Thinkware VHL3Z-19G490-C User manual

Installation)Instructions)for)Thinkware)VHL3Z-19G490-C)&)VHL3Z-19G490-D)
Dash)Cam)
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1 Locate!the!OBD!II!connector!inside!the!vehicle!and!remove!it!from!the!mounting!surface.!
For!this!it!may!be!necessary!to!remove!the!two!8mm!nuts!that!fix!it!to!the!bottom!of!the!
board!(Fig!a)!or!press!the!two!clips,!with!the!tool!of!the!lining!of!the!plastic!board,!which!
secure!it!behind!the!plastic!cover!protective!(Fig!b)!
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2 Connect!the!male!end!of!the!HWK-TW01-HAR!Plug-n-Play!to!the!OBD!II!factory!
connector!of!the!vehicle!(Fig!A)!
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3 Secure!the!OBD!II!connector!with!the!harness!using!one!of!the!straps!cut!the!excess!of!
the!strap!(Fig!B)!
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4 In!the!case!of!the!bolt!and!nut!assembly:!place!the!left!flange!of!the!connector!on!the!
factory!left!bolt,!and!replace!and!adjust!the!nut!removed!in!step!1.!Secure!the!right!
flange!of!the!connector!under!the!board!using!the!included!self-tapping!screw!(FIG!C).!
In!the!case!of!clip!mounting:!place!the!body!of!the!harness!in!the!opening!of!the!board!
and!secure!the!connector!to!the!board!using!the!included!self-tapping!screws!(Fig!D).!
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5 Remove!the!saddle!panel!from!the!A!pillar:!for!this!it!may!be!necessary!to!remove!the!2!!!!!
10mm!bolts.!Pass!the!Thinkware!power!cable!to!the!driver's!side!of!the!vehicle,!going!up!
the!A-pillar!(Fig!E)!and!along!the!front!edge!of!the!vehicle's!casing!(Figures!F!and!G)!so!
that!it!is!clear!of!the!casing!through!the!hole!factory!that!is!located!above!the!rearview!
mirror.!NOTE:!If!passing!the!wax!cables!from!the!side!airbag,!make!sure!they!do!not!
impede!the!ability!to!deploy!the!airbag!in!case!of!an!accident!
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6 Clean!and!dry!the!installation!site!with!a!cloth!with!alcohol!before!placing!the!camera.!
Slide!the!camera!inside!the!bracket!and!secure!it!to!the!windshield!using!the!self-
adhesive!pad!pre-installed!in!the!bracket!(FIG!A).!Be!sure!to!mount!the!dashboard!
behind!the!rearview!mirror!so!that!it!does!not!obstruct!the!driver's!vision,!taking!care!
not!only!that!the!lens!is!as!close!to!the!center!of!the!vehicle!as!it!is!as!level!as!possible.!It!
may!be!necessary!to!connect!to!the!dashboard!with!the!Thinkware!smart!phone!
application!in!order!to!adjust!the!image!up!or!down!until!it!is!acceptable.!
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7 Wind!and!secure!any!excess!cable!(Fig!B)!
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8 Place!the!vehicle!ignition!in!the!off!position,!connect!the!IGN-3F!to!the!10-pin!Molex!
connector!located!on!the!HWK-TW01-HAR!(Fig!C).!
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9 Once!the!ignition!of!the!vehicle!is!off!and!the!IGN-3F!is!plugged!in,!the!LED!should!emit!a!
constant!flashing!light.!The!LED!will!go!from!the!blinking!state!to!a!continuous!ON!light!
once!the!vehicle!is!started.!When!the!light!is!ON!continuously,!an!ignition!phantom!
signal!will!be!sent!to!the!dashboard!to!turn!on,!and!it!will!stay!on!during!a!start!/!stop!
sequence,!the!LED!and!the!dashboard!will!turn!off!after!2!minutes,!30!seconds!from!the!
vehicle's!shutdown.!
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10 Secure!the!connection!between!the!module!and!the!factory!OBD!II!connector!that!is!
under!the!dashboard!or!on!the!side!panel!with!a!strap!so!that!it!does!not!impede!the!
ability!of!the!airbag!to!deploy!in!the!event!of!an!accident.!
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11 Make!sure!that!all!vehicle!trimmings!removed!during!the!previous!steps!of!the!
installation!have!been!repositioned.!
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The)steps)below)are)only)necessary)if)the)optional)rear)camera)is)installed)
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1. Using!the!above!techniques,!insert!and!route!the!cable!through!the!casing!from!the!
front!camera!to!the!mounting!position!of!the!rear!camera.!The!cable!will!have!a!label!
that!indicates!which!side!should!go!towards!the!front!of!the!vehicle.!See!the!slots!A!to!D!
for!more!information.!
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2. Clean!and!dry!the!installation!place!with!a!cloth!before!placing!the!camera.!Place!the!
camera!in!the!rear!window!using!the!adhesive!provided!with!the!camera.!Remember!
not!to!place!the!camera!in!a!place!where!it!may!interfere!with!the!rearview!mirror.!It!
may!be!necessary!to!connect!to!the!dashboard!using!the!Thinkware!smart!phone!
application!to!verify!that!the!orientation!of!the!image!is!correct!and!that!the!entire!rear!
part!of!the!vehicle!enters!the!image.!See!figures!E!and!F!for!more!information.!
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3. Make!sure!that!all!vehicle!trimmings!removed!during!the!previous!steps!of!the!
installation!have!been!repositioned.!