SAMSONIX DVR-550 User manual

DVR-550
User manual

Structure and key function introduction
Key diagram
1.TF card slot 2.Up 3.Menu 4.Down 5.Reset
6.Mic hole 7.OK 8.Mode 9.Lock 10.Power
11.Mini USB port 12.Bracket port 13.Micro USB port
Key function
1.Power
1.power on/off function
Press power key shortly to power on device, press Power key

about 3 seconds to be power off.
2.Open/close back light
Press Power key shortly to open or close back light.
(this function will not influence normal record.)
2.Menu
At mode of suspending record/taking picture, press Menu key
shortly to enter menu setting interface.
At playback mode, press Menu key shortly to be deleting file
interface.
3.Mode
At mode of suspending recording, press Mode key shortly to be
taking picture mode, press it again to be playback mode, press
Up or Down key to select file needed, press OK key to play.
4.Up
1. Up page function
Up page function at menu setting and playback mode;
2. Fast reverse
At playback mode, press Up key long to be fast reverse;
3. Camera switch
Back camera is connected correctly, a camera icon will be
shown on screen top, press Up key shortly to switch from front
and back camera, two camera in a screen, separate video in a
screen.
5. Down
1. Down page

Down page function at menu setting and playback mode.
2. Fast forward
Press Down key long to be fast forward at playback
mode.
3. Close/open audio record At power on or being recording
mode, press Down key shortly to close or open audio
record function.
6. OK
1. Record/taking picture
At record mode, press OK key shortly to start recording
or stop recording; at taking picture mode, press OK key
shortly to take a picture;
2. Confirm/play/suspend
Confirmation function at menu setting mode, play or
suspend function at playback mode.
7. Lock
At being recording mode, press Lock key shortly to lock current
video.
8. Reset
If device suffers breakdown, press Reset key shortly to restart
device.
9. Mini USB port

For connecting DC 5V power for device.
10. Micro USB port
For connecting back camera by cable.
11. TF card slot
For inserting TF card, videos files are stored in TF card.
Operation guide
Device installation way:
1. Shut down engine
2. Insert TF card into device;
(Remark: please use high-speed class 6 or above, capacity is
not less than 8GB, support 32GB maximum)
3. Use rubber rings at the back of device to click device on original
rearview mirror;
4. Connect car charger to cigarette lighter, also connect device by
USB plug;
5 Adjust camera direction to keep it at a level;
6. Start engine and check if installation is right;
(Remark: please format TF card at menu setting before use for
the first time.)
Function introduction
1. Auto recording function
Start engine, device will start automatically and record. Shut

down engine, device will power off, video files will be saved
automatically by segments, when TF card is full, early videos will
be overwritten;
(remark: recording time segment can be set to be 2/3/5
minutes.)
2. Taking picture function
At mode of suspending recording, press mode key to switch to
be mode of taking picture, the icon of left-top of screen is
changed to be camera icon, press OK key shortly to take a
picture, if need to be back to record mode, press mode shortly to
switch.
3. Locking file function
At status of being recording, press menu shortly to lock current
file.
4. Motion detection
At mode of suspending record, enter menu setting, select to
open”motion detection”function, when camera finds something
moving around, device will start to record, device will stop
recording if it finds nothing moving around within 20 seconds.
(if use motion detection for a long time, please keep device
connect power; please exit from motion detection at mode of
suspending record.)
5. G-sensor
G-sensor was built inside, if vehicle suffers crash, important
video will be locked, and a lock icon will be shown on screen.
(G-sensor sensitivity is adjusted, default setting is off, it can be
set according to practical need.)
6. Time and date setting

At mode of suspending recording, enter menu setting, press
up/down page to be “date”option, press OK key shortly to enter
menu setting.
(remark: up/down key for adjusting time, mode key is for next
option; to record valid video with right time, please set correct
time before using device.)
7. Non-audio record
At power on mode or at status of being recording, press down
key shortly to open or close audio record function, the
microphone icon at right-top of screen will be changed as this
function is changed.
(remark: setting will be saved automatically, no need to set again
next time.)
8. Playback
At mode of suspending recording, press mode key shortly to be
playback mode, press up/down key to look for file needed, press
OK key to play it.
9. U-disk mode
Connect device to computer by USB data cable, screen will
show “open USB storage device”, press OK shortly to be U-disk
mode.
(when copy files to computer, we suggest that files should
be copied to computer by cardreader.)
10. Parking monitoring
At mode of suspending recording, enter menu to open parking
monitoring function, a “P”icon will be shown at the middle of
screen. At power off mode, if device suffers shock, device will be
power on and record for about 20 seconds, this file will be locked
not to be overwritten.
Specificaiton

Chipset
Generalplus 2248
Video pixel
1.0 megapixel
Viewing angle
120 degree
Video resolution
1080P、720P
Compression format
MJPEG
Video file format
***********
Picture resolution
3264×2448
Picture format
JPG
Frame rate
25FPS
Storage
temperature
-20℃~70℃
Operation
temperature
-10℃~60℃
Operation humidity
15-65%RH
TF card capacity
Support TF card 4GB～32GB
Power
Mini USB 5V