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Spygeargadgets SG-HC240 Quick Start Manual

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Type: Quick Start Guide
Category: Battery Charger
Pages: 2
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SETTING THE VIDEO TIME/DATE STAMP

To set the time and date stamp that is displayed on 

the video, follow these steps:

1. First, connect the wall charger camera to your 

computer using the included USB connection cable. 

Plug one end of the cable into the charger, and the 

other into the USB port on your PC or Mac computer:

The camera comes equipped with 32GB of internal 

memory built inside, so there are no memory cards to 

worry about. There are also no switches or buttons, 

which helps make this camera completely covert.

What makes this camera so easy to use is that you can 

take it right out of the box, and plug it into the wall outlet 

with no configuration needed.

The only optional setting you may want to adjust is the 

time and date stamp that is displayed on the video, 

which is quick and easy to set.

Getting Started

Functional USB Port 

(To Connect to Computer
for File Transfer or to 
Charge USB Devices)

LED Status 
Indicator Light

Hidden Camera Lens

Product Diagram

   • 1080P HD Mini USB Wall Charger Spy Camera 

     (32GB of Internal Memory Built Inside)

   • USB Connection Cable

   • Quick Start Guide

 

In the Box

The SpygearGadgets

®

 1080P HD Mini USB Wall 

Charger Hidden Spy Camera (Model #SG-HC240) is 

a functional USB charger that also features a built in 

high definition hidden camera. Videos are recorded to 

32GB of internal memory and can be played back on 

both PC and Mac computers. 

The camera records in continuous recording mode, 

and is easy to operate. It is ready to go out of the box 

- just plug it into an AC outlet, and it will start 

recording. With auto-overwrite “loop recording”, it will 

record over the oldest files if the memory card fills up, 

so you’ll never miss a moment of activity.

Overview

QUICK START GUIDE

1080P HD Mini USB Wall Charger Hidden Spy Camera

SPYGEARGADGETS

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If you have any questions about setting up your 

camera, please contact our tech support team at 

support@spygeargadgets.com or visit our support 

portal at http://support.spygeargadgets.com. 

Our online support portal has detailed FAQs available 

and step by step instructions to operate the camera.

Technical Support and FAQs:

Troubleshooting/FAQs

Q. Why is my video playback choppy?

A.  Because the files are very large (due to HD quality), you may get 

choppy playback when playing via USB. To solve this, copy videos 

to your computer and play back directly from your computer.

Q. Can I switch to motion activated recording?

A. This device records in continuous recording mode only.

Q. My USB port isn’t reading the device?

A. First try restarting your computer, or try a different USB port.

Charging a USB Device

To use this device as a regular USB wall charger to 

charge your phone or other small USB device, first plug 

the charger camera into a regular AC power outlet (or 

extension cord or surge protector). Next, use your 

phone’s charging cable and plug the USB end into the 

charger. The charger will provide power and charge 

your device as long as it’s plugged into the outlet.

To view your recorded videos and photos, connect the 

camera to your computer using the included USB as 

described on the previous page.
Once the camera is connected, click “Open folder to 

view files” and browse to the DCIM folder on the camera 

drive. You’ll see a list of all the videos recorded by the 

camera. Click on the video files to play. You can also 

copy them to your computer or delete them.
Note: If the video is playing all black, your computer’s 

video drivers may be out of date. We recommend 

downloading VLC Media Player, a free download for 

both PC and Mac computers available at 

http://www.videolan.org/vlc.

Viewing Recorded Videos and Photos

The camera features an “auto overwrite” or “loop 

recording” feature, which will automatically overwrite 

the oldest files if the internal memory fills up, so you 

won’t miss anything if the 32GB of memory fills up.

The charger camera records video continuously, so to 

start recording, simply plug it into any standard AC 

power outlet. It can be plugged into a wall outlet, or 

even a surge protector. To adjust the viewing angle, 

we recommend plugging it into an 3’ or 6’ extension 

cord, which can then allow you to aim the camera in 

whichever direction you need it. 

After the camera is plugged into power, the LED 

indicator will flash blue 3 times and then go out, which 

indicates video recording has started. Video files will 

be saved every 3 minutes, and the device will 

continue to record until you unplug it.

Recording Video

Y = YEAR

M = MONTH

D = DAY

H = HOUR

M = MINUTE

S = SECOND

SETTING THE TIME/DATE STAMP (CONTINUED)

2. Once connected to your computer, browse to the 

drive associated with the camera (ie. “D:” or “E:”), and 

open to find the “time.txt” file in the main directory. 

Open the time.txt file, and edit the file with the current 

time and date in the following format:

    

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

So for example, if the current time and date was 

January 4, 2016, 2:15PM, it would be typed out as:

NOTE: Make sure to delete the 3 trailing blank spaces 

after the time. Also be sure to leave the single space 

between the date and time. After you have entered the 

date/time and deleted the spaces at the end of the 

line, save and then close the time file. The next time 

you record video, the new time/date stamp will be 

applied. If the time stamp doesn’t apply correctly, 

make sure you followed the time set process exactly.

If you have trouble with the time/set process, you can 

view a detailed step-by-step guide and download a 

sample file here: http://spyg.co/h240time.