Use and Care Manual

3. Press the OK button to select the SD card icon. The SD card icon will move to the center of the screen and remain there
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ntil you unplug the USB cable from the console. On most PCs, making the connection to the DCS2000 causes an AutoPlay
screen to appear in Windows Explorer. This indicates that the PC recognizes the SD card in the DCS2000 as a removable,
external disk.
4. In the lower, “General options” section of the AutoPlay screen, choose “Open folder to view files”. Doing so will give you
access to the SD card’s content via its hierarchical file structure. At the top of the hierarchy is a folder named “DCIM”.
The SD card’s file structure is worth detailing to underscore the importance of not changing any factory-assigned folder names.
As the figure below shows, the SD card has been formatted to contain one folder named “DCIM” and one subfolder named
“100COACH”. The 100COACH folder contains all stored photo and video files, identified by their .JPG and .AVI extensions.
You should not rename the DCIM and 100COACH folders while
the SD card is inside your PC or connected to it to through a
card reader. If you rename either folder, the DCS2000 will fail to
recognize the SD card the next time you plug it into the
console.
If you choose to remove the SD card from the console and plug it into a PC, either directly or through a card reader, remember to
eject the card from the PC once you are done viewing (and/or copying) the files stored on the card. Depending on your PC’s startup
settings, your computer may fail to restart following its next shutdown if the SD card remains inserted. The PC’s operating system
may try to reboot from the SD card and be unable to do so.
Finally, remember to disable the Auto Power Off function of the DCS2000 if you expect to view SD card content on a PC via the USB
cable for longer than the APO triggering time. If you allow the APO function to activate during your viewing session, you must power
on the unit again and then remove and re-insert the USB cable before you can resume viewing.
NAVIGATING THE MENUS
The Main Menu of the DCS2000—accessible by pressing the OK button—has eight submenus for accessing and controlling the
following operational and housekeeping functions:
• The DATE/TIME submenu lets you set the current date and time (together known as system time). It also lets you choose
whether to superimpose the system time on live video as a time stamp. You can change the default YY/MM/DD
(Year/Month/Day) format used for time stamps to MM/DD/YY or DD/MM/YY.
• The AUTO POWER OFF submenu lets you change the status of the Auto Power Off function and set its triggering time. The
options are: Off (disabled), 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes or 30 minutes.
• The REPEAT RECORDING submenu lets you break up long video recordings into sequential clips of 5, 10, 20 or 30 minutes
duration.
• The AV OUTPUT submenu lets you choose the analog video output format (NTSC or PAL) used by your TV or TV monitor.
• The USB submenu lets you enable viewing of media files stored on the DC2000’s SD card on your PC without having to eject
the card.
• The ALBUM submenu provides a quick way to display thumbnails of all saved media files in a 3 x 3 grid format.
• The SD CARD STATUS submenu lets you format the card and bulk-erase its content. The submenu’s screen breaks down how
much of the card’s capacity is devoted to photos (in kbytes) and video clips (in minutes and seconds). It also indicates how
much of the card’s capacity has been used (as a percentage).
• The LANGUAGE submenu lets you choose one of 27 languages for on-screen notifications and menu items.
The eight submenus are navigated in identical fashion. After you put the Main Menu on-screen by pressing the OK button with the
DCS2000 in Preview mode, you have two minutes to use the the and buttons to navigate to the submenu of interest,
navigate to the parameter you wish to change, make the change, and save the selection or setting.
Using the and buttons to select a submenu from the Main Menu highlights it and changes the color of its name from white to
green.
Pressing the OK button with a submenu highlighted opens a new screen with the name of that submenu at the top, in white. Again
using the and buttons, navigate to the parameter or setting you wish to select. Then press the OK button to save the
parameter or setting. Doing so automatically switches the display to the next-highest level of that menu or submenu. Pressing the
button has the same effect: it switches the display to the next-highest level. In this regard, the button functions just like
the “up one level” button in a traditional computer folder-subfolder hierarchy.
Finally, remember that once you open any menu or submenu, you have 2 minutes to select an option before the menu
automatically closes, returning the DCS2000 to its default Preview operating mode.
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SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
CHARGE BATTERY
1. Locate the white box containing the AC adaptor/battery charger and open it.
2. Plug the prongs of the adaptor into an 110VAC power outlet.
3. Lift up the small rubber flap labeled on the bottom right side of the console. Insert the plug at the end of the adaptor’s
cable into the unlabeled DC IN jack under the flap (see Fig. 1). The Battery Status LED at the bottom left of the front panel will
glow red and remain red until the plug is removed.
Continue charging the battery for at least 3 hours. You can operate the DCS2000 while the battery charges. To do so, power on the
console by pressing and holding the button. If the battery is not fully charged, after the console powers on the Battery Status
LED will glow orange. In addition, the Battery Charge bar graph at the bottom of the DCS2000’s metadata panel on the left side of
the LCD (see photo at bottom of this page) will show green bars “moving” to the right to indicate that the battery is charging.
If you disconnect the adaptor before it charges the battery enough to power the DCS2000, the system will not power on when you
press and hold the button. Once the battery has been charged sufficiently to power the system, when you disconnect the
adaptor and power on the DCS2000 the LCD will illuminate, the Battery Status LED will glow green, and the bars of the Battery
Charge Indicator will stop moving and change color from green to white.
ATTACH PROBE
Attach the included P16181HP probe (or another compatible VGA Resolution
probe from General) by plugging its connector into the probe connector at the
top of the DCS2000 console. The connectors mate in only one way, when the
two dots—one on the console’s connector and the other under the collar at
the end of the probe—are aligned. After you have lined up the dots, push the
two connectors together so the alignment keys on opposite sides of the
probe’s connector slide over the flats of the console’s connector (left image at
right). Slide the collar on the probe’s connector forward and tighten the collar by turning it clockwise.
You can now remove the protective red rubber cap from the camera-tipped end of the probe. It is good practice to replace the cap
whenever the probe will not be used for a while.
To disconnect the probe from the console later, turn the collar counterclockwise and pull the probe straight out and away.
INSERT SD CARD
1. Unlatch the door near the bottom of the right side of the console (see Fig. 1) and let it swing up to expose the SD card socket
as well as the USB and AV Out jacks.
2. Remove the supplied SD card or another card of up to 32GB capacity from its packaging. Discard the packaging but save the
plastic storage case.
3. Plug the SD card into the socket. Be sure the card’s gold contacts face the rear of the console and enter the socket first. Push
in the card until you feel it spring back and you hear a click.
To remove the card later, push it in gently until you hear a click and the card pops out far enough for your fingers to grab.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
VIEWING LIVE VIDEO ON THE LCD
If you followed the procedure for charging the
battery in the previous section, you have already
experienced powering the DCS2000 on. Each time
you power the unit on—or return to Preview
(live video) mode from Playback or Menu mode—
a screen similar to the one at right will appear on
the LCD.
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