Elmo SS500-MC User manual

SS500-MC
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Copyright 2014 ELMO CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved

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Table of contents
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ....................................................................................... 6
BEFORE YOU USE ................................................................................................ 11
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT... 17
PACKAGE CONTENTS.............................................................................................. 20
ABOUT THE CAMERA ............................................................................................... 21
THE NAME OF EACH PART .................................................................................. 21
PREPARATIONS........................................................................................................ 22
CHARGING THE BATTERY ................................................................................... 22
INSERTING THE MICRO SD CARD....................................................................... 23
POWERING ON/OFF.............................................................................................. 24
CHANGING SSID AND KEY ................................................................................... 24
RECORDING.............................................................................................................. 25
MOVIE RECORDING.............................................................................................. 25
PHOTO RECORDING............................................................................................. 25
Starting WiFi ............................................................................................................... 26
VIEWING THE RECORDED FILES ............................................................................ 27
VIEWING ON TV OR PROJECTOR........................................................................ 27
HDMI OUTPUT RELATED ICONS.......................................................................... 27
VIEWING ON SMART DEVICE............................................................................... 31
VIEWING ON COMPUTER ..................................................................................... 31
TRANSFERRING THE FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER .............................................. 32
MASS STORAGE ................................................................................................... 32
MICRO SD CARD ................................................................................................... 32
LIVE VIEWING ........................................................................................................... 33

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LIVE VIEWING ON QBIC APP................................................................................ 33
LIVE VIEWING ON TV OR PROJECTOR ............................................................... 35
RESETTING THE CAMERA....................................................................................... 36
FORCING THE CAMERA TO TURN OFF............................................................... 36
RESETTING THE CAMERA TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS ........................ 36
EXPLANATIONS FOR ICONS OF QBIC APP ............................................................ 38
MOVIE RECORDING.............................................................................................. 38
PHOTO RECORDING............................................................................................. 38
GRID DISPLAY ....................................................................................................... 38
ANGLE OF VIEW .................................................................................................... 39
WHITE BALANCE................................................................................................... 39
SELF-TIMER........................................................................................................... 39
WDR SHOOTING (WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE SHOOTING) .................................... 40
EXPOSURE ............................................................................................................ 40
RESOLUTION......................................................................................................... 40
REMAINING BATTERY ......................................................................................... 41
RECORD ................................................................................................................ 41
SOURCE (THUMBNAIL) ......................................................................................... 41
MOVIE/ PHOTO (THUMBNAIL) .............................................................................. 41
EDIT........................................................................................................................ 41
DOWNLOAD ......................................................................................................... 42
DELETE ................................................................................................................ 42
JOINT...................................................................................................................... 42
SPLIT...................................................................................................................... 42
SEND FILE ............................................................................................................. 42

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SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 43
MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................... 47
MAINTENANCE OF THE CAMERA ........................................................................ 47
UPDATING THE CAMERA ..................................................................................... 47
TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................ 49
AFTER SALES SERVICE........................................................................................... 50
SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................... 52
CAMERA................................................................................................................. 52
MEANING OF THE LEDs........................................................................................ 53
FUNCTIONS OF THE SWITCHES.......................................................................... 55
RECORDABLE TIME AND NUMBER OF PHOTOS ................................................... 56
ESTIMATED RECORDABLE TIME......................................................................... 56
ESTIMATED RECORDABLE NUMBER OF PHOTOS ............................................ 56
CONTINUOUS OPERATION TIME ............................................................................ 57
ESTIMATED CONTINUOUS OPERATION TIME.................................................... 57
TRADEMARKS........................................................................................................... 57
LICENSE .................................................................................................................... 58

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PREFACE
Thank you for purchasing the ss500MC.
To ensure safe and proper use, be sure to read this instruction manual first before using this
product.
PLEASE NOTE
1. Reproduction of this instruction manual either in part or in whole, is strictly prohibited.
2. The contents of this instruction manual are subject to change without notice.
3. Although great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the
information contained in this instruction manual, please notify ELMO or your dealer in case
any unclear points, errors, or omissions are found.
4. ELMO shall not be held responsible for consequential damages arising from the use of
this product.
Copyright 2014 ELMO Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
Any names, company names and product names referred to in this instruction manual are trademarks or registered
trademarks of the respective companies.

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Please read all precautions and warnings before starting to use the product.
The information is provided to ensure proper operation of this product and will prevent you
or others from personal injury or loss of assets.
Review the following symbols so that you understand them before reading the rest of the
manual.
Please read carefully and keep the manual in a safe place for future reference.
DANGER
Ignoring the warning and operating the system incorrectly
subjects the user to an extremely high risk of injury or death.
WARNING
Ignoring the warning and operating the system incorrectly
subjects the user to possible risk of injury or death.
CAUTION
Ignoring the warning and operating the system incorrectly
subjects the user to risk of injury or loss of assets.

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D A N G E R
Never operate, or check monitor when driving a car, motorcycle, or bicycle.
Operation of the product or monitor should be always made when vehicle is
not in motion.
 May cause a collision, falling, injury, death or accident. Observe laws and
pay close attention to traffic and road conditions in order to avoid risk and
accident.
Never drive a vehicle while hanging this product with a strap.
 The strap may become stuck and it may cause a collision, falling,
accident, injury or death.
 If this product accidently comes off the strap, it may be thrown, striking a
nearby person or object, causing injury, death or damage.
Do not mount this product on the exterior of a car, motorcycle, or bicycle.
 It may be prohibited by law to place any object (exclusive to designated
items) on the exterior of vehicle. If you have a permit and intend to attach
this product outside, make sure to attach it firmly so that it won’t come off
during driving.
The battery used for this product is a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.
This battery is susceptible to temperature and humidity.
This battery is designed to be used solely with this product. Do not use it with
other product.
Pay close attention to traffic and road conditions and drive safely when driving
with this product mounted on your body.
 A collision or falling of this product may strike your body and it may cause
injury.
Do not place this product near equipment with heat, such as heating
equipment. Do not throw this product into fire or heat it.
 The built-in battery may ignite or burst and it may subject the user to an
extremely high risk of injury, death or fire.
Do not use this product near flammable, ignitable or explosive gas.
 It could cause fire or explosion.

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W A R N I N G
Do not remove screws from this product, or pry open the case by force.
 Some parts of this product have high-voltage and smoke, fire, electrical
shock, burns or breakdown may occur.
 Contact your dealer or ELMO for product check-up and repair.
Keep this product and accessories out of reach from babies and children.
 The cable may be wound around their neck and may cause choking.
 Babies and children may get injured by dropping, stepping on or crushing
this product.
If the product begins to smoke or develops a strange odor or abnormal noise,
turn it off immediately. Then disconnect all the cables and remove all nearby
inflammable objects. Wait from a distance until no more smoke or odor or
noise comes from the product.
 If you continue to use in this condition, fire or electric shock may occur.
 Make sure that no more smoke appears. Then contact your dealer or
ELMO for repair. Never attempt to repair it by yourself.
Do not give excessive shock by dropping or bumping this product.
Do not place any heavy objects on this product.
 Very high risk of smoke, fire, electric shock, burns or malfunction.
 The product may de deformed and the waterproof performance may be
compromised.
Do not spill water or insert foreign objects inside this product. Do not solder
wires or pins or insert foreign objects into the USB/HDMI connector ports or
card slot. Do not insert irregular plug or connector into the connector port.
Firmly insert the connector into the port. Do not touch with wet hand.
 Very high risk of smoke, fire, electric shock, burns or malfunction.

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This product is waterproof (IPX4). However, we do not guarantee its
waterproof ability in all conditions. Pay close attention when using this product
in rain, snow, at the seaside or a waterfront.
If any abnormality is found during use, turn it off immediately and contact your
dealer or ELMO Customer Service.
 Continuous use could lead to fire or electric shock.
If any liquid or any foreign object gets into this product, turn it off immediately
and disconnect all the cables if connected. Contact your dealer or ELMO
Customer Service.
 Continuous use could lead to smoke, fire, electric shock, or malfunction.
Do not touch this product or cable-connected devices during thunderstorm.
 Very high risk of electric shock under these conditions.
Do not place this product on an unstable location in a vehicle.
 Pay close attention when placing this product to prevent it from falling
during severe braking operations.
Pay attention to your surroundings during shooting.
 Do not start shooting without knowing the conditions around you. It
could cause an accident or get injured.
Do not swing this product by the hanging strap.
 It may hit a person or object and it could lead to injury, failure, malfunction
or breakdown.
The USB cable is exclusive to this product. Do not use it with anything else.
 Do not place any heavy objects on the USB cable, or do not damage,
work on, add bend by force, twist, pull or heat the USB cable connector
port to avoid smoke, fire, electric shock or burns.

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C A U T I O N
Prior to using this product on a commercial airplane or in a hospital, check with
authorized personnel.
 This product will emit electromagnetic energy which can interfere with
aircraft instruments or patient monitoring equipment.
Remove the attachments and leave this product uncharged if this product is
unused for an extended period or when you do maintenance on the product.
(Charge at least every 6 months even if this product is unused for an extended
period. Leaving this product uncharged may cause charging trouble).
 Leaving and storing this product to a “power ON” state may cause
degradation of insulation, electric leakage and so on. It may cause smoke,
ignition or fire.
Do not use or store this product in a hot place such as a car, in a dusty, humid,
or steamy place for an extended period.
 It could cause fire or electric shock
 It could deform the body, leading to a malfunction.
Do not leave this product in areas with smoke, steam or water vapor.
 It could cause fire or electric shock
 It may degrade the waterproof performance.
Do not pull the wire when unplugging a cable from an outlet. Hold the plug to
disconnect. Unplug the cable before carrying this product.
 Damaged cable could cause smoke, fire, electric shock, burns or
malfunction.
Hold onto this product when disconnecting a cable, strap, or other accessories
such as tripod.
 This product may pop-up and it may cause injury or malfunction if it falls.
Do not directly point the lens at the sun.
 It could cause smoke, fire, burns or breakdown.
Do not put this product in contact with your skin for an extended period. Pay
close attention if your skin is sensitive. In case skin irritation occurs after
touching this product go to see doctor immediately.
 This product may get hot. Holding this product with hand for an extended
period may cause low temperature burns.
 The material of plastic parts and metallic parts of this product may rarely
be a cause of the skin irritation.