Response QV-3842 User manual

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UserManual
1080pHDCar
EventRecorder
QV‐3842

Productdescription
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1–GPS
5–Menu  9–PowerOn/Off
2–HDMIOut  6–Up10–MicroSDCardSlot
3–Reset7–Down  11–Play/Stop
4–MiniUSBOut  8‐Mode

Specifications:
Sensor: 5MCMOSsensor
Lens: Aperture2.5,focallength2.8mm
Zoom: 4xdigitalzoom
Screen: 2.7”TFTLCD
VideoOutput:AV(CVBS),HDMI(max1920x1080)
Memory:SupportsClass6,4GBto32GBMicroSD
Photo: 5Megapixels
Shutter:Electronicshutter
Battery:300mAh,3.7VLi‐pobatteryincluded
Dimensions:88(W)x47(H)x35(D)mm
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REC/Photo&PlaybackOperation
PowerOn
‐Pressthe“POWER”buttontostart.Thescreenwillturnonaftermakingasound,thentheunitwill
enterrecordmode
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PowerOff
‐Holdthe“POWER”buttontoturnunitoff.Oncethescreenturnsoff,letgoofthe“POWER”button
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IgnitionStartFunction
‐Connecttheunittothesuppliedcigaretteadaptorwhileitispluggedintothecigarettesocket
‐ Oncetheignitionisturnedandthecarison,theUnitwillautomaticallyturnonandbegin
recording‐Onceignitionisturnedoff,theUnitwillautomaticallyturnoffaftersavingtherecording,
dependingonthelengthoftimeyousetforautooff.
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Record(REC)Mode
‐Pressthe“MODE”buttontoselectRECmode(ifnotalreadyonRECmode),amicrophone
symbol willdisplayonthebottomofthescreennearthecenter
‐Press“REC”tostartrecording.AFlashingreddotonthetopleftcornerofthescreenwillappearto
indicatetheUnitisrecording.Press“REC”againtostoprecording
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IncidentRecording
OncetheunitsensesaspikeinG‐Forceswhilerecording,theunitwillseparateandlabelthatfile
startingwith“SOS”.AspikeinG‐Forcesmayoccurwhenanincidenthappens.Theunitassistsin
locatingthefilebysavingitunder“SOS”andprotectsthefilebylockingitfromaccidentaldeletion.
Thevideofilewilldisplayagoldlockonthescreenwhenitisaprotectedfile
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Photomode
‐Pressthe“MODE”buttonwhileonRECmodetoselectPhotomode,acameraicon willappear
onthetopleftcornertoindicatetheunitisonthismode
‐Pressthe“REC”buttontotakeaphoto,screenwillflashonetimewhichmeansaphotohasbeen
taken
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Video/photoplayback
‐Pressthe“MODE”buttonwhileonPhotomodetoselectplaybackmode
‐Pressthe“UP”or“DOWN”buttonstoselectmemorycard(SDCARD)orinternalmemory(NAND
FLASH),use“REC”buttontoselect
‐Foraphoto,onlyafilenumberwillshowonthebottomrightcorner.Foravideoplayback,there
willbeaplayiconinthecenterofthescreen
‐Pressthe“UP”or“DOWN”buttontomovethroughthefiles
‐Pressthe“REC”buttontoplayorviewtheselectedvideofiles.Pressthe“REC”buttontopausethe
video
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Zoom
‐Whiletheunitisonorrecording,pressthe“UP”buttontozoominorthe“DOWN”buttontozoom
out.Themaximumamountofzoomis4x.
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IRLEDs(forlowlightrecording)
‐Whiletheunitisrecording,pressthe“POWER”buttontoturntheIR(infrared)LEDstoassistlow
lightornighttimerecording.Noticethesymbolinthebottomleftcornerwillchangeaccordingly:
:IRLEDoff
:IRLEDwillautomaticallycomeonwhenlowlightdetected
:IRLEDon
PositionRecommendation:Itisrecommendedthatthecameralensispresseduporasclosetothe
windscreenaspossiblewhileusingtheIRLEDstohelppreventlightdistortion.
NOTE:IRlightisinvisibletothehumaneye,theonlyindicationthattheIRLEDsareoperatingis
viewingfromtheLCD
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Recording,Photo&PlaybackSettingsMenu
‐WhileonREC,PhotoorPlaybackmode,pressthe“MENU”buttononcetoaccesstheVideo,Photo
orPlaybackmodesettingsrespectively.
‐Pressthe“UP”or“DOWN”buttonstomoveupordowninthemenusettings
‐ Pressthe“REC”buttontoselectasetting.Oncewithinasetting,usethe“UP”and“DOWN”
buttonstoscrollthroughtheoptionsandpress“REC”totoggleasetting
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TheselectablesettingsfortheVideoModeareasfollows:
*Size–Entertochangetheavailablerecordingsizeandresolution
*EV–Entertoadjusttheexposurevaluesettings
*Audio–Entertoturnonoroffthebuiltinmicrophoneforvideowithaudiorecording
*WhiteB–Entertochangethewhitebalancevalues
*Contrast–Entertochangethecontrastsettings
*Sharpness–Entertochangethesharpnesssettings
*Effect–Entertochangethecolourfilter
*Recycle– 3Min:Filerecordingwillbesavedin3minuteintervals
5Min:Filerecordingwillbesavedin5minuteintervals
10Min:Filerecordingwillbesavedin10minuteintervals
OncetheMicroSDcardisfull,theoldestrecordedfilewillberecordedover,andsoon.
NOTE:If“Off”isselected,thenthefilelengthswillbedividedinto10minutefiles.Unitcannot
recordingreaterthan10minutefiles
*DelayOff–Entertoturnonoroffthefunctionfortheunittoautomaticallyturnoffafterparking.
*IRLight–EntertochangetheIRLightsettings
*MotionDet–Entertotoggleonoroffthemotiondetectionrecordingfunction
*MDSens–Entertochangethesensitivityofthemotiondetection,1beingleastsensitiveand8
beingmostsensitive.

TheselectablesettingsforthePhotoModeareasfollows:
*Size–Entertochangetheavailablephotoresolution
*EV–Entertoadjusttheexposurevaluesettings
*Quality–Entertochangethepicturequality
*WhiteB–Entertochangethewhitebalancevalues
*Contrast–Entertochangethecontrastsettings
*Sharpness–Entertoadjustthesharpnessofthepicture
*Effect–Entertochangethecolourfilter
*SelfTimer–Entertoseta10‐secondphototimer
*Burst–Entertoadjustburstshotsettings.Cantake3or5picturesinsuccession
*IRLight‐EntertochangetheIRLightsettings
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TheselectablesettingsforthePlaybackModeareasfollows:
*Delete–Selecttodeletethecurrentfileonview

Recording,Photo&PlaybackSetupMenu
‐WhileonREC,PhotoorPlaybackmode,pressthe“MENU”buttontwicetoaccesstheVideo,Photo
orPlaybackmodeSetUpmenurespectively
‐ Pressthe“UP”or“DOWN”buttonstomoveupordowninthemenusettings,pressthe“REC”
buttontochangethesetting
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TheselectableSetupoptionsareasfollows:
*Language–Entertochangetheuserlanguageofthecamera
*Volume–Entertochangethevolumeofthekeypresssound
*Date–EntertosetDateandTimeontheunitforusewiththe“DateStamp”function.Press“UP”
or“DOWN”tochangevaluesand“REC”tomovetothenextvalue.Thedateformatissetat
YEAR/MONTH/DAY
*Clock–Entertochangethetime
*TVOut–EntertochangethevideoformattoviewonyourTV
*Format–Entertoformatthememory,i.e.erasealldatastoredonthememorycard
*Sys.Reset–Entertorestoretheunitbacktofactorydefault
*AutoOff–Entertochangethetimethecamerawillturnoffautomaticallywhennotinuse
*LightFreq–Entertochangethefrequencydependingonyourlocation
*Stamp–Entertochangethestampontherecordingorphoto
*LCDOff–EntertochangetheamountoftimeforthedevicetosituntouchedtilltheLCDturnsoff
*GSensor–EntertochangetheG‐Sensorsensitivity
*GPS–EntertochangewhetherornottousetheGPStracker
*Pla.Stamp–Entertochangethevehiclelicenseplate.Licenseplatewillshowasastamponthe
videointheupperrightcorner.
*Version–Thesoftwareversiononthedevice

USBmode
OncetheunitisconnectedtothecomputerviaUSB,3optionswillcomeup:
1：MSC
Selectthismodetoaccessthefilessavedontotheunit’smemoryandonthememorycardintheunit
2：Charge
Selectthismodetojustchargetheunit
3:Open
Selectthismodetousethecameraasnormalwhilstconnected
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BatteryInformation
Batteryindicationimage:
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Fullbattery
Halfbattery  Lowbattery  Batteryempty
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Chargingtheunit:Tochargetheunit,connectittoaUSBsupplyusingthesuppliedcarcharger,theUSB
cablewhenconnectedtoaPCorUSBpoweradaptor.Theredindicatorwilllightupwhencharging;the
averagechargetimeisabout180minutes,oncefulltheredlightwillturnoff.
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Troubleshooting
Iftheunitfreezesordoesnotrespondtoanybuttoncommand,useapinorathintooltopressthe
resetbuttonlocatedonthetop.
Iftheunitisnotrecordingortakingaphoto,checktoensuretheMicroSDcardhasbeenformatted
andisnotlocked.
OncetheunitsensesaspikeinG‐Forceswhilerecording,theunitwillseparateandlabelthatfile
startingwith“SOS”.AspikeinG‐Forcesmayoccurwhenanincidenthappens,theunitassistinlocating
thefilebysavingitunder“SOS”andprotectsthefilebylockingitfromaccidentaldeletion
Ifa“FileError”messageappearsduringreplayofthevideoorviewingofaphoto,itmaybebecausethe
MicroSDcardhasoccurredanerror.PleaseformatyourMicroSDcard.
Ifthevideoorphotoisunclear,ensurethatthelensiscleanusingadrysoftcloth.

UsingtheProgram
1. Createanewfolderinyourcomputer(anywhereyouprefer)called“CarEventRecorderPlayer”
2. InsertthesuppliedCDintoyourcomputer.
3. OpentheCDanddouble‐clickonthezippedfiletoopen.
4. Right‐clickonthe.exefileandselect“ExtractFiles…”
5. Findthefolderyoucreatedinstep1,andextracttoit.
6. Onceithasbeenextracted,gobacktotheCDanddouble‐clickonthecodecfile.Followthe
instructionsonscreentoinstall.
7. Afterthecodecisinstalled,theprogramisreadytouse.
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1–Play/Pause  5–FullScreen  8‐Speedometer
2–Stop6–PrintScreen  9‐Playlist
3–Video7–GPSMap10‐Compass
4–G‐SensorGraph
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