E-Song ESR201 User manual

Car DVR User Manual
Preface
Thank you for purchasing this DVR, this device has a unique ultra-portable
design; it can be used in various fields, to bring you convenient, safe, colorful
daily life. Please read this manual carefully before using and place it in a safe
place for future reference use.
Notes
Please strictly follow relevant state laws, this product are not allowed to be used for
any illegal purpose.
●Please use the device under natural temperature, do not work under the
temperature which human body cannot adapt to.
●Please do not place the device in wet environment. The device is not waterproof,
please avoid the water spray, or expose the product under rain
●Do not attempt to open the shell or attempt to repair, if the device or any parts are
defective, please go to the professional maintenance point for repairing.
●Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents or cleaning agents to clean the
device. Please use a slightly damp soft cloth to clean the device.
●Please use it under sufficient light, please do not make the lens directly face to the
sun or other super-light so as to avoid damage to the optical components.
●Do not use it in dusty environment in order to avoid the lens and other components
to be dusty and affect the camera effects
●Please don’t discard the product at random considering the environment. It is
prohibited to throw this product into a fire as it may cause explosion.
1, Key features
This device is to record video and audio when you are driving, so that you can have
evidence when there is any accident and you can record moving scenery when you
are driving. It could also be used as a portable DV and web camera.
Its key features are as follows:
zHD720P car DVR with 2.5 inch TFT display;
z1/4 inch color CMOS WXGA HD sensor, 300k Pixel;
zMode: video recorder/camera/motion detection/review;
zRecording resolution: VGA（640x480）、QVGA（320x240）、SXGA(1280x960) @30fps
zRecording video format: AVI;
zCamera optional with 12M, 8M, 5M, 3M, 2M, 1.3M, VAG size
zLens angel: 120°
zStorage Medium: SD/MMC card;
zSupport Real-time and date display on video with time stamp.
zRecording automatically after the car powered-up when connect the car adaptor;
zThe device records in cycles, it will automatically cover old memory, scroll and always

keep the newest recording by sections optional with 1 minute, 3 minutes and 5 minutes;
zSupport motion detect, it will automatically record as long as there is any human or objects
movement in front of the device.
zBuilt-in rechargeable battery;
zThe device supports video output, live playback, through the car display you can check the
record video content on the spot. It also supports TV and PC output via AV output and
USB2.0 interface to review recording files;
zBuilt-in MIC and speaker;
zCan be used as Web camera after install the driver in the PC and connect to PC by USB
cable.
2, Operation
1) Appearance and button descriptions
1. SD/MMC card slot 10. USB slot
2. Red/Blue indicator 11.AV Out
3. Microphone 12.Lens
4. REC/OK 13.Speaker
5. Menu/Exit 14.R
eset hole
6. On/Off 15.MountHole
7. Down 16.2.5-inchLCD
8. Up
9. Mode (Record, Camera, MD, Playback)
3.System Settings
Before using this device, it is necessary to make some basic settings, such as date
and time, language, auto power off, reset the system etc.
After power on, press MODE button to switch to camera mode. Double press the
MENU/EXIT key to enter the function setup menu, and press the MENU button again
to enter the system setup menu.
1) Format

Use this feature to format the current storage media; this function will
delete any information in the storage media.
In the system setup menu, press the UP or DOWN button and select
'Format' option. Press the REC/OK button, then press the UP or DOWN
button to select 'Execute ' option, then press the REC/OK button to begin
formatting.
2) Beep
In the setup menu, press UP or DOWN button to select 'Beep'. Press the
REC/OK button to enter the selection screen, then press the UP or DOWN
button to select 'On' or 'Off' option, then press REC/OK to confirm selection
and exit.
When ‘On’ is selected, there will be ‘Beep’ sound comes out when pressing
keys. When ‘Off’ is selected, there won’t be any sound when pressing keys.
3) Language setting
On the setup interface, press the UP or DOWN key to select the 'Language'
option.
Press REC/OK to enter the selection interface, press the UP or DOWN
button to select the following languages: English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese,
Russian and etc. Then press REC/OK key to confirm selection of language
and get out to main menu.

4) Auto Off
In the setup interface, press the UP or DOWN button to select the 'Auto Off'
option, press the REC/OK button to enter the auto off interface, press UP or
DOWN to select among 1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, and Off, then press
the REC/OK button to confirm auto-off time selection and get back to main
menu. For example, when you select 1 minute, if you don’t operate the
device for 1 minute, it will be powered off automatically.
5) Motion Detection
This feature is to set the time of the saving section under motion detection
mode.
In the setup interface, press the UP or DOWN button to select the 'Motion
Detect' option, press the REC/OK button to enter the sub-menu, press UP
or DOWN to select 1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, then press the REC/OK
button to confirm. For example, when you select 3 minutes, it will save each
recording sections in every 3 minutes.
6) System Reset

This feature will make all settings back to default.
In the system setup menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select ' Sys.
Reset ' option. Press REC/OK, select 'Cancel' or 'Execute' option, then
press REC/OK button to confirm.
7) Light Frequency
Under the light frequency option, you can set it suitable for local places.
In the system setup menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select 'Light
Freq.' option, press REC/OK, then select 60Hz or 50Hz, press the REC/OK
button to confirm. Make the outside light frequency to be corresponding
light frequency in the device, you will get better display effect.
8) TV Output
In the system setup menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select 'TV
Output' selection, press REC/OK, then press the UP or DOWN button to
select NTSC or PAL, select the TV mode used in your local place, then
press REC/OK button to confirm the selection.
9) Date Input

In the system setup menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select 'Date
Input ' choices.
Press REC/OK, then press the UP or DOWN button to select ‘Off’, press
REC/OK to confirm and exit. When press the UP or DOWN button to select
‘Set’, then press REC/OK to enter the time and date settings, in this
interface press MENU/EXIT button to select the places need to be adjusted
and press the UP or DOWN button to adjust the data, after adjusting, press
REC/OK to save and exit. The date and time set will be displayed on the
photos and recording videos.
10) USB
This option is to select the device to do as a disk drive or PC camera after
connecting with a computer.
In the system setup menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select 'USB'
selection, press REC/OK button, then press the UP or DOWN button to
select 'PC camera' or 'disk drive' , then press REC/OK button to confirm.
When select “PC camera” option, the device can be used as PC camera;
when select ‘disk drive’, you can review files in the memory on PC;
4. Motion detection recording mode
Please make sure that the SD card is inserted to the product.
Short press the On/Off button to enter the MD recording mode, the device
will record automatically and save in sections every 3 minutes
automatically in default, you can also set the time of the sections to be 1

minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes same as the way setting the Motion detection
in system setting.
Under this mode, when there is any movement of human or objects before
the camera of the device, it will automatically detect and record.
Press UP or DOWN key to select the digital zoom function.
Note: This setting is available only when the device is not recording.
Press MODE key to enter camera mode.
To change the menu parameters, such as (SIZE, etc.), press MODE key to
switch to manual recording mode, then press Menu/Exit button to enter
menu settings.
Note: After finishes recording of a file, it won’t record if there is no
movement before the camera of the device.
Under motion recording mode, please make sure the memory remaining
time is more than 5 minutes, if less than 5 minutes, it will automatically
overwrite the old files.
5. Camera mode
After powered on and in the motion detection recording mode, short press
MODE button to switch to camera mode. Under this mode, you can use it
as camera to take photos.
Short press the REC/OK button to take photos and save;
Press UP or DOWN button to do digital zoom;
Press MODE button to enter the recording mode.
Press MENU/EXIT button to enter the camera menu.
6. Manual Recording
Power on and switch MODE button to enter recording mode. Under this
mode, you can record files manually.
Short-press REC/OK button to start recording and press REC/OK again to
stop recording and save.
Press UP or DOWN button to do digital zoom.
Press MODE button to enter preview / playback mode.
Press MENU/EXIT button to enter the recording menu.
Under recording mode, please make sure the memory remaining time is
more than 5 minutes, if less than 5 minutes, it will not continue recording.
7. Preview / Playback Mode

Power on and switch MODE button to enter Preview / Playback mode.
Under this mode, you can review recording files and photos in the memory.
Press UP or DOWN to select photos or videos. Under playback video files,
press REC /OK button to start playback or stop.
Then short press MODE button to exit playback mode.
When playing video files, press the UP button to select 1X/2X/4X/8X rewind
here. Press the DOWN button to select 1X/2X/4X/8X fast forward here.
8. Camera menu
Under camera mode, press MENU/EXIT to enter the camera menu. Under
this menu, you can adjust settings to get photo effect you need.
1) Resolution
Use this option to set the size of the image to be taken, clearer image
contains the more details and requires the bigger storage space.
In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select 'size' option,
press the REC/OK button to enter sub-menu, press the UP or DOWN
button to select 12M, 8M, 5M, 3M, 2M, 1.3M, VGA, then Press REC/OK
button to confirm.
If you select 12M, the photo size would be the biggest, when you select
VGA, the photo size would be the smallest.
2) Quality
This option sets the image quality, better quality will require the bigger
storage space.
Under the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select 'quality '
option, press the REC/OK button to enter sub-menu, press UP or DOWN
key to select Fine, standard or Economy, then press REC/OK button to
confirm.

3) Scene mode
Depending on different environments, choose different scene modes, in
order to reach the best camera effects.
In the camera menu, press UP or DOWN button to select the 'scene mode'
option, press the REC/OK button to enter sub-menu, press UP or DOWN
button to select Auto, Sport, Night, people, landscape, backlight etc., then
press the REC/OK Button to confirm.
When you select Auto mode, it will automatically adjust to the suitable
status according to different outside environments. When you select Sport
mode, it is suitable when you are doing sports. When you select Night
mode, it is suitable for night.
4) Exposure Compensation
Select different EV according to different light conditions.
In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select 'EV' option,
press the REC/OK button to enter sub-menu, press the UP or DOWN
button to select different exposures, then press REC/OK button to confirm.
When the outside light source is strong, you could decrease to lower EV
value, and when the outside light source is weak, you could increase to
higher EV value.

5) White Balance
Under this menu, you can adjust the selection according to the outside
environments.
Under camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the 'white
balance' option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press UP or
DOWN button to select Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and
then press REC/OK button to confirm.
When select ‘Auto’, it will adjust automatically according to the outer
environment. When select ‘Daylight’, it is suitable for fine day. When select
‘Cloudy’, it is suitable for cloudy day. When select ‘Tungsten’, it’s suitable
under Tungsten light. When select ‘Fluorescent’, it’s suitable under
Fluorescent light.
6) Sensitivity
Select the corresponding ISO value according to different light conditions.
In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN key to select 'ISO' option,
press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press the UP or DOWN button
to select automatic, 100,200, and then REC/OK button to confirm.
When select Auto, it will adjust the value according to the outer
environment. When the outer light source is strong, please select 100.
When the outer light source is weak, please select 200 to get better photo
effect.

7) Color
The device can snap standard and vivid colorful images, it can also take
Sepia and Monochrome. Please select the effect you need.
In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the 'color'
option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press UP or DOWN key
to select ‘Standard’, ‘Vivid’, ‘Sepia’, ‘Monochrome’, then press REC/OK
button to confirm.
8 ) Saturation
In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the
'Saturation' option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press UP or
DOWN key to select High, Normal, Low, then press REC/OK button to
confirm.
9) Sharpness
In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the
'sharpness' option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press UP or
DOWN key to select Hard, Normal, Soft, then press REC/OK button to

confirm.
10) Preview
Open the preview function, you can have a preview of the image effects
when taking pictures. In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button
to select the 'Preview' option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu,
press UP or DOWN button to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ , then press REC/OK
button to confirm.
When you select ‘On’, you can preview the current photos taken. When you
select ‘Off’, you could not preview photos taken.
11) Time stamp
Open the time stamp function, the snapped image will have time stamp on
it.
In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the 'Time
Stamp' option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press UP or
DOWN button to select Off, Date Only, Date & Time, then press REC/OK
button to confirm and to exit.
When you select ‘Off’, there won’t be date or time on the image you take.
When you select ‘Date Only’, the image will only have date stamp.
When you select ‘Date &Time’, the image will have date and time stamp.

12) Burst
Turn on the Burst option, it will snap three images continuously each time.
In the camera menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the ‘Burst’
option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press the UP or DOWN
key to select ‘On’, ‘Off’, then press REC/OK button to confirm and return.
9. Recording menu
Under the recording standby mode, press the MENU/EXIT key to enter the
recording menu. Twice press MENU/EXIT to exit recording menu and
return to recording mode.
1) Recording resolution
Use this option to set the recording resolution, the bigger the screen, the
bigger the required storage space.
In the recording function menu, press UP or DOWN button to select 'Size'
option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press UP or DOWN
button to select VGA(640*480 pixels), QVGA(320*240 pixels),
SXGA(1280*960 pixels), then press REC/OK button to confirm.

2) Exposure Compensation
Selected different EV according to different light conditions.
In the recording function menu, press UP or DOWN key to select 'EV'
option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press the UP or DOWN
buttons to select different exposures, then press REC/OK button to
confirm.
When the outside light source is strong, you could decrease to lower EV
value, and when the outside light source is weak, you could increase to
higher EV value.
3) White Balance
Based on the light condition, use this option to amend different shades.
In the recording function menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the
'white balance' option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu, press UP
or DOWN button to select Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
and then press REC/OK button to confirm.
When select ‘Auto’, it will adjust automatically according to the outer
environment. When select ‘Daylight’, it is suitable for fine day. When select
‘Cloudy’, it is suitable for cloudy day. When select Tungsten, it’s suitable
under Tungsten light. When select Fluorescent, it’s suitable under
Fluorescent light.

4) Time stamp
In the recording function menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the
'Time Stamp' option, press the REC/OK key and select ‘Off’, ‘Date Only’,
‘Date & Time’, then press REC/OK button to confirm.
When you select ‘Off’, there won’t be date or time on the video you record.
When you select ‘Date Only’, the video will only have date stamp. When
you select ‘Date& Time’, the video will have date and time stamp.
Note: The settings of motion detection can only be set here.
5) Audio Recording Control
In the recording function menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select the
' Audio Control ' option, press the REC/OK key and select ‘Off’ or ‘On’, then
press REC/OK button to confirm.
When you select ‘ON’, the device will also record audio when recording
video. When you select ‘OFF’, the device will not record audio.

10. Preview / playback menu
In preview / playback standby mode, press the MENU/EXIT button to enter
the preview/playback menu, and repeat press MENU/EXIT to exit
preview/playback mode. Under this menu, you can playback video
recorded and photos.
1）Delete
Use this function to delete the saved file in storage media.
In the preview/playback menu, press UP or DOWN button to select 'delete'
option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu
Delete Single: Press UP or DOWN button to select ‘single’ then press
REC/OK to confirm delete.
Delete All: Press UP or DOWN button to select ‘All’ then press REC/OK to
enter to sub-menu, press UP or Down to cancel or execute, then press
REC/OK to confirm.
Select: Press UP or Down button to enter Select menu, press REC/OK to
enter to ‘thumbnail mode’, press UP or Down button to select the file to
delete, then press REC/OK to confirm deletion.
2）Protect
This feature can protect the locked files to avoid being deleted
unexpectedly.
In the preview / playback menu, press UP or DOWN button to select
'Protect' option, press the REC/OK key to enter sub-menu
Protect Single: Press UP or DOWN button to select single then press
REC/OK to enter to sub-menu, press UP or DOWN button to select Cancel
or Execute, then press REC/OK confirm protection or cancel protection.
Protect All: Press UP or DOWN button to select All then press REC/OK to
enter to sub-menu, press UP or DOWN button to select Cancel or Execute,
then press REC/OK confirm protection All or cancel protection All.
Select ‘Protect’: Press UP or Down to select ‘Protect’, press REC/OK to
enter to ‘thumbnail mode’, press UP or Down button to select the file to
protect, then press REC/OK to confirm protection.

3）Thumbnail
This feature can show the images in thumbnail, you can preview
photos/videos easily.
In the preview/playback menu, press UP or DOWN button to select
'thumbnail' option, press the REC/OK key to enter the thumbnails, press
the UP or DOWN button to select the file, press the REC/OK button to exit;
4）Volume
In the preview/playback menu, press UP or DOWN button to select
'Volume' option, press the REC/OK to enter the sub-menu, press UP or
DOWN button to select playback volume and the maximum is 8, then press
the REC/OK button to confirm.
11. TV-OUT Mode
After connected the device with TV via TV-OUT cable (cable is not included),
the TV screen will show the videos or photos at the same time. Under TV-OUT
mode, you can also take pictures, record, preview / playback and set menu.
Pulling out TV-OUT cable will exit TV-OUT mode automatically.

12. Connect to the computer
In the system setup menu, when you select USB as disk driver, it can be used
as U disk when connect to the computer, and you can copy, cut and paste,
delete the files freely.
After connecting to a computer USB port, the computer will pop up portable
disk icon after a few seconds.
Tips:
a, Connection to PC. If the computer does not recognize or doesn’t pop up the
portable disk icon in 30 seconds, please re-plug.
b, It is recommended to copy, cut or paste the recorded video file to your
computer hard drive firstly then to play, directly playing the video file saved in
the internal memory of the device might not play smoothly because the
transmission cannot keep up for large data.
13.PC Camera
Please install the driver firstly before using this camera as PC camera in
the first time, the driver name is ‘STK03N.exe’ stored in CD Driver,
double-click the file and follow the instruction to complete the installation.
In the system setup menu, select the USB as PC camera, connecting to the
computer, click ‘Standard Camera’ icon in ‘My Computer’ to use as the
computer camera.
Technical Specifications
Video sensor High resolution CMOS lens
Lens Fixed Lens，120 degree angle
Storage Media SD card up to 32G
Photo format JPG
Photo resolution 12M、8M、5M、3M、2M、1.3M、VGA
Video format AVI
Recording
resolution VGA（640x480）、QVGA（320x240）、SXGA(1280x960) @30fps
TFT screen 2.5 inch TFT LCD
Zoom 8 times digital zoom
White balance Auto、daylight、Cloudy、Tungsten、Fluorescent
Exposure
Compensation -2.0 EV ~ +2.0 EV
Saturation high、normal、low
sharpness hard、normal、soft
Auto power off 1 minute、3 minutes、5 minutes
Battery High-capacity lithium polymer battery
Battery capacity 650mAh
Charging Voltage DC-5V
Support system Windows me/2000/2003/XP/vista/Win7/Mac OS/Linux

PC Camera Resolution 320X240