Stable Imaging Solutions IDRS 1000 User Manual

Isolated Digital Recording Systems

IDRS 1000 • User Manual

Important Audio Codec Information

Playing recorded video from PC: You can playback your transferred MPEG-4 (video)

from Windows Media Player on your PC. Note: You will also need to download or install
the supplied Audio Codec (G726 tag 45 Audio Codec) to play your recorded video from
Windows Media Player.

To download Windows Media Player, please go to www.microsoft.com

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Copyright Announcement

Responsibility Announcement

4 Copyright

The author of this user manual is Stable Imaging Solutions, LLC. The copyright
proprietor Stable Imaging Solutions, LLC. owns the copyright and all rights reserved.
Any unauthorized use including adding, deleting, editing, excerpting, printing or
copying or otherwise dealing with this manual or any part thereof is strictly prohibited.
All other product names referenced herein are trademarks of their respective
companies.

The contents of this manual are here to explain the operation methods of multimedia
MPEG-4 video recorder of the proprietor. The proprietor will not take any responsibility
of any clear indication’s or hint’s assurance. Although this manual has been thoroughly
checked, it is still possible that it may contain errors. We appreciate the help from
consumers and pioneers in this eld to correct and modify this manual in order to
pursue the accuracy of the referred contents.

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Recorder Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Connecting with Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

IDRS 1000 Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Introduction to Video Playback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Introduction to Video Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

SIS Camera Setup & Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Introduction to Music Playback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Introduction to Photo Browsing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

How to use Unit Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

How to use Power Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Safety and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Warning for External Storage Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Warning for External Hard Drive Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Attachment 1: Compatible External Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Attachment 2: Compatible File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Product Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

5Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

6 Preface

The IDRS 1000 product is a personal AV Recorder/Player. It can play .AVI MPEG-4 and
.ASF MPEG-4 video formats, play MP3 audio format and JPEG digital images. It can also
record from compatible Stable Imaging Solutions, LLC. AV (audio/video) cameras.

The product saves movies as .ASF MPEG-4 format which can be easily played not only
on the IDRS 1000 but also on a computer.

Using a USB 2.0 port to connect this product to a computer allows the transfer of
images and data quickly.

After unpacking the IDRS 1000, you will see the following accessories. If any of these
accessories are missing, please contact Stable Imaging Solutions, LLC.

7Recorder Contents

Recorder Contents

Introduction

8 Introduction

Please refer to the picture below to become familiar with the appearance and
functions of your IDRS 1000.

Snap Hook Clip

POWER On/O
Button

AV Out Port

AV In Port

ESC Button

RESET Button

USB Mini Port

Power (DC IN 5V) Port

LCD Screen

SETUP Button

ENTER, PLAY, &
PAUSE Button

MARK Button

RECORD/HOLD
Switch

VOLUME
Control Button

Charging Status
Indicator

Recording Status Indicator

CF Card (Type 1) Slot

CF ~ HDD Button

SETUP: From main menu to any function’s settings and initial settings.

STORAGE MEDIA SWITCHING DEVICE: between CF Card and HDD switch.

SELECT FILE: By selecting the le you want to edit. Mark it and then you

can repeat , copy and delete les, etc.

EXIT: Leave the current running menu, and go back to the previous menu.

Select functions and ENTER button

9Control Panel

Introduction to the Control Panel Functions

Video playback: You can play .AVI and .ASF formats for MPEG-4 video.

(For details please refer to Page 21.)

Music playback: You can play (MP3) Mpeg-1 Layer-3 formatted music.
(For details please refer to Page 26.)

Photo browsing: You can view JPEG les.
(For details please refer to Page 28.)

Video recording: You can record .ASF format for MPEG-4 video.
(For details please refer to Page 23.)

Note: You can playback all of the functions from the IDRS 1000 through
a TV via the AV Out port.

Introduction to Operation - Main Menu

There are four functions to choose: Video playback, MP3 playback, photo browsing
and video recording.

Function

Indicator

Date & Time Indicator

Music Playback

Photo Browsing

Power
(Battery or Plug)

Video Playback

Video Recording

Introduction of Operation - File Management

Power on Screen

10 Main Menu

There are two methods to manage les. One is to list item by item (Video MPEG-4
playback, Audio MP3 playback) and the other in is to browse photos (Photo browsing).
Under le management you can run le editing functions. For details please refer to
related function explanation:

To turn on the device: Please press the IDRS 1000’s POWER On/O button for 2
seconds. Initially a SIS Stable Imaging Solutions, LLC. welcome image will appear on
the screen, and then prompt to the main function selection menu.

Main Function Selection MenuSIS Welcome Image

External Drive Icon

(CF or HDD)

Function

Indicator

Locked File

Selected File

Time Indicator

Power
(Battery or Plug)

Directory

Selected File

File Name

Setup menu: You can use the UP, DOWN, RIGHT and LEFT arrow buttons to select
functions. After selection, please press the PLAY/PAUSE ”ENTER” button.

11Basic Setup

Basic Operation - Setup Menu

Basic Operation - Setup IDRS 1000 Function Settings

Setup menu function settings: Under main function selection menu, you can press the
SETUP button to set up basic functions in the IDRS 1000 setup menu.

Time settings: In the setup menu you can set the Date & Time. Select Date & Time >
After entering the Date & Time menu screen, please use the UP/DOWN arrow buttons
to choose the related item and use the RIGHT/LEFT arrow buttons to set the correct
date and time.

Entering Function Settings

Using 4 way Directional -

Select Function Keys

Basic Operation - Setup IDRS 1000 Function Settings

12 Basic Setup

Display: Switch between the recorders’ LCD and external TV monitor. Use the
UP/DOWN arrow buttons to choose the related item and use the RIGHT/LEFT arrow

buttons to set the intended display output. When chosen, your LCD screen will go
black and your TV screen will show the picture

Language selection: Change the recorders’ default language. Use the UP/DOWN
arrow buttons to choose the related item and use the RIGHT/LEFT arrow buttons to
set the intended language.

Format (storage media): Switch between the recorders’ optional storage media. Use
the UP/DOWN arrow buttons to choose the related item and use the RIGHT/LEFT
arrow buttons to set the intended storage media.

Diskcopy: Drive to drive copying between the recorders’ optional storage media. Use
the UP/DOWN arrow buttons to choose the related item and use the RIGHT/LEFT
arrow buttons to copy from the storage media: CF card to HDD or HDD to CF card.

13Basic Setup

Basic Operation - Setup IDRS 1000 Function Settings

Warning: During drive to drive copying, please conrm the size of the les and the available

drive’s capacity rst. If the drive’s free capacity is not large enough, it may cause the transferred

les to not be copied or may copy partially.

After drive to drive copying, the lenames will appear as a

DCP_CF or DCP-HDD

directory on the related drive. After additional copying, the lename will be shown as DCP_

CF02 or DCP-HDD02 in a sequence on the related drive and so on.

TV out signal: Change the recorders’ default TV output signal. Use the UP/DOWN

arrow buttons to choose the related item and use the RIGHT/LEFT arrow buttons to
set the intended TV out signal, NTSC or PAL.

Note: NTSC and PAL refer to television broadcast standards. Your television may use
either of these, depending on the region where it was purchased. If your are not sure
which your television uses, check the documentation that came with your television.

Basic Operation - Setup IDRS 1000 Function Settings

14 Basic Setup

Software upgrade: Using the software upgrade menu option you can upgrade the

IDRS 1000 OS (operating system). To upgrade please plug a CF card which contains the
Main.hex le into the product, and then select upgrade system YES. After pressing the

PLAY/PAUSE “ENTER” button (if upgrade is successful), the system will reboot.

Color: Change the color of the system fonts.

(Built-in 7 colors, the default color is set to black)

Warning: Before upgrading the IDRS 1000 OS please make sure to connect the IDRS 1000 to
the supplied power charger, during upgrade please do not shut down or reboot the unit. The
upgrade will take about 3 to 5 minutes.
During upgrade please do not unplug the power charger or remove the CF card, or
it will cause data corruption or permanent damage to the IDRS 1000.

Default settings: Change the recorder back to the default settings. After pressing the
PLAY/PAUSE “ENTER” button the system will return to the factory default settings and

prompt directly to the setup menu.