Vacron Vehicle Video Recorder User manual

1 CH Vehicle Video Recorder
External Camera (optional)
User Manual
2012 DEC V1.0
TYPE A : Built-in GPS
TYPE B : W/O GPS (Optional for G-Mouse)

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Index
A. Features............................................................................................1
B. Specification......................................................................................2
C. Accessories.......................................................................................2
D. Installation Guide...............................................................................3
E. External Camera ...............................................................................5
F. Product Appearance.......................................................................6
G. Format Memory Card ........................................................................7
H. Record / Stop-Record........................................................................9
I. Remote Controller Function ..............................................................9
J. Live Display..................................................................................... 10
K. Software operating instruction.........................................................13
L. Appendix: The Indication of Bright and Dark Spot of LCD.............. 22

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A. Features
Built-in 720P CMOS Sensor. Viewing angle approx. 100 degrees.
Suitable for all types of vehicles use. Small Design, Easy
Installation。
Optional position for camera setting to record situations of inside,
outside, front or rear the car.
Equipped with 3 inch TFT LCD screen to make the adjustment of
recording angle easily.
During playback of video footage and photo, the built-in G-
sensor will detect screen side.
Video record outside driving conditions and audio record inside
the vehicle simultaneously.
SD card Class 10 or above recommend. MAX to 32GB
G-sensor sensitivity can be adjusted according to vehicles and
road situations. When detecting a strong shock, system will start
emergency recording and keep the files without being
overwritten.
GPS and Image data are recorded and playable on client
software. (Only available with GPS receiver)
Speeding Warning Function. (Only available with GPS receiver)

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B. Specification
Sensor Device CH1: Forward facing lens 720p CMOS Sensor
CH2: should equip with Phone Jack -4P 3.5mm connect
Camera.(optional)
View Angle CH1 Outside vehicle approx : 100 degree
CH 2 is optional accordingly to the camera spec.
Voltage Start at 5V±5%；2A,
The machine needs 4.8v to start.
Operating
Temperature -10℃~+50℃(Inside Vehicle).
Storage Device For the performance issue, use SanDisk SD card Class 10 or above read/write speed 15MB/s recommend. (min
capacity 4G, Max 32G)
Recording Frame Forward facing lens: 1280x720 / 30fps. Backward facing lens: 720x480 / 15fps.
Auto record when power up system.
Recording
Content Date, Time, Image, Sound, G-Sensor data , GPS data (only available with GPS receiver)
Recording Format Specific format for software player.
Time Setup Auto-calibrating by GPS signals.
If GPS is not available, the built-in clock will be used.
Microphone Built-in High Sensitivity of Single Microphone
G-Sensor Built in Internal 3D G-Sensor
C. Accessories
Standard:
1. 5V cigarette Power adapter (mini USB 3.5m)
2. Remote controller 3. Product Disc
4. Suction cup bracket 5. Bracket holder
6. Quick user guide
Optional:
1. 16G _Class 10 SD card
2. External GPS Mouse (4P Phone Jack Connect)
3. External Camera

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D. Installation Guide
1. 1. To install the device on the windshield by “Suction Cups” or
“Stick-Holder” Type
Suction Cups Type Stick-Holder Type
2. The best position to install
the device on the windshield 3. To adjust the recording angle properly
4. Plug in DC5V Power Supply 5. Plug in the Cigarette Charger
Sticker Adhesive Spot

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6. VVR installation
NOTE:
(a) GPS positioning speed will be affected by weather, window films,
etc.
(b) Windows film may contain metal substances and have impact on
GPS positioning.
(c) Indicator Lighting Mode- Day and Night mode/Auto Detection.
(d) Mini-USB Port reserved for USB PC Link.
Notice
(1) This device should be installed in the area where the windshield will be
able to be cleaned.
(2) Formatting SD card on the device before beginning to use.
(3) Set time zone and timing on OSD, or auto-calibrating by GPS.
(4) NTSC or PAL setting through OSD.
(5) Electricity consumption: 500mA. If power supplied by PC, please use Y
Type USB Cable.

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E. External Camera
Installation diagram
To stall External Camera with 4P Phone Jack Connect (1 Vp-
p Composite Video Output) in front or rear of the car.
Note: To avoid camera damage, please power off the
vehicle video recorder before plug the camera in.
Definition of 4P Phone Jack connect
Negative
Signals
Positive

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F. Product Appearance
Unit: mm
Monitor On/Off
Force recording Screen
CH2
External camera plug
SD card Slot
G-Mouse Plug
DC5V
Power input
CH1 720P Lens
USB cover
Reserved for USB PC Link

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G. Format Memory Card
SD Card Installation
Open SD card cover on the device to insert of remove SD card.
NOTE: Memory Card is optional.
SD Card Format / SD Card Restore
(a) When should you「format」the SD card?
When you purchase a new SD card, you have to format it
for vehicle video recorder to record properly.
(b) When should you「restore」the SD card?
When you have backup the record files into PC and want
to use the SD card for other purposes, you can restore the
SD Card to normal format, so it can be used correctly.
Format/Restore Procedure from PC side
(a) Execute the player “VVR.exe” into main page(refer to
the charts below), Select format button to start as
following steps.
(b) Select format/restore button to start as following steps.

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NOTE:
1. Before restoring SD card, please ensure to unlock it first.
2. If the SD card is unlocked but still cannot be formatted, this might
be caused by Window Vista / 7 security restrictions. Please run the
program as Administrator to prevent from this problem.
Warning
(1) Recommend Memory Card “SanDisk” or “Transcend” Class 10 or
above. (Minimum of 4GB)
(2) If the memory card is not formatted by our exclusive player, the
device will automatically erase all the data inside of the memory
card after inserting it, start recording at default setting.
(3) Please don’t convert Micro SD to SD card to begin recording, to
avoid the damage during recording.
(4) Since memory cards have the writing endurance situation, we
recommend to inspect the memory card and use pc for playback
regularly, to ensure that the memory card can read and write

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H. Record / Stop-Record
1. Power on / Record
The device can be started completely after power on for one
minute. The device starts recording now.
2. Power off / Stop record
Power off and enter playback page to stop recording.
Power off and then remove the memory card to read the
recording file in computer.
I. Remote Controller Function
Playback
Manual Force Recording
Volume Down
Audio Recording On/Of
f
Menu
Confirm
Fast Forward
StopPlay
Pause
Fast Rewind
Up / Down
/
Left / Righ
t
Speaker On/Of
f
Volume Up
Full screen
/
Half screen s
p
ilt shift

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J. Live Display
◆Introduction of OSD Interface: (Video output from connecting
TV-OUT line to the device)
1. If the screen shows on the top right, it means that
both channel 1 (left) and channel 2 (right) have video signal.
A icon indicates that one channel has no video input.
Note: Even if there is no video input, the device still record that
channel (as long as there is power and SD card has no error). The
channel screen will display a blue background.
2. Even mode: A icon indicates normal (continuous)
recording. Press a icon on remote controller for force
recording, the screen will show icon on the right top
indicates manual recording. A icon indicates emergency
recording activated by the G-sensor.
Live
Video 1
Video 2
GPS Information
Energy saving
Camera 1
Camera 2
GPS
Audio recording on
Event Mode
Speake
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3. Press on the remote controller to switch between CH1
full screen, CH2 full screen and 2-split screen display. (see
below)
CH1 full screen CH2 full screen 2-split screen image
4. Press on the remote controller in LIVE mode to show
OSD operation setting. (See below)
(a)Speed alarm: Press icon for setting speed limit. It
will alarm when driving speed exceed the speed limit.
(b)Time setting: If GPS is not available, press icon for
time setting with the built-in clock
(c)Firmware version display: Press icon to show
firmware version.
5. Press audio recording On/Off button on the remote controller
to turn off audio recording ( will show on the screen). A
icon indicates that audio recording is on.

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6. A icon means that either the device is calculating
coordinate or there is no satellite signal. A icon means GPS
is ready.
7. Daylight/Night mode: indicates daylight mode;
indicates night mode.
8. Volume: Press or on the remote controller for
volume control. The volume indicator will show
on screen.

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K. Software operating instruction
1. Playback
Execute the player software (the software inside the CD), the
screen will be showed as below. Click “Open the document”
，and choose the files from memory card or hard disc then
click to do playback.
Note: The software requires Direct X version 9.0 or above.
2. Viewer interface
Channel 2
Google map
G SENSOR
Play Speed
Play Bar
Volume
Coordinate
Vehicle Speed Operating
Interface
Channel 1

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a. Play & Settings Icon Instruction
Return to last file key
Forward playback
Playback key
Pause key
Stop key
Play key
Forward playback
Rearward playback
Backup the current playing file
Configuration, Set machine-related settings
Google Map
Open document, select the file to play
Snapshoot tool
Format Micro SD Card

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File Backup
Save the recorded files to your PC. Click on the button and
it will pop up the screen as below.
Step1: Select the origin for the Micro SD card
Setp2: Select the recorded file which you want to backup
Step3: Choose the backup file format
(1)Micro SD Card Backup (*.sd)
(2)AVI File Backup (*.avi)
Backup format：
(1) Micro SD card backup format
Micro SD Card File type (*.sd)

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(2)AVI File Backup(*.avi)
Chn01 is the forward facing
lens record. The file name is
*.avi.
Chn02 is the backward facing
lens record. The file name is
*.avi.
★Note: If backup by original format of Micro SD card,
the file recorded with location of GPS
(longitude and latitude), speed and G-
SENSOR. If backup by the format of *.avi, the
file recorded date, video and audio. We
suggest to backup by using original format of
Micro SD card.
Step4: Backup Path: Select your backup destination (e.g.:
C:\blackbox)
Step5: Backup : Start backup the file to your specified
destination

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Setting
One side of card translator is plug into Micro SD card, the
other one is plug into USB plot before recording. Record
format and display of the device can be set by
configuration of PC client. After setting completed, the
Micro SD card can plug into the device and start recording
again.
1 Video
Quality Select the video Quality: High/ Normal / Low
2 Video
Frame Rate
Set the recording frame rate for
front camera
Camera 1:
NTSC(5, 10, 15, 20, 30)
PAL(5, 10, 15, 20, 25)
Camera 2: NTSC/PAL(5, 10, 15)
3 Car
Information
The license plate number
information can be input here, it
is easy to identify which vehicles
and drivers from video recording.
(only English letter and number
acceptable)

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4 Password
This feature of the SD card
encryption, to prevent others
from accessing any data. Set a
password to 15 characters
limited: 123456789123456.
After setting the password, it is
required to enter password to
access the playback file, setting,
formatting memory card.
5 Time zone GMT (GPS auto time correction)
6 Unit Of
Speed
You can set up the speed unit
here.
Km/h: kilometer per hour
Mile/h: mile per hour
Knot: knot per hour
★Note：
1 KM=0.6214 mile,
1 mile=1.6093KM,
1 Knot =1.853KM
7 On Screen
Playback
Password
When it is enable, need to enter
password first before enter
playback mode.
Do the settings first and then set
the password. The password
setting from 0 to 9.
8 G-sensor
Sensitivity
Six mode can be chosen:
OFF, Light, Low, Normal, High,
Heavy
Note: In some uneven road, you
might want to decrease the
sensitivity to prevent repeated
emergency recording.