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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 

Summary of Contents for 44090

Page 1: ...ra and MP3 Player Owner s Manual 2007 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies ...

Page 2: ...et the most from your photos20 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 ...

Page 3: ...s 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 Avai...

Page 4: ...mory 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 ...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...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 ...

Page 7: ...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...

Page 8: ... 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 Resolution Modification Submenu 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 Take Photo Self ...

Page 9: ...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 Frequency Anti Flicker Submenu Press the Menu button to...

Page 10: ...ress 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 Delete Ind...

Page 11: ...s 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...

Page 12: ...n 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 prol...

Page 13: ...eds 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...

Page 14: ...he 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...

Page 15: ...P3 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 musi...

Page 16: ...evice 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 ...

Page 17: ... 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 Expres...

Page 18: ...xpress 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 ...

Page 19: ... 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 ...

Page 20: ...oftware 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 ...

Page 21: ...r 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 Capti...

Page 22: ...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 soft...

Page 23: ...n 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 ...

Page 24: ...s 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 ...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...n 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 jp...

Page 28: ... 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 insta...

Page 29: ... 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 ...

Page 30: ...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 ...

Page 31: ...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 ...

Page 32: ... 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 ...

Page 33: ...at 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 ...

Page 34: ... 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 appears in the notification area on system startup To disable the Auto Detect on startup right click on the Auto Detect icon in the notificatio...

Page 35: ...erences 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...

Page 36: ...s 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...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...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 1 Play play a selected song When the song is playin...

Page 39: ...om 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 Remove song button 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 Song properties button the properties window will open 2 Add any information you wish to ad...

Page 40: ...Create MP3 CDs This feature 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 but...

Page 41: ...yer 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 th...

Page 42: ...ore 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 you...

Page 43: ...air 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...

Page 44: ...meet the minimum system requirements System Requirements First ensure that you have at least a Pentium II 300 MHz AMD Shooting Mode Single Shot Self timer Shot 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 Storage capability Resolution Hi Lo L 1280x1024 15 30 M 640x480 46...

Page 45: ... 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...

Page 46: ...r 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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