Vivitar 840XHD User manual

DVR 840XHD
Digital Video Camcorder
Owner‟s Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................2
Key Features ............................................................................................................2
What your digital video camera includes.......................................................................3
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP..........................................................4
Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista ........................................................4
A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder ..............................................................5
Preparing Your Camera for Use...................................................................................7
Inserting an SD Memory Card .....................................................................................8
Software Installation: Snap „n Share Pro and Video Express ...........................................9
Software Installation...................................................................................................9
Camera Buttons and Functions .................................................................................17
DVR Functions and Menu Control..............................................................................18
Camera Playback Modes..........................................................................................53
Connecting to a High Definition TV to view images.......................................................73
Connecting to a non High Definition TV to view images ................................................74
Transferring Images to your PC using the software ......................................................75
Manually transfer media to your Digital Camera...........................................................83
Everything you need to get the most of your media and MORE......................................84
Video Express application.........................................................................................88
Technical Support....................................................................................................96
Sakar Warranty Card ...............................................................................................96
Technical Specifications ...........................................................................................98

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Trouble Shooting.....................................................................................................99
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the DVR 840XHD Digital Video Camcorder. With your
camera you can shoot high resolution H.264 video clips and take individual photos.
In addition, 128 MB built-in memory allows you to take pictures and short movies
without a memory card. However a SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB
should to be inserted in order to expand the memory of your DVR camera.
You can also connect it to an HDTV via the provided HDMI cable, and easily
playback recorded high-definition videos directly on the wide screen HDTV.
Key Features
5 Digital Video resolutions –1440x1080 Pixels (HD), 1280x720p (HD), 848x480p
(WVGA), 640x480p (VGA) and 320x240 (QVGA).
8 mega-pixels camera with choice of 3 digital camera resolutions- High
3200x2400 (8M), Standard 2592x1944 (5M) and Low 2048x1536p (3M)
3" TFT LCD

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5 X Optical Zoom Lens
Supports external SD memory card up to 8GB
Built-in Microphone
Snap „n Share Pro software application can be used to download the photos and
videos from your camera with the touch of a button
Edit, add text, clipart and more on your digital photos
Produce colorful movies to upload, copy to CD/DVD and much more with Video
Express software.
What your digital video camera includes
Digital Video Camcorder
USB cable
AV cable
HDMI Cable
Power Adapter
Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery
Snap n Share Pro Software installation CD
Quick Start Guide
Built-in wrist strap

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Computer System Requirements for Windows XP
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following
minimum configuration:
Pentium 4 Processor (or above), 2.6 GHZ., with Windows XP Service Pack 2
512 MB RAM, 200MB free disk space.
Available USB Interface
CD-ROM Driver
Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher.
16-bit color or higher display adaptor.
Windows Media Player 9 (or above) as default media player
Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista
To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum
configuration:
Windows Vista
800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space
Support for Super VGA graphics
Available USB Interface
CD-ROM driver

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A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder

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Preparing Your Camera for Use
Battery Installation
Your DVR camcorder requires a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (included in packaging).
Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera.
1. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity (+ and - ) as indicated.
2. Close the battery cover.
Note: You must ONLY use the supplied AC charger to recharge the battery. The
camera should be Off while charging. Allow the battery to fully charge first. This should
take approximately 6 hours.
The battery cannot be charged by connecting the camera via the USB cable to the
USB port of your computer.

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Inserting an SD Memory Card
An SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB (not included) should be inserted into your
DVR camera. SD Memory cards expand the amount of memory thus allowing an increase
in the number of movies and photos that can be captured before transferring them to your
computer.
1. Locate the SD card slot in the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera.
2. Insert the SD memory card correctly in the direction shown.
3. Press the memory card until you hear a “Click”sound.

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Note: After you insert an SD memory card, the icon will appear on the LCD, indicating
that your SD memory card has been installed successfully, and the media you capture will
now be stored on the card and not in the internal memory.
This product supports SD cards of up to 8GB.
Formatting will delete all data on the SD Memory Card including protected data.
Do not remove the SD memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card
and render it unusable.
Be sure to format the card with the camera.
Software Installation: Snap „n Share Pro and Video
Express
Follow the step by step instructions that appear on your computer screen
during the installation process.
Software Installation
1. Insert the CD into your CD-Rom drive.
2. Wait for the computer to automatically recognize and open the first stage

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of the software installation
3. The Welcome to the Snap „n Share Pro Installation Wizard Setup screen
will appear.
Note: On Vista operating systems you may see an AutoPlay window
appear. Select the SMSetup.exe option to begin the software setup.

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4. Click the “Begin” button to begin the software setup and installation
process.

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5. The Setup wizard will start to install the Snap „n Share Pro application on your
computer. Click “Next” to continue.
6. Please review the license terms and click the “I Agree” button to continue.

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7. In the Installation options you can choose where to install this application on
your computer. However, it is recommended to let the Snap „n Share Pro
installer create the folder to where the program will be installed. Click “Install”
and follow the instructions.

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8. Click “Finish” to let the Snap „n Share Pro installer finish the installation program.

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9. The Setup will now begin to silently install the Video Express software. This
might take a few second to install depending on the operating system you are
running.

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Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the Snap „n Share Pro and
Video Express software on your PC.
Click the “Finish” button to open the Snap „n Share Pro application.

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Camera Buttons and Functions

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DVR Functions and Menu Control
To power on the camera you need to flip open the LCD Screen. The Power button is
situated on the inside of the camera.
Power on
Press the Power button to turn on your DVR. The green LED on the back of the camera
will light up followed by the LCD monitor, indicating that your DVR is ready for use.
Power off
Press the Power button to turn your DVR camera off. The DVR camera will switch off.
Alternatively, simply close the LCD panel and the camera will automatically turn off.
If the DVR camera is not in use or in an operational mode for 60 seconds it will switch
off automatically.
When there is insufficient battery power, a flashing red battery icon will appear on
the LCD screen. The camera will automatically power off a few moments later.

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Capturing Videos
In order to start capturing videos (with audio) with your camcorder:
1. Aim the camera at the subject you wish to capture. The image you are
capturing will appear on the LCD screen.
2. Press the Movie Shutter button to the right of the dial to start shooting.
3. A red flashing recording icon and the elapsed time of the video being
captured will appear on the top right hand side of the LCD.
4. Use the Optical Zoom W/T on the top of the camera to zoom in or out.
5. Press the Movie Shutter button again to stop the recording.
6. The recorded file will be saved in AVI format.
Note:
1. You can view the AVI files in playback mode.
2. Once they are downloaded to the PC view them using QuickTime and
Windows Media Player.
3. Please insert an SD memory card of up to 8 GB to expand the memory and
capture more videos.
4. When the internal memory is full, a “MEMORY FULL”message will flash on
the LCD screen when you attempt to shoot further videos.