SOUNDMASTER VC100 User manual

User’s Manual
English

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1.PARTS OF THE VIDEO CAMERA 4
2.PREPARING FOR USE 5
INSTALLING THE BATTERY 5
INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD 6
SETTINGTHE LANGUAGE 8
SETTINGTHE DATEAND TIME 9
MONITOR SCREEN DISPLAY 10
3.USING THIS VIDEO CAMERA 13
TURNINGTHE CAMERAON AND OFF 13
CHANGE THE MODE 14
RECORDING VIDEO CLIP 15
TAKING STILL IMAGES 16
USING THE SELF-TIMER AND BURST SNAPSHOT 17
USING THE ZOOM FUNCTION 18
RECORDINGAUDIO 19

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4.USING THE MENU IN RECORD MODE 20
MENU IN CAPTURE MODE 20
MENU IN VIDEO MODE 23
SETUPMENU 24
5. PLAYBACK 26
PLAYBACK STILL IMAGE 26
PLAYING BACK MOVIE CLIPS 27
PLAYING BACK AUDIO FILES 27
OTHER FUNCTIONS IN PLAYBACK MODE 28
6. MAKING CONNECTIONS 35
CONNECTINGTHE CAMERATOATV 35
CONNECTINGTHE CAMERA TO A PC 36
7. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 38
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 38
8. TROUBLESHOOTING 41

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9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 44
Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Please read these
operating instructions carefully in order to use the digital video camera
correctly. Keep the instructions in a safe place after reading so that you can
refer to them later.
Precautions
Before using the video camera, please ensure that you read and
understand the safety precautions described below.
• Do not try to open the case of the video camera or attempt to modify this
video camera in any way. Maintenance and repairs should be carried out
only by authorized service providers.
• Keep the video camera away from water and other liquids. Do not use the
video camera with wet hands. Never use the video camera in the rain or
snow. Moisture creates danger of electric shock.
• Use only the recommended power accessories. Use of power sources not
expressly recommended for this equipment may lead to overheating,
distortion of the equipment, fire, electrical shock or other hazards.

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1.Parts of the video camera
1:Lens
2:Microphone
3: Compensating lamp
4: Self-Timer LED
5:Delete
6: Playback
7:Mode
8:TFTLCDScreen
9: Left /Self-Timer
10:Power
11:Down button
12:Menu
13:AVOutjack
14:USBjack
15: Right /LED on or off
16:OK
17:Shutter
18: Up /Display
19: W/Zoom out button
20: T/Zoom in button
21: Speaker
22: Tripod socket
23:Cardslot
24: Battery cover

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2.Preparing for use
Installing the Battery
1. Open the video camera battery door.
2. Insert three AAA-size batteries with the positive (+) and negative (-)
poles matching the directions indicated on the battery cover.
3. Close the battery door.

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Inserting the Memory Card
This camera has an internal memory, it can
take a few pictures and video clips; please
use a SD or MMC or SDHC card for more
picture storage. Turn off the camera before
inserting or removing the memory card. Be
sure to orient the card correctly when
inserting it. Never try to force the memory
card into the slot when you feel resistance. The memory card has a write
protect switch, which is used to protect data from accidental deletion.
Therefore,
whenever you want to record, format or delete files in the SD card, disable
the write protection beforehand.
1. Turn off the video camera.
2. Find the rubber at the bottom of the video camera , and then uncover
the rubber where you will see the SD card slot.
3. Insert the memory card as illustrated.

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• Never insert any other object which is not a SD/MMC/SDHC card
into the camera’s SD card slot.
• Never remove the SD card from the camera while the camera is
powered on.
Format the memory card
All data will be deleted including protected files. Be sure to download
important files to your computer before formatting.
1:Turn the power on, press the MENU button to display the menu, and then
press the RIGHT button to select [setup] .
2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select [Format..] then press the OK or
RIGHT button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item [YES] and then press
the OK button to erase all data.

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Setting the Language
When using the video camera for the first time after purchasing it, be sure
to choose a language before using the video camera.
1: Turn the power on, press the MENU button to display the menu, and
then press the RIGHT button to select [setup] .
2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select [Language] then press the OK
or RIGHT button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired language and then
press the OK button to confirm the setting.
4: Press the MENU button to close the menu.

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Setting the date and time
1: Turn the power on, press the MENU button to
display the menu, and then press the RIGHT button
to select [setup] .
2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select
[Date&Time] then press the OK or RIGHT
button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the UP or DOWN button to change the highlighted value. Press
the LEFT or RIGHT button to move the cursor between settings.
4: Press the OK button to confirm the setting.
5: Press the MENU button to close the menu.