Comtec ZDR-024CE User manual

Drive recorder
ZDR-024CE
Installation manual /
operation manual / warranty
By default, the display on the LCD will disappear when the vehicle is driven at
a speed of 10 km/h after startup to avoid unsafe driving. (=> P 53)
Thank you for purchasing this product. This manual describes the installation
and operation procedures. Before use, please read this manual thoroughly for
proper use. After you have read this manual, please keep it in a place where
you will be able to refer to it at any time.
Note that the warranty is attached at the end of this manual. Enter necessary
items and please keep it safe.
Caution
Do not insert/remove the micro SDHC card while this product is under operation
(including during parking surveillance mode). Doing so may damage the card or the
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* If the parking surveillance mode is active, inactivate the parking surveillance mode
by referring to page 59, and then remove the card.
Advice
When an accident occurs, be sure to remove and store the micro SDHC card
to avoid overwriting the recorded data.
Introduction
Installation
method
Watching video
footage
Using driving
support function
Use parking
surveillance mode
Setting
Shooting video
footage Other

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Table of Contents …………… 2
Introduction ………………… 3
Safety precautions ……………… 3
Precautions for use …………… 5
For your knowledge …………… 7
When using a brand new
microSDHC card ………………… 9
Regarding ejecting a
microSDHC card ………………… 9
Packing content ………………… 10
Main unit section names ……… 11
Options (sold separately) ……… 11
Installation method ………… 12
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method …………………………… 12
Connecting the cigar plug cord 12
Checking the installation position 13
Installing the main unit ………… 14
Checking the operation ………… 18
Shooting video footage …… 20
Regarding recording of
video footage …………………… 20
Turning the power ON ………… 24
Turning the power OFF ………… 24
LCD display ……………………… 25
Adjust the sound volume of the
main unit ………………………… 26
Watching video footage …… 27
Playing video footage with the
main unit ………………………… 27
Play video footage on a
television ………………………… 30
Playing video footage on a
personal computer ……………… 31
Saving the recorded data to the
personal computer ……………… 36
Regarding map display ………… 38
Using the driving support
function ……………………… 39
Regarding the driving support
function …………………………… 39
Performing calibration ………… 42
Setting ………………………… 44
Setting method ………………… 44
List of settings …………………… 45
Picture/sound recording settings 47
Function settings ………………… 51
Language settings ……………… 57
Time zone settings ……………… 57
Using parking surveillance
mode (optional) ……………… 58
Regarding parking surveillance
mode ……………………………… 58
Regarding parking surveillance
mode operation ………………… 59
Various settings for parking
surveillance mode ……………… 61
Appendix ……………………… 64
FAQ ……………………………… 64
LED lamp check list …………… 65
Error check list ………………… 65
Reference for recording time … 66
List of announcements/alarms … 68
3URGXFWVSHFL¿FDWLRQV ………… 69
Index …………………………… 70
Warranty Statement
(please read) ………………… 71
ZDR-024CE Warranty ……… 72
Table of Contents

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Introduction
Introduction
Safety precautions
Before using the device, be sure to read the "Safety precautions" for proper
use. Follow the precautions and matters described in this manual to prevent
harm and damage to persons using the device and others.
The degree of harm and damage as a result of improper handling has been
categorized into three groups: "Danger," "Warning," and "Caution."
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This symbol indicates "compulsory" content that you must do.
This symbol indicates "cautionary" content that you should be
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Advice Supplementary information is described in relation to this product.
Press and hold
Indicates that a switch should be pressed and held for approximately 3 seconds.
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ing, ensure that you stop the vehicle in a safe area, and then use the product.
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breakdown of your car.
Do not use this product nearby medical devices as it may affect proper function of
those medical devices.
Do not insert a pin or wire in pits or gaps of the product. Doing such may lead to elec-
tric shock or failure.
Do not use the product in abnormal conditions such as insertion of debris, smoking, or
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Keep microSDHC cards away from babies and children. They may swallow those cards
by mistake.
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double-sided adhesive tape as it may disturb operation or lead to an accident.
！ Caution
There is a chance of condensation inside the product if it is moved from a cooler loca-
tion to hotter one. Do not operate the product at the condition of condensation as it may
cause failure or heat production.
Do not keep this product in locations as shown below. It may lead to failure such as
discolor, deformation of the main unit.
・A place of extreme high temperature such as under direct sunlight or under the blaz-
ing sun in the summer.
・A place of high temperature or air full of dusts.
Do not mistake the slide direction when inserting a microSDHC card to the main unit,
as error in the insertion may lead to failure or damage of the main unit.
As this product consists of precise electronics parts, it may lead to data damage or fail-
ure if you handle it in a way as mentioned below.
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・When immersing into water, dropping or adding strong physical shock.
・When unused for long periods of time.
When using this product outside Japan, follow the applicable laws and regulations of
a country/state/region of your use. Further, we shall bear no responsibility in regard to
your use of this product outside Japan.

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Introduction
Precautions for use
Ɣ Please note that this product does not guarantee to record all video footage.
Ɣ This product is aimed to be used as a reference material at the time of accidents. It does not guar-
antee validity as a complete proof.
Ɣ This product is designed as a car-mount drive recorder. Do not use it for any purpose other than
that. We shall bear no responsibility in regard to any trouble during your use other than that pur-
pose.
Ɣ Be careful as this product may infringe other people’s rights including privacy according to how
you use it. Do not use it for mischievous purpose. We shall bear no responsibility in regard to any
trouble for all these occasions.
Ɣ When an accident occurs, be sure to remove and store the micro SDHC card to avoid overwriting
the recorded data.
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data on the card, it may cause broken or deleted data and failure of the card.
Ɣ Do not save any data other than those related with this unit to the microSDHC card as doing so
may lead to unstable operation of the unit.
Ɣ We shall bear no responsibility in regard to any guarantee of your data in cases where it is deleted
during operation of this product.
Ɣ You are recommended to save all necessary data on your personal computer in case of data loss.
Ɣ This product may not function properly or record video footage smoothly if used outside the range
of operational temperatures.
Ɣ This product may not function properly when used under the blazing summer sun, displaying
"Heat Alert" on the LCD. As the temperature inside vehicles becomes very high particularly in
summer time, use the product after lowering the inside temperature by opening windows and by
other means.
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to their backlight or a lower brightness of the signal itself. In such occasions, view the before and
after conditions in the video footage to make a determination, or check the other vehicles around
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Ɣ This product uses a wide angle lens and may present a portion of the video footage with distor-
tion or shadows. Furthermore, the perspective seen in the video footage is not identical to reality.
These are characteristics of the wide angle lens and do not indicate abnormalities.

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from the GPS satellites.
Ɣ A one year warranty is provided with this product from the date of purchase.
(However, the warranty shall not apply to all consumables including the microSDHC cards
and double-sided adhesive tape.)
Ɣ This product is dedicated for DC12V vehicles.
Ɣ Please contact your retailer for exchange, repair, or purchase of parts.
Ɣ We do not lend out substitutes in case of any failure of this product.
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without prior notice for improvement.
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Regarding the built-in battery for retention of date information
This product is equipped with a battery to retain time and date information. When using the
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first drive for about one hour to sufficiently recharge the battery before using the product.
The built-in battery is a consumable. When the device is unable to retain the date information
even after recharging, please contact our service center as described on the warranty. We will
exchange the built-in battery at our service center.
Please note that we shall bear no responsibility in regard to non-recording of
video footage at the time of an accident, or damage relating to recorded video
footage regardless of whether or not the product worked properly.

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Introduction
For your knowledge
ƔWhat is GPS?
‘Global Positioning System’ means a system to measure a current position on the ground by
utilizing satellites of the Department of Defense of the United States.
ƔWhat is the ‘Michibiki’ quasi zenith satellite system (QZSS)?
The "Quasi Zenith Satellites System" is a system to measure the current position over Japan
using satellites of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). By receiving signals
from the Michibiki satellites, it has become possible to measure more accurate positions
over conventional GPS-only measurements, even within mountain areas or under high rising
buildings in the center of cities.
ƔWhat is GLONASS?
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positions on the ground by using the satellites of the Russian Space Force.
ƔSatellite data
This product computes and memorizes the motion trajectory of GPS satellites after receiving
signals successfully. This is to expedite processing to re-receive signals from the satellites in
cases where the product becomes unable to receive signals when running inside a tunnel,
etc. However, there may be rare cases when it becomes unable to receive the signals from
the GPS satellites for a long time.
ƔReceiving GPS satellite signals and car-mounted electronics
There are some occasions when the unit becomes unable to receive GPS satellite signals
when receiving (or setting to receive) UHF channel 56 by a car-mounted television or owing
to radio wave leakage from car-mounted electronics such as the main unit of car navigation
systems, terrestrial digital broadcasting tuners or satellite broadcasting receivers. In such a
case, you are requested to mount this product by keeping it away from other car-mounted
electronics devices to ensure there is no interference in receiving signals from GPS satellites.
ƔRegarding measurement errors of GPS
The GPS functions of this product may produce measurement errors by as much as 50 m
depending on conditions of the received signal.
ƔRegarding speed indications by GPS
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measured by the speedometer in your car, as the method employed to measure speed by
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There are some occasions when the product indicates a speed that is not 0 km/h even
during your car is completely stopped. However, please note that this is not a failure of the
product, as it is due to a measurement error in the GPS signal.
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This product displays the speed only in ‘km/h.’

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some pixels that don’t emit light or those that are constantly lit. Please understand that these are
not regarded as faulty.
・Owing to its properties, the images of the LCD may appear darker as a whole when the ambient
temperature exceeds approximately 75 degrees Celsius, or the display may delayed when it
goes lower than about -10 degrees Celsius. However, these occurrences are not failures of the
display. In either case, it resumes the original display state as the ambient temperature becomes
within a range of stable operation.
ƔRegarding microSDHC cards
・The included microSDHC card is exclusively for the use of this unit.
・The use of this unit calls for a microSDHC card.
・A microSDHC card is a consumable accessory and has a service life such as the number of
times it can have data written to it. Replacing it every 2-3 years is recommended. Depending on
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* MicroSDHC cards that have reached their service life become unable to operate properly in-
cluding being read by a PC.
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・Formatting of a microSDHC card will erase all of the recorded data.
・When using this product, use only the included microSDHC card. We shall bear no responsibility
in regard to any erroneous operation of the product due to incompatibility with microSDHC cards
other than the one that is included.
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used in PCs such as FAT, this exclusive system has fewer chances for damaging saved data,
and ensures a higher chance to recover the saved data when it is damaged.
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of the main unit.
・When inserting another microSDHC card into this unit that has been formatted by a PC, an SD
card reformatting screen will be displayed. Reformat it if you wish to use the card as it is.

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Introduction
When using a brand new microSDHC card
Whenever using a brand new microSDHC card and other microSDHC cards
other than the one that comes included, you need to format the SD card
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then take it out as it pops out a little. When inserting the card, press it in until
a ‘click’ sound is heard.
then pull it out when
it pops out slightly.
Lightly push the
microSDHC card,
Pull the cover forward
and fold it horizontally.
* Insert the card by following the steps for ejecting in reverse order. Ensure that you
insert the microSDHC card so its logo can be seen at the side of the camera. If you
try to insert it upside down by force, it will break.
Caution
Do not insert/remove the micro SDHC card while this product is under operation
(including during parking surveillance mode). Doing so may damage the card or
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the vehicle key switch, and then check that the LED of this product is completely
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* If the parking surveillance mode is active, inactivate the parking surveillance
mode by referring to page 59, and then remove the card.

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Packing content
ZDR-024CE main unit
Accessories
Cigar plug cord
(About 4 m, 1A fuse contained)
Double-sided adhesive tape
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(1 pcs)
Degreasing cleaner
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Hexagon wrench
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(2.5 mm/1 pcs)
microSDHC card
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Operation Manual
(this document/1 pcs)
*It is installed to the
main unit by default.
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