Archos AVCAM 300 User Manual

User Guide

ARCHOS AVCam300

3.3 Megapixel Digital Still Camera and Digital Camcorder for ARCHOS AV300 series

Table of Contents

The AVCam300....................................................................................................5

2 Buttons and Functions ........................................................................................6

3 Taking a Photo (Camera)....................................................................................7

3.1 Understanding and setting the Camera parameters .......................................................7

4 Filming a Video Segment (Camcorder) .............................................................9

4.1 Understanding and setting the Camcorder parameters..................................................9

5 Viewing your photos and videos.......................................................................11

6 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................12

7 Technical Support..............................................................................................14

User Guide for ARCHOS AVCam 300 Digital Still and Video camcorder

Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software for this product

v1.0 (no. 102 433)

Warranty and Limited Liability

This product is sold with a lim ited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty. Manufacturer’s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract.

In general, the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters, fire, static discharge, misuse, abuse, neglect, improper handling or installation, unauthorized repair, alteration or acci dent. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media.

MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF I N ADVANCE.

ARCHOS licensor(s) makes no warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding the licensed materials. ARCHOS’s licensor(s) does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regardi ng the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, correctness or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by you. The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions. The above exclusion may not apply to you.

In no event will ARCHOS’s licensor(s), and their directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively ARCHOS’ licensor) be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS’ lice ns or has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limita t ions may not apply to you.

Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights, remedies and limitation of liability.

Furthermore, warranty does not apply to:

1. Damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage.

2. Any product tampered-with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label.

3. Any product without a warranty or serial number label.

4. Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment.

Warnings and Safety Instructions

CAUTION

To prevent risks of electric shock, this unit must only be opened by qualified service personnel. Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the unit.

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or loading music, video, or picture files for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law. Copyrighted materials, works of art, and/or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded. Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction.

FCC Compliance Statement

FCC Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with 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 harmful interference to radio or television 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.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Note: During file transfer or in the PC mode, if the End U ser Term inal (EUT ) or computer suddenl y freezes or does not respond, it may be due to the electrostatic phenomenon. Please follow the procedures below to recover the operation: Unplug the USB cable from the End User Terminal (EUT) Close the software application in the computer (or re-boot the computer if necessary) Re-connect the USB cable to the End User Terminal (EUT)

In case of Electrostatic Disc harge, t he AV300 m ay lose f unc tion. Just power off and on in order to restore.

CAUTION : Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device. FCC Part 15 - Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference;

2. This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without prior consent, in writing, from ARCHOS. All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notification. Errors and omissions accepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. Copyright ® ARCHOS. All rights reserved.

Disclaimer of warranty: to the extent allowed by applicable law, representations and warranties of non-infringement of copyrights or other intelle ctual property rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above specified, are hereby excluded.

1 The AVCam300

2 Buttons and Functions

Dear Customer, We’d like to thank you for your choice of this ARCHOS camera add-on module for your AV300

series Personal Video Player (PVP). By adding this camera to your AV300, you now have all the functionality of a 3.3 Megapixel Digital still camera AND a video camcorder. Please be careful to treat it like you would a regular camera by handling it carefully and cleaning the lens with a cleaner specific to camera lenses.

Wishing you the best Video, Music, and Photo experience, The ARCHO S TEAM

Connecting the AVCam300 Camera

When connecting the AVCam300 to your AV300, you must be sure that the AV300 is off. Never plug in or remove the AVCam from a device that is on. Remove the rubber cover on the left side

of the AV300 to expose the minicentronics connector. Align it to the camera and then push in firmly making sure that both the left and right side of the connector “click” into place. The AVCam300 should now be securely connected to the body of the AV300. If it can wiggle and has some play, then you have not connected it correctly.

Ready Indicator: On: Ready to take a picture or video segment Off: Camera module is off and pictures/video cannot be

made Blinking: Camera is busy. Ex: during auto focus or writi ng the image data to the hard drive.

Shutter Button: Half way pressed: Photo: set the focus

Fully pressed: Photo: take a picture Video: start/stop video recording

View finder Zoom In Button

Zoom Out Button

Video: start / pause / recommence recording

Flash Indicator: On: Flash picture can be taken Off: Flash disabled Blinking: Flash unit charging

Video: stop recording

Warning: Disconnecting the camera while the AV300 is on could damage the contents of the AV300 hard drive.

To remove the camera, simply shut off your AV300 then squeeze the top and bottom orange tabs to disengage the clips, and then pull out.

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