Asuka BK-200 User manual

Full-HD Drive Recorder
Model: BK-200
User Manual

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Table of Contents
I. Product Overview.........................................................................................................3
II. Contents of Package....................................................................................................4
III. Unit Description ...........................................................................................................4
III.1 Main Unit ..................................................................................................................................................4
III.2 Rear Camera (Optional accessory) .........................................................................................................6
III.3 Interconnection Cables ............................................................................................................................ 6
IV. Installation...................................................................................................................7
V. Initial Setting ..............................................................................................................10
VI. Using BK-200..............................................................................................................11
VI.1 Recording...............................................................................................................................................11
VI.1.1 Recording Modes............................................................................................................................... 12
VI.2 Menu......................................................................................................................................................13
VI.2.1 Options Setting .................................................................................................................................. 13
VI.2.2 Playback Mode .................................................................................................................................. 13
VI.2.3 System Setting...................................................................................................................................14
VI.2.4 Exit.....................................................................................................................................................14
VI.3 Software Update....................................................................................................................................15
VII. Specification...............................................................................................................16
VII.1 Main Unit............................................................................................................................................... 16
VII.2 Rear Camera ........................................................................................................................................17

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I. Product Overview
ASUKA BK-200 is a state-of-the-art Full HD drive recorder featuring with a user-friendly
smart phone Apps for file access and operation controls. Thanks to its LCD-free
design and low-profile streamline housing, BK-200 provides users an unobstructed view
for more comfort and safety during driving. In addition to its many excellent functions, the
most noteworthy feature of BK-200 is its seamless integration with existing car TV
receivers or smartphone. Operations of BK-200 are easy and intuitive, making BK-200 an
ideal device for in-car application to meet the growing demand of personal security. The
purpose of this manual is to provide interested installers and users to become familiar
with its functions and operations.
Some important BK-200 features are recapped as below:
◼2-CH Full-HD video recording capability
BK-200 is equipped with a powerful media processor capable of recording 2
independent video streams at full-HD resolutions. The built-in front lens is usually the
first video stream, while the optional rear lens can be the 2nd video stream (for front
1920 x 1080, rear 1280x720).
◼Seamless integration with ASUKA Car TV Receiver and 2-Din Headunit
For users who already had the ASUKA Car TV receiver such as HR-600 & HR-630,
BK-200 can be directly connected to HR-600/HR-630 via dedicated DVR input port
and operated BK-200 as an integral part of TV receiver using the same remote
controller.
◼Video output available for monitor
The BK-200 recorded files can be playbacked and monitored via its CVBS output.
BK-200 Overall system architecture:

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II. Contents of Package
The package of BK-200 contains the standard accessories as shown below. If you wish to buy
the optional accessories, please contact local distributor for further purchase.
Standard Accessory:
Optional Accessory:
III. Unit Description
III.1 Main Unit
1. Main Unit
2. Interconnection Cable for
Installation with ASUKA
Head-unit
3. Adjustable Stand with
adhesive tape
1. General-type
power Cable
4. Micro-SD Card
3. Rear Camera
2. Rear Camera LVDS
Cable (Length: 5M)
Side View (Left)
Side View (Right)
Buzzer
output
Front Lens
Micro-SD card slot
Cradle Bracket
Button keys
LED
indicator
Power &
A/V port
Microphone input
Rear Camera
input
NOTE: For proper recording operations, the Micro-SD card
used must support UHS speed class 1.

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Buttons description
Multi-function
Key
Functions
Under Recording mode
Under Menu mode
Enter system MENU
Exit system MENU
Switch on/off the WiFi (Optional)
Move selection upward
Start/Stop the recording
Move selection downward
Start/Stop emergency recording mode
Enter/Confirm the selection
LED status indicators
LED Status
Indication
White Light On
DVR is powered on.
Red Light On
Recording in progress.
Red Light-Flashing
Abnormal!! Please check the error message on the display and/or
Apps (from Smartphone)
Buttons
3-color LED
1
2
Description of button key & LED status:

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III.2 Rear Camera (Optional accessory)
III.3 Interconnection Cables
There are two different types of interconnection cable available for your application.
◼HR-630 Interconnection cable: This is the specific cable prepared for connecting BK-200
with ASUKA Car TV receiver( i.e. HR-630) and PTA series Headunit (i.e. PTA-100).
The system configuration is illustrated below.
◼General-type power cable: BK-200 also provides a general-purpose interconnection cable
that can be connected to vehicle +12V power source and also provide CVBS output for
monitoring or playback.
Wire description
No.
Wire color
Function Description
Type
1
Yellow
B+(12V)
Power wires
2
Red
ACC
3
Black
GND
4
Blue
IR(Infra red) input control signal
Control wires
5
Brown/Green
UART(TX & RX) control signal
Wires:
Please refer to the table below for more wire description.
Video Out
Connect to Power & AV port of BK-200 unit
Adjustable Cradle
Rear Lens
Camera output (LVDS)
DVR Port

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IV. Installation
STEP 1: Select a suitable position
Select a suitable position for BK-200 main unit installation. A suitable position is a
place around the windshield & WITHOUT tinted film on it.
STEP 2: Install adjustable stand first
Remove the red paper of adhesive tape from adjustable stand and stick it onto windscreen.
Main unit is adhered to front
windshield behind the mirror.
Route the “LVDS cable”from rear
camera to main unit.
Rear Camera is
adhered at rear
windshield.
(Optional Accessory)
Route the interconnection
cable or general-type
power cable.
The place behind the mirror is the best
position for installation.
Note:
As the double-side adhesive tape
cannot be re-pasted, please make sure
the position selected before you
actually paste the stand onto the
windshield.
Overview
Connect to HR-630 or in-dash head unit.

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STEP 3: Mount the main unit on stand
STEP 4:
Route the “Interconnection Cable”from BK-200 to Car TV receiver, or the
general-type power cable from BK-200 to head unit.
STEP 5: Select a preferred position for Rear Camera
STEP 6: Install external Rear Camera
Remove the red paper of adhesive tape from cradle and stick it on windscreen. Then
rotate the knob to adjust angle for a proper recording view.
Track of stand
Slide down along with the track of stand
Windscreen
Choose a preferred installation position for Rear
Camera and ensure the adhesive tape can be
easily adhered.

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STEP 7: Route “LVDS cable”
Route “LVDS cable” along with car ceiling, and connect to BK-200.
STEP 8:
Case 1: Connect to ASUKA Car-TV. (Suitable for using DVR along with HR-630
or HR-600)
BK-200 can be powered, controlled, and monitored by the ASUKA Car TV once they are
properly connected. To do so, just use the interconnection cable provided to set up the
connection.
Case 2: Connect to in-dash head unit.
After above installation steps, connect “General-type power able” to car power system and
head unit. The description of power wire is listed as below:
- Yellow wire: connect to B+
- Red wire: connect to ACCsignal
- Black wire: connect to GND
STEP 9: Insert a micro-SD card
STEP 10: Turn on car engine and test it.
Turn car engine on and check whether BK-200 is powered on and recording
automatically.
STEP 11: Finish and enjoy!
NOTE:
For proper recording operations, the Micro-SD
card used must support UHS speed class 1.

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V. Initial Setting
(1) Format the Micro-SD card
It is highly recommended that the micro-SD card for use
within BK-200 shall be formatted BEFORE operation.
1.Press key to pop up the menu list.
2.Use & key to choose the “System Setting”, and
then press to enter the options available.
3.Select “Format SD card”option in System Setting menu,
press , and then & properly to format the Micro-SD card.
(2) Set up the “Date”information
1.Press key to pop up the menu list.
2.Use & key to choose the “System Setting”, and
then press to enter options available.
3.Select “Date”, and press toward next setting.
4.Use & key to choose “Manual”toward further
setting.
Note:
If the BK-200 DVR is connected by ASUKA Car-TV, one could press “SRC”key in the remote
controller to change the TV mode to DVR mode and start DVR operation.
Button key’s operation in system setting mode:
: Exit system setting.
: Move the selection upward.
: Move the selection downward.
: Enter/Confirm the selection.

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VI. Using BK-200
VI.1 Recording
After the device is powered up, it will automatically enter the recording mode to perform
recording operation. At this mode, the options available will appear as follows to allow
users control or monitor the operation of BK-200.
Button key’s operation in recording mode:
: Enter the system menu.
: Switch between front or rear camera.
: Start/Stop recording.
Front/Rear Camera
Recording Status
Microphone On/Off
status
Video
Resolution
WiFi connectivity
Status(Option)
Menu
Current date
& time

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VI.1.1Recording Modes
To deal with various circumstances, BK-200 will be intelligently operating in one of the
following modes. The mode of recording operation is determined by BK-200 itself. User
intervention is not required.
⚫Normal Mode Recording
Note that the BK-200 could automatically start recording the video after engine on.
Once you switch off the engine, the recording file will be automatically saved and then
shutdown BK-200. As time goes, when the SD card memory is full of recorded files, the
most recent recorded file will “overwrite”the oldest recorded file. This is so-called
“Automatic Loop Recording”.
⚫Emergency Mode Recording
When BK-200 detects any abnormal driving situation, such as collision, huge
vibration, the BK-200 will automatically change to “Emergency Recording”mode and
show icon on monitor. When an emergency event is occurred, a 1-min video file
containing the scenario 15sec BEFORE and 45sec AFTER the event will be generated
and stored at a special SD memory zone for extra protection. The memory space
allocated for storing emergency video files is up to 8min.
As time goes, when the special zone of SD card memory is full of 8 recorded
emergency files, the most recent recorded emergency file will “overwrite”the oldest
recorded emergency file.

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VI.2 Menu
In the system menu, one could either enter other operating mode or configure the device
settings.
VI.2.1 Options Setting
◼Camera:
Adjust camera display mode.
◼Movie Size:
Adjust preferring resolution.
◼File Length:
Adjust recording file length.
◼Microphone-In:
Switch on/off the Microphone-In.
◼G-Sensor Sensitivity:
Adjust sensitivity level of G-Sensor.
VI.2.2 Playback Mode
In playback mode, you can quickly switch among categories of front camera, rear camera
and emergency recording files, browse and select the file to play or perform management
operations.
Button key’s operation in recording setting mode:
: Back to the upper layer menu.
: Move the selection up.
: Move the selection down.
: Apply or select the current item.
Move highlighted selection among
Tab, Thumbnails and Action areas by
pressing MENU button.
The File Browser screen will appear
first after entering the playback mode.
Use & keys to select desired
file, then press key to start video
playback.
Exit Playback mode and then
return to Recording mode.
Delete the selected file.
Video file name (Naming rule is shown below)
2 0 1 5 0 9 0 7 _ 1 1 0 8 4 9
Current page/Total page
Year
Month
Date
Hour
Minute
Second
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
EX:

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Video Play
After a file is selected from the File Browser screen, it will start playing the video. When the
current file reaches its end, the next file will be played automatically.
VI.2.3 System Setting
◼Language:
Setup desired language.
◼Date:
Setup the date information.
◼TV Out:
Setup display output format.
◼Format:
Format the recording file.
◼Reset Default:
Erase all contents & setting and
return back factory setting.
◼About Device:
See more device information.
VI.2.4 Exit
Close the menu and back to recording mode.
Button key’s operation in system setting mode:
: Back to the upper layer menu.
: Move the selection up.
: Move the selection down.
: Apply or select the current item.
Video file name
Playing progress
Button key’s operation in video play mode:
: Go back to File Browser screen.
: Play the previous file.
: Play the next file.
: Play / Pause.

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VI.3 Software Update
After acquiring a new version of BK-200 software, please follow below steps to upgrade
your device.
(1) Unzip the upgrade file and then copy it to the root folder of a micro-SDcard
(2) Insert the micro-SD card into BK-200, and then power on thedevice
(3) The confirmation dialog will show up. Select “YES”to proceed.
(4) The device will start upgrading its software. Do not remove the power when it’s in
progress.
(5) It takes several minutes to complete the process. The device will restart
automatically when the upgrade is done

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VII. Specification
VII.1 Main Unit
Lens & CMOS Sensor
- 4-megapixel sensor with best-in-class low-light sensitivity and high dynamicrange.
- Optical imaging lens containing built-in 6 glasses with wide F/1.8 aperture and 4M
pixels resolution.
- Wide view angle: 122°(H), 63°(V),160°(D)
Supported recording mode
- Automatic and loop recording
- Emergency recording: built-in 3-axies G-sensor for crash detection and data lock
during emergency
- Single/Dual-channel HD recording
Recording Format/Specification
Number of channel supported
2
Audio/Video compression
PCM/H.264
Max. resolution@Rate
1920x1080p@30fps
Recording time/GB
12 mins/GB with single-ch. full-HD@30fps
18 mins/GB with single-ch. HD@30fps
Storage Memory
Micro-SD card
- Support SD, SDHC, SDXC type Micro-SD card,
up to 128GB.
- Micro-SD card used must support class 10 or UHS
speed class 1.
Others Main Functions
- Record voice via built-in microphone
- Provide warning alert and status info. via built-in buzzer and LEDindicators.
I/O Interface
AV & Power Port
BATT, ACC, GND, Video out(CVBS)x1, Control signals
Others
4 control keys, micro-SD card slot, LED indicators, built-in
buzzer, built-in microphone
Power/Power Consumption
(DC 12V in) / 3W
Operating Temperature
-20~65℃
Dimension
65mm(W)x95mm(L)x39mm(H)

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VII.2 Rear Camera
Lens & CMOS Sensor
- 4-megapixel sensor with best-in-class low-light sensitivity and high dynamic
range.
- Optical imaging lens containing built-in 6 glasses with wide F/1.8 aperture and 4M
pixels resolution.
- Wide view angle: 122°(H), 63°(V), 160°(D)
Video Quality
Max. resolution @Rate
1920x1080p@30fps
I/O Interface
Camera Port
+5V in, GND, LVDS signals out
Power Consumption / Operating Temperature
1.5W / -20~65℃
Dimension
29mm(W)x39mm(L)x35mm(H)