Safety Basement Jooney Bug SB-V0199 User manual

Brand: Safety Basement

Model: Jooney Bug SB-V0199

Type: User manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Revised: April 5, 2013

“Jooney Bug” SB-V0199

Also: 4GB SB-V0177

Put in OFF position FIRST before connecting

to USB for CHARGING or FILE RETRIEVAL.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Switch

OFF

ON Put in ON position when you want to

RECORD. Remember, no lights appear during

recording!

USB Connector - Turn OFF before connecting

to USB on your PC or you may lose your

recordings!

Light may blink during charging and access.

Charge the Jooney Bug fully before your rst use.

• To charge, put SWITCH in OFF position.

• Insert Jooney Bug into the USB port of your PC. Your PC will need to remain ON during

charging. When you rst plug in your Jooney Bug, your PC may install a standard driver.

is is normal.

• Charge for 5 hours the rst time. en normally charge for 3-5 hours.

RECORDING

• To RECORD, put the SWITCH in the ON position.

• Your Jooney Bug is Voice Activated and will record automatically for up to 30 hours of

battery life, or 45 hours of recording time. (For models aer Jan 2013.) Time is approximate

and will vary according to your use. (Time for 4GB models is 15 hours battery life.)

• REMEMBER - the light on the Jooney Bug does NOT light up during recording.

• To STOP RECORDING, put the SWITCH in the OFF position.

• REMEMBER - You must turn Jooney Bug OFF before using with your PC, or your

recordings may be erased.

YOUR RECORDINGS

• e Jooney Bug creates 1 audio le each time you switch it on, then o. It will automatically

pause your recording when there is no sound around it. is saves you time and memory

and you will only record when the Jooney Bug hears conversation.

• Your recordings are saved as WAV les.

TROUBLESHOOTING

We’re sorry to hear that you’re having some trouble with your Jooney Bug ash drive recorder.

Here are some tips that may help x your issue:

• Make sure the device is in the OFF position when plugging it into your computer’s USB

port.

• If it is not responding, with the device unplugged from your PC, turn it ON, talk into it for

about 10 seconds, then turn it o. Wait 10 seconds, then plug it into your PC.

• Make sure you are plugging the device directly into your PC, and do not use a USB Hub.

• If these suggestions do not work, you can try leaving the device ON until the battery runs

out. en, turn OFF, and plug into your PC and charge for 3 hours. en try using the

device.

• NOTE: If your computer goes to “Sleep” as part of its energy savings plan, your device may

not charge. Be sure your PC is on during charging.

MOVING your les from the Jooney Bug.

• For best operation of your Jooney Bug, you should MOVE your les, NOT COPY them.

ere is a dierence that could aect how your Jooney Bug performs over time.

• For a Windows PC, go to the les on the Jooney Bug. RIGHT-CLICK on the le, and drag to

your Storage Folder on your PC. Let go and choose the option MOVE. is will MOVE the

le from your Jooney Bug to your storage location, leaving nothing behind on your Jooney

Bug.

• For Mac, go to the les on the Jooney Bug, hold the CMD button and click on the le, and

drag to your storage folder. is will MOVE your les, rather than COPY, and leave nothing

behind on your Jooney Bug.

DELETING FILES from your Jooney Bug (MAC USERS TAKE NOTE!!!).

• For best operation of your Jooney Bug, MOVE your les rather than COPY.

• DELETING les from your Jooney Bug will require you to EMPTY your Recycle Bin or

Trash Can to properly remove the les from your Jooney Bug. Failure to EMPTY your

bins may leave hidden trash les on your device, lling up the memory. If you do need to

DELETE les, please do so properly:

• NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE your Jooney Bug from your PC or Mac until you have

completed all the steps below.

• On PC, highlight the les on your Jooney Bug you wish to remove, then DELETE normally.

Now, with the Jooney Bug still plugged in, go to your Recycle Bin and EMPTY it. is will

remove ALL les in your Recycle Bin, including les that were NOT on your Jooney Bug.

Proceed carefully! ese les will be gone forever.

• DELETING FILES, MAC USERS (VERY IMPORTANT)

On Mac, highlight the les on your Jooney Bug you wish to remove, then DELETE

normally. Now, with the Jooney Bug still plugged in, go to your Trash Can and EMPTY

it. is will remove ALL les in your Trash Can, including les that were NOT on your

Jooney Bug. Proceed carefully! ese les will be gone forever.

REMOVING YOUR JOONEY BUG from your computer

• For best operation of your Jooney Bug, be sure to remove or “eject” it properly from

your PC or Mac BEFORE you unplug it from the USB port. is will let your computer

properly close its connection to the Jooney Bug.

• On Windows, choose MY COMPUTER. Located your Jooney Bug, shown as a

Removable Drive, such as Drive E: or Drive F: RIGHT-CLICK on the drive, and choose

EJECT. Wait until Windows says it is safe to remove your device, then unplug.

• On Mac, your Jooney Bug will appear on your Desktop as a Drive. CTRL-CLICK on the

icon, and choose EJECT. You may then remove the Jooney Bug from your Mac.

FORMATTING?

If your Jooney Bug IS responding, but is not recording properly, you might try

FORMATTING the device. is will refresh the drive, and erase any hidden les that may

be using up space. CAUTION! While this is a relatively simple process, please do carefully.

FORMATTING IN WINDOWS - PROCEED CAREFULLY

• If your Jooney Bug IS responding, but is not recording properly, you might try

FORMATTING the device. is will refresh the drive, and erase any hidden les that

may be using up space. CAUTION! While this is a relatively simple process, please do so

carefully. If you are not sure of the process, please get assistance with this procedure, or

contact SafetyBasement.

• Turn o the Jooney Bug.

• Insert into your PC.

• On a Windows PC, click on MY COMPUTER. Your Jooney Bug will show as a

Removable Disk, such as Drive E: or F: Choose the proper drive letter, and RIGHT-CLICK.

A list of options will appear. Choose FORMAT. Please do NOT change any options shown

here. Just click START and within a few minutes your Jooney Bug will be completely empty

of any les.

FORMATTING ON MAC OS X - PROCEED CAREFULLY

• If your Jooney Bug IS responding, but not recording properly, you might try

FORMATTING the device. is will refresh the drive and erase any hidden les that

may be using up space. CAUTION! While this is a relatively simple process, please do so

carefully. If you are not sure of the process, please get assistance with this procedure, or

contact SafetyBasement.

• Turn o the Jooney Bug.

• Insert into your Mac.

• Your Jooney Bug should appear in your FINDER as an external device.

• Go to APPLICATIONS.

• Go to the UTILITIES FOLDER.

• Click on DISK UTILITY

• PROCEED CAREFULLY. If you choose the wrong device, you may FORMAT the

wrong drive and lose all your info.

• On the le-side of DISK UTILITY, nd the Jooney Bug. It shows as an external

device, such as “NONAME.”

• Click on that device.

• Choose the ERASE tab.

• IMPORTANT: Under VOLUME FORMAT, choose MS-DOS le system.

• Click ERASE.

• Please wait until the format is complete.

• When complete, EJECT your Jooney Bug from Mac and you can begin recording!

RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE

Your Windows PC or Mac has built-in soware that will play most of the les created by devices

like yours. However, if you are having problems playing your les, please download and try

these programs.

ere are lots of dierent soware packages available. However, we do recommended these

basic programs that will suit most people. is soware 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 soware 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 soware, we can not be

responsible for any damages caused by this soware. Please proceed carefully. Back up your PC

before installing any new soware.

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 that must be installed.

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 yor

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.

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