Kprokorea GDS-400H User manual

USER’S MANUAL
GDS-400H

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WARNING AND CAUTIONS
CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRONISC
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOIS-
TURE. DO NOT INSERT ANY METALLIC OBJECT THROUGH VEN-
TILATION GRILLS.
Explanation of Graphical Symbols
The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is in-
tended to alert the user to the presence of uninstalled "dangerous voltage" with-
in the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk
of electric shock to persons.
USER OF THE SYSTEM ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING AND COMPLYING
WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND STATUS, CONCERNING THE
MONITORING AND RECORDING OF VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS . OUR COMPANY
SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF THIS SYSTEM IN VIOLA-
TION OF CURRENT LAWS AND STATUES.

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►Before Using the unit for the first time, Read and Follow these Instructions.
●Users for connecting GDS-400H to Car Battery
1. Must use Battery Protector, we recommend our model BATMAN-G,
otherwise your car battery will be discharged.
●Dust in the cigarette jack may cause excessive heat or fire.
●Damages due to production malfunction, loss a data, or other damages
occurring while using this production shall not be the responsibility
of the manufacturer.
●Although this device is a unit used for recording & saving images, this unit may
not save all images in the case of malfunction.
●In the case of an accident, the sensor may not recognize the shock when the
impact is light and as a result it may not begin recording automatically.
●GPS satellite signals cannot typically pass through solid materials
(except glass). GPS location information is not typically available inside
buildings, tunnels, or underground parking lots. GPS satellite signal reception
can be affected by weather events or overhead obstacles.
●GPS requires some time (1 to 5 minutes) to determine its current location when
the unit is turned on for the first time or after an extended period of non-use.
●Motion Detect will be changed by Camera status, Day/Night, Weather,
or illumination.
●Built-in G sensor will not work properly in some special circumstance.
●Only authorized accessories should be used with the device.
The use of incompatible accessories could result in bodily injury and/or
damage to the device. The use of unauthorized accessories (such as Camera,
Cable, SD Card, etc..) could result in product damage, electric shock or fire.
Recommendable SDHC(SD) Cards : Use at least Class 6
Sandisk, Transcend, Memento, Memorette
►Manufacturer does not take any responsibility for using
unauthorized accessories.
►Manufacturer is not liable for any product damage or personal
injuries that occur due to an accident or carelessness.
FOR AMERICAN USERS
CHECK YOUR STATE AND LOCAL TRAFFIC LAWS BEFORE MOUNTING.
Currently, some states and municipalities restrict or prohibit drivers from mounting
objects or other materials (a) on their wind shields while operating motor vehicles or
(b) that obstruct the driver’s view or interfere with the operation of the vehicle. Manu-
facturer does not take any responsibility for any fines, penalties, or damages that may
be incurred as a result of disregarding this notice. It is your responsibility to comply
with all traffic laws.
WARNING AND CAUTIONS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS
This is to inform the customers of seriousness of safety-related (electric shock,
fire, explosion and etc) damages (personal and property) caused by misusing or
using the product for the purposes for which it was not intended and to protect
customers from such dangers. Please read the Instruction carefully and use the
product safely.
●Keep your device away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures.
●Avoid exposing your device to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet
light for extended periods of time.
●Do not drop your device or subject it to severe shock.
●Do not subject your device to sudden and severe temperature
Changes. This could cause moisture condensation inside the unit,
which could damage your device. In the event of moisture
Condensation, allow the device to dry out completely before use.
Clean only with dry cloth. Never clean your device with it powered on.
●Never attempt to disassemble, repair or make any modification to
your device.
●Never operate the unit while you are driving.
●Never remove SD card when power is connected.
●Never touch SD card with oily or wet hands.
●Never use organic solvents such as benzene or paint thinner to clean
your device. Use of these solvents can cause deformation of
discoloration.
●Only authorized accessories should be used with the device. The use
of incompatible accessories could in bodily injury and/or damage to
the device.
●Use only authentic and recommended SD card.
(If you fail to do so, it might cause damage to the device & vehicle or fire.)
●Only a qualified engineer should connect the power cable.
(If you fail to do so, it might cause damage to the device & vehicle or fire.)
●Never install the device at the place with an airbag and blocking
driver’s view.
●Do not store our device anywhere it may be exposed to water or in
conditions of high humidity.
●When the device is not in use for an extended period of time, bring it
indoors and store it in cool dry area.
●Use only rated capacity for fuse.( If you failed to do so, it might cause
Fire)
●Never power off during firmware updating.( If you fail to do so,
it might cause damage to the device or malfunction.)
Manufacturer of this device assumes no responsibility for any
damage or loss resulting from the use of this device system.

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I. INTRODUCTION ………...……………..……………………..………….. 6
II. FEATURES …………………………………………….…………….….... 7
III. SPECIFICATIONS …………….………………………………….……... 8
IV. LOCATION & CONTROL ………………………………….……….….. 9
1. Front …………….………………………………………………...………….. 9
2. Rear …………….………………………………………………...…………... 10
3. Remote Controller.………………………………………………...…………... 11
V. BASIC OPERATION & MENU SETUP …...……....……….……….......12
1. System Setup Information ………………………………………...………….. 12
2. Camera Menu .………………………………………………...…………........ 13
3. Record Menu .………………………………………………...…………......... 13
4. Motion Menu .………………………………………………...………….......... 14
5. Sensor Menu .………………………………………………...…………......... 15
6. System Menu .………………………………………………...………….......... 15
VI. VIEWER …………….………..…........................................................... 16
VII. DEFAULT SETTING VALUE ............................................................. 17
VIII. REAR CONNECTION ....................................................................... 18
INDEX

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I. Introduction
1-1. User’s Manual
This user’s manual helps the comprehension of all users of this drive re-
corder. Please read this manual carefully before use of this product.
Please follow the instruction of installation and menu setting.
1-2. Package Contents
This product Package consists of Basic & Option components
< Viewer CD >
< Drive Recorder _GDS-400H
Without VGA Output & Network
< User Manual >
< Cable >
< Remote Controller >
< L Bracket > < SD Card Reader >
< Cameras >
< GPS >
1. Drive Recorder ( GDS-400H )
with VGA output & Network.
2. Cable
3. Cameras :
Front, Rear & Side Camera.
4. Extended IR Receiver
5. SD Card Reader
6. GPS
1. Drive Recorder ( GDS-400H )
without VGA output & Network.
2. Remote Controller
3. User Manual
4. Viewer CD (Viewer S/W for Win-
dows)
5. L Bracket for Fixture
●BASIC COMPONENTS ●OPTION
< BASIC COMPONENTS > < OPTION >
< Drive Recorder _GDS-400H
With VGA Output & Network >
< IR Receiver >

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II. Features
This device ( Vehicle Driving Recorder ) provides functions on high quality
monitoring and recording with 4 cameras. This device it the most efficient digital-
ized way of system.
This device designed to help the driver's safety while driving. It procures evi-
dence of accidents while driving or parked, and also prevents robbery of vehi-
cles.
* H.264 Compression
* Duplex (Record / Direct Playback )
* High Performance Dual SD, SDHC, SDXC Card Support
- Up to 128GB Support
* Clear Night-time Recording
* Real Time Quadrant Display
* High Quality Simple Version System
* Full / Quad / Auto Sequence Display Mode Selectable
* Easy to Use GUI ( Graphical User Interface )
* Built-in Time / Date
* Automatic Conversion Between Driving Mode (Continuous
Recording) and parking mode (Motion Recording)
* Event, Motion Detection, Sensor, Driving, Parking,
Power ON/OFF Recording Log
* Quick Search : Time, Event
* SD Card Auto Overwrite
* Continuous / Event (Motion) Recording
* Built-in G-Sensor
* GPS Google Mapping System
* Easy to Install
* Support Languages ( English & Korean )
* Remote Control
* Certification : CE, FCC

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III. Specifications
Recommendable SDHC(SD) Cards : Use at least Class 6
Sandisk, Transcend, Memento, Memorette
MODEL GDS-400H
System Type NTSC PAL
Camera Input Vp-p 75 Ω, 4 Input, 3Pin Lock Wafer
Connector (C1, C2,C3,C4)
Audio
/ Video
Audio Input Vp-p 75 Ω, 1 Output, 3Pin Stereo Jack
Output Vp-p 75 Ω, 1 Output, 3Pin Lock Wafer
Connector
Display Display Resolution D1 Level
Screen Mode Full, Quad, Auto Sequence Mode
Recording
Video Compression H.264 Compression
Recording method Continuous, Event (motion, G-sensor)
SD(SDHC) Card Dual SD, SDHC, SDXC Card Support
- Up to 128GB Support
Playback
Playback mode Live , Playback
Playback Screen
Mode Full, Quad
Search Search by Date/ Time List, Event List
GPS GPS with Google Map
G-Sensor 3-axis, ±2g scale
Others
Remote Control Remote Control
Power DC12V ~ DC24V (Free Voltage)
PC Operating Window XP, Vista, Window 7
PC Software PC Viewer (BBCar Viewer)
Certification CE , FCC

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IV. Location & Control
※ Must detach the camera lens protect film before using
this device.
1. Front
<picture:4-1>
1 2 3
4
NO Item Description
REC To start / stop recording.
PLAY To start video playback, Press “PLAY” button/
1 REW & FF To Rewind or Fast Forward during video playback.
STOP To stop Playback or Recording.
MENU To display Setup Menu.
2 PWR LED Power LED is ON when powered up.
RUN LED RUN LED is blinking during Recording.
ESC To go to Previous page or return to live recoding mode
3 ENTER To select function in the menu screen
or enter the selected sub-menu
CH1 / CH2
CH3 / CH4 1. To move to Next Space.
2. To display Full Screen Display for each Channel..
4 SD Card Slot Dual SD(SDHC) Card Slot

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IV. Location & Control
2. Rear
<picture:4-2>
NO Item Description
1 PWR ON/OFF Power ON / OFF Switch.
2 VGA Connection to VGA monitor.
(CRT or TFT LCD monitor)
3 CAM 1 ~ 4 Port for CAMERA 1~4, ( Front, Rear, Left, Right )
4 LAN Connection to Ethernet device.
5 MIC IN Port for Microphone.
6 GPS Port for GPS.
7 MOUSE Connection to USB Mouse.
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USB BACKUP USB 2.0 Port for Data Backup
/ Firmware Upgrade.
LED Port for working status LED
SENSOR Port for Sensor
9 PWR IN Port for Power In
IR IN Port for Extended IR receiver.
A/V OUT Port for Audio & Video Out.
2 3 4 5 6
7
1 8
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IV. Location & Control
3. Remote Controller
<Picture 4-3>
1 2
4
5
6
7
3
NO Item Description
1 REC Start / Stop recording.
2 SEARCH Search (Time, Event) recorded image.
MENU Go into Menu Screen.
PTZ N/A.
3 USB USB backup button.
- Users must connect USB device to USB port of
GDS-400H
ESC To go to previous page.
4 DIRECTION KEY & ENTER 1. To move or set up.
2. ENTER : Select Button.
5 OPERATING BUTTON Button for Rewind, Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Stop.
6 CHANNEL BUTTON Display Full Screen per each Channel.
QUAD SCREEN Display Screen as Quadrant Mode.
7 PIP SCREEN N/A.
AUTO SEQUENCE SCREEN Display Screen as Auto Sequence Mode.
ZOOM N/A.

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V. BASIC OPERATION & MENU SETUP
1. System Setup Information
1 6
5
4
3
2
NO Item Description
1 SPEED&GPS Display Speed & GPS activation.
- GPS Activation : Violet color will be shown when
GPS is connected.
2 Main Menu Display GDS-400H main menu.
3 Recording
Mode Display recording mode. P : Parking Mode ( Motion Recording )
D : Driving Mode ( Continuous Recording )
4 Time & Date Display current Time & Date.
- Current time & date will be adjusted automatically
when GPS is connected
5 SD Card Used
Capacity Display SD Card used Capacity.
6 Recoding
Status Display Recording Status
<picture:5-1>

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V. BASIC OPERATION & MENU SETUP
2. Camera Menu
• Use Camera option for video color adjustment for Each Channel.
(CH1 ~ CH4 )
• Select or deselect “DISPLAY” :
- To enable or disable for Screen Display of Each Camera.
• Select or deselect “Audio Record” :
- To enable or disable Sound Recording when a Microphone device is
Attached in AUDIO INPUT port on the system.
3. Record Menu
• Use Record option to choose the channel (1,2,3,4) for recording.
• Only Selected channel will be recorded.
<picture:5-2>
Camera Menu
<picture:5-3>
Record Menu

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V. BASIC OPERATION & MENU SETUP
3. Record Menu
4. Motion Menu
• Use Motion option to set up
each channel (1,2,3,4).
NO Item Description
1 Record Speed To change Record Speed for each channel.
The higher Record Speed, the more natural movement
while playback.
• If user makes the Record Speed OFF, the channel won’t
record.
2 Record
Resolution Select Record Resolution : D1 or CIF Level.
3 Record
Quality Select Record Quality : Low / Normal / High. The higher Record Quality, the higher vided image quality
while playback.
4 Event Rec
Duration Adjust the Event Rec Duration time (in second).
<picture:5-4>
Motion Menu
NO Item Description
1 Channel Select your channel : Front, Rear, Left, Right.
2 Sensitivity Select Sensitivity : Low, Mid, High, Highest.
3 Motion Area Select the range of motion detection area.

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V. BASIC OPERATION & MENU SETUP
5. Sensor Menu
• Use Sensor option to set up
G-Sensor Enable / Disable &
G-Sensor Level.
6. System Menu
• Use System option to set up
Password, Format SD Card,
Current time.
<picture:5-5>
Sensor Menu
<picture:5-6>
System Menu
NO Item Description
1 SD Memory
Card Setup To format SD Card.
2 Password Change
To change current password. (Default : 111111 )
3 Time Set To change current Time Zone & Time.
4 Video Loss Alarm Select Video Loss Alarm : ON / OFF
ON : User will hear beep when video signal is lost..
5 Language Select your Language.

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VI. VIEWER
5
1
2347 6
8
9
NO Item Description
1 CHANNEL To view Full or Quad Screen.
2 G-Sensor Graph G-Sensor Scale Graph.
3 Operating Button To Play, Pause or Skip button.
4 Play Speed Button To adjust playing speed.
Volume To adjust Volume.
5 Date & Time Display Date & Time
6 Compass Showing car’s driving direction.
7 Speed Gauge Showing car’s speed.
8 Calendar Display Date in Calendar.
OPEN To open recorded image from SD Card.
MAP GPS Google map display ON / OFF.
CAPTURE To capture current playing image.
8 EVENT To view & play from Event list.
BACK UP To start & end back up each channel. (Save as AVI file.)
PRINT To print out current playing image.
SETUP To set up save path.
(Default Folder : C:\BBBackup)

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Ⅶ. DEFAULT SETTING VALUE
1. Default Setting Value Table
• To Factory Setting
1. Press and Hold for 15~20 sec. down direction button
on the Remote Controller.
2. System will be reboot automatically.
MENU SUB-MENU DEFAULT VALUE
Display Checked ( ON )
Brightness 50
Contrast 50
Hue 50
Camera Saturation 50
Audio Record Checked ( ON )
Audio Mute Unchecked ( OFF )
Input Volume 50
Output Volume 50
Record Speed 15 fps for each channel.( Front, Rear, Left, Right)
Record Record Resolution D1 Level
Record Quality High
Event Rec Duration 20 sec.
Screen Auto Switching 2 sec.
Mouse Sensitivity 5
Motion Sensitivity Highest
Alarm Enable No
Alarm Enable No
Sensor Sensor 1 Disable
G-Sensor Event Enable Yes
G-Sensor Event Level High
System Password Change Default Value : 111111
Video Loss Alarm Checked ( ON )
<Press and Hold for 15 ~20 sec to Factory Set.>

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Ⅷ. REAR CONNECTION
LED
SENSOR IN
POWER IN IR A/V OUT
ETHERNET
USB MOUSE
VGA
CAM 1 CAM 2 CAM 3 CAM 4 Audio IN GPS
<LED>
< FRONT, REAR
LEFT, RIGHT CAMERA >
<SENSOR> <CAR BATTERY or
CAR CIGARETTE JACK>
<EXTENDED
IR RECEIVER>
<NAVIGATION or
MOBILE SCREEN>
<USB MEMORY>
<MOUSE>
AUDIO IN GPS
<VGA MONITOR>
VGA CAMERA
< NETWORK >
< MIC.>
< GPS >

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- MEMO -

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