CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 CarbonBird.com® BLACK BOX FPV Flight Recorder User Manual 1. Power On/Off 2. Charging green LED 4. AV Input & DC Out 5. Low Power Blue LED 7. Power On/Record Red LED 8. DC 5V In Charge 10. AV Out & remote on/off Jack 11. full Reset 13. Internal Speaker 16. Down/next 17. Up/back 14. SD HC Class 10 18. Enter 1 3. Internal Mic 6. Record/Stop Button 9. USB data transfer 12. Lock Switch 15. IR Sensor 19.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 IR Remote Control – CR2032 1. Record/Stop 2. Up 3. Enter 4. Down 5. LCD/TV Switch 6. Exit 7. Menu 8. LCD Off Wired Remote Control Accessories Normal use requires user care – undue force can break cables, plugs and buttons ; moisture will short electronics – sea salt will corrode connections - Keep the CarbonBird® BLACK BOX dry, dirt and dust free.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Battery Management NEVER leave at LiFe battery flat (empty/discharged) for more than a few hours - 6 hours at the worst case before starting charge – battery chemistry will be PERMANENTLY EFFECTED – Battery management is YOUR responsibility – and always store both batteries between 60%->100% fully charged immediately after use. Get home – put the battery on charge as your first priority.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Connect it to AV OUT - Press the red button in to power & record, if the you want to stop the recording , please press the button the release the switch (out) , the CarbonBird® BLACK BOX flight recorder will save all files and power down; Note: Camera overlay data (except for top line date time & user Id if select to ON - OSD stuff is NOT recorded to the .avi file) Interface ( below) 1. Image Size 2. Resolution 3.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Recording FPV Preparing to record – Installing battery and charging First insert one of the LiFe batteries – line up the 4 gold bars with the 4 gold pins – Angle the battery downward on the 4 pin-connector side by 15° - at the SDCard side - there are 2 lugs on the battery to lock in/under - on the gold pin side – then rotate the battery to level – DONT try to slide the battery - its a rotate-insert type.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Browse photos: Press the select button press the up or down key on the image Viewer item to browse the still photos, to view last or next picture; Play back audio files: Press the select button Rev1.0.1 to play back audio files; Managing recorded files: move the cursor to select a file, then press the Menu Button on the screen, , you can play back, copy, paste, delete the file, etc.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Recorder Settings Press the key to set recorder settings , as follows Work Mode (MODE) :There are three modes Photo/Video/Audio – Use Video Motion Detection: set off 8 Rev1.0.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 System Settings Language : select the OSD language Date and Time: Use the nav buttons to move the cursor to the date line and correct the YEAR,DAY or MONTH, Next move to the time line and adjust to the correct time for your time zone.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Password Protection: you can set or cancel the password protection for USB or format SD card or files to prevent been deleted without your authorization. The default password is 000000 for all passwords. USB Password: You can set/enable/disable the USB password for accessing the CarbonBird® BLACK BOX flight recorder by USB. Delete Password: You can enable/disable the delete-password for deleting the files in the SD card.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Format Password: You can set enable/disable the format- password for formatting(wiping) a SD card. Video Output: You can select the video output signal format your external display devices, such as TV, monitor or LCD* (default).
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Power Save: In order to save more power, you can set the CarbonBird® BLACK BOX flight recorder to turn off the LCD automatically after 3 seconds by setting the LCD off. The LCD will be turned on if you press any key. Vibe Alert: if you select the On to run the vibration alarm, the CarbonBird® BLACK BOX flight recorder will give a vibration prompt for power on , video loss, SD card invalidation, low power, and power off.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Format: You can format the SD card, the default password is 000000. Firmware Update – factory use - only – A special firmware file is loaded into the root directory of the SD HC card – then follow the prompts – if the power fails during the firmware update the BLACK BOX can be permanently damaged – If a damaged firmware file is used the BLACK BOX can be permanently damaged.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Default Setup: You can reset the CarbonBird® BLACK BOX flight recorder to default setting if it is necessary; select the YES then to press the select button Rev1.0.1 Version: You can check the current FW version.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Connecting with wireless FPV video receiver Connect the CarbonBird® BLACK BOX flight recorder to the wireless video / audio receiver using the cable supplied with your BLACK BOX (RCA male → 4pole 3.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Connecting to a computer For DATA transfer – USB does NOT charge the battery ! The default password is 00000 for connecting to a PC. The CarbonBird® BLACK BOX flight recorder will be power off automatically when you disconnect the USB from PC. If the BLACK BOX shows USB connected but the card does not appear as a device (or show up on a Mac desktop) then recycle the card – remove the SD card – wait 2 secs – re-insert it.
CarbonBird FPV BLACK BOX Flight Recorder - SD Card – GroundStation PVR Rev1.0.1 Specs Video format: MPEG 4 XVid codec ; file format wrapper .AVI (Audio is MS AD-PCM 16bit 22Mhz in mono) Photo format: JPG High Resolution LCD: 2.
