Hytera VM780 User manual

Body Worn Camera
USER MANUAL

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Preface
Welcome to the world of Hytera and thank you for purchasing this product. To derive optimum
performance from the product, please carefully read this manual before use.
This manual is applicable to the following product:
VM780 4G Body Worn Camera (MPTT)

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The following icons are available through this manual:
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Key Operation
Long press: To keep pressing a key for two seconds.
Press: To press a key and release it immediately.
Press and hold: To press a key and keep holding it down.
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EU Regulatory Conformance
As certified by the qualified laboratory, the product is in compliance with the essential requirements and
other relevant provisions of the following directives:
2006/66/EC
2011/65/EU
2012/19/EU
2014/53/EU
Please note that the above information is applicable to EU countries only.

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1.Packing List
Please unpack carefully and check that all items listed below are received. If any item is missing or
damaged, please contact your dealer.
Item
Qty.
Item
Qty.
Body Worn Camera
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USB Cable
1
Battery
1
Power Adapter
1
Belt Clip
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User Manual
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Pictures listed in this manual are for reference only.

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2.Product Overview
2.1 Product Layout
2.2 LED Indicators
Status
Description
Glows red

The product is transmitting voice or emergency alarm.
The product is being charged.
The TF card is full (lasts for three seconds).

The product is being turned off (lasts for two seconds).
Glows green 
The product is fully charged.

The product is being turned on
.
Flashes orange rapidly 
The remaining capacity of the TF card is less than 2 GB (lasts for
three seconds).
Flashes red slowly

Flashes once every second: The product is recording a video.
Flashes once every five seconds: The battery runs low. Please
recharge or replace the battery in time.
Flashes orange slowly
The product is recording an audio.

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3.Before Use
3.1 Installing the Nano SIM Card
Open the card slot cover and unlock the SIM card flip cover according to the instructions on it. Place the
Nano SIM card into the slot and lock the flip cover and slot cover, as shown in the following figure.
3.2 Attaching the Battery
Use only the Hytera standard or optional battery. Polarity reverse or use of other batteries may
result in explosion and fire hazards.
Attach the battery according to the steps shown in the following figure. To remove the battery, turn off
the product and reverse the attaching steps.

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3.3 Attaching the Belt Clip
Attach the belt clip according to the steps shown in the following figure. To remove the belt clip, reverse
the attaching steps.
3.4 Charging the Product
To charge the product, do as follows:

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The LED indicator on the product tells its charging status, see 2.2 LED Indicators for details.

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4.Basic Operations
4.1 Turning On or Off the Product
Turning On the Product
In power-off mode, long press the On/Off key for three seconds to turn on the product and enter the
preview mode.
Turning Off the Product
In power-on mode, long press the On/Off key for three seconds to turn off the product.
4.2 Connecting to Network
4.2.1 Cellular Data
Before enabling the cellular network, make sure that the SIM card has been registered to the Carrier
Networks. When not used, disable the cellular network to save traffic and extend the standby time.
1. Wipe down from the status bar to open the notification center, and tap .
2. Tap to enable the cellular network; or tap to disable the cellular network.
4.2.2 WLAN
Connect to a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Networks) to visit the Internet or shared files from other network
devices.
To use the WLAN, do one of the following:
Enable WLAN through the shortcut switch.
a) Swipe down from the status bar to display all shortcut switches. Tap to enable WLAN.
b) Select available network from the WLAN list.
c) (Optional) If the network displays with a icon, enter the password and tap Connect.
Enable WLAN through Settings.
a) Tap on the home screen, and tap WLAN to enable WLAN.
b) Select available network from the WLAN list.

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c) (Optional) If the network displays with a icon, enter the password and tap Connect.
The product automatically saves WLAN information upon successful connection, and automatically connects
to the network when WLAN is switched on.

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4.3 Understanding the Screen
4.3.1 Status Display
The status bar displays the notifications and running status of the product in real-time. Common status
icons are described in the following table.
Icon
Meaning
Icon
Meaning
Airplane mode is enabled.
WLAN connection is established.
Location information is enabled.
Cellular network is enabled.
BT feature is enabled
No SIM card is inserted.
BT connection is established
The battery power is full.
/
/
The battery is being charged.
4.3.2 Notifications and Shortcuts
New notifications display shortly on the top of screen, or display constantly in the middle of screen till
you acknowledge it.

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On the main screen, swipe down from the status bar to open the notification center, where you can
adjust brightness, turn on or turn off shortcut switches, open settings, and view or clear notifications.
4.3.3 Sleep and Wakeup
Sleep
In power-on mode, press the On/Off key to enter sleep mode. You can also set the sleep time in
Settings > System Settings; when the sleep time is up, the product enters sleep mode automatically.
Wakeup
When the screen goes off, press any key to wake up the screen.

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5.System Settings
Tap on the home screen, and enter the Settings. You can set the parameters according to the
actual needs.
5.1 Network
5.1.1 Data Roaming
Tap SIM Card Settings, and toggle to enable data roaming.
5.1.2 NFC
The near field communication (NFC) provides easy, fast and secure wireless connections. It allows you to
identify compatible devices nearby. With the NFC enabled, you can exchange data with other nearby
devices.
5.1.3 Airplane Mode
To avoid signal interferences while you are on a plane, please turn off the product or turn on the airplane
mode. In airplane mode, the product disables data or WLAN network, and you cannot use the voice,
video and data services. If the airline company permits, you can manually enable BT or WLAN feature.
Tap System Settings, and toggle the following the airplane mode to enable it.
You can also enable or disable the airplane mode by tapping the icon in the shortcut
switches.
5.2 Display
5.2.1 Brightness
Manual Adjustment
Tap System Settings, and drag the slide block in the Display Settings to adjust screen brightness.

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You can also adjust brightness by dragging the slide block for brightness in the drop-down
status bar.
Adaptive Brightness
Tap System Settings, and toggle the following the Adaptive Brightness.
5.2.2 Sleep
This feature allows the product to enter sleep mode for saving battery power, if no operation is made within
predefined time.
To set the sleep time, tap System Settings, and tap Sleep.
The sleep time options include Never, 10s, 20s and 30s.
5.3 Sound
5.3.1 Volume Adjustment
Tap System Settings, and drag the slide blocks following media volume and ring volume in the Sound
Settings to adjust volume.
5.3.2 Ring Mode
The product is set to ring mode by default. You can adjust the ring volume according to actual needs.
5.4 BT
You can pair the product with other BT devices to transfer data through BT feature.
1. Tap BT, and toggle the following BT to enable it.
2. Tap a device in the device list, and tap Pair in the popup pair request window.
If this product needs to be detected by other BT devices, toggle following
QCOM-BTD.

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
Other matching methods: slide down the status bar to expand all shortcut switches, and
tap . Tap More Settings, select a device in the device list, and then tap
Pair
in the
popup pair request window.
5.5 Language
Tap Language, and select from the language list.
5.6 Location
After enabling the location information, the product obtains location information through GPS, WLAN,
BT or cellular network.
1. Tap Location, and tap the following Location to enable it.
2. Tap Mode to set the mode of location information.
High Accuracy: Use GPS, WLAN, BT and cellular network to determine location.
Battery saving: Use WLAN, BT and cellular network to determine location.
Device only: Use GPS to determine location.
You can also view the applications which have recently requested the location information.
5.7 Date & Time
After connected to the network, the product can synchronize the date, time, time zone and time format
of the system automatically via the network.
Tap Date & Time, and tap the following Set Automatic time zone, the product will use the
time zone provided by the network.
Tap Date & Time, and tap the following 24-hour format, the product will use the 24-hour
time format.
5.8 Media
Tap Media settings to enter the Multimedia Settings interface. You can set features such as video
resolution, photo resolution, real-time resolution, photo quality, pre-recording and post-recording, strike
sensitivity, watermark, split time, antibanding, loop video, AES encryption and night vision.

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5.8.1 Video Resolution
You can set the resolution for video recording.
Tap Video resolution, and select from 480P 30fps, 720P 30fps, 720P 60fps, 1080P 30fps or 1080P 60fps.
5.8.2 Photo Resolution
You can set the resolution for photo taking.
Tap Photo resolution, and select from 2304x1296, 3072x1728 or 5328x2997.
5.8.3 Photo Quality
You can set the image quality.
Tap Photo quality, and select from Low, Medium and High.
5.8.4 Pre-record and Post-record
The product is capable of pre- and post-recording to ensure all interactions during an incident are
captured. Pre-recording allows officers to capture a period time of footage prior to an event that led
them to press the record button, while post- recording can add a period time of footage after the
recording is deactivated.
Tap Pre-recorded settings or Delay setting to enter the respective feature. Then tap or
following Pre-record or Post-rec to enable or disable the feature.
: The feature is disabled.
: The feature is enabled.
(Optional) You can set the pre- or post-recording time from 10s, 20s or 30s.
5.8.5 Strike Sensitivity
With the strike recording feature enabled, upon detecting certain acceleration of movement of itself, the
BWC automatically starts video recording. You can adjust the strike parameter from the menu.
1. Tap Strike sensitivity setting, and enter the configuration page.
2. Tap or following Strike to enable or disable the feature.
3. (Optional) You can set the strike sensitivity from Low, Medium or High.

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5.8.6 Watermark
Watermark appears in videos or images.
1. Tap Watermark, and enter the configuration page.
2. Tap or following Watermark to enable or disable the feature.
3. (Optional) After watermark is enabled, you can tap or following options such as
Custom Watermark, Date and Time, Device ID, User ID and GPS to display or remove respective
watermarks.
5.8.7 Split Time
Split time defines the maximum time length of a single audio or video recording. When the product
starts audio or video recording and reaches the split time, a recording file will be saved automatically
and the product starts a new timing again, and loops the process.
Tap Split time setting and select from 5 min, 10 min or 15 min.
5.8.8 Antibanding
When the product is used under indoor fluorescent lamp, its LCD screen may have flickers during video
recording or take photos with stripes because of the frequency disparity between the light sensor
exposure and the local AC power. To fix the flickers, set the antibanding to Auto, and it will adjust
automatically to the environment.
Tap Antibanding setting and select from 50 Hz, 60 Hz or Auto.
5.8.9 Night Vision
With this feature enabled, the IR LED will light up when the product is recording video in the dark.
Tap Night vision switch and select from On, Off or Auto.
5.9 Silent Mode
In silent mode, the product gives no alarms or rings; its indicators and screen goes dim to keep the
product concealment.

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Tap Silent Mode, and toggle the following Silent Mode to enable it.
5.10 Accounts
Tap Accounts to view information such as user name, user number, unit name and unit number.
5.11 About Device
Tap About Device to view information such as software version, device name, device ID, serial number,
storage capacity and available space.

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6.Basic Features
6.1 Recording Videos
Normal recording: in preview mode, toggle the Video Recording key to start video recording; the
LCD screen displays the recording time. During video recording, toggle the Video Recording key
again to finish recording.
Key recording: during video recording, press the Audio Recording key to mark the video as key
recording or unmark a key recording.
6.2 Recording Audios
Normal recording: in preview mode, long press the Audio Recording key to start audio recording;
the LCD screen displays the recording time. During audio recording, long press the Audio Recording
key again to finish recording.
Key recording: during audio recording, press the Audio Recording key to mark the audio as key
recording or unmark a key recording.
6.3 Taking Photos
Press the Photo Taking key to take a photo.
6.4 Taking Photos during Video Recording
During video recording, press the Photo Taking key to take a photo.
6.5 Flashlight
1. Tap in the home screen, or enter video preview mode after video or audio recording or photo
taking.
2. Tap to enable flashlight; tap to disable it.
You can also enable or disable flashlight from the shortcut switch in the status bar.