PDVR-1000 Pocket mini Digital Video Recorder USER MANUAL Please read all the instructions completely before use and save this manual for future reference.
Table of Contents Preface 1 Copyrights & legal issue 1 Safety Notes 2 Main Features 3 The Name of Each Part 4 Basic Preparation before operation 6 Button Operation 12 Structure of Menu Tree 13 Main Menu & Operation 15 Connecting to TV or LCD 33 Connecting to PC for downloading and uploading 34 Playback on the PC 35 Upgrading Firmware 37 Application of Accessories 38 General Specification 42 Warranty Card 44
Preface Thank you for purchasing PDVR-1000 manufactured by Diasonic Technology Co., Ltd. It is important to read and understand all instructions before use. After use of the manual, put the manual in a place you can reach easily. If you misplace this manual, you may ask it to Diasonic Technology Co., Ltd. or a distributor for downloading the copy. Copyrights & legal issue ú DIASONIC Technology has all copyrights of this user manual.
Safety Notes ú Do not store the device in any place with following conditions: - High temperature (45ç or higher) - Exposure to the direct sun rays or a heating device - Inside the car with closed windows (especially, in the summer) - Humid place such as the bathroom ú When removing dust, use soft cloth in dry. Do not use organic solvents such as thinner or benzene or wet cloth. ú Do not place a debit card or a bus pass near the speakers. The magnetic interference may occur, which will damage the card.
Main Features 01 1. PDVR-1000 ú ú ú ú ú ú ú ú ú ú ú Law enforcement grade pocket mini Digital video recorder. 2.4" color LCD(320x240) with LCD off/on setup function while recording. Stamping Time & Date for future evidence. The most advanced video recording format(H.264) with efficiency compression & resolution of recording file.(720x480/30fps/Max/NTSC.) Longer Recording Time in better video quality than MPEG4 format.
02 The Name of Each Part 1. Main Unit & Button ྙྚྛ ྜ ྜྷ ྞ ྙ Neck Strap Holder ྚ Air Vent ྛ Hold Key ྟ ྡྷ ྦ ྣ ྦྷ ྤ ྜ Stop/ESC ྜྷ Rec./Pause ྞ Menu ྟ Volume up & down ྠ RW & FF or Menu Up & Down ྥ ྠ ྡ Play/Pause/Enter/ ྡ Power On & Off ྡྷ A/V-Out ྣ A/V-In ྤ Remote Controller ྥ DC Jack ྦ Built-in Microphone ྦྷ micro SD card slot/ USB Jack Built-in Speaker Reset 4 The Name of Each Part 2.
The Name of Each Part 02 3. Package 1) PDVR-1000 with Basic Accessories PDVR-1000 USB Cable AC/DC Adaptor AV Out Cable Hand Strap Pinhole Camera Bracket for installment on the wall 20.5mm 15.2mm 11.5mm 10.3mm Adaptors for Camera lens Normal Buttons and screw 2) Optional Accessories 5 Carrying Case Camera Extension cable (5m/10m) Battery Pack Remote Controller AV-in Cable තGThe design or shape of accessory on the above is just for reference. It would be different than real one.
03 Basic Preparation before operation 1. Checking the battery status 1) Charging the battery User can charge PDVR-1000 by connecting the USB cable to a computer or by using the AC Adaptor. ྙGCharging by connecting to PC තGIt takes approx.20hrs for charging the battery by USB cable. ྚGCharging with AC/DC adaptor 6 Basic Preparation before operation 2) Battery Charging Time & Operating Time Charging Time Approx. 5hrs in Power On Approx.
Basic Preparation before operation 03 3) Battery Remaining Status Full Charge Some Power Consumed Power almost drained No Power 2. Connecting Camera 1) Connecting Camera A camera must be connected to AV-in port before starting a recording. If a camera is not connected or in loose, error message pop-up on the LCD will be blinking when trying to record.
03 Basic Preparation before operation 2) Checking PAL or NTSL ྙGAV-in A camera type(PAL or NTSC) shall be selected correctly on the menu. Setting -> Display Setup -> Video Format -> NTSC or PAL ྚGAV-out PAL or NTSL is only supportable system for the Video-out, so for monitoring on another display device such as LCD or TV while recording, a right type of the camera system shall be connected and selected on the device.
Basic Preparation before operation 03 3. Select a memory type Before starting a recording, the memory type to store a recorded file(s) shall be selected. Basically PDVR-1000 has a built-in memory, but user may select external memory for storing a recorded file(s) other than the built-in memory. 1) Memory Type and capacity ྙGInternal memory: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB GGGGGතGAccording to the model, the memory capacity on board may be different. Memory capacity can be checked on the menu.
03 Basic Preparation before operation 4) Insert micro SD card ྙGInsert micro SD card to the slot on the device. ྚGMake sure its direction to insert to micro SD card slot as the below diagram. ྛGHold micro SD card's face up and insert it straightly to the slot until micro SD card stopping with a click. තGDo not extract the micro SD card out of the slot while recording if the storage to save a file is selected to SD card.
Basic Preparation before operation 03 4. Set up Time & Date All values of the device are set up at the factory defaults if turning on first time after purchasing. So it is necessary to set up time and date at current value for stamping current time and date to the recorded file and other functions like Timer Recording.
04 Button Operation ත Long key: Hold a key for 2-3 seconds / Short Key: Hold a key for 1 second Long Key - Power On/Off Short Key - Play/Pause in Playing a file - Enter/Select in Menu & file list - AV-out(TV or LCD)˩ LCD of PDVR-1000 (Only applicable on Main Menu) - Stop playing or recording - Escape out of a current menu - Start/Pause 12 Button Operation - LCD off while recoding or preview - Int. Memory˩ Ext.
Structure of Menu Tree 05 Main Menu RECORD VIDEO VOICE PHOTO SETTING Preview Rec. Rec. Preview Rec. Setup Rec. File List File List Snap Shot Timer Rec. Setup Playback Playback File List Play Setup Playback Display Setup Memory Setup System Setup RECORD Preview Rec. Time: Off/10/20/30/60min. Rec. Mic Sensitivity: Low/Middle/High Rec. Time: Display a value set at preview & Rec. Setup in SETTING Mic Sensitivity: High/Middle/Low VIDEO Rec. Rec.
05 Structure of Menu Tree SETTING Rec. Setup Input Source:Video+Audio/Video Video Quality: High/Standard/Low Resolution: 720x480/352x240/176x120(NTSC) 720x576/352x288/176x144(PAL) Frame Rate: 5/10/15/20/25/30fps(NTSC) 5/10/15/20/25fps(PAL) Motion Detection: On/Off Time Stamp: On/Off Rec.Time: Off/10/20/30/60min. Endless Rec.: No/Yes Timer Rec.
Main Menu & Operation 06 1. Main Menu ̻ RECORD - Previewing before recording. - Recording a video input signal from the connected camera. - The file recorded in this mode is stored at the "VIDEO". ̻ VIDEO - Recording an video input signal from the connected camera. - A recorded video file(s) is stored here and played back. ̻ VOICE - Recording a voice input signal from a built-in microphone or a microphone on the camera. - A recorded audio only file(s) is stored here and played back.
06 Main Menu & Operation Before starting a recording, user shall select one of recording types (Video+Audio or Video only) SETTING -> Record Setup -> Input Source -> Video+Audio or Video. ྙGPreview User can make sure what is recorded thru preview before starting a recording. i. Preview Move to "RECORD" on the main display -> Press ( ) -> Previewing තGLetter of "Preview" is displaying on the right of the LCD. ii.
06 Main Menu & Operation ̻ Recording - Recording Time: Display a value set at preview & Rec. Setup in SETTING - Microphone sensitivity: High/Middle/Low තGIf a camera is not connected to PDVR-1000 or in loose, "No Signal"( ) will be blinking 3 times. තGThe recorded video file is stored and playable at the "VIDEO" on the main menu. 2) VIDEO User can make a video(Video+Audio or Video according to the setup) and all recorded file(s) at the modes of "RECORD" and "VIDEO" are stored and playable here.
06 Main Menu & Operation ྛGSet up Optional Value While operating each function(Recording, Checking a file, Playing a file), user can change a setting value by pressing Menu button( ). Recording ̻ - Recording Time: Display a value set at preview & Rec.
Main Menu & Operation 06 Ex: AVM200904060059-001.mpg GGGGGGGTGRecorded in Video+Audio thru normal rec. on 6 April, 2009 at 00:59 ̻ VOM200905011459-002.mpg GGGGGGGTGRecorded in Video only thru normal rec. on 1 May, 2009 at 14:59 ̻ AVT200907210152-001.mpg GGGGGGGTGRecorded in Video+Audio thru Timer rec. on 21 July, 2009 at 1:52 ̻ AVE200908041801-004.mpg GGGGGGGTGRecorded in Video+Audio thru Endless rec. on 21 August, 2009 at 18:01 ̻ තGThe file(s) recorded in PDVR-1000 is only playable in PDVR-1000.
06 Main Menu & Operation 3) VOICE User can make a voice only file thru a built-in microphone or a microphone on the camera as well as storing and playing a recorded voice file in this mode. ྙGRecording a voice Move to "VOICE" -> Press Rec. button ( Rec. button ( ( ) -> Recording -> Pause by pressing ) once again -> Re-start the recoding by pressing Rec. button ) -> Stop the recording by pressing Stop button ( ) i.
Main Menu & Operation 06 i. Enter into the voice file list Display a current selected folder in yellow. ii. Escape from the voice file list තGJust upper directory of the file list shows photo, video and voice folder as the above display, and only voice file stored in each folder can be shown and playable in voice mode when entering into each folder(photo, video & voice). තGQuick recording can be made by pressing Rec. button( ) at anywhere in the file list.
06 Main Menu & Operation ྜGThe recorded Voice file format Audio Only Year Day File Index AOM200904231640-001. wav Recording Type - M: Normal Rec. Month Time File Format - T: Timer Rec. ྜྷGSet up optional values While operating each function(Recording, File list, Play), user can change a setting value by pressing Menu button( ̻ ) if necessary. Recording - Recording Time: Display a value set at preview & Rec.
Main Menu & Operation 06 4) PHOTO In this mode, user can take a photo as well as storing and reviewing photos to be taken in this mode. ྙGTaking a SNAP PHOTO Move to "PHOTO" -> Press Rec. button ( ( ) -> Previewing -> Press Rec. button ) -> Taking a photo තGPhoto is taken in 320x240 as a default. තGWhile previewing, "Preview" is displaying on the LCD and then "Snap shot" is displaying on the LCD when taking a photo.
06 Main Menu & Operation ྛGSet up Optional Values While operating each function(Preview, File list & Displaying), user can change a setting value by pressing Menu button( ̻ ). Previewing - Snap Shot Time: Off/10/20/30/60Sec GGතGSet up a recording time - Taking a photo every setting time from the first shot until pressing STOP.
Main Menu & Operation 06 5) SETTING User can set up most of options & values in this menu and recording a video can be made in this mode, too. ྙGRecord Setup i. Input Source Setting up whether recording a video together with a audio or recording a video only. This option should be set up before recording a video. - Video+Audio: Recording a file with Video & Audio. - Video: Recording a file with Video only. ii. Video Quality iii.
06 Main Menu & Operation iv. Frame Rate This is to set up how many frame is recorded per second with. The higher value is, the smother motion is but the file size is in opposite. - NTSC: 5fps/10fps/15fps/20fps/25fps/30fps. - PAL: 5fps/10fps/15fps/20fps/25fps. v. Motion Detection Automatically it starts a recording by detecting a motion but if there is no motion, it pauses a recording.
Main Menu & Operation 06 තGIf there is any recorded file to keep, backup it to PC or the other memory storage before operating this function. ̰GThe Priniple of endless recording File 1 File 1 Files made in a normal recording File 3 Files made in the endless recording Int. or Ext. memory storage තGMaximum size of the file to be made in PDVR-1000 is 4GB. So when a file size is reached to 4GB in a recording, automatically save the file and then start a new recording with new file index.
06 Main Menu & Operation තGIf there is any wrong value in setup, an error message pops up as below. Start or End time value in wrong ̻G Start or End date value in wrong ̻G තGWhen all setups are completed successfully, "clock icon" ( ) is displayed on the LCD. තGThe "clock icon" ( ) is blinking for 1min. before starting a schedule and then start a recording with "Timer Rec." on the LCD.
Main Menu & Operation 06 iv. Slide Show: Set up a photo(s) display style when selected a photo. - No: display only selected photo. - Yes: display all files sequentially in the selected folder by the slide show. v. Slide Show Time: Set up an interval(1, 3, 5, 7, 10 sec) between a previous photo and the next photo in a slide show. ྜGDisplay Setup i. Video Format: Select a color encoding system. PDVR-1000 supports PAL or NTSC.
06 Main Menu & Operation ྜྷGMemory Setup i. Storage Select: Select the storage type to save a recorded or play a file(s). - Internal: Built-in memory. - External: micro SD card. තGThe capacity of internal memory can't be changeable and it may be different according to a model. ii. Format: Select a memory storage to be formatted. - Internal: Format a built-in memory. - External: Format a micro SD card.
Main Menu & Operation 06 - Yes: Recording something continuously up to a capacity of the other storage after a current selected storage is full. ̰GYes Current selected memory Additional memory Total memory to record Memory Transfer Built-in 1GB micro SD 1GB Built-in micro SD 1GB 1GB 2GB Current selected memory Additional memory Total memory to record Memory Transfer micro SD 1GB Built-in 1GB micro SD Built-in 1GB 1GB 2GB iv.
06 Main Menu & Operation ii. Auto Power Off Time: If there is no key or function operation for a setting time, automatically power it off. (Off/1/3/5/7/10min.) iii. Time set: Set up the time & date and display way on the PDVR-1000. - Date Set: YYYY-MM-DD(ex.09-05-25) - Time Set: AM(or PM)Hour : Minute(ex.PM02:14) - Date Display: Y/M/D(ex.2009-05-25) or M/D/Y(ex.05-25-09) - Time Display: 12H(PM02:14) or 24H(18:18) iv. Factory Default: Return all setup values to the initial values set up by the factory.
Connecting to TV or LCD 07 It supports to display on an external display device such as TV or LCD in playing, previewing or recording. Yellow (Video) White (Audio L) Red (Audio R) AV-out Cable AV-out port තGTV or LCD shall be in same color encoding system(NTSC or PAL) as the setup of PDVR-1000.
08 Connecting to PC for downloading and uploading Connect PDVR-1000 to PC thru the provided USB cable for downloading or uploading files and upgrading firmware. ྙGConnect it to PC. ྚGTurn it on if PDVR-1000 is in power off. ྛGThe below is displayed on the LCD of PDVR-1000. ྜGIf all tasks are done, disconnect it from the PC following the safe removal procedure. 34 ྜྷGClick the on the right bottom of the Window OS. If so, the below is displayed up.
Playback on the PC 09 The recorded file(H.264) in PDVR-1000 is required to play back on the special application("KM Player"). Install it on a PC following the installation procedures of KM Player by clicking the file. තG It is not available to remove "KM-player" in PDVR-1000 after installation. KM-player can be obtained on an indicated website, too. 1. Installation of KM Player ྙGClick the file of KM player.
09 Playback on the PC ྠ Complete the Installation ྟGInstalling ྡGRun KM Plyer 2.
Upgrading Firmware 10 Maker will release an up-to-date firmware for improving its quality, making more efficient or correcting any problem with PDVR-1000 without any notice in advance. Regularly visit the maker's website or local distributor's website. 1. How to upgrade a firmware GGྙ Download the last firmware from an indicated website. GGྚ Unzip the firmware if it is compressed. GGྛ Connect it to PC with USB cable.(If PDVR-1000 is in power off, turn it on.
11 Application of Accessories 1. Earphone (Optional item) Earphone is used for monitoring what will be recorded while recording or previewing as well as it plays a file. In plugging the earphone, is changed to . AV-out port R/C port තGDo not plug the earphone to the R/C port(Remote controller) at any case. It may cause a malfunction to start a recording. 2.
Application of Accessories 11 3. Wall Bracket This is applicable for installing a camera on a wall or a board with double-faced adhesive tape or screwing. Double-faced Adhesive Tape Screw 4. Camera Extension cable (Optional item). In case of installing a camera far from the PDVR-1000, it is recommendable item to extend the cable length longer. 39 තGWhen using the camera extension cable, there will be some decline of the recorded quality in voice recording, but video recording.
11 Application of Accessories 5. Additional AV-in Cable (Optional item). When connecting the other camera with different connection jacks and power specification, use the additional AV-in cable. AV-in port Yellow (Video) White (Audio) Power-out 5V 200mA Additional AV-in Cable 6. Wired Remote Controller (Optional Item). With the remote controller, to start, pause or stop a recording can be operated without operating PDVR-1000 directly.
Application of Accessories 11 7. Extra Battery pack (Optional Item). It makes an operating time longer lasting (approx.5hrs) with 3pcs of Alkaline UM-2(R14/1.5V). Easy hand-carry by attaching(or detaching) the battery pack to(from) PDVR-1000 with Velcro as below. Velcro 41 Application of Accessories තGWhen a battery pack is connected for additional power supply, "Battery Pack" option in system setup should be selected "On" for preventing abnormal operations from a low level of the battery pack power.
12 General Specification SPEC Detail & Support Internal Storage Device 1-8GB micro SD card (T-Flash) 1-16GB LCD Camera Video Audio Size 2.4" Resolution 320x240, TFT 262K Ext.
General Specification Video Recording Recording Audio Rec. Snap Picture YES Auto Timely Shot YES Voice Recoding YES Video & Audio Rec YES Motion Detection Rec. 10/20/30/60 sec YES Timer Recording YES Recording Time Normal Mode Min 2hours30mins Built-in Battery Resolution 720x480/352x240/176x120 720x576/352x288/176x144 Frame Rate Max. 30 fps with NTSC Max. 25 fps with PAL File Format H.
13 Warranty Card Warranty Card Product: Pocket Video Recorder Model: PDVR-1000 Warranty Period: 6 months Purchase Date: Name Purchaser Address Telephone Name Seller Address Telephone Please contact your retailer center of DIASONIC Technology Co., Ltd. When it is out of order. ̻GGExchange, (charged or free) repair services, refund, and part-keeping periods comply with regulations of the customer protection act.
June, 2009ྙ Printed in Korea
