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LEDs and what they mean

The two LEDs, one red and one green, are the primary way that the 

SportsCam

 lets you know what it’s doing.

RED LED

Constantly On

Power On

Goes Out

Power Saving Standby Mode

Flashing Slowly

Recharging

Flashing Quickly

Read/Write to USB Port

Flashing rapidly for 30 

seconds then goes out

Low Battery causing

Automatic Shutdown

GREEN LED

Constantly On

Memory is Full

Flashing Slowly

Recording Video

Flashing Quickly

Data Transferring to Card or

microSD card not inserted

Flashes Once

Taking a Photo

Is Off

Indicates that the 

SportsCam

 

isn’t doing anything right now

Battery Check & Memory Check

To 

check the remaining battery life

, press and 

hold the VIDEO 

button

 for approximately 4 ~ 5 seconds. The 

red

 LED will flash a 

number of times to let you know how much battery remains.
To

  check  the  remaining  memory  space

,  press  and

  hold  the 

PHOTO button

. The

 green 

LED will flash to indicate the remaining 

space.
 

Flashes once: 

 

 

75% ~ 100% remaining

 

Flashes twice: 

 

 

50% ~ 74% remaining

 

Flashes three times:

  

25% ~ 49% remaining

 

Flashes four times:

  

0% ~ 24% remaining

VOX Switch

Summary of Contents for SportsCam SW-DVR460

Page 1: ...1 MSAC140910E www swannsecurity com SportsCam Personal Video Recorder Operating Instructions Advanced security made easy...

Page 2: ...orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is c...

Page 3: ...the SportsCam 9 Pushing Buttons an Operating Guide 10 LEDs and what they mean 11 Making it do things with a computer 12 Seeing how cool you are Playback 13 Time Travel Setting the Date 14 Installing...

Page 4: ...ill It s great for recording biking skating skiing or snowboarding surfing or throwing yourself out of a perfectly good aircraft Or just about anything else you can think of Strap it to your head arms...

Page 5: ...SB Cable 4 Elastic Strap 5 Silicon Sleeve 6 Adhesive Fabric Straps 7 Double pin Clip 8 Double pin Clip for Case 9 Accessories Adhesive fabric 10 pads for 15 lanyard USB Adapter 11 Standard Clip 12 Sta...

Page 6: ...6 6 6 6 Where Stuff is At the layout of the thing USB Port Bottom MicroSD card slot VOX Switch Lens Microphone and Indicator LEDs Power ON OFF Switch Record VIDEO Button Take PHOTO Button...

Page 7: ...in the hinge Either way you really don t want water getting in so it s worth a quick look before heading out Don t press the buttons whilst the SportsCam is underwater or particularly wet Dry it off u...

Page 8: ...at a time you could get away with a much smaller card But remember when it runs out that ll be all she wrote For reliable performance we strongly suggest that you use a card with a speed rating of Cl...

Page 9: ...er than 5V this is the standard USB power supply Some newer modifications of the USB port such as USB 3 0 or eSATAp ports will accept the USB shaped plug but supply different amounts of power Avoid co...

Page 10: ...t 3m away from the SportsCam will trigger it to record Remember the waterproof case does reduce the sensitivity of the microphone so we suggest avoiding VOX mode when the case is on When the SportsCam...

Page 11: ...hing Quickly Data Transferring to Card or microSD card not inserted Flashes Once Taking a Photo Is Off Indicates that the SportsCam isn t doing anything right now Battery Check Memory Check To check t...

Page 12: ...wer switch set to ON and the VOX switch set to OFF This will make the SportsCam behave like it s a USB flash drive and you ll be able to access the data on it in the same way as a regular USB drive PC...

Page 13: ...ated Open the appropriate folder This will usually be the most recent Locate the specific file you want The recordings are labeled as PICTxxxx AVI where xxxx is a number Recordings are numbered sequen...

Page 14: ...card recently To set the time and date Connect the SportsCam to your computer as a USB flash drive see page 12 for how to do this Insert the mini CD into your computer s CD DVD Blu Ray drive Run the f...

Page 15: ...t Windows user Insert the mini CD into your CD DVD Blu ray drive If your computer doesn t automatically run the software on the disc you ll know if it does locate and run the file on the CD called Aut...

Page 16: ...included arm strap Wrap the strap around your arm and pop the silicon cover over the SportsCam Run the mounting strap the bit with the grip tab through the holes in the rear of the silicon case and se...

Page 17: ...fabric strips through the slots in the base of the adjustable sports clip Loop the other end of the strips through the vents on your helmet Adjust the clip so that the SportsCam is facing forward Met...

Page 18: ...tsCam into the waterproof case Insert the double pin case clip into the slot on the rear of the waterproof case Pin the SportsCam to your clothing For best results pin it to heavy thick clothing on a...

Page 19: ...your Head or Helmet Put the SportsCam into the waterproof case Connect the clip on the head strap to the slots in the rear of the waterproof case Wrap the head strap around your head helmet arm leg wh...

Page 20: ...with the SportsCam We sell one of these mounts designed specifically for permanent attachment to a surfboard see page 21 Photographers can be crazy people too and if you re trying to mount the SportsC...

Page 21: ...board mount is a one off Once you stick it to your board that s it Secondly there wasn t enough room in the box Sucks but true Basically the surfboard mount is a self adhesive pad which supports a min...

Page 22: ...isn t right Q The audio sounds muffled A Are you using the waterproof case Unfortunately sound doesn t travel so well through perspex That s the downside about making it waterproof it s pretty sound...

Page 23: ...raphy Photo Format JPEG Photo Resolution 1280 x 960 interpolated File Size Variable approx 350KB Recording Recording Modes Manual Sound Activated Storage Type microSD card Storage Capacity Up to 16GB...

Page 24: ...warranty applies to the original purchaser of the product only and is not transferable to any third party Unauthorized end user or third party modifications to any component or evidence of misuse or a...

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