Vivitar Vivicam 3730 User Manual

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7 5. Close battery cover.
Low Battery Indicator
1. Please check the batteries you insert so that you will not be
caught with dead batteries.
2. The following shows how the battery capacity indicator on
the monitor screen and the indicator display changes as bat-
tery power is used.
Battery
Capacity
Monitor
ScreenHigh Low
NOTE:
·Never use manganese batteries, as they cannot sup-
ply sufficient power to support the camera’s
operations.
·Replace all batteries at the same time to ensure a
properly working camera, never mix old and new
batteries.
·Remove batteries from the camera if you do not plan
on using it for more than two weeks.
·It is normal that the temperature of the camera body
rises after extended use.
·It is suggested to use an AC adaptor for extended
camera use.  
						

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8 If using AC Adaptor,
1. Plug the adapter into the DC-In jack (DC-IN 3.3V).
Please make sure that you use an AC adapter with the cor-
rect specification for the camera (DC3.3V/2.5A).
NOTE:
·Please be sure to turn off power before connecting or
disconnecting the Adaptor.
·The camera automatically switches over to AC adap-
tor powered operation whenever the AC adapter is
plugged into the camera.
·Recommend using the AC adaptor to power the cam-
era whenever connected to a computer.
Turning Camera ON and OFF
1. Select Mode dial to Auto mode ().
2. Press the Power ON/OFF bottom to turn the camera on and off.
NOTE:
· It takes about 2 seconds to power on the camera.
· When powering on the camera in Auto/Manual/Video
mode, in the right down corner on the LCD screen,
the date will display for one second. Then it changes
to time for one second. Then the date and time indi-
cator will be off.  
						

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Date and Time Set-Up
 1. You may set the date and time in any Mode dial.
(
)
2. Press MENU button.
3. Then press RIGHT button ( 
) to SETUP MENU ().    
						

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4. Press SET button to DATE&TIME menu.
5. Press UP/DOWN (/) to adjust the value of your
setting.
6. Press Set button to set the value and advance to the next.
Use UP/DOWN button to change the display of date.
A. YY/MM/DD
B. MM/DD/YY
C. DD/MM/YY        
						

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Beep Sound Set-Up
You may turn on/off the operating beep sound in any mode dial.
(
)
1. Press MENU button.
2. Then press RIGHT button ( 
) to SETUP MENU ().
3. Press DOWN button () to BEEP.
4. Press SET button to BEEP menu.
5. Press UP/DOWN (
/) button to set the beep sound.
6. Press SET button again to complete your setting.
Note: The default setting is “On”.        
						

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Power Save Settings
You may perform power save setting in any Mode dial.
(
 )
1. Press Menu button.
2. Then press RIGHT button to SETUP MENU (
).
3. Press DOWN button () to POWER SAVE.
4. Press SET button to POWER SAVE menu.
5. Press UP/DOWN button for your new setting.
6. After your selection, press SET again to complete your setting.
Note: The default setting is “Off”.
1 minute: This camera will automatically turn off monitor screen if there is
no operation after one minute (the LED is on in Green.) Per-
forming any button will have the monitor screen to turn back on.        
						

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13 Note:
After the above 1 minute power saving, if there is no more operation
in another 1 minute, this camera will automatically power off. You have
to push the POWER bottom in order to turn on the camera again.
3 minutes: This camera will automatically turn off monitor screen if there
is no operation after three minutes (the LED is on in Green.)
Performing any button will have the monitor screen to turn
back on.
Note:
After the above 3 minute power saving, if there is no more operation
in another 1 minute, this camera will automatically power off. You have
to push the Power bottom in order to turn on the camera again.
Off:  This camera will not perform the power saving function.
Quick View Setting
You can view the picture immediately on the LCD screen right after it is taken.
You can perform Quick View Setting in any Mode dial.
(
 )
1. Press MENU button.
2. Then press RIGHT button (
) to SETUP MENU.
3. Press DOWN button ()to QUICK VIEW.    
						

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14 4. Press SET  button to enter the QUICK VIEW selection.
5. Use UP/DOWN button (/) to set ON/OFF of quick
view function.
6. Press SET again to complete your setting.
TV Out Signal Set-Up
This camera can connect directly to  a TV  set. Please refer to Page 44 of “
Viewing images on a TV set.” It allows you to use the VT screen as your  cam-
era  LCD screen when shooting or replaying images.
The Video outputsignal can be switched (NTSC or PAL) to accommodate
differient signal systems. The default setting will vary between regions.
NTSC:  U.S.A., Canada, Taiwan, Japan, etc.
PAL: Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), etc.
1. Press MENU button.
2. Then press RIGHT button (
) to SETUP MENU.      
						

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15 3. Press DOWN button (
) to TV Out.
4. Press SET button to enter the TV Out selection.
Language Set-Up
Use this feature to select the language for the LCD screen.
You may perform the language setting in any Mode dial.
(
 )
1. Press MENU button.
2. Then press RIGHT button (
) to SETUP MENU.    
						

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16 3. Press DOWN button (
) to LANGUAGE.
4. Press SET button to enter the LANGUAGE selection.
5. Use UP/DOWN (/) button to set the language
you need.
6. Press SET again to complete your setting.