Samsung VP-HMX20C User manual

High Definition Digital Camcorder

quick start guide

VP-HMX20C

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For more detailed instructions, refer to the user manual(PDF) on the provided CD.

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WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH YOUR HD CAMCORDER

Your new HD camcorder comes with the following accessories. If any of these items is missing from your box, call

Samsung’s Customer Care Centre.

✪ The exact appearance of each item may vary by model.

 The contents may vary depending on the sales region.

 Parts and accessories are available at your local Samsung dealer.

 To buy this one, contact your nearest Samsung dealer.

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You have to connect the AC power adaptor to the cradle when connecting external devices using the cradle.

getting to know your HD camcorder

Battery pack

(IA-BP85ST)

AC power adaptor

(AA-E9 type) Multi-AV cable Component cable USB cable

Quick start guide

Button type

battery

(type: CR2025)

Remote control Cradle Software CD

User manual CD Pouch Core filters HDMI cable

(Option)

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FRONT & LEFT VIEW / RIGHT & TOP VIEW

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󱯎 Recording indicator

󱯐 Lens

󱯒 Built-in speaker

󱯔 Display ( ) / iCHECK button

󱯖 Flash ( ) button

󱯘 EASY Q button

󱯚 Jack cover

󱯜 COMPONENT / AV / S-Video (S) jack

󱯞 USB jack

󱯠 TFT LCD screen (touch panel)

󱯡 Recording start/stop button

󱯢 Zoom (W/T) button / Remote control sensor

󱯣 Q.MENU button

󱯤 PHOTO button

󱯥 Zoom (W/T) lever

󱯦 Swivel handle

󱯧 Built-in flash

󱯨 Grip belt hook

󱯩 Grip belt

CAUTION

When using the remote control, open the LCD

screen and point directly at the remote sensor.

The HDMI jack is on the Cradle.

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REAR & BOTTOM VIEW

󱯎 MODE button/Mode indicator

(Movie ( ) / Photo ( ) / Play ( ) mode)

󱯐 OPEN switch

󱯒 Recording start/stop button

󱯔 POWER switch

󱯖 CHG (charging) indicator

󱯘 MIC (external microphone) jack

󱯚 DC IN jack

󱯜 Battery pack/Memory card cover

ⓐ Battery pack release switch

ⓑ Memory card slot

󱯞 Internal microphone

󱯠 Tripod receptacle

󱯡 Cradle receptacle

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getting to know your HD camcorder

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preparation

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

• Use the IA-BP85ST battery pack only.

• The battery pack may be charged a little at the time of purchase.

• Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your HD

camcorder.

Inserting the battery pack

1. Open the battery pack cover by sliding the OPEN switch upward

as shown in the figure.

2. Insert the battery pack into the battery pack slot until it softly

clicks.

• Make sure that word mark (SAMSUNG) is facing left while the

camcorder is placed as shown in the figure.

3. Close the battery pack cover.

Charging the battery pack

1. Slide the POWER switch downward to turn off the power.

2. Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC power adaptor to

the DC IN jack.

3. Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall socket.

4. Once charged, disconnect the AC power adaptor from the DC IN

jack on your HD camcorder.

• Even with the power switched off, the battery pack will still

discharge if it is left inserted in the HD camcorder.

Charging, recording and playback times with a fully charged battery pack

(with no zoom operation, LCD open, etc.)

Battery type IA-BP85ST

Charging time approx. 100 min

Recording format Continuous recording time Playback time

HD approx. 85 min approx. 120 min

SD approx. 90 min approx. 130 min

Charging, recording and playback times with a fully charged battery pack

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before recording

SELECTING THE STORAGE MEDIA

• You can record movie and photo images on the built-in memory or a memory card, so you should select the desired

storage media before starting recording or playback.

• You can use SDHC and MMCplus cards on your HD camcorder. (Some cards are not

compatible depending on the memory card manufacturer and memory card type.)

• Before inserting or ejecting the memory card, turn the HD camcorder off.

1. Touch Menu ( ) tab.

2. Touch Settings ( ) tab.

3. Touch up ( )/down ( ) tab until “Storage Type” is displayed.

4. Touch “Storage Type,” then the desired storage media.

• “Memory”: When using the built-in memory.

• “Card”: When using the memory card (SDHC or MMCplus card).

5. To exit, Exit ( ) tab or Return ( ) tab repeatedly until menu disappears.

When you insert a memory card, the storage media setup screen appears.

Touch “Yes” if you want to use a memory card, or “No” if not.

INSERTING/EJECTING A MEMORY CARD

Inserting a memory card

1. Open the memory card cover by sliding the OPEN switch upward as shown in

the figure.

2. Insert the memory card into the slot until it softly clicks.

• Make sure that the terminal portion is facing left and the camcorder is

placed as shown in the figure.

3. Close the memory card cover.

Ejecting a memory card

1. Open the memory card cover by sliding the OPEN switch upward as shown in the figure.

2. Slightly push the memory card inwards to pop it out.

3. Pull the memory card out of the slot and close the memory card cover.

switch upward as shown in the figure.

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LCD Enhancer

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recording

Basic procedures to record a movie or photo image are described below.

RECORDING MOVIE IMAGES

1. Turn the HD camcorder on.

• Connect a power source to the HD camcorder.

(A battery pack or an AC power adaptor)

• Slide the POWER switch downward to turn the HD camcorder on.

The lens opens automatically with HD camcorder on.

• Set the appropriate storage media.

(If you want to record on a memory card, insert the memory card.)

2. Check the subject on the LCD screen.

3. Press the Recording start/stop button.

• The recording () indicator will display, and recording will start.

• Each touch of Mute tab on the LCD screen toggles Mute on ( ) and off.

- Touch ( ) tab to record movie images without audio.

- Touch ( ) tab to record movie images with audio.

- ( ) is displayed on the screen when touching the ( ) tab.

This indicator keeps you reminded of the current Mute status until you turn on the audio (by touching the

( ) tab), or stop recording.

- When recording with audio, no indicator is displayed.

• To stop recording, press the Recording start/stop button again.

4. When recording is finished, turn the HD camcorder off.

TAKING PHOTO IMAGES

1. Slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the power and press the MODE button to set

Photo ( ).

• The lens opens automatically with HD camcorder on.

• Set the appropriate storage media.

(If you want to record on a memory card, insert the memory card.)

2. Check the subject on the LCD screen.

3. Press the PHOTO button halfway down (half press).

• The HD camcorder automatically focuses on the subject at the center of screen (when auto focus is

selected).

• When the image is in focus, the () indicator is displayed in green.

4. Press the PHOTO button down fully (full press).

• A shutter sound is heard. When the () indicator disappears, the photo image has been recorded.

• While saving the photo image on the storage media, you cannot proceed with the next recording.

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playback

You can view recorded movie and photo images in thumbnail index view and play them in various ways.

CHANGING THE PLAYBACK MODE

•

You can set the movie recording, the photo recording and the play mode in turn with the MODE button.

•

You can switch the play mode to the recording mode in turn by touching the tab on the lower left of the LCD screen.

• The recorded movie and photo images are displayed in thumbnail index view.

PLAYING MOVIE IMAGES

1. Slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the power and press the MODE button to set Play

( ).

• Set the appropriate storage media.

(If you want to play from a memory card, insert the memory card.)

2. Touch HD Movie ( HD) tab or SD Movie ( SD) tab.

• The thumbnail index view appears accordingly.

• To change the current thumbnail page, touch up ( ) or down ( ) tab.

3. Touch a desired movie image.

• The selected movie image is played according to Play Option setting.

• To stop playback and return to thumbnail index view, touch Return ( ) tab.

VIEWING PHOTO IMAGES

1. Slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the power and press the MODE button to set

Play ( ).

• Set the appropriate storage media.

(If you want to playback images on a memory card, insert the memory card.)

2. Touch Photo ( ) tab.

• The thumbnail index view appears.

•

To change the current thumbnail page, touch up ( ) or down ( ) tab.

3. Touch a desired photo image.

4. Touch previous image ( )/next image ( ) tab, search for the desired photo image.

• To view the previous image, touch previous image ( ) tab.

• To view the next image, touch next image ( ) tab.

• Drag your finger from left to right to select the previous image on the LCD screen, reverse to

select the next image.

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connecting to a PC

INSTALLING THE CyberLink DVD Suite

DVD Suite is software for easily editing MPEG, AVI, and other video files, still images, and other contents for creating

a movie.

Before you begin:

Quit any other software you are using. (Check that there are no other application icons on the status bar.)

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Frame drop may occur in

preview screen while you are

using Power Producer.

However, this does not affect

any burned image on DVD title.

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connecting to a PC

CONNECTING THE USB CABLE

To copy the movie files and photo files to your PC, connect your HD

camcorder to the PC with a USB cable.

1. Set the “USB Connect” to “Mass Storage.”

2. Connect the HD camcorder to the PC with a USB cable.

• Don’t apply excessive force when inserting or extracting a USB

cable into/from a USB jack.

• Insert a USB after checking the direction of its insertion is correct.

• Use the provided USB cable.

VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE MEDIA

1. Slide the POWER switch downward to turn the HD camcorder on.

• Set the “USB Connect” to “Mass Storage.”

(It is set to “Mass Storage” by default when you purchase the HD camcorder.)

• Set the appropriate storage media.

(If you want to record on a memory card, insert the memory card.)

2. Connect the HD camcorder to the PC with a USB cable.

• The “Removable Disk” or “Samsung” window appears on the PC’s screen after a

moment.

• Two removable disks appear when connecting a USB.

The built-in memory is the first recognized drive of two removable discs newly registered

in the ‘My Computer’. For example, when (F:) drive and (G:) drive are recognized in the

PC, (F:) drive and (G:) drive are the built-in memory and memory card, respectively.

You can select the desired memory type.

• Select “Open folders to view files using Windows Explorer” and click “OK.”

3. The folders in the storage media appear.

• Different file types are stored in different folders.

• If the “Removable Disk” window does not appear, confirm the connection or

perform steps 1 and 2 again.

• When the removable disk does not appear automatically, open the removable disk

folder of My Computer.

HD camcorder

VIDEO

MUSIC

Photo image files Movie image files

setting data

Music files

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