Swann SportsCam SW-DVR460 Operating Instructions Manual

Brand: Swann

Model: SportsCam SW-DVR460

Category: Action sports cameras

Type: Operating Instructions Manual

MSAC140910E

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SportsCam™

Personal Video Recorder

Operating Instructions

™

Advanced security made easy

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FCC Veriﬁcation:

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can

be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna•

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver•

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from •

that to which the receiver is connected

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help•

IMPORTANT NOTE: Prohibition against eavesdropping

Except for the operations of law enforcement ofﬁcers conducted

under lawful authority, no person shall use, either directly or indirectly,

a device operated pursuant to the provisions of this Part for the

purpose of overhearing or recording the private conversations of

others unless such use is authorized by all of the parties engaging in

the conversation.

WARNING: Modiﬁcations not approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void user’s authority to operate the equipment.

(Important) Legal Mumbo Jumbo

Contents (stuff you’ll read after this)

(Important) Legal Mumbo Jumbo 2

Contents (stuff you’ll read after this) 3

Stuff you Already Know About 4

Bits (what’s in the pack) 5

Where Stuff is At (the layout of the thing) 6

The Waterproof Case 7

Preparing the SportsCam 8

Charging the SportsCam 9

Pushing Buttons (an “Operating Guide”) 10

LEDs and what they mean 11

Making it do things with a computer 12

Seeing how cool you are (Playback) 13

Time Travel (Setting the Date) 14

Installing the Drivers for a PC 15

Wearing the Camera 16

HelmetCam 17

Mounting the Waterproof Case 18

Headcase 19

Strappin’ it to Something Else Altogether 20

Sticking it to your Surfboard 21

Troubleshooting 22

Technical Speciﬁcations 23

Warranty & Technical Support Rear Cover

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Stuff you Already Know About

You’ve gone and done it now. Really taken the cake. You’ve bought

a SportsCam - the miniature, waterproof, easy to use, personal

action video recorder from Swann. Kudos to you! Can’t say we’re

not envious.

You’ve nabbed yourself a camera that’s

perfect for capturing your insane antics

and displays of immense skill*.

It’s great for recording biking, skating,

skiing or snowboarding, surﬁng or

throwing yourself out of a perfectly

good aircraft. Or just about anything

else you can think of!

Strap it to your head, arms, legs, butt, bike, board, gear, rigging

or shoes. Or you can think outside the box.

Use it to capture video or still images.

Share your videos online.

Don’t talk big. Show big. Prove you

did it with the SportsCam.

* The camera isn’t going to make you any more skilled. Sorry.

It ain’t magic, just miniaturized technology. You’ll have to provide the skill!

Bits (what’s in the pack)

Waterproof Case1.

SportsCam2.

Arm Strap3.

USB Cable4.

Elastic Strap5.

Silicon Sleeve6.

Adhesive Fabric Straps7.

Double-pin Clip8.

Double-pin Clip for Case9.

Accessories (Adhesive fabric 10.

pads for #15 & lanyard)

USB Adapter11.

Standard Clip12.

Standard Clip for Case13.

Head/Arm Strap for Case14.

Adjustable Sports Clip15.

Magnetic Bracket16.

Fabric Pouch17.

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Where Stuff is At (the layout of the thing)

USB Port

(Bottom)

MicroSD card slot

VOX Switch

Lens

Microphone and

Indicator LEDs

Record

Video Button

Power ON/OFF

Switch

Record VIDEO Button

Take PHOTO Button

Take Photo

Button

The waterproof case will protect the SportsCam from bumps, knocks

and high winds in addition to providing waterprooﬁng at depths up

to 65ft/20m.

Before using the waterproof case in a wet environment, ensure that

it is completely sealed. It’s often worth sealing the case without the

camera inside and testing the seals between uses, just in case the

seal becomes damaged or grit is lodged in the hinge. Either way, you

really don’t want water getting in - so it’s worth a quick look before

heading out.

Don’t press the buttons whilst the SportsCam is underwater, or

particularly wet. Dry it off using a soft towel or similar cloth before

pressing the buttons.

If you’re using the SportsCam in a high-wind situation (such as

skydiving, racing or any other 50mph+ activity) then using the

waterproof case will increase the quality of the audio the SportsCam

captures by shielding the microphone from the wind.

The Waterproof Case

Lens Cover

Locking Clasp

Record

Video Button

Take Photo

Button

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Preparing the SportsCam

The SportsCam is almost good to go right out of the box. You won’t

need to conﬁgure anything or ﬁddle with confusing settings - that’s

all automatic. All you’ll need to do before the SportsCam can start

recording is:

Insert a microSD card.•

Charge the built-in lithium polymer battery.•

Choosing a microSD card:

You can use any microSD card, up to 16GB.

You can store approximately 20 ~ 30 minutes worth of video per

gigabyte (GB). We recommend using cards larger than 4GB to

ensure that the SportsCam won’t run out of storage space whilst

you’re ﬁlming.

Of course, if you only want to record ten minutes at a time, you

could get away with a much smaller card. But remember, when it

runs out - that’ll be all she wrote!

For reliable performance, we strongly suggest that you

use a card with a speed rating of “Class 4” or higher.

Look for these symbols:

Inserting a microSD card:

Hold the • SportsCam so that the lens is facing you, and the microSD

card slot is on the right-hand side.

Orient the microSD card so that the text is facing away from you. •

You’ll see the metal contacts on the left hand side of the card

facing you.

Gently push the microSD card into the slot. Be careful that it goes •

in correctly - if it misses the slot or is inserted at an angle, it could

become jammed.

The card will “click” into place once fully inserted.•

To remove the card, simply push it in. This will release the locking •

mechanism, and the card will spring out.

Charging the SportsCam

Charging the built-in battery:

You can charge the battery via the USB slot on the base of the camera

using the supplied power adapter, or using a computer’s USB port

and the supplied USB adapter or cable.

Charging the battery will take approximately 60 ~ 80 minutes.

Only connect the SportsCam to a standard USB 1.0, 1.1 or 2.0 port.

Under no circumstances ever connect the SportsCam to any power

source supplying anything other than 5V (this is the standard USB

power supply).

Some newer modiﬁcations of the USB port (such as USB 3.0 or

eSATAp ports) will accept the USB shaped plug, but supply different

amounts of power. Avoid connecting the SportsCam to these ports,

as results will vary, and doing so could damage the SportsCam.

To charge via a computer’s USB

port:

Insert the micro-USB plug on •

the USB adapter or USB cable

into the USB socket on the

base of the SportsCam.

Connect one end of the USB •

adapter or cable to the USB

port on the computer.

Whilst charging, the red LED on the SportsCam will ﬂash slowly.

When charging is complete, the red LED will stay on constantly.

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Pushing Buttons (an “Operating Guide”)

So, how do you make the SportsCam do things (like record video)

and how do you know what it’s doing? It all comes down to two

switches, two buttons and two LEDs.

Switches

The power switch turns the camera on and off. That’s really all that

it does.

The VOX switch enables or disables sound-based recording. This is a

fun feature which makes the SportsCam record whenever it “hears”

a sound of a certain volume. As a guide, someone speaking at normal

volume up to 10ft (3m) away from the SportsCam will trigger it to

record. Remember - the waterproof case does reduce the sensitivity

of the microphone, so we suggest avoiding VOX mode when the

case is on.

When the SportsCam is connected to a computer, the VOX switch

will set it to PC Camera mode (see page 12).

Buttons

The top button is the VIDEO button. Pressing this will initiate video

recording. Whilst the SportsCam records video, the green LED will

ﬂash slowly. Press the record button again to stop recording.

The lower button is the PHOTO button. It’s got a little camera icon

on it. The green LED will ﬂash once when the SportsCam is taking a

picture.

VOX Switch

Power ON/OFF

Switch

Record VIDEO Button

Take PHOTO Button

LEDs and what they mean

The two LEDs, one red and one green, are the primary way that the

SportsCam lets you know what it’s doing.

RED LED

Constantly On Power On

Goes Out Power Saving Standby Mode

Flashing Slowly Recharging

Flashing Quickly Read/Write to USB Port

Flashing rapidly for 30

seconds then goes out

Low Battery causing

Automatic Shutdown

GREEN LED

Constantly On Memory is Full

Flashing Slowly Recording Video

Flashing Quickly Data Transferring to Card or

microSD card not inserted

Flashes Once Taking a Photo

Is Off Indicates that the SportsCam

isn’t doing anything right now

Battery Check & Memory Check

To check the remaining battery life, press and hold the VIDEO

button for approximately 4 ~ 5 seconds. The red LED will ﬂash a

number of times to let you know how much battery remains.

To check the remaining memory space, press and hold the

PHOTO button. The green LED will ﬂash to indicate the remaining

space.

Flashes once: 75% ~ 100% remaining

Flashes twice: 50% ~ 74% remaining

Flashes three times: 25% ~ 49% remaining

Flashes four times: 0% ~ 24% remaining

VOX Switch

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Making it do things with a computer

To access and playback the videos and pictures you grab with the

SportsCam, you’ll need to connect it to a computer.

Connecting the SportsCam to a computer is easy. All you’ll need is

a computer with USB ports and a relatively recent operating system,

and either the USB cable or USB adapter which came with the

SportsCam.

To connect the SportsCam to a

computer:

Insert the micro-USB plug on •

the USB adapter or USB cable

into the USB socket on the

base of the SportsCam.

Connect one end of the USB •

adapter or cable to the USB

port on the computer.

To access the ﬁles on the SportsCam, have the power switch set to

ON, and the VOX switch set to OFF. This will make the SportsCam

behave like it’s a USB ﬂash drive, and you’ll be able to access the data

on it in the same way as a regular USB drive.

PC Camera Mode

You’ll need to install the device drivers from the mini CD (see page •

15 for a little more about how to do this) before connecting the

SportsCam in PC Camera mode.

When you connect the • SportsCam to the computer, set the VOX

switch to ON and the power switch to OFF.

Once the camera is connected (the computer won’t detect it •

while it’s off) turn the power ON.

The • SportsCam will now act as a generic PC webcam.

Note: The SportsCam’s PC camera function is only compatible with

Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft

Windows 7. If you’re running another operating system, you might

need to ﬁnd another webcam (sorry).

Seeing how cool you are (Playback)

Install the drivers and software on the mini CD. See page 15. Run •

MDPlayer.

Connect the • SportsCam to your computer (page 14).

Click the • Open button. Locate the drive associated with the

SportsCam. On the SportsCam, there’s a folder called DCIM (short

for Digital Camera IMages). Open this folder.

Locate the ﬁles you want to open. You’ll be looking at a series •

of folders named “xxxDSCIM” where “xxx” are numbers starting

from 100. These will each contain 100 recordings (unless deleted

sooner) - once they ﬁll up, a new folder will be created. Open the

appropriate folder. This will usually be the most recent.

Locate the speciﬁc ﬁle you want. The recordings are labeled •

as “PICTxxxx.AVI” where “xxxx” is a number. Recordings are

numbered sequentially, with the lowest number being the oldest

ﬁle.

Open the ﬁle that you want to play back.•

NOTE

If you’re running an unsupported operating system (see the list on

page 15) then you’ll have to use a different program for playback. We

recommend VLC media player - it’s free for almost all operating systems.

Grab it online at: www.videolan.org/vlc

Copying and Backing Up Recordings

You can drag & drop the ﬁles off the SportsCam in the same way

as any regular ﬁle. Alternately, you can copy & paste, cut & paste or

manage, move or copy the ﬁles in any way you choose.

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Time Travel (Setting the Date)

So, the date stamp on the video you took this morning indicates that

you were skating along sometime in 1987. What’s gone wrong here,

other than the over-the-top hair styles and oversized ear-rings?

The time and date setting on the SportsCam is probably wrong! This

can happen from time to time, particularly if you’ve swapped out the

microSD card recently.

To set the time and date:

Connect the • SportsCam to your computer as a USB ﬂash drive

(see page 12 for how to do this).

Insert the mini CD into your computer’s CD/DVD/Blu-Ray drive.•

Run the ﬁle on the CD called • SetTime.exe

Click the browse button.•

In the ﬁle list which appears, select the drive letter which •

corresponds to the SportsCam.

Click • update.

Quickly remove the • SportsCam from the computer.

Turn the • SportsCam on. The time and date should now be in

sync.

Of course, we can’t prove that you haven’t travelled in time.

Send us a postcard twenty years ago, if you can.

Installing the Drivers for a PC

Let’s start at the start. You’ll need a computer running Microsoft

Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7.

If you don’t use one of these operating systems (90-odd-percent of

folks do, but if you’re one of the die-hard 10%) then you’ve got two

options.

Use a different computer. Ask a friend! 1.

Don’t use the software we supply. You can still access the video 2.

ﬁles on the SportsCam from almost any computer (even some

video game consoles - cool, huh?) and play them back with VLC

media player: www.videolan.org/vlc

If you’re a Microsoft Windows user:

Insert the mini CD into your CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive.•

If your computer doesn’t automatically run the software on the •

disc (you’ll know if it does) locate and run the ﬁle on the CD

called Autorun.exe

Click on the button labeled • Install Driver

Follow the prompts. You’ll be asked what ﬁle types you’d like •

to decode using the included codec pack - if you don’t know

what any of this means (you’re not alone) just select the default

options.

Choose whether you want a Start Menu shortcut, a desktop •

shortcut, both or neither.

When the process is ﬁnished, you’re done!•

To access the other stuff on the CD, choose the Browse CD •

button. This will let you access SetTime.exe and some supporting

documentation, as well as MDPlayer.exe as a stand-alone

application (to play back footage).

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Wearing the Camera

You’ve almost certainly already noticed that there are about a billion

(long-scale) accessories in the pack for mounting the SportsCam.

Okay, maybe not quite a billion, but there’s more than our humble

manual writer can count on one hand.

So, how many ways can you actually mount this camera? As many as

you can think of. And there’ll probably be some others.

Here are a couple of our fave’s.

On the arm

Use the silicon sleeve and the included arm strap.•

Wrap the strap around your arm, and pop the silicon cover over •

the SportsCam.

Run the mounting strap (the bit with the grip tab) through the •

holes in the rear of the silicon case, and secure in place with the

grip tab.

On the clothes

Pop the • SportsCam into the pin-clip attachment.

Then, simply pin it to your clothes like you would a badge •

(assuming you’re hip or like to make political statements) or

name-tag (assuming you’re corporate or a member of an after-

school social club). Be careful - the pins are really sharp.

For best results, pin it to heavy, thick clothing on a part of your •

body which is relatively stable (such as the chest or torso).

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HelmetCam

You know where’s a great place to mimic what your eyes can see?

Right near your eyes. If you’re doing anything die-hard cool, chances

are you’ll be wearing a helmet (heads are fragile things, after all,

and are worth protecting).

There are a couple of ways that you can mount the SportsCam onto

a helmet.

Method 1:

Insert the • SportsCam into the adjustable sports clip.

Run one end of the adhesive fabric strips through the slots in the •

base of the adjustable sports clip.

Loop the other end of the strips through the vents on your helmet.•

Adjust the clip so that the • SportsCam is facing forward.

Method 2:

This method will work for your head whether or not you’re wearing

a helmet. We think helmets are a great idea, just so you know.

Run the elastic strap through the two vertical slots on the edges •

of the adjustable sports clip.

Wrap the elastic strap around the helmet and/or head.•

You can use this methodology to mount the camera just about •

anywhere on your body that the elastic strap ﬁts around.

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When you’re using the waterproof case, you’ll need a different

approach to mounting the camera. Sometimes it’ll be pretty similar

to the methods covered over the last couple of pages, sometimes it’s

pretty different.

The most common way you’ll mount the waterproof case is using

the two case clips provided.

Mounting onto Clothing

Put the • SportsCam into the waterproof case.

Insert the double-pin case clip into the slot on the rear of the •

waterproof case.

Pin the • SportsCam to your clothing.

For best results, pin it to heavy, thick clothing on a part of your •

body which is relatively stable (such as the chest or torso).

The Standard Clip Attachment

Put the • SportsCam into the waterproof case.

Insert the standard clip attachment into the rear of the waterproof •

case.

Clip the camera to whatever you like (it ﬁts directly onto the •

magnetic bracket - check out page 20).

Mounting in the Waterproof Case

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Mounting the Waterproof Case on your Head or Helmet

Put the • SportsCam into the waterproof case.

Connect the clip on the head strap to the slots in the rear of the •

waterproof case.

Wrap the head strap around your head, helmet, arm, leg... •

wherever you want the camera.

Headcase

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Strappin’ it to Something Else Altogether

So, you want to strap your SportsCam to something completely

different? You’ve got a [insert crazy item/sport/vehicle here] and

none of the mounting options provided in the pack will do?

Well, the odds are like a million to one, but if you’re one of the few

folk who ﬁnd that unique circumstances prompt you to have to think

outside the box (literally) then we have a couple of tips that’ll help.

1. That screw thread on the bottom of the waterproof case is

a standard camera thread.

This means that you can use almost any photographic tripod or

camera mount with the SportsCam. We sell one of these mounts

designed speciﬁcally for permanent attachment to a surfboard - see

page 21.

Photographers can be crazy people too, and if you’re trying to mount

the SportsCam on, say, the hood of a sports car, then someone has

already built the suction cup mounting platform you’ll need to do it.

Look around - there are thousands of options out there.

2. The standard clip and bracket are a good combination for

any metal surface, assuming the mount is stationary.

There are magnets in the bracket, and it’ll stick to most metallic

surfaces. If you want extra strength, there are a pair of holes for

securing with screws. Don’t using this mounting option for action

mounting, as it’s not particularly secure, but it will let you attach the

SportsCam to any stationary metallic surface.

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Model: SportsCam SW-DVR460

Category: Action sports cameras

Type: Operating Instructions Manual

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