MP3 Player Hidden Camera

User’s Guide

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MP3 Player Hidden Camera

This fully functional MP3 player is the perfect device to capture video, still images, and audio anywhere you go. Play MP3s and capture high-quality video and images between listening to songs. Files are all stored to a micro SD card, up to 32GB, for simple transfer and backup. Expect about 2 hours of battery life on a single charge, and record approximately 1 hour of video per GB of memory.

The box contains the MP3

Player Hidden Camera, earbuds, and a user’s guide.

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1. Power/Play

2. +

3. -

4. Fast Forward

5. Rewind

6. Lens

7. Micro SD Card Slot

8. Audio/USB Adapter Jack

9. Microphone

10. Reset

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Getting Started

The first step in using your device is to charge it. To charge the device, connect it via the included cord to a computer’s USB port. While charging, the LED will flash yellow. Before first use, be sure to charge the device for at least 4 hours.

This device does not have internal memory and relies on a micro SD card for recording. The micro SD card should be inserted with the gold contacts facing away from the control button. Before inserting a micro SD card, make sure the card is formatted correctly. The device can record in the FAT 16/32 format. If you aren’t sure how to format an SD card, you can find instructions here: http://help.brickhousesecurity.com/ customer/portal/topics/82707-video-tutorials/articles

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The MP3 Player Hidden Camera is compatible with micro SD cards up to 32GB capacity.

If you plan on viewing your files on your computer, we suggest using VLC Player. The most recent version can be downloaded at no cost from http:// www.videolan.org.

To power the device on, hold down the Power/Play button for about 3 seconds. The LED indicator will blink yellow while booting up, and then turn a solid yellow to indicate it is in

Standby mode and ready for use. To power the device off, hold down the Power/Play button for another 3 seconds and the device will power down.

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Recording Video:

From Standby mode, press the + button. The LED will blink yellow to indicate it is recording video. To stop recording, press the + button again and the device will return to Standby mode.

Capturing Photos:

In Standby mode, press the - button. The LED will blink once to indicate it has captured and saved a photo.

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Playing Music:

To play music, press the Play button in

Standby mode to enter Play mode and begin playback. While playing the LED will blink blue. To pause playback, press the

Play button. The device will remain in music mode and the

LED will remain solid blue. Adjust volume up and down by pressing the + and - buttons during playback. Skip the current song by pressing the Fast Forward button. To track forward in the current audio file, hold down the Fast Forward button.

Press the Rewind button to go to the previously played song.

Hold down Rewind to track backward in the current audio file.

To return to Standby mode, hold down the Power/Play button for 2-3 seconds, until the LED returns to solid yellow.

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Managing Audio Files:

The MP3 Player Hidden

Camera can play audio files in .MP3 format. Transferring files is simple. With a micro SD card inserted, just connect the device to your PC with the included USB adapter, open the removable drive, and move .MP3 audio files into the folder labeled AUDIO.

Viewing Your Files:

To view your files on a computer, simply connect the device via the supplied USB cord with the

Micro SD card inserted, making sure the device is powered

Off. It will connect as a removable drive, and depending on the settings on your PC, it may automatically notify you that new hardware was detected. If so, select Open Folder to View Files.

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If it is not automatically detected, click Start on your desktop.

Select My Computer if you are using Windows XP, or Computer if using Windows Vista or Windows 7. The device should be listed as a Removable Disk under the Devices With Removable

Storage section. Open that drive, which will contain 4 folders;

AUDIO, IMAGE, SYSTEM, and VIDEO. The IMAGE and VIDEO files will contain photos and videos, respectively.

As mentioned earlier, we suggest using VLC Player to play back video files.

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Setting Time and Date:

Setting the time and date stamp on your device is easy. Simply create a .txt file on your computer and name it “time”. In that file you will enter the date and time in the following format: year.month.day hour:minute:second. (Ex. 2011.01.31 12:00:00)

Once you’ve created the file, connect the device to your computer via USB and save the .txt file to the device’s root directory. When you connect the device to your computer, it will be assigned a drive letter (ex. C:, D:, E:). When you open that drive, you are in the root directory, or topmost level of the drive.

After you have loaded the file, safely disconnect the device from your computer, turn the device on and off, and the time and date you loaded should now appear on any new videos and photos you record.

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After you have loaded the file, safely disconnect the device from your computer, turn the device on and off, and the time and date you loaded should now appear on any new videos and photos you record.

Troubleshooting: Problem:

The device seems to have frozen and isn’t reacting when any buttons are pressed.

Solution: This usually occurs if the device receives too many commands in too short a time. To reset the device, use a thumbtack or something similar to press the recessed Reset button located on the bottom of the device.

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Problem: When playing back my video, I can hear audio, but have no video.

Solution: This most often occurs if your computer’s media player is having trouble with your files. Try using VLC player, which can be downloaded for free at http://www.videolan.org

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Problem: My video playback is “choppy” or “stuttering.”

Solution: If this is occurring, try copying the video files to your

PC. This happens when the file is too large to be played back using your USB connection.

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Specifications

Viewing Angle: 65 Degrees

Min. Illumination: 1 Lux

Video Format: AVI

Video Resolution: 640 x 480

Framerate: 30 FPS

Photo Format: JPEG

Photo Resolution: 1280 x 960

Audio Format: MP3

Storage: Micro SD up to 32GB

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Glossary:

FPS: FPS stands for frames per second. It is used for measuring the frame speed in a moving image. FPS defines how many pictures are seen per second.

GB: GB is short for gigabyte which is a unit used to measure computer storage capacity and is approximate to 1.07 billion bytes. 1 Gigabyte of data is almost twice the amount of data that a CD-ROM can hold. Additionally, 1 Gigabyte could hold the contents of about 10 yards of books on a shelf.

LED: An abbreviation for “light emitting diode,” it’s an electronic device that lights up when electricity passes through it. LEDs are good for displaying images because they can be relatively small, and they do not burn out. However, they require more power than LCDs.

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Micro SD Card: Micro SD cards, also known as TransFlash, are smaller versions of SD memory cards. As electronic devices are becoming smaller Micro SD cards are becoming more and more common in the marketplace. Currently, the highest capacity of micro SD card is 32 GB.

MP3 Player: An MP3 is a digital audio file format. An MP3 player is a device for playing MP3 files.

USB: Universal Serial Bus. USB is currently the standard method for connecting devices to a computer.

USB Port: A USB port is a standard cable connection interface on personal computers and consumer electronics. USB ports allow standalone electronic devices to be connected via cables to a computer.

USB can connect computer peripherals such as mice, keyboards,

PDAs, gamepads and joysticks, scanners, digital cameras, printers, personal media players, flash drives, and external hard drives.

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