Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BeastVision XHD Fantec
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2 Table of conten ts 1. Precaution s ...................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Product Cer tification ...................................................
3 1. Precautions 1. This camcorder is a precision pr oduct. Please do not dro p it or hit it physi cally. 2. Keep the camcorder aw ay from any object with a strong magneti c field, like magne t or ele.
4 3. Preface Thanks for pur chasing FANTEC’ s BeastVisi on X HD hands -free mini high- definition digital camcorder . Due to its small siz e and design, the hands -free camcorder is ea sy to ope rate.
5 4. Pr oduct Overview As a multifunctiona l high-definition digital sports video camcorder, thi s product provides many functions such as high-defini tion recording , digital photogr aphing, voice s .
6 5. Function and Features 1. 17 5° extra-lar ge wide-angle len s; Aperture f/2.8 2. Specialized HD Camcorder, supp orting 1080P/960 P/720P high-defini tion video recording 3. Photo shooting function, supp orting 8.0 M egapixels (3200x 2400) 4. 4x digital zoo m function in 720p M ode 5.
7 20. High-quality color fidelity, clearer a nd more reali stic image 21. Remote control for video record ing, stopping and shooting by using w ireless re mote control (unique code pairin g function, avoiding interferen ce with other remo te control) 22.
8 6. Product Structure 1. TFT Display scr een 10 . Buzzer 19. LCD segment s creen 2. MENU key 11. SD card slot 20. Shutter 3. Up key 12. Right ke y 21. Stop ke y 4. Left key 13. AV out interface 22. Camera lens 5. Down key 14. Record ke y 23. Recording/ sh ooting LED ( green) 6.
9 7. Installation 1. The device can be used in hand held or hands -free mode and combin ed with va rious non- hand -held accessories. The camcorder can b e installed wh erever y ou like, even oper ation in the water by the waterp roof casing is possible.
10 8. Operating Instructions 1. Start up Turn the pow er switch to “ON” to start up the dev ice . 2. LCD segment screen icons: a) Record mode: The current re cord mode can be view ed on the top le.
11 e) Indicat ion of bat tery pow er: The battery pow er icon “ ” can be view ed on the bo ttom left corner of LCD segment screen and it will indicate the battery po wer status after starting up. The more black grids the higher the remaining pow er.
12 e) It cannot respon d operations of "<" and ">" under the preview mode. f ) The device can be cha rged w ith the attached U SB cable (optional pow er adapter available, to.
13 5 . Set the date / time In preview mode, press “M” key to enter the menu interface , press “> ” key to shift to the setup interface “ ”, press “ + ” or “ - ” key to sele ct the menu “D ate/Time” , and then p ress “OK” key to enter the setup interface o f “Date/Time” .
14 b) The camcorder supports at 108 0p a w ide angle w ith 15 0° and at 960p, 720p, and WVGA a wide angle with 175 °. c) Bit rate: The ca mcorder supplie s two options, high and normal (de fault setting is “ high ”). A clearer image results a higher bit rate and a larger file size.
15 c) The laser icon w ill be displayed on the top left corner of the preview interface whe n turning on the function of “Laser synchronous shooting”, w hich indicates the syste m is in this s hooting mode. At this time, the laser will be turned on wh en starting recording and it will b e turned of f when stopping recording.
16 Note: a) The self-timer mode remains a ctivated as defaul t. In ord er to switch to single snap shot mode, please manually turn off self-timer mode. b) The self-timer mode and continuo us shooting mode cannot be act ivated at the same time. 3. Setting of sy stem parameter: a ) Beep: Turn on or turn off the key tone.
17 f ) Format: After confir ming that a ll files recorded ar e not neede d to be save d, all files can be remove d by formatting. Note: If there is no card inserted , the memory of the unit will be for matted. After inserting a card, the system will format the c ard , but not the interna l memory unit.
18 10. Operation 1. Memory ca rd Insert the Micro SD card. 2. Preview mo de Turn the pow er switch to “ON” to tur n on the device and the red ind icator w ill be lightened and the unit will enter the prev iew mode .
19 c ) If the memory space gets full dur ing video recording , the syste m will save the current file and give the message “card is full” on the TFT di splay screen then and go back to the preview mode. The video recording dura tion on the LCD scre en also will stop displaying.
20 b ) Tr iple shot: Press “M ” key to ent er the camcorder se tup interface, press “>”or “<” key to move the cursor to “ ”, and then press “+”or “ - ” key to select the menu “Three Photos Continuou s Shooting”, and press “OK” key to confir m.
21 5. Voice recording Press “M” key to enter the Ca mcorder setting interfa ce, select “Ca pture M ode”, press “OK” key to enter the selection in terface, pre ss “<” or “>” key to sele ct “ ”, press “OK” key to con firm your se lection, and finally pre ss “M” key to ex it the setup inter face.
22 6. File play back You can directly view t he audio, vi deo and photo file s on the device . Press “ ” key to enter t he playback sele ction interface and pr ess it again to ex it . Select the vid eo file interfa ce “ ” to view video files, select pho to file interfa ce “ ” to view photos.
23 d) Audio playbac k: Enter “ ” interface and all files app ear on the s creen. Select the audio file by pressing “>” or “<” and press “OK” to play . You can use the follow ing function s. + Volume UP - Volume Down 1. Reset the play ing fro m the beginning.
24 8. Remote contro l You can use the remote con trol (optional availab le) to remote video recording, photo shooting and turn the laser function on/off. The red indicator on the remote control w ill twinkle once when you press any of the following keys.
25 9. Standby mode: T urn the pow er switch to “ON” to enter pre view mode . If there’s no opera tion within the sele cted standby time, the system w ill auto enter the standby powe r-saving mode . Pressing “Record” or “Shutter” key at the device or any key on the remote contro l can wak e up the dev ice again.
26 12. USB connection : a) When there is no battery inside of the device, use the USB pow er adapter (optiona l available ) to connect it to the device . All functions can be operated meanw hile. b ) In operating mode, use the prov ided USB cable to connect the dev ice to a computer.
27 g ) To turn off the key tone, press “ M” key in prev iew mode, then pres s “>” or “<” key to enter the “Setup”, press “+” or “ - ” key to select the menu “Key Tone”, and then y ou can t urn on or turn off the key tone.
28 11. File Storage and Playback 1. Storage Via the provided USB cable you can copy or move the re corded vid eo files to you r computer. Otherwise yo u can remove the M icro SD card and in sert it into a car d reade r. Then you can selec t softwar e like Media Player or VLC M edia Player to playba ck the vide os.
29 2. Play back You can use a M ini-HDMI cable or an AV cable (optional av ailable) t o connect the dev ice to a TV or monitor with HDM I or AV interface . Note: a) After conne cting the dev ice via M ini- HDMI cable, please select the HDMI input source of the T V.
30 2. Check batte ry power status Press the right side button to view the state of charge of the bac kup battery. One of the L ED lights will flash for 3 sec onds and w ill indicate the following sta tus. Green LED: Fully charged Button Blue LED: Medium charged Red LED: Low pow er 3.
31 13 . Specifications & Parameters Optics 17 5° view a ngle, 6m - ∞ fi xed focus, f/2.8 apertur e (high performance in lo w light), 1/ 25 ” HD CMOS sens or, pixel size 2,2 μ m , glass lens .
32 14 . Appendix 1. Instructions for the w aterproo f casing The waterpr oof casing shall be installed precisely. Please take care on following ite ms during operation. a) Do not disasse mble and re-fix the sealing ring, key s and lens cover by you rself.
33 2. Instructions for using the dou ble-sided foa m sticker a) Please choose a suitable curv ed surface or flat surface to make su re the double-sided foam sticker can be fixed properly. b) Please make sure the surface is clean and smooth be fore affix ing the double-sided foa m sticker.
34 15 . Copy rights All rights reserve d. No part o f this manual may be rep roduced, or tra nsm itted in any form or by any means, whethe r by electronically o r mechanically, without the ex press written per mi ssion fro m the copyright holder. 16 .
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