V.I.O. POV.HD Quick Start Guide - Manual

TO GET STARTED
• WATCH our video tutorials before setting up the POV.HD!
• Pre-loaded on SD card for your convenience.
• SAVE to desktop or WATCH in-field on the recording unit.
• All videos easy to view online. www.vio-pov.com/tutorials
THEN
1. Remove battery compartment cover, install 4 AA batteries, replace cover.
2. Remove Input/Output Port cover, insert SD card, replace cover.
3. Press POWER button to start the POV.HD Recorder.
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7. Record a Video Clip
TO CONTROL THE POV.HD USING THE REMOTE
With the POV.HD wireless remote you can start and stop recording, and tag video clips without
direct access to the recorder which can be stowed out of harm’s way.
TO ADJUST THE POV.HD SETTINGS
You use the POV.HD settings to select the recording method, set the loop time, and to use other
POV.HD features and configuration options.
If you don’t see “Standby” in the upper left of the LCD, press REC once to get into Record
Standby mode. You should then see "Standby" which means you’re ready to record.
Press REC again to start recording. When video is being recorded, “Clip” is displayed in red in
the upper left corner of the LCD, and the indicator LED flashes red.
While recording, press TAG to mark important points on the video. These tags act like
bookmarks that can be used for in-the-field editing.
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Turn on the recorder, and be sure "Standby" is displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD,
indicating that the recorder is waiting in Record Standby mode.
Lockout the recorder keys by pressing the Keylock soft key followed by Lock.
The recorder can now be stowed.
When you’re ready to roll, press REC/TAG on the remote to start recording.
Press REC/TAG on the remote to insert a tag on the recording.
Press STOP to stop recording. If you press REC/TAG again you will start recording a new clip. •
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NOTE: You cannot adjust settings if you are recording video or uploading files.
Press the Settings button to go to Settings.
Use the << and >> soft keys to navigate through the settings.
When you see the setting you want to adjust, press the Select soft key.
When a setting is selected, use the << and >> soft keys to navigate through the settable values.
(For Time and Date, the soft keys are ^ –increase digit value, and > –go to next digit.)
Press Save to store a new value.
To leave settings, press either the Play or REC button. •
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4. Set the time and date
The time and date must be set in the recorder (one time only) so that video clips, still photos, and
other files will be correctly labelled.
5. Watch the video tutorials
If you’re in the field and haven’t yet watched the video tutorials, watch them now—on the POV.HD
recorder! Please be sure to watch the Camera Connection video before connecting the camera cable
to the recorder.
• Press Play, then press Previous and Next to navigate through the video clips on the SD card.
• To play a video clip, press Play while that clip is displayed.
6 . Connect the camera head cable to the recorder
Note alignment of key and slot.
DO NOT FORCE
Press the Settings button to go to the settings.
Navigate to Time and Date using the << and >> soft keys.
When you reach the Time and Date menu, press the Select soft key.
The time and date are set one digit at a time. The ^ soft key increments the current digit
(colored red), and wraps at 9 to begin again at 0. The > soft key moves to the next digit to the
right, and wraps to the beginning after the last digit.
When the time and date are correct, press the Save soft key to store the time and date.
Press Play to enter Video Select mode. “Play” is displayed in the upper left of the LCD. •
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