Dvra8 3 Col
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USB-DVR
 (4GB) 
Model # DVRA8 
Instruction Manual 
1. Diagram 
1.  Reset  button    2.  Take  photos  or 
video  3 Turn on/ Off  4.  Camera  5.  
Microphone  6.  US connector   7.  TF 
card slot  8.  Indicator 
1.  Turning the DVR ON/ OFF 
• Press and hold Button 3 for 
about 2 seconds.  The DVR will 
vibrate for about 5 seconds and 
the indicator light will be solid 
red.  The DVR is now in standby 
mode. 
• When the DVR is on press and 
hold Button 3 for about 2 
seconds.  The DVR will vibrate 2 
times and the red indicator light 
will turn off. 
2. Taking Photos 
• Turn the DVR on 
• When in stand-by mode press 
and release button 2.  The DVR 
will vibrate and the red indicator 
will turn off and back on 
indicating that a photograph has 
been taken. 
3. Taking videos 
• Turn the DVR on 
• When in stand-by mode press 
and hold button 2 for about 2 
seconds.  DVR will vibrate 2 
times and the indicator light will 
flash 2 times.  You are now 
recording video. 
4. Motion Detection 
• Turn the DVR on 
• When in stand-by mode press 
and release Button 3. The 
indicator light will flash six times 
and the DVR will vibrate 6times 
and the indicator light will turn 
off. 
5. Saving video files 
• Press and release button 3.  The 
indicator will flash 3 times and 
the unit will vibrate 3 times as the 
file is save. 
6. Udisk 
• Turn the DVR off, insert into 
empty USB port on your 
computer.  The indicator light 
will turn on and the unit will 
vibrate about 5 seconds you can 
now find the DVR in the My 
Computer folder.  Your computer 
will automatically assign the 
drive a letter (Normally E: ) 
7. Time Setting: The DVR can display the 
recording time on the video/ photo file in 
the format of year.month.day and 
hour:min:second.  
• Create a notepad file with the 
name “time” and enter the 
current date and time in the 
format:  yyyy.mm.dd   hh:mm:ss.  
• Connect the DVR to your 
computer and copy “time.txt” 
into the root directory of the 
DVR (usually drive “E”), saving 
it to the DVR’s memory card. 
• Click “Safely Remove 
Hardware”, “Stop”, highlight 
“Syntek USB MSDC USB 
Device”, and click “OK”. 
Disconnect the DVR from the 
USB cable, turn it on and turn it 
back off. The current date and 
time is now set and will appear 
on video files. 
8. Charging 
• When the battery on the DVR 
needs to be charge just plug 
the unit into an open USB 
port on your computer.  While 
the unit is charging the red 
light will turn on.  You will 
need to charge the battery for 
four hours.  This DVR has a 
high capacity Polymer 
Lithium Ion battery so it can 
be charged at any time. Note: 
When charging the battery for 
the first five times, charge the 
battery completely after 
allowing it to discharge fully. 
To completely charge, let it 
charge for 5 hours. This will 
ensure that maximum battery 
life is achieved. 
• To avoid damage to the DVR 
or computer do not just pull 

the DVR out from the USB 
port. You will need to click on 
the“Safely Remove” icon and 
select which item to remove. 
Click “OK” and you will see a 
balloon on the bottom right 
side of your screen, indicating 
that it is now safe to remove 
the device. 
Parameters 
Video Format
AVI
Video Encoder
M
-
JPEG
Video 
Resoultion  720 x 480 VGA 
Video Frame 
Rate  30 fps 
Playback 
software 
operating system from with or 
mainstream audio and video 
playback software (Codec maybe 
required) 
Image format
4032x3024
Images
5M pix
Image Ration
4:3
Supported OS 
Windows ME/ 2000/
XP/ 2003 
Vista/ M 
Battery 
Capacity  200 mAh 
Working 
time
A
bout
45
minutes
Charge 
Voltage  DC-5V 
Interface
Mini 5pin USB
Storage 
Support  micro SD card up to 16GB 
Battery type
High
-
Capacity Lithium Polymer
Precautions: 
• Please note that it is the 
responsibility of the customer to 
check all local, state, and federal laws 
governing the use of video spy 
(hidden) cameras (with or without 
audio) before ordering and/or using 
hidden or covert video and/or audio 
surveillance equipment. In most 
states, hidden video surveillance is 
legal, as long as it is not done in an 
area where reasonable privacy is 
expected. These areas include, but 
are not limited to, bathrooms, 
bedrooms and dressing rooms. In 
most states, video surveillance does 
not require the consent of parties 
involved. However, in some states, 
the use of audio recording or 
surveillance requires consent of all 
parties involved. There are also 
various federal and state laws 
regulating the use and possession of 
some types of audio surveillance 
equipment. We recommend that you 
check all local, state, and federal laws 
regarding the use of video spy 
(hidden) cameras with or without 
audio. 
• The battery will need to be charged if 
the unit is not used for a while. 
• This unit should not be used as 
primary storage for your files. 
Important files should be loaded onto 
your computer’s hard drive and 
regular back ups should be done. 
• This is not a professional video 
recording device and may not 
produce professional quality videos. 
• This product should not be used in 
extreme hot or cold temperatures. 
• Use this product in sufficient 
lighting, but do not aim it directly at 
the sun or other strong light sources, 
as the optical components may be 
damaged. 
• Do not use this product in extremely 
dusty environments. 
• This product should not be used near 
strong magnetic or electrical fields. It 
also cannot withstand strong impacts 
or vibrations. 
 Revised 1/14