Thinkware BMW Advanced Car Eye 3.0 User guide

Category
Drive recorders
Type
User guide
3.0
User Guide
3.0
User Guide
2
BMW Advanced Car Eye 3.0
Contents
General information 3
Legal regulations 4
Safety information 4
Symbols used 4
Product overview 4
Included items 4
microSD Card 4
Front camera 5
Rear camera (optional
) 5
Checking the status LED 6
Using the product features 7
Driving mode 7
Parking mode 7
Manual recording (REC) 7
HDR(High Dynamic Range) 8
Night Vision 8
GPS 8
Vehicle location 8
Using voice recognition 8
Using the product 8
MicroSD memory card 8
Removetheprotectivelmfromthecameralens 8
Mounting/Removing the Front Camera 9
Turning the product on 9
Turningtheproducton/omanually 9
Resetting the product 9
Activating the product (Registering the product in the ETC app) 9
Using the ACE 3.0 app 10
Settings 10
Managing memory card 10
Camera settings 10
Recording settings 11
System settings 11
Viewing the saved data 12
Checking videos/pictures 12
Voice recognition commands 13
Preventing Product Malfunctions 14
Specications 15
Disposal of electrical devices 16
FCC Statement 16
3
General information
BMW recommends that you only use parts
and accessories which have been tested and
approvedbyBMWwithregardtosafety,
functionandsustainability.
BMWreservestherighttochangeormodify
anyoftheinformationorspecications
in this user guide without prior notice or
obligation.
The most up-to-date user guide is available on
theAdvancedCarEye3.0applicationandat
thefollowingwebsite:https://www.ace-30.com
Theuserguideisanintegralpartofthe
product.Itcontainsimportantinformation
relatingtosafety,useanddisposalofthe
product.Carefullyreadalltheoperatingand
safetyinstructionsbeforeusingtheproduct.
Use the product only as described in this
userguideforthedesignatedpurposes.
BMW does not guarantee that the recorded
datacanalwaysbeusedasevidence.
Whendeliveringtheproducttoathirdparty,
hand over all relevant documents along with
theproduct.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutusing
AdvancedCarEye3.0(ACE3.0)contactthe
followingemailforeachcountry:
SouthKorea:[email protected]
Othercountries:[email protected]
4
Legal regulations
Theuserstakefullresponsiblitiyforchecking
thelocallegalrequirementsforusingthe
ACE3.0andAdvancedCarEye3.0application
(hereinafterreferredtoasthe“ACE3.0App”).
You must check the current laws in the relevant
countries and check whether the product is
allowed to be used and its permitted uses to
complywiththelegalregulations.
Insomecircumstances,mediadatamayalsobe
legallyusedagainsttheusers(e.g.,speeding).
VideosofpublicplacesrecordedusingtheACE
3.0mustnotbepublishedontheinternetorin
otherplaces.
Alwaysfollowthelegalregulations.
Legalregulationsaresubjectto
change.Regularlycheckiftherehas
been any changes in the local laws
and regulations that prohibit the
useoftheproduct.Iftheuseofthe
productisprohibitedbythecountry,
thefrontcameramustberemoved,
and then the rear camera (optional)
willbedisabledasaresult.
Formoreinformationabouttheuseof
theACE3.0app,contactaprofessional
authorizeddealer.
Safety information
The product may only be installed by a BMW
workshop.
DonotoperatetheACE3.0appwhileyouare
drivingortheengineisrunning.
Whendeliveringtheproducttoathirdparty,
hand over the user guide and the Declaration
ofConformityalongwiththeproduct.
Formatandfactoryresetthememorycard
usingtheACE3.0appbeforedeliveringthe
producttoathirdparty.
Symbols used
Indicatesapotentialhazardwhich,if
notavoided,mayresultininjuryor
death.
Providesusefulinformationtohelp
users better utilize the product’s
features.
Product overview
Included items
Front camera (rear camera is optional)
Mounting cable set
32 GB microSD card
Electronic user guide
DeclarationofConformity
15 Cable ties
Cleaningcloth&Antibubblefoil
Window Sticker
Socket
microSD Card
The product is provided with a microSD
memorycardinsertedinit.
Recorded videos and taken pictures will
besavedinthemicroSDmemorycard.
The product cannot start recording or take
picturesifthememorycardisnotinserted.
Toavoiddatalossorcorruption,besureto
insert or remove the memory card while the
productisturnedo.
Useonlyauthenticmemorycards.BMW
does not guarantee compatibility and proper
operationofthird-partymemorycards.
Dependingontheoperationmodeofthe
product,recordedimagesaresavedinthese
respectivefolders:
DRIVING:Drivingmodevideos
INCIDENT:Drivingincidentvideos
PARKING:Parkingmodevideos
SNAPSHOT:Manuallyrecordedvideos/
pictures
MARKED:Storage
Memory cards are consumables with a
warrantyperiodofoneyear.Improper
useofthememorycardwillvoidthe
warranty.
5
Front camera
The product may only be installed by a BMW
workshop.
1
2
3
1 Mount connector
2 Security LED
Drivingrecording:whiteLEDon
Drivingincident/manualrecording:
whiteLEDickers
Parkingrecording:WhiteLEDo
Parkingincident/Motionrecording:
white LED on
3 Front camera lens
5
4
6
8
711
10
9
4 Power button
Presstoturnontheproduct.
Pressandholdtoturnotheproduct.
5 Status LED
Displaystheoperatingstatusofthe
product.
Referto"Checkingthestatus
LED"onpage6formore
information.
6 Voice record button
Presstoturnvoicerecordingonoro.
Press and hold to turn voice recognition
onoro.
7 Speaker
8 Bluetooth button
PresstoturnonBluetooth.
Press and hold to start Bluetooth
pairing.
WhenBluetoothison,pressitagainto
turnoBluetooth.
9 Microphone
10 Recording ( ) button
Press to take a picture or start manual
recording.
You can change the action to be
taken according to the Blackbox
Settings
>
Manual recording key
settingintheACE3.0app.
11 SD card slot
Rear camera (optional
)
2
1
3
1 Security LED
2 Rear camera lens
3 Mount
4
4 Rear camera cable connector
6
Checking the status LED
Status
Specication
Status LED
AUDIO LED BT/WI-FI LED REC LED
Voice recording on Orange
Voicerecordingo O
WaitingforWi-Ficonnection Flickers green
Wi-Fi connected Green
WaitingforBluetoothconnection Flickers blue
Bluetooth pairing mode Flickers blue
quickly
Bluetooth connected Blue
Bluetootho O
Recording standby Yellow
Recording driving Red
Event recording
(Incident/Manual recording) Flickers red
Event recording (taking pictures) Flickers red twice
Recording parking O
Firmware upgrade AUDIO LED Orange
>
BT/WI-FI LED Blue
>
REC LED Red
sequentially
Error occurred AUDIO LED Orange/BT/WI-FI LED Red/REC LED Red
ickers5timessimultaneously
7
Using the product
features
ACE3.0recordsvideoswhilethevehicleisin
operation.
Whenyoustartthevehicleandstartdriving,
the product can check any damage caused
byaccidentsthatoccurredinthefrontand
rear(rearcameraisoptional)areasofthe
vehiclewhileitwasindrivingmodeandfrom
any accidents that occurred while the vehicle
wasparkedandusingparkingmode.
Driving mode
Whenyoustartthevehicle,thestatusLED
will turn on with a voice prompt and driving
modewillstart.
Drivingrecording:Whiledriving,videosare
recorded in 1 minute segments and stored in
the"DRIVING"folder.
Incidentrecording:Whenanimpacttothe
vehicleisdetected,thevideorecordfrom
10 secondsbeforetheincidentto50seconds
aftertheincidentisstoredinthe"INCIDENT"
folder.
You can choose between the two
drivingmodes.
Besuretocheckifthelawsand
regulationsofthecountryallow
continuous video recording in
drivingmode.
Parking mode
Whentheengineisturnedoandtheset
timefortheproduct'sexitphaseelapses,
the product automatically switches to the
parkingmode.
Whenanimpactisdetectedwhileparking,
avideorecordfrom10secondsbeforethe
impactto20secondsaftertheimpactis
savedinthe"PARKING"folder.
*Exitphasereferstotheassumedamountof
timeforthedrivertoleavethevehicleafter
theengineisturnedo.
Videosofimpactsrecordedwithinthistime
framedonotadduptothenumberof
incidentswhileparked,whichisreportedby
theproductortheACE3.0App.
**Videosofimpactsthatarerecorded
during entry phase do not add up to the
numberofincidentswhileparked,sincethe
driver is considered to be inside the vehicle
inthemomentofrecording.
Besuretoregularlycheckifthe
lawsandregulationsofthecountry
allowusingtheparkingmode.
IftheACE3.0appandtheproduct
areconnectedduringtheexit
phase,theparkingmodewillnotbe
initiated as the driver is considered
tobestayinginsidethevehicle.
Manual recording (REC)
You can manually record/take videos and
pictures.
Press the record ( )buttononthefront
camera to start recording and save it in the
"SNAPSHOT"folder.
Video:From10secondsbeforepressing
thebuttonto50secondsafterpressing
thebutton,total1minute
Select between video or picture in
ACE3.0app
>
Blackbox Settings
>
Recording Function Settings.
8
HDR(High Dynamic Range)
Youcanrecordthevideowiththefront
camerainhighqualitybysettingtheHDR
(HighDynamicRange)feature.
TheHDRfeatureprovidesaclearscreenthat
looksjustlikeyouwereseeingitwithyour
owneyesbyextendingvideo'scontrastratio,
renderingtheobjectsonthevideomore
distinguishable.
Night Vision
WiththeSuperNightVisionfeature,youcan
record videos that are much brighter than
videosrecordedwithoutthisfeature.This
featureisenabledbyreal-timeimagesignal
processing (ISP) that improves the brightness
ofvideosrecordedwhileparkedatnight.
GPS
TheGPSfeatureisnotapprovedinsome
countriesforlegalreasons,sothefeature
may be restricted or unavailable in certain
countries.
Checkthelawsandregulationsofyour
countrybeforeusingtheproductfortherst
time.
Vehicle location
Youcanndyourparkedvehicleeasilyby
usingtheACE3.0app.Whentheproduct
switches to parking mode while connected
totheACE3.0app,thepicturesand
videostakenbythefrontandrearcamera
(optional)aresavedintheACE3.0app,and
thelocationofthevehicleisdisplayedona
digital map (may vary according to national
law).
Tousethisfeature,theGPSsignalofthe
product must be activated when switching to
theparkingmode.Thisfeatureallowsyouto
ndyourvehicleintheparkinglotusingthe
picturestakenbythefrontandrearcamera,
orlocateyourvehicleinthemidstofabusy
cityusingthedigitalmap.
Youcanalsostartthefeaturebypressingthe
updatebuttonontheproduct.
Picturestakenbythefrontandrear
camera (optional) and the location on
themap(iftheGPSfeatureisturned
on)willbesavedintheACE3.0app
untilyouusethisfeatureagain.
Using voice
recognition
Youcanusevoicerecognitiontoperform
9 commands in 5 languages(English,
German,Korean,Chinese,Japanese).
The voice recognition can be
turnedonorointheACE3.0app
>
Blackbox Settings
>
System
Settings.
Referto"Voicerecognition
commands"onpage13formore
information.
Using the product
MicroSD memory card
Ensurethattheproductisturnedobefore
insertingthememorycard.
Ifthememorycardisremovedorinserted
whiletheproductisturnedon,thestored
data may be lost or the product may
malfunction.
Remove the protective
lm from the camera lens
Removetheprotectivelmfromthefront
cameralensbeforeinstallingandusingthe
product.
9
Mounting/Removing the
Front Camera
Thefrontcameracanbemountedor
removed by pressing the buttons on both
sidesofthecradleatthesametime.
Removingthefrontcameraalsodisablesthe
rearcamera(optional).
1
1
2
Be sure to install and remove the
frontandrearcamera(optional)while
theproductisturnedo.Thestored
media may be lost or the product may
malfunction.
Turning the product on
Driving mode starts when the vehicle is
started,andtheproductandtheACE3.0app
canbeconnected.
Formoreinformation,refertothe
instruction manual provided with the
vehicle.
Turning the product on/
off manually
Whentheengineisrunning,orwhenyou
aregettingofthevehicle,brieypressthe
powerbuttontoturnontheproduct.
Pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor
3 secondstoturnotheproduct.
Resetting the product
Press and hold both the power ( ) button
and the record ( ) button together on
thetopoftheproducttofactoryresetthe
product.
Activating the product
(Registering the product
in the ETC app)
Product registration and activation in
the ETC app is only applicable to users
usingtheproductinChina.
1 Download and install the ETC (e高速) app
onyoursmartphone.
2 Touch e高速App > ETC网厅 > ETC免费
> 前装ETC办理andfollowthein-app
instructionstoregisteruserinformation.
3 Whenfollowingtheinstructions,press
and hold the Bluetooth ( ) and the voice
recording ( ) buttons on the product
simultaneously on the ETC activation step
tocompleteactivationandregistration.
10
Using the ACE
3.0 app
YoucanusetheACE3.0apponyour
smartphone to play and manage recorded
videosandusetheproduct'svarious
features.
Download and install the ACE 3.0appfrom
theGooglePlayStoreorAppleAppStore.
Do not operate the product while
driving.Distractionwhiledrivingmay
causeaccidentsandresultininjuryor
death.
Turnyoursmartphone'sBluetoothonand
connect the product to your smartphone by
followingtheACE3.0app'sinstructions.
You can only connect one smartphone
totheproduct.Iftheproductdoes
notconnecttoyoursmartphone,
checkiftheproductisalready
connectedwithanothersmartphone.
Ifyouusethepowersavingmodeoncertain
smartphones,theconnectionbetweenthe
productandthesmartphonemaybelost.
Aftertheproductandyoursmartphone
areconnected,thelanguagesetonthe
smartphonewillbeappliedtotheACE3.0
app.
The connection between the product and the
smartphone is maintained while operating
theproductusingtheACE3.0app.
Whenthereisanewversionofthermware,
theACE3.0appwillimmediatelynotifyyou
oftheupdate.
Follow the instructions in the
ACE3.0appbeforeupdatingthe
rmware.
Updatingthermwaremay
automaticallyformatthememory
card.Backupthedatastoredonthe
memorycardbeforeupdating.
The customized settings are
maintainedevenafterthermware
update.
Settings
OnthemainscreenoftheACE3.0app,
touch Blackbox Settings.Eachfeatureof
the product can be set and used according
totheuser'sneedorpreference.
IntheACE3.0app,selectSettings
>
System Settings
>
Reset settings to
delete all settings and saved data on
theproduct.
Managing memory card
Format memory card:TouchOK on the
memorycardformatpop-upwindowto
formatthememorycard.
Camera settings
Voice Recording:Turnvoicerecordingon
oro.
Recording button action:Selecteither
video or picture when the recording
()buttonispushed.
HDR:TurnHDRonoro.
Night Vision:TurnNightVisiononoro.
Channel setting:Selecteither1chor2ch
asthedesiredsetting.
Iftheproductneedstobeformatted
whenchangingchannelsettings,a
formatnoticationpop-upwindow
willbedisplayed.TouchOK to delete
allstoreddata.
Front Camera Brightness:Selectthe
desiredbrightness.
Rear Camera Brightness:Selectthe
desired brightness among Dark/Normal/
Bright.
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Recording settings
Driving mode
Driving mode:SelecteitherContinuous
recording or Incident recording only to
beusedinDrivingmode.
When changing the mode to Incident
recordingonly,thememorycan
beformattedaccordingtotheset
memorypartition.
Driving incident sensitivity:Selectthe
desireddrivingincidentsensitivity.
Enter phase:Setthetimeduringwhich
vibrations detected while getting into the
vehiclearenotrecognizedasevents.
Exit phase:Setthetimeperiodduring
which vibrations that are detected
whengettingoutofthevehiclearenot
recognizedasevents.
Parking mode
Parking Mode:SelectDisable when not
usingparkingmode.
Parking incident sensitivity:Selectthe
desiredparkingincidentsensitivity.
Recording end voltage:unspecied
Volume settings
System volume:Settheproduct'sdefault
volume.
Voice guidance volume:Setthevolume
forvoiceguidance.
Video volume:Setthevideoplayback
volume.
System settings
Language:Selectthelanguagetobeused
inthesystem.
Country/Region:Selectthecountryand
regionwheretheproductisused.
Date and time:
Set the same as the smartphone
connected to the product or select a
timezonetosetthedateandtime.
Turn daylight saving (summer time) on
oro.
Voice guidance gender:Selectthedesired
genderforthevoiceguidance.
Voice recognition:Turnvoicerecognition
onoro,andselectthelanguagetouse
forvoicerecognition.
Security LED:TurnthesecurityLEDonor
o.
Video stamp:Selectthestamptobe
displayedonthevideofromDate/Time/
Speed/GPS(multipleselectionispossible).
Speed unit:Selectthedesiredunitfor
speed.
GPS:TurntheGPSonoro.
Wi-Fi frequency band:Selectthedesired
Wi-Fifrequencyband.
Memory card format:TouchOKonthe
memorycardformatpop-upwindowto
formatthememorycard.
Reset Settings:Youcanresetthe
product'ssettings.Theproductmaybe
formattedinordertochangethesettings.
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Viewing the saved
data
Checking videos/pictures
All recorded media data are saved in each
folderonthememorycard.
Youcanmovethemediadatafromthe
memory card to your computer or copy it to
theACE3.0app.
Picture/videodataissavedwithalename
of"Date_Time_Type_Front/Back.File
Format".
2021_07_22_16_38_07_REC_
F.MP4
2021_07_22_16_37_07_REC_R.MP4
REC: Driving recording video
EVT: Driving incident recording video
MAN: Manual recording video
F: Front camera video
R: Rear camera video
MP4/JPG: File format
When an important event (incident
recording)occurs,backupthevideoand
picturedatatotheACE3.0apporexternal
memory.
Topreventdatalossandmalfunctions,
insert and remove the memory card
onlywhentheproductisturnedo.
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Voice recognition commands
Thevoicerecognitioncommandsforeachlanguageareasfollows.
Items
Commands
Korean English German Chinese Japanese
Turn on the
screen    󵙈󵗛󼵼󰽺󲁪 
󼵸󼵹
Start manual
recording
(photo)
󻕻󻺓󽴔󼃜󻪃  
 󳈞󴮒 󱍘󵖬󳕈
Start manual
recording 󺙈󼬣󽴔󼩃  
 󲰷󷨡󹏹 󱕜󵉙󳕈
Turnsoundo 󻙛󺹻󽴔󺎋 󼴨 
 󱌣󸽼󳆌󱽯󱬽 
Turn sound on 󻙛󺹻󽴔󼏫  
 󲮔󱞘󳆌󱽯󱬽 
Turn voice
recordingo 󻰛󻘀󽴔󺙈󻰛󽴔󺎋 
  󱌣󸽼󲰷󹌊 󸬰󹌊
Turn voice
recording on 󻰛󻘀󽴔󺙈󻰛󽴔󼏫 
  󲮔󱞘󲰷󹌊 󸬰󹌊
Turn down the
voice guidance
volume
󻇋󺸷󽴔󻱠󺅛 
  󷹉󰽜󹌊󸢁 󰵵
Turn up the
voice0 guidance
volume
󻇋󺸷󽴔󼔻󺅛 
  󷹉󹠟󹌊󸢁 󰵴
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Preventing Product Malfunctions
Mistakesduringusemaycausetheproducttomalfunction.Refertothefollowinginstructions
toavoidthefollowingmalfunctions.
Malfunctions Correct usage
Lossofsaveddata Turnotheproductbeforeremovingthememorycard
fromtheproduct.
Lossofsaveddata,systemfailure Usetheincludedmemorycard.
Lossofsaveddataduetoauto
format
Backupimportanteventvideostoanexternalhard
driveortheACE3.0app.Donoteditthedatasavedin
thememorycardonadierentcomputeroronother
devices,anddonotmovethedatafromtheiroriginal
locationontheassigneddevice.
Lossofsaveddatadueto
overwriting
Backupimportanteventvideostoanexternalhard
driveortotheACE3.0app.
Savinginsignicantevents/
Missing important events
Settheappropriateenter/exitphasetimeperiodor
sensorthreshold.
Unable to connect product to
ACE3.0app
Checkiftheproductisconnectedtoanother
smartphone.
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Specications
Items Description
CPU Quad-coreCortex-A53,upto1008MHz
Memory DDR3 512MByte (32bit) / NAND 512 MB
Resolution QHD2560x1440p(30fps)
FHD1920x1080p(30fps)
G censor 3-axisaccelerationsensor/accelerationrange±4g
Memory card UHS-I 32GB / 64GB / 128GB
Emergency current Super capacitor
GPS 3GNSS(GPS,GLONASS),NumberofconcurrentGNSS:3
Interface AV-INterminal:rearcamera
USB:Massstorageonly
Operating voltage 12V
Operating/storage
temperature -30 - 80°C
Bluetooth
Standard BLE
Frequency
range 2402MHz ~ 2480MHz
Numberof
channels 40
Wi-Fi
Frequency 2.4GHzRFSpecication 5GHzRFSpecication
Standard IEEE802.11b/g/n IEEE802.11a/n
Frequency
range 2.400GHz-2.497GHz 5.15GHz-5.25GHz
Numberof
channels
1-11(USA),
1-13(Europe,Korea,China)
36-48 Channel
(Allocated by country)
Transmit
output
802.11b /11M: 12 dBm ± 1.5 dB
802.11g /54M: 12 dBm ± 1.5 dB
802.11n /MCS7: 11 dBm ± 1.5 dB
802.11a /54M: 11 dBm ± 2 dB
802.11n /MCS7: 11 dBm ± 2 dB
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Disposal of electrical devices
InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2012/19/EConthedisposalofelectricaland
electronicdevicesandtheapplicablenationallaws,oldelectricaldevicesmustbecollected
separatelyandrecycledinanenvironmentallyfriendlymanner.IfthesymbolwithanXona
wastebinismarkedontheproductoraccompanyingdocumentation,itmustbediscarded
separatelyfromgeneralwasteattheendofitslifespan.Forthedisposalandrecyclingof
thesematerials,taketheproducttoyourlocalcollectionpointorrecyclingbin,orcheckwith
aqualiedauthorizeddealerorlocaldisposalcompanyforthecorrectdisposalmethodand
informationonnearbyrecyclingpoints.
FCC Statement
Thisdevicecomplywithpart15ofFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.(2)Thisdevice&itsaccessories
mustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operation.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassBdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates
usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewith
theinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereis
noguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferenceortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningthe
equipmentoandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormore
ofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdierentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
WARNING:Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturer(or
partyresponsible)forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment
This device should be installed and operated with minimum 20 cm between the radiator and your
body.
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