Mattel L7280 User Manual

VIDEO JOURNAL

Instructions

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L7280

For 1 user / Ages 6 and up

Rev.A

• For use with the Mattel GirlTech

• Requires Windows-compatible personal computer.

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Digital Video Camera.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Capture, Customize, Create! 2
Camera Icons 2
Software Requirements 3
Installing the Software 3
Uninstalling the Software 4
Jump Right In!
Main Menu 4
Recognized Formats 6
Grabbing Images 6
Fixing Your Pix 6
Journal
Customizing your Journal 7
Saving the Day 8
Fun Stuff
Creative Writing 9
Poetry 9
Vid-Libs 9
Cards 10
The Finished Product 10
Calendar
Create New Entry 10
Edit Entry 11
Delete Entry 11
Journal Icon
Options 11
Forget Your Password? 11
Questions or Problems? 12
Battery Installation 12
Caution 12
Warranty 13

CAPTURE, CUSTOMIZE, CREATE!

You are a lot more complicated than a paper and pencil. Your journal should be, too. Create
multi-media art by expressing your thoughts, feelings and
favorite memories.

Along with your Girltech™ Video Camera, you can create
your own personal Video Journal with pictures, your
choice of themes and all the special details you can
dream up!

So, choose your first subject, shoot some video and let’s
get started. This is going to be fun!

CAMERA ICONS

Memory capacity Remaining number of storable pictures/videos

High Resolution mode (Default)

• 640 x 480 pixel resolution for still images

Turn of the camera.

Self-Timer

AVI capture: Take the video about 0.07M pixels (Default).

Continuous capture

Delete all images and videos from memory

Delete one image or video from memory.

LOW Resolution mode

• 320 x 240 pixel resolution for still images
Note: If you choose this mode and turn off the camera without

removing the battery, it will stay in this mode until you change it
back to the default (High Resolution).

When battery low the icon “Low” will blink on the LCD.

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Low/High Quality

insert CD

removing software

OPTIONS

JOURNAL

CALENDAR

FUN STUFF

PHOTO GALLERY

Setting the flicker frequency to 50HZ/60HZ

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum System Requirements:

• Personal computer running Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista

• 1 GHZ Pentium 4, AMD Athlon, or equivalent processor

• 512MB of available RAM or more

• 8MB video RAM or more

• Hard Drive: 120 MB Free hard drive space

• CD-ROM drive

• Built-in USB port

• Color monitor with minimum resolution of 1024x768 pixels; High Color (16-bit) or True Color
(24-bit).

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

1. Insert the GirlTech™ – Video Journal CD-ROM disc into

your CD-ROM drive.

2. If you have the AutoPlay feature on for your CD-ROM,

left-click on the install button and skip the next two
steps.

3. If you don’t have AutoPlay enabled, select Start and

then Run from the Windows Taskbar.

4. Type d:\setup.exe (d: refers to your CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM drive letter is not d: use

the appropriate drive letter instead.)

5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

After installation is complete, you will find an icon for the GirlTech™ – Video Journal on your
desktop. You will also find an icon in the GirlTech™ – Video Journal menu item within Programs
under the Start Menu in the Windows Taskbar. Click on either icon to run the game.

UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

From the Start Menu, search through the listed
programs for the GirlTech™ Video Journal folder.
Right-click on the folder. Select Uninstall Video
Journal to uninstall the program. You may also do an
uninstall by using the Add/Remove Programs on the
Control Panel.

JUMP RIGHT IN!

After you’ve installed your Video Journal, you’re going to want to choose a name for yourself, to
make sure your Journal is for you and you only. On the opening screen, left-click on the Create
New button and enter a User Name and password. If you like, you can also drag a picture up
from the Thumb Bar to customize your own personal icon.

TIP: The Thumb Bar, at the bottom of the screen, shows pictures from your photo gallery. Left­click on one and drag it up from the bar to drop it wherever you need. (See Photo Gallery to
load pictures)

If you’ve already created a journal, you’ll find that the last person who created a journal will
appear on the screen. There is no limit to how many user profiles you can create. Just click on
the arrows to scroll through the list until you find your journal. Enter the password and you’re
ready to go!

Main Menu

Here’s where you get things started. You are in your personal pages; nobody except you can use
it without your password. The main page offers you the following choices: