Mini Gadgets HCIPHONEDOCK User manual

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iPhone Dock with
Hidden Camera
SKU: HCIPHONEDOCK

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THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE
HCIPHONEDOCK
Please read this manual before operating the
camera and keep it handy.
Your purchase should include:
1 x HCIphoneDock
1 x Manual
1 x Micro USB Cable
1 x AC Adapter

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GET FAMILIAR WITH YOUR HCIPHONEDOCK

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OPERATING THE CAMERA
GETTING STARTED
1. Plug the camera in using the provided
Micro USB cable and AC Adapter.
2. Make sure a compatible microSD card is
inserted into the unit.
3. Once you device is plugged in, press the
A button on the remote one time. The
device will beep indicating that it is
powered on.
NOTE: When the device powers on, it
immediately enters into motion detection
mode.
4. To save any active recordings and return
to standby mode, press the D button on
the remote. You will hear 2 short beeps
indicating the device has left motion

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detection mode and entered standby
mode.
BEGINNING A NEW VIDEO RECORDING
1. When in standby mode, you may begin
a new recording by pressing one of the
video buttons.
oTo begin a motion activated
recording, press the D button
one time. The device will emit
one short beep, indicating it is
now in motion detection mode.
oTo begin a continuous recording,
press the C button one time. The
device will emit one short beep,
indicating it is now in continuous
recording mode.
2. To stop recording in either mode, press
the mode button that you are currently
recording in again, and the device will

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emit 2 short beeps, indicating it has
stopped recording and returned to
standby mode.
3. If you are done recording, you may
press the power button one time to
power off the device. It will emit 2
longer beeps confirming that it has
powered off.
TAKING PHOTOS
1. Plug the device into a wall outlet.
2. Press the power button one time.
3. Press the D button one time to leave
motion detection and return to standby
mode.
4. Press the B button one time to take a
picture.
5. Each time you press the B button, a
photo will be taken.

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SETTING THE DATE/TIME STAMP
1. Visit http://time.mgidownloads.com
2. Choose “HCIphoneDock” and your time
zone in the dropdowns and click
download.
3. Plug the Micro SD Card into your
computer using a Micro SD card reader
(not provided).
4. Right click and copy the downloaded
time file.
5. Locate “Removable Disk” inside the
(My) Computer folder.
a. Go to Start > Computer >
Removable Disk

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6. Open the Removable Disk drive.
7. Right click with your mouse and paste
the downloaded time file.
8. Alternatively, if you cannot get the
above method to work, do the
following:
9. Right click anywhere in the blank white
space.
10. Scroll down to “New”.
11. Click “Text Document”.
12. Rename “New Text Document” as
“time”

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The title must be in all lowercase
letters!
Before Step 8

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After Step 8
13. Open the text document.
14. Enter the date/time in the following
format:
a. Example:
2016-08-08 15:00:00 Y1
b. The “Y” setting at the end
defines what video recording
mode to use. You may choose
from:

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i. Y1 = 1080P 30fps
ii. Y2 = 720P 30fps
iii. Y3 = 720P 60fps
15. Save the text document.
16. Unplug the SD card from your PC and
put it back in the device.
17. Power on the device and begin a test
recording to confirm date/time setting
succeeded.
TRANSFER THE FILES TO YOUR PC
1. Remove the Micro SD card and insert it
into a Micro SD Card Reader (not
provided).
2. Locate “Removable Disk” inside the
(My) Computer folder.
AutoPlay Removable Disk > Open
folder to view files

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Or…
Go to Start > Computer >
Removable Disk

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3. Open the Removable Disk drive.
4. Open the folder containing the files.
5. Double click the file you want to view.
TROUBLESHOOTING
HOW TO RESET THE DEVICE
To reset the device, put a small pin into
the reset hole and hold for 2-3 seconds.
WHEN I PLAY BACK VIDEO I ONLY HEAR AUDIO
AND SEE NO VIDEO

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Download VLC media player and open
the file with VLC.
OTHER PROBLEMS
Call our technical support at 770–694–
6921

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SPECIFICATIONS
Video
Resolution
1080p
Video Format
.AVI
Frames per
Second
30FPS
Vision Angle
100°
Battery Life
Powered by AC
Loop Recording
Yes
Type of Memory
External MicroSD up to
128GB
Recording Usage
1080@30fps 1gb/10m,
720@30fps 400mb/10m,
720@60fps 1.2gb/10m
USB Interface
2.0 USB
Player Software
VLC recommended
Video
Compression
H.264