iBeam TE-CDVR-9QM User manual

TE-CDVR-9QM User Manual
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Contents
1....Precautions..............................................................................1
2. Accessories ............................................................................3
3. Connections .........................................................................4
4. Remote Control.....................................................................5
5. Controls.................................................................................6
6. Operation...............................................................................7
6.1 Time and Indicators .......................................................7
6.2 Menu Operation ...........................................................7
7. Main Menu...........................................................................10
7.1 Record........................................................................10
7.2 Display........................................................................ 11
7.3 Storage.......................................................................14
7.4 System........................................................................15
8. Recording Time.....................................................................17

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1.Precautions
●Storage and Keeping
1. Do not expose the monitor to excessive heat or cold. The storage temperature of this
device is -30~+80℃, and the operating temperature is -20~+70 ℃. Battery operating
temperature is 0-70℃.The humidity is Rh90%.
2. Never use this device near a bathtub, wash basin, kitchen, damp basement, swimming
pool or similar places.
3. Never use this device in environments with excessive moisture, dust or smoke.
4. Avoid dropping or striking this device.
5. Avoid using this device in enclosed spaces, areas with excessive vibration or subject to
severe impacts.
6. Never puncture, scratch or use abrasive cleaning materials on this device.
7. Do not place cables where they may be pinched or stepped on.
8. Leave at least a 2" space between the monitor and walls, cabinets or other objects to
allow adequate air circulation around the device.
9. The monitor is not designed to be waterproof.
●Operating Precautions
1.The device may be powered by a 12 or 24 volt automotive battery or vehicle electrical
system.
2. Make sure all cables are connected properly. Observe polarity. Improper cable
connections may damage the monitor. Remove the power cable connections when you
do not intend to use the device.
3. The back-up battery can be recharged when the power is on.
4.When it is fully charged,recharging is automatically stopped.
5.It may take longer to charge batteries unused for a long time.
Warning!
1. High voltage is present within the monitor. The opening of the case should be by professionals.
2. Do not watch the video while driving unless you are monitoring the rear view camera display.
Special Notice
Occasionally, a few highlights or dark spots may occur on the LCD screen. This is avery common
phenomenon in active matrix display technology, and doesn’t necessarily indicate any defects or faults.
Never try to repair this device by yourself. In case of any problems, please turn off the display at once
and notify our company or authorized dealer. The monitor is a complex device. Any disassembly or
modification may lead to damage and void the warranty.

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Maintenance
1. Remove all the cable connections from the monitor before cleaning the device.
2. Use a mild household detergent and clean the unit with a slightly damp, soft cloth.
Never use strong solvents such as thinner or benzine, as they might damage the finish
of the device.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock to persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
This symbol is intended to alert the user not to waste electrical and
electronic equipment.
CAUTION
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in
this manual could void your warrantyand necessitate expensive repairs.
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT REMOVE COVER(OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL

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2.Accessories
U-Support Bracket Center Mount Bracket
Sun Shield Power cable
IR Remote controlAngle Adjustment Screws
Keys

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3.Connections
A: GPS GPS Input
B: Camera1 White 4 PIN Female
C: Camera2 Blue 4 PIN Female
D: Camera3 Green 4 PIN Female
E: Camera4 Brown
4 PIN Female
F: Video Out Yellow RCA Female
G: Audio Out White RCA Female
①White: Camera 1 trigger
②Blue: Camera 2 trigger
③Green: Camera 3 trigger
④Brown: Camera 4 trigger
⑤Orange：HDMI trigger
⑥Purple: Speed
⑦Black : Ground
⑧Red: VCC

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4.Remote Control
①Mute
②Standby
③Recording
④Volume Decrease
⑤Volume Increase
⑥Snapshot
⑦Menu
⑧Display Mode Selection
⑨Language Selection
⑩HDMI Switch
Event Recording
①
②
③
④
⑥
⑧
⑩
⑦
⑤
⑨

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5. Controls
①AUX Input
②Remote Receiver
③LDR
④Recording Indicator
⑤Power
⑦Emergency Hole
⑧Micro SD Slot
⑨HDMI Input
Insert Direction
Slot Number
⑥Lock Sketch of slots & micro SD
card direction
Power Function:
a/ Short press the power button to turn the monitor on when the panel LED is red.
b/ Press the power button for 5 seconds and enter the password in the pop-up window
to turn off the monitor.
c/ Short press the power button to turn off the backlighting when monitor is on.
LDR:Light dependent resistor.
Emergency Hole:Press the emergency hole using some needle can reset the whole machine, in
case the system halted.
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑧
⑨
⑦
⑩
⑪
⑫
⑩
⑫
⑪

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6. Operation
6.1 Time and Indicators
Top left displays date and time.
Top right displays 5 indicators:AUX/Rec/Play/Lock/GPS
AUX indicator turns red when AUX audio is inserted on the front panel.
Rec indicator turns red when recording.
Play indicator turns red when playing back.
Lock indicator turns red when menu is locked.
GPS indicator flickers when searching signal.
GPS indicator turns red when GPS signal is received.
6.2 Menu Operation
Click this icon to start or stop recording. Video files are saved in normal list
of player menu.
If event recording is activated (trigger signal, motion detection, collision etc.),
regular recording will be paused and then retrieved when event recording is
finished.
Click this icon to start a event recording manually.The video buffer 15
seconds before the click will also be saved in this event record mode. The
event recording will stop when the pre-set recording time is up. Video files
are saved in event list of player menu.
Click the icon again when the event recording is not ended, the monitor
will switch to normal recording after pre-set recording time is up.
Click this icon to play back video. A prompt dialog will show“Can not record
in play mode! Continue?” Click OK to enter recording calendar menu. Video
files are available in green highlighted dates. Click the date to select, play or
delete video files or snapshots. Multiple video files can be selected to play
back in sequence, while snapshots must be viewed in folder one by one.
Touch the
bottom area
to display
menu

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Display last
picture
Display next
picture
Year Selection
Month Selection
Exit
Video files and snapshots
are available in green
highlighted dates
Exit
Capture List
Event Recording List
Normal Recording list
Delete
Select All
Play
Protect Files
filesfffiles
Volume Adjustment
Pause Video Play
Hide Player Menu
Exit
Play last file
Play next file

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Click this icon for snapshot under live recording and playback mode.
“Snapshot Success” will display when snapshot is done. Pictures are saved
in capture list of player menu.
Click this icon to adjust volume under live recording and playback mode.
Click this icon to set menu. A prompt dialog will display " Unable to record in
set-up mode! Continue?” Click OK to enter.
Click this icon and enter the password in the pop-up window to turn off the
monitor. monitor.
Mute
Volume-leveling Value

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7.Main Menu
7.1 Record
Power On Rec:
Recording will start when power is on if setting the Power On Rec ON.
Cyclic Rec:
New video files will overwrite the previous ones when SD cards are full if setting
the Cyclic Rec ON. Recording will stop when SD cards are full if setting the
Cyclic Rec OFF. Overwriting will not cover event recording files.
Trig.4 Rec:
Event recording will start if setting the Trig.4 Rec ON.
Motion Rec:
Event recording will start if set the Motion Rec ON.
Event Record Time:
Event recording time can be set from 15 seconds, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Record Channel:
Select any camera channel for recording. Default setting is recording ALL
channels under normal record and power on record mode, while it is ALL
channels for event recording and can't be changed.
Motion Sensitivity:
Motion Sensitivity is optional for low, middle, high level.
If there is motion in the video and it reaches the threshold, it will trigger to
record.

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G-sensor Sensitivity:
G-sensor Sensitivity is optional for low, middle, high level,which stands for +/-1g,
+/-2g, +/-4g.
Video Quality:
Resolution of video quality is classified into low /middle /high. Default quality is
high.
7.2 Display
Camera Name Setting
Camera Display Setting

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Click the camera name in the gray box and input new one with maximum 8 digits.
Click this icon to set menu
Display time
Click Menu Lock Setting to set menu
password. Default Password is 123456
Click this icon to turn on / off camera
parking lines. Click Calibrate to adjust
parking lines.
Click this icon to set trigger delaying
time and priority, 5 is the highest
priority.

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Connect the vehicle speed wire with the
monitor speed wire before operation.Afull
screen of selected camera will be
displayed when the vehicle is over speed
or underspeed.Click the Option icon to
set the speed threshold. Speed recording
will start if setting the Speed Rec. ON.
There are 2 speed sources: GPS and
vehicle speed sensor.
Click this icon to set blacklighting
value.
Click this icon to set power on
display mode.
Speed Switch——Setup…
Click the Calibrate icon to calibrate the
current speed for the monitor. Then you
can set the threshold of High Speed and
Low Speed to display the corresponding
camera.

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Under Mirror sub-menu, each video input can be
set to display in either mirror or non-mirror image.
7.3 Storage
ALL: Capacity and free capacity for all cards.
TF1~4: Capacity and free capacity for each individual micro SD card.
Format : Format micro SD card.
All: Formal all micro SD cards.
TF1~4: Format any individual micro SD card. Format icon will be gray if SD
card is not found.
TF SLOT: Micro SD card slot position.
Warning: Micro SD cards must not be taken out during recording or playback.
Click this icon to set screen on duration
and battery power supply duration after
external power is off.
Click this icon to select video system
Under camera mode or HDMI input
under non-camera mode.

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7.4 System
Click this icon to display the monitor
Software version
Click this icon to select language
Click this icon to display GPS information

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Start: Start time of scheduled recording.
End: End time of scheduled recording.
Confirm: Add scheduled recording
Scheduled recording:
* Add a scheduled recording with maximum of 3. Scheduled recording can be
set once, daily or weekly.
* Single scheduled recording will display as expired, completed or deleted.
Click this icon to set audio out
channel.
Click this icon to set device ID and
license plate number. The
information will be displayed on all
the video files to distinguish different
vehicles and drivers.
Click this icon to set date and time.
Year should range between
2000-2037
Click this icon to set scheduled
recording.

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* Overlapped scheduled recording is not allowed.
* Recording setting must be resumed if interrupted.
* Scheduled recording can be stopped by the control button for regular
recording.
* If event recording is activated (trigger signal, motion detection, collision etc.),
scheduled recording will be paused and then retrieved when event recording is
finished. Scheduled recording will not be retrived if its set time is up.
Update: Click this icon to update software.
Note: System will reboot after being upgraded. Before reboot is finished
(approx. 40s of dark screen) do not cut off the power, in case the device will
not start due to upgrade failure.
Factory Default: “Confirm to reset?” Click this icon to restore factory setting.
8.Recording Time
Chart 1
Chart 2
Image
Quality
Recording Time （H）
PAL
NTSC
Low
448
372
Middle
328
296
High
164
144
Image
Quality
Resolution
PAL
NTSC
Low
352 ×288
352 ×240
Middle
704 ×576
704 ×480
High
704 ×576
704 ×480
Click this icon to select file type.
There are 3 levels of image quality
available: high, middle and low. The
recording time for different image
quality is as follows (4 x 128G micro
SD cards to record 4 channels):
The 3 levels of resolution for
different image quality is as follows
(the high image quality has the
same resolution as the middle, but
has twice of the bit rate):

IMPORTANT
If you are having difficulties with the installation
of this product, please call our Tech Support line
at 1-800-253-TECH. Before doing so, look over
the instructions a second time, and make sure
the installation was performed exactly as the
instructions are stated. Please have the vehicle
apart and ready to perform troubleshooting
steps before calling.
When connecting with power cable, please make sure not to mistake the positive and
negative pole, otherwise the fuse will blow immediately for security protection.If it happens,
please replace the blown fuse with a new one with same specification, after connecting
properly to the right pole. Don’t randomly increase the current rating of the fuse, and NEVER
use metal wire asa substitute.
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