INSTRUCTION MANUAL Clothes Hook Camera SB-HDV996 Revised: Feb 25, 2013 Thank 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. Be sure to check the TECH SUPPORT tab on your product page at SafetyBasement.com for the latest available manual.
PRODUCT REFERENCE Camera Front Button USB Connector Power On / Off Status Light Microphone Page 2
BEFORE FIRST USE - SD CARD The Clothes Hook Camera must have an SD card inserted to work properly. It will accept a Micro SD card of up to 16 GB in size. 1. The SD card slot is located on the back of the device. 2. Gently place the SD card into the slot as shown, with the gold connections facing DOWN and the printing facing UP. 3. Gently push the SD card into the slot. It will click into place. DO NOT FORCE the SD card into place. If there is any resistance, remove the SD card. Check the position of the card, and try again. An incorrectly inserted card may damage your device and void your warranty. 4. When the SD card is properly inserted, it will look like the 2nd picture. Step 2 - SD card partially inserted into SD card slot Step 4 - SD card fully inserted into SD card slot Page 3
BEFORE FIRST USE - FILES You may need 1 file from our website to set the time and date on your device. However, this device does automatically create a time file for you, so please check your device to see if the time.txt file is already there. 1. Go to www.safetybasement.com 2. Search for item SB-HDV996 3. Click on the Photo of the Clothes Hook Camera to get to the full product page. 4. Scroll down a bit, under the photos of the device, and click on the tab TECH SUPPORT. 5. Right-click on the file link and save the TIME.TXT file to your desktop. We will use this shortly. No other files are required for use of your Clothes Hook Camera with Windows or Mac PCs. It uses standard drivers that are already installed on your computer. Please refer to the last page of this manual for suggested software for playback of your media files. BEFORE FIRST USE - CHARGING Please fully charge your Clothes Hook Camera before first use. 1. Insert one end of the included USB cable into the USB port on the device. 2. Please be sure that the device is set to OFF. 3. Insert the other end of the USB cable into a free USB port on your PC. Please plug it directly into the PC and do not use a Hub. Your device may not work properly with a Hub. 4. Charge for several hours before putting your device into place. 5. NOTE: Your device may need several cycles of use and charging before it achieves it s best battery life. Page 4
SETTING TIME & DATE When your device is charged, you can set the time and date. Note - please wait until the charging is done to do this step, or the time you set will be off by several hours. When you attached your device to your computer, it should have appeared as an external drive or opened the device. You should see a Folder named VIDEO. You should also see a TIME.TXT file. If you do not see this file, COPY that file you downloaded from our website, and PASTE it BELOW the VIDEO folder. Do not paste it inside the Video folder. The TIME.TXT file must be outside the Video folder for it to work. 1. OPEN the TIME.TXT file using a simple text editor on your PC. For Windows, use NOTEPAD. In Mac OS X, use TEXTEDIT. 2. In this file is the date and time. Please adjust the numbers to the current date and time. Do not make any changes to the punctuation or space included in this number. For example, if you are changing the date and time to 3:30pm on Feb 22, 2013, the file will look like this: 2013-02-22 15:30:00 Please note the space, the punctuation and the 24 hour clock. YEAR-MO-DY(SPACE)HR:MN:SC 3. Save this file. 4. Unplug the device from your PC. 5. Turn the device Power Switch ON. 6. Now, hold the Front Button down for about 2 seconds. The status light on the side will be a steady green when the device is on. 7. Your device time and date is now set. Later, when reviewing your files, if you do not see a date stamp, or the date stamp is incorrect, repeat the steps above. Be sure to check the punctuation and format of the date and time, it must be correct. Page 5
RECORDING VIDEO Camera Front Button USB Connector Power On / Off Status Light Microphone NOTE: Use the included hanging plate to mount your device to a wall or door. 1. Before sliding the device on to the mounting plate, be sure that you have put the power switch into the ON position. 2. When in place, hold the Front Button down for about 2 seconds, until the status light is a steady Green. Your camera is now in Stand By mode. Page 6
RECORDING VIDEO Camera Front Button Status Light Microphone RECORDING A SINGLE VIDEO 1. To record a single video, press the Front Button one time. The status light will blink one time, then go dark. The device will record until the Front Button is pressed again, or the battery runs low. It will record 30 minutes in a video, then start a new file. 2. To stop recording, press the Front Button again. The status light will be a steady green. It is back in Stand By mode. MOTION DETECTION VIDEO 1. To record in Motion Detection Mode, quickly press the Front Button two times - click click. The status light will blink 3 times, then go dark. You are now in Motion Detection Mode. 2. The device will record a 5 minute video each time motion is detected, until the battery runs low or you manually turn off this mode. 3. To turn off Motion Detectiom Mode, press the Front Button 1 time. The status light will be a steady green. Your device is now in Stand By Mode. NOTE: Please put the device into Stand By mode to save your files BEFORE turning it OFF. Failure to do so could cause your current file to NOT save. Stand By, then Power Off. Page 7
CONNECTING TO PC / MAC WINDOWS - RETRIEVE YOUR FILES 1. Device must be OFF before connecting to your PC. 2. Plug one end of USB cable into device. 3. Plug the other end into a free USB port on your PC. Do not use a USB hub. 4. Please wait until Windows recognizes your device. This may take several seconds. Note: the first time you connect your device, Windows may install standard drivers. This is normal. 5. Access your device as you would any standard Flash Drive. 6. COPY your files from the device to a folder on your PC. Your recordings are in the VIDEO folder. 7. You may now highlight and DELETE the files from your device. 8. Be sure to properly EJECT your device from Windows before unplugging it. MAC OS X - RETRIEVE YOUR FILES 1. Device must be OFF before connecting to your Mac. 2. Plug one end of USB cable into device. 3. Plug the other end into a free USB port on your Mac. Do not use a USB hub. 4. Please wait until Mac recognizes your device. This may take several seconds. It will mount as a Device in your FINDER. 5. Access device as you would any standard FLASH DRIVE. 6. SPECIAL NOTES TO MAC USERS! 7. To properly save your files to your Mac, MOVE your files, rather than copy. Your recorded files are in the VIDEO folder. 8. Create a folder on your Mac. 9. Highlight the files on the device. 10. CMD CLICK and drag the files to your folder. Let go and choose MOVE. 11. To properly empty your device on Mac, be sure to Empty your Trash Can before ejecting the device. 12. Be sure to properly EJECT your device from Mac before unplugging it. NOTE: Please copy your files to your PC for smoother playback. For larger files, you may find it faster to remove the SD card and plug it directly into an SD card reader. Thank you! And enjoy your new device from SafetyBasement.com! Page 8
DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Video Format Video Resolution Audio Audio Sample Rate Memory (Optional SD Card).AVI, Motion JPEG 720x480 PCM Mono 22050 Hz Up to 16 GB Page 9
SUGGESTED SOFTWARE Your Windows PC or Mac has built-in software that will play most of the files created by devices like yours. However, if you are having problems playing your files, or need more options, please download and try these programs. This software is free and can be downloaded directly from the links below. You can find support and tutorials for these programs on their respective websites. SafetyBasement can not provide software support for these programs As with ANY files 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 software, we can not be responsible for any damage caused by this software. Please proceed carefully. Back up your PC before installing any new software. VIDEO PLAYBACK - VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html) The VLC Media Player can play almost any video or audio file type. There is a version for Windows and for Mac OS X. VIDEO EDITING for WINDOWS - MOVIE MAKER 2012 (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/get-movie-makerdownload) Movie Maker is a simple video editing program from Microsoft. 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. The 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 files to another format, such as MP3. There 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. Page 10