Brookstone Brookstone User manual

Brand: Brookstone

Model: Brookstone

Type: User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Battery Precautions .......................................................2

Location of Parts and Controls .............................................3

Operation.................................................................4

Setting Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Resetting the Video Pen ...................................................9

Replacing the Ink Cartridge ................................................9

Speciﬁcations ............................................................10

Troubleshooting ..........................................................11

Warranty.................................................................13

BATTERY PRECAUTIONS

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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Always check and obey any local or state laws and regulations which

may affect how this product is used.

Dispose of this unit properly. Do not dispose of the old unit in a fire.

The battery inside the unit may explode if mistreated. Do not attempt

to disassemble the unit's battery.

Dispose of this unit as you would a battery.

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LOCATION OF PARTS AND CONTROLS

1. Camera Lens

2. Microphone (under Pen Clip)

3. Pen Clip

4. USB Flash Drive/SD Card Slot

5. Record On/Off Button

6. Working Status LED

7. Reset

8. Twist Barrel

9. Finger Grip

10. Pen Tip

Front Back

OPERATION

1. Turn off Video Pen.

2. Unscrew the pen to reveal the USB.

3. Plug the USB into your computer’s USB 2.0 port.

4. While the battery is charging, the WORKING STATUS LED will blink yellow.

5. When charging is complete (4 hours), the light will remain solid.

6. Remove the USB from your computer promptly.

IMPORTANT: Do not overcharge the battery. Battery should be completely

charged in 4 hours. Do not leave the unit plugged into your computer’s USB

port for more than 6 hours.

CHARGING THE INTERNAL BATTERY

IMPORTANT: Charge the internal battery before first use.

When playing back my video,

I can hear audio,

but have no video.

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.

My video playback is “choppy”

or “stuttering.”

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.

If that does not help please format

the drive of the Pen.

TROUBLESHOOTING

ISSUE SOLUTION

The device seems to have frozen

and isn’t reacting when any

buttons are pressed.

This usually occurs if the device receives

too many commands in too short a time.

To reset the device, insert a pin into the

reset hole and hold for 2 – 3 sec

1. Place the Video Pen where it will get a clear view and audio of what you

want to record.

2. Move the MODE switch to the 2nd position (all the way to the left).

3. While in video Standby Mode, the LED indicator will be yellow.

4. Press the RECORD ON/OFF BUTTON on the top of the pen, the LED light will

blink blue 2 times to start recording video, and the light is off during recording.

5. Press the RECORD ON/OFF BUTTON again to save your current file and stop

recording, the yellow LED will be ON. (The devices will automatically start

recording after shutting the pen off and turning it on.)

VIDEO RECORDING

PHOTO TAKING

1. Move the MODE switch to the 1st position.

2. Turn the unit ON and the unit will automatically start recording audio after

booting up.

3. Press the RECORD ON/OFF BUTTON once to stop recording audio; the yellow

LED will be solid.

4. To take a photo, press the RECORD ON/OFF BUTTON, the LED will blink blue

to indicate it is capturing and storing photo, and will return to solid yellow.

AUDIO RECORDING

1. To record audio, move the MODE switch to the 1st position.

2. Turn the unit ON and the unit will automatically start recording audio after

booting up.

SPECIFICATIONS

Power.......................................... On-board Rechargeable Battery

by USB or 100-240V, 50/60Hz

Recharge.......................................USB 2.0 Port

Recording time.................................. 8GB Approx. 80 mins.

Video Format ................................... AVI (Individual ﬁles saved

as PICT0001.AVI etc.). Plays with

Windows Media Player or similar

video viewer

Resolution ......................................1280x720p HD - 25FPS

Camera ........................................ CMOS Lens with 45˚

viewing angle

Support Systems ................................ Windows

2000/XP/Vista/7

Mac

OS X 10.4 or higher,

LINUX, no driver needed

except with Windows

3. While recording, the LED will slowly blink yellow 2 times and turn off during

recording.

4. To stop recording and save the file, press and hold until the pen shuts off.

5. To start recording again, press and hold the RECORD ON/OFF BUTTON to

turn it ON and the pen will start automatically recording.

REVIEWING FILES ON A COMPUTER

1. To view files on a computer, simply connect the device via the supplied USB

cord by inserting the device directly into a USB port. Make sure the device

is powered OFF.

2. It will connect as a removable drive, depending on the settings on your PC, it

may automatically notify you new hardware has be detected.

3. Open folder to view files.

4. If nothing is happening when the device is plugged in, please check if USB is

properly connected or connected backward.

5. If it is not automatically detected, click START on your desktop. Select My

Computer if you are using Windows, or Computer if using Windows Vista or

Windows 7.

6. The device should be listed as a Removable Disk under the Devices with

Removable Storage section. Open the drive to playback the videos,audios,

pictures seperately.

7. It is suggested to use VLC Player to play back video files in Mac.

REPLACING THE INK CARTRIDGE

1. Unscrew the pen to reveal the USB.

2. In the other half of the pen body, locate the ink cartridge.

3. Using a Phillips head screwdriver, twist the ink cartridge to the left to

loosen (see example below), and tap gently to get the spent cartridge out.

4. Replace with a full ink cartridge and tighten with the screwdriver

by turning it to the right.

5. DO NOT over tighten.

RESETTING THE VIDEO PEN

The Video Pen needs time to process its function every time you press

the RECORD ON/OFF BUTTON.

1. If you have waited longer than 10 seconds after pressing the RECORD

ON/OFF BUTTON and nothing happens, your Video Pen either needs

to be recharged or reset.

2. To recharge the Video Pen, see the instructions on page 4.

3. To reset the Video Pen, press the RESET button with a thin, pointed object.

REMOVABLE MICRO SD CARD

1. Removable 8GB memory (included) holds up to 80 minutes of footage.

2. Store more memories with a micro SD card up to 32 GB (not included.)

SETTING TIME AND DATE

1. Simply create a .txt file on your computer and name it “time”.

2. Enter the date and time in the following format:

YEAR.MONTH.DAY HOUR:MINUTE:SECOND (EX. 2011.01.31 12.00.00 Y)

The next recorded video will include the date and time. To turn the time and

date stamp off, enter N instead of Y.

3. 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.

4. After the file has been added, safely disconnect the device from the computer.

5. Turn the device on and off. The date and time has been set on the device.

Brookstone Brookstone User manual

Brookstone Brookstone User manual

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