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8. Getting started
8.1 Inserting SD card and turning on the Camcorder
In order to get started first insert a MicroSD card into the SD card slot.
Then turn on the Camcorder by pushing the POWER switch from OFF to ON. The status LED will turn blue.
Notice:
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The Camcorder will automatically go into stand-by mode after 2 minutes of inactivity.
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The status LED will flash quickly green if no MicroSD card is inserted.
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If the battery is low the status LED will slowly flash blue and the Camcorder will automatically turns
itself off after 2 minutes.
8.2 Manual recording
After turning on the Camcorder press once the “Stop / REC” button to start recoding manually. The status will
start to flash slowly green. Press the “Stop / REC” button again to stop the recording.
Notice:
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Do not remove the MicroSD card during recording. The current recording will be damaged and cannot
be viewed.
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Longer recordings will be put into AVI files, each 30 minutes long and 1GB big.
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If the MicroSD card is full the status LED will turn green and turn itself off after 30 minutes. No further
buttons are functional at this state so please turn the Camcorder off.
8.3 Sound trigger recording
After turning on the Camcorder also activate the sound trigger by pushing the VOX from OFF to ON.
The Camcorder will automatically start a 2 minute recording if it recognizes any noise above 65dB.
If during the recording the noise level raises again above 65db the recording time will be extended.
If the Camcorder is not triggered by sound within 2 minutes the Camcorder will switch to stand-by mode and
will automatically start recording at the next noise detection.
