Audiovox DC500 User Manual

Multi-Functional Digital Video / Camera w/1.5" LCD Color Display  
Operating Instructions  
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Model: DC500  
128-7261  
Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder  
Front View  
Shutter  
Speaker  
Zoom  
Power Button  
Lens  
Front LED  
Flash Light  
Microphone  
Back View  
Status LED  
(Power On/USB)  
LCD Viewfinder  
Panel  
Subject to Change  
En 3  
Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder-continued  
Side View  
Battery/SD/MMC Cover  
Earphone jack  
AV out  
USB port  
SD/MMC card Slot  
Battery Slot  
Subject to Change  
En 4  
Using the Panel  
Display  
Video / Camera/Voice/MP3  
Mode Switch  
Menu  
Record/  
Playback  
Mode Switch  
Exit/  
Stop  
Play/Pause/  
Enter  
Back/Down/Self-timer  
Volume/Hold(Press 2 Sec.)  
Next/Up/Resolution  
En 5  
Power  
Power On/Off  
Nudge the Power slider to activate your  
Digital Video Recorder. When Power is on, the  
Power indicator lights up green. Nudge the  
Power slider again to turn this unit off.  
Power Low  
If your battery is low, you will see a battery  
icon ( )shown on the top center of the LCD.  
If your battery is about to run out, you will see  
a blinking battery icon ( ) shown on the top  
center of the LCD. Your Digital Video will turn  
off itself in several seconds.  
En 6  
Modes  
Power On  
Video Record Mode  
Camera Record Mode  
Voice Record Mode  
MP3 Mode  
USB connected  
PLAYBACK Mode  
Mass Storage Mode  
PC Camera Mode  
En 7  
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 MP3  
Mode.  
1.Video Mode: take moving videos with sound  
2.Camera Mode: take still pictures  
3.Voice Mode: record voice messages.  
4.MP3 Mode: listen to MP3 music.  
You can switch among these four modes by pressing  
. By pressing  
, you can switch to PLAYBACK mode to review your videos, pictures  
and voice messages. Video Mode/Camera Mode/Voice Mode shares the  
same PLAYBACK mode. You can switch back to the previous mode by  
pressing  
again.  
En 8  
Modes-continued  
Connected to PC(Mass Storage Mode/PC Camera Mode)  
NOTICE:  
For Windows 98 users, YOU MUST INSTALL THE DRIVERS  
first before connecting the unit to the PC.  
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USB Cable  
USB port  
Using Console (Not Available for MAC)  
By connecting your Digital Video recorder to a computer, the Console  
opens. Meanwhile your Digital Video recorder switches to Mass Storage,  
too. You may choose either to transfer the camera data through the  
Console program or through Mass Storage Mode.  
En 9  
Modes-continued  
NOTICE: Windows 98 users must first install the drivers on the PC  
before connecting the DC500.  
Mass Storage Mode  
Connect your Digital Video recorder to a computer, it will turn to Mass  
Storage Mode. In Mass Storage Mode, your Digital Video recorder acts  
exactly like a hard disk. That means you can access it via the Windows  
user interface. You can copy, move or delete files (pictures, movies,  
voice messages or MP3 music) exactly the way you manipulate files under  
Windows user interface.  
Note:  
1.Please do not copy any files into the DCIM folder of your Digital Video.  
Otherwise it may cause Digital Video instability or unit might crash.  
2.Remember to copy the MP3 files into the MP3 folder of your Digital Video.  
PC Camera Mode  
You can connect this Digital Video Recorder to a computer with its  
supplied USB cable and use it as a PC camera.  
After USB connecting, the screen will show as below.  
By pressing  
capture program (Not Supplied), you can capture movies.  
, it will turn to PC Camera Mode. With a compatible video  
En 10  
Taking Movies  
Taking Your First Movie  
1
2
Press Power  
Switch to Video Mode  
2
Slide Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture  
Zoom in or Zoom out  
3
4
Press Shutter to start recording  
Press Shutter again to stop  
En 11  
Taking Movies-continued  
The recording timer  
While you’re filming, the recording timer will be displayed on the LCD.  
Before Recording  
Total estimative  
recordable time  
While Recording  
The recording time  
Video Out  
Video Out  
This Digital Video can output analog video to a home TV set. To configure  
the Digital Video, please refer to the section NTSC/PAL. (Page 32)  
En 12  
Taking Pictures  
Taking Your First Picture  
1
2
Press Power  
Switch to Camera Mode  
3
Press Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture  
Zoom in or Zoom out  
4
Press Shutter to take a picture  
En 13  
Taking Pictures-continued  
The Picture Counter  
You can see the picture counter displayed on the top right corner of  
your LCD. First, it will show the number of the total recordable files of  
this unit.  
Total estimative  
recordable files  
En 14  
Recording Voice Messages  
Recording Your Voice Messages  
1
2
Press Power  
Switch to Voice Mode  
3
Press Shutter to start recording  
4
Press Shutter again to stop  
En 15  
Recording Voice Messages-continued  
The recording timer  
While you are recording voice messages, the recording timer will show on  
the top right corner of your LCD.  
Before Recording  
Total estimative  
recordable time  
While Recording  
Total recording time  
En 16  
Listening To MP3 Music  
Listening To MP3 Music  
1
2
Press Power  
Switch to MP3 Mode  
3
Press BACK or NEXT to select one track  
4
Press  
to play MP3 music  
En 17  
Listening To MP3 Music-continued  
5
Press  
to pause  
6
Press  
to stop  
MP3 information  
The track number/  
The total tracks  
The title of the  
selected track  
En 18  
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
The selected file  
number/ The total  
files number  
The Mode of the selected file  
The time of the  
selected file  
Press BACK or NEXT to navigate  
3
En 19  
Basic Playback-continued  
The following step only works in Video and Voice files.  
Press PLAY to start  
4
Press PLAY again to pause  
5
Blink  
Press NEXT or BACK to fast-forward or fast-backward  
6
7
Press STOP to stop  
En 20  
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
En 21  
Advanced Playback-continued  
Quick Search (Back/Next)  
Press  
for a second to Quick Search backward  
1
2
Press  
for a second to Quick Search forward  
En 22  
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 economic  
quality.  
Normal quality  
Economic quality  
Fine quality  
640x480  
352x288  
320x240  
Camera Record Mode  
You can change the picture’s resolution setting whenever you want.  
1. In Camera Mode, press the  
button.  
2. The LCD will display your current picture’s resolution setting on the  
top left corner. “ is fine resolution, “ ” is normal resolution or  
” is economic resolution.  
Fine resolution  
Normal resolution  
Economic resolution  
2336x1752  
2048x1536  
1024x768  
(Hardware Enhanced)  
En 23  
Changing the Quality Setting-continued  
Voice Record Mode  
You can change the quality setting of voice messages whenever you  
want.  
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 Long Time.  
Fine quality  
standard Time  
En 24  
Using Self-Timer (for Video and Camera mode)  
This Digital Video Recorder has a built-in 10 second self-timer.  
1
Press Timer  
2
Press Shutter to start  
3
The timer starts to count down from 10 seconds.  
This icon will blink  
during count-down.  
The count-down number  
(Note: You could press any button to cancel self-timer during the count-  
down.)  
En 25  
Using Guide Line/The LCD Display  
Using Guide Line (for Video mode and Camera mode)  
You can use guide line while taking movies or pictures. In Record Mode,  
press the  
button, the guide line will show on the LCD screen.  
The LCD Display  
To save energy, the unit allows you to switch off the LCD panel.  
For Video and Camera mode (While pressing the  
button repeatly)  
LCD Off  
LCD On  
LCD On  
Guide Line  
For Voice and MP3 mode (While pressing the  
button repeatly)  
LCD Off  
LCD On  
LCD On  
En 26  
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.  
buttons locked  
VolumeAdjust  
You can adjust playback volume by using  
HOLD button for 1 second.  
or  
after pressing the  
En 27  
Attention Icon  
Memory Full  
If your Digital Video’s memory card is full, you can  
not take any new movie, picture or voice message.  
Memory Card Indicator  
NOTICE: The internal 32MB memory and the external  
memory card can not be used together. Once an  
external card is inserted the internal memory is not  
used.  
Card Lock  
If you insert a SD memory card with the lock feature  
on, you will see a card lock icon on the LCD screen.  
(Only if you turn on the security lock of a SD card,  
there will be a card lock icon.)  
En 28  
Menu  
1
To access the MENU options Press  
2
Press NEXT or BACK to move between the selected items  
3
4
Press  
to change  
Press  
to exit  
(Refer to following pages for further details)  
En 29  
Menu-continued  
Flash Light ON/AUTO/OFF (for Camera mode)  
The built-in flash light lets you take a picture in poor lighting conditions  
whether it is in the daytime or at night. If you choose Flash Light ON, the icon  
will appear on the LCD screen.  
Digital Effect (for Video and Camera mode)  
This Digital Video offers four options to customize your movies and  
pictures. The four options are OFF (no effect), SEPIA, B&W and MOSAIC.  
Night Shot ON/OFF (for Video and Camera mode)  
Night Shot is long time exposure to let you take a movie or picture at  
night or in dim light. If you choose Night Shot ON, the icon will appear on  
the right corner of the LCD screen. (use tripod as image will become  
blurry with movement)  
Quick Review ON/OFF (for Camera mode)  
You can have a quick review on your pictures. If you choose Quick  
Review ON, the image will appear on the LCD screen.  
Attach Voice ON/OFF (for Camera mode)  
You can attach voices on your pictures. If you choose Attach Voice ON,  
the icon will appear on the LCD screen.  
NOTE:  
Taking a picture with Attach Voice ON  
After taking a picture with Attach Voice ON, “ATTACH VOICE!” will appear  
on the center of the LCD screen. Press SHUTTER to start to record the  
voice  
En 30  
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 that you  
recorded.  
Date  
You could set the correct date for your unit. Press the PLAY/ENTER to  
select and BACK or NEXT to make changes. Press PLAY/ENTER again to  
move to the next section  
Time  
You could set the correct time for your digital video. use above procedure  
to make edits  
En 31  
Menu-continued  
Beep On/OFF  
If you choose Beep On, there will be beep sound when you press the button. If  
you 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, this  
Digital Video will be auto-off. There are three options: 1 minute, 2 minutes  
and 5 minutes. (Note: If you set Auto-off ON for 2 or 5 minutes; LCD will be  
off first after 1 minute.)  
NTSC/PAL  
NTSC/PAL are two incompatiable analog TV signal formats. You can toggle  
between NTSC and PAL to your TV set’s preference.  
NTSC: North America and Japan  
PAL: U.K. and Germany, France, Russia, certain European and African  
countries  
NTSC  
PAL  
SECAM  
50Hz/60Hz  
Match up with the frequency of the main power supply in your country.  
Please refer to the following figures:  
50 Hz : Europe, P.R.C.,Hong kong, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.  
60 Hz : America, Canada, Taiwan, Japan,and Korea.  
En 32  
Menu-continued  
Slide Show  
You can choose to playback your movies, pictures, voice messages or  
MP3 in Slide Show. The Slide Show playback time is 5 seconds for each  
movie, picture, voice message or MP3.  
To exit, press STOP.  
Repeat ON/OFF (only for MP3 files)  
You can choose to playback your MP3 repeatedly. If you choose to Repeat  
One, the selected track will playback repeatedly. If you choose to Repeat  
All, the whole tracks will playback repeatedly.  
repeat all  
repeat one  
Rotate ON/OFF (only for image files)  
You can choose to rotate your pictures on your Digital Video. Pressing  
, you can rotate the picture every 90 degree in counter-clock  
direction.  
En 33  
Menu-continued  
Del One/  
Del ALL  
You can choose to delete one file or all files. Press  
to confirm.  
Otherwise, press  
to exit.  
Yes  
No  
Format your Memory Card  
If you want to erase all movies, pictures, voice messages, MP3 and other  
files, you can select FORMAT under the menu and press to wipe out  
the memory completely. If you want to keep your memory contents, press  
to exit.  
No  
Yes  
En 34  
Specifications  
Digital Still Camera  
Fine: 2336 x 1752  
Digital Camcorder  
Fine: 640 x 480  
Resolution:  
(Hardware enchancement) (Hardware enchancement)  
Normal: 2048 x 1536  
Low: 1024 x 768  
Normal: 352 x 288  
Low: 320 x 240  
Image Sensor:  
Digital Zoom:  
Digital Effects:  
Display:  
Internal Memory:  
External Memory:  
File Format:  
Lens:  
3.1 Mega CMOS Sensor  
4X  
B&W / Sepia / Mosaic  
1.5” color TFT LCD  
32 MB  
SD / MMC (32MB to 1GB)  
JPEG/ASF(MPEG4 Compatible)/MP3/WAV  
Fixed (6 Glasses Lens) / 9 mm (Equivalent 49  
mm for 135 camera)  
USB / AV out / Earphone  
10 seconds delay  
Interface:  
Self-timer:  
Exposure Mode:  
White Balance:  
Flash Light (Mode):  
Microphone / Speaker:  
Television System:  
Shutter Speed:  
Power / Battery :  
Dimensions (LxHxD):  
Auto  
Auto  
SCR type (On / Auto / Off)  
Built-in  
NTSC / PAL  
1/15 to 1/2500 second  
1.5V AA alkaline battery x 2  
3.54 x 2.65 x 1.57 Inches  
Weight:  
110g (battery not included)  
En 35  
System Requirements:  
Pentium 500 MHz processor or higher  
Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP  
Available USB port  
Media Player 7 (Recommended Media Player 9)  
Super VGA card and color monitor  
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive  
At least 128 MB RAM  
200MB available HD space  
Mass Storage:  
Windows, Mac, Linux  
PC Camera Driver:  
Win98se, Me, 2000, XP  
USB device Unplugging Notice:  
If you want to unplug the Digital Video from your computer, be sure to  
stop the device before hand. To stop the DC500, follow the steps below:  
Remove from PC: (For Windows Me/2000/XP)  
1. Click on the device icon “  
” located on the taskbar. Select the  
device you want to stop (e.g. ‘Stop USB Mass Storage Device -  
Drive(E:)).  
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to safely remove the Digital Video.  
Remove from Mac: (For Mac OS 9.X and 10.1 above )  
1. Select the Digital Video icon (Shown as ‘NO_NAME’ or ‘untitled’ drive)  
on the desktop.  
2. Drag and drop the drive to the Trash.  
En 36  
Troubleshooting:  
PC does not see UNIT  
1) Power on unit  
2) connect unit to PC via the USB (Verify LCD displays Mass Storage)  
3) Open ‘MY COMPUTER’ and verify if there is a drive called “Removable  
Disk” (ex Removable Disk (E:)).  
4) Open the ‘Control Panel’ and double click the ‘SYSTEM’ icon (Start/  
settings/Control Panel (Win98) - Start/Control Panel (Win2000 and XP)  
5) Select the ‘DEVICE MANAGER’ tab. (In windows 2000 and XP you first  
must select ‘HARDWARE’ then ‘DEVICE MANAGER’)  
6) Look for a YELLOW EXCLAMATION POINT (!). This item may be  
located under the ‘OTHER DEVICE’ category. Click the + sign to expand.  
7) Right click and UNINSTALL or DELETE this item. (repeat steps 6&7 for  
each item)  
8) Press F5 on your keyboard and the screen will flicker and come back to  
the last screen. Verify the yellow Exclamation did not return.  
9) remove the unit from the USB cable.  
10) install and complete the driver installation from the supplied CD-ROM.  
11) repeat steps 1 and 2.  
En 37  
HOW TO COPY FILES FROM THE UNIT TO YOUR COMPUTER  
1) power on the unit  
2) connect the unit to the PC via the supplied USB cable  
3) verify the MASS STORAGE is displayed on the LCD screen  
4) Open ‘MY COMPUTER’ and look for the removable storage drive. (ex.  
REMOVABLE STORAGE (e:)) (NOTE: the internal memory and the external  
memory will have 2 separate drives created)  
5) Double click on one of the REMOVABLE STORAGE drives.  
6) Double click on the DCIM folder  
7) Double click on the 100MEDIA folder  
8) Use standard Copy and Paste techniques to copy the files to a location on  
your computer. (see page 39 for basic windows commands)  
HOW TO COPY MP3 FILES TO YOUR UNIT  
1) power on the unit  
2) connect the unit to the PC via the supplied USB cable  
3) verify the MASS STORAGE is displayed on the LCD screen  
4) Open ‘MY COMPUTER’ and look for the removable storage drive. (ex.  
REMOVABLE STORAGE (e:)) (NOTE: the internal memory and the external  
memory will have 2 separate drives created)  
5) Double click on one of the REMOVABLE STORAGE drives.  
6) Double click on the MP3 folder. (If there is no MP3 folder disconnect the unit  
from the USB and power up the unit and access the MP3 mode to create the  
folder automatically.  
7) Copy your MP3 files from your computer to this folder, using standard Copy  
and Paste windows procedures. (see page 39 for basic windows commands)  
See the Quick Guide for more detail  
En 38  
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 web  
pages). Windows Explorer can be accessed by using the right mouse  
button and clicking on the START button located on the lower left of your  
windows desktop and left clicking on EXPLORER just below OPEN.  
Windows Explorer is broken into 3 sections. The TOP section contains  
the Address bar and commands. The LEFT section shows the folder  
structure and drive information. The RIGHT side shows the contents of  
the selected folder from the left side.  
Below is a picture of the Windows Explorer interface. From this screen  
you can select the files from the RIGHT side and click on EDIT in the top  
left portion. EDIT will give you all of the commands you can do with that  
file (Copy, Cut, Paste and select all). Once you made your selection you  
can brown the LEFT section of Windows Explorer to the place where you  
want to execute your command by selecting EDIT.  
En 39  

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