WINYCAM BRAVO User manual

Uesr Manual
BRAVO
WINYCAM Vehicle Drive Recorder
www.winycam-eng.com
Ver R1.0

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WINYCAM BRAVO
Safety Precautions
Before use
Product Feature
Package
Product Parts
How to use
Front Camera Installation
Rear Camera Installation
GPS/TV-OUT Cable Installation
How to record
LED Operation
Voice Guide
Parking mode event alarm
SD Card format automatic alarm function
Recording file error detection function
How to display Front/ Rear screen
LCD Configuration
Original Viewer Program Installation
PC Original Viewer – Screen Configuration
PC Original Viewer – Viewer Configuration
PC Original Viewer – Configuration
Configuration Default Setting
Playback
To save video file on your PC
REC Time
How to separate video
Firmware Upgrade
Froware Upgrade- Touch Calibration
SD Card Format & Set breaking voltage
Specification
Warranty
FAQ
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Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions
Caution on Operation and Storage
Do not operate the product during driving. It may cause
accident.
The product must be installed at a point which would not
obstruct the driver’s view.
Do not allow unauthorized disassembly or alteration to the
product. It may cause malfunction, and the consequent
product damage will not be covered under the warranty.
If the product is damaged or power is cut off by a serious
accident, the product may not be able to record such event
Always keep the windshield clean to enable clear recording.
Since the product is purpose to record video data during
driving, video quality may be deteriorated when in/out the
tunnel, and at night or by contrast and backlight.
Contaminated camera lens may deteriorate the video quality.
Keep the lens clean.
Do not place the product under direct sunlight or inside the
closed vehicle as it may cause malfunction.
Do not use chemicals or detergent to clean the product. Clean
gently with soft cloth.
Use of the product at temperature below -20℃ or above 70℃
may cause malfunction or breakdown. (This caution should
be applied when product is unused.)
Do not use the product in places in high temperature/humidity.
Do not exert excessive force to the product (especially to LCD
buttons and to bracket) as it may cause breakdown.
Operate the product for 3-5 minutes to check for correct
recording, before each use.
Prolonged exposure to sunlight and high temperature in the
summer may cause malfunction.
Do not turn off power, or remove the SD card during firmware
upgrading as it may cause malfunction.
Do not touch the cigar lighter cable with wet hand as it may
cause electric shock.
Do not use a damaged cigar lighter cable as it may cause
electric shock or fire.
Do not place the cigar lighter cable in near heating devices.
Do not leave the product connected to the cigar lighter
without using for a long period of time. Remove the cable
from the product.
Insert the cigar lighter securely.
Do not bend or pull the cigar lighter cable by excessive force,
or place heavy objects on the cable.
(It may damage the cord and as a result it may cause electric
shock or fire.)
Do not touch the LCD excessive force as it may cause
malfunction.

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Safety Precautions
Caution on SD Card
In order to confirm normal operation of the product, please
check the image of a SD card and format it on a regular
basis. (PC format needed one to two times per month)
Because an SD card is consumables, if it is used for a long
time, you may lose the data or may not record due to an
error, so please check it periodically.
When the product is in recording or the power is on, do
not remove the SD card forcibly. It may cause a failure of
the SD card and data loss.
If temperature gets too high in the vehicle, data storing
may be disabled, or data may be damaged. Park your
vehicle in the shade in the summer.
When identify the car's accident or damage, please keep
the SD card separately. Due to overwrite, important data
may be deleted.
When turn off the power of the body and remove the SD
card before LED is turned off, the last recording file may not
be saved, so please be careful.
When turn off the power of the body and remove the SD
card before LED is turned off, the last recording file may not
be saved, so please be careful.
When driving a vehicle, do not remove the SD card. Make
sure to remove it safely when a vehicle is in parking or stop.
After turning on the power, make sure that it is in normal
operation.
Please note that the warranty period of an SD card is
six (6) months, and replace it at the time of more than
six (6) months. Please purchase and use SD Card that
manufacture recommended specification.
The SD card randomly purchased other than the one we
provide, shall be excluded from the warranty, and we shall
not take any responsibility for loss and damage of the data
recorded in the SD card in any case.

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Before use
Before use
Thank you for purchasing BRAVO
This Manual contains important information
about the proper use and cautions in use of the
product. Please read carefully before use.
BRAVO is an auxiliary product to alert users for
safe driving and prevent accidents, by recording
video during driving. Also purpose for evidence
of an accident.
BRAVO does not however guarantee that all
accidents are recorded. Minor shock may not
detect sensor to record.
WinyTechnology shall not be liable for any loss
or damage to data or to the product which may
be caused by accident or impact.
All rights vested in the design and software of
BRAVO are the property of Winy Technology
Co., Ltd. and protected by the Copyright Law.
BRAVO may change without notice for further
function improvement.
This User Manual is published based on the
current state of the product, and may contain
typographical errors or omissions.
Contents of this User Manual may be modified,
changed or supplemented without notice for
further improvement.

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Before use
Product Feature
High Quality Lens and High Image
Quality Resolution support
Front 2.0 Mega Pixel / Rear 0.3 Mega Pixel image sensor
Wide mega lens
HD(1280x720) High Image Quality Resolution
and total 30FPS(Front 20 + Rear 10).
Various Recording Function and Video
Data Acknowledgement
Touch LCD display apply, recording image and recorded
image can be confirmed on LCD
Normal, Manual, Event, Motion and auto change to Parking
recording mode
Driving records can be stored with GPS data. (optional)
G sensor by Automatic parking recording mode change and
event recording mode.
External video output. (Real-time video image can be checked on
another monitor)
Configuration setting is available on LCD menu.
PC viewer program are provided to change various setting
values and map data can be checked when using GPS.
(In the general video player (e.g. Windows media player),
recorded video can be played)
SD card can be formatted as the product itself, without
connecting to a PC.
Each capacity of a normal / event/ motion folder can be set
in PC Viewer.
High Quality Voice Record and Voice
Guidance
Operating instructions service by voice guidance
Voice recording On/Off function and speaker output On/Off
function.
High performance microphone built-in
Back-up battery and vehicle constant
power discharge protection function
Stored recorded image safety by built-in high-capacity
capacitor when power is off.
Vehicle constant power discharge protection function
(Selectable ON/OFF on viewer, Not required another
equipment for this function)
Consume less than 2.0mA when power shutdown
(Based on 12V)
“ When using vehicle constant power discharge protection
functions, If user vehicle voltage is 12V and the voltage of
less than 11.8V is maintained for more than 5 minutes the
product power will be shuts-off ”(Note: Shutdown time
depend on the Type of Vehicle and vehicle condition.)
Other
Soft look and emotional design. (easy removable body)
Security LED light are mounted on front body (LED Lighting
function On/Off can be set in PC viewer / LCD menu)

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Before use
Package
Option
Accessories
Standard Package
BRAVO Body
Null Cable
Cable ClipCigar Lighter
GPS Module AV – OUT Cable
3M tape for bracket Bracket
The viewer program is stored in Micro SD card.
※ Note : Please save PC Viewer program in advance in the computer, etc. so that the program can’t be deleted.
(If the program is lost, please download from Winycam website.)
The packaged product picture of the user manual may differ from the actual product.
After the video cable can be connected to TV-OUT cable, recording file and real time recording can be checked with TV/ Navigation.
Video input type is different depend on monitor and check the user manual of monitor.
Micro SD card SD card Adaptor Rear Camera Rear Camera Video Cable

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Before use
Product Parts
Front Camera
SD Card slot Security LED MIC
GPS LED
Rear Camera Connection GPS Connection
Power Connection
TV-OUT
MIC LED
Reset
Power LEC
REC Button
by manual

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How to use
How to use
Front Camera Installation
1. Insert Micro SD card to BRAVO
SD card slot.
(Check the SD card direction)
6. Arrange a power cable.
2. Remove the protect sticker.
4. Attach the BRAVO in place on the
top of front windshield or middle o left
and right of the mirror.
3. Connect Cigar lighter cable to Power
connection of product.
5. Connect cigar lighter to a cigar
socket.

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Rear Camera Installation
PLAY
Shutdown a vehicle battery and power off
BRAVO first before installing a rear camera.
(Disconnect the power connection)
1. Shutdown a vehicle battery and power
4. Connect video cable
2. Install a rear camera
5. Check an operation
3. Adjust a rear camera angle
6. Arrange a front/rear camera cable
After checking recording operation, well-
arrange a cable.
If you embed cable to vehicle wall, please
check cable connection. Also after embedded
double-check if BRAVO can record properly.
Remove a protect sticker and attach a rear
camera in proper location in windshield.
Connect a rear camera jack(smaller side)
to a rear camera and a another jack(bigger
side) to R-CAM connection.
After attached a rear camera, adjust an
angle. Adjust angle is e right angle to lens
face or little downward facing.
After power on, Please check the recorded
image that is stored in Micro SD card if
BRAVO can record properly.

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Connect External GPS
to GPS connection on
BRAVO body.
Connect a TV-Out
cable to the TV-Out
jack on a BRAVO body.
Attach GPS module
at well visual place
and tidy up a cable.
Connect a TV-Out
cable to AV-IN jack your
vehicle navigation.
▶ External GPS Installation ▶ TV OUT Cable Installation
When connecting to your vehicle Navigation, you need an
applied vehicle Navigation video cable.
With a specific vehicle Navigation, installation may be
restricted, and/or extra service charge may be incurred.
Connect to body after checking the location of each
connection. Wrong connection may cause malfunction,
and the consequent product damage will not be covered
under the warranty.
Caution on GPS Installation Caution on TV-OUT Connection
GPS module may be affected by main body or by other
electronic devices if it is too close each other. Keep a
distance as much as possible.
The receiving signal may become poor depending
on the climate, satellite status and geography in the
neighborhood.
The receiving signal may become poor if the windshield is
heavy sun-coated or fixed with metallic materials.
GPS/TV-OUT Cable Installation

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1. Record : BRAVO is automatically boot at power on, and a constant(normal) recording starts as an initial recording mode.
2. Recording Mode : it is classified into driving recording mode and parking (motion) recording mode
3. Recording Method : it is classified into a Normal recording, event recording, motion recording.
※ For automatic recording and manual recording methods, please refer the below table.
※ After change to parking recording mode by manual, if you want to change normal recording
mode again, please press “REC” button for 3 seconds
(During event recording, the mode cannot be changed.)
REC
Mode
Driving
Mode
Parking
(Motion)
Mode
REC
Method
Normal REC Normal- - Set 30 / 60 / 120
sec in configuration
Event REC EventIn G-sensor detect shock One short press
button
Motion REC Motion
In G-Sensor is not
detected for more than
10 minutes Auto change
to a motion REC mode.
Before 10 sec,
after 20 sec
Event/Motion detect
Event REC Event
In G-sensor detect
shock
One short press
button
Three sec
press button
Auto REC Mode Manual REC Mode
(Button Control) REC Time Recording
folder
How to record

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※ Even though GPS signal dose not connect depends on GPS situation and location, GPS LED turn on Red lighting.
Item CH Front LED PWR LED GPS LEDMIC LED
Booting
-ON Red lighting ON
Orange lighting ON-OFF
1CH Red lighting ON / OFF
interval at 1.5 sec
1CH
1CH
Red lighting ON / OFF
interval at 0.5 sec
Red lighting ON
1CH
1CH
GPS
NOT Receiving OFF
Receiving ON
Red lighting
ON/OFF based on
audio REC setting
2CH Green lighting ON / OFF
interval at 1.5 sec
2CH
2CH
Green lighting ON / OFF
interval at 0.5 sec
Green lighting ON
2CH
2CH
FW update
Lighting ON / OFF
interval at 1 sec
Normal, Event,
REC Stanby
Lighting ON / OFF
interval at 0.5 sec
In detect a shock
(Event REC)
Parking REC
Stanby
Red/Green flashing
interval at 1.5 sec
Cross flashing 3LEDs rightleft
interval at 0.5 sec
(1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, …)
Red/Green flashing
interval at 0.5 sec
Lighting ON / OFF
interval at 0.25 sec
Parking REC
(Motion, Event)
-
-
OFF
OFF
OFF
Red flashing interval at 0.5 sec
Red/Green flashing interval at 0.5 sec
Menu
No SD Card
(Including other error)
High temperature Cut
off
LED Operation

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Situation Voice Guide
Remove SD card / SD card Error “Please check your SD card.”
Firmware Update Start “The firmware update is starting.”
Firmware Update Completed “The firmware update has been completed.”
Constant (Normal) Recording Start (In booting) “Constant Recording will start.”
* Event Recording Start (In booting) “Event Recording will start.”
Parking Recording start “Parking Recording will start.”
Recording end “The Recording will end.”
Alarm tone in a Rear Camera disconnect
(the error for 2CH REC) “Ding-Dong, Ding-Dong”
※ Only when event REC mode is set in the configuration, the voice guiding "event recording will start"
will announce
Voice Guide

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When changing Parking mode to Normal mode, you can check Event, Motion recording files
and the number of files on LCD in Parking mode.
Cution
- It is possible to record normal recording only during pop-up note, not possible to operate
other menu (Event recording and other button)
- Make a sound Ding-Dong interval at 3 seconds during pop-up note, and if you don’t push
any button for 10 seconds or push the button “No”, enter the Normal recording after pop-up
note disappear.
When changing Parking mode to Normal mode,
display the number of Event/Motion recording files
like the image above if Event/Motion recording files
are made.
Enter the playback menu like the image above after
ending recording when tap the button “Yes” on the
list of LCD
Parking mode event alarm

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When “Yes” is selected, move Menu-> Others-> SD Card format menu in Configuration
Format is recommended for the stable REC continually.
If you select “No” or nothing happens, pop-up note will disappear after 10 seconds and it will
appear it after 1 hour.
If you select “Ignore”, pop-up note will appear after 10 dyas.
If you don’t format SD Card on a regular basis and it is used for a long time, important
recording file may not be saved by error. Therefore, after a lapes of 10days without formatting,
let users know the information about SD Card format day by auto check program.
SD Card format automatic alarm function

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When SD Card is removed forcibly or is damaged, an image will not be recorded normally. To
protect it, this alarm will display to format SD Card when BRAVO detect error automatically.
When “Yes” is selected, move Menu-> Others->SD Card format menu. It is recommended for
the stable REC continually.
If you select “No” or nothing happens, pop-up note will disappear after 10 seconds.
Recording file error detection function

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When 2CH is setting, if you touch right upper screen (¼ of whole screen), LCD screen will be changed
automatically Front/Rear, Rear/Front, only Font, only Rear.
Only LCD Screen looks different, 2CH images will be recorded when rear camera is connected.
Front/Rear LCD Screen Rear/Front LCD Screen
Rear LCD Screen Front LCD Screen
Rear
Rear Front
Front
Front Rear
How to display front/ Rear screen

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All configuration can be set on LCD menu.
Menu MenuFunction Function
REC Mode Setting
LCD Screen Saver
Front Camera Setting
Breaking Voltage
Video Quality
TV-Out
REC Time
LCD Setting
REC CH
OSD Setting
Motion Sensitivity
Front LED Setting
Shutdown by Temp
G-Sensor Sensitivity
Time setting
Voice Guide Volume
Standard Time
REC Volume
Summer Time
SD Card Adjustment
FW Update
Parking Mode Change
SD Card format
Touch Calibration
Configuration Initialization
System Information
Start the recording on setting
Set Breaking Voltage
Display REC list
Set front camera sensor
Set REC Mode
Set LCD Screen Save Time
REC Video Quality
Set TV output
Set Normal REC Time
Set Video output on LCD
Set REC Channel
Set OSD output on LCD
Set Motion Sensitivity
Set Security LED
Set High Temperature Shutdown Function
Set 3D Sensor Sensitivity
Set Time
Set Voice Guide Volume Level
Set Standard Time
Set REC Volume
Set Summer Time
Set SD Vehicle Capacity Rate by mode
FW Upgrade Function
Set Auto Change to Parking mode
SD Card Format Function
LCD Touch Screen Calibration
Initialize Configuration
Display System Information
Record Mode
Playback
REC
Setting
System
Time
Other
LCD Configuration

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1. System Requirements
2. Install
Windows XP(32bit), Windows Vista(32bit), Window7(32/64)
Pentium4 2.8GHz & RAM over 1GB.
Display monitor resolution: 1024 X 768
DirectX Support (WPF)
Playback program is in packaged Micro SD card.
Insert this SD card into the USB card reader and connect to the computer.
An executable file is in the SD card as below figure.
If you run “setup.exe”, Winy BB Viewer will be installed. And then,
installation will be continued according to the installation sequence of setup dialog box.
※ Installation may tale long depend
on PC Usage environment.
Next
Installing
Select file location and click “Next”
Complete installation
Next
※ If viewer program is lost
accidentally, please visit our
website winycam-eng and
download to the SD card
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