Vehicle Video Recorder

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1 Vehicle Video Recorder MANUAL 2009 JAN. V1.2 CF 8GB 1/3 CCD MPEG4 30fps NTSC(D1) 25fps PAL(D1)

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3 CONTENTS 1.Features 2.Specifications 3.Front and Rear Panel 4.View angle 5.Installation diagram 6.Dimension 7.Example of Installation Example for car Example for heavy motorcycle 8.Recording 9.Playback 10.CF Card Record Files Illustration 11.Format CF Card

4 1. Features 1. Built in 1/3'' SONY CCD & DSP element. 2.High resolution, Low lux, high -speed reaction, much more advanced than CMOS type. 3.High image quality with good performance. 4.MPEG4 compression format, minimum video file capacity. 5.Full digital signal transmission, and the least distortion. 6.High performance compression chip, providing high quality & fast reaction in image.(30 D1/SEC NTSC; 25 D1/SEC PAL). 7.The image is stored with CF card, anti-vibration while vehicle is traveling. 8.Video image can be viewed simultaneously when connect to a monitor. 9.Complete record of time /date can be shown on the screen while is on the process of playback. 10.Complete recording event lists provided and easily to be searched. 11.Friendly use for operation of PC viewer..1.

5 2. Specifications MODEL Lens device View angle Voltage Operating Temp. Storage device Audio/Video recording mode Resolution Recording Frame Recording content Light Indicator Control button Alarm Installation PC Viewer Microphone Accessory Firmware upgraded Output/Input interface CPU RAM MOTHERBOARD CHIPSET VGA CARD Hard Disk MP-F01 1/3 Super HAD Sony CCD 4 mm Left/Right more than 90 degrees / 6mm Left/Right more than 70 degrees DC11V~ 14.5V 0 ~ 40 degree C (vehicle inside ) CF Card a.directly force audio/video recorded after switching on b.video-mpeg4 compression format c.audio PCM format recording 720x480 ( NTSC) / 720x576 (PAL) D1 30 fps ( NTSC) / D1 25 fps (PAL) Date, Time, Image, Sound a. Red( fast flashing - video & audio recorded simultaneously,slow flashing - video recorded only.) b. Yellow ( Error ) c. Green( Power on ) Audio recording(on/off) Buzzer(trouble warning) Fixed on windshield by sucking disc Based on Windows system External MIC CF Card ( 8GB ) Disc(operational manual PC viewer ) Operation manual(paper copy) Cable material Card reader Collar buckle MIC. Upgraded via CF CARD a. DC12V input, video output b. CF Card Slot c. Microphone 3.5mm connector MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Intel Core2 duo 2.0GHz Minimum 1GB Intel 945G, G31, P35 32MB RAM, Support 1024x768 Display Mode 7200RPM SATA.2.

6 3. Structure of product Front Panel Bracket Lens Rear Panel Audio recording switch (on/off) USB port (reserved) Power input/ video output Microphone input Green light -Power on Power/ CF CARD Switcher CF CARD slot Yellow light - Error Red light recording.3.

7 4. View angle mm left/right more than 70 degrees 4mm left/right more than 90 degrees 5. Installation diagram Dimension UNIT:mm.4.

8 7. Example Of Installation Example for car 1. Insert CF card to recorder ( top side facing down) 2. Twist the silver knob to secure the bracket on windshield. 3. Slide and lock the recorder on the secure lock 4. Connect the power cable to the recorder. 5. Input the voltage DC 11V-14.5V (using cigarette lighter adapter) 6. Adjust view angle, live mode recording The best angle for recording 7. Finished Level line Downward adjustment 5 After the installation, please take the level line as the reference and downward 5 adjustment to meet the best of recording angle..5.

9 Example for heavy motorcycle (This unit is not waterproof, please take care of using it) 1. Insert CF card to recorder (top side facing down) 2.Twist the silver knob to secure the bracket. 3.Slide and lock the recorder on the secure lock 4.Connect the power cable to the recorder. 5.Input the voltage DC 11V-14.5V (using cigarette lighter adapter) 6.Adjust view angle, live mode recording The best angle for recording 7.Finished Level line Downward adjustment 5 After the installation, please take the level line as the reference and downward 5 adjustment to meet the best of recording angle..6.

10 8. Recording Green light -Power on Power/ CF CARD slot CF CARD Switcher Yellow light - Error Red light recording 1. Turn on/recording: Turn on the power; after inserting the CF card into the card slot, please turn the CF card switcher clockwise vertically, and the recorder will take approximately 1 minute to boot up. During the recorder booting up, the three LED lights will light up at the same time. Once the yellow LED light is turned off, the red LED light will start flashing as the recording is in progress. Light indicator: 1. Red light :fast flashing - video & audio recorded simultaneously,slow flashing - video recorded only. 2. Yellow light : Error (Please inspect all peripheral to see whether the installation is correct). 3. Green light : Power on. 2. Turn off/stop recording: Turn off the power; please turn the CF card switcher horizontally to stop the recording.. 7.

11 9.How to read the files from CF card? 1.Take out the CF card, then insert into card reader.(please note the top side of CF card facing up) 2.connect the CF card to PC USB port. 3. Loading all data from the CF card; or copy all data into sub-directory of PC. 4. Execute the carplayer, and then click the button / to select the files saved in your PC. [4]Viewing Window [1]Event Selected [5]Hour/Minute [2]Date Selected [6]Searching Bar [3]control menu.8.

12 5.Operation instruction [1] Event list:when each time the power on to the power off, then forms one event recording [2] Date [3] Functional button operation interface as follows: (1) :Play/Pause Compound key click to play from select files. When it is in playing process, the play key will be changed to pause key. (2) :Stop key (3) :Slow motion; the playing speed will reduce to half of current playing speed after click the key in each time, the slowest forward can be up to 1 frame per second. The current playing fps will present in the viewing window on the top of left-hand corner. (4) :Fast forward; the fast forward will play in double of original speed after clicking in each time. (5) :Utility Box:(as following illustration) 1. Format CF card(page.13) 2. OK Step1. Click the Browse button to select the path of the CF card location. After selecting the path then click the Synchronize button to proceed the time synchronization. When it is completed, the Finish message box will appear on the screen. Then click OK to complete the process. Step2.please insert CF card back to the recorder after time synchronize. please note margin of error in time will occur during step2.9.

13 3>.Language:English/ Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese (depends on user's preference) 4>.Image Path: please select the image format which you would like to store. There are four kinds of different image format that can be stored including BMP/JPEG/GIF/PNG. After select storage path and click apply. (6) :Fps of Playing display (ON/OFF) (7) :Playing speed display (ON/OFF) (8) :Sound(ON/OFF) (9) :Backup 03:02:20 PM pm: 03:02:24 PM: PM a. Depending on your requirement, there are two kinds of backup type to select including REC and AVI. b. The default setting of video compression format is Microsoft Video 1. After select the video compression output, the compression quality will be set 75% of compression ratio as default setting. When the value of compression quality ratio is.10.

14 set lower, the output size of compression file will be smaller than usual. On the other hand the output size of compression file will be bigger when the compression quality ratio is set higher. c. Backup Start Time. d. Backup End Time. e. Please select the storage path of the backup file. f. Browse:Start to backup file after file storage path selected and named the backup file. Backup completed when the progressing bar shows on 100%. Remark:File only can be backup when the file is available of selecting time. (10) :Snapshot OK After click the snapshot button, the system will create a SnapShot sub-folder under the CarPlayer folder. All snapshots will be saved in the SnapShot sub-folder. (10) Minimize the window (11) Turn off the software Remark:If you want to execute this software, you must install the Direct X 9.0 or above version. [4] Viewing window:double-click the viewing window will display in full screen mode, double-click again to return to the original state. [5] Hour/Minute & Date:It allows the user to choose the recording date/hour/ minute which wish to play. During playing back it will state in different color for different meaning. Red means Record of event Green means The data between records White means No data [6] Scrolling BAR:Press & hold the left button of the mouse to forward/ rewind the playing video..11.

15 10. CF Card record files illustration Transferring the files of the CF card to the PC for browsing, will present three files as illustration 1.Car Player 2.Records 3.System (1)The content of Car Player folder Car Player.exe, is the Video Player of PC, Double click the.exe file to choose the event list of Records files for playing. CarPlayer is the Program backup files. config.ini is the Storage files of languages Configuration. mpg440.ko is the Driver of compression chip. state440 is the The main program of recording. zh_cn.dll the Simplified Chinese interface resources files. zh_tw.dll the Traditional Chinese interface resources files. All files are indispensable, please don t move or deletes any files, in order to avoid causes the software to be unable to use or regret of the segment of recording files carelessly losing. (2)The content of Records folder (Take the 8GB-CF card as the example).12.

16 In the Records files(take the 8GB-CF card as the example), the system will be divided into 15 of recording files as Event record area, The first four digits are serial number of video clips, the last four digits are the sum of total video clips, therefore means the first video clip of total 15 video clips. The reason system automatically divide into several pre-video recording files depending on the CF card capacity in order to avoid the data losing when power failure suddenly happened which the data can still be recorded to the last second without worry regrettable matter of the data losing. EVENTIND is the Event list. MAXFILE.CFG is the Internal record files. All files are indispensable, please don t move or deletes any files, in order to avoid causes the software to be unable to use or regret of the segment of recording files carelessly losing. (3)The content of System folder 2 System is the contents of recording program, V1.2.txt is the program edition explanation. The sub-folder Programs is containing the main program files, when this recorder must using in the different purposes, please update the software accordingly. The purpose of use can be using in 1. vehicle 2. heavy motorcycle 3. bicycle 4. home use (long time recording) 5. Hi-solution scenery recording and so on. According to the requirement the software can be to have the probable recording format and resolution adjustment. The sub-folder Updates the system upgrade file, will be empty under the regular use. You have to completely download the requiring software and update it first before use in different purpose of recording. Please beware; you must copy the complete whole System folder from the downloading file in order to make the machine working well. All files are indispensable. Caution! Please DO NOT remove or delete any files from CF card after formatted..13.

17 11.Format CF card What do we need to format the CF card? It needs to be formatted before the recorder is going to use in different purpose of recording. For example: the user is going to use in Long Recording Home Use recording mode instead of Vehicle Use recording mode. In that case, the user must format the system folder of the current CF card before use in Long Recording Homee Use recording mode. Follow the steps below: 1 Unzip the RAR file to PC 2 Open the Car Player folder,execute the Car Play file to show the following window below: 3 Click the button,the following window will be showed after : 4 Put the CF card to the reader and insert the reader into the PC USB Port..14.

18 5 Click open to choose the location of CF card,then click Format to start to format the CF card. 6 The system will come up the Are you sure to format the disk you select? dialogue box,please click Yes to format. Time Synchronization Remark:Formatting is finished when the progressing bar reaches to 100%. Remark:Caution! Please DO NOT remove or delete any files from CF card after formatted..15.

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