Uniden iWitness DC3 Owner's manual

Brand: Uniden

Model: iWitness DC3

Category: Drive recorders

Type: Owner's manual

This manual is also suitable for

DC2

Issue 1, February 2016

Printed in China

Irving, Texas

OWNER’S MANUAL

AUTOMOTIVE VIDEO RECORDER

iWitness

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Unidendoesnotrepresentthisproducttobe

waterproof.Donotexposethisproducttorainor

moisture.

•

Thisproductisintendedforuseinamotorvehicle.

Don’tinstallthedevicewhereitwillblockthedriver’s

viewoftheroad(includingthemirrors)orthe

deploymentoftheairbag.

• Keepyourattentionontheroad!Don’ttrytooperate

orfocusonanydevicewhiledriving.Ifyouhaveto

concentrateonthedevice,pullofftheroadforafew

minutes.

•

Ensurethatthecameralensiskeptcleanandthereis

nothingblockingthelens.

• Don’tleavethedeviceindirectsunlightforalong

periodoftimeorwherethetemperaturecouldgo

above140°F(60°C).

CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................... 2

OVERVIEW .................................................................. 5

FEATURES ..................................................................................... 5

WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

.................................................................. 6

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .................................. 6

INSTALLATION AND POWER UP .............................. 7

INSTALLATION SAFETY WARNINGS .......................................... 7

ATTACHING THE DC2

................................................................... 7

INSTALLING THE MICROSD CARD

............................................. 8

POWERING UP THE DC2

............................................................. 8

SETTING UP THE DC2 ................................................ 9

VIDEO MODE ............................................................................... 10

Video Mode Menu

..................................................................... 10

STILL MODE

................................................................................ 12

Still Mode Menu

........................................................................ 13

PLAYBACK MODE

...................................................................... 14

SETUP MENU

.............................................................................. 14

CAR/DRIVER ID PROCEDURE

................................................... 16

USING THE DC2 ........................................................ 18

RECORD VIDEO .......................................................................... 18

SAVE CURRENT RECORDING

................................................... 18

PLAY BACK RECORDED FILES (PLAYBACK MODE)

............. 18

Replay Video Files

................................................................... 19

Display Snapshots

................................................................... 19

MANAGE RECORDED FILES ..................................................... 19

CONNECT TO A PC

..................................................................... 20

Mass Storage

............................................................................ 20

PC Camera

................................................................................ 21

CONNECT TO TELEVISION

........................................................ 21

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................... 22

SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................... 24

ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ........................... 26

DC2

AUTOMOTIVE VIDEO RECORDER

OVERVIEW

TheUnidenDC2isanultra-compactrecorderthatcan

besetuptocontinuouslycapturehighqualityvideo

eveninlowlightconditions.Thebuilt-inG-Sensor

systemtriggersthecameratoinstantlybeginrecording

ifthevehicleisbumpedorscraped.TheDC2caneven

recordoutsidethevehicleforthedurationoftheinternal

battery’spower.

FEATURES

•

2.0”colorscreen

• FullHD1820x1080@30fps

• 140°ViewAngle(diagonal)

• 4XDigitalZoom

• G-SensorwithCollisionDetectionMode

• LoopRecording

• AutoPowerOff

• DateandTimeStamp

• RecordsontomicroSDCard(8GBincluded)

• InternalRechargeableBattery(upto10minutes)

• Built-InMicrophone

WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

UnidenDC2 Windshield

Mount

HDMICable

DC(CAR)

Adapter

MiniUSBtoUSB

Cable

8GBMicroSD

card

If any items are missing or damaged, get answers

24/7 at our website: www.uniden.com.

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

microSD slot

Locking ring

Power on/o

IR LEDs

Lens

Left side (not shown)

Power Input

Microphone

HDMI Jack

Mode

or Back

(Record start/stop

Select item)

Scroll

down

Scroll

Power on LED

Camera release

latch

INSTALLATION AND POWER UP

INSTALLATION SAFETY WARNINGS

WARNING! Failure to comply with the following

warnings could result in an accident or collision,

resulting in death or serious injury.

Do not obstruct the driver’s view or the operation of

the vehicle itself.

Do not place it unsecured on the dashboard or in

front/above an airbag.

Do not mount the camera where it will become a

distraction if it becomes loose.

Do not attempt to operate the camera while driving. If

you need to access the DC2 to change settings, etc.,

pull off the road in a safe manner to do so.

Some state laws prohibit drivers from mounting

anything on the windshield, or restrict mounting to

specic areas of the windshield. It is the owner’s

responsibility to mount the DC2 in compliance with

local laws.

ATTACHING THE DC2

1.

BesurethebracketlockingringissettoUNLOCK.

Pressthesuctioncupbasetothewindshield.

2. SlidetheDC2ontothebrackethookonthetopof

thewindshieldmountuntilitlocksintoposition.

3. TurnthelockingringtoLOCK.Makesurethestand

islockedtothewindshield.

4. Tounmountthestand,turnthelockingringtothe

UNLOCKpositionthenlifttheplasticaponthe

basetoreleaseitfromthewindshield.

INSTALLING THE MICROSD CARD

A compatible microSD card (8GB supplied) is

required to record and store videos and photos.

ThecameracansupportmicroSDHCcards(High

CapacitymicroSD)upto32GBincapacity.Uniden

recommendsusingagoodqualitymicroSDHCcardofat

least8GBcapacityandminimumClass10speed.

GentlyinsertaformattedmicroSDcardintheslotonthe

sideofthecamera.Toremovethecardfromtheslot,

presstheedgeofthemicroSDcardinwardsforittopop

outandthenpullitoutoftheslot.

POWERING UP THE DC2

Only use the DC car adapter that comes with your

device. Any other adapter might damage the device.

1.

Refertoyourcar’sowner’smanualtoverifywhere

thepoweroutletsareonandaroundthedashboard.

Locateanoutletthatsupplies12Velectricpower

whenthekeyisintheONorACCposition.

2. Connectthecaradaptertothecameraandtothe

thatpoweroutlet.

3. Startthecar.Thecameraturnsonautomatically

andbeginsrecording.Whenthecar’sengineis

turnedoff,thecamerawillautomaticallyturnoffina

fewseconds.

Charge the camera for at least 15 minutes after it is

turned on for the rst time or after it has been turned

off for more than three weeks.

4.

Atothertimes,pressthe buttontoturniton.

Pressandholdthe buttontoturnitoff.

Thecamerachargesthebatterywheneverpoweris

detectedthroughtheUSBport.Whenthecamerais

beingcharged,theredLEDglows.Itwillautomatically

turnbluewhenthecamerahasbeenchargedcompletely.

Thecameratakesabout90minutestochargecompletely

fromanemptystate.TheBatteryStatusicondisplays

whenthecameraisdisconnectedfrompowerandtells

youhowfullthebatteryis.

Empty Low Half Full

Full

SETTING UP THE DC2

Beforerecordingvideoortakingsnapshots,setup

howyouwantyourDC2tooperate.Throughmode

menus,youcansetthedateandtimestamp,turnaudio

recordingonoroff,settheimageresolution,etc.

TheDC2operatesinthreemodes:Video,Still,and

Playback.Thesemodeshavemenustohelpyou

congureyourcamera.Press toselectamode.An

iconappearsintheupperleftcornerofthescreenfor

eachmode.



Videomoderecordsvideostoaninstalled

microSDcard.

Still(Camera)modestoressnapshotstoan

installedmicroSDcard.



or►

Playbackmodereplaysvideoorshows

snapshotssavedtoaninstalledmicroSD

card.

Whenyouhaveselectedthemodeyouwant,press

Mtodisplaythecongurationmenusforthatmode.

Eachmodehastwocongurationmenus.Onemenu

conguresthatspecicmodeandtheothermenu

(Setup)providesbasicsetupoptions.(TheSetupmenu,

describedonpage14,iscommonforallthreemodes.)

PressMagaintoaccesstheSetupmenu.

You cannot access menus when the the camera

is recording. To access the Video menus, stop

recording by pressing OK.

VIDEO MODE

Videomodeletsyourecordlivevideosandstorethem

ontheinstalledmicroSDcard.Thecongurationmenu

setsuphowthevideoisrecordedandconditionsthatwill

activateautomaticrecording.

Video Mode Menu

InVideomode,pressM oncetoaccesstheconguration

menu.PressMagaintodisplaytheSetupmenu.The

Setupmenuiscommontoallmodesandisdescribedon

page14.

Press▲and▼toscrollthroughthevarioussettingsand

thenpressOKtoselect.PressMtoexitthemenu.

Option Description

Resolution Setsthevideoresolution.

(Maximumresolution=1080FHD)

Loop

Recording

Looprecordingallowsyoutosetvideo

lelength(1,3,or5minutes).Selecting

alelengthactivateslooprecording.

WhenthemicroSDcardllsup,itloops

backtotheoldestleandrecordsoverit.

IfyouselectOFF,videolelength

defaultsto3minutes.WhenthemicroSD

cardllsup,aCardFullmessage

displaysandrecordingstops.

Exposure



Setsthebrightnesssensitivity.

Motion

Detection

Enablethissettingtoallowtherecorder

tostartrecordingwhenitdetects

movement.

Option Description

Record

Audio

Turnsaudiorecordingon/off.

G-Sensor Detectssignicantorsuddenmovement;

automaticallylocksthecurrentrecording.

DateStamp Displaysorhidesthedate/timestamp

ontherecordings.

Monitor

Parking



Turnonforthecameratomonitormotion

sensitivitywhenthecarisparked.

Parking

Sensitivity

Setmotionsensitivitylevel(High,

Medium,orLow)toactivatevideo

recordingwithMonitorParkingturned

ON.

STILL MODE

TheDC2letsyoutakestillimages(snapshots)oflive

videothatisnotrecording.Youcannottakeasnapshot

oflivevideowhileitisrecording.Youalsocannottakea

snapshotofrecordedvideoplayingback.

Totakeasnapshot:

1. VerifythatavalidmicroSDcardisinsertedinthe

microSDslot.

2. Press toselectStillmode; displaysinthe

upperleftcorner.

3. PressOK.Thecameratakesasnapshotoflive

video.

Still Mode Menu

LiketheVideomodemenu,pressM oncetoaccessthe

Stillmodecongurationmenu.Pressittwicetodisplay

theSetupmenu.TheSetupmenuiscommontoall

modesandisdescribedonpage14.

Option Description

Resolution Denestheimageresolution.

Continuous

Mode



Activatescontinuousshootingmode;you

getupto3shotsinoneclick.

Quality Denesthequalityoftheimagesyou

capture.

Sharpness Denestheclarityofdetailintheimages

youcapture.

White

Balance

Establishestheconditionstocapturean

imagebasedontheoptionsgiven.

Option Description

ISO Increasesordecreasesthecamera’s

lightsensitivity.

Exposure Setsthebrightnesssensitivity.

Anti-Shaking Reducesthecamerashakeandcaptures

abetterqualityimage.

HDR

(Header)

Turnvideo/snapshotheaderonoroff.

DateStamp Enables/disablesthedateandtimeon

theimageles.

PLAYBACK MODE

Thismodeletsyouplaybackrecordedvideoorview

snapshots. (Video)or (snapshot)displays,

dependingonwhatwaslastrecorded.ThePlayback

modemenudeletesorprotectslesfromdeletion;itdoes

notprovideanycameraconguration.Seepage18for

detailsonusingthisfeature.

SETUP MENU

TheSetupmenuiscommontoallmodes.Itestablishes

overallcameraoperation.Youcansetthedateandtime,

displaylanguage,thelengthoftimethecamerastayson

beforeitgoesintoscreensavermode,etc.

PressM twicetoaccesstheSetupmenuinanymode.

The iconishighlightedintheupperleftcorner.

Option Description

Date/Time Changesthedateandtimebyusingthe

relevant▲and▼keys,andthenpress

OKtoconrm.

Car/Driver

Providesawaytoidentifythevehicle

inwhichthedeviceismounted(upto

8alphanumericcharacters).(Seepage

16fordetails.)

AutoPower

Off

Setsthetimedurationtoautomatically

poweroffthecamerawhenidle.

KeyClick

Sound

Turnthisfeatureontohearanaudible

clickingsoundwhenthekeysare

pressed.

Language



SelectEnglish(default),French,

Spanish,orPortuguese.

TVMode SelectfromNTSC(NorthAmerica)or

PAL(Europe).

Option Description

Frequency Select50Hzor60Hz(default)andpress

OK.

Screen

Saver

Setsthetimetoautomaticallyturnoffthe

LCDaftertherecordingstarts.

IRLED TurnstheIRLEDsonandoff.

Format FormatsthemicroSDcard.

Default

Setting



Returnsallthesettingsbacktothe

factorydefaults.

Firmware

Version

FirmwareVersion

CAR/DRIVER ID PROCEDURE

Thismenuoptionletsyouenterthelicensenumberor

anyotheridentier(upto8alphanumericcharacters)to

labelthevehicleinwhichthedeviceismounted.This

featureisusefulifthedeviceissharedbetweenvehicles

andvideoneedstobelinkedtoaspecicvehicleorifyou

aremonitoringmultipledevicesamongseveralvehicles.

1. Ifrecording,pressOKtostop.

2. PressMtwicetoentertheSetupmenu.

3. ScrolltoCar/DriverIDoption.PressOKtoselectit.

4. TheCarDriverIDcharacterselectordisplayson

thescreen.Press▲or▼toscrollthroughthe

characteroptions.

Character options are blank, 0 - 9, and A - Z (capital

letters).

5.

PressOKtoselectthatcharacterandmovetothe

nextposition.Theselectormovestothenextspace.

Continueselectingcharacters.

Default = UNIDEN

6.

PressOK afteryoucompletetheentrytoreturnto

theSetupMenu.

7. Theidentierdisplaysafterthedate/timestamp

whenthevideoisplayedback.

Tochangeacharacter:PressOKrepeatedlytocycle

throughthecharacterstoreachthecharactertochange.

Changethecharacterusing▲or▼andthenpressOK

toselectthenewcharacter.PressOKagaintoreturnto

theSetupMenuwhentheentryiscomplete.

Toremoveacharacter:PressOKrepeatedlytocycle

throughthecharacterstoreachthecharactertodelete.

Use▲or▼toselectablankcharacterandpressOK.

Youwillnowhaveablankcharacterinthatspot.Press

OKagaintoreturntotheSetupMenuwhentheentryis

complete.

USING THE DC2

RECORD VIDEO

Whenconnectedtoacarcharger,thecamera

automaticallygoesintoRecordmodeandstarts

recordingwhenyoustartthecar.The icondisplays

onthescreenwithaashingreddotbesideittoindicate

recordingisinprogress.

Ifthecameraisnotrecording,pressOKtostart

recording.Aashingreddotappearsnexttothe icon.

Tostoprecording,pressOKandthereddotdisappears,

indicatingthattherecordinghasstopped.

Inserting or removing the microSD card when the

camera is recording causes the camera to shut down.

SAVE CURRENT RECORDING

Youcansavethelecurrentlyrecordingsoitwillnotbe

overwrittenifthemicroSDgetsfull.

1. Whilerecording,press ;the iconappears

onthescreen.Thisindicatesthattherecording

hasbeenlockedandwillnotbeoverwrittenbynew

videoclips.

2. PressOK tostoprecording.The icondisappears

fromthescreen.Itwillnotautomaticallycarryover

tothenextrecording.

PLAY BACK RECORDED FILES (PLAYBACK MODE)

WhenyouaccessPlaybackmode,either (videole)

or (snapshot)displays,dependingonwhichtypeofle

waslastrecorded.Press▼or▲tondtheleyouwant.

Replay Video Files

Whenavideoleisnexttoplay, displaysintheupper

leftcornerofthescreen.Asetof4controliconsdisplays

onthebottomofthescreen.Theseiconscorrespondto

eachkeyandcontrolvideoplayback.



Play/Pause

Fast Forward

(up to 8X)

Reverse

(up to 8X)

No function during

video playback.

When video o,

change mode.

1. FromthePlaybackmenu,press▼or▲toscroll

throughtherecordedles.Whenyoundthevideo

toplay,pressOK.

2.

Thevideoplays.Usethecontrolkeystofast

forward,reverse,orpausethevideo.

When fast forwarding, press the reverse key (in

reverse, press the fast forward key) to return to

regular playback mode.

3.

Whenthevideoends,presspress▼or▲tomove

toanotherleorMtoreturntothePlaybackmode

menu.

Display Snapshots

 displaysintheupperleftcornerofthescreenwhen

asnapshotdisplays.Press▼or▲toscrolltoanother

snapshotorMtoreturntothePlaybackmodemenu.

MANAGE RECORDED FILES

ManagerecordedlesthroughthePlaybackmode

menus.

1. Press toselectPlaybackmode.

2. Scrollupordownuntiltheleyouwanttomanage

displays;pressMtodisplaythePlaybackmenu

options.

•

Delete.Deletethecurrentledisplayedordelete

allles.

• Protect.Lock/unlockthecurrentledisplayedor

lock/unlockallles.

3. OnceyouselecteitherDeleteorProtect,aseries

ofconrmationscreensdisplays.Afteryouhave

gonethroughthescreensanddeletedorprotected/

unprotectedthele(s)youwant,thecamerareturns

tothePlaybackmodemenu.

4. PressMtoreturntoPlaybackmode;scrollupor

downtoselectanotherletomanage.

If you cannot delete videos or snapshots, check to

see if that specic le is protected. If it is, unprotect

it.

CONNECT TO A PC

IfyouconnecttheDC2toaPC(usingthesuppliedUSB

cable),thePCprovidesthefollowing2options:

• MassStorage

• PCCamera

Mass Storage

SelecttheMassStorageoptiontomanageandviewthe

microSDcardcontentsonthePC.

1. ConnecttheDC2tothePCusingthemicroUSBto

USBcable(provided).

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