BMW Advanced Car Eye 3.0 User manual

BMW Advanced Car Eye 3.0
User Guide
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG.
ORIGINAL BMW ZUBEHÖR.

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BMW Advanced Car Eye 3.0
Contents
General information 3
Legal regulations 4
Safety information 4
Symbols used 4
Product overview 4
Included items 4
microSD Card 4
Front camera 5
Rear camera (optional) 5
Checking the status LED 6
Using the product 7
MicroSD memory card 7
 Removetheprotectivelmfromthecameralens 7
Mounting/Removing the Front Camera 7
Turning the product on 7
 Turningtheproducton/offmanually 7
Resetting the product 7
Using the product features 8
Driving mode 8
Parking mode 8
Manual recording (REC) 8
HDR(High Dynamic Range) 8
Night Vision 8
GPS 8
Vehicle location 9
Using voice recognition 9
Using the ACE 3.0 app 9
Settings 10
Camera settings 10
Recording settings 10
System settings 11
Viewing the saved data 11
Checking videos/pictures 11
Voice recognition commands 12
Preventing Product Malfunctions 13
 Specications 14
Disposal of electrical devices 15
FCC Statement 15

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General information
BMW recommends that you only use parts
and accessories which have been tested
andapprovedbyBMWwithregardtosafety,
functionandsustainability.
BMWreservestherighttochangeormodify
anyoftheinformationorspecicationsinthis
userguidewithoutpriornoticeorobligation.
The most up-to-date user guide is available on
theAdvancedCarEye3.0applicationandat
thefollowingwebsite:https://www.ace-30.com
Theuserguideisanintegralpartofthe
product.Itcontainsimportantinformation
relatingtosafety,useanddisposalofthe
product.Carefullyreadalltheoperatingand
safetyinstructionsbeforeusingtheproduct.
Use the product only as described in this user
guideforthedesignatedpurposes.
BMW does not guarantee that the recorded
datacanalwaysbeusedasevidence.
Whendeliveringtheproducttoathirdparty,
hand over all relevant documents along with
theproduct.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutusing
AdvancedCarEye3.0(ACE3.0)contactthe
followingemailfortherelevantregion:
EU:[email protected]
China:[email protected]
Japan:[email protected]
SouthKorea:[email protected]
Othercountries:[email protected]

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Legal regulations
Theuserstakefullresponsiblitiyforchecking
thelocallegalrequirementsforusingtheACE
3.0andAdvancedCarEye3.0application
(hereinafterreferredtoasthe“ACE3.0App”).
You must check the current laws in the relevant
countries and check whether the product is
allowed to be used and its permitted uses to
complywiththelegalregulations.
Insomecircumstances,mediadatamayalsobe
legallyusedagainsttheusers(e.g.,speeding).
VideosofpublicplacesrecordedusingtheACE
3.0mustnotbepublishedontheinternetorin
otherplaces.
Alwaysfollowthelegalregulations.
Legalregulationsaresubjectto
change.Regularlycheckiftherehas
been any changes in the local laws
and regulations that prohibit the
useoftheproduct.Iftheuseofthe
productisprohibitedbythecountry,
thefrontcameramustberemoved,
and then the rear camera (optional)
willbedisabledasaresult.
Formoreinformationabouttheuseof
theACE3.0app,contactaprofessional
authorizeddealer.
Safety information
The product may only be installed by a BMW
workshop.
DonotoperatetheACE3.0appwhileyouare
drivingortheengineisrunning.
Whendeliveringtheproducttoathirdparty,
hand over the user guide and the Declaration
ofConformityalongwiththeproduct.
Formatandfactoryresetthememorycard
usingtheACE3.0appbeforedeliveringthe
producttoathirdparty.
Symbols used
Indicatesapotentialhazardwhich,
ifnotavoided,mayresultininjuryor
death.
Providesusefulinformationtohelp
users better utilize the product’s
features.
Product overview
Included items
■Front camera (rear camera is optional)
■Mounting cable set
■32 GB microSD card
■Electronic user guide
■DeclarationofConformity
■15 Cable ties
■Cleaningcloth&Antibubblefoil
■Cradle (with adhesive tape)
microSD Card
The product is provided with a microSD
memorycardinsertedinit.
Recorded videos and taken pictures will
besavedinthemicroSDmemorycard.
The product cannot start recording or take
picturesifthememorycardisnotinserted.
Toavoiddatalossorcorruption,besureto
insert or remove the memory card while the
productisturnedoff.
Useonlyauthenticmemorycards.BMW
does not guarantee compatibility and proper
operationofthird-partymemorycards.
Dependingontheoperationmodeofthe
product,recordedimagesaresavedinthese
respectivefolders:
■DRIVING:Drivingmodevideos
■INCIDENT:Drivingincidentvideos
■PARKING:Parkingmodevideos
■SNAPSHOT:Manuallyrecordedvideos/
pictures
■MARKED:Storage
Memory cards are consumables with a
warrantyperiodofoneyear.Improper
useofthememorycardwillvoidthe
warranty.

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Front camera
The product may only be installed by a BMW
workshop.
1
2
3
1 Mount connector
2 Security LED
−Drivingrecording:whiteLEDon
−Drivingincident/manualrecording:white
LEDickers
−Parkingrecording:WhiteLEDoff
−Parkingincidentrecording:whiteLEDon
InJapan,theLEDturnsoffwhile
recording driving and the white
LEDashesintheeventofa
parkingincident.
3 Front camera lens
5
4
6
8
711
10
9
4 Power button
−Presstoturnontheproduct.
−Pressandholdtoturnofftheproduct.
5 Status LED
−Displaystheoperatingstatusofthe
product.
Referto"Checkingthestatus
LED"onpage6formore
information.
6 Voice record button
−Presstoturnvoicerecordingonoroff.
−Press and hold to turn voice recognition
onoroff.
7 Speaker
8 Bluetooth button
−PresstoturnonBluetooth.
−Press and hold to start Bluetooth
pairing.
−WhenBluetoothison,pressitagainto
turnoffBluetooth.
9 Microphone
10 Recording ( ) button
Press to take a picture or start manual
recording.
You can change the action to be
taken according to the Settings
>
Camera Settings
>
Rec Button
ActionintheACE3.0app.
11 SD card slot
Rear camera (optional)
2
1
3
1 Security LED
2 Rear camera lens
3 Mount
4
4 Rear camera cable connector

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Checking the status LED
Status
Specication
Status LED
AUDIO LED BT/WI-FI LED REC LED
Voice recording on Orange
Voicerecordingoff Off
WaitingforWi-Ficonnection Flickers green
Wi-Fi connected Green
WaitingforBluetoothconnection Flickers blue
Bluetooth pairing mode Flickers blue
quickly
Bluetooth connected Blue
Bluetoothoff Off
Recording standby Yellow
Recording driving Red
Event recording
(Incident/Manual recording) Flickers red
Event recording (taking pictures) Flickers red twice
Recording parking Off
Firmware upgrade AUDIO LED Orange
>
BT/WI-FI LED Blue
>
REC LED
Redsequentially
Error occurred AUDIO LED Orange/BT/WI-FI LED Red/REC LED Red
ickers5timessimultaneously

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Using the product
MicroSD memory card
Ensurethattheproductisturnedoffbefore
insertingthememorycard.
Ifthememorycardisremovedorinserted
whiletheproductisturnedon,thestoreddata
maybelostortheproductmaymalfunction.
Removetheprotectivelm
from the camera lens
Removetheprotectivelmfromthefront
cameralensbeforeinstallingandusingthe
product.
Mounting/Removing the
Front Camera
Thefrontcameracanbemountedorremoved
by simultaneously pressing the buttons on
bothsidesofthecradleatthesametime.
Whenconnectingtheproductandthecradle,
rstcombinethegrooveatthebottomofthe
cradlewiththeproduct,andthencompletely
assembletheproductandthecradle.
Removingthefrontcameraalsodisablesthe
rearcamera(optional).
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
Be sure to install and remove the
frontandrearcamera(optional)while
theproductisturnedoff.Thestored
media may be lost or the product may
malfunction.
Turning the product on
Driving mode starts when the vehicle is
started,andtheproductandtheACE3.0app
canbeconnected.
Formoreinformation,refertothe
instruction manual provided with the
vehicle.
Turning the product on/off
manually
■Whentheengineisrunning,orwhenyou
aregettingofthevehicle,brieypressthe
powerbuttontoturnontheproduct.
■Pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor
3 secondstoturnofftheproduct.
Resetting the product
Press and hold both the power ( ) button
and the record ( ) button together on the
topoftheproducttofactoryresettheproduct.

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Using the product
features
ACE3.0recordsvideoswhilethevehicleisin
operation.
Whenyoustartthevehicleandstartdriving,
the product can check any damage caused by
accidentsthatoccurredinthefrontandrear
(rearcameraisoptional)areasofthevehicle
whileitwasindrivingmodeandfromany
accidents that occurred while the vehicle was
parkedandusingparkingmode.
Driving mode
Whenyoustartthevehicle,thestatusLED
will turn on with a voice prompt and driving
modewillstart.
Drivingrecording:Whiledriving,videosare
recorded in 1 minute segments and stored in
the"DRIVING"folder.
Incidentrecording:Whenanimpacttothe
vehicleisdetected,thevideorecordfrom
10 secondsbeforetheincidentto50seconds
aftertheincidentisstoredinthe"INCIDENT"
folder.
• You can choose between the two
drivingmodes.
• Besuretocheckifthelawsand
regulationsofthecountryallow
continuous video recording in driving
mode.
Parking mode
Whentheengineisturnedoffandtheset
timefortheproduct'sexitphaseelapses,the
product automatically switches to the parking
mode.
Whenanimpactisdetectedwhileparking,
avideorecordfrom10secondsbeforethe
impactto20secondsaftertheimpactis
savedinthe"PARKING"folder.
*Exitphasereferstotheassumedamountof
timeforthedrivertoleavethevehicleafter
theengineisturnedoff.
Videosofimpactsrecordedwithinthis
timeframedonotadduptothenumberof
incidentswhileparked,whichisreportedby
theproductortheACE3.0App.
**Videosofimpactsthatarerecordedduring
entry phase do not add up to the number
ofincidentswhileparked,sincethedriver
is considered to be inside the vehicle in the
momentofrecording.
• Besuretoregularlycheckifthe
lawsandregulationsofthecountry
allowusingtheparkingmode.
• IftheACE3.0appandtheproduct
areconnectedduringtheexit
phase,theparkingmodewillnotbe
initiated as the driver is considered
tobestayinginsidethevehicle.
Manual recording (REC)
You can manually record/take videos and
pictures.
Press the record ( )buttononthefront
camera to start recording and save it in the
"SNAPSHOT"folder.
■Video:From10secondsbeforepressing
thebuttonto50secondsafterpressingthe
button,total1minute
Select between video or picture in
ACE3.0app
>
Settings
>
Recording
settings.
HDR(High Dynamic Range)
Youcanrecordthevideowiththefront
camerainhighqualitybysettingtheHDR
(HighDynamicRange)feature.
TheHDRfeatureprovidesaclearscreen
thatlooksjustlikeyouwereseeingitwith
yourowneyesbyextendingvideo'scontrast
ratio,renderingtheobjectsonthevideomore
distinguishable.
Night Vision
WiththeSuperNightVisionfeature,youcan
record videos that are much brighter than
videosrecordedwithoutthisfeature.This
featureisenabledbyreal-timeimagesignal
processing (ISP) that improves the brightness
ofvideosrecordedwhileparkedatnight.
GPS
TheGPSfeatureisnotapprovedinsome
countriesforlegalreasons,sothefeature
may be restricted or unavailable in certain
countries.
Checkthelawsandregulationsofyour
countrybeforeusingtheproductfortherst
time.

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Vehicle location
Youcanndyourparkedvehicleeasilyby
usingtheACE3.0app.Whentheproduct
switches to parking mode while connected
totheACE3.0app,thepicturesandvideos
takenbythefrontandrearcamera(optional)
aresavedintheACE3.0app,andthe
locationofthevehicleisdisplayedonadigital
map(mayvaryaccordingtonationallaw).
Tousethisfeature,theGPSsignalofthe
product must be activated when switching to
theparkingmode.Thisfeatureallowsyouto
ndyourvehicleintheparkinglotusingthe
picturestakenbythefrontandrearcamera,
orlocateyourvehicleinthemidstofabusy
cityusingthedigitalmap.
Youcanalsostartthefeaturebypressingthe
updatebuttonontheproduct.
Picturestakenbythefrontandrear
camera (optional) and the location on
themap(iftheGPSfeatureisturned
on)willbesavedintheACE3.0app
untilyouusethisfeatureagain.
Using voice
recognition
Youcanusevoicerecognitiontoperform
9 commands in 5 languages(English,
German,Korean,Chinese,Japanese).
• The voice recognition can be turned
onoroffintheACE3.0app
>
Settings
>
System Settings
>
Voice
recognition.
• Referto"Voicerecognition
commands"onpage12formore
information.
Using the ACE
3.0 app
YoucanusetheACE3.0apponyour
smartphone to play and manage recorded
videosandusetheproduct'svariousfeatures.
Download and install the ACE 3.0appfrom
theGooglePlayStoreorAppleAppStore.
Do not operate the product while
driving.Distractionwhiledrivingmay
causeaccidentsandresultininjuryor
death.
Turnyoursmartphone'sBluetoothonand
connect the product to your smartphone by
followingtheACE3.0app'sinstructions.
You can only connect one smartphone
totheproduct.Iftheproductdoesnot
connecttoyoursmartphone,checkif
the product is already connected with
anothersmartphone.
Ifyouusethepowersavingmodeoncertain
smartphones,theconnectionbetweenthe
productandthesmartphonemaybelost.
Aftertheproductandyoursmartphone
areconnected,thelanguagesetonthe
smartphonewillbeappliedtotheACE3.0
app.
The connection between the product and the
smartphone is maintained while operating
theproductusingtheACE3.0app.
Whenthereisanewversionofthermware,
theACE3.0appwillimmediatelynotifyyou
oftheupdate.
• Follow the instructions in the
ACE3.0appbeforeupdatingthe
rmware.
• Updatingthermwaremay
automaticallyformatthememory
card.Backupthedatastoredonthe
memorycardbeforeupdating.
• The customized settings are
maintainedevenafterthermware
update.

10
Settings
OnthemainscreenoftheACE3.0app,
touch Blackbox Settings.Eachfeatureofthe
product can be set and used according to the
user'sneedorpreference.
IntheACE3.0app,selectSettings
>
System Settings
>
Reset settings to
delete all settings and saved data on
theproduct.
Camera settings
■Audio Recording:Turnvoicerecordingon
oroff.
■Rec Button Action:Selecteithervideoor
picture when the recording ( ) button is
pushed.
■HDR:TurnHDRonoroff.
■Night Vision:TurnNightVisiononoroff.
■Channel setting:Selecteither1chor2chas
thedesiredsetting.
Iftheproductneedstobeformatted
whenchangingchannelsettings,a
formatnoticationpop-upwindowwill
bedisplayed.TouchOK to delete all
storeddata.
■Brightness-Front:Selectthedesired
brightness.
■Brightness-Rear:Selectthedesired
brightness.
Recording settings
Driving mode
■Driving mode:SelecteitherContinuous
recording or G-Sensor only to be used in
Drivingmode.
When changing the mode to Incident
recordingonly,thememorycanbe
formattedaccordingtothesetmemory
partition.
■G-Sensor Sensitivity:Selectthedesired
drivingincidentsensitivity.
■Enter phase:Setthetimeduringwhich
vibrations detected while getting into the
vehiclearenotrecognizedasevents.
■Exit phase:Setthetimeperiodduring
which vibrations that are detected when
gettingoutofthevehiclearenotrecognized
asevents.
Parking mode
■Parking Mode:SelectDisable when not
usingparkingmode.
■G-Sensor Sensitivity:Selectthedesired
parkingincidentsensitivity.
Volume settings
■Beep:Settheproduct'sdefaultvolume.
■Voice guidance:Setthevolumeforvoice
guidance.
■Video:Setthevideoplaybackvolume.