Insignia NS-DV111080F User manual

Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-DV111080F /
NS-DV111080F-CN is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance. Use this guide
for initial setup of your camcorder. If you have questions, see your User Guide for more
information.
Quick Setup Guide
NS-DV111080F / NS-DV111080F-CN
Package contents
• Insignia NS-DV111080F / NS-DV111080F-CN
digital camcorder
• USB cable
• AV cable
• Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
• Battery charger and power cord
• CD containing User Guide and software
• Quick Setup Guide

CB
OPEN
BUSY
POWER
S
T
A
R
T
/
S
T
O
P
SET
Lens
Flash LED
light
LCD
panel Microphone
Shutter button
Tele /Wide
zoom button
Speakers
Playback button
Battery compartment Open slider
USB / mini HDMI port Navigation control
Start / Stop
button
Mode
dial
Busy / Power
indicator
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Getting to know your camcorder
Front view
Back view

Hand strap
DISP MENU
OPEN
Tripod socket
SD/SDHC card slot Power button
Display button
LED light buttonMenu button
Flash
button
3
Right view
Bottom view
Left view
with LCD panel open

Setting up your camcorder
To install the battery:
1Open the battery cover using the Open slider.
2Insert the battery. Make sure that the + and – symbols on the
battery line up with the + and – symbols on your camcorder.
You can charge the battery with the included battery charger.
Fully charge the battery before using your camcorder for the rst time.
To charge the battery:
1Insert the Li-ion battery into the charging bay. The battery label should be facing up, and
the icons on the battery should match the icons on the charger.
2Connect one end of the power cord to the charging unit,
then plug the other end to the wall outlet.
When charging is complete, the LED turns green.
It takes about ve hours to fully charge the battery.The actual
charging time varies depending on current battery capacity
and charging conditions.
Using the LCD
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1Zoom meter
2Indicates the total recorded time of the
current video
3Macro
4LED light
5
Memory indicator: INT is displayed when video/
photos are being stored to the internal memory. A
memory card image is displayed when video/photos
are being stored to an inserted memory card.
The bar is only visible inVideo mode and indicates the
memory available for video/photo storage.The green
area on the bar indicates the amount of memory used.
6Video quality
7Dual Video mode
8File Format
9Date /Time stamp
10 Battery indicator
11 Stabilization
12 Exposure indicator
13 Color balance
14 Video format
15 Mode indicator
NOTE: See your User Guide on the enclosed CD for more
information about using your LCD

Inserting or removing an SD/SDHC card
Your camcorder has 128 MB of internal memory, approximately 70 MB of which is available for
video/photo capture. 70 MB will allow you to capture less than one minute of high denition
video or several photos, so it is strongly recommended that you insert an SD/SDHC card for
video/photo capture.
NOTE:When a memory card is inserted, your camcorder automatically stores pictures and movies on the memory
card instead of storing them in the internal memory.
To insert your SD/SDHC card:
1Power o your camcorder.
2Open the SD/SDHC card slot cover, then insert
the SD/SDHC card until it clicks into the slot.
3Close the SD/SDHC card slot cover.
To remove your SD/SDHC card:
1Power o your camcorder.
2Open the SD/SDHC card slot cover, then push and release
the SD/SDHC card.The card then pops out of the slot.
3Remove the card.
4Close the SD/SDHC card slot cover.
Getting started
To turn on your camcorder:
• Open the LCD monitor 90° or press the Power button
for one second if the LCD monitor is already open but
the camcorder is powered o.
To turn o your camcorder:
• Close the LCD monitor or press the Power button for one second.
Initial settings
When you turn on your camcorder for the rst time, your camcorder will be in Simple mode.
Simple mode hides advanced settings and makes your camcorder easier to operate.The default
settings in Simple mode are:
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System setting Video mode
Beep On Video format HD (1080p 30fps)
Auto power o 5 min. Stabilizer O
TV format NTSC Time stamp O
Help text On Color balance Auto
Simple mode On Dual video mode O
Video quality Super Fine
Photo mode
Capture resolution 10M
Stabilizer On
Time stamp O
Face detection On
Self-timer O
Aspect ratio 3:2
To turn o Simple Mode:
1Turn on your camcorder.
2Turn the Mode dial to SET.
3Press the Navigation button to highlight the Simple mode icon, then press the
center navigation control button or press the Simple mode icon.
4Select Xto turn o Simple mode.
IMPORTANT:Your camcorder ships with AVI as the default le format. AVI is ideal for users
runningWindows® XP,WindowsVista®, orWindows® 7. AVI les may be viewed and edited
with the includedTotalMedia™ HDCam software.
If you are a Mac™ user, you should change the default le format to MOV.
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To take a picture:
1Turn on your camcorder.
2Turn the Mode dial to .
3Aim the lens, then half-press the Shutter button until the focus area turns green.
4Fully press the Shutter button to take the picture.
To record a video:
1Turn on your camcorder.
2Turn the Mode dial to .
3Aim the lens, then press to start recording.
4Press again to stop recording.
To play saved videos:
1Turn on your camcorder.
2Turn the Mode dial to .
3Press the Playback button next to the LCD screen to switch to Playback mode.
4Press the Navigation control right/left or press /to select the desired video.
5Press the center navigation control button inwards or press on the screen to play
the video.
• To rewind/fast-forward while playing, press /. Press repeatedly to toggle
the speed. Press to return to normal playback speed.
• To pause playback, press .
• To view the video in slow playback, press . Press to return to normal playback speed.
• To increase/decrease the volume during playback, press .
6Press the center navigation control button inwards or press to stop playback.
To view saved pictures:
1Turn on your camcorder.
2Turn the Mode dial to .
3Press the Playback button next to the LCD screen to switch to Playback mode.

4Press the Navigation control right/left or press
/on the screen to view dierent pictures.
• To view a picture slideshow, press on the screen.
• To view picture thumbnails, press on the screen.
5Press the Playback button again to return to Photo mode.
To connect to a computer:
1Power o your camcorder.
2Insert the small end of the included USB cable into your camcorder.
3Insert the large end of the included USB cable into the USB port of
your computer.
To connect to a TV using the AV cable:
1Insert the USB plug of the AV cable into your camcorder.
2 Insert the RCA plugs of the AV cable into the RCA sockets of yourTV.
To connect to a TV using a mini HDMI cable
(not included):
1Insert the small end of the mini HDMI cable into your camcorder.
2 Insert the large end of the mini HDMI cable into the HDMI
port of your TV.
Installing included software
To install TotalMedia™ HDCam:
1Insert the installation CD into your computer’s DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive.
2The CD runs automatically. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
If the CD does not automatically run, follow the steps below to install the software:
1Double click My Computer.
2Use the mouse to point to the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive.
3Right-click the mouse, then click Open.
4Double-click TotalMedia HDCam.exe. A wizard appears to guide you through the
installation procedure.
5Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To access the complete User Guide:
Insert the enclosed CD into your computer and open the User Guide le or visit
www.insigniaproducts.com.
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