VIEW-i Lite User manual

VIEW
-
i Lite/Pro/Silver/Gold/Ruby
VIEW
i
Lite/Pro/Silver/Gold/Ruby
User Manual v.2.1.21
Please read carefully before using this product.

Table of Contents
1. Liability
2
Pti
2
.
P
recau
ti
ons
3. Components
4. Functions
5. Features
6. Installation
7. View-i Product Manual
8. View-i PC Player Manual
9. View-i Product Trouble-Shootin
g
g
10. Specifications and Certifications
※ Warranty
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1. Liability
1. This product was designed to assist you in driving safely
by recording driving information and data for
di f
d
r
i
ver re
f
erence.
2. This product does not guaranteed to record information
id t
on ever
y
acc
id
en
t
.
- A minor force will not trigger the G-Force sensor to activate
Event Recording. Therefore the user must use the Manual Record
Button located on the device itself
Button
located
on
the
device
itself
.
3. This product is not liable for any data loss caused by
physical damage to the product or it accessories
physical
damage
to
the
product
or
it
accessories
.
4. The manufacturer has no liability for any injury or damage
to property associated with the use of this product
to
property
associated
with
the
use
of
this
product
5. The manufacturer limits any and all liability to the exclusive remedies
of
p
roduct re
p
air or re
p
lacement at the manufacturer’s discretion,
ppp
to the fullest extent permitted b
y
the law
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2. Precautions (Device)
Do not operate product while driving
Do not open/fix/alter this device
Do
not
operate
product
while
driving
Only operate in safe environments
Only install this product within the
recommended installation area
Do
not
open/fix/alter
this
device
Any customer alterations will void the
warranty
Do not use any accessories other then
recommended
installation
area
It could result in poor GPS reception
If product is physically damaged during a
fatal accidents it may not record any data
Do
not
use
any
accessories
other
then
those included with the recorder
The use of any additional accessories will
void the product warranty
fatal
accidents
,
it
may
not
record
any
data
During sudden lighting changes, such as
entering a dark runnel, alley, or turning
toward direct sunlight on a very bright day
Do not connect the device directly to car’s
battery
Connecting the device directly to the car’s
battery will void the product warranty
toward
direct
sunlight
on
a
very
bright
day
,
video recording may be compromised due
to the limitations of video technology
Check the product frequently to ensure that
battery
will
void
the
product
warranty
.
Use this product only under the
recommended power guidelines
Using this product in alternative power
Check
the
product
frequently
to
ensure
that
the camera angle is properly adjusted
After violent force is applied to the vehicle or
product, the camera angle may be altered
resulting in poor picture quality
Using
this
product
in
alternative
power
situation will void the product warranty
and could result in fire
Remove all substance from the lens
resulting
in
poor
picture
quality
Do not spray automobile cleaning products
directly to product
Product will be damaged if directly exposed to
Remove
all
substance
from
the
lens
,
including the plastic film, that may affect
the quality of the recording Any
obstruction may degrade recording
quality
Product
will
be
damaged
if
directly
exposed
to
cleaning products
quality
.
Do not expose this product to extreme
temperatures (high or low)
This product will be damaged if it is
4
This
product
will
be
damaged
if
it
is
exposed outside recommended working
temperature

2. Precautions (SD Card)
Only use SD memory card from the manufacturer
Product may not function correctly if un-tested SD memory cards is used
Do not o
p
en/fix/modif
y
SD memor
y
card
pyy
Product could be damaged and warranty does not cover such damage.
SD memory card need to be replaced with a new product once it reaches end of
p
roduct life Product mi
g
ht malfunction if SD card’s writin
g
s
p
eed decreases.
p
ggp
Backup from SD memory card to HDD or CD if any data needs to be preserved
Data might get lost due to memory corruption in SD memory card.
Check SD memory card’s data regularly to check its operation
[NOTE] Format SD memory card at least once a week for optimal performance
HOW TO FORMAT SD CARD
1. Insert SD Card to user PC
2. Select [Start] -> [My Computer]
3. Select SD card driver and ri
g
ht click and select “Format”
g
4. Select “FAT32”
If “FAT” format is to be selected, device will not function
normally
5. Click
“
Start
”
button
5.
Click
Start
button
Do not remove SD memory card during product
operation while power is on
Product or SD memory card could be damaged
5
Product
or
SD
memory
card
could
be
damaged
.
Manufacturer is not liable for SD card’s recorded contents outside SD card limited product life

3. Product Package
Please confirm below package list in the box
SD Card
Cradle &
Device
SD
Card
(Included View-i PC Player) Double Side Tape x
2ea
User Manual
Wire Clip x 6 ea TV-out Cable Cigarjack
Power Cable
IR Lighting
Module
(Rub
y
Model Onl
y
)
yy
TV-out cable : Display which doesn’t have composite port must be adjusted to the correct
display format
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Product package may change for product enhancement without any notification

4. Functions
Function Descri
p
tion
Constant
Recording
Records everything during device power on status
[NOTE] If memory exceeds its capacity, device deletes oldest file to make
room for new recordings Therefore if user wants to keep the old recordings user
Recording
room
for
new
recordings
.
Therefore
,
if
user
wants
to
keep
the
old
recordings
,
user
must backup the recordings before they are automatically deleted
When device detects exceeded force in the device, device automatically saves
15 seconds before and after of the triggered event.
Event
Recording
(Reference: 7.View-i Product Manual)
[NOTE] Event videos can be saved upto 200 files. If event files saved upto 160 files,
device alerts sounds(beep-beep-beep) to warn the user. If event files are saved
upto 200 files, device alerts sounds(tee-lee-lee) and starts deleting oldest recording
to save room for new recordings. Therefore, if user wants to keep the old recordings,
user must backup the recordings before it is automatically deleted
Audio
Rdi
Supports audio recording with on/off button (Reference: 5. Features)
R
ecor
di
ng
JPEG
Capture Supports JPEG capture (Reference : 7.View-i Product Manual)
Internal GPS records time/speed/route information.
GPS Sensor (View-i Pro/Gold/Ruby product only)
These information can be checked with View-i PC Player
(Reference : 8.View-i PC Player Manual)
[
NOTE
]
GPS needs to be connected to Satellite before recordin
g
[
]g
G-Sensor
Internal G-sensor records quick start/stop/curve information
This information can be checked with View-i PC Player
(Reference : 8.View-i PC Player Manual)
User can check recorded files to nearest display with TV
out function
7
TV-out
User
can
check
recorded
files
to
nearest
display
with
TV
-
out
function
(Reference : 5. Features)

4. Functions
Function Description
View-i PC
Pla
y
er View-i PC Player can be used to check recorded videos on SD card
y
Google Map
Sync
View driver’s route in Google Map embedded in View-i PC Player
[NOTE] GPS needs to be connected to the satellites in order to sync
Sync
data with Google Maps
G-Sensor
h
View G
-
force data with View
-
iPCPlayer
Grap
h
View
G
force
data
with
View
i
PC
Player
ECO-Drive
R
Driver driving patterns can be diagnosed using GPS & G-Sensor data.
This data will coach drivers to develop safer driving habits
R
eport
This
data
will
coach
drivers
to
develop
safer
driving
habits
[NOTE] Functions are limited for non-GPS products
Event Report
Creates reference report detailing the accident which may be helpful to
police or insurance company
Event
Report
police
or
insurance
company
[NOTE] Functions are limited for non-GPS products
CRASH GUARD™ s
y
stem is
p
rovided inside View-i PC Pla
y
er,
CRASH
GUARD™
yp
y
View-i PC Player can recover corrupt data occurred by SD card being
separated from the device
[NOTE] CRASH GUARD™ cannot repair any data if SD card’s file system
was damaged or SD card was physically damaged
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was
damaged
or
SD
card
was
physically
damaged

5. Features
# Name Description
① Power Port DC 12V/DC 24V
② Internal GPS GPS
1
③ Front Camera 130M Pixel CMOS Image Sensor
④ Power Switch Device Power on/off switch
2
4
⑤TV-Out Port Preview/Replay recorded files to
nearest display (NTSC/PAL)
3
5
6
⑥ Mic Switch Mic on/off switch
⑦ Buzzer Status buzzer
⑧
Manual
User can activate Event Recording
⑧
Recording
User
can
activate
Event
Recording
⑨Memory
Format User can format inserted SD card
8 9 11 13
⑩Video Replay/
JPEG Capture
User can replay recorded videos
User can capture JPEG image
⑪
LED
Status LED for Power status, GPS reception,
710
12
7
⑪
LED
Mic status, Recording status
⑫ Rear Camera 1.3M Pixel CMOS Image Sensor
⑬
SD Cart Slot SD memor
y
card slot
14
9
⑬
y
⑭ IR Lighting IR Lighting for Rear Camera / RUBY Model Only
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6. Installation
6.1 Recommendation
For Sedans and SUVs, install the device near
rear view mirror to the driver side where GPS
and Camera does not have physical interrupts
6.2 Placing the Cradle
Remove tape cover and place according to the
diagram in 6.1 with open side up
[
NOTE
]
If device was installed an
y
p
lace other
[
]yp
then what is recommended in diagram 6.1, it will
prevent optimal functioning of the GPS reception
and camera
[TIP] Please wipe the wind shield clean before
placing the cradle.
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6. Installation
6.3 Installing the product into the Cradle
1. Insert SD memory card to the product
2. Hold product so camera part is at the
2.
Hold
product
so
camera
part
is
at
the
bottom and then slide it into the cradle from top to
bottom until it makes a clicking sound
3. Connect the power cable from product to cigar
jack of your vehicle. Then organize the lines using
li li
1 2 3
li
ne c
li
ps
4. Adjust the camera angle to your preference
[TIP] Use TV-out cable to connect to nearest display
to check the actual recording view and
make sure hood and dashboard does not show over
RUBY Products :
4
make
sure
hood
and
dashboard
does
not
show
over
¼ of video’s bottom screen
5. Remove the tape cover
6A hIRlihi f i h di i R
5 6
6
.
A
ttac
h
IR
li
g
h
t
i
ng
f
ac
i
ng t
h
e same
di
rect
i
on as
R
ear
Camera
[NOTE] If direction of the Rear Camera and IR Lighting
does not align, Rear Camera recordings might not record
correctly Please note vibrations and humidity of the
6.4 Confirmation
correctly
.
Please
note
vibrations
and
humidity
of
the
vehicle might detach the IR Lighting
1. Check to see that the SD card is correctly placed into the device and power switch is on
2. Start the car engine and check power is correctly connected to the device
2.
Start
the
car
engine
and
check
power
is
correctly
connected
to
the
device
3. Check Red LED is on following with Blue and Orange LED blinks.
4. Listen for 2 “beeps” followed by 5 “beep” sounds (booting complete, recording starts)
5. GPS connection can be confirmed as follows:.
If Blue LED blinks on and off GPS reception is not complete and still in search
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If
Blue
LED
blinks
on
and
off
,
GPS
reception
is
not
complete
and
still
in
search
If Blue LED does not blink and stays on, GPS reception has been made

7. View-i Product Manual
1
24
5
# Name Recording Mode Replay Mode(TV-OUT)
36
①Manual Recording
Button
Manually start event recording
If button is pressed, device will make
“
tic
-
tic
”
sound and blue and orange LED
Same as Recording Mode
tic
tic
sound
and
blue
and
orange
LED
will blink quickly
②
Memory
Format
Short
Press No function Previous File
Long
Pressmorethen8secondstoformat
Button
Long
Press
Press
more
then
8
seconds
to
format
SD card Change folders
③
Video
Replay /
JPEG
Short
Press JPEG capture Next File
Press for more then
③
JPEG
Capture
Long
Press
Press for more then 2 seconds,
device will change to Replay Mode
Press
for
more
then
2 seconds, device will
change to Recording Mode
②
③
Rear Camera
[Applies for on/off both]
Press #2 button followed by #3 button
③
Rear
Camera
ON/OFF Button If successful, device will reboot followed
by
a “beep” sound
④ Power LED Red LED, Displays Power On/Off Status
⑤
Function LED
Blue LED Displays GPS Reception Status
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⑤
Function
LED
Blue
LED
,
Displays
GPS
Reception
Status
⑥ Mic LED Orange LED, Displays Mic On/Off Status

7. View-i Product Manual
Name Buzzer LED
7.1 Buzzer/LED Scenario
Booting Status 2 “beep” + 5 “beep” sounds
(Total 7 beeps)
Red LED : On
Blue LED : Blink
Orange LED : Blink
d
If SD card is not inserted,
b b d ill
Red LED : On
SD Car
d
Insert Status
“
b
eep~
b
eep” soun
d
w
ill
Repeat.Pressing any button
will shut down the buzzer
Blue LED : Blink
Orange LED : Blink
Constant Red LED : On
Blue LED : Operate according to GPS status
Recording Status
Blue
LED
:
Operate
according
to
GPS
status
Orange LED : Operate according to Mic status
GPS Reception
Status
Red LED : On
Blue LED : Blink = search / On = GPS connect
Orange LED : operate according to Mic status
Orange
LED
:
operate
according
to
Mic
status
Event/Manual
Recording Status Short “tic-tic”
Red LED : On
Blue LED : Blink (Fast Blink = 0.5 sec)
Orange LED : Blink (Fast Blink = 0.5 sec)
Red LED : On
Mic On/Off Short “tic”
Red
LED
:
On
Blue LED : Blink
Orange LED : On/off according to Mic status
Power Off
“Beep ”
Red LED : Off
Blue LED : Off
Status
“Beep
~
”
Blue
LED
:
Off
Orange LED : Off
Event/Manual
Recording
M
80%:“Beep Beep Beep ~
Bee
p
Bee
p
Bee
p
”
Red LED : On
Blue LED : O
p
erate accordin
g
to GPS status
13
M
emory
Full Alert
p
p
p
100% : “Tee-lee-lee”
pg
Orange LED : Operate according to Mic status

8. View-i PC Player Manual
This part of the manual explains the use of View-i PC Player, video and utility player. With
View-i PC Player, user may view the contents of View-i Lite/Pro/Silver/Gold products.
* Windows Media Player and other player may show videos but G-Sensor, GPS, MAP, Report
functions can onl
y
be used in View-i PC Pla
y
er.
Item Description
y
y
8.1 System Requirement
Operating System Window XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
CPU Pentium 4 / 1.8Ghz Processor or above
RAM More then 512MB
Free HDD Space More then 200MB
Display
More then 1024 x 768 pixels
Display
More
then
1024
x
768
pixels
8.2 Installing the Software
1. Connect SD card into the computer
2. Clikc [Start] and enter [My Computer]
3. Select SD card drive and double click “Setup.exe”file in the product folder
4 Follow installation instructions
4
.
Follow
installation
instructions
6. Select [Start]->[Programs]->[View-i]-> View-i PC Player to start the application
* Check http://www.avic.co.kr for latest View-i PC Player updates
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8. View-i PC Player Manual
8.3 View-i PC Player - 1 Channel
Double click on ”View-i”icon to view the below screen. (View-i Lite/Pro)
5
1
4
6
2
6
# Name Description
① Video Screen Video play screen of designated video file
3
② G-Sensor Graph G-sensor data of video screen for user analysis
③Speed-o-meter /
Menu
Display driving speed (View-i Pro)
Button listing for video and menu control
④
File Search
Search function for listed video files
④
File
Search
Search
function
for
listed
video
files
⑤ File Information Displays file name and recording type
Displays GPS information (View-i Pro)
Displays current position of the video on Goggle map
15
⑥ Google Map
Displays
current
position
of
the
video
on
Goggle
map
(Internet connection required : View-i Pro)

8. View-i PC Player Manual
8.4 View-i PC Player - 2 Channel
Double click on ”View-i2”icon to view the below screen. (View-i Silver/Gold/Ruby)
1
2
2
5
3
4
6
7
# Name Description
① Front Video Screen Front video play screen of designated video file
②
Rear Video Screen
Rear video play screen of selected front video file
4
②
Rear
Video
Screen
Rear
video
play
screen
of
selected
front
video
file
③ File Search Search function for listed video files.
④Speed-o-Meter/
Menu
Display driving speed (View-i Gold/Ruby)
Button listing for video and menu control
⑤ File Information Displays file name and recording type
Displays GPS information (View-i Gold/Ruby)
⑥ G-Sensor Graph G-sensor data of video screen for user analysis
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⑦ Google Map Displays current position of the video on Goggle Maps
(Internet connection required : View-i Gold/Ruby)

8. View-i PC Player Manual
Button Description Button Description
8.5 Buttons
Previous File Open 1 file
Rewind Print Screen
Play ECO-Drive Report
Pause Event Report
Stop Setting
Fast
-
forward
Fast
-
forward
Play Speed Control
Next File
8.6 Control Bar
Volume Control : Video volume control with
mute function
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8. View-i PC Player Manual
8.7 Open File / Play
•Recorded contents can be found inside device’s SD card.
Constant files can be found under
“
NORMAL
”
folder / folder name under date/hour
Constant
files
can
be
found
under
NORMAL
folder
/
folder
name
under
date/hour
.
•Event videos can be found under “EVENT”folder.
•Move the recorded videos to user computer for best performance.
(video play navigation, search, etc)
1. Opening single file and playing
Click on the button located lower part of View-i PC Player.
Navigate to the folder to find the wanted play contents and double click
on the video file to play
on
the
video
file
to
play
.
2. Opening a folder and playing
•Click on “Folder Open”button on the top right of Search screen.
•
Navigate to the folder of user choice and select
“
OK
”
button
•
Navigate
to
the
folder
of
user
choice
and
select
OK
button
•When the file list appears in the Search screen, check the checkbox in the
left of the file name and click on “Chain Play”to play the videos.
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8. View-i PC Player Manual
8.8 File List Screen
# Name Description
①
Folder
O
Open a folder with recorded
1 2
①
O
pen videos
②Chain
Play
Play button for continual playing
of checked listed files
File name consist of date/hour
of recordings
3 4
5
7
③File
Name
of
recordings
.
EVT_090919_201518.mp4
-> EVT or INI : Recording type
-> 090919 : 09/09/19 (date)
-
> 201518 : 20:15:18 (time)
6
>
201518
:
20:15:18
(time)
④Event
Type
Displays recording type.
(EVT : Event / EMG : Manual
NOR : Constant)
# Name Description
•File can be organized by clicking on the top File Name, Event titles
⑤NOR Constant recording files display as “NOR”
⑥EVT G-Sensor triggered recording files display as “EVT”
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⑦EMG Manual button triggered recording files display as “EMG”

8. View-i PC Player Manual
8.9 Search - DB
1. Import play list to the Search screen
(Reference : 8.6 Open File / Play)
2. Click on “Create DB”to make database
*Database must be created before searching
3. Select search o
p
tion and click “Search”bu
1
2
p
tton
4. Searched list will appear in Search screen
6. Click on “Chain Play”to play searched file
2
3
4
#
N
Diti
4
#
N
ame
D
escr
i
p
ti
on
①Event
Type Select recording type to filter videos with selected recording type
②Speed Input speed value to filter videos above selected speed value
③G-Sensor Input X/Y/Z G-sensor values to filter videos above selected G-sensor value
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④Time Input time value to filter videos within time section