Easylife EL5740 User manual

PANTONE 072 C
PANTONE 123 C
Car Black Box
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Model No. EL5740
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DISPOSAL
• Pleaserespecttheenvironment!
• Disposeofthepackagingaccordingtothelocalrecyclingregulations.
• Disposeoftheapplianceattheendofitslifespanaccordingtoenvironmental
considerations.
WARNING
Thisproductisintendedfordomesticuseonly.
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CONTENTS
1xPortableDVRCamera 1x12Vcarcharger
1 x Suction mount 1 x USB cable 1 x User manual
Dear Customer
ThankyouforpurchasingtheCarBlackBox.Inordertohelpyouoperate
itcorrectly,pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullybeforeusing.
Road accidents are always upsetting but if there’s a dispute
about who’s at fault, things can turn nasty. What you need is a
witness, one that’s 100% reliable. The Car Black Box is a discreet
mini video camera with a 2.5inch TFT screen that mounts on
your windscreen to constantly record live action and audio as
you drive. Switching on and off automatically after the engine
starts and stops, it lms constantly in a loop to store critical
time and date marked recordings. Because it has Infra-red night
vision, and motion detection, it provides protection right round
the clock. With an integral rechargeable lithium battery, charged
via the car’s lighter socket, it records audio and motion in high
resolution and supports SD Cards (not included). Supplied
complete with USB cable for transferring pictures and videos to
your computer, it can also be used in court. Enjoy the protection
of the ultimate reliable witness.
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PANTONE 123 C
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PARTS
1USB/12Vslot
2 Not In Use
3SDcardslot
4 Speaker
5Mounthole
6Microphone
7 Battery compartment cover
8 Lens
9IRLED
10 ON/OFFswitch/redchargingindicator
11 Record/capture/enterbutton
12 2.5”LCDscreen
13 Menu button
14 Downbutton
15 Up button
16 Mode button
17 Li-ion battery
18 USB cable
19 Windscreen mount
20 12Vcarcharger

INSTALLATION
• ItisvitallyimportantthattheCarBlackBoxisinstalledinthecorrectposition.
TheCarBlackBoxshouldnotintrudeinthewindscreenwiperarea(asshown
below).ThisisalegalrequirementundertheRoadTrafcAct1988.Incorrectly
positionedinstallationmaycontravenethisactandmayconstitutedangerous
driving.
Please note:Thewindscreenwiperareawillvaryinsizebetweenvehicletypes.It
isrecommendedyoumounttheCarBlackBoxoutsideofthewiperareawiththe
camerapointingintothedirectionofthewiperzone(Fig.A)
OPERATION
• TheCarBlackBoxcaneitherbeoperatedusingthechargedLi-ionbattery
suppliedorbyconnectingthein-carchargertothe12Vsocketinyourvehicle.
YouwillneedtoinsertanSDcard(ItispossibletouseanytypeofSDcards
rangingfrom1-32GBintheCarBlackBox)intothecardslot(3).
• TheCarBlackBoxLCDscreenmustnotbevisibletothedriverwhilstthe
vehicleisinoperationasthismaydistractthedriver.Itisrecommendedthat
youpositiontheangleoftheCarBlackBoxwhenthevehicleisstationary.
Please note:AnSD/MMCcardisnotincluded
Recording Guide
Thenumberofphotosandvideosthatcanbetakenwillvaryaccordingtothe
devicesettings,thetypeofvideo/phototakenandtheSD/MMCcardused.
WhenavideolengthhasbeenselectedtheCarBlackBoxwillrecordinblocksof
theselectedlengthuntilthestoragecapacityisusedup,itwillthenoverwritethe
oldestrecordingswithnewvideostoprovidecontinuousservice.Itistherefore
recommendedtouselargercapacitystoragecardssothatagreaternumberof
video loops are preserved.
FIG. A
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
ASSEMBLY
• Removethebatterycompartmentcover(7)andinsertthebattery(17)intothe
batterycompartment,ensuringthemetalcontactsonthebatteryalignwiththe
metalconnectorsinthebatterycompartment.
• OpentheSDcardprotectivecoverandInsertanSDcard(notsupplied)intothe
SDcardslotensuringitclicksinplace.ToremovetheSDcardsimplypressthe
SDcarddownanditwillpartiallyejectallowingittoberemovedbyhand.Ifthe
SDcardisnotinstalledthedisplayscreenwillshow‘NoCard’.Alwaysensure
theSDcardisttedcorrectly.
• Attachthecameratothewindscreenmount(19)byscrewingthecamerainto
themounthole(5)andtightenbyturningthewheelanti-clockwise.
• Toadjusttheangleofthewindscreenmount,turneitheroftheknobsanti-
clockwisetoloosen,adjustandturnclockwisetosecure.
• Thesuctioncupmayrequirelightmoisteningtogiveimprovedsuctiontothe
windscreen.
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Screen 2.5”LCD
ViewingAngle 120°
Resolution 640x480megapixels
VideoFormat AVI
PhotoFormat JPEG
MemoryCard SD(1GB032GB)-NotIncluded
Power Source RechargeableLi-ionbatteryor12VCarSocket
Microphone Yes
DayandNight
Vision
Yes
Measurements 13cm(length)x11cm(depth)x6cm(width)
Operatingsystem CompatiblewithWindows2000,XP,Vista,Windows7,
Windows 8
Languages English,Chinese,Portugese,Japanese,Russian

RECORDING MODE
• TheCarBlackBoxdigitalvideorecorderisactivatedbypressingtherecord
button(11)whentheunitisrunningfromtheLi-ionbattery.Whentheunitis
runningfroma12VaccessoriessockettheCarBlackBoxwillbeginrecording
automaticallywhenthecarengineisstarted.
• Recordingcanbestoppedatanytimebypressingtherecord/capture/enter
button(11)orbyturningofftheenginewhenrunningfromthe12Vaccessories
socket.
• Whenrecordingwiththemotiondetectfunctionenabled,oncemotionhasbeen
detectedthecarBlackBoxwillrecordfortherecordingtimeselected(seethe
sectionentitledsettings).Itwillthenstoprecordingautomaticallyifnofurther
motionisdetected,orcontinuerecordingifmotionisstillbeingdetected.
CAMERA MODE
• Toselectcameramode,switchtheCarBlackBoxon,folddowntheLCDscreen
(12)andpressthemodeselectbutton(16)untilcameramodeisselected.
• Totakeaphotointhismode,presstherecord/capture/enterbutton(11)once.
VEIWING PHOTOS AND RECORDINGS
• WiththeCarBlackBoxswitchedonpressthemodebutton(16)untilyouenter
thepreviewmode.
• Photosandrecordingsarelistedbydatecreated,scrollthroughitemsof
recordedmaterialbypressingtheup(15)anddown(14)buttons.
• Toplayrecordingsselecttheleusingtheup(15)anddown(14)buttonsand
thenpresstherecord/capture/enterbutton(11)toview.
• TodeleteaphotoorrecordinginplaybackmodepresstheMENUbutton(13)
whilstviewingtheleyouwishtodelete.SelectDeleteusingtheUP(15)
orDOWN(14)buttonsandthenpresstheRECORD/CAPTURE/ENTER
BUTTON(11),thenselectExecuteusingtheUP(15)orDOWN(14)buttons
andpressingtheRECORD/CAPTURE/ENTERBUTTON(11)toconrm
deletion.
Please note:Donotviewrecordingsorphotoswhilstdrivingthevehicle.Thisis
againstTheRoadVehicles(ConstructionandUse)Regulations1986.
UPLOADING PHOTOS & RECORDINGS TO YOUR PC OR MAC
•ConnecttheUSBcable(18)toyourcomputerviatheUSBslot(1)ontheCar
Black Box.
•ThecomputershoulddetecttheCarBlackBoxautomaticallyasitisaplug-and-
play device.
•Photos&recordingsareledbydatecreatedintheDCIMfolder
•Youcannowuploadandsavethephotos&recordingstoyourcomputer.
Charging the Car Black Box
• TorechargetheCarBlackBoxbatterysimplyconnectthedevicetothe12V
socketinyourvehicleusingthe12Vchargeralsoprovided.Pleasenotethecar
blackboxwillnotchargeviatheUSBcableprovided.
Settings
• Pressthemenubutton(13)tobringuptheoptionsscreenforthecurrently
selectedmode.Usetheup(15)ordown(14)keystocyclebetweentheoptions
availableandpresstheenterbutton(11)showthesettingsavailableforthat
option.Usetheup(15)ordown(14)keystohighlightthedesiredsettingand
presstheenterbutton(11)toselect.Youcanpressthemenukey(13)togo
backtothepreviousscreenatanytime.
• Wheninthemainoptionsscreenforanyofthemodespressingthemenubutton
(13)againwilltakeyoutothesystemssettingsscreen.Thesettingsherecanbe
adjustedinthesamewayasthemodesettings.
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EV Adjustexposurevalue–+2/3to-2.0
Time Stamp ON/OFF–Whenonthiswilladdatimestamptoyourvideos
MotionDetect ON/OFF–Switchonautomaticallywhenmotionisdetected
VideoTime Choosethelengthofthevideofrom1,3,5or10minutes,or
offforcontinuous.See“ChangingVideoLength”belowfor
more information.
NightMode ON/OFF–toenablenightvision
MDSensitively HIGH/NORMAL/LOW–Toadjustthesensitivityofthe
motiondetector,thelowerthesensitivitythegreateramount
ofmotionisneededtoactivaterecording.
Quality FINE/STANDARD/ECONOMY–selectpictureresolution
up to 640 x 480
EV Adjustexposurevalue–+2/3to-2.0
ISO Auto100200–Selectautofornormalusage,oradjustif
required
Saturation ColourSaturationadjustment–HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Sharpness Picturesharpnesslter–HARD/NORMAL/SOFT
Color STANDARD/MONOCHROME–Choosecolourorblack
andwhite
Preview ON/OFF–Whenswitchedonitwillgiveyoutheoption
whenyoutakeapictureforyoutoeithersaveordelete
Delete CANCEL/EXECUTE–Usetodeleteavideoorlm
Thumbnail CANCEL/EXECUTE–SelectExecutetoshowthevideos
andimagesinsmallerthumbnailversionssothatyoucan
scrollthroughthemquicker,Selectanimageorvideoby
usingtheRECORD/ENTERbutton(11)toexitthe
thumbnailview.
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Video Settings
•Toalterthevideosettings,pressthemodebuttonuntilthecameraisinvideo
modeandthenpresstheMENUbutton.Thefollowingsettingscanbeamended:
Photo Settings
•Toalterthephotosettings,pressthemodebuttontoselectphotomodeandthen
presstheMENUbutton(13).Thefollowingsettingscanbeamended:
Playback Settings
•Toaltertheplaybacksettings,pressthemodebuttonuntilyouenterplayback
modeandthenpresstheMENUbutton(13).Note:Theremustbelessavedon
theSDCardtoaccessthesesettings.
System settings
• Toalterthesystemsettings,pressthemenubutton(13)twicefromanyof
themodes.
Format CANCEL/EXECUTE–ToformatyourSD/MMCcard.
NOTE:ThiswillclearalltheinformationonyourSD/MMC
card,includinganypre-existinginformationfromanysource
Language SelectbetweenvariouslanguagesincludingEnglish,French,
German, Italian, etc..
LCDAutoOff Tosavepoweryoucansetthescreentoswitchoffafter1,3
or 5 minutes, or to stay on continuously.
SystemReset CANCEL/EXECUTE-thisallowsyoutoresetthesystem
todefaultsettings
Light
Frequency
50HZ / 60HZ
DateInput UpdatethesystemDateandTime
USB PCCAM/DISKDRIVE–Thisdetermineshowthecamera
actswhenconnectbytheUSBtoacomputer.Byselecting
PCCAMthecamerawillworkasawebcamanddiskdrive
willconnectthecameraasanexternaldiskdriveforthe
searchandtransferofvideosandpictures.

TROUBLE SHOOTING
• TheCarBlackBoxcomesshippedwithascreenprotector,tobeabletosee
thescreenclearlythisneedstoberemovedpriortouse.
• PleaseensurethatanSD/MMCcard(notincluded)hasbeeninsertedprior
touse,ifyouareexperiencingdifculties,oriftheCarBlackBoxdoesn’t
recognisetheinsertedcard,removeandre-insertthecardwiththeCarBlack
BoxswitchedonortryanotherSD/MMCcard.
• InNightVisionmodepleasebeawarethatwhentheCarBlackBoxfocuseson
anobjectwithareectivesurface,likeglass,refectioncanoccur.
• YourCarBlackBoxisverysimilartoacomputer.If,foranyreasonitstalls
duringoperation,turningitoffandonagainwillmostlikelyresolvetheproblem.
Ifthisdoesn’twork,youmayneedtodoasystemreset.
• Systemresetcanbefoundinsystemsettings,pressMENU(13)twicein
anymodetoentersystemsettings,usetheUP(15)orDOWN(14)buttons
tohighlightSysResetandthenpresstheRECORD/CAPTURE/ENTER
BUTTON(11).
• UsetheUP(15)orDOWN(14)buttonstohighlightConrmandthenpressthe
RECORD/CAPTURE/ENTERBUTTON(11).
• Pleasenotethatthischangesallsettingsbacktosystemdefaultssoyoumay
havetore-enteryourpreferences.
CLEANING THE CAR BLACK BOX
• Wipecleanwithasoftdrycloth
• Everynowandthenwipethelenscleanwithasoftdryclothorlenscloth.
• CleanthescreenusingaTFTscreencleanerorequivalent.
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SETTING THE TIME AND DATE
1. TurntheCarBlackBoxon(withorwithouttheSDcard)
2. PresstheMENUbutton(13)oncetoenterthemodesettingsscreen
3. PresstheMENUbutton(13)oncemoretoenterthesystemssettingsscreen
4. ScrolldownusingtheDOWNbutton(14)untilyoureachDateInputandpress
theRECORD/ENTERbutton(11)oncetoselect
5. Inthisscreenyoucanchangethedateandtime.Tochangethetimeanddate
presstheUPandDOWNbuttontoselectthecorrecttimeanddate,pressing
theRECORD/ENTERbutton(11)tomovethroughtheselections.Onceallthe
optionshavebeenchangedpressingtheRECORD/ENTERbutton(11)once
morewillsaveyoursettingandreturnyoutothesystemssettingsscreen.
CHANGING THE VIDEO LENGTH
1. TheCarBlackBoxcanrecordcontinuouslyorinshorterblocksoftime.The
advantageofrecordinginshorterblocksisthatasitsaveseachvideoregularly
makingitamoresecurewaytokeepyourrecordings.
2. Tochangethelengthofthevideotime,invideomodepresstheMENUbutton
(13)oncetoenterthevideosettingscreen.
3. Usetheup(15)ordown(14)keystohighlightVideoTime,pressRECORD/
ENTERbutton(11)toselect.
4. Usetheup(15)ordown(14)keystohighlightdesiredvideolooplength
required,pressRECORD/ENTERbutton(11)toselect.
5. PresstheMENUbutton(13)twicetoreturntovideomode,whenyounextpress
therecordbuttonitwillrecordinblocksofthevideolengthselected.
6. WhentheSD/MMCcardisfull,itwilleraseovertheearliestrecordedvideo
automaticallytoprovidecontinuousrecording.
USB MODE
• WhenyouconnecttoyourcomputerusingtheUSBcable,ifDiskDrivehas
beenselectedinsystemsettings,theCarBlackBoxwillshowasaremovable
diskinWindowsExplorer/OSXFindersothatthelescanbetransferredto
yourcomputerasdescribedintheUPLOADINGPHOTOSsectionearlierinthis
manual.Always“Eject”theCarBlackBoxremovablediskinWindowsExplorer/
OSXFinderbeforedisconnectingtheUSBcable.
• IfPCCamisselectedinsystemsettingstheCarBlackBoxwillactasa
webcam,softwarenotincluded,asabovealways“Eject”theCarBlackBox
removablediskinWindowsExplorer/OSXFinderbeforedisconnectingthe
USBcable.Pleasenote:PleaseinserttheSDcardbeforerecording.