DVR 985HD Digital Video Camera User Manual © 2009-2012 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 2 What‟s Included ............................................................................................................................ 2 Parts of the Camera ..................................................................................................................... 3 Initial Camera Setup ..................................................................................................................... 4 Main Camera Modes .................................................................................................................... 9 Camera Technical Specifications ................................................................................................ 10 Computer System Requirements ................................................................................................ 11 Charging the Lithium Battery ...................................................................................................... 12 Using Your DVR ......................................................................................................................... 13 Changing Camera Mode ............................................................................................................ 13 Navigating the Menus................................................................................................................. 14 Video Capture Mode .................................................................................................................. 15 Video Playback Mode ................................................................................................................. 27 Photo Capture Mode .................................................................................................................. 31 Photo Playback Mode ................................................................................................................ 46 Connecting the Camera to the TV and HDTV ............................................................................ 52 Installing the Software ................................................................................................................ 54 Connecting the Camera to the Computer ................................................................................... 55 Getting Photos and Videos from your Camera to Your Computer .............................................. 56 Get started!................................................................................................................................. 57 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually ........................................................ 57 Camera Maintenance ................................................................................................................. 59 Sakar Warranty Card .................................................................................................................. 59 Technical Support ....................................................................................................................... 60 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 60 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Vivitar makes capturing those special moments as easy as possible. Note: Your camera needs an SD Memory card (up to 32GB) for normal use. Class 4 SD card ( ) or higher is required. SD Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately. Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your DVR. What’s Included 1. Digital Video Recorder 2. Lithium-ion Battery 3. USB cable 4. TV Cable 5. “Vivitar Experience™ Image Manager” software Installation CD 6. AC Charger 7. Wrist Strap Note: SD Memory Card not included 2 Parts of the Camera 1. Power Button 11. Wrist Strap Connector 2. Up/Down/Zoom Out/Zoom In/SET (Menu/OK) Button 12. Lens 3. Photo Shutter/Slide Show Button 13. LCD Screen 4. Video Shutter Button 14. LED Light 5. Right /ViviLink Button 15. SD Memory Card Slot 6. Left/LED Light On-Off Button 16. Battery Compartment 7. MODE Button 17. Microphone 8. USB Port 18. Speaker 9. TV-Out Port 19. Tripod Mount 10. HDMI Port 3 Initial Camera Setup Installing the Battery Installing the Memory Card To Charge the Battery: Insert the battery (as shown). Power off the digital video recorder. Connect the DVR using the USB cable to the SD Memory card computer‟s USB port or (up to 32GB) to the AC Adapter (which needed for normal is then connected to a use. standard wall socket). Important: You must The charge light will turn use a Class 4 SD off when the battery is card or higher SD fully charged. card only. Turning On the Camera Using the Camera Accessing the menu Selecting the modes 4 When powering the camera ON for the first time you may manually go through and setup some of the features of your camera. Powering the Camera ON 1) Battery Make sure the battery installed properly and has been fully charged. To charge your battery, follow one of the steps below: First, open the battery compartment on the side of the camera. Insert the battery in accordance with the polarity indicated. Make sure to insert the lithium battery all the way into the battery compartment. Then return and close the battery compartment cover. A. Charge the battery using the USB connection cable (included). - Connect one end of the USB connection cable into the USB port on your camera. - Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. - The charge light will turn off when the battery is fully charged. 5 - The LED charge light is ON while the battery is recharging. - The LED charge light turns off when the battery is fully charged. B. Charge the battery using the USB connection cable (included) and the AC Adapter (included). - Connect one end of the USB connection cable into the USB port on your camera. - Connect the other end to the AC Adapter and then plug the AC Adapter into a power socket. - The LED charge light is ON while the battery is recharging. - The LED charge light turns off when the battery is fully charged. Note: Some features, such as Flash, will not work if the battery power level is low. When the battery power is low the battery icon turns red and the camera will automatically turn off a few seconds later. The energy status of the power is displayed on LCD as shown below: Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power 2) SD Card Make sure an SD card has been properly inserted into your camera. (SD card not included.) Important: You must use a Class 4 SD card or higher SD card only. 6 To properly insert the SD Card: Push the SD card into the slot in the direction shown on the camera (see SD icon by the SD card slot). Push the SD card until you hear a slight clicking sound. This indicates the SD card has been inserted correctly. Note: After the camera is powered on, an SD icon will appear on the LCD display. If you do not see the SD icon on the display, please check if the card was inserted properly. Make sure the SD card is not locked (check the lock switch on the side of the SD card). If the SD card is locked this will prevent the camera from saving captured photos to the SD card. 3) Power On Press the POWER button to turn on the camera. 7 Setting the Camera Language 1) You will first be prompted to select a language for the camera. The Language selection menu will appear. Select the language of your choice by pressing the UP and DOWN direction control buttons. Then press the SET button to confirm the selection. 2) After selecting a language, you will be asked if you would like to continue with the initial camera setup. A message will appear: “Continue with Camera Setup?” Select “Yes” to continue or “No” to exit the setup. Note: If you select “No” and decide to leave the camera setup, the camera will be set to its default settings. These settings can be adjusted at any time manually through the menus in the camera. Setting the Date and Time The next step in the initial camera setup is to set the date and time on the camera. Set the Date and Time as desired by pressing the RIGHT and LEFT buttons to choose the specific setting and the UP and DOWN buttons to change each setting. Once you have completed setting the time and date, press the SET button to confirm the selection and move to the next part of the camera setup. Setting the ViviLink Default Option Once the Date and Time have been set, you will be asked to set the default ViviLink destination for photos and videos taken with your camera. The ViviLink technology allows you to quickly and easily upload your camera‟s photos and videos to the social networks of your choice with the accompanying software application. 1) First you will be asked to choose the default ViviLink social network for Photos. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired default social network and press the SET button to confirm the selection. 2) Next you will be asked to choose the default ViviLink social network for Videos. Press