User manual VIVITAR DVR 480

[. . . ] If you do not see the SD icon on the display, please check if the card was inserted properly. Press the POWER button, located above the LCD Screen, to turn on the digital video recorder. Insert 2 x AAA batteries with the positive (+) and negative (-) poles matching the directions indicated on the battery cover. The battery level is low, indicating to prepare for replacing batteries. [. . . ] To stop the recording, press the "Record" (REC) button again. This camcorder will automatically turns off 60 seconds after the last control accessed. Display on the LCD screen When the Helmet camcorder is power on, the following icons display on the LCD screen: Recording Movie Clips 1.  The camcorder stops recording automatically when the memory capacity is full. Each time the MODE button is pressed the icon on the LCD screen is changed. 11 VGA: The video clip size is higher and the quality is better when the resolution is VGA than that is QVGA. QVGA: The length of recording is longer when the resolution is QVGA than when the resolution is VGA. ) 13 Computer System Requirements WINDOWS To be able to download videos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration:  Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 or Windows 7 Pentium® 4 processor (or above)
 512 MB of RAM, with 250 MB of free hard disk space
 16-bit Color monitor, 1024 X 768 recommended screen resolution
 CD-ROM Drive QuickTime® 6 or higher
 Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher
 DirectX 9 or higher Internet connection required MACINTOSH To be able to download videos to your Macintosh, you will need the following minimum configuration:  X or later 256 MB RAM, 250 MB free hard disk space Display: 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor QuickTime® 6 or higher Internet connection required 14 Installing the Software You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software. If the window does not appear, open the application’s CD/DVD drive and click on “Setup. On Macintosh: Click the icon that appears on the desktop to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager. 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” button to begin the installation. Note: If you do not have internet access, you can still download media from the camcorder. Click the “How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer” button for instructions. If you have internet access, the “Choose your language” window opens, choose your 15 language and click “Next” to open the next window. Select your camera model from the list and click “Next” to open the next window. Click “Next” to confirm your camera model selection and to install the application. Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer. On PC and Macintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then click “Next” to continue. On PC only: Let the “Vivitar Experience Image Manager” installer create the folder to where the program will be installed, and then click “Install”. Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer. On PC: Click the “Close” button when the installation is complete. Click the “Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager” to open the application. [. . . ] Use the USB cable that came with your camcorder to connect your camcorder to your computer’s USB port. Click on the device icon and open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files. Optionally, select the files and choose Copy from the Finder’s Edit menu. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer. [. . . ]