page 45 Max. 30 fps with NTSC Video File Format H.264 Playback speed Playback 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8 Audio File Format Playback Time Normal Mode Min 4 hours PC Player KM Player Stored in the folder of PDVR-1000 Internet Download available...

  • Page 46: Warranty Card

    Name Seller Address Telephone Please contact your retailer center of DIASONIC Technology Co., Ltd. When it is out of order. Exchange, (charged or free) repair services, refund, and part-keeping periods comply with regulations of the customer protection act. For questions or more information about the product, contact the customer center of DIASONIC Technology Co., Ltd...
  • Page 48 June, 2009 Printed in Korea...

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