Vantage LED indicators
Charging
Place the Vantage in the dock to start charging. The Power
LED will be RED while charging, and then change to GREEN
when the battery is fully charged. It will also be green if power
is connected and no camera is present.
The Vantage battery-LEDs will flash in sequence one at a time as the battery achieves
25%/50%/75%/100% capacity. All four LEDs will continue to flash when the battery is fully
charged. A fully depleted battery will require 2½ hours to charge (4½ hours for the
extended battery option).
Recording
In order to start a recording, the unit must be powered on (power switch is on the bottom of
the camera), with sufficient battery power and media space available. To
Start a recording
,
slide the REC Switch down momentarily and release. Vantage will beep and vibrate once*,
indicating recording has started. The REC LED will then continuously flash red*, indicating
that video and audio are being recorded.
To
Stop a recording
, slide and hold the REC switch down for 2 seconds, then release.
Vantage will beep and vibrate twice*, to indicate the recording has stopped. The REC LED
will no longer be illuminated.
Power-Saving Mode
Vantage includes a
Power-Saving
Mode
that conserves battery power. When in Power-
Saving mode, all LEDs are off. Pressing the record switch will take the camera out of Power-
Saving; in 2 seconds you will see the camera’s LEDs illuminate, then start recording within 3
more seconds. While in Power-Saving mode a quick press of the Bookmark button will bring
the camera out of Power-Saving mode, or a quick press of the Mute button will cause the
media LED to briefly flash blue (confirming that the camera is in Power-Saving mode). The
camera will return to Power-Saving mode after 30 seconds of inactivity (e.g. after a recording
is stopped). While the camera is in “standby” mode, (i.e. before the camera returns to Power
Saving Mode or when Power-Saving Mode is disabled altogether) recordings will start in ½
second of pressing the record switch.
Battery Capacity
Power-Saving Off
Power-Saving On
Standard Battery
4 ½ – 5 hours
Up to 48 hours
Extended Battery
9 hours
Up to 96 hours
Mute
To
toggle the Mute
function on/off, press and hold the Mute button
for 2 seconds
during a recording**. When Mute function is
toggled ON
(audio record disabled), Vantage
will vibrate twice to indicate that Mute has been activated, and the REC LED will change from
flashing to solid red.
Unless configured otherwise, Vantage will start each recording with Mute deactivated (audio
record enabled).
When Mute function is
toggled OFF
(audio record enabled), Vantage will vibrate once to
indicate that Mute has been deactivated, and the REC LED will change from solid to flashing
red.
Bookmark
To
add a bookmark
to a recording, momentarily press the bookmark button
during the
recording**. All 4 power/media LEDs will flash blue once, to indicate that a bookmark has
been recorded.
Bookmark Button
Covert Mode On/Off
Power Switch
under protective cover
