Panasonic MDVR-12 User Manual

MDVR-12 User's Manual

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PocketProDVR
User's Manual

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MDVR-12 User's Manual

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Overview-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3~4
Accessories ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Function Modes ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Basic Operation------------------------------------------------------------------- 7~13
Turn ON / OFF MDVR-12--------------------------------------------------------7
Select Functions-------- ---------------------------------------------------------7
SETUP---------------------------------------------------------------------------7~9
Adjust Volume-------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
REC Button----------------------------------------------------------------------10
Basic Operation - Link with Other Equipments----------------------11~13
Battery Charging Mode------------------------------------------------------- 13
Introduction to all the Functions----------------------------------------------14~17
Video Playback------------------------------------------------------------------- 18~21
Video Editing-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Supported Video File Format-------------------------------------------------------23
Audio Playback---------------------------------------------------------- --------24~25
Audio Editing--------------------------------------------------------------------------26
Supported Audio File Format------------------------------------------------------26
Photo Browsing---------------------------------------------------------- ------- 27~28
Slide Show + Playback------------------------------------------------ 28~29
Photo
Support File Format--------------------------------------------------------- 30
Record----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31~34
Audio Line in Rec
Video Line in Rec
Specifications-------------------------------------------------------------------------35
Supported File Format---------------------------------------------------------36~37
Precautions----------------------------------------------------------------------------38

Audio

Editing----------------------------------------------------------------------29~30

Photo

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4MDVR-12 Main device

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I Overview

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1. Power ON/OFF
Button

4. Exit Button

7. Power Supply Jack

10. Reset Button

2. AV Inputs Jack/CCD
power supply

5. AV Output Jack

8. SD Card Slot

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3. Video/Audio
Recording Button

6. USB Jack

9. IR Transceiver

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4 Remote Control

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1. Power ON Button

4. Five-direction Key

7. ESC/STOP

2. LCD/TV Switch
Button

5. Volume Buttons

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3. Recording Button
and Pause Button

6. Setup Button

I Accessories

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Stereo Earphones

Video Sensor (Optional)

AC adaptor

RAC Cabie USB Cable

Battery

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Remote Control

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Movie Audio Photo Record Setting

I Function Modes

4 Movie
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4 Photo
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video source recording

4 Setting

: MP4 video file playback

Audio : audio file Playback

: browse images and pictures

Record : external audio source recording and external

: set various functions

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I Basic operation

4 Turn on / off the player

Turn On: Push the On/Off button on

MDVR-12 to turn on the power.
The greeting screen will appear.

Turn off: Push the On/Off button on

MDVR-12 or press the Power
buttonon the remote control to
immediately turn off MDVR-12.

4 Select Functions

1. After the player is turned on, it will show the screen of Main Menu,
press the arrow keys to select desired functions.

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2. After selection, press play to e nter t hef unctiont haty ou'ves elected.

4 SETUP

1. While you enter Video, Audio, Image modes, and various standby
modes, press SETUP button to edit the settings.

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2. Select the item in the main menu: Press arrow keys to move the cursor.56

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3. Enter the submenu: Press the right arrow key.44;

4. Select the item in the submenu: Press up or down to choose options.56

5. Save the change: Press play to save the new setting.4;

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6. To not make any change and return to main menu: Press left.3<

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7. Exit SETUP: Press SETUP button or press stop to exit to the
main menu screen.

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4 Adjust Volume

While playing Video, Audio or Slide + Audio, you adjust the sound
volume by pressing the Volume buttons, volume varies in 10 steps

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4 REC Button

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1. In the main menu: Pressing the REC button on the DVR or the REC
button on the remote control to enter the AV function and start
the video recording.

2. Pause the recording: Pressing the REC button on DVR or the
PAUSE button on the remote control will suspend the video recording
operation. If you want to continue recording, please press REC
button again.

3. Stop Recording: Press STOP button to stop video recording and the
screen will return to Preview Menu.

4. In other Modes: in the modes other than the above-mentioned mode,
when you activate the REC button on DVR it will "lock" the access
preventing accidently turning off recording. (this function is not
available on the remote control)

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I Basic Operation - Link with Other Equipments

4 External Video Source Recording

1. Use an external video camera, to record video using MPEG4 codec.
(file format is AVI). Use the included RCA adapter cord if needed.

4 Output to TV Screen

1. Output the image to the TV through the included RCA adapter cord.

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2. Enter the Setup Menu, change the setting of "Display" from "LCD"
into "TV".

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4 Connect to PC

1. Connect the two ends of the USB cable to DVR and PC.

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2. "USB Mode" will appear on the screen and disappear 5 seconds
later, and then it can be accessed via computer.

I Charging

4 When the power goes down, power LED indictor blinks (blue)

and the meter with no bars displays on the bottom right
corner of the screen, which indicates that the power of the
host exhausts and please recharge it immediately

4 Connect the main device with the power supply and then plug the

power supply into the electrical outlet. The LED light will always be on
(orange light).

Precautions:

The device will turn off the LED light to keep the life-span of the battery,
please unplug the power supply promptly after finishing charging the
battery.

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I Introduction to all Setting Functions

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1. Operate in Main Menu: Press arrow keys to select functions, then
press play to e nter t he S etup M enu

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2. Enter the Setup Menu

(1) Video playback repeat mode: allows you to repeat the playback of the

selected single/all video files or stop after the playback of all video files.

(2) Audio playback repeat mode: for audio files in a similar way as that for

video files.

(3) Slide show repeat Mode: make a slide show of all the image files once

or repeatedly.

(4) Slide Show + Audio: make a slide show of the image files and

Audio

meanwhile playback files automatically (the image and audio
files must be put in the same folder)

(5) Slide Show Time Delay: set the time delay between each image as 3, 5,

7, or 10 seconds.

(6) Backlight Off Timer: set the time delay to turn off the backlight during

playback to 30 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes or never turn off.
(7) TV Format: select the format of the TV to be NTSC or PAL
(8) Display Selection: it can be switched between LCD and TV
(9) Language: choose the language of the operating interface

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(10) Format: format SD card
(11) Reserved Recording:

0 Press arrow keys to select the items for the reserved recording,

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press play to c onfirm t he s etting.

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External Audio Recording

External Video Recording

0 Time setting: please see "Basic Operation - SETUP" for the

procedure of operating the buttons to set the start/end time and the
quality for the two kinds of reserved recording modes.

0 Precautions:

! It is needed to set the "Setup" item as "ON" to successfully book

the reserved recording.

The reservation will be executed only when the device is in Power

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On State
The recorded files will be stored in the "MyRecord" folder in the

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Video/Audio folder

0 Recording Fail

! When there are conflicts in the time setting or when the storage

space is not enough: it will show a red forbidden sign to warn
that the reserved recording will not be operated, so please set
up again.

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! Interrupt by unknown reasons during recording (low battery, no

signal, insufficient space,... etc.): it will show a red forbidden
sign to warn that the reserved recording failed.

(12) Time Setting: please see "Basic Operation - SETUP" for the procedure

of operating the buttons.

(13) Update Firmware: insert the memory card which contains updated

software into the device and press Enter button, after the system is
updated, it will reboot automatically; if the message "Update Error" is
shown, it means that there are errors during updating, it might be that
the software is incomplete or the memory card has some problem,
please use other memory cards, or reboot the device after inserting
the memory card; Toshiba, SanDisk or Panasonic memory cards are

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(14) Reset to Default: select to reset default values.

(15) All Space: show the used space
(16) Residual Space: show the residual space
(17) Protection: activate the protection of the files to prevent the file

from being deleted

(18) Delete: selectively delete selected file or all files
(19) File Information: show the size and duration of the current file
(20) Quality: set the quality of recording to be the best or standard

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I Video Playback

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4 Operations in Main Menu

Press arrow keys to select the video playback function, then press

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play to enter

4 Operations in File List Mode

Press arrow keys to choose the file you want to playback, push play to

select the file for playback.

(play the selected file)(select file)

4 Fast Playback

1. Double Speed Playback: pres the right key during playback, the video
file will then be played with a speed two times faster; press play to r eturn
to the normal playback speed.

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2. 4x Speed Playback: press right arrow twice or once during Double
Speed Playback, the video file will be played with a speed four
times quicker; press play to r eturn t o t he n ormal p layback s peed.

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3. 8x Speed Playback: press right three times or press once during 4s
Speed Playback, the video file will be played with a speed
eight times faster; press play to r eturn t o t he n ormal p lay back
speed.

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4 Slow motion function

1. 1/2 Speed Slow Motion: press right after pauseing the playback, the
video file will be played in 1/2 Slow Motion; press PLAY button
to return to the normal playback speed.

2. 1/4 Speed Slow Motion: press right twice after pausing the playback,
the video file will be played in 1/4 Slow Motion; press PLAY
button to return to the normal playback speed.

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3. 1/8 Speed Slow Motion: press right three times after pausing the

playback, the video file will be played in 1/8 Slow Motion; press

PLAY button to return to the normal play back speed.

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4 Reverse Playback

The Index bar will go back as the video played in reverse; press PLAY

to return to normal playback speed.

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4 Pause

Pause the Video, Index Bar and the playing time counting; Press

pause once again to return to normal playback.

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4 Stop

Press stop to stop playing and return to File List Mode

4 Video Capture

1. Capture Image while the Video is playing: Press PAUSE first and
then press REC.

2. Return to normal Playback
Press play to r eturn t o n ormal p layback4;

3. The number of the captured pictures while the Video is playing is
limited within 30, these files will be stored in "MyRecord" folder under
photo mode with the filename: V0913001 (V-video, 0913 - MMDD,
serial number 001-999 ); if the number of captured pictures exceeds
30, it will show the message "ABOVE RECORDING LIMITED TO 30
FILES" or "ABOVE RECORDING LIMITED TO 999 FILES" if the seria
number exceed 999 in one day, press to exit the messasge and
return to PAUSE state.

! Precautions: This function works only after pressing PAUSE

during normal playback.

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I Video Editing

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4 During Video Playback

Press SETUP button, the video will be paused, and the setting items will

appear, please see "Basic Operation - SETUP" for the procedure of

operating the buttons.

4 In File List Mode

Press SETUP button, the setting items will appear, please see "Basic

Operation - SETUP" for the procedure of operating the buttons.

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I Supported Video File Format

Under 720*480

AVI(DivX 4/5.0)

AVI(DivX 2/3)

MPEG1(DAT, M

PG VCD file

format)

ASF

RM

WMV
VOB (DVD file

format without

copy protection)

MJPEG(AVI)

Notice: can be played in MDVR-12 directly
can not be played directly, and is not able to be convertedX

Under 4 Mbps

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Bit rate Frame rateFile Format Resolution

Under 30 fps

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I Audio Playback

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4 Operations in Main Menu

Use the arrow keys to select the file you want to play, after the file is

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selected, press play to e nter A udio P layback f unction.

4 Operations in File List Mode

Press up or down to select the file you want to play, after the file is selected,

press play. If t he f ile name is too long, use the arrow keys to view the name

Press stop to return to the upper level menu.

4 Fast Playback

During Fast Playback, the Index bar and the playing time counting will

become faster along with the file playback; press play to r erturn t o t he

normal playback.

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4 Reverse Playback

During Reverse Playback, the Index bar and the playing time counting
will become reversed along with the reverse playback; press play to
rerturn to the normal playback.

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4 Pause

By pressing PAUSE button, the Audio, the Index bar and the playing
time counting will be paused; press play once a gain t o r eturn t o n ormal
playback.

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4 Stop

Press to stop the playback immediately and return to File List Mode.<

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I Audio File Editing

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4 Settings For Audio Playback

Press SETUP button, the audio playback goes on, the setting items

appears, please see "Basic Operation - SETUP" for the procedure of

operating the buttons.

4 In File List Mode

Press SETUP button, and the setting items will appear; please see

"Basic Operation - SETUP" for the procedure of operating the buttons.

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File Format
MPEG1 layer-3 version 1/2/2.5 stereo

MPEG1 layer-3 version 1/2/2.5 Joint-stereo

WMA(64 kbps~320 kbps)

WAV

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I Photo Browsing

4 Operations in Main Menu

Use the arrow keys to select Image Browsing Mode and press play.5634 4;

4 Operations in File List Mode

Use arrow keys to select the file, press play to view the image.

4 Select the Photo for Browsing

Press up or down to select to browse the previous or next image.

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4 Zoom in the Photo by 2 times / 4 times

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1. To zoom in, press play and the image will mangify 2x. Use the
arrow keys to move the position of the screen.

2. Push the play button a second time to magnify 4x

! Notice:

The screen will show the current magnification -- 2X/4X; if
the image is displayed in full screen state and 4X is shown,

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and pressing play does not result in any changes, it
means that the image has been maginified to its maximum
extent and it is impossible to enlarge any more.

I Slide Show + Audio

File list In File List Mode or Image Browsing Mode, press SETUP button to
show the setting items, select "Start Slide Show" and press play to s tart t he
Slide Show + Audio function ( the image files and the Audio files that you
want to play need to be stored in the same folder.)

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(In File List Mode)

(During Image Browsing)

4 Pause

1. Pause Slide Show
Press pause to p ause S lide S how

2. Cancel Pause
While Slide Show is paused, press pause again to resume.

4 Stop the slide to broadcast

Press stop once, after pressing PAUSE button

I Photo Editing Mode

4 During Photo Browsing

Press SETUP button, the setting items appear, please see "Basic
Operation - SETUP" for the procedure of operating the buttons.

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4 In File List Mode

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Press SETUP button, the setting items appear, please see "Basic
Operation - SETUP" for the procedure of operating the buttons.

I Supported Photo File Format

Encoding

File Format

JPG

Baseline

Lower than 4096x4096 Lower than 1024x1024

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I Record

4 Audio Line in REC

1. Select Record Function
Use the arrow keys in Main Menu to select Record function, then

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press play to e nter.

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2. Select Audio Line in REC

3. Start Record
Press REC button to start recording, the file will be stored in
"MyRecord" folder.

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4. Pause
(1) Pause Recording

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Press the PAUSE button on the remote control or switch off

the REC key on DVR to pause the recording and return to the
standby mode.

(2) Cancel Pause

Press the REC button on the remote control or switch the REC
key on DVR to continue the recording & store it in the same file

5. Stop
During the recording, press stop button to stop the recording
immediately and return to the standby mode.

6. The recorded Video file will be stored in the "MyRecord" folder in
MOVIE and the recorded sound file will be stored in the "MyRecord"
folder in MUSIC.

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4 Video Line in REC

1. In Main Menu: Activate the REC switch to record immediately or use
RED button on the remote control to enter the AV function, and start
the recording.

2. If using the remote control, use the arrow keys to select the
the recording function, and press play to e nter.

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3. Select Video Line in REC
Select External Video Source Recording, press ENTER button to
enter standby mode (make sure to connect the video camera to the
AV IN jack. The DVR will record the video into a MPEG4 AVI file.
**Using the REC switch on the DVR, starts recording immediately
Without need for
the IR remote

4. If the message "Press REC button" disappears: in Standby mode, if
there is no operation within 5 seconds, the messages of recordable
time, quality and "Press REC button" will disappear, you have to press
REC button again to return to Standby Mode, and then press REC
button in Standby Mode to start the recording.

5. Start Recording
Press REC button to start recording, the file is stored in "MyRecord"
folder.

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6. Pause
(1) Pause Recording

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Press the PAUSE button on the remote control or decrease the
REC key on DVR to pause the recording and return to the
standby mode.

(2) Cancel Pause

Press the REC button on the remote control or increase the REC
key on DVR to continue the recording and store it in the same
file.

7. Stop Recording
During the recording, press stop or move the REC switch to stop

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the recording mmediately and return to Standby Mode.

8. The recorded Video file will be stored in the "MyRecord" folder in
MOVIE and the recorded sound file will be stored in the "MyRecord"
folder in MUSIC.

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Timer

Display

AV IN/OUT

LED Indication
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I Specifications

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Resolution 160 x R.G.B x 240

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2.37 inch TFT-LCD with LED backlight

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NTSC/PAL composite output

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AV input/output through two 2.5mm jacks

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LED1 - Charging (orange)

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LED2 - Power (blue)

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LED3 - Signal Source Detection (green)

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LED4 - Audio/Video recording, file operation (red)

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Storage Device

Computer
Connection

Power System

Dimension /
Weight

System
Requirements

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SD card

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USB 2.0 mini connector

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Rechargeable/Exchangeable Lithium Ion Battery

3.6V 1250mAh.

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Power supply 100~240 V, 50~60 Hz

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79.90

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CD-ROM, Windows-compatible display with a

x 51.90 x 22.30 mm

g / g, with/out the battery respectively.

Operating system: Window2000, Window XP
CPU: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz and beyond
Relevant hardware accessories: USB port, Mouse,

required resolution of 1024 x 768

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I Supported Video File Format

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4 Supported Video File Format

Bit rate Frame rateFile Format Resolution

Under 720*480

AVI(DivX 4/5.0)

AVI(DivX 2/3)

MPEG1(DAT, M

PG VCD file

format)

ASF

RM

WMV
VOB (DVD file

format without

copy protection)

MJPEG(AVI)

Notice: can be played directly in the MDVR-12

X Can not be played in the MDVR-12 without converting with 3rd
party application software

Under 4 Mbps

a-law, u-law

Under 30 fps

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4 Supported the form in audio frequency

File Format
MPEG1 layer-3 version 1/2/2.5 stereo

MPEG1 layer-3 version 1/2/2.5 Joint-stereo

WMA(64 kbps~320 kbps)

WAV

4 Supported Image File Format

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Encoding

File Format

JPG

Baseline

Lower than 4096x4096 Lower than 1024x1024

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Before using this product, please read this manual in detail to ensure you are using this

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product properly.

During the recording in various REC Modes, all button-pressing is disabled.

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All the recorded files are stored in the "MyRecord" folder.

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After the setting of Reserved Recording and Alarm functions, the setting will be

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executed only when the "SET" item is set to "ON".

Reserved Recording and Alarm functions will be executed after the device is turned off.

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If the file is corrupted such that it cannot be played, the part of the file that is corrupted

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will be skipped. If the file is still unable to be played, it will jump to the next file.

Only the files with the extension of MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, AVI, BMP

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and JPG can be played in this DVR.

The player can distinguish an unlimited number of files/folders. However, within a

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folder, a maximum of 999 files can be distinguished.

The maximum playing time of video files is limited to 2 hours and the maximum

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playing time of audio files is limited to 3 hours.

In the Video files, only the audio in MP3 and WMA format is supported, AC3, DTS, AAC

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and other formats are not supported.

All data in the device may be deleted due to excessive impact, lightning, power surge

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etc., the manufacturer does not bear responsibility for the losses caused in the above
situations, please protect and back up the data in the device properly.

Please avoid serious vibration; hard vibrations may damage the LCD display.

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Please do not apply heavy pressure on the player; the player may be damaged

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because of excessive weight applied to the housing.

When the memory card is removed from your DVR, the card may feel warm due to

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normal operation. This is nothing to be concerned about, it is normal.

If the memory card is inserted in the wrong direction, the card will not fit completely

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into the bottom of the slot, do not force the card in incorrectly doing so will damage the
card and the device.

While connecting the device to a PC through USB, you can read download directly from

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the SD card and run the files as a mass the storage device.

If you connect the device to a PC through USB, and choose to use the computer to

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format the storage device, please use FAT32 format.

Please do not scrub the LCD with hard materials or chemicals. The screen is easily

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damaged. If you want to remove the dust on the LCD screen, please clean the case
with a soft dry cloth, if dirt or stains are left, you can use a small qty of mild cleansing
liquid; do not use volatile solutions because they will cause chemical reactions, thus
the device might be deformed or discolored.

If the device is moved from a cold to a warm location, the screen may fog up; if

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this situation takes place, please turn off your DVR and wait for about one hour
before use.

Please do not store or use your device in the following places:

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1. Extremely humid or dusty places.

2. Places with direct sunlight or a high temperature, e.g.: The DVR will be damaged if
left in an extremely hot car in the summer.

3. Avoid heavy vibration or strong magnetic fields, as such things may interfere with

the normal operation of the device.

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