Gembird DCAM-002 User manual

32GB
1.5 WIDE VIEW
120
GSENSOR
FUNCTION
Thank you for your purchase our vehicle DVR
In order to help you operate it correctly, please read this instruction carefully before usage.

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Rear View
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1. TF Card Slot
2. Reset Button
3. Mic
4. Power Button
5. Mic Indicator (red)
6. Mic Button
7. Camera/Playback Button
8. Rack Pad (close) Right
9. LCD Display
10. Rec Indicator (red)
11. Rec Button
12. Switch Button
13. Rack Pad (open) Left
14. Sensor-Aligning Steering
15. AV In Interface(Optional)
16. AV Out Interface
17. USB Interface
18. 3M Adhesive Tape
19. Rack Pad
20. Screw Hole
21. CMOS Sensor
22. Night Vision LED Light
23. Night Vision Sensor
Structure Diagram and Introduction of Vehicle DVR

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Device Installation
1. Insert the TF card into the card slot with right direction.
2. Install the device on the wind shield or on the driving instrument board
with rack pad.
&Use clean and soft cloth to rub away the dirt and moisture on the wind shield or
instrument board.
3. Connect the USB port and Car Cigarette thru car charger.
4. Adjust the position for video-shooting.
&Press Mic Button or Rec button to make sure the position is right
6.Start the car, and the device will automatically power on and recording
Device Operation
*Automatic Video-Recording
1. Start the car engine
2. The device will be turned on and automatically recording;
The default recording is 2 minutes video file per section
3. To switch the normal/reverse phase of recording, Long Press "Mic" Button for 3
seconds to switch sensor positive shooting.
Long Press "Rec" Button for 3 seconds to switch sensor inverted shooting.
(The system will save the setting of normal/reverse phase switching)
4. Turn off the car engine;
5. The device will save the file and will be automatically power-off.
*Manual Video-Recording
1. After the device is powered on, press the Rec button for taking videos;
2. To switch the normal/reverse phase of recording, Long Press "Mic" Button for 3
seconds to switch sensor positive shooting.
Long Press "Rec" Button for 3 seconds to switch sensor inverted shooting.
(The system will save the setting of normal/reverse phase switching)
3. Press the Rec button again, and the device will automatically stop taking the
videos.
*Taking picture
1. Start the car engine
2. the device will automatically turn on and automatically record
3. In the video mode, short press camera/playback button to enter camera mode
4. short press camera/playback button again to take picture
5. press Rec button or switch button to return video recording mode
*Use motion detection recording function
1. When device is powered on, long press switch button to enable motion detection
function and there is “ ” icon show on screen
2. when motion detection function is enable, if the device senses moving objects

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around the scope, con on the LCD and REC indicator will
flash twice slowly, then the REC indicator goes off and device will in recording
mode
If the device doesn’t sense objects moving around the scope, the device will
automatically stop recording
3. Long press switch button, will disable motion detection function, and “ ” logo
will disappear on the LCD
*Use the Night Vision Mode
1. When the device is powered on, short press the “Turn on/off” Key to enable the
Night Vision function, the “ ” icon will be shown on screen
2. Short press the “Turn on/off” Key again to disable the Night Vision function.
*Switching the normal/reverse phase of video camera
To switch the normal/reverse phase of recording, Long Press "Mic" Button for 3
seconds to switch sensor positive shooting.
Long Press "Rec" Button for 3 seconds to switch sensor inverted shooting.
(The system will save the setting of normal/reverse phase switching)
*G-sensor Function
When device is in recording, if there is serious collision to device, “ ” icon will
be shown on LCD screen immediately, and the device will store current video
which wouldn’t be deleted in the cycle recording.
(The collision video file will be saved as name”SPECxxx” )
*Playback Function
1. When device is powered on, long press camera/playback button, the device will
enter playback mode.
2. use Mic button or Rec button to choose video file or picture file
3. short press camera/playback button to play or pause the video file.
4. Long press camera/playback button to quit playback function
*Update date and time
1. Before operating this device, it is required to update the date and time.
2. Create one txt file named “time”, and input current time in “year-month-day
hour:minutes:second”, for example, current time is 2012-2-5 16:2:9, then input
“2012-02-05 16:02:09” in the “time” txt, and saved it in the TF card root directory.
Note: in the time txt, please make sure the year is 4digit, and others are 2digit,
for example, current time is 2012-3-7 9:2:7, please input“2012-03-07 09:02:07”,
not “2012-3-7 9:2:7”
3. Insert TF card into device and power on the device, device time will be updated
as “time” txt setting.
Motion Detection i

Function
Power On/Off
Night Vision
LCD Back
Light
Motion
Detection
Video Record
Button Name
Power Button
Power Button
Switch Button
Switch Button
Rec Button
Action
Long Press
Short press
Short press
Short press
Remark
Turn on/off device
When device is on, short press this
button to enable night vision
function;
press again, will disable night
vision function
when device is on, short press
switch button would turn off the
LCD back light;
Press again, will turn on the LCD
back light
Long press switch Button for
3seconds, device will enter
motion detection mode, motion
detection icon will be shown on
screen;
And if long press again, will quit
motion detection mode
Press this button to start or stop
video recording;
When the device is recording
,the indicator light under record
Button will flash;
when device stop recording, the
indicator light will be off
Long Press
*U-disk Mode
1. Turn off the device and connect device thru USB to computer.
2. U disk icon will be shown on LCD display, there will be on removable disk shown
on computer.
3. Enter the removable disk, you could replay video file in the removable disk.
*PC Camera Function
1. Please install the PC camera driver stored on disk.
2. When device is in power off mode, hold Rec button, then connect computer thru
USB, still hold Rec button until the PC Cam icon shown on the LCD screen.
Then device is in PC camera mode.
Button Function
Button Function under Video Recording
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Switch sensor
positive shooting
Switch sensor
inverted shooting
Mute
Camera
Playback
Rec Button
Mic Button
Mic Button
Camera/Playback
Button
Short Press
Short press
Long Press
To switch sensor positive shooting
To switch sensor inverted shooting
To turn on/off sound recording
When turn on sound recording
,the indicator light under Mic
button will flash; When turn off,
the indicator light will be off
When device is in video
recording mode, press this
button to enter camera mode;
press this button under camera
mode, will take a picture;
Press Rec button or Switch
button to back to video mode
Camera/Playback
Button
To enter or quit playback mode
Function
Play Video
Previous File
Next File
Quit to
Recording mode
Button Name Action Remark
Record Button
Mic Button
Short press
Short press
Short press
Long Press
Play or pause a video file
Button Function in Playback Mode
Long Press
Long Press
Camera/Playback
Button
Camera/Playback
Button

G-Sensor Function
Audio Recording
Playback Function
PC Camera
U-Disk Function
AV Output
Interface
Storage Temperature
Operating Temperature
Operating Moisture
Type of Memory Card
Capacity of Memory Card
Battery
Lasting Time for Videos
Power Consumption
Standard Voltage
Support
Support
Support
Support
Support
Support (TV, GPS, mobile car DVD,
center console)
AV/USB
-20℃~60℃
0 ~40℃ ℃
15-65%RH
TF Card
Up to 32GB
250 MA Polymer Lithium Batteries
2 Hours
150MA
DC5V
Camera Sensor
Viewing Angle of Lens
LCD Display
Video Resolution
Photo Resolution
Automatically Overwritten
Cyclic Recording
Motion detection function
Night Vision
Time Stamp on video
1 mega pixels
120 Degrees
1.5-inch
1280x720 30FPS
4032x3024
Support
Support
Support
Support
Support
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The parameters of this recorder are shown as follows:

Accessories included
Notes:
1) Please insert the TF card before recording.
2)The device default storage time is 2min. When the storage medium is full, it will
record from the beginning again and erase over the previously recorded material
automatically. It will have 3 seconds pause time, and namely the contents in the
3 seconds will not recorded.
3)Because the DVR is DC5V input, please use the attached car charger.
VEHICLE DVR
Car Charger AV Cable
Driver DiskManual
USB Cable
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