USER GUIDE Model: BX4000 VER 2.0.1 Thank you for purchasing this Drive Recorder. Before using the Drive Recorder, please ensure that you read and understand this USER GUIDE. Please store the USER GUIDE in an easily accessible location. Before connecting and installing this Drive Recorder, please refer to the appropriate instruction manual for proper operation.
FCC INFORMATION TO THE USER 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.
SAFETY ADVICE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Please make sure you follow the safety advice/instructions given in the user guide. Caution RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.
GPS Reception 1. Activate the product in an area without large buildings to improve GPS reception. The commercial purpose GPS has the average rage error of more than 15 meters and the range error could be more than 100 meters due to environmental conditions like buildings, roadside trees etc. 2. The temperature range for optimum operation of the GP S receiver in your car is -10 ~ 50°C. 3.
CONTENTS You should have a set of the following items with each BX4000 order. 1. Smarty BX4000 unit 2. 4GB SD memory card (The PC Viewer software is on the provided SD card.) 3. GPS Antenna module 4. Remote Controller 5. Audio/Video output cable 6. Power Cable 7. Camera input cable 8. Wire Splice clip (5pcs) 9. Sticker (double sided tape 1pc) 10.
INTRODUCTION FRONT Audio/Video Output Camera 3 Input SD Door SD Slot External MIC input REAR BUZZER Internal Microphone Remote Control Input GPS Input Camera 1, 2 Input Rear View Camera 4 Input Power Input & Alarm (Car Signal) Input (Turn left, Turn right, Brake, Speed pulse) 7
INTODUCTION REMOTE CONTROLLER Record LED BLUE LED SHUTTER BUTTON Overwrite LED RED LED PLAY BUTTON PANIC BUTTON Audio Video Output Cable Audio out 1 Video out 1 Video out 2 [Note] The same screen will be shown through the Video out 1 & 2.
INTODUCTION Power & Car Signal Input Red(+) Black (Ground) Yellow (Alarm3) BLUE (Alarm1) FUSE 250V 3A White (Speed pulse) Green (Alarm2) 9
FUNCTION (MAIN UNIT) Automatic start Make sure that peripherals, including cameras, are properly connected. Turn on the vehicle power, BX4000 will automatically start. (Use the power cable provided.) Notice : The unit will not start recording immediately after the power is turned on. It takes up to 1 minute for the built-in power backup system to charge. Thereafter, the internal flash memory will be ready to record.
FUNCTION (MAIN UNIT) SD Memory Card Format Remove the power first. Press and hold the [PLAYBACK] & [PANIC] button. Then connect the power. Press and hold the [PLAYBACK] & [PANIC] more than 2seconds after booting. Then SD card initialization will start. Once complete, all video & log files will be deleted and the configurations will default to the factory settings. *This function can also be performed on a PC with the PC viewer software. Notice : PC Viewer software is pre-loaded on the SD card.
OPERATION 1. Make sure that the power cable is properly connected and turn on the car power/ignition. 2. Blue LED & Red LED will turn on and slowly blink simultaneously. After boot is complete, the Blue LED will remain on. Blue LED light means BX4000 is now ready for the event recording or has started the Normal recording (Continuous recording). 3. The normal recording (Continuous recording) will be automatically started, if this is the record mode you have set with the PC viewer software. 4.
OPERATION INFORMATION OSD Press [PLAY] button then the INFORMATION OSD (the summery of setting) will show up on the monitor as below, CAM2 √ CAM3 CAM4 Activated CAM1 √ √ √ Record Mode Normal Normal Event Event System : NTSC Quality : Super Overwrite : ON Resolution : 720X480 FPS : 5 Audio : ON G-Sensor Level : X:3, Y:3, Z:3 G-Sensor Calibration : √ Firmware Version : 2.0.1 Current Time : 14:50:07 07 JUL 2011 To change the live display channel, press [PANIC] button.
OPERATION G-Sensor Calibration G-Sensor Calibration is needed after installing the BX4000. It detects the installed direction (vertical, horizontal) of the BX4000 for it to accurately record the journey direction. Press and hold [PANIC] & [SHUTTER] button together and then power on. G-Sensor Calibration screen will be displayed.
OPERATION PANIC RECORD BY PANIC BUTTON The panic recording by [PANIC] button will start by pressing the [PANIC] button with one short “Beep” sound. Blue LED will be blinking during the panic recording. BX4000 doesn’t make a separate panic file during the continuous recording. It will mark the panic area by [PANIC] button in the continuous recording file which can be easily searched for during playback. SNAPSHOT RECORD BY SHUTTER BUTTON Press [SHUTTER] button.
OPERATION PLAYBACK Press and hold [PLAY] button for more than 2seconds. The latest recorded file will playback on the screen. [WARNING] Recording cannot be done during playback. Explanation of PLAYBACK control button Channel change: Press [PANIC] button. Move to the previous file: Press and hold [SHUTTER] & [PLAY] button. Move to the next file: Press and hold [PANIC] & [PLAY] button. PLAY/PAUSE: Press [PLAY] button. SLOW PLAY: Press [PLAY] button more than 1seconds.
SOFTWARE USER GUIDE BX4000 PC Viewer Guide [PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT] Recommended PC specifications for PC Viewer software OS Windows 2000, Windows XP Windows Vista, Windows 7 CPU Pentium4 2.6GHz or higher RAM 512MB or higher Interface SD Memory Card Reader HDD Free space Install 20MB or higher Backup 2GB or higher Display 1,024 x 768 pixel/High Color(16bit) or higher If the PC does not meet the minimum system requirement, the PC Viewer may not function properly.
INSTALLING PROCEDURES PC Viewer software is in the provided SD card. 1. Connect the SD card into your PC (if your computer does not have SD card slot use the USB SD card reader) and open the “My Computer” 2. Right-click the “DRIVEREC4” drive and select [Open] 3. Double click [SETUP.EXE] in the [pcsw] folder. 4. Select the language and then follow the dialog box. 5. The “PCViewer” icon will be displayed on your desktop.
Connect SD memory card 1. Connect SD memory card in to the SD card reader. 2. Run “PC Viewer BX4000” 3. Select [File] and then click “Select Data Folder” or Click [OPEN] button [OPEN] button 4. Select SD memory card folder at the folder select window.
PC VIEWER SETTING To set PC Viewer select [File] and then click” PC Viewer Setting” This setting is for the PC Viewer software itself. To set the recorder, refer to page 27. The ‘date’ formats and ‘speed’ unit will be set automatically according to the PC Windows setting. However it can be changed with this PC viewer setting menu. To see the better quality playback pictures on your PC, check [Deblocking] box.
FILE LOADING Check the file from the list using mouse or click [All] button. And then click [Load] button. Check the file [All] Button [Load] Button All recordings and snapshot files will appear the file area under the tab: The Event file list recorded by G-sensor Motion detection, or Alarm1~3. The Panic file list recorded by pressing the [PANIC] button. The Continuous record file list. The Snapshot file saved by pressing the [SHUTTER] button. The Log file list.
PLAYBACK SCREEN [NOR]: Normal Recording [G-Sensor]: Event Recording Display frame/Total frames number Playback position indicator Event data search button is enabled when playing back Normal recorded files. The Yellow mark indicates there is an Event triggered by the G-sensor, Alarm1~3 or the [PANIC] button. The ‘icon name’ can be changed in the setting menu.
PLAYBACK 6. Click [PLAY] button for playback. CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Playback speed Date & Time Volume Drag & Move the white line to move the playback position. Playback buttons X2, 4, 8, 16 Fast Reverse X0.5, 1 Reverse Previous Image X0.
PLAYBACK NOTE: PC Keyboard hot buttons Function PC keyboard hot buttons 1024x768 mode Enter Return to the previous mode: Enter Full screen mode Alt + Enter Return to the previous mode: Enter Playback speed control Ctrl + F 0.5 => 1 Reverse playback speed control Ctrl + B 0.5 => 1 Pause / Play Space Previous Image → direction button.
Google map (Event Recording File) The route taken will be displayed on the Google map at lower right corner of the software. To see the route & position on the Google map, the GPS data should be recorded with video. To see the map, the PC should be connected to the Internet. The playback position will be shown on the map with an arrow. The blue markings show the route taken. Zoom Out Double click the blue mark to change the video playback position to that point.
Thumb-nail Function 7. Click button for 4x4 multi view (Thumb-nail function) Click the thumb-nail image to change the playback position. Click right button of mouse to go back to single/Quad image playback mode. 8. Click [Close] button to quit the event playback. Click [Close] to finish the event playback. Then the [PlayList] window will be changed to the initial status.
Save JPG file & AVI file Pause the playback and click ‘Save Image’ icon to make a JPG file. ‘Save Image’ icon Pause the playback and Click ‘Save AVI’ icon to make a AVI file.
Print images 11. Pause the playback and click ‘Print Image’ icon. Print image icon Input [Print Title] & [Print Comment] using Keyboard. Total Print Comment window allows up to 7 lines total.
Create & Print Reports 12. Click [Print] button in the print preview windows for printing. [Print Title] & [Print Comment] & G-sensor graph & map will be printed on the first page. Click [ 2x2 ] and then click [Print] to print 4 images in one page. To print CH1~3 together select 1frame only.
Data Backup 13. Click [Backup] icon to backup the files to the PC. [Backup] icon Check & Load [Event], [Normal], [Panic] [Log] & [Memo] data first, before clicking the [Backup] icon. The selected files will appear in the lists in the Backup windows. OR Check [Backup All] and press [Start] button to backup all files.
Drive Recorder Settings 14. Click [Setting Drive Recorder] icon for setup. [Setting Drive Recorder] icon Caution Backup SD card data first, before clicking initialize SD card button OR before changing the Record Mode from Normal Mode to Event Mode or vice versa. All normal recording data or all event recording data in SD card will be automatically deleted to make a free space on the SD card. Once done, the old data cannot be recovered.
Drive Recorder Settings To record Camera2 or Camera3, Camera4 check “Use” box. To record Audio, check “Record Audio” box. To use Motion Detection as an Event, check “Motion” box per camera. Record Mode Normal Mode: Continuous recording will automatically start after booting the BX4000. Event Mode: Recording by Motion Detection, Gsensor, Alarm1~3 or [PANIC] button. Motion Sensitivity Select Motion Detection Sensitivity from 1 to 5.
Drive Recorder Settings Resolution PAL: 720x576, 720x288 NTSC: 720x480, 720x240 Frame Rate 1 Camera supports 1~25 fps@ 720x576, 1~25 fps @ 720x288 1 Camera supports 1~30 fps@ 720x480, 1~30 fps @ 720x240 2 Cameras supports 1~12 fps @ 720x576, 1~25 fps @ 720x288 2 Cameras supports 1~15 fps @ 720x480, 1~30 fps @ 720x240 3 Cameras supports 1 ~ 8 fps @ 720x576, 1~12 fps @ 720x288 3 Cameras supports 1~10 fps @ 720x480, 1~15 fps @ 720x240 4 Cameras supports 1 ~ 4 fps @ 720x576, 1~12 fps @ 720x288 4 Cameras sup
Drive Recorder Settings To record the car signal with video, set the Alarm configuration as below, To use the Alarm as an Event trigger, (i.e: so Event recording will start when a door is open or Meter is on) set the Alarm configuration as below, G-Sensor setting If G-sensor sensitivity value is too high like 5, it becomes too sensitive, so it will detect even a light impact or light turn. If G-sensor sensitivity value is too dull, so it might no detect a notable incident.
Drive Recorder Settings Vehicle ID Type in your Vehicle ID Password Enter 4 numbers from 1000 to 9999 as a password [Search on system] function (Playback on a car) will not work after set the password. Buzzer “Beep” sound ON/OFF when Event recording starts Video Type This should be set by Camera Video type. Search on system To use the playback function on the recorder. To record the exact time, this time zone setting is important.
Drive Recorder Settings Before using “Car Pulse Type”, connect the White (Speed pulse) cable to the speed pulse line on your car. Please consult your car manufacturer or a car repair shop regarding this connection. To receive the speed from the car using the White (Speed pulse) line, select the speed pulse type of your car. If you don’t know the speed pulse type of your car, select “Reset” and drive for more than 30 minutes.
Drive Recorder Settings Initialize SD card : All data will be deleted and the configuration of Drive Recorder will default to the factory settings. Delete Record Data : All date will be deleted. Caution Once the record setting was changed, all recorded data in SD card will be removed automatically. Select Backup [YES] or [NO] before lost the all recorded data. NEW SD Memory card initializing should be done using Tool menu. STEP1. Insert new SD memory card into the PC. STEP2.
Drive Recorder Settings 15. Click [About] icon to check the product information.
LOG FILE PLAYBACK 16. Select [LOG] tab windows and then check the log from the log list using mouse or click [Check All] button. Then click [Load] button. Log data Log data will be recorded during driving even if there are no events. The total log data size can not exceed 48MB. The unit overwrites the oldest data when 48MB is reached.
GPS LOG TO KML CONVERTER (for Google Earth) Google Earth icon To see the whole route on Google Earth, select a log file and click Google Earth button. STEP1. Install the Google Earth on your PC. It is free of charge. (http://earth.google.com/ ) STEP2. Check the log file STEP3. Click Google Earth button Then the route will be exported to Google Earth, which will automatically launch.
GPS LOG TO KML CONVERTER (for Google Earth) Google Earth lets you import the log data and save routes, add place marks (i.e. customer pick up locations, or other points of interest), add driving routes (to compare with the actual route taken, and it lets you save it all within Google Earth for easy and free data management! You can view and download Google Earth tutorials and user guides here: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=guide_toc.
APPENDIX (Firmware Upgrade) First, upgrade the BX4000 main unit, Second, install new PC viewer software on your PC, and then initialize the SD card using new PC viewer software. [NOTE] To get the upgrade firmware, please contact your local distributor. New firmware is released occasionally by D-TEG. 1. Preparing Firmware Make [program] folder at SD root folder as below, Copy “BX4000_X.X.X.bin” file in to the SD card [program] folder. . 2.
APPENDIX (Software Upgrade) 3. Uninstall the old version PC Viewer from the PC PC Windows [Start] => [Control panel] And uninstall [PCViewer] 4. Install the new PC Viewer Run setup.exe and install the new PC Viewer X.X.X.X Note: After installation the new PC Viewer, initialize the SD card. The new software will automatically be copied to [pcsw] folder at SD card. To initialize the SD card.
Recording / Storage Time Table (NTSC) Note: This is a guideline only. Actual results may very depending on a variety of factors (Video signal, image, etc.
Recording / Storage Time Table (PAL) Note: This is a guideline only. Actual results may very depending on a variety of factors (Video signal, image, etc.
Buzzer / LED specification * Buzzer specification Condition Event SHUTTER(Snap shot) Press button and then changed mode SD card fail SD card full at [One time] record mode Buzzer No. 1 1 Buzzer On 1 sec 200 msec Buzzer Off - 1 200 msec - 500 msec 500 msec 2 sec 2 sec continuously Stop by pressing [PANIC] button continuously * LED specification Status Power on Booting Pre Event recording Continuous recording Before Overwriting Event recording Event recording during continuous recording mode.
SPECIFICATIONS Model: BX4000 Video In CH1- 5V camera in, CH2- 5V camera in, CH3- 5V camera in, CH4- camera in Audio In 1CH (Internal / External Microphone) AV Out 1 Video out, 1 Audio out Continuous record Event record NTSC: 720x480 (30fps) 720x240 (60fps) PAL: 720x576 (25fps) 720x288 (50fps) Recording time 2hours ~ 356hours (14days 20hours) Shutter record Still Image + Audio (5 sec) Main memory 4GB SDHC (support 32GB SDHC) GPS External GPS Module G Sensor Internal 3-axis G-Sensor RTC Int
Technical Support & Warranty TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Technical Support, please contact your local distributor. LIMITED WARRANTY This product is supplied with 1 year warranty. The Warranty excludes products That have been misused, (including accidental damage) and damage caused by normal wear and tear. In the unlikely event that you encounter a problem with this product, it should be returned to the place of purchase.
Optional Item DTR-100 STR-100 IR Camera STR-100IR Rear View Camera STR-131 MIC-100 SLB-100 DC 5V, CMOS camera for BX4000 1/4" CMOS Digital Sensor 310K pixels Angle of View: 170° [horizontal(131°) vertical (96 °)] Effective Pixel: 648 (H) x 488 (V) (NTSC/PAL) Video out: 1.0 Vp-p (Composite) Min. Illumination: 1 lux Operating Temperature: -20°C ~ 60°C Input Voltage: 5V, Power consumption: 0.
Optional Item (Safe Power Cable) Model name: DPWR-300 The safe power supply cable will allow you to hard wire the Drive Recorder series to the fuse box of your vehicle. Fuse: 250V 1A The safe power supply cable will automatically cut off the battery power when battery voltage dropped below 12V or 24V. Connect (+) to the fuse box. It should be connected to an battery circuit. The ground cable should be connected to car chassis.
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