Vivitar DVR-840XHD, User Manual

Page 1: ...o Camcorder User s Manual 2009 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of thei...

Page 2: ...ctions 11 DVR Functions and Menu Control 12 Camcorder Playback Modes 49 Connecting to a High Definition TV to view images 69 Connecting to a non High Definition TV to view images 70 Install the Vivita...

Page 3: ...d However a SD compatible memory card of up to 32GB should to be inserted in order to expand the memory of your DVR camcorder You can also connect it to an HDTV via the provided HDMI cable and easily...

Page 4: ...ading and managing photos and videos to or from the most popular photo sharing and social network websites What your digital video camcorder includes Digital Video Camcorder USB cable AV cable HDMI Ca...

Page 5: ...resolution 16 bit color or higher display adaptor CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher Internet connection required Computer Sys...

Page 6: ...rer 7 or higher Internet connection required Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 4 6 or later 256 MB RAM 100 MB free disk space Display 1024...

Page 7: ...6 A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder...

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Page 9: ...the battery compartment on the bottom of the camcorder 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...

Page 10: ...compatible memory card of up to 32GB not included should be inserted into your DVR camcorder SD Memory cards expand the amount of memory thus allowing an increase in the number of movies and photos th...

Page 11: ...r 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 32GB Formatting will de...

Page 12: ...11 Camcorder Buttons and Functions...

Page 13: ...een LED on the back of the camcorder 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 camcorder off The DVR camcord...

Page 14: ...l 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 t...

Page 15: ...Download the photo to your computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software as described below in the section Transfer photos and videos to your computer or insert an SD card to continue t...

Page 16: ...15 To enter the setup submenu options for the Video mode press the OK Menu button...

Page 17: ...tton to select one of the Video mode options Resolution Stabilization or Motion Detect 3 Press the Right Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the menu table 4 Press...

Page 18: ...ew settings you selected Resolution 1 Press the Down button to enter the Resolution submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to move between the 5 video resolution settings HD 1080p HD 720p WVGA 60 VGA QVG...

Page 19: ...to capture videos with the new settings you selected 6 The selected resolution icon appears on the top right corner of the LCD Stabilization 1 Press the Down button to enter the Stabilization submenu...

Page 20: ...tings you selected 6 If On is selected the icon will appear on the right hand side of the LCD Note Stabilization is not supported in HD 1080p and WVGA 60fps resolutions Motion Detect Using this featur...

Page 21: ...t Left button to select either On or Off 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 Your camcorder is now ready to capture videos with the new settings you se...

Page 22: ...if no movement is detected Capturing Pictures You can use your camcorder to capture still pictures 1 Aim the camcorder at the object you wish to photograph 2 Use the optical zoom button on the top of...

Page 23: ...he picture taken is now saved to the memory 9 The recorded photo file will be saved in JPEG format 10 The number of photos that can be taken for each resolution and per the memory card inserted appear...

Page 24: ...Better quality photos are taken at higher resolutions but these will also take up more memory on the card In Picture mode there are three photo resolutions for you to choose from before capturing your...

Page 25: ...re mode options Resolution Flash or Selftimer 3 Press the Right Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the menu table 4 Press the OK Menu button again to confirm and...

Page 26: ...ress the Down button to enter the Resolution submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to move between the 3 picture resolution settings High Std Low 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choi...

Page 27: ...ial or from within the Flash submenu The flash icons appear at the top center of the LCD Auto The flash is fired on automatically according to the light conditions at the time of taking the picture Re...

Page 28: ...se the Right Left button to move between the 3 picture resolution settings Auto Red Eye Off 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 Your camcorder is now r...

Page 29: ...he camcorder is being charged Selftimer You can set the Selftimer to up the camcorder and include yourself in the picture Place the camcorder on a tripod or on a steady and flat surface After pressing...

Page 30: ...ith the new settings you selected 6 If On is selected the Selftimer icon will appear in the center of the LCD 7 Press the Picture Shutter button to activate the 10 second countdown 8 The Selftimer LED...

Page 31: ...he Up Down button to select one of the Effects mode options Macro Scene Exposure and White Balance 3 Press the Right Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the menu t...

Page 32: ...range within 80cm 1 Press the Down button to enter the Macro Mode submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to move between Macro or Normal 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press...

Page 33: ...selected a Macro icon will appear on the bottom left of the LCD 7 To revert to Normal mode select Normal in step 2 Scene The camcorder has a selection of built in scenes Select the scene that you wan...

Page 34: ...ions Auto Skin Night Backlight Black and White Classic Negative 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 Your camcorder is now ready to capture photos with...

Page 35: ...camcorder adjusts image exposure automatically In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation manually 1 Press the Down button to enter the Exposure submenu 2 Use the Right...

Page 36: ...save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 Your camcorder is now ready to capture photos with the new settings you selected 6 The EV option selected appears next to the icon on the bottom of the LCD...

Page 37: ...Fluorescent Tungsten 3 The option selected is immediately previewed on the LCD 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the Exit button 6 Your camcorder is now ready to capt...

Page 38: ...ormation Time Setting Format TV Language and Default Setting To enter the setup submenu options for the Setting mode press the OK Menu button 1 Press the Right Left buttons to select the Setting mode...

Page 39: ...3 Press the Right Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the menu table 4 Press the OK Menu button again to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the Exit button 6 Yo...

Page 40: ...Sound submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to select On or Off 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 If you selected On the camcorder will emit a sound wh...

Page 41: ...he OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 If you selected On the screen information will appear on the LCD Selecting Off hides all the information on the LCD Note The...

Page 42: ...adjustable Time Setting menu appears 3 Use the Up Down button to select Year Month Day Hour and Minute option 4 Use the Right Left button to adjust the time setting for each option 5 Press the OK Men...

Page 43: ...e will format either the internal built in memory or the SD card if one is inserted in the camcorder Once formatted all the media in the camcorder s memory will be erased This process is irreversible...

Page 44: ...se the Right Left button to select the option you wish Yes to continue with the format No to cancel the format and revert back to the operational mode 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save yo...

Page 45: ...44 TV Select the appropriate TV standard for the area in which you are located The choices are NTSC or PAL Using the wrong TV system will result in the image flickering on playback...

Page 46: ...SC 60Hz or PAL 50Hz 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button Language Select the language of your choice There are 10 languages from which to choose Once the...

Page 47: ...the language of your choice English German French Italian Spanish Portuguese Chinese Traditional Chinese Simplified Japanese and Korean 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Pr...

Page 48: ...g message will appear on the LCD with a Yes or No 3 Use the Right Left button to select the option you wish Yes to revert back to the original factory setting No to cancel the request and revert back...

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Page 50: ...49 Camcorder Playback Modes...

Page 51: ...camcorder 1 Press the Playback button beneath the dial for the Playback menu screen to appear 2 Use the Right Left button to select the desired Playback mode Movie or Picture 3 Press the OK Menu butto...

Page 52: ...to view 6 Press the OK Menu button to view the selected video or photo Movie Playback 1 In the Movie Playback thumbnail view select the movie you wish to view using the Right Left button 2 Press the O...

Page 53: ...the top of the LCD 4 Press the Movie Shutter button to start playing the video 5 Press the Up Down button to adjust the volume The volume icon will appear on the left side of the LCD 6 Press the Righ...

Page 54: ...53 will appear on the LCD 8 Press the Movie Shutter again to continue playing Movie Playback Mode Menu 1 In the Movie Playback mode press the OK Menu button 2 The Movie Playback options appear...

Page 55: ...f the options Delete Lock Repeat One or Repeat All Delete Movies 1 Press the Down button to enter the Delete submenu 2 Select the Up button to delete all the videos the Down button to delete the prese...

Page 56: ...55 Delete All 1 On selecting the Up button a Delete All message will appear on the LCD...

Page 57: ...wn button a Delete One message will appear on the LCD 2 Use the Right Left button to select either Yes or No 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 If you selected Yes the select...

Page 58: ...being deleted by accident you can lock either all or single movies 1 Press the Down button to enter the Lock submenu 2 Select the Up button to lock all the videos the Down button to lock the present...

Page 59: ...ock icon will appear on the top of the LCD to show if the video is locked or not 4 To unlock the video simply press the same button as before in Step 2 when you locked the video 5 The Lock icon will d...

Page 60: ...r single movies or all the movies in the order they appear in the memory Repeat One 1 Press the Down button to enter the Repeat One submenu 2 Press the OK Menu button for the selected movies to start...

Page 61: ...button to stop the repeat Repeat All 1 Press the Down button to enter the Repeat All submenu 2 Press the OK Menu button for all the movies to start playing one after the other 3 Press the Movie Shutt...

Page 62: ...ture thumbnail preview window 2 Press the OK Menu button to view the picture in full screen 3 Use the Right Left button to go to the next or previous picture 4 To magnify the picture on the LCD use th...

Page 63: ...62 buttons 6 Press the OK Menu button to exit the magnify mode Picture Playback Mode Menu 1 In the Picture Playback mode select a photo 2 Press the OK Menu button the Picture Playback menu to appear...

Page 64: ...63 Delete 1 Press the Down button to select the Delete submenu 2 Press the OK Menu button to open the Delete Picture menu 3 Press the Right Left button to select the Picture you wish to delete...

Page 65: ...button to delete all the pictures The Down button to delete the selected picture only Exit button to exit without deleting Delete All 1 If you selected Delete All a confirmation message screen will a...

Page 66: ...d pictures in the camcorder s memory or the SD card if inserted will be deleted This process is irreversible 4 Pressing No will cancel the delete process 5 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save...

Page 67: ...e present picture if unlocked will be deleted from the camcorder s memory or the SD card if inserted This process is irreversible 5 Pressing No will cancel the delete process 6 Press the OK Menu butto...

Page 68: ...ss the OK Menu button to open the Lock menu screen 3 Use the Right Left button to select the picture 4 Use the Up button to lock unlock all the pictures 5 Use the Down button to lock unlock the presen...

Page 69: ...ays all the pictures in consecutive order 1 Press the Down button to select the Slideshow submenu 2 Press the OK Menu button to start the slideshow 3 Press the OK Menu button again to stop the slidesh...

Page 70: ...ng to a High Definition TV to view images Note The camcorder will not be able to capture movies or snap pictures when it is connected to an HDTV The LCD will also not display any image when connected...

Page 71: ...70 Connecting to a non High Definition TV to view images Note No image will appear on the LCD screen when the camcorder is connected to the TV...

Page 72: ...ur camcorder into the computer until the software installation is complete You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software 1 Insert the installat...

Page 73: ...stall the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 4 If you do not have internet access at the time of inserting the CD ROM connect to the internet and then click the Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager...

Page 74: ...tosh Click the I accept the terms of this license agreement and then click Next to continue 10 On PC only Let the Vivitar Experience Image Manager installer create the folder to where the program will...

Page 75: ...ou connect the device to the computer you will have to wait a few seconds until the computer recognizes the device Get photos and videos from your camcorder to your computer An SD card needs to be ins...

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Page 77: ...tton to transfer the photos and videos from your camcorder to your computer A media download progress bar appears on the bottom left showing the number of media files downloading to your computer A me...

Page 78: ...amcorder to your computer 2 A window appears with a list of options select Open folder to view files and click OK 3 Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files 4 Select the medi...

Page 79: ...files and drag them into your computer Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Finder s Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 5 We recommend that you copy the...

Page 80: ...sulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use including but limited to repair by unauthorized parties tampering modification or accident What T...

Page 81: ...US please call 1 800 592 9541 in the UK call 0800 917 4831 If you would like to call from anywhere else please visit www vivitar com for your local toll free number Technical Specifications Image Reso...

Page 82: ...I Video Focus Range Macro 1 80cm Focus Range Normal 10cm infinite Microphone YES Speaker YES Recorder YES White Balance Auto Manual Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten Exposure Auto Manual Flash Auto Red Ey...

Page 83: ...the camcorder instead of the PC Please refer to the detail Format instruction section 4 Why is Camera Flash not active when taking pictures Make sure that the focus range is NOT set at Macro mode as...

Page 84: ...stant when charging has been completed 7 I deleted images using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager The images were also deleted from the folder where they are found on my computer How do I recover p...