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1. to be recharged e Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the product before being charged e Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision e Do not mix alkaline standard carbon zinc or rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries e Do not mix old and new batteries e Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used e Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity e Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the product e The supply terminals are not to be short circuited e Dispose of battery ies safely e Do not dispose of this product in a fire The batteries inside may explode or leak HA Protect the environment by not disposing of this product with household waste 2002 96 EC Check your local authority for recycling advice and facilities O 2011 Mattel Inc All Rights Reserved Mattel Inc 636 Girard Avenue East Aurora NY 14052 U S A Consumer Relations 1 888 892 6123 Mattel Canada Inc Mississauga Ontario L5R 3W2 may call us free at 1 888 892 6123 Mattel U K Ltd Vanwall Business Park Maidenhead SL6 4UB Helpline 01628 500303 Mattel Europa B V Gondel 1 1186 MJ Amstelveen Nederland Mattel Australia Pty Ltd Richmond Victoria 3121 Consumer Advisory Service 1300 135 312 Mattel East Asia Ltd Room 1106 South Tower World Finance Centre Harbour City Tsimshatsui HK China Diimport 8 Diedarkan Oleh Mattel SEA Ptd Ltd 993532 P Lot 13 52. 13th Floor Menara Lien Hoe Persiaran Tropicana Golf Country Resort 47410 PJ Tel 03 78803817 Fax 03 78803867 CONSUMER INFORMATION Need Assistance Visit service mattel com or call 1 888 892 6123 US and Canada only SERVICE MATTEL COM Asst W1647 W6721 O 2011 Mattel Inc All Rights Reserved W6722 092061
3. MAN http de hotwheels com videoracer GREEK http gr hotwheels com videoracer LAAM http mx hotwheels com videoracer GETTING STARTED PRIOR TO PLAY Your Video Racer car has a built in battery that must be charged before use Use supplied USB cable port and connect to powered computer Prior to first use charge for at least one hour Depending on use battery life is approximately 45 minutes Flashing battery status will appear on LCD screen on back of car when approximately 2 minutes of power remains BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL e Battery icon will turn red when approximately 2 minutes of power remains e When car is plugged into computer battery voltage icon will appear e When battery is fully charged from computer green battery icon will appear NOTE TURN OFF WHEN NOT IN USE OR BATTERY WILL BE DRAINED Your Video Racer car is equipped with 3 7V internal lithium polymer battery To properly recycle follow local lithium polymer battery recycling guidelines Non replaceable battery included Dispose of batteries safely Protect the environment by not disposing of this product with household waste 2002 96 EC Check your local authority for recycling advice and facilities ZN Car SHOULD NOT GET WET SYSTEM REGUIREMENTS The Video Racer car is Windows Mac compatible It will work with any computer that supports a USB USING YOUR VIDEO RACER CAR POWER ON OFF e Find
4. USER MANUAL Seago AGES MacOS ae TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents 3 Getting Started 4 PriortoPlay 5 System Reguirements 6 Using Your Video Racer car 6 oPowerOn Off 6 e Home Screen 6 e Recording Clips 7 e Memory Status 7 o Play Back Clips 8 o Deleting Clips 9 e Camera Settings 9 Transfer Clips to Computer 10 Video Racer Editing Software 12 Tips for Best Quality Footage 12 Clips amp Attachments 13 Do s amp Don ts 14 Troubleshooting 14 Technical Specifications 15 CONTENTS Adhesive Strips Instruction Manual Action Cam Protective Remove everything from package and compare to Attachment Case contents shown here If any items are missing call 1 888 892 6123 Keep instructions for future reference as they contain important information Visit www hotwheels com videoracer for editing software ENGLISH http www hotwheels com videoracer FRENCH http fr hotwheels com videoracer GER
5. e microphone on the car is muffled or scratchy is not blocked Automatic transfer is only supported if Video Racer software is installed for Windows only If it is already Clips do not transfer to installed and software and clips still computer automatically don t transfer automatically unplug USB cable wait a few seconds and reconnect Do not press any buttons for 5 seconds USB device is not recognized Try a different USB port on computer Position a light source behind Video is too dark camera Do not shoot into light Turn the unit off Wait for 15 seconds Unit locks up or malfunctions then turn it on again If this does not help the battery may need to recharge For questions about your Video Racer car call Technical Support at 1 888 892 6123 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Memory capacity 512MB Battery life approximately 45 to 60 minutes Video resolution is 320 x 240 high speed mode or 640 x 480 standard mode Video capacity approximately 12 min standard mode approximately 25 minutes high speed mode LCD information 0 95 CSTN with backlight 65 000 colors Operating temperature 20 C to 70 C Storage temperature 30 C to 80 C This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may caus
6. e undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help NOTE Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment BATTERY SAFETY INFORMATION In exceptional circumstances batteries may leak fluids that can cause a chemical burn injury or ruin your product To avoid battery leakage e Non rechargeable batteries are not
7. or copy clips to hard drive NOTE MOVE clips rather than COPY clips to free up space on Video Racer car To safely remove Video Racer car from computer e Remove USB cable by clicking on Safely Remove Hardware in system tray e Select Video Racer and wait for Safe to Remove Hardware message e Disconnect USB cable FOR MAC e Open Video Racer drive on desktop Clips are in DCIM folder e Move or copy clips to desktop or other desired folder NOTE MOVE clips rather than COPY clips to free up space on Video Racer car e To Eject drag Video Racer drive to Trash e Disconnect USB cable Downloadable Video Racer Editing Software is Windows compatible only Mac users may refer to editing software included with system Download FREE Video Racer Editing Software for Windows only from www hotwheels com videoracer This exclusive software can edit and create movies It is pre loaded with graphics sounds effects music transitions etc You can also add your own music sound effects graphics and transitions to make Video Racer movies New content may aS ea be available periodically so check back for updates Pos PC Windows XP with SP3 Vista with SP2 Pentium IlI 800 MHz or equivalent 512 MB of RAM 800 MB free hard drive space Screen resolution 1024x768 Direct X 9 0 USB 2 0 High speed mode operates at 60 frames per second which requires more light because camera shutte
8. power switch on side of car e To turn power on slide switch forward towards front of car Status LED in skull on top of car will turn green and LCD screen will activate e To turn power off slide switch backwards toward rear of car HOME SCREEN When powered on the LCD display screen on bottom of car will illuminate The Hot Wheels logo will appear and then show a live video feed of what the camera is seeing along with 2 icons on the bottom of the screen A PLAY icon above the LEFT button and a CAMERA SETTINGS icon above the RIGHT button e To play back recorded videos press and release LEFT button e To change Camera Settings press and release RIGHT button RECORDING CLIPS To switch from Standby Mode to Record Mode press and release Skull Button on top of car You are now recording Once the display screen is black you will see that the status LED under the skull button has gone from solid green to flashing red This means that the system is recording video To stop recording a video press and release skull button again The blinking red LED should return to solid green indicating that recording has stopped MEMORY STATUS The display on bottom of car will show a partially filled skull The amount of red color in skull shows how much memory space is left for recording videos e A full white skull means that video memory is empty e A full red skull means video memory is full This is shown on the LCD sc
9. r is opening and closing at a higher rate allowing less light to enter This mode is best for track play If using indoors ensure adequate lighting is available or footage may be grainy and dark Experiment between standard and high speed mode to see which works best for certain shots For high speed recording use 60 frames per FPS for standard recording use 30 FPS REASONS FOR USING HIGH SPEED MODE Smoother images NOTE Depending on usage 30 FPS allows about 12 min of shooting ga LU 60 FPS allows up to 24 min 1 fw z ji E a g TO z g i a Ul L N Video Racer car is compatible with Hot Wheels gravity sets Not recommended for use with sets with battery powered boosters To use Video Racer car as action cam attach Video Racer car to Action Cam Attachment Bottom of case has a clip Using provided clips and attachments Video Racer can be mounted to helmets skateboards etc Track set not included NOTE Surface should be clean and dry before applying adhesive tape Adhesive tape is not for re use DO S amp DONT S e Cars are NOT made for crashing e Don t drive through water e Not recommended for use with sets with battery powered boosters TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM SOLUTION Video Racer car records audio but can only play it back on computer Car does not play back sound There is no sound during playback on Video Racer car Audio playback on computer Make sur
10. reen for a couple of seconds then the screen will go black PLAYBACK CLIPS Videos cannot be played back while in record mode To play back recorded video from standby mode press and release LEFT button If there are no recorded videos the display will show a white skull and will return to live video feed If there are recorded videos the display will begin to show the most recently recorded video During playback the icons will change to a STOP ICON above the LEFT button and a Trash can icon above the RIGHT button e To stop playback press and release the LEFT button e A number will appear indicating the amount of videos stored on the car OO e To skip forward to next recorded video press and release the RIGHT button e When you reach desired video press LEFT PLAY button to playback video At end of recorded videos display screen will go black and return to live video feed NOTE There is no sound during playback on car Video Racer car records audio but can only play it back on computer Car does not playback sound DELETING GLIPS During playback press the RIGHT button to select the Trash can icon and display will change to confirm deletion of videos A large trash can will appear A green Check Mark icon above the LEFT button and red X ICON above the OHO RIGHT button e To delete the video press and release the LEFT button indicating the green Check Mark To
11. return to video playback press and release the RIGHT button for the red X ICON CAMERA SETTINGS During live video feed a Play icon and a CAMERA SETTINGS icon appear Press and release the RIGHT button below the CAMERA SETTINGS icon to change camera settings A TRACK icon and an OUTDOOR icon will appear e To change camera settings to 30 frames per second with VGA resolution press and release RIGHT button below the OUTDOOR ICON e To change camera settings to 60 frames per second with QVGA resolution press and release the LEFT button below the TRACK icon To connect to computer plug small end of USB cable into plug into rear of car Display screen on car will change to USB icon NOTE Once clips are transferred to computer they are automatically deleted from car OO On PC open Video Racer Video Editing Software Videos will automatically import into editing software This software will only run on a PC If using Mac or other system videos will still play but car will be recognized as Mass Storage Device FOR WINDOWS Install FREE Video Racer Editing Software available for download at www hotwheels com videoracer Clips will automatically transfer from car to computer DO NOT disconnect USB Cable while clips are transferring If Video Racer Editing Software is not yet installed open Windows Explorer navigate to Video Racer drive and select clips from DCIM folder Move
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