Jazz HDV147 Operation & User’s Manual

Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC part 15.105 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help. Pertinent testing documentation is available for verification.

2.PREPARING FOR USING ..................................................... 3 INSTALLING BATTERIES ............................................................ 3 INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD ................................................ 4 FORMAT THE MEMORY CARD..................................................... 5 SETTING THE LANGUAGE.......................................................... 5 MONITOR SCREEN DISPLAY ...................................................... 6 3.USING THIS VIDEO RECORDER......................................... 9 TURNING THE VIDEO RECORDER ON AND OFF........................... 9 CHANGE THE MODE ............................................................... 10 RECORDING VIDEO CLIP ......................................................... 10 TAKING STILL IMAGES..............................................................11 USING THE SELF-TIMER AND BURST SNAPSHOT....................... 12 USING THE ZOOM FUNCTION .................................................. 13 RECORDING AUDIO ................................................................ 14 4.USING THE MENU IN RECORD MODE ............................. 14

MENU IN VIDEO MODE ............................................................ 16 SETUP MENU......................................................................... 17 5. PLAYBACK ........................................................................ 20 PLAYBACK STILL IMAGE .......................................................... 20 PLAYING BACK MOVIE CLIPS.................................................... 20 PLAYING BACK AUDIO FILES .................................................... 21 OTHER FUNCTION IN PLAYBACK MODE..................................... 21 6. MAKING CONNECTIONS .................................................. 26 CONNECTING THE VIDEO RECORDER TO A TV ......................... 26 CONNECTING THE VIDEO RECORDER TO A PC......................... 27 7. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................. 29 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ................................................... 29 8. TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................ 31 9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS......................................... 33

operating instructions carefully in order to use the digital video recorder correctly. Keep the Manual in a safe place so that you can refer to the instructions later when necessary. Precautions Before using the video recorder, please ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions described below. • Do not try to open the case of the video recorder or attempt to modify this recorder in any way. If required, maintenance and repairs should be carried out only by authorized service providers. • Keep the video recorder away from water and other liquids. Do not use if your hands are wet; keep your video recorder dry. • Use only recommended AA alkaline batteries.

1：Lens 2: Microphone 3: Auxiliary LED lamp 4: Self-Timer LED 5: LCD Screen 6: T/Zoom in button 7: W/Zoom out button 8: Shutter button 9: USB port 10: OK button UP button/Self-timer button DOWN button LEFT button/LED ON/OFF RIGHT button/Display 11: AV / TV connector 12: Power button 13: Mode button 14: Menu button 15: Tripod socket 16: SD Card slot 17: Battery cover

Installing Batteries 1. Press the latch and open the Battery Door. 2. Insert two fresh AA-size batteries with the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals matching the directions indicated inside the battery compartment. 3. Close the Battery Door.

Video recorder requires SD Memory Card inserted to record and store video clips, taken images or recorded audio files. 1. Turn off the video recorder before inserting or removing the SD memory card. 2. Orient the card correctly and do not force the card when inserting -The SD memory card has the LOCK protect switch used to protect data from accidental deletion. Therefore, whenever you want to record, format or delete files from the SD card, set the protect switch to the non-LOCKed position. 3. Lift the Rubber Cover on the bottom of the video recorder and insert the SD card as illustrated. Press the card until the card is fully down and latched. 4. To remove; press the card down, then the card will pop up and be easily removed. • Do not insert any other object except the SD/SDHC memory card into the video recorder SD card slot.

SD card. Format the memory card Please format the SD card if it is new or if it was used with another device. Download important files to your computer before formatting as the formatting will erase all data from the SD Card. 1:Turn the power ON (when the card is inserted) then press the MENU button to display options and 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 YES and press the OK button to execute formatting the card. 4: Press the MENU button to close the menu. Setting the Language You have an option to select the Language used for displayed commands and information; follow below steps if required:

button to display options and 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 display available languages. 3: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired language and press the OK button to confirm selected language. 4: Press the MENU button to close the menu. LCD screen display A. Video Recording Mode

Turning the Video Recorder On and Off 1. Open the LCD screen. 2. Press the POWER button turning the video recorder ON, press this button again to turn it OFF. Power Save: To save batteries, your video recorder will automatically turn OFF after 1 min if no button is pressed. You can change the power-off time by setting the Power Save function from the Setup menu. Press the POWER button to power up the video recorder again. Press the RIGHT button to clear screen, and press it again to turn the screen off.

Your video recorder has following selectable Modes 1. After pressing the POWER button the video recorder will become active and set in Video Recording Mode. 2. Pressing the MODE button will select next mode in sequential order to change the record mode. The Mode icons – displayed on the LCD screen – will identify selected Mode. Recording the Video clip 1: Turn the video recorder ON and it becomes active in Video Recording mode. 2: Observe the scene on LCD screen and press the SHUTTER button to Display Mode Function Video mode Recording video clips. Audio mode Recording audio files. Capture mode Taking still photos. Playback mode Playing back all files.

continue recording. 3: Press the SHUTTER button to STOP recording. Note that the video recorder will auto-STOP recording if the memory is full. • The LCD screen displays the recorded time. Capture / Taking Still Images 1. Turn ON the video camera. 2. Press the MODE button to set the Capture Mode, see the icon appearing on the LCD screen. 3. Use the LCD screen to frame your subject. 4. Hold the video camera steady and press the SHUTTER button down to take a picture. • The number displayed on the LCD screen will decrease by one with each picture taken.

appears on the LCD screen – replace the SD card or download stored images into the computer. • Make sure that your fingers do not cover the lens while recording video or taking images. • Do not remove the memory card or batteries when video camera is saving the image, otherwise the data will be damaged. Self-timer and Burst Snapshot option If the Self-timer is set and activated, the camera will auto-take a picture after the selected delay time. In the Burst snapshot setting the camera will auto-take three pictures continuously. 1: Turn the power ON and set video camera to the Capture mode. 2: Press the UP button to select the Self-Timer options; please note icons and information displayed on left upper corner of the LCD screen. Off: No Self-timer selected / camera takes photos without delay. 2 seconds: camera will take picture with 2 seconds delay.

Continuous: camera will take three continuous pictures in the Burst Snapshot setting. 3: Select one from available options and press the SHUTTER button to take Self-Timer or Burst Snapshot pictures. • You can also set the Self-timer and Burst Snapshot from the capture Menu (Capture Mode). See the details on page 16. • You can rotate the LCD screen to forward position and set the self timer to take a photo of yourself. Using the Zoom Function This video recorder has a Digital Zoom function that allows you to zoom IN (Tele) or zoom OUT (Wide) on subjects or recorded scene. 1: Turn the video recorder ON and set it to Capture or Video Recording mode. 2: Press the W or T buttons and compose the scene as required. W: zoom out for a wide-angle shot. T : zoom in for a telephoto shot.

appears on the LCD screen. Recording audio 1: Turn the video recorder ON and select the Audio Recording mode. 2: Press the SHUTTER button to START recording, you may press the RIGHT button to pause and press it again to continue. 3: Press the SHUTTER again to STOP recording. The video recorder will also auto-stop recording if the SD memory card is full. • The center of the LCD screen displays the Current Recording Time. 4.Using the Menu options Menu in the Capture Mode 1: Turn ON the video recorder and set it to the Capture Mode. 2: Press the MENU button to display the menu options. 3: Use the UP or DOWN button and

4: Press the OK or RIGHT button entering the submenu. 5: Use the UP or DOWN button to select available option. 6: Press the OK button to confirm setting. 7: Press the MENU button to close and exit from the Menu. Capture Mode Menu list Menu item Function Resolution 12Mpix(4000x3000), 5Mpix(2592x1944), 3Mpix(2048x1536), 1.3Mpix (1280X960), VGA(640X480) Quality There are three available options of selected image quality Super Fine, Fine and Normal Metering Select the Exposure metering area： [Center]: The Exposure will be calculated based on brightness of the center area of the scene [Multi]: The exposure will be calculated based on the average brightness of the scene [Spot]: The exposure will be calculated based on the spot in the center of the scene

Available options: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Tungsten Exposure Set the Exposure Value manually to compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting or dark background. The Exposure Value may be set in minus 2.0 EV to plus 2.0 EV range Capture Mode Use this setting to select Self-Timer and Burst options: Off, 2sec, 10sec delay, continuous three pictures Effect Use this option to change the image color tone: Normal, B&W, Sepia, Negative, Red, Green, Blue, Binarize, Sunset, Warm, Cold, Contrast Menu in Video Recording Mode 1: Turn the video recorder ON and press the Menu button to display the Menu options. 2: Use the UP or DOWN button to select required setting

enter the submenu. 4: Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting. 5: Press the OK button to confirm the setting. 6: Press the MENU button to close and enter the Menu. Menu item Function Movie Size There are three available options to select from: HD (1280x720), D1 (720x480), VGA (640x480). Frame Rate Available High and Low frames per sec rate Metering See the details on page 15. White Balance See the details on page 15. Setup Menu / System Setting You can select Set-up Menu / System Setting and adjust recorder’s internal settings: 1: Power ON the video recorder and

2: Press the RIGHT button to select Set-up / System Setting options. 3: Use the UP or DOWN button to select desired option. 4: Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu. 5: Use the UP or DOWN button to select requested setting option. 6: Press the OK button to confirm the setting. 7: Press the MENU button to close and exit from the Menu. Menu item Function Sounds Available options: Shutter: The Shutter sound – press the RIGHT button to select Shutter Sound ON or OFF. Start-up: The Start-up sound - press the RIGHT button to change the Start-up sound. Select one from four available options: None, [1], [2], [3]. Beep: The Operational sound – press the RIGHT button to select the operational sound as ON or OFF. Volume: The Volume level - adjust the sound volume by pressing the RIGHT button.

your country / location. Power Save Auto Power OFF – save battery life. The video recorder will be turned OFF automatically after selected time. Available options: 1min, 3min, 5min or OFF (power Save disabled) Language Refer to page 5. TV Out TV Output should be set to NTSC or PAL depending on your country / region. USB Two available options; MSDC: Use as a Removable Disk; PCCAM: Use as a PC camera. Format See the details on page 5. Reset All Reset all settings to manufacturer’s default settings. Select YES to Reset All, or NO to abort resetting.

1: Turn the video recorder ON, and then press the MODE button and set recorder to Playback mode. The latest recorded file appears on the LCD screen. If there are no images stored, a message [No File] appears on the screen. 2: Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll to previous or next images. 3. To view images in full resolution briefly press zoom (Tele) button. NOTE for Playback of Still Images: For quick browsing of Still images on LCD screen or TV the video recorder has an active feature which first displays stored images in limited resolution. Briefly press the TELE button to display the image in the full resolution as recorded. Playing back Video clips 1: Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select recorded Video clip you wish to review or watch. Note the Video icon which identifies the Video file.

to STOP playing. You may press the UP button to pause it and press it again to continue. Press the RIGHT button to fast forward and press the LEFT button to rewind. Playing back Audio files 1: Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the audio file you wish to playback, note the Audio file icon. 2: Press the SHUTTER button and START playing. Press the MENU button to STOP playing. You may press the UP button to pause and press it again to continue. Press the RIGHT button for fast forward and press the LEFT button to rewind. Other function in Playback mode Viewing Thumbnails Press the W button to view recorded and stored file in thumbnails mode. Use the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT button to select a file.

Lock files 1: Select the Playback mode and press the MENU button. 2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the Lock option 3: Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu. 4: Use the UP or DOWN button to select the item: Lock / Unlock One, Lock All or Unlock All. 5: Press the OK button to confirm setting. 6: Press the MENU button to close the menu. • If the file has been LOCK-ed, the icon will be displayed on the LCD screen. The LOCK-ed file cannot be deleted – unless un-LOCKed. Delete files 1: Select the Playback mode and press the MENU button. 2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the Delete option 3: Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu: One - Delete current file, All - Delete All files except locked files, if present. 4: Use the UP or DOWN button to select desired option.

appear, use UP or DOWN button to select the Yes. 6: Press the OK button to execute delete current file or all files. Slide Show 1: Select the Playback mode and press the MENU button. 2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the Slide Show option 3: Press the OK button to enter the submenu. START: Select this item to prepare for a slide show after setting the slide show mode INTERVAL: Set the interval time (the time for displaying each slide) by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. The range of interval time is from 1 second to 10 seconds. REPEAT: Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select YES or NO 4: Use the UP or DOWN button and select START 5: Press the OK button start slide show. 6: Press the MENU button if you wish to end the Slide Show. • Only still images can be shown in the Slide Show.

2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the Effect option 3: Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu: B&W, Sepia, Negative, Red, Green, Blue, Binarize, Sunset, Warm, Cold, Contrast 4: Use the UP or DOWN button to select desired effect. 5: Press the OK button to apply the setting. Rotate the image 1: Set the Playback mode and select the image you want to rotate. 2: Press the MENU button to display the menu. 3: Press the UP or DOWN button to select Rotate. 4: Press the OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu: Rotate: Press the OK button to rotate the image with 90° Save: Select Save to save the rotated image. Back: Select Back to close the submenu. Resize 1: Set the Playback mode and select an image you want to resize. 2: Press the MENU button to display the menu.

4: Press the OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu: 2048x1536, 1280x960, or 640x480 as available resolution. 5: Press the UP or DOWN button to select desired resolution 6: Press the OK button to Save the resized image. • The image can only be down-sized to a smaller size. Add voice memo to image 1: Set the Playback mode and select the image on which you desire to add voice memo. 2: Press the MENU button to display the menu. 3: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the Voice Memo 4: Press the OK or RIGHT button to display the dialog box, see the screen 5: Select the Add, press OK button and speak / start recording voice memo. 6: Press the SHUTTER button to STOP recording. 7. To listen to recorded voice memo; in playback mode select image with voice memo and press the SHUTTER button

of Add and press the OK button。 6. Making connections Connecting the Video Recorder to a TV You may connect video recorder to TV, then display all images and recorded video on large TV screen! 1. Connect the video recorder to a TV using supplied AV/TV cable. 2. Turn ON the TV and the video recorder; set the TV to AV INPUT mode, review the manual for your TV if necessary. 3. At the Playback mode, all the pictures, video and audio clips stored in the video recorder can be reviewed and played back on the TV screen. When the TV is connected, the video recorder LCD screen becomes blank and TV screen becomes the monitor for your video recorder.

There are two ways to download files from the video recorder’s memory card to the computer: • Connect the video recorder to computer using the supplied USB cable. • Remove the SD card from recorder and insert card into the card reader or into the SD card slot inside the computer (if equipped). Using a Card Reader 1: Eject the memory card from the video recorder and insert it into card reader connected to the computer. 2: Open My Computer or Windows Explorer and double-click the Removable Disk icon which represents the SD Memory Card. 3: Copy / Save images and records from the card into selected storage area in your computer.

1: Set the USB mode to [MSDC] mode to enter default mode. See the details on page 19. 2: Connect video recorder to a PC using supplied USB cable. 3: Open the “My Computer” icon on the desktop of PC. 4: Double click icon which represents your video recorder as the Removable Disk. 5: Double click “DCIM” folder - this folder stores all your records. 6: Copy all the files to your PC. Note: Do not take remove the SD card or the batteries from the video recorder when you are copying the files to PC - otherwise the files could be destroyed or the data lost.

Installing the Software Supplied installation CD contains bundled Arcsoft MediaImpression program and the Driver for the video recorder. • Installed Driver is necessary to use your video recorder as PC/ webcam. • Installed Arcsoft Mediaimpression program is useful for editing pictures and recorded video clips. Arcsoft MediaImpression works with Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 platforms. Install ALL programs BEFORE connecting video recorder to computer. - Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. - The auto-run menu appears: If the autorun menu does not appear automatically, open the CD-ROM in My Computer and double-click [autorun.exe] file to start the program.

"D:\autorun.exe" (where D is your CD-ROM drive letter) in the text box, and click [OK]. Install Driver 1: Click [Install Driver]. 2: Follow the on-screen instructions and install the Driver. 3: Completed installation will create PC/webcam icon on the Desktop. Using the PC Camera function -Install the Driver first. -Connect video recorder to the computer via the USB port. -Power ON the video recorder, the LCD screen display “PC CAM” or “MSDC” options. -Press the MODE button and select “PC CAM” mode. Double click the icon to run the program. When using the PCcam mode for the first time, select < Preview> as

change the imaging size. Select

1. Memory is full. ★Insert a new memory card. 2. Memory card is not formatted ★Format the memory card or use another card. Image is blurry or out of focus. 1. The video recorder was moving when the image was captured. ★Hold the video recorder steady when shooting picture. Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor. 1. A memory card used on another camera / video recorder is inserted. ★ This video recorder may not display other cameras / video recorders JPG images. Recorded images are not saved on the SD memory card. 1. The video recorder was turned OFF before the images were saved. ★ If the battery low indicator appears on the LCD monitor, replace the battery immediately.

Video res HD-1280x720; D1-720x480; VGA-640x480 Still image Resolution Still Image:12M(4000X3000); 5M(2592X1944); 3M(2048X1536); 1.3M(1280X960); VGA(640X480) Display 2.7" TFT Color LCD Focus range 150cm ~ infinity Aperture F3.0, (f=6.5mm) fixed focus Shutter Electronic Shutter: 1/4~ 1/10000sec. Sensitivity Auto White balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Tungsten Exposure control -2EV to +2EV in 0.3 step Burst Three consecutive photos Photo effect Normal / B&W / Sepia / Negative / Red/ Green/ Blue Self-timer 2/ 10 sec. Storage Required SD / SDHC memory card, up to 8GB capacity TV system NTSC / PAL Zoom 4 x Digital Zoom Interface USB 2.0 Power Supply Required two AA alkaline / 1.5V batteries Ambient temperature Operating: 0° C to 40° C Storage: -20 to 60° C Mic & speaker Built-in Dimensions Video Recorder Body : 4.1 x 2.4 x 1.6 inches

System requirement： Windows 2000 /XP/Vista/Win7 CPU: Pentium III 1GHz or higher Memory：min 64 MB memory Disk space：At least 128 MB space free