GS600 User manual
DOD GS300/GS600 CAR BLACK BOX FULL HD 1920 x 1080@30FPS Loop recording Wide vision angle 120 degree AV OUT or HDMI output
Contents Instructions before use ·························································································· 03 Preface ············································································································· 03 Product Guarantee ·························································································· 03 Copyright infringement Warning ····································································· 03 Check Product Accessories·······················
Product Specifications ····················································································· 48 2
Instructions before use Preface This user manual will describe the usage of this product in details and at the same time provide comprehensive information including usage, operation, installation instructions and specification, etc. Please read the manual carefully and keep it properly. We hope our product will satisfy your need and provide you with long-term services. Product Guarantee This product is approved by ISO9001:2000 International Quality Standard and certified with FCC, CE and SGS.
Check Product Accessories Please check whether the following accessories are present before use 1. Vehicle Power Cable (4M) x1 2. Holder x1 3. AV V ideo Cable x1 4. USB Cable x1 5. Remote Controller x1 6.
Product Structure Front View Bottom View 1. Laser light 2. Lens 3. Microphone 4. Remote Controller Receptor 5. HDMI Port 6. Format Button 7. Forced Shutdown Button 8. DC Power Port 9.
Rear View Top View 1. Micro-SD Card Slot 2. Halt Recording/USB Switch 3. Laser Ray Button 4. Blue Indicator Light (GPS) 5. Red Indicator Light (Recording) 6. Audio Switch 7.
Remote Controller Image 1. Recording Button 2. Mode Button 3. Menu Button 4. Playback Button 5. Up Button 6. Down Button 7. Left Button 8. Right Button 9.
Installation Holder Installation Combine the suction cup holder with the host device Memory Card Installation (Optional Purchase) Install the Micro SD card into the drive recorder in the specific direction.
Installation on Your Vehicles Step 1 Install the suction cup holder by having it sucked onto the windshield with the lens facing forward. Step 2 Plug the vehicle power cable in the cig lighter, and plug the other end to the DC port of the drive recorder.
Step 3 After installation, you may arrange the surplus power cable and hide it inside Column A. Step 4 Switch ON the power, a red light blinking means it is under recording mode; press the infrared-red laser ray button and adjust the lens direction according to the position of the red dot to complete the installation.
Transmit the video to the vehicle monitor Video can be transmitted through AV IN interface if there are video equipments (vehicle monitor, GPS, and Satellite TV, etc.). The following is an example on transmitting the video to the monitor by using GPS with build-in AV IN function. Please skip the steps if you do not have these equipments.
Transmit the video to LCD TV You can also transmit the video from the drive recorder to your LCD TV at home to playback the data or adjust the setting. The steps are as follows: 1. Your video equipment should have AV IN or HDMI ports. 2. Connect AV cable or HDMI cable (optional purchase) to the video equipment and the drive recorder. 3. Connect the home use transformer (optional purchase) to the drive recorder and the house power socket. 4. Adjust the channel of the video equipment to AV or HDMI. 5.
Component Descriptions 1. SAVE - Data Protection Button Press SAVE button, and you can manually set the data under recording to protection mode, so as to prevent it from being overwritten. 2. Audio Button Press Audio button to select whether to record the sound during recording. 3. Laser Ray Button Pressing and holding the button, the red dot projected is the area which is being recorded; it is used for adjusting the installation position of the drive recorder.
4. Halt recording / USB switch Pressing and holding for 2~3 sec., the red light will stop blinking and become constant indicating recording stopped. Pressing and holding again for 2~3 sec., red light will start blinking again and recording will continue. Connect the drive recorder to the computer with USB cable, and press for 2~3 sec. to change to USB mode to proceed with data access. 5. Format -Format Button Pressing and holding for 2~3 sec.
Menu Operation Transmit the video to the monitor (Page12,13) before proceeding to menu operation, and use the remote controller to operate (Page08). Image Param Video resolution Video resolution can be configured during recording. Higher value means higher resolution and better picture quality, and the storage capacity consumption will be relatively higher. FPS is Frame Per Second during recording. Higher FPS means smoother video.
Scene Scene setting can be done to allow shooting to be more conformed to the surroundings and achieve optimum shooting effect. Select [AUTO] to allow the recorder to choose the setting automatically.
Digital effect This effect produced by this setting can achieve certain playfulness, and changes in color are more apparent.
White Balance Selecting [AUTO] under normal circumstances can choose white balance. If [AUTO] mode cannot produce natural colors, please use appropriate light conditions to change White Balance setting.
ISO According to the brightness during shooting, selecting [AUTO] can set optimum ISO sensitivity.
EV If “EV” is adjusted to + side, you can avoid under-exposure, or dark objects as shooting against a bright background. If “EV” is adjusted to – side, then you can avoid over-exposure, or bright objects as shooting against a dark background or at night. Remote Controller MENU Button Image Param Menu EV -2.0 / -1.7 / -1.3 / -1.0 / -0.7 / -0.3 / 0 */ +0.3 / +0.7 / +1.0 / +1.7 / +2.
Contrast Contrast indicates the degree of black color in proportion to white color on the screen. The higher the contrast, dark color will appear darker, and bright color will appear brighter. It is suitable for identifying the number plate in the driving record.
Sharpness Sharpness means the significant degree of contour image during shooting. The higher the sharpness the more obvious the contour image of characters and scene, it is very useful for face recognition during drive recording.
Recycle record(GS600) Setting Recycle record can, under limited memory card, repeatedly use the new data to overwrite the old data, in order to achieve non-interrupted recording result. Remote Controller MENU Button Image Param Menu Recycle record No / 1 minute / 5 minutes */ 10 minutes / 15 minutes / 30 minutes / 45 minutes *Setting Value. It means saving data every 5 minutes, relatively each cycle will overwrite 5 minutes of old data.
Video flip Turn the menu and image vertically to 180 degree. You can also install the drive recorder upside down 180 degree to fit your requirement.
System Setup Volume Adjust the volume of build-in speakers of the host device.
Flicker Select 50Hz if the power voltage of the country is 220V. Select 60Hz if the power voltage is 50Hz.
Auto power off When the drive recorder stop recording, if “AUTO POWER OFF” was set, it will automatically shut off after going through the set time.
Time zone(GS600) Please set your area time zone according to Greenwich Mean Time. Taiwan is GMT +8, please set GMT to +8.
G Sensor sens. X.Y.Z(GS600) When there is a collision, with the help of the changes in XYZ curves, G Sensor or Gravity Sensor can determine the direction of the collision and simultaneously set the recorded data to protection mode, and the data will not be overwritten by circulated recording. Adjust the sensitivity parameter of XYZ axles. [OFF] sensitivity means G Sensor function is OFF, so the drive recorder will not automatically set the data to protection mode, and manual setting will be needed.
TV out This setting can be adjusted when you use AV cable or HDMI cable to transmit the video to the monitor. Select local video specifications NTSC or PAL to solve the problem of flicking pictures owing to inappropriate video format.
Stamp Through this function, you can select whether to show time and date during recording.
Date & Time Adjust the current date and time. (Drive recorder with GPS feature will automatically sync the standard date and time after positioning, no setting is required). Remote Controller MENU Button System Setup Menu Date & Time Press “OK” key on Remote Controller to enter setting Press the remote controller, select Year, Month, Day, T ime, Minute Press the remote controller to adjust values Press OK Button on the remote controller to save the setting.
Format Storage card This function will delete all data in the memory card including protected data. When the memory card is used for a long time, too much data will reduce the access efficiency. This function will optimize the access speed of the memory card.
Reset This function will reset all settings on the drive recorder to default factory settings.
Version View the firmware version of the drive recorder. Remote Controller MENU Button Version * System Setup Menu *The version number during factory shipment will be considered as the original version.
Language Use this setting to adjust the menu to your preferred language.
Playback Before video playback, please transmit the picture to your monitor (Page12,13), and use the remote controller to operate (Page 08). Press playback on remote controller to enter video playback mode.
Play Up Down Left Right OK Play forward / Play Backward Stop Slow Play 1/2X 1/4X 1/8X 1/16X Fast Play 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X Pause 39 1/32X
Delete file Delete the single video clip currently selected. Playback button on the remote controller Select video with the remote controller Press Menu button on the remote controller Delete file No / Delete Press OK button on the remote controller to process.
Slideshow Video clips can be played continuously. Setting [1 second] means, after the video is over, it will pause for 1 second before playing the next video clip. Playback button on the remote controller Select video clips with the remote controller Press menu button on the remote controller Slideshow No / 1 second / 2 seconds / 3 seconds / 5 seconds / 10 seconds Press OK button on the remote controller to process.
Display all files During video preview, press key on the remote controller to enter video clips index. Select video clip and press OK key on the remote controller to confirm.
Connecting to PC Step 1 Insert the memory card into drive recorder (Page09), and take out the short USB cable provided. Step 2 Connect the USB cable with the drive recorder, and connect the other end to the USB port of PC. The red light will start blinking. Step 3 Press and hold the USB switch on the host device for 2~3 seconds to change to USB mode, now the red and blue lights will start blinking simultaneously.
Q&A Q: Why does the blue light on the drive controller not light up (or sometime)? A: Please check if your drive recorder has GPS function. Blue light will stay OFF for the host device without GPS function; this is a normal phenomenon. For the host device with GPS function, blue light not lighting up means GPS is positioning.
Q: How to achieve the best quality resolution? A: 1. Keep the windshield and the lens clean (Please see page46). 2. Please adjust the following parameters in Image Param (Please see page15). Video resolution Digital effect EV Contrast Sharpness 1920x1080 30P Vivid -1.0 Hard Hard Q: Why doesn‘t lights of the drive recorder react after inserting the power? A: Possibly it could be caused by the following circumstances: 1.Vehicle not started. 2. Vehicle power cable falls off, or bad connection. 3.
Q: How to maintain the lens? Can we use alcohol on it? A: Please do not use toilet paper, alcohol, stain cleaner, and gasoline, etc. to rub the lens. On the lens is a thin plating film, which is to prevent unnecessary light wave from entering the camera. Improper rubbing will cause tear or scar on the lens. Please use lens wiper or clothe with minimum clean liquid specified for lens and wipe in concentric circles.
Related Parameters Light indication guide Blue light Red light ---- Description Function blink simultaneously Memory card is full Memory card not inserted USB mode blinking alternately Formatting Constant blue light GPS positioning completed ---- Red light blinking Recording ---- Constant red light Recording stopped 47
Video Recording Time (For Reference) 1920x1080(30FPS) 1440x1080(30FPS) 1280x720(30FPS) 848x480(60FPS) 640x480(30FPS) 1G 17 mins 27 mins 34 mins 35 mins 105 mins 2G 34 mins 54 mins 68 mins 70 mins 210 mins Memory card(GB) 4G 8G 68 136 mins mins 108 216 mins mins 136 272 mins mins 140 280 mins mins 420 840 mins mins Recording time will be different based on different host devices, memory card brands and other settings.
Product Specifications Sensor Lens Focus GPS V ideo output Recording format Recording resolution V ideo Codec Recording media Laser LED Light File protection USB Battery Remote control Imposition of date / time on video Size Weight Nutrition Working humidity Temperature GS300 GS600 5 Mega pixels CMOS 120 degree 10cm – infinity NO Internal antenna Mini HDMI: Support 1080i/720p output mode Composite: NTSC/PAL MOV 1920x1080(30fps) 1280x720(30fps) 848x480(60fps) H.
