Sanyo VPC HD2 - Xacti Camcorder - 720p Instruction Manual

Sanyo VPC HD2 - Xacti Camcorder - 720p Instruction Manual

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Xacti Software CD 1.0
For Dual Camera
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Please read these instructions carefully before using. Be sure to keep this manual
for later reference.

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  • Page 1 Xacti Software CD 1.0 For Dual Camera INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read these instructions carefully before using. Be sure to keep this manual for later reference.
  • Page 2 Sanyo Electric. i Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the repairing of a malfunction, of this product.
  • Page 3 COPYRIGHTS This manual and the software are copyrighted materials from Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Macintosh, Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................3 About this manual ................3 The software ..................4 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ...............5 When using as a card reader ............6 SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE ...........7 USING AS A CARD READER ..............9 For Windows Vista/XP users ............9 For Windows 2000 users ...............10 For Mac OS X users ..............11 ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD ...........12 Configuration of directories in the card ..........12...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION This manual describes how to install and operate the Xacti Software CD. Please read this manual carefully, in order to use the images and audio recordings captured with your camera in a wide range of applications. About this manual The explanations in this manual conform to the following conventions.
  • Page 6: The Software

    The software The following software applications are in the Xacti Software CD. i Nero 8 Essentials for SANYO (Windows) In this manual, referred to as Nero 8 Essentials. Play back and edit video clips. i Xacti Screen Capture 1.1 (Windows) In this manual, referred to as Screen Capture.
  • Page 7: Operating Environment

    OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Nero 8 Essentials Screen Nero Nero Vision 5 Capture ShowTime 4 Others Essentials* Essentials Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Vista Pentium 3 Pentium D Pentium D Pentium D 1.0 GHz or 3.0 GHz or 3.0 GHz or 3.0 GHz or later...
  • Page 8: When Using As A Card Reader

    When using as a card reader Limited to models with the preinstalled OS. k Windows Windows 2000, XP, Vista k Mac OS Mac OS X 10.3.6 or later English...
  • Page 9: Setting The Connection Mode

    SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE 1 Start your computer, and use the supplied USB interface cable to connect the docking station to the computer. h Connect the docking station’s USB terminal to the computer’s USB connector. 2 Set the camera in the docking station, and press the operation mode button on the docking station.
  • Page 10 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press USB CONNECTION the SET button. CARD READER h The screen to select the computer connection mode SCREEN CAPTURE appears. PC CAMERA CARD READER: CANCEL Use the camera as an external drive of the computer. MTP: Connect the camera in the MTP mode to a Windows Vista computer.
  • Page 11: Using As A Card Reader

    USING AS A CARD READER For Windows Vista/XP users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 7). h The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray, showing that the camera is recognized as a drive. h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [XACTI (E:)] icon appears in the [My Computer] window.
  • Page 12: For Windows 2000 Users

    For Windows 2000 users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 7). h If a message appears on the computer monitor instructing you to load the Windows CD-ROM, follow the instructions and install the driver. h The camera is recognized as a drive, and [Removable disk (E:)] appears in the [My Computer] window.
  • Page 13: For Mac Os X Users

    For Mac OS X users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 7). h The camera is recognized as a drive and appears as an icon named [XACTI] on the Desktop. h Double-click on the [XACTI] icon, and you can process the contents of the files in your camera’s memory exactly like you would the files in the other computer drives.
  • Page 14: About The Contents Of The Card

    ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD Configuration of directories in the card ROOT DCIM 100SANYO SANY0001.jpg Image SANY0002.jpg Folder number number MISC SANY0003.mp4 SANY0004.m4a (Location Image or of DPOF 101SANYO SANY0001.jpg SANY0005.jpg audio files) SANY0002.jpg recording number SANY9999.jpg 102SANYO SANY0001.jpg SANY0002.jpg h Up to 9,999 files can be stored in folder 100SANYO.
  • Page 15: Cautions When Using As A Card Reader

    Playback may be possible using other software that supports the ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AAC audio). QuickTime can be acquired from the Sanyo website support page. Access the support page from the Xacti Software CD installation screen. <Video clip file playback operating environment>...
  • Page 16 Playing back video clips recorded in the e, ! or Ymode i These video clips can be played back using the “Nero 8 Essentials (Windows)” software that is included in the supplied CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD). About audio files recorded with this camera i If you change the extension (.m4a) of audio files to “.mp4”, playback may be possible using software that supports the ISO standard MPEG-4 (AAC audio).
  • Page 17: Using As A Pc Camera

    USING AS A PC CAMERA When connected to a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer, the camera can be used as a PC camera. For Windows XP Please perform the following upgrades before connecting the camera to a computer. i Upgrade Windows XP to SP2. Install Windows XP SP2.
  • Page 18: Installing The Application Software

    INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE 1 Insert the CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. h The installation window soon appears. h If the installation window does not appear, double-click on the [XACTI DISC (D:)] in the [My Computer] window, and double-click on [Autorun] or [Autorun.exe] in the [XACTI DISC (D:)] window.
  • Page 19: Screen Capture

    The currently displayed active window is saved as a JPEG file in the camera’s memory. h When there is no active window, the entire screen display is saved. h The saved file is stored in the \DCIM\***SANYO folder in the drive for the camera. h To exit Screen Capture, quit the application.
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