11 Troubleshooting Problems

• Troubleshooting

The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please call your local customer support hot-line. See your registration card for hotline contact details.

Symptom

 

Problem

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

I receive an error message when I am

Digital Video Manager does not load.

Shut down all other applications and attempt to

installing the Digital Video Manager.

 

 

 

 

reinstall the driver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the USB controller in your BIOS if they are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

activated. If these do not work, contact your national

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Support representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cannot upload images to the PC.

Connection failure.

 

 

Check all cables connections are secured.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 camera

Conflict with another camera driver

If you have another camera installed on your

can’t be recognized

by the system.

capture device.

 

 

computer, remove it and it’s driver completely from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

your system to avoid conflicting with SPYPEN AIAS/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIVA-DV1or capture device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I press the shutter button and get no

The SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 is

Wait for this process to complete and then take your

response.

 

 

 

 

processing the image.

 

 

next image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I get a blurred image when uploading my

There may be a momentary delay between

Hold your SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1camera steady

images to my computer.

pressing the shutter button and the actual

until you hear a “beep” which indicates the exposure

 

 

 

 

 

exposure.

 

 

 

is completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 Camera

This means there is insufficient power.

You need to replace the batteries.

LCD displays show ”

 

 

 

” and four beep

 

 

 

 

 

sound will be heard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 Camera

Your camera may be affected by the

Take out all the batteries and disconnect the camera

hanged and all buttons do not work

electrostatic discharge

 

 

from the computer for 10 seconds. Re-insert the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

batteries again.

 

 

 

I cannot upload files to the PC in Windows

On Windows 98SE, Mass Storage function

Please insert PLAWA CD and click Digital Video

98SE

 

 

 

 

needs to install the Digital Video

Manager to install the driver.

 

 

 

 

 

Manager.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no response in NetMeeting or

NetMeeting

function

or

ArcSoft

Please insert PLAWA CD and click Digital Video

ArcSoft VideoImpression (live video) when

VideoImpression (live video) needs to

Manager to install the driver.

the camera is connected to the PC

install the Digital Video Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC mode is not selected in your SPYPEN

Set the camera to REC mode before connecting to

 

 

 

 

 

AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 Camera

 

 

your PC.

 

 

 

My CD installation wizard does not work.

The auto installation file is switched to off.

Go to the computer desktop Right click on “My

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer”. Click “Properties”. Select “Device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager”. Double click on “CD-Rom”, double click on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“CD-R” (Normally the manufacturer’s name). Click on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“ Setting . Ensure “Auto insert notification “ is ticked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the “ disconnect “ is ticked. If you change the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

settings the computer will ask you to restart your PC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click “ Yes “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The CD ROM is disconnected.

 

You can manually start it by going to the Windows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desktop, double click “My Computer”, double click

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

your CD ROM icon and finally double click “INSTALL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.EXE” file.

 

 

 

I cannot upload the images from the

The SD Card/MMC Card is inserted inside

The memory card with a higher priority than the

internal memory of the SPYPEN AIAS/

the SD Card/MMC Card slot.

 

 

internal memory for image storage or image transfer

VIVA-DV1camera to PC.

 

 

 

 

or delete.

 

 

 

I cannot switch on my SPYPEN AIAS/

The SD Card/MMC Card is not inserted

Make sure the SD Card/MMC Card is inserted all the

VIVA-DV1 Camera

 

after inserting a SD

properly.

 

 

 

way in and close the slot door properly.

Card/MMC Card .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I press the shutter button and get no

The SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 Camera is

Wait for this process to complete and then take your

response.

 

 

 

 

processing the image.

 

 

next image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The internal memory or SD Card/MMC

Delete some images in the internal memory of the

 

 

 

 

 

Card memory is full.

 

 

camera or SD Card/MMC Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please also refer to the help files & User Guides that accompany the enclosed applications. For further information and support, please visit our website: http://www.spypen.com & http://www.plawa-digital.com/ viva

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