Mattel Hot Wheels Video Racer User manual

USER MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Prior to Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using Your Video Racer™ car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
•Power On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
•Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
•Recording Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Memory Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Play Back Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
•Deleting Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
•Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Transfer Clips to Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Video Racer™ Editing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tips for Best Quality Footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clips & Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Do’s & Don’ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Video Racer
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1 Hot Wheels®
Video Racer™ Car
USB Cable
Instruction Manual
Action Cam Protective
Attachment Case
Adjustable Strap
Attachment Clips
Adhesive
Strips
CONTENTS
USER MANUAL

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GETTING STARTED
Camera Lens
Microphone
Power ON/OFF
Record Button
LCD Screen
Left Button
USB Port
Right Button
NOTE: Do not insert anything
inside the lens area!

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PRIOR TO PLAY
Your Video Racer™ car has a built-in battery that must be charged before use.
Use supplied USB cable port and connect to powered computer. Prior to first
use, charge for at least one hour.
Depending on use, battery life is approximately 45 minutes. Flashing battery
status will appear on LCD screen on back of car when approximately 2 minutes
of power remains.
BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL
NOTE: TURN OFF WHEN NOT IN USE OR BATTERY WILL BE DRAINED.
Your Video Racer™ car is equipped with 3.7V internal lithium polymer battery. To properly recycle,
follow local lithium polymer battery recycling guidelines. Non-replaceable battery included. Dispose
of batteries safely.
Protect the environment by not disposing of this product with household waste (2002/96/EC).
Check your local authority for recycling advice and facilities.
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CAR SHOULD NOT GET WET.
• When car is plugged into
computer, battery voltage icon
will appear.
• When battery is fully charged
from computer, green battery
icon will appear.
• Battery icon will turn red when
approximately 2 minutes of power
remains

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The Video Racer™ car is Windows/Mac compatible.
It will work with any computer that supports a USB.
USING YOUR VIDEO RACER™CAR
POWER ON/OFF
•Find power switch on side of car.
•To turn power on, slide switch forward towards front of car. Status LED
in skull on top of car will turn green and LCD screen will activate.
•To turn power off, slide switch backwards toward rear of car.
HOME SCREEN
When powered on, the LCD display screen on bottom of car will illuminate.
The Hot Wheels®logo will appear and then show a live video feed of what the
camera is seeing along with 2 icons on the bottom of the screen.
A PLAY icon above the LEFT button and a CAMERA SETTINGS icon above the
RIGHT button.
•To play back recorded videos,
press and release LEFT button.
•To change Camera Settings,
press and release RIGHT button.

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RECORDING CLIPS
To switch from Standby Mode to Record Mode, press and
release Skull Button on top of car. You are now recording.
Once the display screen is black, you will see that the status
LED under the skull button has gone from solid green to
flashing red. This means that the system is recording video.
To stop recording a video, press and release skull button again. The blinking red
LED should return to solid green indicating that recording has stopped.
MEMORY STATUS
The display on bottom of car will show a partially-filled skull. The amount of red
color in skull shows how much memory space is left for recording videos.
•A full white skull means that video memory is empty.
•A full red skull means video memory is full.
This is shown on the LCD screen for a couple of seconds, then the screen will
go black.

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PLAYBACK CLIPS
Videos cannot be played back while in record mode.
To play back recorded video from standby mode,
press and release LEFT button.
If there are no recorded videos, the display will show
a white skull and will return to live video feed. If there
are recorded videos, the display will begin to show
the most recently recorded video.
During playback the icons will change to a STOP ICON
above the LEFT button and a Trash can icon above the
RIGHT button.
•To stop playback, press and release the LEFT
button.
•A number will appear indicating the amount of
videos stored on the car.
•To skip forward to next recorded video, press and
release the RIGHT button.
•When you reach desired video, press LEFT PLAY
button to playback video.
At end of recorded videos, display screen will go
black and return to live video feed.
NOTE: There is no sound during playback on car. Video Racer™ car
records audio but can only play it back on computer.
Car does not playback sound.

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CAMERA SETTINGS
During live video feed, a Play icon and a CAMERA
SETTINGS icon appear. Press and release the RIGHT
button below the CAMERA SETTINGS icon, to change
camera settings.
A TRACK icon and an OUTDOOR icon will appear.
•To change camera settings to 30 frames per
second with VGA resolution, press and release
RIGHT button below the OUTDOOR ICON.
•To change camera settings to 60 frames per
s e c o n d w i t h Q V G A r e s o l u t i o n , p r e s s a n d r e l e a s e
the LEFT button below the TRACK icon.
DELETING CLIPS
During playback, press the RIGHT button to select
the Trash can icon and display will change to confirm
deletion of videos.
A large trash can will appear. A green Check Mark
icon above the LEFT button and red X ICON. above the
RIGHT button.
•To delete the video, press and release the LEFT
button indicating the green Check Mark. To
return to video playback, press and release the
RIGHT button for the red X ICON.

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TRANSFER CLIPS TO COMPUTER
To connect to computer, plug small end of USB
cable into plug into rear of car. Display screen on
car will change to USB icon.
On PC, open Video Racer™Video Editing Software. Videos will automatically
import into editing software. This software will only run on a PC. If using
Mac or other system, videos will still play but car will be recognized as Mass
Storage Device.
NOTE: Once clips are transferred to
computer, they are automatically
deleted from car.