Minox DTC 1000 Instructions

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Onthebottomofthecamerathereareadditional
portsfor:
- externalpowersupply(13)
- USBcable(14)forattachingthecameratoacom-
puter(readmoreunder“Attachingthecamerato
acomputer”)
Toclosethecamerabody,proceedasfollows:
1. PlaceyourDTC1000onaflatsurfaceinfrontofyou.
2.Foldthecamerabodytotheright.
3.Foldupthelatch(5)ontheright.
4.Slidethelatch(5)downuntilfirmlyinplace.
Inserting the Batteries
YourDTC1000cameraisdesignedforAAalkaline,
lithium-ion(Li-Ion)ornickelmetalhydride(NiMH)
batteries.Toinsertthebatteries,openyourcamera
andinserttwelve1.5VoltAAbatteriesintothebat-
terycompartment(16),makingsurethatthe(+/-)
polesareintherightdirection.
Note: Alternatively,anexternalpowersupplyof
6Vor9Vcanbeused.Ifthecameraisconnected
toanexternalpowersupply,thebatterieswillbe
bypassed–itisthusnotpossibletorechargebat-
terieswhiletheyareinthecamera.Pleasedonot
usea12Vpowersupplyasthiswilldamagethe
cameraandnullifythewarranty.
Checking the Battery Status
SwitchtheDTC1000intoSETmode(mainswitch
(12)tothemiddle).Youcanfindthebatterystatus
symbolinthebottomleftoftheLCDdisplay(8).
Note:Forbestresults,werecommendusinghigh
qualitybatteries.Thebatterylifecanbeprolonged
byproducingshortervideosegments,shortphoto
burstsorlonger“quiettimes”–see“QuietTime”
under“CameraSettings”.
Inserting the Memory Card
YourDTC1000camerasupports(SD/SDHC)memory
cardswithacapacityofupto32GB.Insertthemem-
orycardintothememorycardslot(9)withthebrass
coloredcontactstowardtheinsideofthecamera.
MakesurethatthecameraisoffandthattheSD
cardisnotlocked.
Note: FormatyourSDcardusingyourPCbefore
everyuse–wesuggestnottoformatthecardwith

Minox DTC 1000 Specifications

General

Brand	Minox
Model	DTC 1000
Category	Camcorder
Language	English