HP f730 User manual

f730
Car Camcorder
User Manual

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Contents
About this Guide ......................................................................................3
Regulatory notices...................................................................................3
CE Regulatory Notice ...............................................................................3
Notes on Installation ............................................................................... 3
Battery Notices ........................................................................................3
Caution ....................................................................................................4
1Introduction.............................................................................5
1.1 Features.............................................................................................5
1.2 Package Contents ..............................................................................5
1.3 Product Overview .............................................................................. 6
2. Getting Start...................................................................................8
2.1 Insert the Memory Card .....................................................................8
2.2 Install in Vehicles ...............................................................................9
2.3 Connecting to Power........................................................................10
2.4 Powering the Camcorder On / Off and Reset ...................................12
2.4.1 Auto Power On/Off..................................................................12
2.4.2 Manual Power On/Off .............................................................12
2.4.3 Reset the camcorder...............................................................12
2.5 Initial Settings .................................................................................13
2.5.1 Set the Date and Time ............................................................13
3. Using the Camcorder...................................................................... 14
3.1 Recording Videos .............................................................................14
3.1.1 Auto Recording .......................................................................14
3.1.2 Emergency Recording.............................................................15
3.2 Photos..............................................................................................16
3.3 GPS (Option).....................................................................................17
3.4 Rear Camera (Option) ......................................................................18

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3.5 File Browse ......................................................................................18
3.6 Setting .............................................................................................20
3.7 Parking Mode...................................................................................20
3.8 Driving Report..................................................................................22
4. Adjust the Settings........................................................................23
5. Specifications ............................................................................... 26

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About this Guide
The content in this document is for information purpose and is subject to
change without prior notice. We made every effort to ensure that this User
Guide is accurate and complete.
However, no liability is assumed for any errors and omissions that may have
occurred.
The manufacturer reserves the right to change the technical specifications
and accessories without prior notice.
Regulatory notices
This document provides country- and region-specific non-wireless and
wireless regulatory notices and compliance information for your product.
Some of these notices may not apply to your product.
CE Regulatory Notice
The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage
Directive 2014/35/EU, the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU and the RoHS Directive
2011/65/EU.
Notes on Installation
1. Do NOT setup the camcorder while driving or while the vehicle is in
motion. Please stop at a safe place before adjusting or installing.
2. Install the camcorder above the rear-view mirror to obtain the best
open-field view. Do NOT install the camcorder in a location that will
obstruct your required driving view.
3. Make sure that the lens is within the wiping range of the windscreen
wiper to ensure a clear view even when it rains.
4. Do not touch the lens with your fingers. Finger grease may be left on the
lens and will result in unclear videos or snapshots. Clean the lens on a
regular basis.
Battery Notices
Do not expose battery being placed to high temperature environment,
temperatures higher than 60 °C.
Do not expose battery being placed in to direct sunshine, fire or such
high temperature environment.

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To reduce the risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, or
puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of in fire or water.
Follow the instruction to charge the battery.
IMPORTANT: The battery in this product cannot be easily replaced by
users themselves.
Never replace the battery on your own.
Doing so may cause the damage or explosion.
Please have the dealer do it for you.
Removing or replacing the battery could affect your warranty coverage.
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
If a battery is no longer holding a charge, contact support.
When a battery has reached the end of its useful life, do not dispose of
the battery in general household waste. Follow the local laws and
regulations in your area for battery disposal.
Caution
Never disassemble or attempt repair of this product. Doing so may
damage the camcorder, cause electric shock and void your product
warranty.
Set up time and date accurately before you use this camcorder.
Exposing the camcorder to open flames can cause explosion.
Due to local laws and vehicles safety considerations, do not manually
operate the camcorder while driving.
The values displayed in this system, such as speed, position, and the
distance warning to the speed camera set points, may be inaccurate
due to the influence of surrounding environment. They are for your
reference only.
HP Inc. Company is NOT responsible for the loss of any
data/content during operation.
Before you start using the Car Camcorder, it is
assumed that you agree to the above statements.

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1Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this advanced camcorder. This camcorder is
specifically designed for real time video and audio recording when
driving.
1.1 Features
Full HD 1920*1080
Night Vision
F/1.4 big aperture
Driver report
Collision Detection
Emergency Recording File
Parking Mode (supports timelapse)
1.2 Package Contents
The package contains the following items. If there are any missing or
damaged items, contact your dealer immediately.
Car Camcorder
Rubber band
Car adapter
User manual
CD
External GPS
(option)
Rear Camera
(option)

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1.3 Product Overview

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No.
Item
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Rearview mirror clip
2
LCD Screen
3
Up/Previous option/Switch front or rear camera
4
Short press: LCD on/off / Confirm
Long press: Menu / Return
5
Down/Next option
6
USB port: Car power adapter connection
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A/V port: Rear Camera connection (option)
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MicroSD memory card slot
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GPS port: External GPS connection (option)
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Speaker
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Reset
12
Lens
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Microphone

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2. Getting Start
2.1 Insert the Memory Card
Insert the memory card with the gold contacts facing the back of the
camcorder. Push the memory card until it clicks into place. (Use class 10
or greater speed micro SD cards for this camcorder; It is recommended to
format the micro SD cards before the initial use.)
To remove the memory card
Push the edge of the memory card inward until you hear/feel it click,
then allow it to push out until you can remove it from the slot.
Note:
1. Do not remove or insert the memory card when the camcorder is powered on. This
may damage the memory card.
2. Use class 10 greater speed micro SD cards and capacity higher than 16GB for this
camcorder (direct support up to 32GB).
3. It is recommended to format the micro SD cards before the initial use.
4. Please periodically format the memory card(suggest once per month).
5. Use memory card higher than 64GB, please use the camcorder to format the
memory card before initial use.
6. Memory card has certain usage life. Long use may lower down write-in speed and
failure saving. In this case, we recommend you to purchase new memory card.

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2.2 Install in Vehicles
1. Clip on to your original car mirror.
2. Circle the clip with the band.
3. Adjust the camcorder lens.
Note:
Image shown here is for installation illustration. The outlook may differ from what
you purchased.

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2.3 Connecting to Power
Use only the supplied car adapter to power up the camcorder and charge
the built-in battery.
1. Connect one end of the car adapter to the USB connector of the
camcorder. USB port input: DC 5V / 2A.
2. Plug the other end of the car adapter to the cigarette lighter socket
of your vehicle. Once the vehicle engine is started, the camcorder
automatically powers on. Car adapter input: DC 12 / 24V.
Note:
1. Use only the supplied car adapter. DO NOT use the other brand of car adapters,
otherwise it may cause the product mal-function or battery explosion.
2. Please take note if the environment temperature reaches 45°C or above, the car
adapter still can supply power to camcorder, but it may not charge the battery. This is
characteristic of Lithium polymer battery and is not a malfunction.

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Battery Status Indicator:
Icon
Description
Low battery
1/4 battery capacity remaining
1/2 battery capacity remaining
3/4 battery capacity remaining
Battery full charged
External power connected

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2.4 Powering the Camcorder On / Off and Reset
2.4.1 Auto Power On/Off
Once the vehicle engine is started, the camcorder automatically powers
on. And the recording will automatically start.
Once the vehicle engine shuts down, the camcorder automatically saves
the recording and turns off the power within 10 seconds.
Note:
Automatic power up and shut down assumes the power socket is linked to the car
ignition.
2.4.2 Manual Power On/Off
To manually turn on the power, long press the POWER button.
To turn off, long press the POWER button to enter Menu from
current recording mode, press a few times and choose [OFF] card,
then press again to shut down the power.
2.4.3 Reset the camcorder
To reset, use a pin to insert RESET hole and hold for at least 3 seconds.

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2.5 Initial Settings
2.5.1 Set the Date and Time
We recommend to set up date and time before initial use.
To set the correct date and time, do the following:
1. In the recording screen, long press button to enter the OSD
menu.
2. Press a few times to select [Setting] card, and press to
enter.
3. Long press two times to System option, press a few times
to Date/Time setting, and press to enter.
4. Press and to adjust the value. When finish, press
to confirm and enter to next column.
5. Repeat 4 until all the value is set.
6. Long press to return to previous sub-menu.
7. Long press once again to return to Menu. Press a few
times to select [REC] card, and press to enter recording
mode.
Note:
1. In the recording mode, if you long press to enter the Menu, the car
camcorder will stop recording. Please make sure you are ready to stop recording.
2. To ensure accurate date/time stamped on the file, you are recommended to re-set
up date/time if the car camcorder is consumed battery or not in use for over 7 days.

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3. Using the Camcorder
3.1 Recording Videos
3.1.1 Auto Recording
When the vehicle engine starts up, the camcorder automatically turns on
and starts recording.
Recording will automatically stop when the engine is switched off.
Note:
1. On some cars, the recording will continue when the engine is switched off. If this
happens, please manually turn off the cigarette lighter or remove the car adapter
from the cigarette lighter.
2. It can be configured to save a video file for every 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes
of recording.
3. The camcorder saves the recording in the memory card. If the memory card capacity
is full, the oldest file in the memory card will be overwritten.
4. The files taken by front main camcorder and rear camera will be saved separately in the
[FRONT] and [BACK] folder.

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3.1.2 Emergency Recording
This Car Camcorder is equipped with a G-Force sensor. If the G-sensor
function is enabled, when collision is detected, the camcorder will
automatically trigger the Emergency Recording feature. The emergency
icon will be displayed on top of screen. The emergency recording files
will not be overwritten by the normal loop recording files.
To manually initiate the emergency recording feature, press the
button during the normal recording function.
The file length of emergency is 30 seconds. Once it reaches setting time,
the camcorder will resume to normal loop recording.
Note:
1. The sensitivity of G-sensor can be adjusted in the Menu. Following by
[Setting]-[[Video]-[G-Sensor] to adjust Off, Low sensitivity, Medium sensitivity, High
sensitivity. If choose Off, the camcorder will not activate auto emergency recording.
2. The emergency file is created as a new file and saved in Lock folder, which will be
protected to avoid being overwritten by normal loop recording.
3. The Lock folder and Photo folder will occupy 1/3 of available memory card capacity.
When the space is full, the reminder message will pop up to ask the user to format the
memory card or delete files.

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3.2 Photos
In the recording screen, long press button to enter the OSD menu.
Press to select [Photos] card, and press to enter. In current
preview mode, press again to take photo, you will hear “ka-za”
sound and the photo will be saved in the Photo folder. By this way to take
photo, it’s only available to take singe camera’s image, it cannot be taken
dual camera’s images. Short press button to switch front and rear
camera image.
In the recording mode, long press to take snapshot of current image.
The front and rear camera images can be taken at the same time.
Note:
1. The photo files will be saved in Photo folder which will not be overwritten by normal
loop recording.
2. The Lock folder and Photo folder will occupy 1/3 of available memory card capacity.
When the space is full, the reminder message will pop up to ask the user to format the
memory card or delete files.
3. The picture resolution is limited by the speed of the target object and changes in
ambient lighting. The photograph function is better used for taking still pictures in
accident scenes or when the car is stopped to wait for a traffic light.
4. The files taken by front main camcorder and rear camera will be saved separately in
the [FRONT] and [BACK] folder.

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3.3 GPS (Option)
Plug the optional GPS accessory into GPS port on the camcorder. Once
activate the GPS function, you can preview current car speed, speed cam
ahead, traffic lights and direction such information.
To activate GPS function, follow the below steps,
1. In the recording screen, long press button to enter the OSD
menu.
2. Press a few times to select [Setting] card, and press to
enter.
3. Long press two times to Setting option, press a few times
to GPS Setting, and press once to turn it on.
4. Long press to return to Menu.
5. Press a few times to select [GPS] card, and press to
enter recording and GPS info dual display image.

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Note:
1. GPS function is limited in certain areas. Please contact dealer for details.
2. Once activate the GPS function, when GPS is positioned, the icon will change from
white to blue .
3. If GPS function is not activated from Menu, even you plug in the GPS accessory, the
function is not workable.
3.4 Rear Camera (Option)
Please power off the camcorder firstly, then plug the optional rear
camera into AV port on the camcorder.
Note:
1. Rear camera doesn’t support hot plug-n-play. Please power off the main camcorder
before plug into rear camera.
2. Press button to switch main camcorder and rear camera preview image.
3.5 File Browse
In the recording screen, long press button to enter the OSD menu.
Press a few times to select [Browse] card, and press to enter.

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Long press button to select Video, Photo or Lock folder. Short press
or button to select FRONT or BACK folder, then press button to
enter the folder. Then, short press or button to select the file of your
preference and press button to check the file. Press once
button to playback the file, press button again to pause. Long
press button to return to previous page.
When check the file, long press button to jump to the icons on right
corner. Short press to select delete, lock or unlock icon. On any icon,
press button once to delete or lock or unlock current file. Long
press button to exit the file edit.
Note:
1. Deleted files CANNOT be recovered. Ensure the files you wish to preserve are
backup before deletion.
2. Use dual camera recording, no matter you delete the FRONT file or BACK file, the
other one will still exist and able to playback.