Mustek DV DV 5500 User manual

Multi-functional
Digital Video
User Guide

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Reminders
CAUTION
Keep product out of direct sunlight. Exposure to direct sunlight or extreme heat
may cause damage or malfunction. To prevent re or shock hazard, do not
expose to rain or moisture.
BACK UP YOUR DATA
As with any device that has ash memory, you should back up the drive
regularly.
IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION
The battery used in this device may present a risk of re or chemical burn if
mistreated. Do not separately recharge, disassemble, heat above 60º C
(140º F), or incinerate.
Do not attempt to open the unit. No user serviceable parts inside.
Keep the unit away from children. Do not disassemble or dispose product in re.
Use only the specied chargers which were packaged with the product. Use of
another charger may present a risk of re or explosion.
Keep charger plugged in to device for at least 3 hours before attempting to
operate device if battery is completely run down and is insufcient to power up
device.

Speci cations
Function
Image Sensor
Lens
Digital Zoom
Display
Shutter Speed
Flash
External Memory
Interface
Television System
Battery Type
Power Source
Dimension
Weight
Digital Camcorder, Digital Still Camera, Digital Voice
Recorder, MP3 Player, Video Camera, SD/MMC
Card Reader, PC Cam
3.1 Mega CCD
f = 6.7 mm
F 3.5/8.0
4X
2.5” TFT LCD
1/10 sec. ~ 1/1000 sec.
Built-in
SD/MMC
USB 2.0 / AV Out / Earphone
NTSC/PAL
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
DC-in (Charger inside/ Power Adapter (5V/ 1A) or
Docking Station)
84 x 55 x 95 mm (L x W x H)
220g (Without Battery)
Focal Length
Aperture Ratio
Digital Camcorder
Resolution
Quality
File Format (Video)
352X288 (30 fps)
400X304 (25 fps)
VGA - 640 x 480 (10 fps)
High compression rate
Low compression rate
ASF  le (MPEG 4 Compatible)
Fine
Normal
Normal
Fine
Economic

Video Capture Driver (PC Cam) Win 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP
Mass Storage Support Win 98SE (Driver), Me, 2000, XP /
MAC OS 9.X and OS 10.1 or above
System Requirements Pentium 500 MHz processor or higher
Microsoft Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP
Available USB port
Super VGA card and color monitor
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
At least 128 MB of RAM
200 MB of available HD space
Digital Still Camera
Resolution
Quality
Self-Timer
File Format (Image)
Scene Mode
Economic
Normal
Fine
Digital Voice Recorder
File Format WAV Compatible
MP3 Player
File Format MP3 Compatible
PC Camera
Video Frame Rate (PC Cam) 20 ~ 30 fps (320 x 240)
640 x 480
2048 x 1536
2624 x 1968 (H/W enhancement)
Normal
High
Fine
10 Seconds Delay
JPEG Compatible
Auto / Portrait / Landscape /
Sport / Night Portrait

USER GUIDE 7
USB Device Unplugging Notice:
If you want to unplug the device from your computer, be sure to stop the device
before hand. To stop the device, follow the steps below:
Remove from PC: (For Windows Me/2000/XP)
Click on the device icon located on the taskbar. Select the device you
want to stop (e.g. Stop USB Mass Storage Device Drive(E:)).
Follow the on-screen instructions to safely remove the device.
1.
2.
Remove from Mac: (For Mac OS 9.X and 10.1 above)
Select the device icon (Shown as ‘NO_NAME’ or ‘untitled’ drive) on the
desktop.
Drag and drop the drive to the Trash.
1.
2.

USER GUIDE 7
Table of Contents
Getting To Know Your Device
Identifying The Operation Panel
Loading Battery/Memory Card
Charging The Device
Attaching The Strap
Installing CD
After Installing CD
Direct Printing
PC Cam
Mass Storage
Power Save
Recording Voices
Taking Pictures
Using AE Lock
Back Light compensation
Using Self-timer
Using Flash Strobe
LCD Display
Applying Memory Mix
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USER GUIDE 8
USER GUIDE 9
Recording Videos
Using Operation Panel
LCD Display
Applying Fader effects
Playing Back Recorded Files
Playing back on TV
Playing back pictures
LCD Display
Playing back voice recordings and videos
Playing MP3
Using the Direction Control and Operation Panel
Deleting Files
Setting Menu
Manual Set
Still Set
Movie Set
Audio Set
Playback Set
System Set
Advanced Settings
Adjusting White Balance
Setting Macro
Setting Quality
Setting Resolution
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USER GUIDE 8
USER GUIDE 9
Applying Scene
Adding P Effect
Interval Shutter/Record
Attaching voice to pictures
Protecting le from deletion
Formatting the memory card
Understanding LCD Screen Indicators
Icons for voice recording
Icons for video recording and picture taking
Icons for playback
Icons for MP3 playing
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USER GUIDE 10
USER GUIDE 11
AE-Lock button
AF/Shutter
Zoom
Speaker
Power button
Built-in Microphone
Lens
Earphone jack
USB port
DC IN jack
AV OUT jack
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10
7
6
5
4
3
2
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12
13
1
6
5
4
3
2
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10
7
12
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Do not touch while recording. 14
15
16
17
SD/MMC card slot
Hook for strap
Battery slot
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18
8
Flash strobe
8
Getting To Know Your Device
9
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Status LED indicator
9
Power/Charge LED indicator
Hook for strap

USER GUIDE 10
USER GUIDE 11
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LCD screen
Mode dial
Record Voice
Record Video / Take Picture
Playback
MP3
Menu
Record button
For video and audio recording.
Direction Control button
Back Light [On/Off]/Playback Zoom/ Stop
Self-Timer [On/Off]/F.Bwd/Previous
Flash [Off/On/Auto/Red Eye]/F.Fwd/Next
Display
Record: OSD off / LCD off / LCD on
& OSD on
Playback: Single / OSD off / LCD off /
LCD on & Thumbnail
OK / Play / Pause / Exit (Playback
Zoom)
Battery/SD/MMC cover
Operation Panel
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Getting To Know Your Device - continued

USER GUIDE 12
USER GUIDE 13
Delete One/Delete All
Rotate Picture
Search
Auto Play (Still)
Fader/Hold
Memory
Mix
Volume
up/down
Identifying The Operation Panel

USER GUIDE 12
USER GUIDE 13
Loading Battery/Memory Card
A
B
C
Slide the Battery/SD/MMC cover in the direction of the arrow (down).
Lift the Battery/SD/MMC slots cover up.
Insert the battery into the battery slot.
DInsert the MMC card into the SD/MMC card slot.
A
B
D
C
Note1: When the MMC memory card is correctly inserted a “click” sound will be
heard.
Note2: The device can only work with a SD/MMC card inserted.

USER GUIDE 14
USER GUIDE 15
Charging The Device
There are three ways to charge this device. First, charge it via USB cable. Second,
charge it via AC adapter. Third, charge it via the Dock Station (optional). For the
rst time use, the recharging time will be about 3 to 4 hours to have it fully charged.
1. Connect the device to a computer with the USB cable
provided in the package.
The charge indicator illuminates in red and starts charg-
ing. If the battery is fully charged, the charge indicator will
be turned off automatically.
2.
Charging the device via AC Adapter
1. Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN jack on the device
and connect power to a power outlet.
The Charge indicator illuminates in red and starts
charging. Turning on the device during the charging
stage will lengthen the charge time.
2.
Charging the device via USB cable
Charging the device via Dock Station (Optional)
Please refer to the Dock Station Getting Started for more detail.
USB
For your reference:
When the device battery is charging, LED is RED. Turning ON the device
while charging, LED will become ORANGE.
When the device battery is fully charged, RED LED will turn OFF.
When the device is ON, LED is GREEN.

USER GUIDE 14
USER GUIDE 15
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Attaching The Strap
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B
C
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B

USER GUIDE 16
USER GUIDE 17
Insert the Software CD onto your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. The
Select Language dialogue box appears.
1.
Installing CD
Select your preferred language and press OK
to continue.
The installation CD bundled with the device contains all the necessary software
and information for you to operate the device.
Please follow the instructions below to complete the software installation.
A Welcome dialogue box appears, press
Next.
The Select Components dialogue box
appears. Select the software you wish to install
and press Next.
The Select Program Folder dialogue box
appears telling you that setup program is about
to add a program icon to your system, you can
change the folder name listed in the text box,
or simply press Next to continue.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Start Copying Files dialogue box appears
conrming that the listed software will be
installed. Press Next to continue.
Follow the on-screen instructions to continue
and complete the installation.
6.
7.
Restart your computer.
8.

USER GUIDE 16
USER GUIDE 17
After Installing CD
After successfully installing the driver,
a DV device icon will appear at your
Windows OS taskbar. Right click on the
icon to open the selection menu.
1. Select Auto Launch Setting
from the menu and choose Easy
Transfer or MAX Console as your
default application when the device
is connected to a computer via USB.
2.
Press conrm and exit.
4.
Note: We strongly recommend
users to use Easy Transfer as
your transfer application.
Choose your default PC Cam
software on the selection menu at
the bottom.
3.

USER GUIDE 18
USER GUIDE 19
Direct Printing
Connect the device to a printer via
an USB cable.
Power ON the device.
Select Direct Print from the
OSD menu of the device.
Direct Print
PC Cam
Mass Storage
Select
Ok
Direct Print provides a direct connect solution for the device to communicate
with printers. If you connect the device to a PictBridge™ compatible printer,
then the pictures stored in the device can be printed directly without attaching to
any computer or third party device. It’s just that easy!
Step 1. Connecting to a printer Step 2. Turning ON the device
Step 3. Selecting Direct Print Step 4. Selecting Pictures
DON'T CONNECT TO PC !
DIRECT TO PRINTER !
Ok
R t r
e u n
Press
on the Direction
Control to conrm device is
connected to a printer.

USER GUIDE 18
USER GUIDE 19
Press / to highlight SELECT PIC from the DPS
Menu item and use to enter its selection menu
then highlight SELECT within its menu then press
to enter. A thumbnail will appear displaying your
recorded les. Press
to select picture, a printer
icon will appear on the
selected picture. When the
selection is done, press
to return.
Selecting Particular Pictures
4"X6"
X15
DPS MENU
FAST PHOTO
DEFAULT
PRINT
SELECT
ALL
CANCEL
Sel ect
Ok
SELECT
PAPER
1
OPTIMAL
SET.
COPIES
Return
1233/1234
Cancel
Return
N
U
p/
Do
wn
Selecting All Pictures
Press / to highlight SELECT PIC from the
DPS Menu item and use to enter its selection menu then
highlight ALL within its menu then press to conrm.
Step 5. Enhancing Picture Quality
Scroll down to OPTIMAL. The default setting is set
to “Off”. To change the setting, press
to enter,
then press
/
to select ON or OFF. Press
to
conrm.
4"X6"
X15
DPS MENU
FAST PHOTO
DEFAULT
PRINT
ON
OFF
Sel ect
Ok
SELECT
PAPER
1
OPTIMAL
SET.
COPIES
Return
Direct Printing - continued

USER GUIDE 20
USER GUIDE 21
Step 6. Setting Number of Copies
4"X6"
X15
DPS MENU
FAST PHOTO
DEFAULT
PRINT
Select
Ok
SELECT
PAPER
1
OPTIMAL
SET.
COPIES
Scroll down to COPIES. The default setting is set
to “1”. To change the setting, press
then /
to increase or decrease number. Press
again to
conrm and exit.
Step 7-1. Setting Paper Size
4"X6"
X15
DPS MENU
FAST PHOTO
DEFAULT
PRINT
Select
SELECT
PAPER
1
OPTIMAL
SET.
COPIES
PAPER SET.
SIZE
PAPER
BORDER
Select
Ok
Return
4"x6"
5"x7"
8.5"x11"
DEFAULT
Scroll down to PAPER SET. Press
enter its menu, where you can change
the paper size, paper type, and border settings. To change the paper size
setting, press
/
to select SIZE then press to enter, press /
to select
paper size. To conrm press .
Direct Printing - continued