Jazz HDV102 User manual

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Preface
Thankyouforpurchasingthisdigitalvideorecorder.
Pleasereadthismanualcarefullyandkeepinasafeplace forfurtherreference.
Note:Theproductspecificationsandtheseoperating instructionsareprintedbasedonlatest
availableinformationandaresubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.
Thespecificationsoftheparticularvideorecorderyouhavepurchasedwillapplyevenifthese
varyfromthisprinteddata.
FCC DECLARATION
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15 ofFCC rules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustaccept
any interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Caution:Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible
forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClass Bdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15 oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This
equipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalled
and usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio

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communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina
particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the
userisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby oneormoreofthefollowing
measures:
- Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
- Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipment andreceiver.
- Connecttheequipment intoanoutletonacircuit differentfromthattowhichthereceiver
isconnected.
- Consult thedealeroranexperiencedradioTVtechnicianforhelp.
Pertinenttestingdocumentationisavailableforverification.
SDMemorycardbasicinformation
- YourvideorecordermusthaveSD/SDHCMemoryCardinsertedtostorerecordedVideo,
takePhotosand Audiorecords.
SDMemoryCardisnot suppliedandshouldbepurchasedseparately.
SD/SDHCmemorycardwithcapacityup to8GBmaybeusedinyourrecorder.

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SDMemoryCard
•Pleasenotethat theSDcardhastiny LOCKslideronthesideforwriteprotectionof
theSDmemorycardthathelpsavoidinadvertentdeletion ofimagefiles.Setthis
sliderto “un-LOCK”positionforstoringstill imagesorrecordingvideo.
•RecorderwillacceptSD/SDHCMemorycardswithmaxcapacityupto8GB
•SDMemorycardissimpleand convenientbut delicateelectronicdevice;donot open,
bendoroverheatthecard.Keepthecardawayfromstrong magneticfieldanddirty/
harshenvironment.
•If yourSDcardhasbeenusedpreviouslywithotherdevices/ camerasoris
brand new –thecardmayrequiretobe formatted –pleaseensureyou saveall
valuablerecordsbeforeformatting.
Pleaserefertopage23 forformattingcardinstructionifnecessary.
Maintenance ofthevideorecorder
Keepandstoreyourrecorderawayfromhumid,dustyandharmfulchemicalenvironment.
Donotstoreoroperatetherecorderunderextremelyhotorcoldconditions.
Contactpins/connectors
LOCKslider

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Keeprecordercleanand takecaretoavoidscratchingordamagingofthehousingand thelens.
Blowdust awayandusesoftclothifthelensbecomesdirtyorcontaminated.
Donot useanorganicsolventtocleanlens.
Removebatteriesifyouarenotplanningtousetherecorderforanextendedtime.
IMPORTANT:Thevideorecorderisnotwaterproof. Protectfrommoisture.
Computer SystemRequirements
Youmayusethecomputertodownloadimagesand videofromyourrecorder,editimages, email
orpost recordsovertheInternet.
Makesurethatyourcomputercomplieswith(below)minimumrequirements:
SystemRequirements
OperatingSystemWindows XP,VISTA,7
CPU PentiumIV1GHzorhigher
Memory 512MBRAMorhigher
Audio&VideoCard
Direct X8Audio&VideoCard
CD-ROMDrive Minimum16x
HardDrivespace 1GBormoreavailablememoryspace
USBport USB2.0port

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Features
Therecorderincorporatesthefollowingfeaturesandfunctions:
lDigitalVideoRecorder(supports1280×720HD videorecordingandotherresolutionoptions)
lDigital Camera(8MegaPixelsandotheroptionsforstill pictures)
lMass Storage(PortableDisc)
l4xDigitalZoom
Accessories
Thefollowingaccessoriesarepackedtogetherwiththevideorecorder:
USBCableTVCableInstallationCDInstructionManual
QuickStartGuideWarrantyCard

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KnowyourVideoRecorder

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ButtonsandFunctionIndicators
Buttons/Indicator Function
PowerButton Press toturnthevideorecorderON andOFF
RecordingButton Press toStart/ StopVideoRecording
ShutterButton Press totakeStill photo
ZoomButton Tilt LeftorRightto “zoom”thesceneasdesired
MENUButton Press toenterMENUsettingandpressagaintoexit
PlaybackButton Press toenterthePlaybackmode.Pressagainreturning tothe
recordingmode.
UPButton BrowseUPandselectMENUoptions
DownButtonBrowseDOWNandselectMENUoptions
Activatethe “thumb-size”imagesreviewinthePlayback
mode
Left Button Selectsub-MENUoptions.Scrolland selectfilecontaining recordedvideoclipsand stillpictureswhenthePlayback
modehasbeenselected.
RightButton
Press toselect10 Self-timeroption.Selectsub-MENU
options.
Scrollandselectfileofyourrecords,videoclipsandstill
pictureswhenthePlaybackmodeisselected.
LEDSupportLight
Button Press LEDSupport lightButtontoturnthelight ON Press thisbuttonagaintoturnthelight OFF.

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OKButton Press toconfirmMENU/optionsettings Press toSTART/STOPplayingavideoclipwhenPlayback
modehasbeenselected.
DeleteButton WithPlaybackmodeselected; press DELETEButton toaccess
YES/ NO deleteoptionsforselectedVideocliporStill Photo.
Self-Timer
Indicator IndicatorblinkswhentheSelf-Timerisactivatedand count downisinprocess
DisplayButton
Pressingthisbuttonwill sequentiallychangeLCDdisplayview
BASIC OPERATION-GETTINGSTARTED
Note: Yourrecorderrequiresbatteriesand SD/SDHCMemoryCardinsertedtooperate.These
arenotsuppliedandshouldbeobtainedseparately.SD/SDHCmemorycardwithcapacityup
to8GBmaybeusedinyourrecorder.
1.BatteryInstallation
-ThevideorecorderusesfourAAAsizealkalinebatteriesaspowersupply
-Slide/opentheBatteryCover
-Insertbatteriesintothebatteriescompartmentcorrectly,following thepolaritymarkings
indicatednext totheBatterycompartment.
Beforechanginginstalledbutexhaustedbatteries, first turnOFFtherecorder.
2.SD/SDHCMemoryCardInstallation
-WiththeBatteryCoveropened,inserttheSD/SDHCmemorycardintotheCardSlot,press
cardfullydownuntil cardislatched.
-Orient thecardfollowingtheSDCardmark

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-ClosetheBatteryCover
Toremove/ replace theSD/SDHCmemorycardpress thecarddownagain;thecardwill pop
upandyoumayremovethecardfromtherecorder.
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Notes
lTurnOFF thevideorecorderbeforeinserting/ changingthememorycard;
lInsertthememorycardcorrectly.Donotuseforce;otherwiseyoumaydamagethe
cardortherecorder.Checkpositionofthecardbeforeinserting
lPlease format memorycardwhenitisusedforthefirsttimeorifcardhasbeen
previouslyusedinotherrecorders/devices.Seepage23.
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3.TurningVideoRecorderONandOFF
-OpentheLCDScreen
-PressandholddownthePOWERButtonfor2 –3secondstoturnvideorecorderON.
-LCDscreenbecomesactiveandtherecorderisON, readytooperate.
-PressthePowerbuttonagaintoturntherecorderOFFwhenrequired.
-PleasenotetosavebatterypowertherecorderwillturnOFFautomaticallywhenit isONand
leftidlefor1minute(or3or5minutespowerOFF options)
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RecordingVideoandtakingStillPhotos
WhenrecorderispoweredON itisreadytotake VideoRecords ortake StillPhotos;see
iconsontheLCDScreenindicatingbothrecordingmodes.
VideoRecording
-Press theRecordingButtontoSTARTrecordingavideoclip,press it againtoSTOP
recording.
Camera(Still PhotoTaking)
-PresstheShutterButtontotakeoneStillPhotoat atime.
Keepvideorecordersteadywhenpressingthebutton.
PLAYBACKMode
SetrecordertoPLAYBACKModetosee /reviewallyourvideorecordsandtakenStill
Photos.
-PressthePLAYBACKButtontoenterthePLAYBACKMode,seethePlaybackmodeicon
ontheLCDscreen
-UseLeft /Right ButtonstobrowseallrecordedVideoclipsandStillPhotos.
TheicononLCDscreenidentifieswhethertheselectedfileistherecordedVideo or
takenStillPhoto
VideoPlayback:
-PresstheOKButtontoSTARTplayingbackrecordedVideoclip.
-YoumaypresstheUPButtontoPAUSE/RESUMEtheplaying backofVideoclip.
-PresstheOKButtontoSTOPplaying VideoclipandreturntothebeginningoftheVideo.

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-YoumayalsopressLEFT/RIGHTButtonstoRewindorFastforwardtheVideobeing
viewed.
DisplayedStill Photos:
- UsetheLeft /Rightbuttontoscroll throughandlocateyourstoredStillPhotos
- SelectedphotowillbedisplayedontheLCDscreenasithadbeentaken
- Whentheselectedphotoisdisplayed,youmayenterthe “Pan”modetoreviewfinerdetails
ofStill Photo.
- PanMode -TiltZoomButton toenlargephoto,thenpressOKButton toenterintoPan
Mode.UseLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNButtonstomove/selectinterestingpartofStill
Photofordetailedreview.ToexitfromPanandZoomstatus,pressOKButtonagain.
AdvancedOperation
VideoRecording/ Stillpicturetaking
- WhencameraisturnedON,itisreadyforVideorecording ortaking StillPhoto
and theLCDscreendisplaysthesceneorsubject whichisonthefrontoftherecorder.
- -YoucanpresstheRecordingbuttonandstartrecordingtheVideoclip ,orpressthe
ShutterButtontotakeaPhoto
Zoom: TilttheButtonW/T to “zoom”andenlargethephotographedsceneorsubject,you
may “zoom”andadjust thesceneasdesiredwhilerecordingisinprogress.
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asatripodtoobtainthesharpestresult.
Self-Timer:Press theRIGHTButtontoselect10second delaytime,orpressitagainto
turnSelfTimerOFF.
-Press theShutterButtonandtherecorderwilltakephotoautomaticallyin10 seconds.
-LEDSupportLight:PresstheLEDLightButton toturnON/OFFtheSupportLight.
Thislight canbeactivatedonlyatVideoRecordingorPhototaking mode.Notethat this
lighthaslimitedrange –useadditional orauxiliarylight sourceswhenrecordingvideoor
takingphotoinlowlightconditions.
-Displaybutton: Press DISPLAYButtontoselectsequentiallythedisplayviewoptions
forLCDscreen.
OptionsareselectableonlywhenthevideorecorderisONandinScenePreviewidle
status.WhentheRecording Button(tostartVideoRecording)orShutterButton(taking
StillPhoto)ispressedtheLCDwill resettothenormaldisplayviewwithall iconsvisible.
Onthescreenyouwillsee iconsandinformationrelatedtosettingofrecorderand
selectedoptions.Seebelowfordetails:

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Icon Iconname Description
1 9999 Numberofphotos
available Indicatesremainingnumberofphotos
2 00
00 01 Recordingtime Indicatesremainingvideorecordingtimeoractual recordingtime iftheVideoRecordingisinprogress.

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3 Recordingmode ReadyforVideoRecording
4 Videoformat IndicatesresolutionofcurrentVideoRecording
selected.
5 Filllight IndicatesLEDsupport lightisturnedON
6 Zoomindication Indicatescurrentdigital zoommagnification
7 Exposure Indicatescurrentselectedexposurevalue
8 Exposure
Metering areaIndicatescurrentExposureMeteringscenearea
9 Whitebalance Indicatesthecurrentwhitebalancesetting
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0 Powerstatus Indicatescurrentbatterystatus.
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SDcard IndicatestheSDmemorycardinserted.
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Self-timer Indicatesself-timercountdowndelaytime
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Imagequality Indicatescurrentselectedstill photoquality
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4 ImageSize Indicatescurrent resolutionofstill photo
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5 Phototaking mode Recorderisreadyfortakingstillphoto
VideoRecording / Camera(Still Photos) availablesetting
WhentherecorderisactiveandreadyforVideoRecording ortaking StillPhotoyouareableto
changesettingasdesired.
1. Press theMENUButtontoenteravailablesettings; useUP/DOWNButtonstoselect
MENUoptionsandpressRIGHTButtontoenterthesubmenuoptions.
2. Press DOWN/ UPButtonstoscrollsub-MENUoptions,select andpressOK Button
toconfirmsetting.
3. Press theMENUButtontoexitsetting.
Seeavailablesettingoptionsbelow:

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MainMenu Submenu Description
3264x2448 8 MegaPixelsResolution
2592×1944 5 MegaPixelsResolution
2048×1536 3 MegaPixelsResolution
Resolution(Still Photo)
1280×1024 1.3MegaPixelsResolution
1280 x720 HighDefinition(HD)Format
640 x480 VGAFormat
MovieSize
(VideoResolution)320 x240 QVGAFormat
High Higherframerate
FrameRate
(forVGAandQVGA
MovieSizeonly) Low Lowerframerate
SuperFine PremiumPhotoQuality
Fine GoodPhotoQuality
Quality(StillPhoto) Normal StandardPhotoQuality
CenterExposuremeasuredoncentral area
Multi Exposuremeasuredonmulti spots.
Metering (exposure
meteringarea) Spot Exposuremeasuredoncentralspot.
Auto Suggestedformosttypicalconditions
Daylight Suitableforoutdoor, sunnyconditions
Cloudy Suitableforoutdoorcloudyconditions
WhiteBalance
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TungstenSuitablefortungstenlamplight
Exposure EV-2.0to+2.0
(interval: 0.3EV) UsetheLeft&RightButtonstoadjust exposure/ brightness compensation.
Off SinglePhotoTaking available
2s 2secondSelf-Timersetting
10 s 10 secondSelf-Timersetting
DriverMode
(Still Phototakingonly)
Burst Threepicturescouldbetaken
continuously
Normal Photoimagescenetone
B&W Photoimagewillbeblack&white
Retro(Sepia) Photoimagehas “nostalgic”sepiatone
Negative Photoimageappearsasnegativefilm
Red Photoimagehasslight “reddish”color
Green Photoimagehasslight “greenish”color
Effect
(Still Phototakingonly)
Blue Photoimagehasslight “bluish”color
Exposure
- EntertheExposuresun-menuanduseLEFT/RIGHTButtonstoadjusttheExposure
compensation adjusting brightnessofthesceneasrequired.Displayednumberswill(with
+/ -signs)showthereferencevalue.
Press theOKButtontoconfirmandthenpresstheMENUButtontoexitsetting.