Toyani TA-JY500 User manual

Active Near IR

Night Vision Video Recorder

U

ser Manual

Night Vision Video Recorder

ser Manual

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PLEASE READ PRIOR TO USE.

Congratulations on your purchase of the Night

Vision Video Recorder, which is called “the

device” in this User Manual. Please read this

User Manual carefully before operating the

device, and keep it available for future

consultation.

PRECAUTIONS:

1. When the NIR light is on, do not look directly at

the NIR light either by eyes or via optical instrument

from within 10 meters to avoid any damage to your

eyes.

2. When the NIR light is working, please prevent any

flammable material being placed in front of the NIR

light within 5 meters to avoid a possibility of fire or

combustion.

3. When the NIR light is working, do not obstruct the

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NIR Light with hand(s) or any other part of body

within 2 meters to avoid any damage or pain to skin

or the possibility of fire or combustion.

4. Please keep the device away from dampness or

rain, to avoid any danger of fire or electric shock.

5. Please do not put any container with liquid on the

device, to avoid any danger of fire or electric shock.

6. Please do not expose the device to any overheating

environment such as fire or similar condition.

7. Please do not test or operate the device on

unstable surface, and make sure that the device is

firmly placed and well assembled before operating.

8. Please prevent damage to the device caused by

over-pressure, violent vibration and immersion

during transport and storage.

9. Please follow the electrical safety standards for

wiring, and use the original power charger or car

cigarette lighter charger for charging. TOYANI is not

responsible for any damage caused by using other

chargers.

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10. Please do not use the device in the environment of

temperature and humidity beyond the specified

ambient. The operating temperature of the device is

between -10 oC and 45 oC, and humidity less than

90%.

11. There is no part inside of the device that can be

maintained by user itself. If the device becomes

faulty, please do not attempt to repair. To determine

the issue, the user should try to find out the fault

first refer to the user manual, If the device

experiences continued failure then the user should

bring it to professional maintenance personnel. The

maintenance should be done by our authorized

repair outlets or can be sent back to Toyani for

repair.

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CONTENTS

PLEASE READ PRIOR TO USE. .......... - 1 -

Night Vision Equipment .......................... - 7 -

Preparation ............................................ - 11 -

Check The Accessories ................. - 11 -

Installation Instructions ........................ - 13 -

Strap Installation ........................... - 13 -

Base Installation ........................... - 14 -

Lens Cover, Hood Installation....... - 15 -

Tripod Installation.......................... - 16 -

Quick Operating Instruction ................. - 17 -

Charge .......................................... - 17 -

Power On/Off ................................ - 20 -

Button Instruction .......................... - 21 -

Basic Operating Instruction .......... - 24 -

Working Mode Description ........... - 25 -

Record/Playback .................................. - 27 -

Manual Recording ......................... - 27 -

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Playback ....................................... - 28 -

Fast Forward/Backward ................ - 29 -

Pause, Return and Delete ............ - 30 -

Playback on PC ............................ - 32 -

Special Features and Precautions .............. - 33 -

User Defined ............................................... - 36 -

Menu Setting ........................................ - 36 -

Camera Setup ...................................... - 40 -

Record System Setup .......................... - 45 -

Image Setup ......................................... - 45 -

Image Quality Setup ..................... - 45 -

Frame Setup ................................. - 46 -

Resolution Setup .......................... - 47 -

Record Setup ....................................... - 48 -

Scheduled Time ............................ - 48 -

Over Write ..................................... - 52 -

Playback ............................................... - 55 -

System Setup ....................................... - 57 -

Language Setup ................................... - 57 -

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Time .............................................. - 58 -

Alarm Period ................................. - 59 -

ID Setup ........................................ - 60 -

Time Stamp ................................... - 60 -

Troubleshooting & Manitenance .......... - 61 -

Parameters ........................................... - 62 -

Accessory List ...................................... - 65 -

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Night Vision Equipment

◆ : Record, Playback,

Pause/Delete/AE

◆ : Record/glare depression

◆ : Press over 3 sec to turn on or off

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◆

: External Microphone Jack

◆

RESET: Use pin to push reset for POR.

◆ ON/OFF: Active-

NIR On(Up)/Activ

（down）

, NIR is disabled at OFF.

◆ : earphone Jack

◆ :: DC Jack

◆ Insert SD card：

Open the rubber cover, insert

the SD card to “click” for latch.

◆ Take out the SD card：

Open the rubber cover

then push the SD

card lightly to eject.

: External Microphone Jack

RESET: Use pin to push reset for POR.

NIR On(Up)/Activ

-NIROff

, NIR is disabled at OFF.

Open the rubber cover, insert

Open the rubber cover

card lightly to eject.

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Notice

 To ensure the memory card runs well, it is

recommended to format the memory card in

the device initially. Formatting will delete all the

data that stored in the memory card and make

it unrecoverable, so please store the important

data in your computer.

 If inserting the memory card forcibly from

wrong direction, it may damage the memory

card, card slot or image data.

 Please carefully insert or pull out the memory

card, to avoid popping or dropping it.

 Not all memory cards are compatible so please

test before using.

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Preparation

Check The Accessories

Please check all the accessories firs

t when open

the package, if any parts are

missing, please contact

the seller ASAP. ( )

represents the quantity.

Night vision camcorder (1

) Car charger (1)

Power Adapter (1) SD

card (1)

Base (1) Tripod (1)

t when open

ing

missing, please contact

represents the quantity.

) Car charger (1)

card (1)

Base (1) Tripod (1)

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Strap (1)

External mic (1)

Light hood (1)

Card reader (1)

User manual (1) Lens cover (1)

Pad foam (4)

Base foam (1)

External mic (1)

Card reader (1)

User manual (1) Lens cover (1)

Base foam (1)

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Installation Instructions

Strap Installation

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Base Installation

 Screw the 4-foot cups on the bold of bottom

base.

 Turn the foot cup up and down to adjust the

height and fasten the nut to fix the setting.

 To fix it on some place (for example, in vehicle),

use the 3M sticky foam on foot cups.

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Lens Cover, Hood Installation

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Tripod Installation

Tripod 1/4 Thread

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Quick Operating Instruction

Charge

1.

Use the power adapter to charge the device.

AC220 DC14V/4A

2.

Use the car charger to connect the device to

the car cigarette lighter to

charge.

Cigarette Light DC14V/

Power Adapter

Car Charger

Use the power adapter to charge the device.

AC220 DC14V/4A

Use the car charger to connect the device to

charge.

Cigarette Light DC14V/

4A

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Charge/Discharge

◆ Charge time: For fully discharged battery, It

takes around 4-6 hours to charge.

◆ When charging with the power on, the battery

level is flashes, after it is fully charged, it stops

flashing.

◆ When charging with the power off, the red

indicator on the right flushes, after it is fully

charged, it stops flashing and stays lit.

◆ Working time with fully charged: Around 4

hours with NIR off; around 2 hours with NIR

About the Battery

 Please do not charge or use beyond the rated

temperature range.

 Please do not over charge and unplug the

charger once the battery is fully charged.

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 About the Charger

 Please use the adapter and battery charger.

If there is any problem during operation,

please disconnect the power charger

immediately.

 Please do not use the power charger in

narrow space. e.g. the space adjacent to the

wall and furniture.

 Please prevent any metal material from

contacting the DC plug and DC IN jack,

which may cause short circuit and result in

breakdown.

 When plugging and unplugging the charger,

please hold the DC plug and the device

firmly.

 The original power adapter provided is

suitable for our device only, please do not

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use the adapter for other devices, otherwise

it may cause damage.

Power On/Off

1. Long press the button for 3 seconds to

turn on the device. And long press again to

turn it off.

2. Note: Please do not shutoff immediately

once turn on the device, otherwise, it may

cause program lost.

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Button Instruction

: Up/Zoom In/Volume Up

: Down/Zoom out/Volume Down

: Left Select/Manual Focus

: Right Select/Manual Focus

: Menu/OK

: Mode Switch/Return

: Record, Playback or

Pause/Delete/AE

: Manual record/Glare depression

: Power On/Off

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Display Panel Instruction

1. Date/Time Adjustment.

2. Working Mode: Press MODE button to

switch.

3. REC: In recording.

4. SD Card remaining recording time: It shows

the SD card remaining time for recording,

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The remaining time may vary due to different

video format settings.

5. Battery life: It shows the battery level,

flashing when charging, and stops flashing

after fully charged.

6. Insert SD card Note: No SD card inserted or

SD card initialization failed.

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Basic Operating Instruction

 Zoom in: Press.

 Zoom out: Press .

 Manual Focusing: In shooting standby,

press or.

 Power saving mode: Press over

3 seconds, the LCD screen will be closed

and enter power saving mode. Press any

button to open the screen. Or you can enter

menu setup to set LCD Off time.

 Working mode switch: Press to

switch the working mode.

 Manual recording: Press to start

recording.

◆ Playback: Press to playback.

◆

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Working Mode Description

 Press

button to switch mode.

Day

Suitable for recording

during day time

Vehicle

+Day

Suitable for recording in

vehicle during day time.

Night

Suitable for recording at

night or need B/W picture

Vehicle

+Night

Suitable for recording i

vehicle at night or need

B/W picture

NIR+

Night

Suitable for recording in

total darkness

NIR

+Vehicle

+Night

Suitable for recording in

vehicle and in total

darkness

button to switch mode.

Suitable for recording

during day time

Suitable for recording in

vehicle during day time.

Suitable for recording at

night or need B/W picture

Suitable for recording i

n

vehicle at night or need

Suitable for recording in

vehicle and in total

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

Working mode switch sequence: Day

→Night → NIR+Night

→Vehicle+Night →NIR

+Vehicle+

Night → Vehicle+Day.



Password required when activate

mode for

the first time (Initial password is

111111, which can be changed).

 When NIR is turned on

, the button backlight

on left and right sides will flash in or

warn the user that NIR is

turned on

operate it

Working mode switch sequence: Day

+Vehicle+

Password required when activate

ing the NIR

the first time (Initial password is

, the button backlight

on left and right sides will flash in or

der to

turned on

and to

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Record/Playback

Manual Recording

1. Press the button for 3 seconds to turn

on the device.

2. Press the button to start recording, it

will show REC on the lower right corner of

the screen. Press the button again to stop

recording.

During recording, press Up/Down button to zoom

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in/out the image.

◆ Don’t take out the SD card during recording

to avoid damage.

Playback

1. Press the button to enter video

list.

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2. Press Up/Down button to select the video,

press “OK” button to enter video, and then

press the button to playback.

Fast Forward/Backward

During the video playback, press the Left/Right

select button to fast forward/ backward, the rate will

increase/decrease with the number of times

pressed.

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Volume Up/Down

During video playback, press Up/Down button to

control the volume.

Pause, Return and Delete

◆ Pause: Press the Play button to start/pause

the playback.

◆ Stop/Exit: Press the Mode button to stop/exit

playback.

◆ Delete: Press the Play button to enter video

list, press Up/Down button to select video,

and press it again to enter delete option,

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◆ then select “Yes” or “No” by Up/Down button,

and press “OK” to delete the video.

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Playback on PC

1. Take out the TF card from the device and

insert to card reader.

2. Insert the card reader with SD card into PC.

Card reader PC

 The device video format is ASF. (Windows

Mediaplayer is supported)

SD card

Card reader

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Special Features and Precautions

 AE (exposure compensation) quick

adjustment: Press over 3 seconds,

AE:000 will pop up in the middle of the

screen, press the Up/Down button to adjust

the value (-25—+75). Press MODE key to

exit or it will exit automatically after 5

seconds. This function is used to adjust the

brightness and check the vehicle license

plate.

 Highlight Control: When the device is

vehicle- mounted and there is strong light in

front of the vehicle (such as car high beam),

user can press the button over 3

seconds to inhibit the strong light. And press

over 3 seconds again to exit HLC.

 Penetrate Function: In vehicle-mounted

mode, the device can penetrate through the

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 car window, the front windshield and house

 window glasses. It won't influence the effect

of view.

 Long Range View: The device can see

people as far as 500m in total darkness with

NIR turned on, and recognize people faces

within 300m.

NIR Safety Protection

1. When the NIR switch of lNIR on the left side

of the device is closed, the NIR working

mode won’t be activated. Please close the

NIR switch when NIR is not needed.

2. User is required to enter the password when

the first time to activate it.

3. When NIR is turned on, if there is any object

in front of the NIR light source (80º viewing

angle) within 0.8 meter, the device will close

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4. the NIR automatically in 2 seconds.

5. When NIR is turned on, if there is any object

in front of the NIR light source (80º viewing

angle) in 0.8-2.6 meters, the device camera

will not be able to zoom in or auto zoom out

to 1X.

6. When NIR is turned on, if user closes the

lens cover, the NIR will be closed

automatically. While the lens cover remains

closed, the NIR won’t be turned on.

7. When the device is put into the special code

case, the power will be cutoff automatically.

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User Defined

Menu Setting

 The device has 3 menu categories, and

each menu has multiple submenus.

 Menu Setup

 Camera Setup

 Rec. System Setup

1. Press “OK” button to enter “Menu Setup”

Menu Setup

→ AE Compensation 000

Camera Setup →

REC. System →

Pass Word Set →

LCD off Never

NIR Current 255

NIR Min Angle 3.1

NIR Force on No

Language Chinese

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Default

2. The operation of entering each menu and run

the functions:

1) After entering the Menu Setup, select the

submenu using the Up/Down button. And

press Right select button to enter submenu.

2) AE Setup (Exposure Compensation): The

AE value (exposure compensation) is to

adjust the image brightness, to reduce

overexposure.

3) Camera setup: page 50

4) Record System: page 55

5) PWD set: After entering the old password

correctly, set the new password twice, and

get note “PASSWORD MODIFY OK”, then

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password reset successfully. (Default

password is 111111, select digitals by

Up/Down button, confirm with Ok button,

back space by “←”, delete all by “C”)

6) LCD off: 30s, 60s, 10 min, 30 min optional

for LCD screen off time, “off” is for keeping

the screen on. After LCD screen off, press

any button to turn on LCD screen

7) NIR Current: To adjust the NIR power

(0-255).

8) NIR Min Angle: Adjust the NIR minimum

angle from 2°-10°.

9) NIR Force on: Yes/No. (When “Yes”, the

NIR protections will be invalid)

Old PWD

New PWD

Confirm PWD

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

←

0 C

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10) Language: Chinese/English optional, which

is only for menu language setting. For

camera language setting please enter

Camera Setting; For recording system

language setting please enter Record

System Setup.

11) Default: Confirm to restore the menu

settings to default settings.

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Camera Setup

1. In Menu Setup, select Camera Setup by

Up▲/ Down▼ button, and enter by Right

select button.

2. In Menu setup, Camera setup is to view the

current camera basic setting.

Menu Setup

ZMTIME DISP On Zoom power X

AF MODE Auto

IRCUT MODE Off

DAY AGCMAX 064

NIGHT AGCMAX

LENS INIT

128

DEFAULT

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 ZMTIME DISP：On/Off. When “On”, it

displays the current zoom time on the lower

right corner of the LCD screen.

 AF MODE: Auto/Manual/Key AUTO. The

default mode is Auto focus, switch to other

mode by press Left select /Right select

button.

 IRCUT MODE: OFF/ON.

 DAY AGCMAX: 064

 NIGHT AGCMAX: 128

 Lens Init: Restore the lens.

 Default: Restore to default settings.

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3. Press “Next” to enter submenu of Camera

Setup.

Menu Setup

LENS AUTO

SHUTTLER/AGC AUTO

WHITE BAL ATW

BACKLIGHT OFF

PICT ADJUST

WDR OFF

MOTION DET ON

 Lens: Auto/Manual

 Shutter/AGC: Auto/Manual

 WHITE BAL: ATW/manual/Anti-CR/Push

lock/ Push/user1/user2

 BACKLIGHT: Highlight

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compensation/backlight compensation/off

optional.

 PICT ADJUST: Adjust image brightness,

contrast, etc.

 WDR: Wide Dynamic Range ON/OFF

 MOTION DET: Motion detection ON/OFF.

 SAVE ALL: Confirm and save all settings.

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

4. Press “Next” to enter submenu of Camera

Setup.

 PRIVACY: Privacy area shielding OFF/ON

 DAY/NIGHT: Color, Auto, B/W mode

optional

 NR: Noise reduction Y/C mixed mode，Y

mode，C mode.

 LANGUAGE: Chinese/English (Only for

camera menu language)

 CAMERA RESET: Restore default setting.

(Only for camera setting menu ②③)

Setup Menu

PRIVACE OFF

DAY/NIGHT COLOR

NR (3D reduction)

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

CAMERA RESET

BACK

EXIT SAVE ALL

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Record System Setup

In Menu Setup, select Record System Setup

by Up▲/ Down▼ button, and enter by Right

select button.

Image Setup

Image Quality Setup

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High：The highest quality of image.

Middle: The medium quality of image.

Low: Normal quality of image.

** The lower quality of image setting, the longer

time of recording capacity.

Frame Setup

30fps: smooth picture.

15fps: moderately smooth picture.

5 fps: intermittent picture

** The lower fps setting, the longer time of

recording capacity.

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Resolution Setup

D1: 704x576

VGA:640x578

QVGA:320x288

** The lower resolution setting, the longer time of

recording capacity.

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Record Setup

 Press OK button to enter Record Setting.

Scheduled Time

 To set up scheduled video start and stop

time.

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 Press Up/Down button to select a group.

 Press OK button to enter the group setting.

*Weekly cycle mode

A. Press Left/Right select button to select a

scheduled cycle mode

Weekly: Weekly cycle

Once: One time cycle

Off: Close the group

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B.

Select a cycle mode, for example: Weekly.

Press Up/Down button to confirm the

scheduled mode, the font turns

to blue.

Press OK button to enter time setting.

Press Up/Down button to adjust value, and

press Left/Right button to switch time period

and select weekly cycle days.

Press OK button to save the setting, and then

press the

button to return to

previous menu.

Select a cycle mode, for example: Weekly.

Press Up/Down button to confirm the

to blue.

Press OK button to enter time setting.

Press Up/Down button to adjust value, and

press Left/Right button to switch time period

Press OK button to save the setting, and then

button to return to

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◆Once cycle mode

◆Off cycle mode (To close this group time set)

Notice

 Each group can only select one scheduled

time, such as “Weekly”, “Once” or “Off”.

 When the “Weekly” preset time overlaps the

“Once” preset time, the system will be subject

to the longer preset time. Similarly, if there is

overlap between each scheduled time, the

system will be subject to the longer preset

time.

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Over Write

 When the SD card is full, the earliest 300M

recording will be overwritten.

Section

 To set the recording length of video file,.

** this setting is only effective under

“Manual” ”Scheduled” Power Up Rec” modes.

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** It saves the record every 150s regularly under

“Motion Detection” mode.

Motion Detection

Press “OK” button to enter setting options of

“Mask area““Sensitivity” “Speed“ “Noise margin.

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REC Mode



Manual record: Manual start/stop recording.

Short press

to start recording, and

press again to stop recording.



Scheduled record: Start/Stop recording at

pres

et time, not effective for other recording

modes.



Power Up record: Start recording after

starting up the device.

Manual record: Manual start/stop recording.

to start recording, and

Scheduled record: Start/Stop recording at

et time, not effective for other recording

Power Up record: Start recording after

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Playback

 Press “OK” button to enter the video file list.

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

Play: Press Up/Down button to select the

video file, and press

the OK button to enter,

and then press the button

start play, press it again to pause.



Fast forward/Fast backward: During the

video playback, press the Left select button

to fast backward, and Right select button to

fast forward (2x/4x/8x/16x option

playback rate will be decreased/increased

by degrees when press the Left/Right select

button more times accordingly.

 Volume up/down: During

the video playback,

press Up/Down button to control the volume

value, maximum volume 9, minimum volume

0.

 Exit: Short press the button

return and exit playback.

Play: Press Up/Down button to select the

the OK button to enter,

to

start play, press it again to pause.

Fast forward/Fast backward: During the

video playback, press the Left select button

to fast backward, and Right select button to

fast forward (2x/4x/8x/16x option

al), and the

playback rate will be decreased/increased

by degrees when press the Left/Right select

the video playback,

press Up/Down button to control the volume

value, maximum volume 9, minimum volume

to

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System Setup

Language Setup

 Select the language needed, and press OK

button to confirm. English/Chinese optional.

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Time

 Set the system time by Up/Down button, and

press OK button to confirm and save the

setting.

Formatting

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SD Card Information

Alarm Period

 To set alarm duration.

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Preview Voice

Display Setting

ID Setup

 To set the ID number

Time Stamp

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Troubleshooting & Manitenance

SYMPTONS POSSIBLE CAUSE RESOLUTION

Not working, no

image after power

on.

Short of power Charging

External power

supply failure.

Replace

Power line poor

contact

Check connection

Can not recording Check memory

card

32G

Memory card full

Image is not stable Low power Charge

Image is blur In manual mode switch to auto

focus

No NIR mode NIR Switch Off Turn on NIR

NIR off after turn on

Object detected in

2.6M

Clear away object

or change position

Can not zoom in at

NIR mode

Object detected in

2.6M

Clear away object

or change position

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NIR can’t activate in

vehicle

NIR protection Set NIR force on

“yes”

Screen off at a set

time

Set a LCD screen

off time

Set LCD off to “off”

Black block image

under strong light

Anti-Highlight

function is on Press for

3 seconds to close

Parameters

Night Vision Features

Distance Night: 500M

NIR Distance 2o : ＞500M，NIR Dia. ＞16M

NIR Device IR Light

NIR Angle Sync Focus 2o~62o, adjustable

Homogenization Superior

IR Control Auto Menu/Manual Control

Min Lumin。（Lux）

Color:0.001,;B/W:0.0005, NIR:0

Lens

Lens Focus F=4.8mm~105.6mm

Optical Power 22 X

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Aperture (F) F1.6~3.2

Image Processing

AE Auto/Manual( Manual for Vehicle)

White Balance ATW/Manual/Color Scroll Stop

/Push/Push Lock/User 1/2

Focus Auto/Key Control/Manual

AGC 0~240, Default C:064; B/W:128

Dynamic Super Wide Dynamic

Backlight Normal/HLC/BLC

S/N Ratio ≧60dB

Mirror Image Right/Left, Up/Down

Privacy 4 areas,, size is optional

Movement Detection 4 areas, size is optional

Working Mode Six modes

Video/Audio Record

Video Format MPEG4/ASF

Resolution D!/VGA/QVGA (optional)

Frame Rate 5/15/30 fps optional

Audio Format MP3

Audio Source Int Mic, Ext. Mic

Speaker Internal, Earphone Jack

Video/Audio Repeat/Manual/Scheduled etc.

Storage SD -32G, (class 4 or better)

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LCD Display

Display Size 7.0 Inches

Aspect 16:9

Brightness 185 cd/m2

Resolution 800*480

Backlight LED

Display Area 154.08(W) x 86.92(H) mm

Li Battery

Battery Capacity

3,000 mA

Charge Time 3 hrs

Running Time 6 hrs, 4 hrs when NIR is on

Language English/Chinese

Working Voltage

DC 14V

Max. Power 20W

Dimensions W225mm*H110mm*D155mm

Life Time  20,000 Hrs.

Operating Temp.

-10oC~40oC

Storage Temp. -30oC~80oC

Weight 1.7Kg

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Accessory List

DESCRIPTION QTY

UNIT

REMARKS

Main Device 1 pcs

AC Charger 1 pcs

Car Charger 1 pcs

SD Card 1 pcs

32G

User Manual 1 pcs

Tripod 1 pcs

Card Reader 1 pcs

Strap 1 pcs

Microphone 1 pcs

Lens Cap 1 pcs

Bottom Base 1 pcs

3M Sticky Foam 4 pcs

for foot cup

3M Sticky Foam 1 pcs

for base

Light Hood 1 pcs

Back Pack 1 pcs

External Battery 1 pcs

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