ClearClick Video 2 Digital Converter 2.0 User manual
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Safety Precautions –Important, Please Read:
1. Do not disassemble the unit.
2. Do not permit children to use or play with this device.
3. Please note that the device and/or plugged in USB drives
may become very warm during use.
4. Do not operate the unit around water or rain. Do not operate
the unit around any kind of machines or appliances (other
than computers).
5. Turn off and unplug the unit when not in use.
6. Use only the included accessories with the device.
7. Do not connect high powered, amplified audio outputs to the
“in” ports of the device.
8.Follow all copyright laws in your country. You are
responsible for your own use of this device.
1-Year Warranty
Your purchase comes with a 1-year warranty. This means
that if anything goes wrong with the unit (other than accidental
damage) within the first year of ownership, we will replace the
unit for free, 100% at our cost. Contact us at
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What’s In The Box?
Device Diagram & Explanation (continued on next page)
f. Included with special
“BUNDLE” Edition ONLY:
· USB Flash Drive
· VideoPad Software
License Card
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1. LED indicators: A blue light means the device is on. A blue
blinking light means it is running low on memory.
2. LCD Screen: LCD screen for preview/playback.
3. Panel Buttons:
Power: A single press will turn on/off the display screen. Hold
down for several seconds to turn off normally. To force device
shutoff, hold down longer than 10 seconds.
Menu/Back: Press this button to enter or exit menus.
Vol+/-: Press these buttons to control the built-in speaker volume.
Mode: Press this button to switch among Record/Photo/Playback
mode. Hold down longer to delete a recording in playback mode.
Rec/Stop: A single press will start/stop recording in recording
mode. Hold down longer to capture a snapshot.
OK: Select an option. Or in Record mode, press “OK” to
pause/resume while recording.
4. SD card slot: insert an SD card (with the gold contacts facing you)
for recording.
5. Micro USB port: power input for USB power adapter.
6. S-Video: s-video input (optional).
7. AV IN: input jack for RCA input (from VCR, camcorder, etc.)
8. HDMI OUT: HDMI output port (optional –output only, not an input).
9. USB: insert a USB flash drive for recording.
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Quick Start Guide
1. Plug in and turn on the device.
Using the included USB cable and power adapter,
plug in the Video2Digital® Converter 2.0 to a wall
outlet. (The device does not have a built-in battery.) If
the device does not turn on automatically, press
and hold the power button .
The device will automatically be in “Capture”
mode when you turn it on.
2. Plug in a USB flash drive or SD card.
Plug in a USB flash drive or SD card into the
converter. (We recommend using a new, “SanDisk
USB 3.0” drive, 128GB or less.) With most USB/SD
flash drives, the side with the logo should face
away from you as you insert it. The converter will
save the recorded digital videos onto this drive.
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3. Hook up your video source.
Using the included video transfer cable (with red,
white, and yellow connectors), hook up your video
source (a VCR, camcorder, DVD player, gaming
device, or similar) to your Video2Digital®
Converter 2.0.
Connect the cable to the “OUT”ports of your
video source (for VCR’s, usually in the back), and
into the yellow, white, and red “IN”ports on the
top of the Video2Digital® Converter 2.0.
Note: The converter’s preview screen will remain
blank until the device detects a live signal from
your video source. Continue to the next step.
Audio/Video Troubleshooting:
If you don’t get video or audio on the converter, or
if your video is staticky or blurry, the video source
(i.e. VCR or camcorder) is almost certainly the
cause (not the converter). You may want to hook
up your video source directly to a TV to verify if
you get a good signal there.
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4. Start converting your video!
Press “Play” on your video source (VCR,
camcorder, etc.) and start playing from it.
Your video should appear on the Video2Digital®
Converter’s screen. (Note: If your video looks jerky
during recording or playback, do not worry. When you
transfer the video to your computer, the video should
appear normally. If the problem persists, please see
FAQ #3.)
Simply press the record button (“Rec/Stop”)
to start recording your video in digital format!
To stop recording, simply press the “Rec/Stop”
button again.
Tip! The Video2Digital Converter 2.0 can
automatically stop recording after a preset
amount of time (i.e. 60 minutes, 90 minutes, etc.)
To learn how to use this feature, see page 10
before starting your recording.
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5.Transfer your videos to your PC or Mac.
After stopping your recording, your digital file will be
saved onto the inserted USB drive or SD card.
When you’re ready, you can transfer the digital
video file to your computer.
Simply unplug your USB flash drive or SD card from
the converter and plug it into your computer.
(NOTE! Don’t unplug your USB flash drive or SD
card until recording has stopped, as described in
the previous step.)
Your USB drive or SD card will show up as a new
drive on your computer. Browse this drive and go to
the “video” folder. Your recorded videos will be in
this folder. (Note: The recorded files may appear
out of order of recording sometimes.)
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How To Pause/Resume Recording
After you’ve started recording, you may
pause/resume recording by pressing the “OK”
button. The converter won’t record anything while
recording is paused. Press the “OK” button again to
resume recording.
How To Turn On/Off Time/Date Stamp
To turn on/off the time/date overlay, press the
“Menu” button. Scroll down to the “Time watermark”
menu option. Then press “OK” to toggle the
checkbox/setting. Then close the menu by pressing
the “Menu” button again.
NOTE: This only turns on/off the converter’s
time/date stamp. If the time/stamp is “burned”into
your video tape, it is not possible to remove it.
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How To Use The “Auto Stop” Feature
If you’d like, you can set the Video2Digital Converter
2.0 to automatically stop recording after a preset
amount of time.
(This is a helpful feature if you are converting a VHS
tape or camcorder tape to digital format, and you’d
like to leave your transfer unattended.)
To use this feature, press the “Menu” button and
scroll to the “Auto Stop Recording” option, and press
“OK.”
Choose the option you would like, and press “OK.”
Then press “Menu” to close the menu.
Now, once you start recording, the converter will
automatically stop recording and save the digital
video file after the amount of time you’ve specified.
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How To Set The Video Size (Aspect Ratio)
By default, the converter will record at an aspect
ratio of 3:2 and a video resolution of 720x480 pixels.
If this aspect ratio/video resolution makes your video
appear slightly stretched horizontally, you can switch
to an aspect ratio of 4:3 –that is, a video resolution
of 640x480 pixels. This resolution works well for
some VHS tapes.
To do this, press the “Menu” button of the converter
and scroll down to “Video Size” and press “OK”
Select 4:3 (640x480) and press “OK.” Then press
“Menu” to close the menu.
Note: this will only affect future recordings, not
recordings that you have already made.
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How To Schedule Recordings
You can schedule a recording by pressing the
“Menu” button the device and selecting the
“Schedule Recording” option.
NOTE: Make sure your device is set to the right time
and date before scheduling.
On the above menu, the device allows you to set up
a daily recording, a one time recording, or a weekly
recording.
Start Time/End Time: set the desired time of
start/stop recording.
Day of Week Checkmarks: set the desired week
days of schedule.
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Confirmation: Choose to save the schedule
settings.
Cancel: Choose to exit without saving the schedule
settings.
How To Play Back Videos on the
Device or a TV
To play back videos on your device, go to Playback
mode. From Recording mode, press the “Mode”
button TWICE, or until a “Play” icon appears in the
top left corner of the LCD. (Note: pressing the
“Mode” button just once will put the device in
“Snapshot” mode.)
Your recordings will appear. Press “OK” to play or
pause a recording. Hold down “OK” to exit a
playback. Navigate to a different recording by
pressing the “Right” and “Left” arrows.
To delete a recording, hold down the “Mode” button.
To play back videos on your TV, simply connect an
HDMI cable (not included) to the HDMI OUT port on
your converter. Plug the other end into an HDMI IN
port on your TV. Set your TV to the correct input.
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How To Format (Erase) A USB Drive
or SD Card
** NOTE! If your USB/SD drive is new or came
with the Bundle Edition, it is already ready to go.
It does NOT need to be formatted before use. **
PC/Windows Users:
To format (completely erase)
a USB drive or SD card, use
the device and follow the
steps below.
In “Recording” mode, press
the “Menu” button. Scroll
down to select the
“Formatting” option. Press
“OK.”
The device will ask you to
confirm formatting. Choose
either “USB” or “SD” to
confirm (depending on the
type of memory device you
have inserted).
The memory card/USB drive
will be erased.
Mac Users:
If you have a Mac, we
recommend you format your
USB/SD card on your Mac
instead of on the device.
Here’s how.
1. In Finder, navigate to
Applications -> Utilities
-> Disk Utility.
2. On the left, click on
your USB/SD drive.
3. Click the “Erase”
button.
4. Next to “Format,” select
MS-DOS FAT32.
5. Click “Format/Erase.”
Remove the USB/SD card
and insert it into your
Video2Digital Converter.
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FAQ’s & Troubleshooting
1. I don’t get audio/video on the converter.
A) First, make sure your video source is functioning
correctly by plugging it into a TV. If your VCR or
camcorder hasn’t been used in several years, it may
need a tune-up or repair. From our experience, most
of the time, the video source (i.e. VCR or camcorder)
is cause of this issue (not the converter itself).
B) Make sure your AV cable is plugged into your
“OUT” ports on your video source (VCR, camcorder,
etc.), not the “IN” ports.
C) Make sure the AV source input is connected
securely.
D) Make sure the “Video Source” setting in the
device menu is set correctly.
2. I’m only getting snapshots/pictures on the
converter instead of videos being recorded.
This means you’re in “Snapshot” mode. You need to
go to “Recording” mode. Press the “Mode” button
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until you see a red camera icon at the top of the
screen.
3. The recorded video is “jerky” or “glitchy.”
First, try transferring the video to your PC or Mac
and see if the video is OK there.
If not, please try hooking up your video source
directly to a TV to check if that’s the problem.
If the video appears normally on a TV, but does not
appear normally on the converter, please try
recording using an S-Video cable instead. (Make
sure you change the Video Source to “S-Video” in
the device’s main menu.)
If you still experience issues, please email us at
has the latest firmware.
4. My SD card or USB drive isn’t recognized by
the device.
Please try another SD card or USB drive. We
HIGHLY recommend using a fresh SD card or USB
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drive that has not been used in other devices before.
We highly recommend using a “SanDisk USB 3.0”
USB flash drive (128 GB or smaller).
NOTE: External USB drives are not supported by the
converter.
5. My device prompted me to format my USB/SD
card, so I did. Now my Mac won’t read the drive.
Please format your USB/SD card on your Mac first,
and then insert it into your Video2Digital Converter.
Here’s how to format your USB/SD card on your
Mac…
A) In Finder, navigate to Applications -> Utilities ->
Disk Utility.
B) On the left, click on your USB/SD drive.
C) Click the “Erase” button.
D) Next to “Format,” select MS-DOS FAT32.
E) Click “Format/Erase.”
F) Remove the USB/SD card and insert it into your
Video2Digital Converter.
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6. My converter will not turn on.
When turning on the device, make sure you are
pressing and holding the power button for 2-3 full
seconds. A single press of the power button will not
turn it on.
Make sure your converter is plugged in using the
included power adapter. (The device does not
contain an internal battery.)
If your converter still does not turn on, please
contact us at support@clearclick.tech, and we will
exchange it at our expense under the warranty.
7. How do I record from an HDMI video source?
You can’t –this device is not meant to record from
HDMI or HD video sources. (This device can only
output to HDMI.) Instead, please check out our “HD
Capture Box” and “HD Capture Box Ultimate”
products for this purpose at www.ClearClick.tech.
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8. The converter has frozen and won’t respond.
Remove your USB drive or SD card. Unplug the
power cable from the converter and plug it in again,
and then try a different USB drive or SD card.
9. No sound comes from the speaker.
Please make sure the volume is unmuted and
turned up. (Press the “Up” arrow button until you can
hear sound). If you are using S-Video, you need to
use the AV jacks for sound. (S-Video provides video
only.)
10. My recordings don’t show up on my PC or
Mac when I plug in the device by USB.
This device is not meant to be plugged into a
computer. To transfer your recordings, simply unplug
your USB thumb drive or SD card from the converter
and insert it into your computer.
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11. The device isn’t working with an external
USB hard drive.
External USB drives are not supported. Please use
a USB 3.0 thumb drive (128 GB or less, SanDisk
brand recommended) instead.
12. What video format does the converter save
in, and how large are the recorded files?
The converter saves in MP4 video format. The
resolution is 720x480 (default) or 640x480. The
recorded file size will be around 2 GB per hour of
video.
13. What is the maximum size USB flash drive or
SD card that can be used with the converter?
We recommend using a new “SanDisk” USB 3.0/SD
drive that is 128 GB or smaller. If you are purchasing
a larger memory card, make sure you purchase an
“SD” card that is marked “Class 10” or better.
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