Below you will find the manufacturers user manual for the Dash Camera product “Mini 0805”.
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Dash Camera Mini 0805 User Manual Ambarella A7 Please read this manual carefully before using this product. Please get this manual well-kept for future reference. Please use it correctly based on a full understanding of the manual Preface Precautions General precautions -There may be a layer of plastic film on the lens ,which is tended to prevent any scratch transportation. In the case,please remove the protive film before putting the product into use. -If you can not start the DVR when you receive it, please do not worry and charge it for a while , then try it again. -Please format the card for the first time use . And after using for a period of time,the DVR seems not work well , format the card again! -Do not expose the recorder to high temperature. High temperature may shorten the life span of electronic device, damage the b -Do not situate the recorder under cold environment. When the product is preheated to its correct temperature, there will be moisture inside and damage the circuit. -Do not try to disassemble or repair by yourself. Doing so may lead to electric shock from the internal high-pressure components. -Do not drop or punch the recorder. Otherwise the internal components will be damaged. -Do not clean the recorder with chemicals, cleaning solution or high concentration detergent. Please wipe it with slightly damp soft cloth. -Send the recorder or any other accessories to the professional service center for 2 maintenance when they do not work well. Operational condition -According to the design, the camcorder should be operated within the temperature range from 0 degree to 40 degree 32 to 104 -Do not operate or expose the camcorder under following condition: —Direct sunlight area —High temperature or dusty area —Near air conditioner or heaters or any other extreme temperature area —In a closure car, especially parking in direct sunlight —Violent vibration area 1 Brief Introduction of the Recorder The features and functions are introduced in this chapter. In addition, PC system requirement, list of items and description of the hardware components are included. 1.1 PC System Requirements The PC system needs to meet the following requirements · Windows Vista/XP operating system · Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz CPU or above recommended 3GHz · At least 512 MB RAM or above recommended 1GB · Standard USB2.0 port or above · At least 64MB video card or above 3 1.2 Recorder appearance and feature icons 1. GPS tracker box also bracket ,3M sticker put here and then stick to car front window. If no GPS ,it is as a bracket only, 2.USB port 3. AV port 4.Up button/menu/mute hot button 5. OK 6. Down /SOS button 7. Light indicator 8.Lens 9.USB (working only when with GPS tracker box) 10. Power on/off/reset (Long press it as reset button) 11.HDMI port 12.Tf slot 4 Copy function for backup video (8-16GB memory card built in) Optional Video clip can be copied between external and internal storage,then you will have backup after you hand over card to police or the court. Optional First you should choose the card(see 2.5.4 how to choose card ),then 1. Long press "Down" button and into Movie reviewing 2.Then long press "up" button you can copy video to another card Operation Read this chapter to know how to operate the recorder. 2.1 Inserting a TF card Inserting a TF card into the camera provides more space to store videos, images or other files. Please use high-speed TF card meeting the specification of TFHC. (Class6 is perfect .Class10 may cause some problem because the speed of card is too fast, it is better not use Class10 card) 2.2 Turning on your recorder Press Power button to turn ON/ OFF the power. Or connect to the car charger ,it will turn on when the car start . 2.3 Take a picture Taking a still picture 1. On recording , Long press "OK" button and take a picture 2. On stand by ,Long press"OK" button and take a picture 5 2.4 Reviewing the pictures 1. Long press "Down" button and into Movie reviewing ,then long press "Down" button again and then you can review the pictures. 2.Then long press "up" button you can do something setting about the pictures: delete file/ protect file/auto play/copy to another card/ choose card 3. Press "OK" button to confirm. 4. Long press "Down" button to back to other mode 2.5 Before using Before using the recorder, it is necessary to do some basic settings such as Date and Time, Language and GPS speed unit etc 2.5.1 Setting Date and Time Power on the camcorder. Press Menu (Long press up button ) ,then press up and down button to choose Date and Time and press OK button to confirm . 2.5.2 Setting Language Power on the camcorder. Press Menu (Long press up button ) ,then press up and down button to choose language and press OK button to confirm . 6 2.5.3 Loop setting Off/1minutes/3minutes/5minutes 1. On off mode, a.The device can not record automatically and can not record by recycled . b.Maximum length of each recorded video file is 3.66G. When it reaches the maximum, the recording is automatically split and saved as another file. c. if the space is full, the previous files will not be deleted; when card is full , will show"card full " and can not continue record 2.When the loop setting mode is "1 min","3min",5min" a. Power on , the device will record automatically b.if the space is full, the previous saved file will be automatically cover and overwrite. 2.5.4 Setting other features Read this chapter to know how to configure the setup and fine-tune the functions Power on the camera, Press Menu (Long press UP button), press UP and DOWN button to choose the icons and press OK button to confirm. 1. Video resolution: 2560*1080 30P 21:9 / 2304*1296 30P 16:9 / 1920*1080 45P 16:9 1920*1080 30P 16:9 HDR 1920*1080 30P 16:9 / 1280*720 60P 16:9 / 1280*720 30P 16:9 2. EV:0/-0.3/-0.7/-1.0/-1.3/-1.7/-2.0/+2.0/+1.7/+1.3/+1.0+0.7/+0.3 3. Flicker: 50/60Hz Use this function to set the flicker frequency in your area. 4. Lens: wide angle 135 degree+6G 7 5. White Balance This item is for correction in different colors under different light conditions. When the white balance is set as Auto, the camcorder compensates different light conditions automatically. AUTO/Sunny/Incandescent/ flvorescent /cloudy 6. ADAS: LDWS (Land Departure Warning System) FCW (Forward Collision Warning) FCMD (Forward Car Motion Detection) 7. TV type: NTSC/PAL 8. AUTO power off 9. Date time display: Date time/off/date/time 10. Motion detect: off/on 11. Power off screen: off/1minutes/3 minutes/5minutes 12Video camera mode: Video + audio / video 13. G-sensor precision: 2G/2.5G/3G/3.5G/4G/4.5G/CLOSE 14. WDR/HDR 15. USB Mode: Mass storage 16. Choose card: external card / internal card (this function is optional ) 17. Language: English/Russian/Chinese 18. Default setting : Yes/No This function will restore all the settings to the factory defaults. 19.Format: Yes/No (Please format micro SD card at first use, and format micro SD 8 card regularly to avoid storage problems. ) Use this function to Format the storage medium. Note that all the data stored in the medium will be gone. 20. Speed Unit: OFF ; Km/h ; Mph (please choose speed unit before using GPS function). 21. Firmware version 2.5.5 Stamp :Date time/time /date/car/driver number/off a.When you choose date time and car ,then driver number can not not show ,it is not enough space. Under car mode ,it will display the location latitude and longitude after connect to GPS b.When you choose date time and driver number , then GPS information can not show , it is not enough space. C. Driver number is 9 character driver number, license plate 2.5.6 GPS: Open/close (Some model without GPS Function ) GPS tracking ( effective with GPS-IN function) For the model with GPS ,If NO GPS ,NO this function 1. Plug in the GPS module to the DVR, satellite searching will be start automatically . 2. When GPS signal is located, 3. will be showed on the display . Power should connect to GPS Module only 9 2.6 Review/playing your video files 1. Long press "Down" button and into Movie reviewing to display the latest video files on the LCD screen . 2.Then long press "up" button you can do something setting about the video: delete file/ protect file/auto play/copy to another card/ choose card 3. Press "OK" button to confirm. 4. Long press "Down" button twice to get back to other mode 2.7 Connecting PC Connect the DVR to computer with USB cable included. (Effective under recording settings off) 2.8 Connecting the DVR to Standard TV .(Effective with AV-OUT function) Connect your recorder and Standard TV via Accessory AV cables. 2.9 Connecting the DVR to HDTV When connecting to HDTV, you can use high resolution to display video files or pictures. Use HDMI cable to connect the camcorder video or audio signal to HDTV. Attention When connected to HDTV, shuttering, recording and taping are not available! 10 3.0 Recording Mode This mode is for recording a video or tacking picture file. The files are saved into TF card. 3.1 Some icons meaning Record Mode About the indication of each icon and symbol, see the table below. V:------- Video Mode Battery TF Card Motion Detection Car speed White Balance Auto, monitor after GPS Tungsten, Fluorescent, searched Daylight, Claudy indictor . satellite . Super HD Resolution Segmented loop 2008/01/01 01 07AM Date and Time GPS recording time 3.2 Playback mode Using Play back mode to display all the video files saved in the DVR . About the indication of each icon and symbol, see the table below 000:00:1 11 5 Playback time Play Battery Pause 3.3 USB mode You can use USB mode to connect with the host PC via micro USB port in camera, do not use the micro USB port in the GPS module or bracket. ((Effective under recor ding settings off)) When the camera is connected with the host PC, it appears as a removable disk in t he Windows explorer. 4.Protection 4.1 When reviewing the video, 1. Long press "Down" button and into Movie reviewing to display the latest video files on the LCD screen . 2.Then long press "up" button you can move to protect file button then setup protect one file or all ,etc .The file with are protected. 3. Press "OK" button to confirm. 4. Long press "Down" button twice to get back to other mode Attention To unlock the files, repeat the steps above. After being unlocked, no files are with .;under Loop record setting ,the previous file is not protected ,protects only the last cycle recorded file . 12 4.2 When recording (SOS) Press down button and the current file will be save and lock and can not be deleted. 4.3 When you copy the video to another memory , The copied file will be locked . 5. How to use the built in GPS player in the firmware : 1.Insert your micro SD card into DVR; the DVR system will copy the GPS player to your SD card automatically. 2.Connect your DVR to computer, find [Player] file, double-click the to start the player. At the same time, it will jump out a window as below, please choose YES to download the Quicktime. You need install the driver (named Quicktime) before using. (You can also visit Quicktime website to download it directly: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/) Please click the red arrow words: 1. Previous Versions of QuickTime for Mac and Windows 13 2. QuickTime 7.7.6 for Windows 3. Download 1. After download, find the Quicktime driver , double-click to install. 2. After installing the Quick time in your computer, now you can back to micro SD card and use the GPS player 3. click to import files from DVR, use now. or to check more files. 14 Player Icon: Remarks: If user use to play the video directly, it will not have GPS track. So we suggest user copy PLAYER file from micro SD card to computer, and play the videos on , by this way, all the GPS information will be showed. 15 Appendix Specification Image Sensor 3.2M CMOS Chip Ambarella ,A7 1296 P 30FPS Lens 135 Wide angle External memory up to 128G Internal memory Built-in 8-16GB (Optional) WDR/HDR Support Display 1.5″TFT Still images Format JPEG Quality Auto Videos Format H.264 (MOV) Format H.264 (MOV) Resolution 2560*1080 30P 21:9 / 2304*1296 30P 16:9 / 1920*1080 45P 16:9 / 1920*1080 30P 16:9 / HDR 1920*1080 30P 16:9 / 1280*720 60P 16:9 / 1280*720 30P 16:9 / Quality AutoQuality Auto Audio Built-in microphone/ speaker Tape Yes White Balance Auto Tungsten Daylight 16 Cloudy Fill light Fluorescent Exposure -2.0EV~+2.0EV compensation Time ,date On/off , date and time watermarking function Output HDMI HD Audio-Video output PC Interface USB2.0 High-speed AV Output NTSC/PAL Format Battery Built-in Lithium ion battery Troubleshooting Question Possible reasons Solutions The camcorder is Auto Off Function ·Turn on again the recorder suddenly turned off is On. Charge battery Low battery Captured images Power is off before Charge battery are not saved into the images are memory saved. Memory card can Memory card is ·Unlock the memory card. not be used protected. ·Format the memory card. Before 17 Memory card formatting, make sure to backup contains non-DCF files first. images from other cameras. All the buttons are Short-circuit when invalid. connecting Long press the power button camcorder with other equipments. Light indicator Red ,charging blue ,stand by Blue flashing redording 18 Recorder Parts Name of items Quantity Name of items Quantity Mini car DVR 1 piece Car charge 1 piece USB cable 1 piece 3M sticker 1 pieces Bracket 1piece User Manual 1 piece NOTE: Alterations reserved. About the Manual We have tried our best to make sure that what in this manual is right and updated. However, we can not guarantee that all the content is correct without any errors. If there is a difference between the manual and recorder, please take the recorder as standard. We keep the right to change content or technical regulations without informing you beforehand. In addition, the manufacturer keeps the right to change technical specification without informing you beforehand. If the accessories are different from the ones inside the actual product, please take the actual product as standard. 19 20
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