Mustek DV DV 5500 User manual

Digital Video
User Guide
Cover page to be revised

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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 fire or shock hazard, do not
expose to rain or moisture.
BACK UP YOUR DATA
As with any device that has flash memory, you should back up the drive
regularly.
IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION
The battery used in this device may present a risk of fire 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 fire.
Use only the specified chargers which were packaged with the product. Use of
another charger may present a risk of fire 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 insufficient to power up
device.

Specifications
Function
Image Sensor
Lens
Digital Zoom
Display
Shutter Speed
Flashlight
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 / IGBT Type
SD/MMC
USB 2.0 / AV Out / Earphone
NTSC/PAL
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery x 1 (1500 mAh)
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)
VGA - 640 x 480 (12 fps)
400X304 (25 fps)
352X288 (30 fps)
Low compression rate
High compression rate
ASF file (MPEG 4 compatible)
Fine
Normal
Fine
Normal
Economic

Video Capture Driver (PC Cam) Win 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP
Mass Storage Support Win 98SE, Me, 2000, XP / MAC OS 9.X and
OS 10.1 or above
System Requirements Pentium 266 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
Fine
Normal
Economic
Digital Voice Recorder
File Format WAV
MP3 Player
File Format MP3
PC Camera
Video Frame Rate (PC Cam) 20 ~ 30 fps (320 x 240)
2624 x 1968 (H/W enhancement)
2048 x 1536
640 x 480
Fine
High
Normal
10 Seconds Delay
JPEG Compatible
Auto / Portrait / Landscape / Sport / Night Portrait

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
Attaching the Wrist Strap
Charging the Device
Installing Software CD
Transferring Files
Direct printing
PC Cam
Mass Storage
Connecting to TV
Recording voices
Taking still image
Using AE Lock
Back Light compensation
Using Self-timer
Using Flash Strobe
LCD Display
Applying Memory Mix

User Guide 8
Recording moving images
Using Operation Panel and Direction Control
Applying Fader Effect
Playing back recorded files
Playing back still images
Playing back voice recordings and moving images
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
Various Settings
Adjusting White Balance
Adding P. Effect
Setting Macro
Setting Image Quality
Setting Image Size
Applying Scene

User Guide 9
Interval Shutter/Record
Attaching voice to still image
Protecting file from deletion
Formatting the memory card
Understanding LCD screen indicators
Voice Recording
Still Image Recording
Moving Images Recording
MP3 Playing
Playback

User Guide 10
AE-Lock button
Shutter
Zoom
Speaker
Power button
Built-in Microphone
Lens
Earphone jack
USB port
DC IN jack
A/V OUT jack
1
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5
4
3
2
10
11
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5
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2
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Do not touch while recording.
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14
15
16
SD/MMC Card Slot
Hook for Wrist Strap
Battery Slot
Hook for Wrist Strap
13
14
15
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8
Flash strobe
8
Getting to know your device

User Guide 11
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LCD Screen
Mode Dial
Voice Record
Image Record
Playback
MP3
Menu
Record button
For video and audio recordings.
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 & Multi]
OK/Play/Pause/Playback Zoom Exit
Battery/SD/MMC Cover
Operation Panel
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Getting to know your device - continued

User Guide 12
Delete 1/Delete All
Rotate Image
Search
Auto Play (Still)
Fader/Hold
Memory
Mix
Volume
up/down
Identifying the Operation Panel

User Guide 13
Loading Battery/Memory Card
A
B
C
Slide the Battery/SD/MMC cover lever in the direction of the arrow
(down).
Flip the Battery/SD/MMC Cover in the direction of the arrow (up).
Insert the battery into the battery slot.
D
DInsert the SD memory card into the SD/MMC slot.
A
B
EClose the Battery/SD/MMC cover.
To be revised
C

User Guide 14
User Guide 15
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Attaching the Wrist Strap
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B
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User Guide 15
Charging the Device
There are three ways to charge this device. First, charge it via USB cable sec-
ond, charge it via AC adapter and third, via the Dock Station (optional).
1. Connect the device to a computer with the USB cable provided in the package.
The charge indicator illuminates in red and starts charging. 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 the power plug
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 guide for more detail.
USB
USB

User Guide 16
Insert the Software CD onto your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. The
Select Language dialogue box appears.
1.
Installing Software 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
confirming that the listed software will be
installed. Press “Next” to continue.
Follow the on-screen instructions to continue
and complete the installation.
6.
7.

User Guide 17
Transferring Files
Before file transfer
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 “Docking Kit Setting” from
the menu and choose either “Easy
Transfer or MAX Console as your
default file transfer application.
2.
Press confirm and exit.
3.
Initiating file transfer
USB
USB
Connect the device to a
computer with the USB cable
provided in the package.
1. Device enable icon will appear
and Easy Transfer or MAX
Console will launch automatically
according to your prior setting.
2.

User Guide 18
For MAX Console select device’s drive
and go to the DCIM/100MEDIA folder for
audio clips and images, go to the MP3
folder for MP3 files
Use the Drag and Drop method
to copy files to your computer
or vice versa.
4.
3. For Easy Transfer single file transfer dialogue or transfer all progress bar will
appear depending on your setting.
or
5.
Important: In order for MP3 files to be playable on your device be sure to store
those files in the MP3 folder. If the MP3 folder does not exist, turn on the device
and switch the Mode dial to MP3 position. This will automatically create a MP3
folder on the device.
Transferring Files - continued

User Guide 19
Direct printing
Connect the device to a printer via
an USB cable.
2. Power ON the device.
Select “Direct Print” from the
OSD menu of the device.
Important: This function is only available to PictBridge™ compatible printers.
Direct Print
PC Cam
Mass Storage
Select
Ok
DON'T CONNECT TO PC !
DIRECT TO PRINTER !
Ok
Return
Press OK button on the Direction
Control to confirm device is
connected to a printer.
4.
1.
3.
Select “Print” from the menu to print the selected images.
5.
4. Select your preferred settings from the menus.
Note: When the device is connected to a computer under “Direct Print” mode,
Windows OS will ask for a device driver. We do not provide such driver.

User Guide 20
Main menu Item Setting Description
Direct Print
Select PIC
Select Mark still images for
direct printing.
All
Cancel
Optimal On Optimize image process-
ing.
Off
Copies
Select number of copies
to be printed for each
marked image.
Paper Set
Size
4” X 6” Select paper size.
5” X 7”
8.5” x 11”
Default
Paper
Photo Select paper quality.
• Options vary according
to your selected paper
size.
Fast
Photo
Default
Border
Off Apply borders to printing
images.
On
Default
Print Print marked images.
Direct printing - continued