Purtek PTDVNT User manual

Digital Video Camcorder with Night Vision
PTDVNT
User Manual

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Table of Contents
Specications• 3
Disconnectingfromyourcomputer• 4
GettingtoKnowYourDigitalVideoCamcorder• 4-5
Loadingthebatteries• 6
Poweron/off• 7
UsingtheFilter•  7-8
Modes• 8
Setup•  8-10
PlaybackModes• 10-12
RecordingVoice(VoiceRecorderMode)• 13
RecordingVideos(CamcorderMode)• 13-14
TakingPictures(CameraMode)• 15-16
ContinuousShooting(BurstMode)• 17
PCCameraMode• 17
MassStorageMode• 17
MemorySpaceIndication•  18
InstallingDigitalCameraDriver•  19
InstallingArcsoftPhotoEditingSoftware• 19-20
OperatingArcsoftPhotoEditingSoftware•  20-21
Copyrightnotice• 22
LimitedWarranty• 22

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Specications
ImageSensor: VGACMOSSensor
Resolution: VGA(640x480)
 13M(1280x960)
 3M(2048x1536)
VideoClip: QVGA(320x240)
 VGA(640x480)
DigitalZoom: 4X
Display: Color15”TFTLCD
ExternalMemory: MicroSDcard(upto8GB)
InternalMemory: 128MB
FileFormat: JPEG/AVI
Lens: Fixed(2PLens)
FNo: 30
FocusRange: 07m~innity
Interface: USB/AVout
Flashlight: LED/IRLED
ShutterSpeed: 1/8to1/2048second
Power: 2xAAalkalinebatteries
Dimensions: 100x65x34mm
Weight: 110g
SystemRequirements: Pentium166MHzprocessororhigher
 MicrosoftWindows2000,XP,VISTA
 AvailableUSBport
 SuperVGAcardandcolormonitor
 CD-ROMorDVD-ROMdrive
 64MBRAM(minimumrequired)
 200MBavailableHDspace
MassStorage: Windows2000,XP,VISTA
PCCameraDriver: Windows2000,XP,VISTA

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Getting to Know Your Digital Video Camcorder
Self-timer
Indicator
Flashlight
LED
Night
shoot
LED
Microphone
Lens
FrontView
Disconnecting From Your Computer:
BeforedisconnectingtheDigitalCamerafromthecomputer,besure
tostopthedeviceinWindowsTostoptheDigitalCamera,please
followthestepsbelow:
RemovefromPC:(ForWindowsMe/2000/XP/VISTA)
1 Clickthe“SafelyRemoveHardware”
iconlocatedonthetaskbarSelect
thedeviceyouwanttostop(eg
SafelyremoveUSBMassStorage
DeviceDrive(E:))
2 Followtheon-screeninstructionstoremovetheDigitalVideo
Camcordersafely

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Getting to Know Your Digital Video Camcorder
Zoom
in(+)
Zoom
out(–)
LCDPanel
Battery
Compartment
AVjack
MicroSD
cardslot
USBjack
Mode
Knob
Status
Indicator
BackView
SideView
Speaker Left Power Shutter
ModeKnob
Menu
Right
DownUp

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Loading the Batteries
1 Removethebatteryboxcoverbysliding
itoffInserttwo(2)AAbatteries(not
included)intothebatterycompartment,
observingtheproperpolarityas
indicated
2 Pushthebatterycompartmentcover
downandslideforwardtoclose
Battery precautions
Followtheseprecautionswhenusing
batteriesinthisdevice
1 Useonlythesizeandtypeofbatteriesspecied
2 Besuretofollowthecorrectpolarity(+/–)wheninstallingthe
batteriesasindicatedinsidethebatterycompartmentReversed
polaritymaycausedamagetothedevice
3 Donotmixdifferenttypesofbatteriestogether(egAlkalineand
Carbon-zinc)oroldbatterieswithnewones
4 Ifthedevicewillnotbeusedforanextendedperiodoftime,
removethebatteriestopreventdamageorinjuryfrompossible
batteryleakage

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Power On/Off
PushthePOWERbuttonfor2secondstoactivateyourdigitalcamera
Pushitagaintoturnitoff
Ifthedigitalcameraisleftinactivefor1,3or5minutes,itwill
automaticallyturnoffAuto-Offcanbesetto1minute,3minutes,5
minutes,ordisabled(Formoreinformation,seethe“Setup”section)
Power Low
Ifyourbatteryislow,youwillseeabattery
icon( )and“Lowbattery”willdisplayon
thebottomleftcorneroftheLCDItwillthen
turnitselfoffin3seconds
Using the Filter
Thequalityofimagesorvideoswillbebetterwhenyouinstallthe
lteronthelensbeforetakingpicturesorrecordingvideowhenin
daylight
Note:WhenusingaNightShootLEDtocaptureanightscene,
removethelter(Formoreinformationaboutnightshooting,see
CameraModeonpages13-15)

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Setup
Language,Date&Times,AutoOff,LightFrequency,Beep,TV
Output,Format,SystemResetandSImagecanbesetinSetup
Mode
1 SwitchMODEknobtoSetupMode
Modes
Setup
Mass Storage
PC Cam
Vo ice Recorder
Camcorder
Camera
Playback
Burst
Attachtheltertothe
camcorder
1 Inordertoavoid
damagingorlosing
thelter,attach
theltertothe
camcorderusingthe
includedconnecting
cordDonotusethecordasahand
straptocarrythecamcorder
2 Attachthestringasindicatedby
loopingtheconnectingcordthrough
thestraplugonthebottomofthe
unit

2 Presseordbuttonstochoosethedesired
itemPressShuttertoentersettingsandthen
presseordtochangesettingPressShutter
againtoconrmorMenutoexitwithoutany
change
• Language:English,French,German,Italian,
Spanish,Japanese
• Date Input: (Setthedateandtime)
1 PressShuttertoenter
2 PresseordtoselectOfforSetIfyou
selectSet,presseordandforgto
makechanges
 TheDatehasthreemodes:
YYYY/MM/DD
DD/MM/YYYY
MM/DD/YYYY
 Presseordtoselectthemodedesired
Thenpressforgandeordtosetthe
dateandtimesdesired
3 PressShutteragaintoconrmandreturn
• Auto off:Off,1minute,3minutes,5minutes
(Toconservepower,youcansetAuto-off
function)
• Sharpness:Hard,Normal,Soft
(Selectthesharpnessdesired)
• Light Frequency:50Hz,60Hz
(Matchthefrequencyoftheelectrical
supplyinyourcountryThestandard
frequencyinNorthAmericais60Hz)
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• Beep:On,Off
(TurnthekeytoneONorOFF)
• TV Output:NTSC,PAL
(SelecttheTVoutputformatThestandard
outputinNorthAmericaisNTSC)
• Format:Execute,Cancel
(Formatthememorystorage
Warning:Formattingthememorywill
deleteallimages,videos,voicerecordings
andles)
• Sys. Reset:Execute,Cancel
(Returntothefactorydefaultsettings)
• S. Image (Startup Image):Default,
UserImage1,2or3
(YoucanchoosetheDefaultoruserimage
asstartupimage)
Playback Mode
TurntheModeknobtoPlaybacktoplayvideos,
recordedvoiceandpictures