Memorex MCC215 manual

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Contents ................................................1 Safety Precautions ................................2 Location of Controls ...........................4 Using the Strap ...................................6 Getting Started ....................................7 • Installing the Batteries ......................7 • T urning the Power On an[...]

2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FCC W ARNIN G: Thi s equipm ent may g enera te or use r adio fre quenc y energ y . Cha nges or m odific ation s to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to ope rate th is equip ment if a n unaut horiz ed chan g[...]

3 Be sure to observe the following precautions when using the unit: • This unit works best when used in bright lighting, such as sunlight or a brightly-lit room. Results in dimly-lit areas will vary . • Never attempt your own repairs. Always leave service to authorized repair facilities. • Keep the unit away from water and other liquids, and [...]

LOCA TION OF CONTROLS 4 1 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 1. Up π Button 2. OK Button 3. Display 4. Down † Button 5. MENU Button 6. Power Button 7. Mode Control 8. SHUTTER Button 9. USB/TV OUT Jacks (Under Compartment) A V CABLE P ART NO. E532R4POLAR0001* USB CABLE P ART NO. E531RAMTOMIN008* *Consumer Replaceable Part (See page 46 to order .) REAR/INTERIOR[...]

1 3 2 5 6 4 6 5 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) 1. Battery Compartment ( BA TTERY COVER P ART NO. P337RBDV096C01 1*) 2. Speaker 3. Lens 4. SD/MMC Card Slot (Bottom of Unit) 5. Microphone 6. Strap Holders (HANDSTRAP P ART NO. K910RDV096C0001*) CD P ART NO. K539RCD096C0001* *Consumer Replaceable Part (See page 46 to order .) FRONT/SIDE[...]

6 USING THE STRAP Fold over the Strap Flap and connect as shown. Adjust as desired to fit your hand. Insert the V elcro straps into each of the Strap Holders. 1 3 Press the velcro ends onto the straps to adjust the length of the straps as desired. 2[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 7 1 Slide the cover back on. NOTE: When the batteries are low , the battery low indicator will blink in the display . BA TTER Y PRECAUTIONS Follow these precautions when using batteries in this device: 1. Use only the size and type of batteries specified. 2. Be sure to follow the correct polarity when installing the batteries as in[...]

GETTING ST ARTED (CONTINUED) 8 1 2 Press the Power button to turn the unit on. “Memorex” will appear briefly in the display . TURNING THE POWER ON AND OFF Press an d hold the Powe r button unti l “Goodbye” appears in the display (appro ximately on e second). NOTE: T o save the battery power , the unit will automatically turn off after 60 se[...]

9 GETTING ST ARTED (CONTINUED) HINTS ON USING AN SD/MMC CARD : 1. When an SD/MMC card is inserted, the Card indicator will appear in the display and new pictures taken will be stored on the SD/MMC card automatically . 2. Push the SD/MMC card all the way in to make sure the SD/MMC card is fully inserted. 3. The memory card must be inserted otherwise[...]

2 1 OPERA TION 10 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Picture T aking position. 1 T AKING A SINGLE PICTURE P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 to zoom in or the Down † button 2 to zoom out as desired. This zoom function works only for resolutions of 640 x 480 and 1280 x 1024. 2 1 2 Press the Shutter but[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 11 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Picture T aking position. 1 CHANGING THE PICTURE MODE P V SET SET Press the MENU button and the settings will appear . 2 Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the Picture Mode setting (see above). Press the MENU button [...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 12 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Picture T aking position. 1 CHANGING THE PICTURE RESOLUTION P V SET SET Press the MENU button and the settings will appear . 2 Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the Resolution setting (see above). Press the MENU but[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 13 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Picture T aking position. 1 CHANGING THE WHITE BALANCE P V SET SET Press the MENU button and the settings will appear . 2 Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the White Balance setting (see above). Press the MENU butto[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 14 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Picture T aking position. 1 CHANGING THE EV COMPENSA TION P V SET SET Press the MENU button and the settings will appear . 2 Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the EV Compensation setting (see above). Press the MENU [...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 15 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Picture Viewing position. 1 VIEWING THE PICTURES P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select other pictures. 2 1 2 2 1 3 T o delete the selected picture, press the MENU button 1 . Press it again to select 1, then [...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 16 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Video T aking position. 1 RECORDING A VIDEO P V SET SET Press the Shutter button and then the unit will start recording the video and the counter will start counting. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording. 2 NOTES: • Keep the ob[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 17 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Video Recording position. 1 CHANGING THE VIDEO RESOLUTION P V SET SET Press the MENU button and the settings will appear . 2 Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the Resolution setting (see above). Press the MENU butto[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 18 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Video Recording position. 1 CHANGING THE WHITE BALANCE P V SET SET Press the MENU button and the settings will appear . 2 Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the White Balance setting (see above). Press the MENU butto[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 19 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Video Recording position. 1 CHANGING THE EV COMPENSA TION P V SET SET Press the MENU button and the settings will appear . 2 Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the EV Compensation setting (see above). Press the MENU [...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 20 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the Video V iewing position. 1 VIEWING THE VIDEOS P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select a video. Press the OK button 3 to start playback. Press again to stop playback. 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 T o delete the selected video[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 21 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 SETTING THE DA TE AND TIME P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the T ime Set option. Press the OK button 3 ; the T ime Set screen will appear . 2 3 1 2 Set the first digit of the year using[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 22 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 SETTING THE DA TE/TIME ST AMP (ON PICTURES) P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the Date Stamp option. 2 1 2 Press the MENU button 1 to select the desired Date/T ime Stamp (see above), and [...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 23 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 FORMA TTING THE SD/MMC CARD P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the Format setting. 2 1 2 Press the OK button; “Y” and “N” will appear . Select “Y” to format or “N” to not f[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 24 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 SETTING THE LIGHT FREQUENCY P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the Frequency setting. 2 1 2 Press the MENU button 1 to select the desired Light Frequency (see above), and then press the OK[...]

25 OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 SETTING THE PC CAMERA/MASS STORAGE P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the PC Camera/Mass Storage setting. 2 1 2 Press the MENU button 1 to select the desired mode (see above), and then pre[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 26 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 VIEWING THE VERSION P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the V ersion. 2 1 2 Press the OK button to view the current firmware version. 3[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 27 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 SETTING THE ICON P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the Icon setting. 2 1 2 Press the MENU button 1 to select the desired mode (see above), and then press the OK button 2 to confirm. 2 1 3[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 28 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 TURNING THE RECORDED AUDIO ON AND OFF DURING VIDEO PLA YBACK P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the Audio On or Off setting. 2 1 2 Press the MENU button 1 to select the desired setting (se[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 29 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 CHANGING THE TV SYSTEM P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † button 2 to select the TV System setting. 2 1 2 This is used when connecting the A V cable to your TV . Press the MENU button 1 to select the desired[...]

OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 30 2 1 Press the Power button 1 to turn the unit on. Rotate the Mode control 2 to the SET position. 1 DEF AUL T SETTING P V SET SET Press the Up π button 1 or the Down † bu tto n 2 to se lec t the D efa ult setting. 2 1 2 Press the OK button. “Y” and “N” will appear in the display . Select “Y” to change all the[...]

31 CONNECTING THE UNIT TO A TV Y ou can connect this unit to a TV using the supplied A/V cable. This will allow you to view the unit’s videos and pictures on a non-high definition (non- HD) television. First, make sure to set the TV SYSTEM to NTSC or P AL, corresponding to your TV color system as shown on page 28, then connect as follows. 1. Powe[...]

CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA TO YOUR PC: Once you have taken a few pictures/videos with your camera or as soon as the camera’s memory is full, you can download the files into your computer . Connect your camera to the PC, following these simple steps: 1. T urn on your computer . 2. T urn on the camera and set it to Mass Storage as described on page 24.[...]

SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION 33 SUPPORTED OPERA TING SYSTEMS This unit is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP (Home or Professional Edition with Service Pack 2 or higher) or Vista. • Before and while installing the software, make sure that you do not have the camera attached to your computer . This will adversely affect the installation process and [...]

Installing PhotoImpression and VideoImpression 1. After completing the Driver installation, click “Phot o & Video Edi ting”. 2. Click “Video Impression” and follow the on-screen instructions to install the VideoImpression software. 3. Click “Photo Impression” and follow the on-screen instructions to install the PhotoImpression softw[...]

DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES 35 TRANSFERRING PHOTO/VIDEO FILES FROM THE UNIT USING DRAG AND DROP METHOD USING WINDOWS 1. T urn on your computer . 2. T urn on the unit. 3. Connect the smaller end of the cable to the USB jack on the unit and the larger end of the cable to your USB port on your PC. 4. Simply drag and drop the JPG photo or A VI v[...]

See below for basic instructions on using the PhotoImpression software. For full features/instructions, click the “?” (top right corner of the window) or visit Arcsoft’s website. 1. Click ST ART c PROGRAMS c Arcsoft PhotoImpression4 c PhotoImpression4. Y ou can also double click the PhotoImpression shortcut on your desktop; the application wi[...]

See below for basic instructions on using the VideoImpression software. For full features/instructions, click the “?” (top right corner of the window) or visit Arcsoft’s website. 1. Click ST ART c PROGRAMS c Arcsoft VideoImpression 1.6 c VideoImpression 1.6. Y ou can also double click the VideoImpression shortcut on your desktop; the applicat[...]

1. Set the Camera to PC Camera, as described on page 25. 2. Connect the camera to the computer as described on page 32. 3. Double click the “PC Camera” icon on your desktop, the screen at the right will appear . 4. Click the ® icon and then click to start the image capture. 5. T o set the Video Formatting, click OPTION –> VIDEO FORMA T an[...]

6. Use the following icons to capture and save still photos: 7. Click FILE –> ST ART CAPTURE to start the preview . 8. Click FILE –> SET CAPTURE FILE, then name the file. Click OPEN and then set the file size as desired. Click OK. 9. Click CAPTURE –> ST ART CAPTURE FILE, then click OK to start recording the live video sequence. 10. C[...]

40 SA FE L Y R EM OV IN G THE H AR DW ARE SAFEL Y REMOVING THE UNIT FROM THE COMPUTER NOTE: T o avoid damage to the unit or data loss, always follow the procedure listed below before disconnecting the unit from the USB port on your computer . Using your mouse, double click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon on the task bar . From the "[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 41 If you experience a problem with this unit, check the chart below before calling for service. Symptom Possible Cause Solution Unit will not turn on. Power is off. Press the Power button for one second to turn on. Batteries are weak or dead. Replace batteries. Images/pictures are poor quality . Poor lighting. T ake picture i[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONTINUED) 42 Can’t take video/picture. Memory is full. Delete some pictures/videos. Power is off. Press the Power button for one second to turn on. When connected to a TV , picture is poor . Options are set incorrectly . Set TV System to P AL or NTSC. No sound during playback. The recorded audio is not selected for playbac[...]

43 Formatting the Player W ARNING! Do not format this player unless it stops working and you are instructed to do so by technical support personnel. 1. Use the USB cable to connect the player and the computer . 2. Double click on My Computer , then right click "Removable Disk" and left click on "Format". 3. At the "Format&q[...]

44 If the unit acts erratically , reset the unit by removing the batteries for a couple of seconds and then reinserting. FOR FIRMW ARE UPGRADE Please visit our Web site at www .memorexelectronics.com to check if there is new firmware available. IMPORT ANT NOTE: Before upgrading the firmware, please backup all of your media files on your computer . [...]

SPECIFICA TIONS 45 System Requirements and Compatibility • Operating System: For PC: Windows XP (SP2)/V ista • USB 1.1 • CD-ROM Drive If you have questions regarding your system specifications, please call your PC manufacturer . Camera Specifications Internal Memory .............................................................................[...]

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