Audiovox DC500 User Manual
Multi-Functional Digital Video / Camera w/1.5" LCD Color Display
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Operating Instructions
Model: DC500
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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder................................... 3
Using the Panel............................................................. .......... 5
Power...................................................................................6
Modes...................................................................................7
Video Mode
Taking Movies........................................................................11
Video Out............................................................................ 12
Camera Mode
Taking Pictures...................................................................... 13
Voice Record Mode
Recording Voice Messages........................................................ 15
MP3 Mode
Listening To MP3 Music............................................................ 17
PLAYBACK Mode
Basic Playback.......................................................................19
Advanced Playback................................................................. 21
Main Functions
Changing the Quality Setting.....................................................23
Using Self-timer......................................................................25
Using Guide Line/The LCD Display............................................... 26
Using Hold............................................................................ 27
Volume Adjust........................................................................27
Advanced Functions
Attention Icon...................................................................... 28
Menu.................................................................................. 29
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 37
HOW TO COPY FILES FROM THE UNIT TO YOUR COMPUTER ................ 38
HOW TO COPY MP3 FILES TO YOUR UNIT ...................................... 38
BASIC WINDOWS 98/2000/XP COPY AND PAST HELP ......................... 39
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Getting to Know Your Digital Video R ecorder
Front View
Getting Started
Front LED
Microphone
Back View
Status LED
(Power On/USB)
Shutter
Speaker
LCD Viewfinder Panel
Zoom
Power Button
Lens
Flash Light
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Subject to Change
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Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Digital Video Recorder-continued
Side View
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Battery/SD/MMC Cover
SD/MMC card Slot
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USB port
Earphone jack
AV out
Battery Slot
Subject to Change
Using the Panel
Display
Video / Camera/V oice/MP3
Menu
Mode Switch
Exit/
Stop
Back/Down/Self-timer Volume/Hold(P ress 2 Sec.)
Next/Up/Resolution
Getting Started
Record/
Playback
Mode Switch
Play/Pause/
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Getting Started
Power
Power On/Off
Nudge the Power slider to activate your
Digital Video Recorder. When Power is on, the
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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.
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Modes
Getting Started
Power On
USB connected
Video Record Mode
Camera Record Mode
Voice Record Mode
MP3 Mode
PLAYBACK Mode
PC Camera Mode Mass Storage Mode
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Getting Started
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.
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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.
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Getting Started
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 , it will turn to PC Camera Mode. With a compatible video
capture program (Not Supplied), you can capture movies.
MENU
MENU
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Taking Movies
Taking Your First Movie
1
Press Power
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Slide Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture2
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Press Shutter to start recording
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Switch to Video Mode
Zoom in or Zoom out
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Video Mode
Press Shutter again to stop
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Video Mode
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)
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