Use and Care Manual

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Table 1. The DCS2000’s multi-function buttons
Button Label In Preview Mode In Playback Mode In Menu Mode
D
ecreases brightness Selects next-oldest video or photo
of camera lighting LEDs
Increases brightness Selects next-newest video or photo
of camera lighting LEDs
Pressed once, enlarges target Scrolls back 10 files Moves up one line within
50% (zooms 1.5X). Main Menu and certain submenus.
Pressed twice, doubles size During video playback, increases Within Date/Time menu, increments
of target (zooms 2.0X). playback speed to 1.5X, 2X or 4X value of highlighted field.
Pressed three times,
quintuples size of target
(zooms 5.0X).
Pressed with target Scrolls ahead 10 files. Moves down one line within
zoomed 5.0X, reduces During video playback, Main Menu and certain submenus.
zoom level to 2.0X. decreases playback speed to Within Date/Time menu, decrements
Pressed with target 1/2X, 1/4X or 1/8X. value of highlighted field.
zoomed 2.0X, reduces
zoom level to 1.5X.
Pressed with target
zoomed 1.5X, undoes zoom.
Takes a picture Switches to Album view, with Switches to Preview mode
(stores .jpg file on SD card) selected file highlighted and notes alphanumeric name of last
saved file in metadata panel
Pressed once, starts recording N/A N/A
an .avi video clip on SD card.
Pressed again, stops recording.
OK Opens Main Menu Begins playback of selected Selects highlighted item or saves
video clip. setting
During playback, pauses/resumes
playback.
Pressed briefly, enters Pressed briefly, switches Pressed briefly:
Playback mode and selects to Preview mode. 1) Within submenus of Main menu,
last saved file. Pressed and held, moves up one level;
Pressed and held, powers console off. 2) At Main Menu level,
powers console off. switches to Preview mode.
Pressed and held, powers console off.
N/A N/A
.
Pressed briefly, splits LCD into N/A
side-by-side Front (F) and
Side (S)
view sections (see photo
at right; requires purchase of
an optional VGA Resolution
Articulating Probe and the
optional PSM16 split mirror).
Pressed again, resumes
single-angle display mode.
ESC
E
SC
ESC
ESC
ESC
E
SC
ESC
ESC
ESC
In certain submenus and prompt screens,
highlights field at left for change
In certain submenus and prompt screens,
highlights field at left for change
Pressed briefly once, rotates field
of view 90° counter clockwise.
Pressed briefly twice, rotates
field of view 180°.
Pressed briefly three times,
rotates field of view 270°
counterclockwise.
Pressed and held, horizontally
mirrors field of view
Pressed briefly, offers option to
delete selected file
The DATE/TIME submenu
Options Instructions
C
urrent date
Current time
Date format
On-screen time
stamps or not
The AUTO POWER OFF submenu
Options Instructions
OFF (default)
5 MINUTES
10 MINUTES
15 MINUTES
30 MINUTES
The REPEAT RECORDING submenu
Options Instructions
OFF (default)
5 MINUTES
10 MINUTES
20 MINUTES
30 MINUTES
The AV OUTPUT submenu
Options Instructions
NTSC (default)
PAL
The USB submenu
Options Instructions
READER (default)
CAMERA
The ALBUM submenu
Options Instructions
(None) No action necessary. Choosing this submenu automatically displays all saved media files as thumbnails in
3 x 3 grid format. Thumbnails of video clips represent first frame of clip and are overlaid with a
씰 icon
The SD CARD STATUS submenu
Options Instructions
DELETE ALL FILES Choosing DELETE ALL FILES opens a confirmation screen with two options: NO (default) or YES
FORMAT SD CARD Choosing FORMAT SD CARD opens a confirmation screen with two options: NO (default) or YES
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Choose OFF to disable the Auto Power Off function (not recommended except when recording long videos
or viewing saved videos and pictures on a PC via a USB link).
Choose 5 MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, 15 MINUTES or 30 MINUTES to automatically power off the DCS2000
after any period of front-panel inactivity of that duration. When your selection is highlighted, press the
OK button to save the setting and return to the Main Menu.
The term highlighted in green can be increased or decreased by one unit by each press of the and
buttons, respectively. After changing a setting (or leaving it unchanged), press the button to
advance to the next field or the button to return to the previous field.
1) Begin with the current year, month and day,
2) Continue with the current hour, minute and second,
3) Continue by choosing your preferred date format: MM/DD/YY, YY/MM/DD, or DD/MM/YY.
4) Finish by selecting NO on the bottom line of the submenu if you do not want time stamps to appear on
screen, or YES if you want time stamps to appear.
5) Press the OK button to save your selection(s) and return to the Main Menu.
E
SC
ESC
ESC
E
SC
Choose 5 MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, 20 MINUTES or 30 MINUTES as the duration of short, sequential video
clips to record instead of one longer video
Choose READER to enable PC access to the DC2000’s SD card as an external
memory resource via the included USB cable
Choose NTSC in North America, Central America, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Choose PAL in Europe,
Africa and much of Asia and Africa. When your selection is highlighted, press the OK button to save the
setting and return to the Main Menu.