Aiptek Pocket DV AHD C 100 + 2GB SD
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1. Digital Camcorder User s Manual Welcome Dear user thanks for purchasing this product Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble free service Safety Notice Do not drop puncture or disassemble the camcorder otherwise the warranty will be voided Avoid all contact with water and dry hands before using Do not expose the camcorder to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight Doing so may damage the camcorder Use the camcorder with care Avoid pressing hard on the camcorder body For your own safety avoid using the camcorder when there is a storm or lightning Do not use batteries of different specifications Doing so may lead to the potential for serious damage 7 Remove the battery during long periods between usage as a deteriorated battery may affect the functionality of the camcorder 8 Remove the battery if it shows signs of leaking or distortion 9 Use only the accessories supplied by the manufacturer 10 Keep the camcorder out of the reach of infants 11 Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type 12 Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Oot ON 4 Norssi FCC Compliance Statement K i j This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is iz subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause S harmful interferenc2. Batteries and recharge S able batteries are not to be disposed D in your domestic waste Please recycle them at your local recycling point Together we can help to protect the environment Getting Started O Parts of the camcorder Microphone Record button Up amp Down Zoom buttons O Menu OK button Mode Return button O HDMI port USB port TV out connector Power button under LCD panel LCD panel Focus switch Shutter button 6 Lens D Flash strobe B Tripod socket 3 Battery compartment SD MMC card slot Speaker LED indicator OSeggoosd amp Loading the battery Note Upon using the battery for the first time you are recommended to fully discharge and then charge the battery for 8 hours to ensure its lifecycle 1 Slide open the battery compartment cover as indicated close 2 Place the accessory Li lon battery into the compartment Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment 3 Replace the cover Charging battery 1 Connect one end of the cable to the USB port of the camcorder 2 Plug the AC adapter to a wall outlet or connect the other end of the USB cable to the PC that has been powered on 3 The charge starts The LED indicates red light during charging When the battery is fully charged the LED light will go out le N J ZS Note When using a PC to charge the battery
3. Flash mode Stabilizer Photo resolution Night shot Mode icon Battery life Self timer Memory amp _ Card inserted White balance Video resolution Zoom meter Number of recordings My Works mode File protect Memory amp _ Card inserted Mode icon Battery life File type Highlight bar Current Total files Thumbnails of Recorded files Button tips Voice Recorder mode Current Total files Memory _ Card inserted Mode icon 001 008 Ga i Battery life Highlight bar E 100 0006 Voice clip X 100 0007 Button tips Recording a video clip 1 Set the focus to an appropriate setting Normally you may set the focus to Ah for most filming conditions Select only for close ups 2 Press the Record button to start recording 3 Use the Zoom buttons to Zoom in or zoom out the screen 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording Taking a still picture 1 Set the focus to an appropriate setting Normally you may set the focus to Ai for most filming conditions ae 0 Select amp only for close ups in 90cm oo 2 Use the Zoom buttons to zoom in or zoom out the 30cm 50cm screen 3 Press the Shutter button to take a still picture Recording a voice clip 1 Press the Mode button 2 Use the Zoom buttons to select Voice Recorder mode 3 Press the Menu OK button to confirm 4 Press the Record button to start recording 5 When you are done press the R
4. Europe PAL China PAL 1 Q Video Audio 1 Turn on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode 2 Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable to the TV 3 Turn on the camcorder 4 Connect the other end of the AV cable to your camcorder Connecting the camcorder to your PC 1 Turn on the camcorder 2 Connect the camcorder to your computer by the USB cable o The default is set to Disk mode When connected to a PC the camcorder will automatically enter Disk Removable disk mode Oi you set the USB Mode to Menu mode the following items will appear PC Cam Disk Printer Please select the desired connection mode you would like to change the setting please refer to the Advanced Operations section for more information Playing MP3 music x For select model only Please refer to the package printing for detailed specification Copy MP3 files to the camcorder Note Before you can play MP3 music you need to copy MP3 files to the camcorder first 1 Turn on the camcorder and connect the camcorder to a PC using the USB cable 2 After the camcorder is connected to the PC double click on My Computer and you will find a removable disk Create a MUSIC folder in the disk and then copy MP3 files into the MUSIC folder for playing Playing music in Music Player mode 1 Press the Mode button 2 Use the Zoom buttons to select Music Player mode 3 Press the Menu
5. OK button to confirm Operations in Music Player mode Shift between tracks Use the Zoom buttons to move up or down Start playing Press the Menu OK button Pause Resume playing During playing While paused press the Menu OK button Adjust sound volume Use the Zoom buttons to move up or down while playing Stop playing During playing press the Mode button Delete files Press the Shutter button Displaying lyrics You can play MP3 songs with lyrics displayed To enable the function you need to copy LRC format files into the MUSIC folder and name the LRC files after their matched songs For example if a song is named A MP3 then the LRC file should be named A LRC You can search the Internet for your desired lyrics files The LRC file contains both lyrics as text and time tags so that the music and lyrics can be synchronized This camcorder supports LRC files with line time tags Note The format of time tag denotes minutes seconds milliseconds Advanced Operations O Using menu The menu items provide several options for you to fine tune your camcorder functions The following table gives details on menu operations Press the Menu OK button Note that this step is not Bring up the menu in each mode l necessary in the Setting mode Move the highlight bar Use the Zoom buttons to move up or down Exit menu Go back to upper menu Press the Mode button when in sub menu Menu items in Camco
6. art Movie Use the default start screen Use a custom picture as the start screen This item does not Custom show up until r r have set up the start up picture On Off Enable disable OSD icons to Enable disable OSD icons to display on the screen on the screen LCD Briahtness set LCD brightness A greater value makes the LCD brighter 9 while a smaller value makes the LCD dimmer 11 Menu items in Setting mode 2 O eem oon OOO Set TV system compatibility to NTSC This option is suitable for NTSC America Taiwan Japan and Korea areas TV System Set TV system compatibility to PAL This option is suitable for PAL Germany England Italy Netherlands China Japan and Hong Kong Set flicker frequency to 50Hz or 60Hz For more information PORZIONE please refer to the Flicker Settings table Off Set how long the camcorder will automatically shut down when Auto Off 1min 3min staying inactive Setting to Off will make the camcorder stay 5min powered on until it runs out of power When connected to a PC the camcorder displays a menu for you Menu to choose a desired connection mode When connected to a PC the camcorder automatically enters PC Cam Camera PC camera mode USB Mode When connected to a PC the camcorder automatically enters Disk Disk removable disk mode When connected to a PC the camcorder automatically enters Printer printer connection mode Format the storage medium Note that all files st
7. corder to TV correctly If you have any other camcorder or capture device installed in your computer please completely remove the camcorder and its driver from the computer to avoid the conflict Adjust the flicker setting For more information please refer to the Flicker Settings table Appendix amp Battery Life Number of shots Recording time minute 240 100 shoot every 30 seconds resolution is set to VGA 640x480 pixels flash is on resolution is set to 5M Note This table is for your reference only The actual battery life depends on your battery type and recharge level amp Storage Capacity Please refer to the package printing for the specification of your model Video min Audio min Memory Tr ov ven oven wn mca fe fe a wo someone e Still picture Note The actual value of capacity may vary up to 30 depending on the color saturation and complexity of your subject and surroundings The contents in this manual are subject to change without prior notification Appendix amp System Requirements Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Vista 512MB of system memory 1GB is recommended Nvidia Geforece 7600 ATI X1600 or above with 256MB of RAM 2 8 GHz Pentium 4 or faster processor HDCP compliant display devices CD ROM SPEED 4X or above Other USB connector
8. do not power on the mee ly 4 J camcorder or the charge will stop AY O Inserting the SD SDHC MMC card optional 1 Slide open the battery compartment cover 2 Insert the card in the direction of indication until it reaches the end of the slot 3 When using a SD card the built in memory will become inaccessible 4 To remove the SD card gently push the card until it pops up AS close Basic Operations Turning on off the camcorder Open Close the LCD panel to turn on off or press and hold down the Power button for 3 seconds Mode selection 1 Turn on the camcorder 2 Press the Mode button 3 Use the Zoom buttons to select the desired item 4 Press the Menu OK button to confirm 5 By pressing the Mode button you can switch mode Setting Camera My Works Voice Recorder S Music Player y For select model only Please refer to the package printing for detailed specification O Setting language Power on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting mode Use the Zoom buttons to select the Language item Use the Zoom buttons to select a suitable language and press the Menu OK button to confirm Battery life indicator o toon escription S Moderate battery life Note To avoid sudden outage of power supply you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life Reading LCD indicators Camera mode
9. e and 2 this device must accept any interference i C received including interference that may cause undesired operation lt l This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a K a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment If the time arises to throw away your product please recycle all the compo 4 w rows nents possible
10. ecord button again to stop recording O Playing back your recordings 1 Press the Mode button 2 Use the Zoom buttons to select My Works mode Select the type of file you want to view in the sub items 3 Press the Menu OK button to enter 4 Use the Zoom buttons to shift between files 5 Press the Menu OK button to review play the file D Press the Shutter button to delete files Playing back your recordings on PC Please notice that the video clips are recorded in MP4 format To view these videos on your PC you may need to install some special programs For first time use please install the software on the bundled CD Connecting the camcorder to HDTV Connect your camcorder and TV via the accessory AV cable for real time display You can display your video clips still pictures and audio recordings directly on your TV sharing them with your friends and family TV HDTV with HDMI input port 1 Turn on your HDTV 2 Connect the HDMI in connector the bigger end of the HDMI cable to the HDTV 3 Turn on the camcorder 4 Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to your camcorder 5 Switch the HDTV to the HDMI input mode Connecting the camcorder to standard TV TV Traditional CRT TV The TV system is different across areas If you need to adjust the TV out setting please refer to the Advanced Operations section for more information Taiwan NTSC America NTSC
11. hting or environments with high color temperature Tungsten mhie setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent lamp lighting or environments with low color temperature Make recordings in natural color Effect eame Make recordings in black and white Classic Make recordings in sepia toned color This setting allows you to add customsized frames to photos 10 Photo Frame 0 10 background frames 1 10 are available on the LCD monitor Set 0 to disable this function The Photo Frame option and zoom function will be disabled when the picture resolution is set to 12M Tungsten The Video resolution and Picture resolution menu items are model dependent Please refer to the package printing for detailed specifications 10 Menu items in My Works mode Power on Press the Mode button Enter My Works mode Press the Shutter button em J on OOOO o Creaa __ St ce ison Repeatpamoarvasoooe e On Off Enable Disable playing MP3 music while viewing pictures Set Start up Use the selected picture as the start up screen when the Picture camcorder is powered on Off Single All Enable Disable repeat play of current file all files For videos and pictures For pictures only For voice files only Menu items in Setting mode 1 Power on Press the Mode button Enter Setting mode C em on OOO o ow o feme OOO C iramae T evou sarwo anguagewsoaroroso St
12. insert a memory card after taking a few pictures or video clips You can access those files after removing the memory card Appendix When using the camcorder wm OO ee o Cannot use the flash strobe The camcorder does not respond to any action during operation The recorded pictures appear too blurred The recorded pictures or video clips appear too dark Noises occur when viewing images on the LCD screen or on the computer want to restart the serial number of the file name PIC TXxxx convert a media file and name it as PIC TXxxx XXXX indicates number Then copy the file to the camcorder but cannot find it on the camcorder If the battery icon indicates low battery the flash strobe may be disabled due to insufficient voltage The camcorder encounters software failure The focus is not correctly set The environment of shooting or recording does not have adequate light The flicker setting does not match the standard of the country you are staying The counting of the serial number is handled by the camcorder firmware There is another file with duplicate serial number e g PICTO001 MP4 and PICT0001 JPG or the file type is not supported Replace the battery Remove the battery pack and replace it into the compartment Then power on the camcorder Adjust the focus to an appropriate position Use flash strobe when taking pictures Add extra light sources when
13. m tray 2 Click on the USB Disk item and then click Stop 3 Select the camcorder when the confirmation screen appears and click OK 4 Follow the on screen instructions to safely disconnect the camcorder from your computer File location After connecting the camcorder to your computer a removable disk will appear in your computer The removable disk actually represents the storage medium of your camcorder In the disk you can find all of your recordings Refer to the figure below to see where the files are stored Folders Ci Desktop LA My Documents tg My Computer 314 Floppy 4 WIN 2000 C SJ Local Disk D Local Disk E 8 V23 F J Removable Disk G a pcm gt I 100MEDIA For multimedia files 5 MUSIC For MP3 files Control Panel fais My Network Places For select model only Please refer to the package printing for detailed specification Using PC Camera Installing the software The PC camera driver is included in the accessory CD and therefore you should install the driver before using the PC camera function Starting the application 1 Connect the camcorder to your computer Turn on your computer and then connect the accessory USB cable to the USB port of your computer Make sure the connector and the port are correctly aligned 2 Switch to the Camera mode Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camcorder Power on the camcorde
14. ored in the Format Yes No medium will be gone Reset Default Yes No Restore factory defaults Note that your current settings will be overridden Flicker Settings sona oore oone oone oore oore oome soma oore oone oome oore oneone core Note The flicker setting is based on the frequency standard of your local power supply 12 Advanced Instructions Digital Camcorder English Connecting to PC Connecting the camcorder to your PC 1 Turn on the camcorder 2 Connect the USB cable to your computer Turn on your computer and then connect the accessory USB cable to the USB port of your computer Make sure the cable and the port are correctly aligned 3 Connect the USB cable to your camcorder Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camcorder The default is set to Disk mode if you would like to set other modes as default please refer to USB Mode section for more information USB mode Power on Press the Mode button Enter Setting mode The camcorder displays a menu The camcorder automatically enters PC camera mode USB Mode The camcorder automatically enters Disk removable disk mode Printer The camcorder automatically enters printer connection mode Notice for Windows XP Vista users If you want to disconnect the camcorder from your computer please follow these steps 1 Double click the USB connection icon in the syste
15. r and the following items will appear on the screen 1 PC Cam 2 Disk removable disk 3 Printer Select PC Cam and press the OK button to confirm 3 Launch PC camera program After the camcorder is correctly connected to and detected by your PC you are ready to launch your own favorite software ex MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger to use PC camera function amp Troubleshooting Appendix When using the camcorder The camcorder can not be powered on normally Can not take pictures or video clips when pressing the Shutter or Record button The LCD screen displays MEMORY ERROR or CARD ERROR message Or the camcorder cannot read the memory card did not delete the pictures and video clips but can not find them in the memory card The battery is out of power Replace the battery The battery is incorrectly installed Out of memory The camcorder is recharging the flash strobe Using a protected SD card The format of the memory card is not compatible with the camcorder The memory card is corrupted The lost recordings are saved in the internal memory Re install the battery Free some space from the SD MMC card or the internal memory Wait until the flash strobe is fully charged Set the SD card to be writable Use the camcorder Format function to format the card Replace the memory card with a new one It happens when you
16. rder mode 1 Power on Press the Menu OK button tem Option Deseription cS Please refer to the package printing for resolution specification Resolution oe Please refer to the package printing for resolution specification Resolution The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient Flash Strobe The flash is forced to fire in every shot The flash is disabled This setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark NightShot On Off background Since the shutter speed will slow down when taking photographs at a dark place we recommend using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake Stabilizer On Off Minimize blur caused by hand shake Manually adjust the exposure to gain better effect when the preview image appears too bright or too dark A positive value indicates the EV 2 2 wine image will be brighter than usual while a negative value makes the image dimmer Enable the selftimer After the selftimer is turned on the camcorder Selftimer On Off will have ten seconds delay before recording when the Shutter button is pressed Menu items in Camcorder mode 2 e oe O O Ato The camcorder automatically adjusts white balance This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or shady Cloudy White environments Balance S This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent lamp Fluorescent ee oae lig
17. recording video clips Adjust the flicker setting For more information please refer to the Flicker Settings table Use the camcorder Format function to format the card Give the file a distinctive serial number and make sure the file type is supported by the camcorder Appendix When connecting the camcorder to the computer or TV wm O ee oo cannot view the video clips on my computer Driver installation failed The TV screen does not display after connecting the camcorder to the TV A conflict with other installed camcorder or capture device occurred Noises occur on my computer screen when using Video Conferencing Driver or software is not installed on the computer The installation is terminated abnormally The camcorder has been connected to the PC via the USB cable before installing the driver The camcorder is not correctly connected to the TV The device is not compatible with the camcorder The flicker setting does not match the standard of the country you are staying Install Direct X 9 0c or above and Windows Media 9 0 Codecs to solve this problem Install the software and driver in the bundled CD or go to http www microsoft com to download the required files Remove the driver and other related programs Follow the installation steps in the manual to re install the driver Install the driver before plugging in the USB cable Reconnect the cam
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