Spy Tec Mobius Instruction Manual

Summary of Mobius

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    Instruction manual for the mobius actioncam description the above picture shows the arrangement of the user operating features. The two heat sinks can become very hot during operation. This is normal, but all the same you should never leave the camera turned on where the surrounding temperature exce...

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    When formatted with exfat. For this reason it is recommended to format 64gb cards with fat32. 128gb cards will also work but cannot be correctly formatted to fat32 using the built-in formatting routine (as of firmware v2.18). Most firmware versions support cards formatted with fat, fat32 or exfat bu...

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    Video-out (composite or tv-out) the optional video-out cable (see above) should always be connected or disconnected while the camera is in standby or turned off. If the cable is connected or disconnected during recording then the recording will be stopped and the camera will enter standby. The camer...

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    The shutter button press the shutter button to start or end a video recording, to take a picture or to play/pause when in playback mode. Playback mode is only available when the a/v cable is attached. Led status indicators since the camera has many functions, it's important to understand the meaning...

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    Connecting the camera to the pc make sure a card is inserted and the camera is turned off if you want to access the camera as an external device (disk drive, setup). Always connect the camera directly to the pc. Do not use a usb hub. ► you cannot record video or photos if the camera is connected to ...

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    Turn on camera power-on can be configured as "fast" or "delayed". In fast mode, the camera will turn on immediately when the power button is pressed. In delayed mode, press and hold the power button for 4-5 seconds until the yellow led turns on and remains on. Irrespective of whether the camera is c...

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    Playback mode • ensure you have an a/v cable connected between the camera and an external monitor and a card is inserted. • turn on the camera if it is not already turned on. • press the mode button until the red led turns on (photo mode). • now press the mode button once more. The red led will rema...

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    In-camera formatting the camera contains a built-in formatter which may be used to format the sd card. In- camera formatting is best done using msetup.Exe (see below) but can also be done as follows: • connect the camera to an external usb power supply or to a pc as a removable disk (see above). • p...

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    Allowed and which are not allowed. If you edit the syscfg.Txt and enter invalid values the results are undefined and will lead to unexpected results. Using software to configure the camera the windows program msetup.Exe will automatically configure the camera with the parameters you require. Detaile...

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    Method 2 by pressing the power button : • turn off the camera. • connect the camera to the computer and wait until the card is recognized as a removable drive. • copy the new firmware file into the camera's flash card root folder. All firmware files are named fwtlcam.Bin. The name must not be change...

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    Power on - auto record if this parameter is set the mobius will start recording as soon as external usb power is connected or the camera is turned on. The type of recording depends on the power on default setting: video mode 1 and video mode 2: if a time-lapse video parameter is set the camera will ...

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    File protection (write protect) while recording the current clip can be write protected by briefly pressing (max. 1 second) the mode button while the camera is recording. This will set the file's read-only attribute which will prevent the current recording from being deleted. Note that formatting th...

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    Trouble shooting q. I can format the card and update the firmware but the camera refuses to record video. The rear led is solid red instead of blinking. The yellow led may also flash once when you press the shutter button. A. Most likely you are using an sd card which is not compatible with the came...

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    Q. The yellow led flashes once per second 4 times and then flashes very quickly before turning off. A. There is no micro sd card inserted, the card is not properly inserted, the card is full or the card is defective. The card must be inserted with the gold contacts facing upwards, towards the button...

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    Q. The camera functions normally but the video is much too dark or too light or even completely black or white. The first video scenes may be exposed correctly and the symptoms only appear after a certain amount of time. A. Check the following: • make sure the lens cap is removed. • make sure the pa...