Operation: All functions are controlled by inserting the supplied activator into two holes on the top of the truck. Only light
pressure is needed and a click should be heard and felt as the internal switch activates. Timing is important in controlling the
operations. It is advisable to practice making recordings and downloading to the PC before running on the track.
Turning on: The CamTruck is turned on by pressing the innermost (on/off) button until a red light turns on quickly followed by
a steady yellow light. The Cam Truck is now in Standby mode.
If a recording is not made before about a minute, the truck will turn itself off to save battery power.
Start Video Recording: With the yellow light on (see above), press the outermost (Video start/stop/) button only briefly then
release. The light will flash a few times then pulse on and off at a one second rate.. The Video recorder is now running.
The pulsing light during videoing is the default setting and can be changed to turning off during recording, see options below.
Do not attempt a long video recording with a part charged battery. If the battery goes flat during a recording this may produce
a corrupt file and lock up the Camtruck.
If the yellow light continues to flash quickly the memory may be full. Delete some files to make space.
Stop Video Recording: Press the outermost (Video start/stop) button only very briefly and release. The yellow light will come on
again. Leave alone for a second to allow the video to be stored on the internal Flash Memory. Starting another operation too
soon can cause a corrupted file. A further video can be recorded by pressing the outermost button again briefly. Repeat
recordings can be made in this way. When all required videos have been made, press the innermost button until the light turns off.
Still Pictures: In the Standby mode, if the innermost button (on/off) is pressed briefly, the red light will turn on and then still
picture mode is activated. From now on if the outermost button is pressed briefly a still picture will be taken. The light will turn
off then on again when the picture is stored. Multiple pictures can be taken in this mode. Pressing the innermost button again
returns the camera into Video mode.
Turning off: Press the innermost button (on/off) for about 5 seconds until the light turns off then release. The Cam Truck is now
off.
Reset: If any of the above sequences are performed without waiting in between operations the electronics can lock up or operate
incorrectly. If this happens, press the reset button for a few seconds using the supplied actuator through the small access hole with
the device off.
Downloading Videos: Connect the CamTruck to a PC via the supplied USB cable. The smaller USB connector should be
plugged directly into the CamTruck. The larger USB connector should be plugged into any available PC USB socket. The Green
light on the CamTruck should turn on, but no data connection is made to the computer. To complete the connection, press the
innermost button (on/off) until the light colour changes.. When the data connection is made to the computer, the Red light will
flash. It will take a few seconds before the PC responds.
With any version of Microsoft Windows or Apple PCs the CamTruck should now be automatically recognised as a standard USB
memory stick. If a choice menu appears, select 'Open folder to view files' then go to the next paragraph.
If this menu is not shown (or you close this menu option) the files can be viewed by going to 'My Computer' and clicking on the
Cam Truck memory. There is a little picture of a steam train to help you locate this. The default name for the Cam Truck memory
is "Branor Systems HD2 Camtruck".
A window should appear containing a folder ICON labelled DCIM. Double click this and a further icon labelled '100HDDVR'
should appear. Finally double click on this and you should arrive at a list of videos stored on the CamTruck memory. These will
have the file extension MOV. The sequence of drilling down to the correct folder may be different on an Apple PC.
The videos can be viewed directly from the CamTruck by double clicking on the file name but the access speed of the PC may
produce a slow and jerky playback. It is best to copy the MOV files to a suitable folder on the PC and play them from there.
Once videos are stored on the PC, delete them from the truck to make space for more recordings. You never know how long
the your next video will be and if you run out of memory space during recording you may loose it or worse, jam up the
Camtruck.
Video Format: The videos are stored in the Apple Quick Time format with the extension MOV. For Apple computers this will be
the default playback method. For Microsoft Windows the required application may not be available but it can be downloaded for
free from: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
This is an excellent playback application and can be upgraded to the Professional version which allows for video editing. This
includes cropping unwanted start and stop sections, adding titles, joining videos together and converting to other video formats
like AVI Etc. Microsoft Media Player can play MOV files but on some PCs may be a little jerky.
