Vantrue Sonnet 1 PRO User manual

2 Channel Voice Controlled
Sma Dash Cam
Sonnet 1 PRO (S1 PRO)
User Manual

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CONTENTS
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02
03
04
05
06
07
What’s in the box?
Camera Oveiew
Installation
Basic Operation
Specications
Warning
Warranty & Suppo
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2
5
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1. What’s in the box?
A. Vantrue S1 PRO
Dash Cam
B. Rear Camera C. GPS Mount
D. Car Charger with
Built-in Type-C
Cable (11.5ft)
E. Rear Camera
Cable (20ft)
F. Type-C USB
Data Cable(3ft,
for data
transfer only)
H. CrowbarG. Electrostatic
Stickers*2
J. Warning
Stickers*2
K. 3M Adhesive
Stickers*2
I. Dust-free Cloth
L. Quick User
Guide
3M
CPL Filter Wireless Remote
Control
Optional Accesso
2 Channel Voice Controlled Sma Dash Cam
SONNET 1 Pro (S1 Pro)
Quick User Guide

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2. Camera Oveiew
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3.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
2 inch IPS Screen
Front-Facing Camera
Type-C USB Po for Rear Camera
Reset Button
MicroSD Card Slot
Type-C USB Po for Charging
Microphone
Type C USB Po for Rear Camera Cable
Rear Camera
Rear Camera Indicator Light
Serial Number
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2
3
4
5
6
8 9
7
10 11
VTE22L1577

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Button Instruction
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
No. Buttons Instruction
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2 4
5
3
In menu settings and le browsing, sho
press to display the previous option,
long press to scroll up to display options;
In playback mode, sho press to fast
forward;
During video recording, sho press to
sta/stop recording; In menu settings,
sho press to conrm the action; In
playback mode, sho press to
play/pause the le;
During video recording, long press to
turn on/o WiFi, and sho press to turn
on/o the microphone; In menu settings
and le browsing, sho press to display
the next option, and long press to scroll
down to display options; In playback
mode, sho press to pop up the delete
le menu;
In the recording mode, long press to turn
on/of parking mode; In menu settings
and le browsing, sho press to return
to the previous inteace;
In power-on status, long press to turn
o the dash cam; In power-of status,
sho press to turn on the dash cam;
During video recording, sho press to
capture a picture; In playback mode,
sho press to pop up the delete Menu.

LED Indicator
Steady green light In standby status
Blinking green light Camera is recording
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In menu settings and le browsing, sho
press to display the previous option,
long press to scroll up to display options;
In playback mode, sho press to fast
forward;
During video recording, sho press to
sta/stop recording; In menu settings,
sho press to conrm the action; In
playback mode, sho press to
play/pause the le;
During video recording, long press to
turn on/o WiFi, and sho press to turn
on/o the microphone; In menu settings
and le browsing, sho press to display
the next option, and long press to scroll
down to display options; In playback
mode, sho press to pop up the delete
le menu;
In the recording mode, long press to turn
on/of parking mode; In menu settings
and le browsing, sho press to return
to the previous inteace;
In power-on status, long press to turn
o the dash cam; In power-of status,
sho press to turn on the dash cam;
During video recording, sho press to
capture a picture; In playback mode,
sho press to pop up the delete Menu.
LED Indicator
1440P +1080P 30FPS
10:39:07AM09-01-2023
00:00:37
MP/H
75
ACC
HDR
Screen Oveiew
G-Sensor OFF
G-Sensor ON
Loop recording for 1 min
Loop recording for 3mins
Loop recording for 5mins
Loop recording OFF
MIC O
Memo card inseed
ACC Connected
Recorded driving
speed (KMH or MPH)
MP/H
75
NO Memo card inseed
2.4G Wi-Fi ON
5G Wi-Fi ON
2.4G Wi-Fi is Connected
5G Wi-Fi is Connected
Wi-Fi OFF
GPS is located
GPS is OFF
MIC ON
ACC
Collision Detection ON
1080P Low Bitrates Recording ON
720P Low Bitrates Recording ON
Motion Detection ON
Low Framerate Parking Mode
HDR ON
HDR OFF
Remote control is
connected
Video Resolution
Recording Time
(Current Clip)
Current Time
and Day Voice Assistant is ON
Voice Assistant is OFF

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3. Installation
3.1 Installing a Memo Card (Recommend Vantrue U3
high-speed microSD card).
Please inse a memo card (memo card capacity:
32GB-512GB, card speed: U3/Class10/A2, recommend
Vantrue U3 microSD card) into the card slot according
to the direction indicated in the below picture, until a
"click" sound is heard in the card slot, indicating that the
memo card is inseed correctly.
After inseing the memo card, if the screen prompts
"Card error, please format", please directly press the
button to enter the menu, then go to 'system setup' and
choose 'format' to sta the formatting process.
System Setup 5/15
Wi-Fi
Voice Control
Voice Content
Format SD Card
OK
Format SD Card
All data will be deleted!
OK
Format SD Card
Formatting
Format SD Card
Format successful！

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The dash cam has specic requirements on the card
speed of the memo card. For reliable operation,
please use memo card speed: U3/Class10/A2, we
recommend using a VANTRUE SD card(sold
separately).
The microSD card should be formatted once a month
to maximize the lifetime of the memo card.
Please󶀅do󶀅not󶀅take󶀅the󶀅card󶀅out󶀅when󶀅the󶀅camera󶀅is󶀅
recording󶀅in󶀅case󶀅the󶀅impoant󶀅video󶀅le missing.
Note:
3.2 Installation
3.2.1 Installing the Mount
Align the mount with the dash cam mount inteace
then push in until the mount is installed.
3.2.2 Car Charger Installation
Connect one end of the car charger to the car cigarette
lighter and the other end to the Type C po on the
front camera mount. Sta the ignition, waiting for the
dash cam to sta.
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3.2.3 Power On Dash Cam, Select the Installation
Position
Before installation, please power on the dash cam and
check whether the shooting angle of the front and rear
lens is appropriate through the recording view.
3.2.4 Installing the Electrostatic Stickers
Thoroughly clean the windshield with water or alcohol,
then wipe it with a d cloth. Stick the electrostatic
sticker next to the rear-view mirror, which is the
recommended position to prevent blocking your view
while driving.
1 2
Please peel off this mask
AFTER application completed
Please peel off this
mask BEFORE application
Note: The electrostatic stickers come with two-sided
protective lm. Please remove the protective lm from
No. 1, paste the electrostatic sticker on the windshield,
and then remove the protective lm from No.2.
Electrostatic
sticken

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When installing the rear lens, please avoid the
defogging line on the rear windshield, so as not to
aect the video eect.
Please clean the lens with the dust-free cloth provided
by VANTRUE.
Note:
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3.2.5 Installing the Front Camera
Remove the protective lm from the mount, then x
the mount and camera on the electrostatics stickers.
3.2.6 Rear Camera Installation
Please select the installation position on the rear
windshield. Remove the protection lm of the sticky
pad and rear camera lens. Fix the rear camera in the
selected position and adjust the angle, then use the
rear camera cable to connect the rear camera to the
main front camera. (The rear camera can rotate 360°,
if the installation is wrong, you can turn on the rotating
display on the recording setup to adjust.)
3.2.7 Wire Storage
Car Charger Cable: Use the crowbar to stu the car
charger cable under the rubber seal of the A-pillar and
windshield.

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Rear Camera Cable: Carefully store the rear camera
cable in the direction shown in the picture.
3.3 APP Download
Please scan the QR code for the relevant version below
to download the APP and install it.
Note: After this camera is successfully connected to
your mobile phone through WiFi, it can peorm real-
time video preview, change camera settings, download
les without internet connection, and play back videos
on the mobile phone. However, the GPS track playback
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3.4 WiFi Connection
The WiFi will be turned on automatically when the S1
PRO dash cam is turned on. If the WiFi is turned o,
you can reopen the WiFi through shocut keys, voice
control, or menus.
After turning on the WiFi function of the camera,
please click "+" to nd “S1 PRO” in the “Sonnet Series”
through Vantrue APP, choose the right dash cam to
connect, then the APP will automatically connect to the
camera, and display the current real-time recording
situation of the camera.
and video sharing functions will depend on the internet
or telecom value-added seices (requires you to turn
o/disconnect the camera WiFi) on the internet or
telecom value-added seices (requires you to turn o/
disconnect the camera WiFi).

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Before connecting to WiFi, please make sure the WiFi
function of your smaphone is enabled.
The initial password for this device is only used for
initial login. In order to prevent potential security risks,
please be sure to change the initial password after the
initial login to prevent others from logging into your
device without authorization or other adverse
consequences.
If you forget the WiFi password, you can restore the
default setting of the device, and the Wi-Fi password
of the device will also be restored to the default
password(12345678).
Note:
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3.5 APP Operation
Video preview: In the real-time preview inteace,
you can switch to the full-screen preview mode by
clicking the full-screen icon or placing the phone
horizontally, click the window switch icon to switch
video windows, only multi-channel recording can
use this feature.
Video playback: The video and photo les recorded
on the SD card can be viewed in the APP, and the
video can be played back after clicking the le.
Video download: You can select the video or picture
you want to download in the SD card browsing
inteace or in the video playback area. After
downloading the video, if you play it in the local le
of the APP inteace, you can view the GPS track of
the video.
Video snapshot: You can capture the current screen
in the real-time preview inteace of the APP.
Mileage statistics: You can click to download
After the APP is successfully connected to the camera,
you can peorm the following operations:
Camera Setting
Lens correction
line
Mileage
Statistics
Full-screen Icon
Microphone
ON/OFF
Camera Display
Switch
Stop
Recording Icon
Album
Snapshot
mileage information as required, and the mileage
information will be saved in the APP as a picture or
PDF le.
Lens correction line: Correct the lens balance via
accurate crosshair so that the video screen will not
be skewed.
OTA upgrade: You can upgrade the S1 PRO dash
cam via APP, please refer to 4.2.12 for more details.
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5.

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Video preview: In the real-time preview inteace,
you can switch to the full-screen preview mode by
clicking the full-screen icon or placing the phone
horizontally, click the window switch icon to switch
video windows, only multi-channel recording can
use this feature.
Video playback: The video and photo les recorded
on the SD card can be viewed in the APP, and the
video can be played back after clicking the le.
Video download: You can select the video or picture
you want to download in the SD card browsing
inteace or in the video playback area. After
downloading the video, if you play it in the local le
of the APP inteace, you can view the GPS track of
the video.
Video snapshot: You can capture the current screen
in the real-time preview inteace of the APP.
Mileage statistics: You can click to download
mileage information as required, and the mileage
information will be saved in the APP as a picture or
PDF le.
Lens correction line: Correct the lens balance via
accurate crosshair so that the video screen will not
be skewed.
OTA upgrade: You can upgrade the S1 PRO dash
cam via APP, please refer to 4.2.12 for more details.
6.
7.
3.6 APP Upgrade
Open the "Vantrue" APP, connect to Wi-Fi, and enter
"Settings> About> Detect New Version". The App will
automatically detect whether its version is the latest
version. If there is a new version of the APP, follow the
prompts and upgrade the version.
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The S1 PRO dash cam has 3 function menus, which are:
record settings, system settings, and le browsing. You
can set your dash cam according to your requirements
with these function settings.
Press the button to pause the video rst, then press
the button to enter the menu settings.
Record Setup：
A. Resolution:
The S1 PRO camera has 2 recording modes:
Front + Rear Recording:
1944P +1080P 30FPS
1944P +720P 30FPS
1440P +1080P 30FPS
1440P +720P 30FPS
1440P 60FPS +1080P 30FPS
1440P 60FPS+720P 30FPS
1080P+1080P 30FPS
1080P+720P 30FPS
720P+720P 30FPS
Front Recording:
2592x1944P 30FPS
2560x1440P 30FPS
2560x1440P 60FPS
1920x1080P 30FPS
1280x720P 30FPS
B. Loop Recording: The default setting is 1 min. You
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4. Basic Operation
4.1 Menu Settings
Record Setup
OK

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can choose the options among 1/3/5 min and OFF.
C. G-Sensor: Select the level of G-sensor you need,
then you can set 3 directions (Front + Rear/Left + Right
/Up + Down). The G-sensor value in each direction can
be selected as 1/2/3(default) /4/5/O. The higher the
sensitivity level, the easier it is to trigger event
recording. The g-sensor is the most sensitive when set
to 5.
D. HDR Timer: The default is o. After turning it on,
you can select the automatic sta time and close time.
E. Audio Recording: The default is ON. Set recording to
on or o.
F. Exposure: The default value is +0.0. Adjust the
exposure of the lens.
G. REC Status Light: The default setting is ON. You can
choose to turn on/o the recording status light.
H. HDR: The default is ON. Set to on or o .
I. Rotate Display: Default is o. You can choose to ip
the rear screen up and down (180 degrees).
J. Mirror: The default is ON. If you turn it on, the rear
recording screen will be displayed in mirror mode.
K. Number Plate: Select the number or letter to be set.
After setting, your license plate number can be
displayed in the recorded video.
L. Stamp: Enable or disable the watermark stamp on
video and photos. The watermark stamp includes time
and date label, VANTRUE label, license plate number,
GPS location information, and speed label. All are
enabled by default.
M. Time Lapse: The default value is disabled. You can
choose to enable 1FPS/5FPS/10FPS/15FPS.
N. Parking Mode: You can choose the parking mode
you need, including Collision Detection/Motion
Detection/Low Bitrate Recording/Low Framerate
Mode/OFF, the default is OFF.
O. Low-light Night Vision in Parking Mode: Default is
ON. When turned on, it can optimize the recording

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eect of videos in parking mode.
P. Parking Collision Detection: The power saving mode
is turned on by default. After turning on the collision
detection mode, you can choose power saving mode or
fast sta mode.
Q. Motion Detection Area: The motion detection range
of the front and rear areas can be adjusted respectively.
R. Mileage statistics: The default is on, and the GPS
mileage information will be stored in the memo card,
you can view it on the computer or expo the le
through the mileage statistics function in the APP.
S. GPS Settings: GPS is enabled by default. GPS
ON/OFF settings, speed unit settings, and GPS
information are all set here.
System Setup：
A. Language: Available languages are English/Français
/Español /Deutsch/ Italiano/简体中文/русский/日本語
/Polski/한국어.
B. Wi-Fi: You can set the WiFi function, switch WiFi
mode, and view WiFi information here. The default is
automatically turn o WiFi after 10 minutes without
connection. WiFi will stay on in the background if you
turn on the Auto ON option. The default WiFi mode is
5G. After turning it on, you can connect the WiFi and
operate the S1 PRO dash cam through the mobile
phone. WiFi Information Displays the WiFi name and
password.
C. Voice Control: The default sensitivity is Standard.
Voice commands can be recognized after the option is
turned on. You can choose options such as low
sensitivity/high sensitivity/standard/o.
D. Voice Content: Voice recognition commands. You
can use dierent commands to remote control the
camera to work.
E. Format Memo Card: Format all data on the
memo card.
F. Format Reminder Setup: you can select the reminder

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H. Auto LCD O: Default is o. Set the time to
automatically turn o the LCD display after no
operation.
I.Screen brightness: The default is automatic mode; In
automatic mode, after 10 minutes of unmanned
operation of the recorder, the screen brightness
decreases by 50%; It can be set to three dierent levels
of brightness: high, medium, and low.
J. Device Sound: Set the volume of the device.
The default volume level is 2, the lowest is 0, and the
highest is 5.
K. Prompt Tone: According to dierent situations, the
dash cam is set with 5 kinds of prompt tones, which are
power-on/o sound, keys sound, le locked sound,
format sound, and abnormal stop recording reminder.
All prompt tones are turned on by default.
L. Frequency: Dierent countries have dierent
Automatic GPS update: GPS automatic update is
enabled by default. The date and time will be
automatically updated based on your time zone,
please select the correct time zone.
Manual date/time setting. You can choose to turn o
automatic GPS update, turn on manual date/time
setting, and manually correct the date and time.
Sumer/Winteime automatic switching. The default is
o. After this function is enabled, the system
automatically switches between summeime and
winteime.
This feature is available in Noh America only. Time
errors may occur in other regions.
The date format and time zone settings can also be
set under this menu.
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options: 15 Days, 1 Month, and O. The default is o.
When the time is up, you can choose "OK" to format, or
choose "Next" to recalculate.
G. Date & Time: There are two ways to set the time and
date:
frequencies. In order to avoid aecting the video, you
can choose 50Hz or 60Hz frequency according to
dierent regions.
M. System Info: Check the current model, rmware
version, and the Vantrue ocial website.
N. Ceications: You can view the ceication
information of the S1 PRO camera.
O. Default Settings: Reset the device back to facto
settings.
Files:
Review the video and photo les recorded by the
camera.