BlackVue DR500GW-HD, Manual

Page 1: ...eo Recorder Manufacturer Pittasoft Co Ltd Korea Address BYC HIGH CITY A 7th floor 371 17 Gasan Dong Geumcheon Gu Seoul 153 803 Korea Sales Headquater Tel 82 2 6947 4670 3 l Fax 82 2 6947 4699 e mail sales pittasoft com ...

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Page 4: ...ct Features 11 Package Components 12 Names of Each Part 13 How to Attach Detach the Mounting Bracket 14 Checking Installation Position 14 How to Insert Remove the microSD Card 15 Installation 17 Normal Recording 17 Parking Mode Recording 18 Event Recording 19 How to Playback using a microSD Card 22 How to Playback using the BlackVue Application 24 Installation Execution 26 Screen Description 27 Vi...

Page 5: ... Co Ltd will not be held responsible for any problem due to illegal use of this product y y The recorded video produced by this product constitutes the secondary data that may help to determine the circumstances of an accident Pittasoft Co Ltd will not be held responsible for any loss or damage caused by any accident Copyright Trademark y y This instruction manual is protected by Copyright Law and...

Page 6: ...uater y y If any foreign matter gets inside the product detach the power cord straightaway Call the sales headquater for repair y y Do not operate the product while driving It can cause an accident Stop or park your car in a safe place to operate it y y Do not install the product where it can interfere with the driver s vision It can cause an accident y y Do not use a damaged or modified power cor...

Page 7: ...lectric shock or malfunction y y If smoke or an unsual smell is emitted from the power cord detach it immediately Call the sales headquater or the dealer y y Keep the terminal of the power cord clean A dirty terminal can cause excessive heat and fire y y Use the correct input voltage Otherwise it can cause explosion fire or malfunction y y Connect the power cord firmly so that it cannot easily be ...

Page 8: ...the face of bright sunlight or at night with no light the quality of recorded video can deteriorate y y If the product is damaged or the power supply is cut due to an accident video may not be recorded y y Excessively tinted windshield glass can distort the recorded video or cause it to be indistinct y y Prolonged use of the product can increase the interior temperature and cause burns y y microSD...

Page 9: ...r in tunnels underpasses or streets with may Skyscrapers or high rise buildings and generating stations military bases or broadcasting transmitters etc Checks for the microSD Card Refer to the followings for trouble free use of your microSD card y y It is recommended to format it once a week y y If the recorded video suffers from break up format the microSD card y y For stable function format it w...

Page 10: ...one resolution support tablets Megapixel lens 2M pixel CMOS sensor Clearer vision with high resolution megapixel lens during both day night time driving VOD real time live view function With built in Wi Fi and the BlackVue app video can be played regardless of place and time 14 G sensor highly sensitive GPS Detailed driving record such as vehicle speed and recording loca tion information can be ch...

Page 11: ... of parking mode High compression recording mode to extend SD card life Efficient memory usage with high compression storage method Support of viewer programs for Windows PC and Mac BlackVue software with convenient configurations such as power video search resolution change voice direction and parking mode ...

Page 12: ...5 EA Double sided Tape for the Mounting Bracket 2 EA microSD Card Including BlackVue Software microSD Card Reader Note y y Pictures of the components may differ from the actual ones y y To enhance the performance of the product components may be changed without prior notice ...

Page 13: ...amera Lens Recording LED Mounting Bracket Security LED Lock Button GPS LED Speaker Voice on off Button Wi Fi Button Format Button Press for 10 seconds for Formatting Reset Button Power Socket microSD Card Slot Wi Fi LED Cover ...

Page 14: ...nds to format the mi croSD card without using a PC y y If you need to reset BlackVue press the Reset button It is recommended for emergency use only How to Attach Detach the Mounting Bracket 1 Pull the unit out of the mounting bracket with the LOCK button pressed 2 Insert the unit into the mounting bracket until you hear clicking sound to attach it ...

Page 15: ... installed Note y y Do not install the product where it can interfere with the driver s vi sion How to Insert Remove the microSD Card 1 Open the cover on the side of the product 2 Insert the microSD card into the microSD card slot as shown in the pic ture 3 To remove the microSD card press the microSD card once and then pull it out Make sure that the microSD card doesn t pop out while trying to re...

Page 16: ...longed use Installation 1 Stop the engine where there is some light and in a safe place and then remove the key 2 Attach the product to the windshield glass with the double sided tape Set the camera lens to point directly forwards to the center when install ing it After installing the product remove the lens cap 3 Use the power cord to connect the DC IN of the product to car s power socket Note y ...

Page 17: ...alled at the same angle next time y y With smartphone and Wi Fi connections it is possible to adjust the angle of the camera lens while watching real time video 22 Page 6 Start the engine and check if the product works properly Caution y y Do not remove the microSD card while it is saving or reading data The data may be damaged or malfunction caused Note y y After a test drive check if video was c...

Page 18: ...sabled in the BlackVue soft ware configuration 33 Page Parking Mode Recording 1 If the car doesn t move for 10 min or longer when in normal mode it is automatically converted to parking mode recording 2 In parking mode recording if movement or impact is detected by the camera video is recorded Note y y To use parking mode recording while the engine is stopped con nect Power Magic the Battery Disch...

Page 19: ...nds before and 55 seconds after the impact Note y y Sensitivity to impact can be adjusted in the BlackVue software con figuration 34 Page y y Event recording time can be adjusted in the BlackVue software configuration 33 Page If you set the event recording time for 2 minute it records video for 5 seconds before and 115 seconds after the impact ...

Page 20: ...s and select the movie you want to play back Note y y How to play back recorded videos may differ between smartphones so refer to your instruction manual for the details y y If there are many recorded videos in the microSD card it may take a long time to load the file y y Some smartphones don t support full HD video playback For smart phones that support full HD video playback refer to the BlackVu...

Page 21: ...vigation 3 Open an application to play back recorded videos and select the movie you want to play back from the removable drive Note y y How to play back recorded videos may differ between navigators so refer to your instruction manual for the details y y If there are many recorded videos in the microSD card it may take a long time to load the file y y Some stanav don t support full HD video playb...

Page 22: ... microSD card reader to the PC 3 Open an application to play back recorded videos and select the movie you want to play back from the removable drive Note y y When trying to play back a recorded video with a movie playback program on a PC install the H 264 and AAC audio codecs y y For how to play back using the BlackVue software refer to Video Playback 27 Page ...

Page 23: ...er y y Depending on your smartphone some of the BlackVue application functions might not be supported 2 Press the Wi Fi button on the side of the product to turn on Wi Fi 3 Tap the Wi Fi button in the BlackVue application The Wi Fi SSID is DR500GW last 6 digit number of MAC Address and MAC address printed on the sticker attached to the back of the product box e g DR500GW A682DE Select the device y...

Page 24: ... a 10m range although the range may vary in some circumstances y y For playback of recorded videos using Wi Fi reception may vary ac cording to the data transfer rate y y For details about how to configure Wi Fi refer to How to Configure Wi Fi etc 36 Page 4 Select the recorded video you want to play back Note y y Tap the LiveView button to check the video in real time y y If the LiveView orVOD pla...

Page 25: ...ecution How to Install Dedicated BlackVue software can be installed in a PC 1 Insert the provided microSD card into a microSD card reader 2 Connect the microSD card reader to the PC 3 Execute the BlackVueSetup HD exe file in the BlackVue Software folder ...

Page 26: ...Only the English version of BlackVue software is available for Mac and the functions screen may be different from the BlackVue software for Windows How to Execute Without Installation It is possible to execute the dedicated BlackVue program without installation 1 Insert the provided microSD card into a microSD card reader 2 Connect the microSD card reader to the PC 3 Double click BlackVue exe in t...

Page 27: ...he video was recorded 3 GPS Information GPS information can be checked at the time the video was recorded 4 Recorded Video List Using the file list and map tab the recorded video list and where a video was recorded can be checked This is an normal recording file and marked with green in the timeline This is an event recording file and marked with orange in the timeline This is a parking mode recor...

Page 28: ...played back in full screen mode and be reversed upside down The playback speed can be adjusted View Upside Down Playback Pause Stop Full ScreenView Volume Control Playback Time Play Previous File Play Next File Playback Speed Control Frame Move Previous Frame Move Next Note y y While a recorded video is played back double click the screen to switch to full screen view Double click the screen again...

Page 29: ...ing it Note y y BlackVue software for Mac will be upgraded to support the magnifier function Timeline Video can be explored with the date hr min and sec of when a video was re corded Year Selection Timeline for Hr Selection Timeline for Min Selection Timeline for Sec Selection Month Selection Note y y In the date selection area the date with a recorded video is marked by a red circle and the curre...

Page 30: ... different name 1 Select a file from the recorded video list and right click it 2 To delete a file click Delete 3 To save it with different name click Export and select the option you want 4 Press the OK button and select the file name you want together with the path 5 Press the Save button to finish ...

Page 31: ...deo list and play it back 2 Press the Map tab 3 With the button or mouse wheel the map can be zoomed in out Speed Unit Change Map Type Selection Car Location Map Zoom In Out Note y y To use the map service an Internet connection is required y y Only for the recorded file with GPS information the data can be checked ...

Page 32: ...played on the map 3 Double click the map to play back the recorded video of the nearest driving route from the clicked point Speed Unit Change Car Location Record Starting Point Driving Route Currently Played File Latitude Longitude Car Location Map Type Select Note y y To use the map service an Internet connection is required y y Only for the recorded file with GPS information the data can be che...

Page 33: ...button 4 Select the file name you want together with the path and click the Save button Note y y JPG and BMP formats are supported for image files How to Print Out an Image While playing back a recorded video some parts can be printed out as images if you want 1 Select a file from the recorded video list and play it back 2 From the image to be saved press the button Note y y Using the timeline or ...

Page 34: ...sed The configured time zone is used as informa tion for recorded video 2 Image Setting Quality compression rates and the brightness of the recorded video can be configured According to the compression rate recording time varies for the details refer to the microSD card standard 41 Page 3 Recording Setting Normal Record Voice Record Date and Time Display and Auto Switching to Parking Mode function...

Page 35: ...iles to other storage media y y Tap the Voice on off button to turn the voice recording function on or off How to Configure Sensitivity It is possible to configure the G sensor sensitivity to start event recording dur ing normal recording and the G sensor motion detection sensitivity to start event recording during parking mode recording respectively 1 Click the G button and click the Sensitivity ...

Page 36: ...G sensor and motion detection sensitivity to start event recording during parking mode recording Advanced Sensitivity Configuration The sensitivity can be configured while watching a recorded video 1 Click the G button and click the Sensitivity tab 2 Click the Advanced Setting button of the configuration you want 3 Play back a recorded video Saved G sensor information is displayed at the bottom of...

Page 37: ...d as an event It is not recorded as an event Note y y If an event recording is started due to the sensitivity configured while a recorded video is being played back the edge of the play back screen blinks in orange 5 After changing the configuration click Save Close Wi Fi Other Configuration Configurations for Wi Fi LED indication and voice direction can be changed 1 2 ...

Page 38: ... mode and parking mode recording the LED indicators can be turned on off Voice direction item or the volume can be changed How to Apply Configuration The user s configuration can be applied to the product 1 Insert the microSD card into the product For details on how to insert the microSD card refer to How to Insert Remove the microSD Card 14 Page 2 When the power is turned on the user s configurat...

Page 39: ... BlackVue website www blackvue com and download the firmware upgrade file 3 Double click the firmware upgrade file to execute it and perform the upgrade according to instructions provided in the program Note y y After firmware upgrade the user s configuration is initiated y y When the firmware upgrade is finished the BlackVue software is automatically installed If you don t want it to be installed...

Page 40: ...tailes on how to insert the microSD card refer to How to Insert Remove the microSD Card 14 Page y y Insert the microSD card only when the product is turned off 5 When the power is turned on it is automatically upgraded Caution y y Make sure that the power is never turned off while firmware up grade is in progress ...

Page 41: ...be selected Wi Fi Built in 802 11b g n 2 4 2 4835GHz Max150Mbps OFDM CCK 16 QAM 64 QAM GPS Built in Microphone Built in Speaker Built in Voice Directions LED Indicators Recording LED GPS LED Wi Fi LED Security LED Sensor 3 Axis Acceleration Sensor Button Wi Fi on off Button Self format Function Press it for 10 seconds to format the microSD card Voice on off Button The proximity sensor is built in ...

Page 42: ...uality Memory Capacity Normal Image Compression Full HD 1920x1080 30fps Full HD 1920x1080 15fps HD 1280x720 30fps HD 1280x720 15fps D1 720x480 30fps 16GB 4 HR 37 MIN 6 HR 54 MIN 6 HR 54 MIN 11 HR 29 MIN 17 HR 09 MIN 32GB 9 HR 24 MIN 13 HR 59 MIN 13 HR 59 MIN 22 HR 51 MIN 34 HR 09 MIN Image Quality Memory Capacity High Image Compression Full HD 1920x1080 30fps Full HD 1920x1080 15fps HD 1280x720 30...

Page 43: ...age device component It might be necessary to delete all the data from the product for A S Service So it is required for us ers to back up important data by themselves before requesting A S Service For all A S services it is assumed that the user has already backed up their data so there is no additional back up process Therefore it is important to note that we will not be held responsible for any...

Page 44: ...and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communi cations However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the ...

Page 45: ... Avail able For Defect Free Repair Paid Repair Paid Product Exchange Repeatedproblemwiththesamedefect upto3 times Exchange Refund Repeated problem with different parts up to 5 times Repair If Un avail able For the loss of a product while in A S Refund with 10 added to the valuation of the product taking depreciation into account Upper Limit Purchase Price When repair is unavailable due to lack of ...