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Powering ON/OFF Your Digital Video Recorder 

  Make sure the batteries have been inserted properly into your digital video recorder.   

  Make sure an SD card has been inserted into your camcorder.   

(SD card up to 16GB - SD Card not included)   

 

Powering the camcorder ON 

Press the 

Power

 

  button to turn your camcorder ON.   

The camcorder will be in Video Capture mode to start. 

 

Powering the camcorder OFF 

While the camcorder is on, you can press the 

Power

 

    button again at any point to turn your 

camcorder OFF. A 

“Goodbye” screen appears and then the camcorder will power off completely.   

NOTE

: When there is insufficient battery power, a 

“Low Battery” message will appear on the LCD 

screen. The digital video recorder will automatically power off a few moments later. 

 

Auto Power Saving 

Your digital video recorder has an Auto Power Off feature that will automatically turn off the 

camcorder if it has not been in use after 2 minutes. 
 
 

Changing Camcorder Mode   

Your digital video recorder has three main modes: 

1) 

Video Capture Mode - 

Use this mode to capture videos with your camcorder. 

2) 

Photo Capture Mode - 

Use this mode to capture photos with your camcorder.

 

3) 

Playback Mode (for photos and videos) - 

Use this mode to view the photos and videos 

you have already taken with your camcorder. 

 

When the digital video camera is first powered ON, the Video Capture Mode will be active.   

To change the active digital video camera mode press the 

MODE

 button. 

 

  When in Video Capture Mode, this icon will display on the top-left corner of the LCD display   

  When in Photo Capture Mode, this icon will display on the top-left corner of the LCD display   

  When in Playback Mode, this icon will display on the top-left corner of the LCD display 

Summary of Contents for DVR 380v2

Page 1: ...with Camera User Manual 2009 2012 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of...

Page 2: ...l Video Recorder 10 Changing Camcorder Mode 10 Video Capture Mode 11 Photo Capture Mode 11 Playback Mode 12 Installing the Software 14 Connecting the Camcorder to the Computer 15 Getting Photos and Vi...

Page 3: ...sible NOTE Your camcorder needs an SD Memory card up to 16GB for normal use SD Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately Please read this manual carefully first in order to get...

Page 4: ...ns 2 Shutter OK Button 10 Microphone 3 MODE Button 11 USB Connector 4 Playback Button 12 USB Lever 5 Left Zoom Out Button 13 Battery Compartment 6 Right Zoom In Button 14 Wrist Strap Connector 7 Delet...

Page 5: ...ling the Batteries Installing the Memory Card Turning On the Camcorder Using the Camcorder Make sure the camcorder is powered OFF Insert SD Memory card up to 16GB before use Slide the battery cover of...

Page 6: ...w the battery icon turns red and the camcorder will automatically turn off a few seconds later The energy status of the power is displayed on LCD as shown below Full battery power Medium battery power...

Page 7: ...6 SD card is locked this will prevent the camcorder from saving captured photos to the SD card 3 Power On Press the POWER button to turn on the camcorder...

Page 8: ...saved to your camcorder s memory card Photo Capture Mode Use this mode to capture pictures with your digital video camera After turning on your camcorder press the MODE button once to open the Photo C...

Page 9: ...emory SD Memory card up to 16GB LCD Display 1 44 Inch Preview Screen Lens f 3 8mm F 2 8 Zoom 4X Digital Zoom Light Exposure Auto White Balance Auto ISO Auto Scene Auto Language English Interface USB 2...

Page 10: ...itor 1024 X 768 recommended screen resolution CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher MICROSOFT Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher DirectX 9 or higher Internet connection requi...

Page 11: ...Auto Power Saving Your digital video recorder has an Auto Power Off feature that will automatically turn off the camcorder if it has not been in use after 2 minutes Changing Camcorder Mode Your digita...

Page 12: ...screen indicating that the record is in progress and showing the amount of elapsed time as the video is being captured 5 To STOP the video record press the Shutter OK button again 6 The video is autom...

Page 13: ...ages stored a message No File appears Playing Videos on Your Camera 1 Select your Video Once in Playback mode press LEFT previous image or RIGHT next image button to scroll through the images on your...

Page 14: ...LCD screen Deleting Videos and Photos While in the Playback Mode you can delete images both videos and photos from your camcorder through the Delete menu 1 View the image you would like to delete 2 P...

Page 15: ...on s CD DVD drive and click on Setup exe to launch the installer 3 On Macintosh Click the icon that appears on the desktop to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 4 If you do not have internet...

Page 16: ...On PC Click the Close button when the installation is complete Click the Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager to open the application 13 On Macintosh Click the Quit button when the installation is...

Page 17: ...You can select to download photos videos or both 4 Select your camera removable disk from the device window If your camera is the only USB device connected then it will be selected automatically 5 Se...

Page 18: ...ou can Upload and manage photos and videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social networking sites Facebook Flickr Picasa MySpace Photobucket Twitpic Twitgoo and YouTube Seamlessly tran...

Page 19: ...folder 7 Do not disconnect the camcorder from the computer during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer MACINTOSH 1 Slide down the lever on the side of...

Page 20: ...s SD card NOTE The iPad SD Card Reader is not included This item may be purchased separately After you make the connection your iPad automatically opens the Photos application This allows you to choos...

Page 21: ...se 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 you...

Page 22: ...on to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again With test photos if the camera powers off before you upload them to the computer the photos are not stored in the camera s memory Thes...

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