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PRODUCT MANUAL NY Yankee Hat Video Recorder
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ank you for purchasing from SafetyBasement.com! We appreciate your business.
We made this simple manual to help you enjoy your new product as quickly and easily as possible.
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able manual.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
NY Yankee Covert Hat Video Recorder,1080P, 8GB
SB-NYHT1080P
Revised: APRIL 24, 20115
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PRODUCT REFERENCE
Hat DVR
Remote controller
USB Cable
Adjustable back Strap
System Power ON/OFF switch
USB port
Indicator light
Camera lens
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BEFORE YOU START
is hat DVR includes a rechargeable battery that will give you on average about 2 hours of
recording time on a single charge. We recommend you charge this unit for about 4-6 hours
each time (overnight the rst time).
It embeds an 8GB memory.Video resolution is 1920x1080P at 30fps, and audio is clear and
crisp.
USB Cable
CHARGING:
To charge hat, use the included USB cable. Connect one end to usb port on hat and other to
USB port on computer or wall adapter with a USB port (see image below)
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en click COMPUTER
SETTING TIME STAMP
1. We highly recommend that aer charging your unit, set the time stamp feature to ensure
that your videos are properly stamped with the correct date and time.
1. Connect hat to computer: USB cable to hat then other end to computer
2. A window will pop up aer a few seconds, select OPEN FOLDER TO VIEW FILES. you
will either see a DCIM folder or nothing on memory.
If for some reason the pop up window does not show up, no worries. Simply fnd hat on com-
puter. Usually as REMOVABLE DISK. Click START >Computer
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3. Find REMOVABLE DISK. Note that the removable disk letter may vary on your computer)
4. Next go back to TECH SUPPORT section where you got this user manual and locate time le
(TAG.TXT) and save it to this root section, right below DCIM folder. Please do not change le
name as your time le will not work.
SETTING TIME STAMP
Save time le here
Aer saving here,
Double click this le
to open text editor. See
next page
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5. Adjust time to reect your current date and time. Please maintain format EXACTLY. Just
change the number portions.
(Changing or moving anything from their present position in anyway will not enable your
time stamp to change. (If you feel like you changed it by accident and not sure what it was,
simply re-save the le from our website and start over!)
EXPLANATION:
2015.04.22 10:20:00 Y 1,2
Where 2015 = year, 04=Month, 22=Day of month 10=HOUR of day, 20=MINUTE,
00=SECONDS Y=YES for time stamp to show on recording (or you can put N to remove
time stamp from video recordings.
1,2 = Please leave these numbers untouched
6. Aer adjusting time, SAVE and close out of editor.
7. At this point we recommend you unplug your unit from computer, then turn it on and
record a test le to check that time stamp was properly done. If test le still does not show
proper time on test video, then please repeat process.
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BEFORE YOU START - TURNING UNIT ON
Begin by turning system switch to ON position. You will notice that this will turn on the clock
on the monitor.
CONTINUOUS VIDEO
RECORDING
START/STOP
Power ON/OFF
ON - slide rightOFF - slide le
PHOTO
MOTION DETECTION RE-
CORDING MODE - ON/OFF
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VIDEO RECORDING
Don’t forget system switch must be in ON position before starting/using remote controller!
1. Slide remote cover down to expose buttons. Press and hold A button until red indicator light
turns on. Release button. Hat will also vibrate continuously for about 2 seconds and stop. You are
now in standby mode.
PLEASE NOTE: e purpose of the vibrate function is to allow you to know what the hat
is doing when it is on your head since you will not be able to see the indicator light at that
point. So once you know the types of vibrations, you will know what the hat is up to when you
press the buttons on the remote controller!
4. To begin video recording, press (rmly) and release B button. Your hat will vibrate 1 time and
stop (if you are looking at the indicator light, it will blink twice and turn o). Your hat is now
recording HD video.
4a. If you want to turn on video recording in MOTION DETECTION mode, use the D button
instead of the B button. e same vibration and lighting will occur. the only dierence is that
recording will begin only if there is movement in the camera purview. Otherwise nothing will
record.
5. To stop recording, press same B button (or D button if in motion detection mode) on remote
once (rmly) and release. Hat will vibrate 2 times. Your recording has now been stopped and
saved, and indicator light has returned to steady blue.
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PHOTO/PICTURE
Don’t forget system switch must be in ON position before starting/using remote controller!
1. Slide remote cover down to expose buttons. Press and hold A button until red indicator light
turns on. Release button. Hat will also vibrate continuously for about 2 seconds and stop. You are
now in standby mode.
2. To take a picture, press (rmly) and release C button. Your hat will vibrate 1 time and stop
(if you are looking at the indicator light, it will blink ONCE, turn o then return to steady RED
light. Congrats! You just took a photo
3. Repeat as necessary.
Power ON/OFF
PHOTO
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RETRIEVING YOUR FILES
You may go into the folders noted above to view and copy your les.
You may also delete les from these folders.
NOTE: Mac users must empty their trash before disconnecting your watch aer deleting les.
Your DVR
(drive letter may vary)
2. CONNECT USB CABLE: Connect included USB cable to unit, then to computer USB
port. is should allow you to nd and open DCIM folder to view and manage les.
Please COPY your les to your PC for best playback.
IMORTANT: Before connecting to your computer, make sure system switch is in
OFF position. Your les may not download if switch is not in OFF position before
connecting.
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Your Windows PC or Mac has built-in soware that will play most of the les created by devices
like yours. However, if you are having problems playing your les, or need more options, please
download and try these programs.
is soware is free and can be downloaded directly from the links below. You can nd support
and tutorials for these programs on their respective websites. SafetyBasement can not provide
soware support for these programs
As with ANY les you download from the internet, be sure to scan them for viruses using your
particular virus scanner. While most users report no issues using this soware, we can not be
responsible for any damage caused by this soware. Please proceed carefully. Back up your PC
before installing any new soware.
VIDEO PLAYBACK - VLC
(http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html)
e VLC Media Player can play almost any video or audio le type. ere is
a version for Windows and for Mac OS X.
VIDEO EDITING for WINDOWS - MOVIE MAKER 2012
(http://windows.microso.com/en-US/windows/get-movie-maker-
download)
Movie Maker is a simple video editing program from Microso. Please go
to this link, and choose the download for your version of Windows. Please
note: Movie Maker is part of the Windows Essentials package.
VIDEO EDITING for MAC OS X - iMOVIE
(Visit the Apple Mac App Store for latest version)
iMovie is a simple video editing program from Apple. It comes installed with
your new Mac. e latest version is also available at the Mac App Store at
additional cost.
AUDIO PLAYBACK and EDITING - AUDACITY
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
Audacity is a popular audio editing program used by amateurs and
professionals to edit simple and complex audio projects. You can use
Audacity to convert your audio les to another format, such as MP3. ere
is a version for Windows and Mac OS X.
PHOTOS
Your Windows and Mac computers have the ability to do basic editing of
photos built in.
SUGGESTED SOFTWARE
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Audio Formats WAV
Audio Encoding 352 Kbps
WAV Bit Rate Mode Constant
WAV Bit Rate 352 Kbps
WAV Sampling Rate 16 Hz
DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS
Audio
Video Format .AVI
Codec MJPG
Bit Rate 29.8 Mbps
Resolution 1920x1080P
Frame Rate 30 fps
Illumination 1 lux
Audio Format WAV
Bit Rate Mode Constant
Video
Photo Format
Resolution
Photo
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Memory Built In N/A
Memory Expansion 2GB - 32GB
Battery Type 3 x AA
Operating temperature 10-60 degrees celcius
Charger via USB port or included adapter
DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS
Device Info
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Notes
File sizes shown are approximate.
Video (10 min) 1 GB
Audio (10 min) 9 MB
Photo 780 KB
File Sizes
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