Akaso S6 User manual

USER
MANUAL
S6 Dash Camera

What’s in the box?
Camera overview
Icons introduction
How to power on
Format Micro SD Card
Playback Videos
1. Playback Videos on Dash Camera
2. Playback recorded videos on Computer
Phone App
1. Download Phone APP
2. Turn on Wifi Connection
3. Phone APP Connection
4. Download the video
5. Play the video
6. Phone APP Settings
Settings On Dash Cam
Specifications
Precautions
Troubleshooting
Contact US
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CONTENTS

S6 Dash Cam
Electrostatic Stickers * 2
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
CAMERA OVERVIEW
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1. Bracket Slot
2. Speaker
3. Front Camera
4. Micro SD Card Slot
5. Reset
6. MIC
7. Power Button
8. Indicator Light
9. Wifi Button
10. Set Buttons
11. USB Power Slot
12. Rear Input
13. Screen
ICON INTRODUCTION
Bracket * 2
Pleasetear off the
filmbefore installing it.
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Car Charger Adapter with
external GPS
Rear Camera Rear Extension Cable
Crowbar + Five Cable Clips Quick User Manual
QUICK
REFERENCE
GUIDE
S6Car Dash Camera
32GB Micro
SD Card
GPS Electrostatic Stickers * 2
Note: The camera will automatically restart and initialize if you insert or remove the rear
view camera while the power is on.
: Setup
: Parking Monitor
: Start to recording
: MIC
: Back
: Forward
: Down
: WiFi
: Playback
: Switch Front and Rear Camera
: Lock video
: Stop recording
: Backward
: Up
: Confirm or Exist
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HOW TO POWER ON
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① Insert the car charger into your car’s cigarette lighter socket.
② Insert the USB port of the car charger into the dash cam’s USB port (Charger is DC
12-24V, Out DC 5V 2A).
Note:
① After powering on dash cam through the car charger, the dash cam will automatically
turn on and start recording (if the card has been inserted). If wanting to do some
settings, please firstly stop recording.
② Please charge for 30 minutes before using this dash cam powered by the built-in
battery.
③ When the battery is charging, the indicator light on the left of the screen will be stayed
blue; When it charged fully, the light goes off.
④ The built-in battery is only used to power the "parking monitor" function.
In normal use, please plug the car charger into the cigarette lighter of the car to power
the dash cam. The built-in battery is not recommended as a normal use of power
supply to the dash cam, in order to avoid the battery no power when parking, and
cause the parking monitoring function to fail.
⑤The camera can be powered by connecting the phone adapter 5VDC with the USB
Cable to plug into a power outlet.
When charging, please shut down the camera by long press the power button.
Tips
① Blue indicator light flash means the camera is recording.
② Blue indicator light means the camera is charging.
③ Support recording when you read the data into computer from this dash cam.
FORMAT MICRO SD CARD
When using 32GB micro SD card above, the card has to be formatted on the camera, then
the camera can record normally, If not format, the camera will show "insert SD card" on
screen.
Enter into the setup setting, press to choose “Format”, press and then press again
to confirm micro SD card option, press or to choose “Cancel or OK”, press to
confirm and exit.
Setup
Parking Monitor
Gps Speed
Format
Default Setting
Frequency
HZ
Format
Parking Monitor
Gps Speed
Format
Default Setting
Frequency
HZ
SD Card
Format
Parking Monitor
Frequency
HZ
Gps Speed
Format
Default Setting
All data will be
deketed
Cancel
OK
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Note:
①All data will be deleted. Before formatting your memory card, please remember to
backup your important data on your other devices.
②Every time you insert a micro SD card, please format it in the camera to ensure that the
micro SD card is compatible with the camera well.
PLAYBACK VIDEOS
1. Playback Videos on Dash Camera
Press button to stop recording firstly, press to enter to playback mode .There are 3
folder in playback mode. 1st one is the folder is the unlocked video, 2nd is the folder for
locked video,and the 3rd is the folder for parking monitor’s video.
Choose the video you need and press to playback it on this camera.
Playback the Unlocked Videos
① After entering the playback interface, press / to choose the folder of unlocked
videos , then press .
②Press / to choose the folder of front video or rear camera video , then
press .
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③Press / to choose the video you need, last short press to playback the video
you selected.
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of video playing.
The video's
quantity
The current video's
recording date and
time
The current video's
recording resolution
The quantity of recorded video in this folder.
The time schedule of current video.
The recording resolution of current video.
The date and time stamp of current video.
④ Press to exit when you finish to playback the video.
Note:
Press one time to stop playing , press again to exit the current playing folder.
When playing, press to pause playing, press to start playing again.
When playing, press / to to backward/forward, 2X/4X/8X for options
After pausing playing, press one time to end playing, press twice times to exit the
current playing folder.
Playback the Locked videos
① After entering the playback interface, press / to choose the folder of locked
videos , then press ;
② Press / to choose the folder of front or rear camera video, then press ;
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③Press / to choose the video you want to play, last short press to play;
The time schedule
of video playing.
The video's
quantity
The video is
locked
The current video's
recording date and
time
The current video's
recording resolution
The quantity of recorded video in this folder.
The time schedule of current video.
The recording resolution of current video.
The date and time stamp of current video.
④Press to exit when you finish to playback the video.
Playback the Videos recorded by parking monitor
① After entering the playback interface, press / to choose the folder of locked videos
, then press ;
② Press / to choose the folder of front or rear camera video, then press ;
③Press / to choose the video you want to play, last short press to play;
The quantity of recorded video in this folder
The time schedule of current video
The recording resolution of current video
The date and time stamp of current video
④Press to exit when you finish to playback the video.
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The time schedule
of video playing.
The video's
quantity
The video is
locked
The current video's
recording date and
time
The current video's
recording resolution
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2. Playback recorded videos on Computer
Download Videos from Micro SD Card
Way1. Connect the dash cam to the USB port of computer via USB cable;
Choose ”Memory Mode” option on the screen of dash cam, press ;
”Mass Storage” will pop out on the screen of dash cam, then you can copy the videos
from micro SD card.
USB
Record Mode
Memory Mode
Mass Storage
Note: The computer can be directly used as the power supply for the dash cam if you
choose the “Record Mode” and the camera will automatically start recording.
You can real-time preview, record, change the Settings etc.
Way2. Take out the micro SD card from the dash cam, then insert the micro SD card to the
micro SD card reader and insert the micro SD card reader into the USB port of the
computer to obtain the videos in the micro SD card.
Play Videos on Computer
Please copy the following link on any browser to download AKASO player, then play the
videos which get from the micro SD card.
Note: Please close the anti-virus software on computer before installing the player or click
“allow” when prompted.
PHONE APP
1. Download Phone APP
Download the “Akaso Car” app, search for it in one of the app stores below.
Download on the
App Store
GET IT ON
Google Play
2. Turn on Wifi Connection
Way1. After turning on the camera, press button to stop recording, long press WiFi
button(first button on the left of camera) to enter WiFi settings interface.
WiFi Button
Note: WiFi is on, please
connect
SSID: DVR2032333428fc
PWD: 12345678
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Way2. After turning on the camera, press to stop recording, short press to enter
setting interface, press and click and press to enter Setup interface.
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Press to choose “WiFi”, press and choose “On” to enable WiFi.
Off
On
Setup
Date/Time
Time System
Screen Save
WiFi
WiFi
3. Phone APP Connection
① Open Wifi of dash cam, please refer to the above part of “Turn on Wifi Connection”
②Open ”Akaso Car” APP on phone, click “Connect CAR DVR” to enter into phone Wi-Fi
system, find the camera’s SSID and input the PWD for connecting the Wi-Fi of this
camera, then exit and back to the phone app.
WLAN
WLAN
DVR2032333428fc
Choose a network
AKASO
WLAN
WLAN
DVR2032333428fc
Choose a network
AKASO
DVR2032333428fc
Show possword
Connect Cancel
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Connect CAR DVR
S6
Connect CAR DVR
S6
Please confirm your connection to
the CAR DVR Wi-Fi.
CANCEL CONFIRM
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③Open ”Akaso Car” APP again, click “Connect CAR DVR” to Real-time Preview Interface.
Real-time Preview
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Click to enter into the setting interface.
Click to open the full screen on phone.
Note: There is interference between Wi-Fi and GPS. For safety, please turn off the Wi-Fi
before driving to ensure the videos record GPS track.
Connect CAR DVR
S6
4. Download the video
①Open the Wifi of dash cam, and connect to the Wifi through APP ”Akaso Car” on phone.
②Open “Akaso Car”, click to enter into the playback interface
③All video clips of card will show, then click the download icon on the top right corner,
then select the video clips you want to download, click the icon on the bottom right
corner to download.
Storage card
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Front
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Rear
Storage card
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Front
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Rear
Connect CAR DVR
S6
④Wait for a while, after finishing the download, you will see “Downloaded” on the video
clips, see following:
Storage card
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Front
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Rear
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Storage card
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Front
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Rear
Downloaded Downloaded
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⑤ Press Wi-Fi button on the bottom of camera to turn off Wi-Fi.
Then the Wi-Fi connection is disconnected from phone.
WiFi Connected
MAC: 9cfbd5a9be5d
5. Play the video
①Turn off the camera’s Wifi, and open phone network connection.
② Open “Akaso Car”, click to enter into the playback interface.
③ Click “Storage card” to select “Local” to check the downloaded video flips, then click
videos to play.
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Storage card
Storage card
Local
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Front
Downloaded
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Rear
Downloaded
Local
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Front
Downloaded
14:38:54 105.26MB
Rear
Downloaded
④ When the video is play on phone, the GPS data will be displayed, see below:
44.89 km/h LAT: 34.016958
LON: 118.364180
DATE: 04\28\2019 TIME: 15:20:05
2019_0428_191520_007_FR.MP4
GPS 04/28/2018/ 15:20:05
Video footage
The driving route on
the map for the current
video.
The current video's
recording speed per hour. The current video's
recording longitude and
latitude coordinates.
The current video's
recording date and time.
The current video’s recording speed per hour.
The current video’s recording date and time.
Video footage
The driving route on the map for the current video
The current video’s recording longitude and latitude coordinates.
Note:
① When watch the download videos, it must be turn off the camera's WiFi to get the GPS
track.
② When you parking at outside, the GPS need about 3 minutes to search and positioning,
please wait patiently.
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6. Phone APP Settings
It will be synchronized to the camera directly when you change the setting information on
Phone App.
① Open Phone APP ”Akaso Car”, click “Connect CAR DVR” to Real-time Preview Interface.
② Click to enter to setting interface.
Real-time Preview
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1080P DUAL 1080P
3Min
Low
Front/Rear
60HZ
1Min
Beep Sound
Screen Save
Frequency
Dual Cam Display
Parking Monitor
Other Setting
Date Stamp
GSENSOR
Record Audio
WDR
Loop Recording
Resolution
Video Setting
Setting
Front/Rear
60HZ
2H
Default Setting
Format
WIFI Setting
FatigueDrivingReminder
TimeClock
Time system
Beep Sound
Gps Speed
Screen Save
Frequency
Dual Cam Display
Parking Monitor
Other Setting
Setting
12H
1Min
Video Setting
Resolution - 2K30, 1080P60, 1080P DUAL 1080P for options,default is 1080P DUAL 1080P.
Loop Recording - OFF, 1Min, 3Min, 5Min for options, default is 3 minutes.
The files will be saved every 3 minutes if you choose 3 minutes. When the memory card is
full, the new files will cover the old one if the loop recording is on; If you off loop recording
function, the camera won’t work any more when sd card is full, please format the SD card
or change a new one.
WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) - Turn on/off for options, default is on.
Balance light and darkness in driving to get the best image quality automatically.
Record Audio - Turn on/off for options, default is on. Allows the recorded videos with
sound or no sound.
Date Stamp - Turn on/off for options, default is on. Show the date and time on videos.
GSENSOR - OFF, Low, Medium, High for options, default is low.
Gravity Sensor means any collision will activate the camera to record, and the videos will be
locked so it will never be covered by new files.
It is suggest to adjust it to low level or turn off it directly to prevent from too many locked
files in SD card. And it is recommend to adjust it to medium level during parking.
Other Setting
Parking Monitor - Turn on/off for options, default is off.
The cam will automatically start up and record about 30-second video once it detects any
external force during parking.
Dual Cam Display - Front, Rear, Front/Rear for options, default is Front/Rear.
This dash cam has 3 optional display mode:
1. Front and rear mode: The big view for front camera,
the small view for rear camera(default).
2. Front mode: Only display the front on the screen.
3. Rear mode: Only display the rear on the screen.
Frequency - 50Hz, 60Hz for options,default is 60Hz.
Screen Save - ON, 30Sec., 1Min, 2Min for options, default is 1 Minute.
The screen will turn off automatically within the time you set,but still keep recording.
It is more convenient and safe for driving at night with keeping the screen off.You can
activate the screen again by pressing any button.
Beep Sound - on/off for options, default is on. Turn on/off the button sound.
GPS Speed - on/off for options, default is on. You can set it to show or not show the GPS
Speed on your recording videos.
Time System - 12H, 24H for options, default is 12H.
TimeClock - on/off for options, default is on.
Fatigue Driving Reminder - OFF, 1H, 2H, 4H for options, default is off. It will pop out tips
when you are fatigue driving.
WIFI Setting - Change the WiFi name and password of dash cam on APP.
Format - Format the memory card.
Default Setting - Restore factory default settings.
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SETTINGS ON DASH CAM
After turning on the camera, press button to stop recording firstly.
Press to enter into the settings interface.
Video Settings
Press to choose , then press to enter into video settings.
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Video
Record Audio
Loop recording
WDR
WDR
Dual cam Display
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Resolution
SIZE
Resolution - 2K30, 1080P60, 1080P DUAL 1080P for options, default is 1080P DUAL 1080P.
Press to choose “Resolution”, press and press or to choose “2K30 or 1080P or
1080P DUAL 1080P”, press to confirm and exit.
Loop Recording - Off, 1 Minute, 3 Minutes, 5 Minutes for options, default is 3 Minutes.
Press to choose “Loop recording”, press to enter loop recording settings, and then
press or to choose ”Off or 1 Minute or 3 Minutes or 5 Minutes”, press to confirm
and exit.
Dual Cam Display - Front,Rear,Front/Rear for options.Default is Front/Rear.
Press to choose “Dual Cam Display”, press to enter this settings,and then press or
to choose “front” or ”rear” or “front/rear” option as your prefer, press to confirm and
exit.
WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) - Off, On for options, default is on.
Press to choose “WDR”, press and press or to choose ”Off or On”, press to
confirm and exit.
Record Audio - Off, On for options, default is on.
Press to choose “Record Audio”, press and press or to choose ”Off or On”,
press to confirm and exit.
G Sensor - Off, Low, Medium, High for options, default is Low.
Press to choose “G Sensor”, press to enter G-sensor settings and then press or
to choose ”Off or Low or Medium or High”, press to confirm and exit.
System Settings
Press to choose , then press to enter into video settings.
Screen Save - Off, 30 Sec, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes for options, default is 1 Minute.
Press to choose “Screen save”, press , and then press or to choose off /
30seconds / 1minute / 2minutes option, press to confirm and exit.
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Time Display - Off, On for options, default is on.
Press to choose “Time Display”, press to enter this settings. press or choose
“off” or “on” according to your need and press to confirm and exist.
WiFi - Off, On for options, default is on.
Press to choose “Beep Sound” in settings, press and press or to choose off/on,
please refer to “Turn on Wifi Connection”.
Date/Time - Set the date and time of dash cam.
Press to choose “Date/Time” in settings, press and press or to adjust the
Date/Time settings, press to confirm and turn to next, after finishing, press to exit.
Time System - 12-hour system, 24-hour system for options, default is 12H.
Press to choose “Time System” in settings, press to enter this settings. Press or
to choose “12-hour system” or “24-hour system” according to your preference and press
to confirm and exist.
Beep Sound - Off, On for options, default is on.
Press to choose “Beep Sound”in settings, press and press or to choose off/on,
press to confirm and exit.
Language - Set the language of dash cam, default is English.
Press to choose “Language” in settings, press or to choose the language you
need, press to confirm and exit.
Parking Monitor - Off, On for options, default is off.
Enter into the setup setting, press to choose “Parking Monitor”, press to confirm, and
then press or to choose off/on, press to confirm and exit.
Frequency - 50Hz, 60Hz for options, default is 60Hz.
Press to choose “Frequency”in settings, press and press or to choose “50Hz or
60Hz”, press to confirm and exit.
GPS Speed - off / on for optional. Default is on.
Press to choose “GPS Speed” in settings, press and press or to choose “ON or
OFF”, press to confirm and exit.
Fatigue Driving Reminder - Off, 1hour, 2hours, 4hours for options, default is off.
Press to choose “Fatigue Driving Reminder”, press to enter this settings. Press or
to choose the “off” or ”1hour” or ”2hours” or ”4hours” according to you need and
press to confirm and exist.
Format - Format the micro SD card on dash cam.
Press to choose ”Format” in settings, press twice to enter to micro SD card format
settings, press or to choose ”cancel” or ”ok” and then press to confirm your choice.
Default Settings - Restore the original settings
Press to choose “Default Setting” in settings, press and press or to choose
“Cancel or OK”, press to confirm and exit.
Version info - Check the camera’s version
Press o choose “Version” in settings, press to check the camera’s version information.
SPECIFICATIONS
Name AKASO S6 Dash Cam Model
Lens Angle
Working
Temperature
Battery
Car Charger
Output
5V/2A,
length 3.5 meters
300mAh
14℉- 140℉
170°
S6
1440P / 1080P /
1080P DUAL
8Ω 1W
2 inch IPS display
8GB - 32GB
(built-in 16GB)
Resolution
Speaker
Screen
Micro SD Card
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PRECAUTIONS
①Please safekeeping, prevent the lens from scratching and dirty.
② Please pay attention to anti-fouling and moisture-proof.
③ Do not exposure the machine to the sun directly, prevent the built-in battery from
damage.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Q: The bracket is easy to fall off.
A: Please tear off the film on the bracket, and clean the windshield with a dry cloth.
Q: The image is blurry.
A: The windshield will reflect the light, please adjust the camera.
Q: The camera lose power often.
A: Due to different vehicle designs, please rotate the car charger to adjust it keep stable.
Q: The camera unable to be turned on.
A: Please make sure that whether the charge indicator light is on or off, if off, please
re-insert the car charger and reset the camera.
Q: All buttons are not responding.
A: Please reset the camera to restart.
Q: The camera doesn’t record automatically after turning on.
A: 1, Check whether the memory card is full or no.
2, Reformat the card, if this problem exists, please change a new card with class 10 &
above.
Q: The video has no voice.
A: 1. Please Check the voice icon is not .
2. In recording mode, press button to turn on / off the voice.
Q: When connect to computer, there is no external storage device.
A: Please replace another USB data cable to try.
Q: Menu button was no responding.
A: Because when the camera is recording, you can not operate the menu button, please
press button to stop recording.
Q: The camera keeps turning on and off automatically.
A: Please charge the camera via USB car charger, do not charge the battery via the USB
data cable with other adapters
Q: Cannot download the “Akaso Car” app.
A: 1. Please check your device’s version whether it is Android 4.4 & above or iOS & above.
2. Change another mobile phone.
Q: Cannot connect to camera’s Wi-Fi
A: 1. Please make sure the phone’s Wi-Fi keep on.
2. Check the SSID and PWD is same with the content of the camera.
CONTACT US
For any inquires, issue or comments concerning our products, please send E-mail to the
address below, and we will respond as soon as possible.
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: [phone] (US) Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (EST)
Brand web: www.akasotech.com
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