Vivitar DVR 740HD - Manual (Page 22)

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Connecting the Digital Video Camera to a TV and HDTV
Connecting the Camera to the TV
The camera has an AV port to use your larger TV screen in place of the camera
‟s LCD screen. On
plugging the TV-out cable (supplied) to the cameras AV out jack, the LCD screen will turns blank. Use
the camera as you would to capture and playback photos and videos. The images will appear on the
TV instead of on the LCD screen.
Note: The only limitation of using the TV screen is that the camera is now not portable.
1) Connect the camcorder to a TV via the TV-out cable (supplied).
2) Turn on the TV and the camera, and then s et the TV to “AV” mode.
3) You will need to set the TV format on the camera to suit the TV format of your TV set.
4) Make sure the camera is set to the correct TV Output setting. On plugging in the TV out cable a
message will appear on the LCD screen to select NTSC or PAL for the type of TV you are using.
5) Select the option as per the format of the TV set you are using and press the SET button.
6) When the camera is set to record mode, you can preview the subjects you want to record on the TV
screen.
7) When the camera is set to Playback mode, you can review all the photos and videos stored in the
SD memory card on the TV.
Connecting the Camera to the HDTV
To view the high resolution quality videos recorded with your camera, connect the camera to an HDTV
with the HDMI (purchased separately).
On plugging the
HDMI cable to the camera‟s HDMI port, the LCD screen turns blank. Use the camera
as you would to capture and playback photos and videos. The images will appear on the HDTV
instead of on the LCD screen.
Note: The only limitation of using the HDTV screen is that the camera is now not portable.