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DVR 560HD

Digital Video Recorder

User Manual

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Page 1: ...deo Recorder User Manual 2010 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: ...e 12 Video Playback Mode 21 Photo Capture Mode 25 Photo Playback Mode 36 Connecting the Camera to a TV 40 Connecting the Camera to a Headset 41 Installing the Software 42 Connecting the Camera to the Computer 43 Getting Photos and Videos from your Camera to Your Computer 44 Get started 45 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 45 Transfer media from my camera to my com...

Page 3: ...32GB In order to use your digital video recorder normally it is strongly recommended to insert the SD Memory card before use SD Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately As this is a HD device it is strongly recommended to use High Speed SD Memory Card of Class 4 or Class 6 for best video performance Usually a Class 4 card is marked with a and a Class 6 card is marked with ...

Page 4: ...to Video Shutter 11 LCD Screen 3 T Zoom In 12 Lens 4 W Zoom Out 13 Battery Compartment 5 MODE 14 SD Memory Card Slot 6 SET 15 USB AV Slot 7 Left Scene 16 Wrist Strap Connector 8 Up Exposure Slide Show 17 Microphone Speaker 9 Right Delete 18 Tripod Socket ...

Page 5: ...tteries Installing the Memory Card Insert 4 x AAA batteries Turning On the Camera Using the Camera Selecting the modes Accessing the menu Insert SD Memory card up to 32GB before use Note High Speed SD card of Class 4 or higher is recommended ...

Page 6: ...on on the display please check if the card was inserted properly 3 Flip open the LCD screen and press the POWER button located on the inside wall to turn on the digital video recorder Setting the Language 1 You will first be prompted to select a language for the camera The Language selection menu will appear Select the language of your choice and press the SET button to confirm the selection 2 Aft...

Page 7: ...eos to the social networks of your choice with the accompanying software application 1 First you will be asked to choose the default ViviLink social network for Photos 2 Highlight the desired default social network and press the SET button to confirm the selection 3 Next you will be asked to choose the default ViviLink social network for Videos 4 Highlight the desired default social network and pr...

Page 8: ...ton while in the Video Capture mode Photo Capture Mode Use this mode to capture pictures with your camera After turning on your camera press the MODE M button once to open the Photo Capture mode To take a picture aim your camera as desired and press the Shutter button The picture will be automatically saved to your camera s memory card To access the various menus for the Photo Capture mode press t...

Page 9: ...4 or higher is recommended LCD Display 1 8 Inch TFT Lens 3P Zoom 4X Digital Zoom Exposure 3 0EV 3 0EV White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent Scene Auto Scenery Portrait Night Scenery Night Portrait High Sensitivity Sport Beach Party Color Effect Standard Sepia Monochrome Vivid Microphone Yes Speaker Yes Self Timer 2 5 or 10 second delay Multi Snapshots Burst Yes Language Engli...

Page 10: ... disk space 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution 16 bit color or higher display adaptor CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher Internet connection required Computer System Requirements MAC OS Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 5 or later 256 MB RAM 100 MB free disk space Display 1024 x 768 or higher resoluti...

Page 11: ... any point to turn your camera OFF You will see a Goodbye splash screen and then the camera will power off completely Note Your digital camera also has an Auto Power Off feature that will automatically turn off your camera after a specific period of time that your camera is left idle The Auto Power Off settings can be set from the Auto Power Off settings menu Changing Camera Mode Your camera has t...

Page 12: ...a mode has a set of menus specific to that mode 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll between the various menus for the current mode 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu option 4 Press the SET button to select and save the highlighted menu option 5 If the selection can be...

Page 13: ... the right of the directional pad to start the video capture 4 You will see a red blinking icon at the top of the LCD indicating that the record is in progress 5 To stop the video record press the Shutter button again 6 The video will automatically be saved to the camera s SD card Video Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons Your digital camera has a four directional pad that functions as Quick Funct...

Page 14: ...idden or visible as desired 1 Hold the MODE button for 2 seconds to hide the display of the icons on the screen 2 Press the MODE button again to redisplay the icons on the screen Video Capture Mode Menus The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Video Capture Mode ...

Page 15: ...ting or restore the camera s default factory settings Image Resolution Menu The Image Resolution menu allows you to choose the desired size of the images taken by your camera Keep in mind that images with a higher resolution will also take up more of your camera s memory 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and ...

Page 16: ...e the camera s default factory settings White Balance Menu The White Balance feature allows your camera to adjust the coloring of the captured images depending on the type of light source in the current environment Properly adjusting the White Balance setting to match your current environment will allow the camera to properly balance the colors in the images that are taken with your camera 1 Press...

Page 17: ...ult factory settings Image Sharpness Menu You can set the level of sharpness in the images taken with your camera The sharpness level dictates if the edges of objects in the image are more or less distinct 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Image Sharpness menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction c...

Page 18: ...direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu option 4 Press the SET button to select and save the desired option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that...

Page 19: ...eriod of time the digital video recorder will shut off completely and will need to be turned on again with the power button before the next use 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Auto Power Off menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu option 4 Press the...

Page 20: ...he next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 Remember that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Format Memory Card Menu You can use the Format Memory Card menu to delete all of the content that is currently on your camera s memory card Keep in mind that forma...

Page 21: ...ess the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Firmware menu 3 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 4 To RESET the digital video recorder s settings to the Factory Default Settings press the SET button to select Default Setting If you would like to proceed with the reset select Yes and press the SET button to confirm The settings will be...

Page 22: ...lected video Press the Shutter button to start playing the video Press the Shutter button again to pause the video and to continue playing and pausing as needed While the Video is playing all the icons on the top section of the LCD disappear To fully stop the video and restore the icons to the LCD press the UP button Thumbnail View Use the W Zoom Out button to display the images on your camera in ...

Page 23: ...in the Thumbnail View Right 1 Displays the NEXT image 2 DELETE Holding the button down for 3 seconds opens the Delete Menu for the selected image and for all images 3 Navigates in the Thumbnail View Down 1 Opens the ViviLink for Videos menu 2 Navigates in the Thumbnail View Other Shutter PLAYS and PAUSES Video Playback W Zoom Out Opens the Thumbnail View Video Playback Mode Menus The following are...

Page 24: ...eleted and you will exit the menu and return to the Playback mode 6 To delete all the images videos and photos you have saved on your SD Memory card select Delete All Images and press the SET button If you would like to proceed with deleting all the videos and photos select Yes and press the SET button to confirm All of your images will be permanently deleted A blank No Files Exist screen will app...

Page 25: ...l also make the selected site the new default ViviLink option A new default can be selected at any time through this menu Remember The ViviLink menu can also be accessed simply by pushing the DOWN Quick Function Button Protect Lock Menu Pictures and Videos taken with your camera can be protected or locked to prevent any deletion or alteration being made to the files 1 Press the SET button to open ...

Page 26: ...automatically be saved to the memory or SD card Photo Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons Your digital camera has a four directional pad that functions as Quick Function buttons Button Function Left Scene Selection Opens the Scene menu Right Delete Last Photo Opens the Delete Last Photo option and allows you to delete the last photo you capured Down ViviLink Opens the ViviLink for Photos menu Hide...

Page 27: ...26 Photo Capture Mode Menus The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Photo Capture Mode ...

Page 28: ...ting or restore the camera s default factory settings Image Resolution Menu The Image Resolution menu allows you to choose the desired size of the images taken by your camera Keep in mind that images with a higher resolution will also take up more of your camera s memory 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and ...

Page 29: ...D screen 9 Remember that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Self Timer Menu The Self Timer menu allows you to set a delay between the time that the camera s shutter button is pressed and the actual capture of the picture This is an optimal feature if you don t just want to take the picture but would also ...

Page 30: ...ect the White Balance menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu option 4 Press the SET button to select and save the desired option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your select...

Page 31: ...o scroll and select the Mulit Snapshots menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu option 4 Press the SET button to select and save the desired option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon refl...

Page 32: ...uce the exposure setting by using the negative count to reduce the amount of light allowed into the lens by your camera If the environment has less light darker than is needed increase the exposure setting by using the positive count to increase the amount of light allowed into the lens by your camera 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction...

Page 33: ...ult factory settings Silent Mode Menu You have the option of activating the camera s Silent mode to disable all of the sound effects that the camera emits when performing camera functions Note In some versions of this camera the Self Timer countdown will emit sounds even when the Silent mode is on 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction con...

Page 34: ...7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 Remember that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Frequency Menu The options in the Frequency menu represent the frequency of the electrical current in fluorescent lighting sources in your locale If your camera is set to a frequenc...

Page 35: ... in the camera s Playback mode 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Format Memory Card menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu option 4 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 5 To Format the Memory Card If you would like ...

Page 36: ...efault Settings press the SET button to select Default Setting If you would like to proceed with the reset select Yes and press the SET button to confirm The settings will be reset You will automatically exit the menu and return to the previous mode with the digital video recorder settings set to the Factory Default Settings If you would like to exit the format select Cancel and press the SET butt...

Page 37: ... top left of the LCD screen 2 Zooming In Out of your selected Photo Press the T Zoom In button to Zoom In and magnify the selected photo Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT direction buttons to navigate around the photo Press the W Zoom Out button to Zoom Out of the selected photo Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT direction buttons to navigate around the photo Thumbnail View Use the W Zoom Out button to display t...

Page 38: ...with 3 5 or 10 second intervals 2 Navigates in the Thumbnail View Right 1 Displays the NEXT image 2 DELETE Holding the button down for 3 seconds opens the Delete Menu for the selected image and for all images 3 Navigates in the Thumbnail View Down 1 Opens the ViviLink for Photos menu 2 Navigates in the Thumbnail View Other W Zoom Out Opens the Thumbnail View Photo Playback Mode Menus The following...

Page 39: ... deleted and you will exit the menu and return to the Playback mode 6 To delete all the images videos and photos you have saved on your SD Memory card select Delete All Images and press the SET button If you would like to proceed with deleting all the videos and photos select Yes and press the SET button to confirm All of your images will be permanently deleted A blank No Files Exist screen will a...

Page 40: ...ss the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 9 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 10 Remember The ViviLink menu can also be accessed simply by pushing the Down Quick Function Button Protect Lock Menu Pictures and Videos taken with your camera can be protected or locked to prevent any deletion or alteration being made to the files 1 Press the SET but...

Page 41: ...ur camera by pressing the UP Quick Function button while in the Photo Playback mode Connecting the Camera to a TV The camera has an AV port to use your larger TV screen in place of the camera s LCD screen On plugging the TV Cable supplied to the camera s AV slot and to the TV the LCD screen turns blank Use the digital video recorder as you would to capture and playback photos and videos The images...

Page 42: ...ed photos and videos on the TV 8 To view images in Playback Mode push the Left or Right button to select the image file to view To play a selected Video press the Shutter button Connecting the Camera to a Headset The camera has an AV port that is also used as a headset port Plug your headset or speaker system into the port to listen to the video sound track 1 Connect the headphone jack to the AV p...

Page 43: ...cation 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 access at the time of inserting the CD ROM connect to the internet and then click the Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager button to begin the installation Note If you do not have internet ac...

Page 44: ...lled and then click Install 11 Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer 12 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 complete Click the Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager to open the applicati...

Page 45: ...en it will be selected automatically 5 Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files 6 Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired 7 Select to remove the media files from the selected device removable disk after the import 8 Click the Get Images button to transfer the photos and videos from your camera to your computer 9 A media download progress bar app...

Page 46: ...pplication s Home page Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 1 Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer 2 MSDC appears on the LCD 3 A window appears with a list of options select Open folder to view files and click OK 4 Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files 5 Select the media and copy the files f...

Page 47: ...our computer Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Finder s Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 6 We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies folder 7 Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer Camera Maintenance The digital c...

Page 48: ...e including but not 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 your package should include 1 Copy of original bill of sale 2 A detailed written description of the problem 3 Your return address and telephone number Daytime MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW Sakar US Sakar Inte...

Page 49: ...button 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 These photos should be uploaded quickly before the camera powers off If the photos are saved to the SD memory card then all the photos should appear Q How do I make sure I don t lose important picture...

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