Page 2 - Table of Contents
En 2 Table of Contents Getting StartedGetting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder................................... 3Using the Panel............................................................. .......... 5Power............................................................................. ..... .6Mo...
Page 3 - Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder; Getting Started
En 3 SET Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder Front View Back View LCD Viewfinder Panel Status LED (Power On/USB) Microphone Front LED Speaker Power Button Zoom Shutter Getting Started Lens Flash Light Subject to Change
Page 6 - Power; Power Low
En 6 Power Power On/Off Nudge the Power slider to activate yourDigital Video Recorder. When Power is on, thePower indicator lights up green. Nudge thePower slider again to turn this unit off. Power Low If your battery is low, you will see a batteryicon ( )shown on the top center of the LCD. If your ...
Page 7 - Modes; Power On; Video Record Mode; USB connected; Voice Record Mode
En 7 Modes Power On Video Record Mode Camera Record Mode USB connected PC Camera Mode Mass Storage Mode Voice Record Mode MP3 Mode PLAYBACK Mode Getting Started
Page 8 - You can switch among these four modes by pressing
En 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 MP3Mode.1.Video Mode: take moving videos with sound2.Camera Mode: take still pictures3.Voic...
Page 10 - NOTICE; : Windows 98 users must first install the drivers on the PC
En 10 M ENU Modes -continued NOTICE : Windows 98 users must first install the drivers on the PC before connecting the DC500. Mass Storage ModeConnect your Digital Video recorder to a computer, it will turn to MassStorage Mode. In Mass Storage Mode, your Digital Video recorder actsexactly like a hard...
Page 11 - Video Mode; Taking Movies
En 11 Video Mode Taking Movies Taking Your First Movie Slide Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture 2 Press Shutter to start recording 3 Press Shutter again to stop 4 Zoom in or Zoom out Switch to Video Mode 2 Press Power 1 SET SET
Page 12 - B e f o r e R e c o r d i n g; The recording time
En 12 Video Out Video OutThis Digital Video can output analog video to a home TV set. To configurethe Digital Video, please refer to the section NTSC/PAL. (Page 32) Taking Movies -continued The recording timer While you’re filming, the recording timer will be displayed on the LCD. B e f o r e R e c ...
Page 13 - Camera Mode; Taking Pictures; Press Power; Switch to Camera Mode; Press Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture; Zoom in or Zoom out
En 13 Camera Mode Taking Pictures Taking Your First Picture Press Power 1 Switch to Camera Mode 2 Press Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture 3 Press Shutter to take a picture 4 Zoom in or Zoom out SET SET
Page 15 - Switch to Voice Mode; Press Shutter again to stop; Voice Mode
En 15 Recording Voice Messages Recording Your Voice Messages Press Power 1 Switch to Voice Mode 2 Press Shutter again to stop 4 Press Shutter to start recording 3 Voice Mode SET SET
Page 16 - Total recording time
En 16 Recording Voice Messages -continued The recording timer While you are recording voice messages, the recording timer will show onthe top right corner of your LCD. B e f o r e R e c o r d i n g W h i l e R e c o r d i n g Total estimativerecordable time Total recording time Voice Mode
Page 17 - MP3 Mode
En 17 Listening To MP3 Music Listening To MP3 Music Press Power 1 Switch to MP3 Mode 2 Press to play MP3 music 4 Press BACK or NEXT to select one track 3 MP3 Mode SET
Page 18 - Listening To MP3 Music; MP3 information
En 18 Listening To MP3 Music -continued MP3 information Press to pause 5 Press to stop 6 MP3 Mode The track number/The total tracks The title of theselected track
Page 19 - Basic Playback for VIDEO / CAMERA / VOICE; BACK; The Mode of the selected file
En 19 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 Press BACK or NEXT to navigate 3 The Mode of the selected file The selected filenumber/ The totalfiles number The time of theselected file PLAYBACK Mo...
Page 20 - Basic Playback; PLAY; Blink
En 20 PLAYBACK Mode Press PLAY to start 4 Basic Playback -continued Press PLAY again to pause 5 Press NEXT or BACK to fast-forward or fast-backward 6 Press STOP to stop 7 Blink The following step only works in Video and Voice files.
Page 21 - Advanced Playback
En 21 Advanced Playback Preview in Multiple view/Single view or Hide the information Press to preview in Single view 1 Press again to hide the information 2 Press again to preview in Multiple view 3 PLAYBACK Mode
Page 23 - Camera; Record Mode; Main Functuions
En 23 Changing the Quality Setting Video Record Mode You can change the movie’s quality setting whenever you want.1. In Video Mode, press the button. 2. The LCD will display your current quality setting on the top left corner. “ ” is fine quality, “ ” is normal quality and “ “ is economicquality. Ca...
Page 24 - Changing the Quality Setting; Voice; The LCD will display your current quality setting on the top left
En 24 Main Functuions Changing the Quality Setting -continued Voice Record Mode You can change the quality setting of voice messages whenever youwant.1. In Voice Mode, press the button. 2. The LCD will display your current quality setting on the top left corner. “ ” for standard quality, “ ” for Lon...
Page 25 - This Digital Video Recorder has a built-in 10 second self-timer.; Press Timer; The timer starts to count down from 10 seconds.
En 25 Main Functuions Using Self-Timer (for Video and Camera mode) This Digital Video Recorder has a built-in 10 second self-timer. Press Timer 1 Press Shutter to start 2 The timer starts to count down from 10 seconds. 3 This icon will blinkduring count-down. The count-down number (Note: You could p...
Page 27 - Using Hold; Main Functions; Volume Adjust
En 27 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. Main Functions Volume Adjust You can adjust playback volume by using or after pre...
Page 28 - Attention Icon; Memory Card Indicator; Advanced Functions; The internal 32MB memory and the external
En 28 Attention Icon Memory FullIf your Digital Video’s memory card is full, you cannot take any new movie, picture or voice message. Memory Card Indicator C a r d L o c kIf you insert a SD memory card with the lock featureon, you will see a card lock icon on the LCD screen.(Only if you turn on the ...
Page 29 - Menu; Advanced Functuions; NEXT; or; to exit
En 29 Menu Advanced Functuions To access the MENU options Press 1 Press NEXT or BACK to move between the selected items 2 Press to change 3 Press to exit 4 (Refer to following pages for further details)
Page 30 - Digital Effect
En 30 Menu -continued Flash Light ON/AUTO/OFF (for Camera mode) The built-in flash light lets you take a picture in poor lighting conditionswhether it is in the daytime or at night. If you choose Flash Light ON, the iconwill appear on the LCD screen. Digital Effect (for Video and Camera mode) This D...
Page 31 - message. Press SHUTTER again to stop the recording. Press; Date
En 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 th...
Page 32 - North America and Japan; PAL
En 32 Menu -continued Beep On/OFF If you choose Beep On, there will be beep sound when you press the button. Ifyou 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, thisDigital Video will be a...
Page 33 - Slide Show; , you can rotate the picture every 90 degree in counter-clock
En 33 Advanced Functions Menu -continued To exit, press STOP. Slide Show You can choose to playback your movies, pictures, voice messages orMP3 in Slide Show. The Slide Show playback time is 5 seconds for eachmovie, picture, voice message or MP3. Repeat ON/OFF (only for MP3 files) You can choose to ...
Page 34 - You can choose to delete one file or all files. Press; Format your Memory Card; to wipe out
En 34 Advanced Functuions 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 otherfiles, you can select FORMAT under the menu and press...
Page 35 - Specifications; Digital Still Camera Digital Camcorder
En 35 Specifications Digital Still Camera Digital Camcorder Resolution: Fine: 2336 x 1752 Fine: 640 x 480 (Hardware enchancement) (Hardware enchancement) Normal: 2048 x 1536 Normal: 352 x 288 Low: 1024 x 768 Low: 320 x 240 Image Sensor: 3.1 Mega CMOS Sensor Digital Zoom: 4 X Digital Effects: B &...
Page 36 - System Requirements:; USB device Unplugging Notice:; Click on the device icon “
En 36 System Requirements: Pentium 500 MHz processor or higherMicrosoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XPAvailable USB portMedia Player 7 (Recommended Media Player 9)Super VGA card and color monitorCD-ROM or DVD-ROM driveAt least 128 MB RAM200MB available HD space Mass Storage: Windows, Mac, Linux PC Camera D...
Page 37 - PC does not see UNIT
En 37 Troubleshooting: PC does not see UNIT 1) Power on unit2) connect unit to PC via the USB (Verify LCD displays Mass Storage) 3) Open ‘MY COMPUTER’ and verify if there is a drive called “RemovableDisk” (ex Removable Disk (E:)).4) Open the ‘Control Panel’ and double click the ‘SYSTEM’ icon (Start/...
Page 38 - See the Quick Guide for more detail
En 38 HOW TO COPY FILES FROM THE UNIT TO YOUR COMPUTER 1) power on the unit2) connect the unit to the PC via the supplied USB cable3) verify the MASS STORAGE is displayed on the LCD screen4) Open ‘MY COMPUTER’ and look for the removable storage drive. (ex.REMOVABLE STORAGE (e:)) (NOTE: the internal ...
Page 39 - BASIC WINDOWS 98/2000/XP COPY AND PASTE HELP
En 39 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 webpages). Windows Explorer can be accessed by using the right mousebutton and clicking on the START button located...
