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3
Using the Car Recorder
3.1
Recording Videos
3.1.1
Record videos while driving
When the vehicle engine starts up and
the
Automatic Record
function is
enabled, the camcorder automatically
turns on and starts recording.
Recording will automatically stop when
the engine is switched off.
Or, press the
button to stop
recording manually.
Note:
On some cars, the recording will continue when the engine is switched off. If this
happens, please manually turn off the cigarette lighter or remove the car adapter
from the cigarette lighter.
3.1.2
Emergency Recording
During Video Recording, press the
button to enter emergency
recording mode, the “
Emergency
” message will be shown immediately
on the upper left corner of the screen, and the recorded file will be
protected.
To stop the recording, press the
button.
Note:
1. If the
Collision Detection
function is enabled and a collision is detected, the
camcorder will automatically trigger the emergency recording.
2. The emergency recording file is created as a new file, which will be protected to
avoid being overwritten by normal cycling recording. 4G memory card can save up to
5 emergency video files, and 8G (or above) memory card can save up to 10
emergency video files. The alert message of “
Emergency files are full
” will pop up
on the screen when the emergency recording files are full, and the oldest
emergency file will be automatically deleted when a new emergency recording file is
created.