General Tools and Instruments DPS16 - Manual (Page 11)

To activate the connection in software and begin exporting H16 video to a TV, refer to the
instructions for the VIDEO FORMAT and AV OUTPUT lines in the “Navigating the Main Menu”
section of this manual.
If you want to experience the quality of live video captured by the P16PIP now, skip ahead to the
“Operating Instructions – P16PIP” section of this manual on pp. 15 and 16. You can always return
to the unread sections on recording and playing back videos and pictures, accessing SD card
menu content, and navigating the main menu later.
TAKING PICTURES AND RECORDING VIDEOS
To take a picture, make sure the H16 is in Preview mode (with live video appearing on the LCD)
and press the
button. Doing so creates a .jpg file of the frame being displayed at that
moment and stores it on the SD card. A red icon briefly appears at the lower left of the LCD
to confirm that a picture was taken. The H16 automatically returns to Preview mode after taking
a picture.
To record a video, make sure the H16 is in Preview mode and press the button. Doing so
begins creating an.asf video file (with MPEG-4 compression) for storage on the SD card. A red
icon appears at the lower left of the screen to confirm that a recording is in progress, and it
remains there for the duration of the video. To stop recording, press the
button again. This
makes the red icon disappear and returns the H16 to Preview mode.
While a video is being recorded, all console buttons other than the and buttons are
disabled. Pressing the button takes a picture, stops recording video and returns the H16 to
Preview mode.
The H16 will be unable to store videos and pictures if its SD memory card is full, write-protected
or damaged. When the instrument senses any of these conditions, it will superimpose the word
FULL on the screen in Preview mode. To remedy the situation, either replace the full SD card by
another card with spare capacity, or delete files individually or in bulk. Instructions for deleting
files can be found later in this user’s manual.
VIEWING PHOTOS AND PLAYING BACK VIDEOS
To view a picture or play back a video (or more than one picture or video) on the H16’s LCD or a
TV monitor, switch the unit out of Preview mode and into Playback mode by pressing the ▲ or ▼
button. In Playback mode, pressing the ▼ button repeatedly recalls all photos and videos from
memory in the reverse order in which they were created and stored (in other words, the newest
first and the oldest last). Each press of the ▲ button selects the next oldest picture or video.
Videos begin playing automatically. A green
icon and a red  icon are superimposed on the
video at the lower left of the screen. After a photo has been on-screen for 60 seconds, the H16
automatically switches to Preview mode.
Pressing the button while a video is playing pauses playback and replaces the red

icon
with a red icon. Pressing the button again resumes play and restores the red  icon.
Pressing the button while a video is playing switches to Preview mode. Pressing the
button while a picture is being displayed selects the next newest file.
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