Sakar 44090 User Manual

44090
MUSICAM

Digital Camera and
MP3 Player

Owner’s Manual

© 2007 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective
companies.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents .......................................................... 2

Introduction ................................................................... 2

Key Features ................................................................. 3

What your camera includes ........................................... 3

Computer System Requirements for Windows ............. 3

A Quick Look at Your Camera ...................................... 4

Charging Your Musicam for Use ................................... 5

Starting Your Camera ................................................... 6

Camera Mode ............................................................... 7

Capturing Photos ........................................................ 11

Capturing Video .......................................................... 12

Webcam Mode ............................................................ 13

MP3 Mode ................................................................... 13

Installing SD Memory Card ......................................... 13

Software Installation .................................................... 16

Everything you need to get the most from your photos 20

Download photos to your PC ...................................... 22

Viewing Videos ........................................................... 25

Using your Camera as a Webcam .............................. 25

Music Express Software installation ............................ 28

Using “Music Express” software .................................. 35

My Music Player Mode ................................................ 41

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera .......................... 43

Sakar Warranty Card .................................................. 43

Appendix A: Technical Specifications ......................... 43

Appendix B: Troubleshooting ..................................... 44

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the 44090 Digital Camera and MP3
Player. Everything you need to take quality digital photos is
included with your device. Please read this manual carefully
FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital camera.

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Key Features

• 1.3 MegaPixel Digital and Video Camera 320 x 240

• 1.1 Inch Color LCD monitor

• SD Memory Card Slot only for MP3 device which accepts SD

and MMC compatible memory cards from 32MB up to 1GB.

• PhoTags Express software for downloading photos and

videos from your Digital Camera, managing and enhancing
your photos, printing, sending photos by e-mails and much
more

• WebCam Express software to use your Digital Camera as a

webcam for live chat or creating videos and taking snapshots

• Music Express software to move your favorite songs from

your computer to your MP3 for you to listen to wherever you
are and whenever you want.

What your camera includes

• Digital Camera and MP3 Player (2 in 1)

• PhoTags Express, WebCam Express, Music Express and

driver installation CD

• USB cable

• User’s Manual

• Earphones

• Necklace

• Warranty card

Computer System Requirements for
Windows

To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will
need the following minimum configuration:

• Pentium processor or above with Windows 2000 or XP.

• 130 MB free disk space, 128 MB RAM,

• Available USB Interface

• CD-ROM Drive

• Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or

higher.

• 16-bit color or higher display adaptor.

Caution:

• Formatting will delete all the data on the SD Memory Card.

• Do not remove the SD Memory Card during formatting as this

may damage the card and render it unusable.

• Formatting will delete protected data too.

• SD Memory Cards formatted on a PC or device other than

the camera cannot be used. Be sure to format the card with

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the camera.

• When you switch off the battery OFF-ON switch all the data

in the built-in memory will be deleted.

• After taken photos, we recommend always downloading your

photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent
unintentional data loss.

• We strongly suggest not to use mp3 player and camera at

one time, as this will lead to unstable power supply.

A Quick Look at Your Camera

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Charging Your Musicam for Use

Built-in Battery

Your camera uses a built-in Lithium battery. When the Battery
On/Off switch is On.

the USB port serves as a charger for the battery. To charge the
battery, simply connect the device via the USB cable to your PC,
the camera screen will light up. In the charging period the screen
will continue to light up. Please note that you can not power off the
screen while the camera is connected to the USB port. Once
unplugged, the camera will power off automatically, simply press the
Power/Shutter button on the left side of the camera to start the
camera.
If the battery power is low, the LED light will flicker (MP3 mode) or
low battery will display on the screen (camera mode) and the
device will power off. Should this occur, download your photos to
your PC as soon as possible, and then charge the device. Charging
time is around 3-4 hours.

WARNING:

• Before starting to take photos, please test the device’s
functioning in order to avoid disappointing results. Should
the device fail to work, please contact us immediately.

• Static Electricity may affect your device by powering it
off. To restart, simply power on again.

• Shifting the Battery On/Off switch to Off will cause any

NOTE: If you do not intend to use your musicam for an extended

photos saved in the camera to be deleted from memory.

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period, leave the switch in the Off position, this will save the energy
left in the battery.

Battery Capacity Icons:

An icon will appear on the top right corner of your LCD screen,
showing the amount of battery power available.

more than 70%
power

5%-35% power

35%-70% power

less than 5%
power

1. the surface of the camera.

Starting Your Camera

1. Shift the Battery On/Off switch to On.

2. Hold the Camera with the LCD screen facing you and
press the Power/Shutter button on the left side of the
camera to start the camera. Press the power Off/ menu
button for more than 3 seconds to turn the camera off.
When the device is on, you can take photos.

When your device is connected to your PC, there are two
modes available.
The switch to move between the 2 modes is found on the right
side of the camera: DC Camera or MP3.

DC Camera mode:

When the mode switch is set to Camera mode (down), you can

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take photos and videos, download them to your PC, or use the
device as a webcam. All MP3 functions will be disabled in this
mode.

MP3 mode:

When the mode switch is set to MP3 (up), the device enters
Mass Storage (MSDC) mode. All Digital Camera functions
except for taking photos will be disabled, and you can now
download music or other files onto your SD card.
Note: When you pull out the USB cable, the device will power
off.

Reset Function
If your device does not function properly, you can use the
Battery On/Off button at the base of the camera next to the SD
Card slot, to reset it. Simply switch the Battery off and then on
again. Please note that resetting will cause any photos stored in
the device’s memory to be deleted.

Important note: Please download all photos before
resetting your device.

Camera Mode

In order to download the photos and videos captured with
this camera you need to install the PhoTags Express,
WebCam Express and camera specific driver for this
device. The instructions to install this software are
explained further on in this manual.

Now that your device is powered on you can enter the Main
Menu by pressing the Menu button (top arrow on the dial). You
can navigate this menu by pressing the Down button to flip
through the various menu items.
Press the Power/Shutter button on the left side of the camera in
order to select an item and enter the sub-menu for that item.
Pressing the Menu button leads you to this Main Menu screen:

Below is an explanation for each of the Submenus on the Main
Menu.

Camera Submenu

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Press the Menu button to enter the Main Menu, and press the
Power/Shutter button to select the Camera Submenus. Upon
entering the Camera Submenu, you can choose between the
following options:

Press the Shutter button to toggle through the various options
within this submenu, and the Menu button to select the mode of
your choice. The LCD screen will show your choice with a
symbol in the upper left corner.

Take Photo

Self-Timer

AVI（Video）

Continuous Capture

Press the Menu button to enter the Main Menu, press the Down
button until the Resolution Modification icon is selected and
then press the Power/Shutter button to select this submenu.

Resolution Modification Submenu

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Press the Power/Shutter button to toggle between the different
resolution options, and press the Menu button again to select
and save the desired resolution. Options within the Resolution
Modification Submenu are as follows:

Note: Clearer photos will be taken at higher resolution, however
low resolution will allow you to take many photos at one time.

SVGA (1280x1024)

VGA (640x480)

QVGA (320x240)

Press the Menu button to enter the Main Menu, press the Down
button until the Compression Rate icon is selected and then
press the Power/Shutter button to select this submenu. Press
the Power/Shutter button to toggle between the different
compression rate options, and the press the Menu button again
to select and save the desired compression. Options within the
Compression Rate Submenu are as follows:

Press the Menu button to enter the Main Menu, press the Down
button until the Frequency icon is selected and then press the
Power/Shutter button to select this submenu. Press the

Compression Rate Submenu

Non-Compression Mode

Compression Mode

Frequency (Anti-Flicker) Submenu

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Power/Shutter button to toggle between the frequency options,
and the Menu button to select the desired frequency. Options
within the Frequency Submenu are as follows:

Note: 60Hz is suitable for the U.S. and Asia, and 50Hz for
Europe and Japan.

50Hz

60Hz

Press the Menu button to enter the Main Menu, press the Down
button until the Delete All icon is selected and then press the
Power/Shutter button to select this submenu. Upon entering this
submenu, you will be shown the following screen, asking if you
wish to Delete All of the photos in the camera. Press the Down
button to move between options, select Yes to Delete All, or No
to Cancel. Press the Power/Shutter button to confirm your
choice.

When the camera is in the Camera Playback Mode, you can
delete the last photo taken.

Delete All Submenu

Delete Individual Photos

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Press the Shutter button on the left side of the camera.
Press the “Preview” left dial arrow for the last photo taken to
appear on the LCD screen.
Now press the “Power Off/Menu” (up arrow on dial) mode
button and the following screen will appear:

Use the Down arrow to toggle between the Yes or No choices ­Yes to delete the photo currently viewed, or No to cancel.
Press the Shutter button to activate your choice.

Capturing Photos

TAKING INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS

You can compose your shot using the LCD screen. Hold the
camera steady and press and hold the shutter button. A beep
will sound indicating that the photo has been taken.

After each photo is taken the numbers of photos left to shoot at
this resolution is displayed at the bottom left of the LCD screen.
If the level of brightness is too low, the message “Too Dark” will
appear on the LCD screen and two quick beeps will sound,
indicating that the photo cannot be taken.

CONTINUOUS SHOT

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Your camera can be set up to take 3 photos in one continuous
shot.
Select the Continuous shot mode from the camera menu
options on the LCD screen.
Select the Menu (up arrow) mode. When the continuous shot
icon appears in the top left corner you can now take your shots.
Press the Shutter button once and the camera will take 3
consecutive shots saved in jpeg format.

TIMER

Your camera can be set up with the timer mode to take a photo
after 10 seconds.
Select the Timer shot mode from the camera menu options on
the LCD screen.
Select the Menu (up arrow) mode. When the timer icon appears
in the top left corner you can now prepare your shot.
Press the Shutter button once and the timer will be activated to
take the photo after 10 seconds.

Sleep Mode (Automatic Power-Saving)

The digital device will go into Sleep Mode automatically after
approximately 30 seconds of inactivity. This mode uses low
energy consumption in order to prolong the device’s battery life.
To reactivate the device, simply press the Power/Shutter
button.

For information on how to work with your photos, please see
the Software Installation section in this manual.

Capturing Video

In order to capture Videos with this Camera the camera has to
be set to the Video mode as explained above.

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Once in the Video mode, press the shutter button for the
camera to start capturing an AVI video.
A clock counter on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen
will begin to count. The video is now being captured.
To end the video capture press the shutter button again.
The Video has now been captured and is ready to be
downloaded from the camera to your computer.

See the “Get Photos” section of the software installation for
using your Photags Express software application to download
photos in JPEG format and videos in AVI format from your
camera to your PC.

Note: When downloading Photos or videos from your camera
the switch on the right hand side of the camera needs to be
down in the Camera position.

Webcam Mode

In order to use your device as a webcam, you first need to
install the WebCam Express software on your PC. Please see
the Software Installation section in this manual for further
instructions.

Once the software has been installed, connect your device to
your PC and ensure the Mode switch is set to DC.

MP3 Mode

In order to use your device as a MP3 Player, you first need to
install the Music Express software on your PC. Please see the
Software Installation section in this manual for further
instructions.

Installing SD Memory Card

This Musicam device uses an SD Card to store music. The
music can be moved from your computer to the SD Card by
using the Music Express application installed from the CD
installation disk. For further details on how to move music from
your computer to the SD Card in your MP3 Player see the

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“Music Express” section of this manual.
The MP3 Player has a memory card slot that enables you to
insert any “SD” compatible memory card.
The amount of music that can be enjoyed while using this
device depends on the capacity of the card inserted. The
greater the memory of the card the more songs you can add.
Adding a memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of
your music.

NOTE: SD memory card is required for normal use.

Installing the SD Memory Card:

1. Locate the Memory card slot
(on the bottom of the camera).

2. Insert the memory card into the
slot, label side up and metal
contacts down.

3. Push the card in until you feel it
"click" into position. The top of
the card should be flushed with
the surface of the camera.

Connecting and Using the MP3 Player with the Music
Express application for the first time

When using the MP3 Player for the first time, follow these
instructions carefully.

1. Make sure that Music Express software has been

installed to your desktop

2. Make sure that the device is NOT connected to the

computer

3. Make sure that the switch on the bottom is in the ON

position.

4. Make sure that the mode button on the right side is in

the MP3 (up) position

5. Make sure that you have unlocked your SD/MMC

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memory Card.

6. After unlocking your memory card insert your

SD/MMC memory card into the SD slot at the base of
the device.

7. Press the On/Play/Pause button in the center of the

dial for 4-5 seconds

8. A red LED light will begin to flash

9. You are now in MP3 mode and if you have music on

the SD Card you should be able to hear it

10. Now open the “iConcepts Music Express” icon on the

desktop

11. Carefully follow the instructions on the registration

screens that appear on your desktop

12. Only connect the device to the computer when the

application on the desktop tells you. Please make
sure the red LED light is still on before connecting. If
it is not, repeat step 7 and 8.

13. Once registered the “Music Express” application will

open with the picture of the device appearing on the
top right

14. Music may now be added to or removed from the

Using your MP3 Player

Press and hold down the Power On/Off/ Play button in the
center of the dial for 4-5 seconds to turn on your MP3 player. A
red indicator light will light up. When this red light appears this
is the indication that you are in the MP3 Player mode.
The music that is now stored on the SD Card will automatically
begin to play. Plug in the earphones or attach the device to
speakers to hear your music.
Click the Power On/Off/Play again to Pause music (the indicator
light will keep flashing), and then press the same button to
continue playing.
Use the Previous (left arrow) or Next (right arrow) buttons to
select the next song.
To switch your MP3 player off, click the Power On/Off/ Play
button to enter into Pause music or press and hold down the
Power On/Off/ Play for more than 3 seconds to enter into Sleep
Mode , and press the Power On/Off/ Play button again for 4-5
seconds. The indicator light will switch off.
When there is no card in the slot, power on the MP3 player, the
red indicator light will flash quickly. To power off the MP3
player, press and hold down Power On/Off/Play button for 4-5

MP3 Player using this application.

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seconds.

Volume control

To increase the volume press the up arrow on the dial, and to
lower the volume press the down arrow on the dial.

Sleep Mode (Power-Saving)

The sleep mode uses low energy consumption in order to
prolong the device`s battery life.
In order to enter this mode while the MP3 player is playing
music, simply press and hold down the Power/On/Off/Play
button for 3 seconds. The red indicator LED will change from a
flashing light to constant. When this happens release the button
immediately.
In order to reactivate the device, simply press the
Power/On/Off/Play button again. The device will then continue
to play the music from where it was previously paused.

Card Compatibility

Please ensure the card inserted into your MP3 player is in
FAT32 format in order to allow for compatibility with the device.

Software Installation

NOTE: Before attempting to install the software, make sure
that you do not have the camera’s USB cable attached to
your computer. This will affect the install process and can
cause a failed installation of the camera software and
drivers.

This Musicam device can be used as a Digital Camera as well
as a MP3 Player.

In order to install the Software and drivers to download and edit
the photos and music for this device, you need to install the CD
installation disk.

Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. A Menu
screen will automatically appear.

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To Install the Software and Driver for the Digital Camera select
the “Install PhoTags and WebCam Express software” button.
This will begin the installation of the software. Please follow the
instructions carefully to install this software to your computer.

DO NOT PLUG YOUR CAMERA INTO THE USB PORT
UNTIL THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION HAS BEEN
COMPLETELY INSTALLED.

PHOTAGS EXPRESS

Software & Camera Driver Installation

After choosing the “Install PhoTags and WebCam Express
software” button the PhoTags Express software will begin to
install.

On the “Install your camera software” screen, select your
camera model from the drop down list and click the “Install”
button to install PhoTags Express followed by the installation of
PhoTags WebCam Express and your camera driver.

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On the “PhoTags Express" screen, click the “Next” button.

Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to
continue.

Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the folder where the
program will be installed to, and then click “Install”.

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Click “Finish” to let the “PhoTags Express” installer finish the
installation program.

This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera
driver. Click “Next” to continue.

Follow the Setup screens that appear to install the driver for this
camera .

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Once the program has finished installing you will be asked to
restart your computer. Please do so.

Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “PhoTags
Express”, “WebCam Express” software and the Camera Driver.

To use the WebCam Express software see the “Using your
Camera as a Webcam” section.

To install the Music Express software see the “Installing Music
Express software” section

Everything you need to get the most
from your photos

The “PhoTags Express” software that is installed on your
computer allows you to edit existing photos that you have on
your computer as well as the photos that you have captured
with your camera.

Make Sure that the camera is in the Digital Camera Mode
(button on the right hand side must be in the down position).
Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port of the camera.
Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your
computer.

Important:

until you see the “Your new hardware is installed and

ready to use” pop-up box on the toolbar. If you do not

see this message before you plug in your camera, the

camera will not function properly.

For WinXP users - Do not open the software

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If the Camera is off it will automatically be turned on when the
USB cable is properly connected and the Transfer mode icons
will appear on the LCD screen.

Click the “PhoTags Express” icon that appears on your desktop
to open the “PhoTags Express” Software.

From the Main Menu screen that appears, select the “Select
Photos”, “Enhance Photos” or “Add Captions” buttons. You
can use these features to edit your photos:

Manage your photos by creating countless unique photo
collections without duplicating any photos. Burn CD’s of any
folders for backup and storage.
Enhance your photos; Auto Enhance, Crop, Correct Red
Eye, Manually Adjust and add Special Effects.
Add Active Captions- add Text Captions, Frames, Shapes,
Keywords… and more that can be viewed or hidden any
time.
Locate and Organize your photos and collections- Search
by Captions, Category, Keyword or Date - directly from the
operating system of your computer.
Share your photos via E-mail, Local Printing and Create
HTML web pages for uploading online.
Create Calendars, two-sided Greeting Cards and

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Postcards on standard photo paper... You can purchase
Albums and Video CD, two additional workshop projects

online at anytime and these will be automatically activated in
“PhoTags Express”.
Create Photo Albums and Slide Shows on CDs that can be
viewed on your PC and VCD’s for viewing on your TV using
your DVD player. Add background music to your slideshow.

How to purchase additional “Workshop” projects

In addition to the free Calendars, two-sided Greeting
Cards and Postcards Workshop projects, you have the
ability to purchase two additional Workshop projects:
"Albums" and "Video CD" online, at anytime.

1. To purchase the “Workshop Project” simply click

the one you want and you will be referred to an
online website where you can purchase them.

2. Once you purchase the “Workshop projects” they

will be automatically activated in the software.

Download photos to your PC

Transfer Photos and video images from your camera to
your PC using PhoTags Express.

Select the “Get Photos” button from the top of the PhoTags
Express Main Menu screen.
The Get Photos Wizard opens.

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Select the “Dual Mode Camera” option in the Active Devices
window on the left. and select the “Custom” copy radial button
in the Copy methods box. Click the “Next” button.

Add Active Captions to your pictures. You can add a date,
keywords, categories and more. Click “Next” to continue.

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Choose where to place your photos and videos. The default is
to place all photos and video into a folder under the C:\My
Documents\ My Pictures folder with the date the photos where
taken as the folder name.
Click the “Finish” button to start the download process.

A photos download progress bar appears showing the number
of media (videos included) downloading to your computer.

All the media – Photos and Videos on your camera are now
downloaded to your computer.
Open the “Select Photos” mode of Photags Express to view the
thumbnails for all the media.

You may now use PhoTags Express to edit your photos, create
collections and Burn CD`s.

To learn more of how to get the most out of your PhoTags
application select the “Show Me How” or the “Help” Quick Start
Guide button found on the top right of the screen.

Express Copy Method

Select this option if you want to have all the images transferred
to the PC without the option to select which photos you want to
transfer. In this mode you will not see a preview of the images

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transferred. For more information please refer to the Quick Start
guide in PhoTags Express.

Viewing Videos

Make sure that your camera is connected to your computer
with the USB cable. Open any application that will enable
you to view video files (for example Windows Media Player).

Videos created and downloaded should be sitting in the
C:\My Documents\My Pictures\{date} folder.
Videos are saved in AVI format. Double click on a video with
the avi extension.
The video will appear in the “Main Window” in the actual size
and will begin to play automatically. To replay the video, use
the video controls.
Once all the Photos and Videos have been downloaded to
the computer you may delete them from the camera thereby
preparing your camera to take more photos and videos to be
downloaded

Using your Camera as a Webcam

Connect your camera to your computer using the USB cable
attached. Please make sure the button on the right hand side
of the camera is in the Camera (down) position.

Capturing AVI with WebCam Express

Now that you have WebCam Express software installed, you
can use it to capture short movies called AVI video files or
take JPEG snapshots. The length of time you can record an
AVI while the camera is connected to your computer will
vary, depending on how much hard drive space you will use
to save the file. This is done through the PhoTags WebCam
Express program. Please note that these AVI video files take
up a lot of hard drive space. This next section will walk you
though capturing an AVI file.

1. Double-click the “WebCam Express” icon that is on your
desktop to launch the “WebCam Express” program. A
webcam icon will appear on the LCD screen of your
camera.

2. Your camera now begins to function as a webcam

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3. Adjust your Camera/Webcam to the desired position.
The computer screen will display what the Webcam
“sees”.

4. To add audio to your video, plug a microphone into your

computer.

5. Click the “Capture” button to start recording the video.
The recording elapse time will appear under the video.

6. Click the “Pause” button to hold the recording. To

continue recording click the “Capture” button again.

7. To finish recording click the “Stop” button.

8. The videos will be automatically saved into a default

directory (My Documents/ My Pictures/ My WebCam).

Capturing Photos:

You can also take snapshots with your Webcam.
Your Webcam NEEDS to be connected at all times to the
computer in order to capture the photos.

There are 2 methods to capture and save photos taken with
your WebCam Express software.

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Method 1 – Capture Mode:

1. Position the Webcam so that it is pointing in the
direction of the object you wish to photograph.

2. The “image” appears in the application’s view screen.

3. Select the “Capture” mode button at the top of the
application screen

4. Click the “Snapshot” button on the top left of the view
screen.

5. The photo will be saved automatically as a jpeg picture
in the My Documents/ My Pictures/ My WebCam folder
on your computer.

6. You may now edit this photo by opening the Photags
Express application.
From the Main Menu, select the “Select Photos” mode,
and from the directory tree on the left of the thumbnails
screen, select the My WebCam folder where the photo
has been saved.

Method 2 – Playback Mode:

1. After capturing an AVI video with your Webcam as
explained above, select the “Playback” mode button at
the top of the application screen.

2. You can now select the AVI video that appears on the
left of the view screen.

3. Run the video by pressing the “Play Video” button.

4. While the video is running select the “Snapshot” button
to take photo snapshots that are now saved as jpeg
pictures.

5. The photo will be saved automatically as a jpeg picture
in the My Documents/ My Pictures/ My WebCam folder
on your computer.

6. You may now edit your photos with the “Photags
Express” software application by selecting the Photags
Express icon on the desktop, and from Main Menu that
appears select the “Select Photos” mode.

7. From the directory tree on the left of the thumbnails
screen open the “My WebCam” folder and select the
photos you wish to edit using the software.

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To learn more on how to capture JPEG snapshots from your
Webcam or from your existing AVI movies, go to the “Take
Snapshots” section in the Quick Start Help guide in the
application.
To learn how to change the User Settings, go to the “Set
User Preferences” section in the Quick Start Help.

Webcam:

You can use this Webcam to chat with friends and family,
sending live video feeds straight to them.

NOTE: In order to use this Webcam you must make sure that
you have YAHOO MESSENGER Ver 5.5 or later.

1. Start Yahoo messenger.

2. Select the “Tools” listing on the top of the toolbar. Go to
the drop down menu and select the listing for “Start My
Webcam”.

3. You will see a window appear with your video that you

are playing. Now people who have your Yahoo login name
will be able to see your video.

Music Express Software installation

Your Musicam Device is also an MP3 Player. Music Express
allows you to copy songs in an organized and user friendly way
from your computer to the SD Card that sits in the SD Card slot
of your device.

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Note: Before you install the software please make sure that
the device is NOT connected to the computer by the USB
cord. If your camera is connected please DISCONNECT it
now.

1. Insert the Software CD that came with your Musicam

Digital Camera and MP3 Player into the CD-ROM
drive. Make sure that your Digital Music Player is
NOT connected to the computer.

2. A menu screen will automatically appear.

3. Select the “Install Music Express software” button to

install the Music Express software.

4. On the “Music Express" screen, click the “Next”

button.

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5. Please review the license agreement and click the

“Agree” button

6. Let the “Music Express” installer create the folder

where the program will be installed to, and then click
“Install”

7. Click “Finish” to let the “Music Express” installer finish

the installation program.

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8. Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the

“Music Express” software.

Digital Music Player Registration
Make sure that your Digital Music Player is NOT connected
to the computer.
Note: The first time you open “Music Express” the wizard will
open automatically requesting device installation.

1. To launch “Music Express”, double click on the program

icon on your desktop.

2. On the “Digital music player installation wizard" screen,

click the “Next” button

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3. Select your Digital Music Player model from the drop

down list and click the “Next” button.

4. Insert a name for the Digital Music Player device and

click the “Next” button.

5. Make sure that the button on the right side of the device

is in the MP3 (up) position, and press and hold down
the Power/On/Off/Play button for 4-5 seconds to power
on the MP3 player, and then plug your Digital Music
Player to the USB port.

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6. Once the computer recognizes that you plugged your

device, an “Install now” button will show, press it.

7. When the installation is done, a message will come up

saying that the device has been successfully registered.
You are now ready to use Music Express and all its
features!

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The next time you plug in your Digital Music Player device, it
will automatically open “Music Express” and display its
contents in “My music player” mode. (For more information
please refer to the help file in the software.)

Device Auto-Detect

The Device Auto-Detect detects your Digital Music Player
as soon as you plug it into the USB port. The "Music
Express" software opens in "My music player" mode,
displaying the contents of your Digital Music Player and
allowing for upload of new songs. (Only Content that was
uploaded through "Music Express").

The "Music Express" Auto-Detect icon

notification area on system startup.

To disable the Auto-Detect on startup, right click on the Auto-

Detect icon in the notification area and press "Preferences" or

press the "Preferences" button in "Music Express" main window

and uncheck the check box.

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appears in the

To reset the Auto-Detect to launch at system start up do one of

the following:

Right click on the Auto-Detect icon in the notification area,

press "Preferences" and check the check box.

Click the "Preferences" button on the "Music Express" main

window, choose the Auto-Detect tab and check the check box.

Press the "iConcepts Music Express" from the programs menu

and choose "Launch Auto Detect".

Using “Music Express” software

Get Music Mode

Click the “Get Music” button on the “Main Menu" window or
in any other mode to rip an audio or MP3 CD, to find music
on your computer or to copy music from any removable
drive.

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Rip an Audio

This feature requires Windows XP.
Rip music from a music CD, copy it to your computer and
add it to your music library.

1. Click the “Rip CD” button in the “Get music” mode.

2. Click the “Load CD” button to load the CD from the

CD drive.
Note: The default name of the CD can be changed.

3. Mark the songs you want to rip (to choose all of the

songs on the CD press the “Select all” button)

4. Press the “Browse” button to choose the folder you

want to copy the songs to.

5. Choose a playlist to save the ripped songs in:

a. Create a new playlist.
b. Choose from an existing playlist.
c. Don’t add songs to any playlist.

6. Press the “Rip CD” button to start the ripping process.

Find music on your computer

Scan your computer for music files and add them to your

music library.

1. Click the “Find music” button in the “Get music”
mode.

2. Select a search type:
a. Quick search- Search in “My music” folder. This is

recommended.

b. Full search- Search all hard drives on this

computer.

c. Custom search- Search a selected folder.

3. Add songs to a playlist:
a. Create new playlist.
b. Choose from an existing playlist.
c. Don’t add songs to any playlist.

4. Click the “Begin search” button.

5. When the search is finished, the songs added will be

listed in the text box.

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Copy music from removable drive

Copy music files from any removable drive connected to

your computer and add them to your music library.

1. Make sure the removable drive is connected to your

computer.

2. Click the “Copy music from removable driver” button

in the “Get music” mode.

3. Select the removable drive from the drives list.

4. Choose a playlist to add the songs to:
a. Create a new playlist.
b. Choose from an existing playlist.
c. Don’t add songs to any playlist.

5. Click the “Begin search” button.

6. When the search is finished, the songs added will be

listed in the text box.

My Music Mode

Listen, view and organize all of your music files in playlists
using the My Music Mode.

Playlist
Click the “All music” playlist in the “My playlists” window to
view all of the songs on your computer in the “View
playlists” window on the right.

Create a new Playlist

1. Click the

2. A dialogue box will appear; Insert a playlist name and

press OK.

Create button to create a new playlist

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3. The new playlist will now be listed in the “My playlists”

window.

Add music files to a Playlist

1. Select the music file/files you wish to add from the “All

music” playlist or another existing playlist.

2. Click on the

choose the playlist you want the song to be in or drag the

selected music file/files onto the playlist in the “My

playlists” window you want the song to be in.

(In order to select more then one song press the CTRL

button and select the songs you wish to add to the

playlist.)
View songs in a playlist
View an existing playlist by clicking the playlist name from
the “My playlists” window. The playlist will open on the
right side in the “View playlist” window.
Play music file from playlist
Play a song from a playlist by double clicking on the song
in the “View playlist” window or by choosing the song from
the “View playlist” window and pressing the play button in
the “Music player controls”. Once the song ends, the next
song on the list will play.

Music Player Controls:

Play- play a selected song. When the song is

1.

playing, the Play button becomes a Pause button.

Pause- pause a selected song. To continue

2.

playing the song, click the Play button.

Stop- stop playing a song.

3.

4.

song from a specific point. The Playback slider indicates

the playback progress of the selected item. You can move

the slider and determine where to start playback.

5.

volume level by moving the slider right to increase the

volume or left to decrease the volume.

“Add music to playlist” button and

Playback slider– play a

Volume slider- control the

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Previous- play the previous song on the playlist.

6.

Next- play the next song on the playlist.

7.

Change the order of songs in your playlist

Change the order of the songs by using the arrows:

Move song up- move a selected song up in the

1.

playlist.

Move song down- move a selected song down in

2.

the playlist.

Remove songs from playlist

Remove a selected song or a group of songs from the

playlist.

1. Choose the song you wish to remove from the playlist.

(In order to select more then one song, press the CTRL

button and select the songs you wish to remove.)

2. Press the

Note: The song is removed from the playlist but not from
your computer.

Song Properties

Modify song properties by adding Artist/Album/Genre

information.

1. Click the

window will open.

2. Add any information you wish to add or modify and

press the OK button.

Rename an existing playlist

1. Choose the playlist you wish to rename.

2. Click the

3. A dialogue box will appear; Insert the new name you

wish to give the playlist and press OK.

“Remove song” button.

“Song properties” button, the properties

“Rename playlist” button.

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Delete a playlist

1. Choose the playlist you wish to remove.

2. Click the

3. A window will appear asking you to confirm your wish to

The “All Music” Playlist
The top playlist in the “My playlists” window is a default
playlist called “All Music”. It contains all the music on your
computer, and cannot be deleted.
Note: The “All music” playlist can be sorted by
Title/Artist/Length/File name. Click on the column header
you wish to sort by.

To update it go to the “Get Music” mode and click the “Find

Music” button.

requires Windows XP.
Burn an MP3 music CD from a playlist you created in “My
music” mode.

1. Choose the “Create MP3 CD” button in the main

menu or in any mode on the bottom left.

2. Choose a playlist from the playlists list and press the

“Next” button.

3. Mark the songs you want to burn from the playlist.

4. Make sure you have a blank CD in the drive before

pressing the “Begin burn” button.

5. Once CD is ready a message will come up saying

“Your CD has been successfully created”.

“Delete playlist” button.

permanently delete the playlist. If you wish to
delete the playlist press “Yes”, if not press
“Cancel”.

Create MP3 CDs. This feature

requires Windows XP.

Burn an audio music CD from a playlist you created in “My
music” mode.

1. Choose the “Create audio CD” button in the main

menu or in any mode on the bottom left.

2. Choose a playlist from the playlists list and press the

“Next” button.

3. Mark the songs you want to burn from the playlist.

Create Audio CDs This feature

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4. Make sure you have a blank CD in the drive before

pressing the “Begin burn” button.

5. Once CD is ready a message will come up saying

“Your CD has been successfully created”.

My Music Player Mode

The "My Music Player" mode lets you view, listen, upload,
download and remove music files and playlists from and to
your Digital Music Player.

As soon as you plug your Digital Music Player to the
computer, the "My music player" mode will appear,
displaying the contents of your Digital Music Player and
allowing for upload of new songs. (Only the content that
was uploaded through "Music Express" will be displayed.)

Add music files to your Digital Music Player portable
device

In order to choose music to upload onto your Digital Music
Player you need to drag the music from the “My playlists”
window onto the “View playlist” window.

You can either upload a whole playlist by dragging the
playlist from the “My playlists” window onto the “View
playlist” window; Or you can upload a single song by
opening the playlist in the “My playlists” window by clicking
on the “plus” sign on the left of the playlist and dragging
the specific song from the “My playlists” window onto the
“View playlist” window.

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Save songs as Playlist
After you transferred the selected songs to the Digital
Music Player you can save the songs as a new playlist.

1. Press the “Save as playlist” button.

2. Insert a new playlist name.

3. The new playlist will appear in the “My playlists”

window.

Play songs transferred to your Digital Music Player
Play a song that has been transferred to your digital music
player by double clicking the song in the “View playlist”
window or by choosing the song from the “View playlist”
window and pressing the “Play” button in the “Music player
controls”. Once the song ends, the next song on the
playlist will play.

Set compression

To increase the number of songs on your digital music
player can store, set the compression rate before you start
uploading your music files.
The lower the compression, the higher the music quality
but fewer music files will fit on the digital music player.
The higher the compression, the lower the music quality
but more files will fit on the digital music player.
Note: When using compression, copying the files to the
MP3 player will be slower.

1. No compression- the music file is copied straight from

your computer without compression.

2. Low compression- the music file is less then half its

original size allowing for more the double amount of music.

3. Medium compression- the music file is a third its

original size allowing for three times the amount of music.

4. High compression- the music file is a quarter of its

original size allowing for four times the amount of music.

Clear songs from Digital Music Player device

In order to clear (delete) all songs on the digital music player,

press the

“Clear songs from music player” button.

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Maintenance of Your Digital Camera

Your 2 in 1 Digital Camera and MP3 Player is a delicate
instrument- please handle it with care.

Sakar Warranty Card

This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only
and is not transferable. Products that fail to function properly
UNDER NORMAL USAGE, due to defects in material or
workmanship. Your product will be repaired at no charge for
parts or labor for a period of one year.

What Is Not Covered By Warranty:
Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material
or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than
normal use, including but limited to, repair by unauthorized
parties, tampering, modification or accident.

What To Do When Service Is Required:
When returning your defective product (postage pre-paid) for
service, your package should include:
Copy of original bill of sale
A detailed written description of the problem.
Your return address and telephone number (Daytime)

MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW:
Sakar International
Attention: Service Department
195 Carter Drive
Edison, NJ 08817
Tel: [phone]

You may also visit www.sakar.com
necessary or call our tech support department toll free at (877)
397-8200.

for further assistance if

Appendix A: Technical Specifications

Image Sensor 1.3Mega Pixels CMOS Sensor
Image
Resolution
LCD Display Color LCD
Aperture F=3.0
External
Memory
Lens f=8.3mm

File Storage

1280x1024, 640x480, 320x240

SD / MMC card

DC: 64M bit SDRAM (8MB),
MP3: SD or MMC Card

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Single Shot, Self-timer Shot,

Shooting Mode

Movie (QVGA 320x240):

AVI format, 6 frame/sec
Exposure Automatic
White Balance Automatic
Shutter Speed Electronic Shutter, 1/6-1/8,000 sec

File Format

DC: JPEG/AVI

MP3: MP3, WMA, ASF

Resolution Hi Lo
Storage
capability

L (1280x1024) 15 30

M (640x480) 46 92

S (320x240) 138 276

PC-Camera

Interface

640x480: 8 frame/sec,

320x240: 6-15 frame/sec

DC: USB 1.1,

MP3: USB2.0
Depth of field 60cm ~infinity
Operating
Systems

WIN2000/XP

Appendix B: Troubleshooting

Q: I have taken photos, but my computer says "No photos
in camera." What do I do?

First, ensure that you have taken photos with your camera.
Press the shutter button a few times to take some sample
photos and try again. If you still get a no photos error, this
indicates that the software was not installed correctly or your
computer may not meet the minimum system requirements.

System Requirements:

First, ensure that you have at least a Pentium II 300 MHz, AMD

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Athlon 300 MHz, or a Celeron 400 MHz or higher as well as at
least 128MB of RAM. Please note that the older AMD K6
processors will not work. More information about determining
your computer's specifications can be found in the General
Computer Information section. If you have determined that you
have pictures in your camera and you meet the system
requirements, follow the steps below to reinstall the software.

Software Re-installation

First install the software. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel
and Add/Remove programs.
You will need to remove PhoTags Express. After removing it,
restart your computer. If your camera is connected, disconnect
it.

Now reinstall the software. Insert the CD that came with your
camera. It should automatically run the installation.

Restart the computer.

Once your computer is back up, plug the camera into your
computer's USB port.

Right-click on the "My Computer" icon. Select Properties.
Click on hardware and then Device Manager.
If the camera is installed correctly, there will be a category listed
for "Imaging Devices" and clicking on the "+" next to it should
reveal your camera. If not, you will likely see "Digital Still
Camera" under "Other Devices" with a brightly colored marking
next to it indicating it is not functioning correctly.
If you are running Windows 2000 or XP: Right click on the non­functioning device and select uninstall. If a warning pops up,
press OK.
Restart your computer again. Your camera is now successfully
installed.

Q: How do I make sure I don't lose important pictures?

Your camera uses SDRAM memory, which requires a
constant electric current to store your photos.
Should your camera lose power (for instance if the
battery dies or run out of power) all stored pictures will
be lost. We recommend always downloading your
photos to your computer as soon as possible to
prevent unintentional data loss. Photos and videos
stored on an SD memory card will not be lost
regardless of any change in battery power.

Q: If I have a MAC, will the device work?

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Unfortunately, the system requirements for our digital
cameras andwebcams require a Windows operating
system. There is no Mac driver available and no current
plan to develop

Q: If the webcam does not work:

Make sure you have connected the webcam correctly
into an available USB port or hub.

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