® Driving Recorder User’s Manual Model: 7202 Key Features © 2011 All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Road Mate DVR. Road Mate DVR makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein.
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1. BEFORE USING YOUR DRIVING RECORDER Thank you for purchasing Road Mate DVR driving recorder. This user manual provides you with information to get started. Please read carefully and follow the instructions to connect and set up your new driving recorder. You may review the troubleshooting FAQs on last page. 1.1 Package Contents Please check that the following items have been included with your package. If anything is missing, please contact your dealer. Product Photo Description Qty.
Memory Cards Supported This package does not ship with a SDHC memory card; you need to purchase one separately. This device is compatible with Class 4, 6 or 10 SDHC memory card. A 32GB SDHC, class 10 memory card is recommended to use for this driving recorder. If an accident has occurred, please lock your SDHC memory card immediately, then remove your SDHC memory card and keep it safe with you for future evidence.
2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND FUNCTIONS This cost-effective driving recorder saves you money by preventing false claims towards you. It is a compact, face-forward digital recording system, records video/audio in case of any accidents or incidents that may have taken place and prevents false or fraudulent claims. This compact, lightweight driving recorder is fitted to your vehicle windshield in order to record forward view during your journey.
3. IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS This device is an advanced portable vehicle digital video recorder (also known as driving recorder, car DVR, dash cam, or car cam etc), it is designed to record video and audio when you are driving on the road. When you are using the Road Mate DVR driving recorder, the following safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that may result in injury to yourself or others. 1.
. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents or cleaning agents to clean the device. Use a slightly damp soft cloth to clean the device. 8. Do not use any batteries, power sources, and accessories that do not come with the original package. Do not use any home-made or modified batteries. 9. Do not short-circuit, disassemble, or modify this device or battery pack. 10. Do not leave any cords near a heat source. It can deform the cord or melt the insulation and cause a fire or electrical shock. 11.
Insert SDHC Memory Card Insert your SDHC memory card to the rear of driving recorder (refer photo below). Adjust suction mount Charging your driving recorder No pre-charge needed. Connect the car charger that comes with the package, between the Road Mate DVR driving recorder and your vehicle cigarette lighter. Using a different type of adapter or car charger can result in malfunctions and/or possible fire hazard due to battery overheating.
4. QUICK START GUIDE 3 easy steps Installation of the Road Mate DVR is very easy and simple. Please read the safety guidelines carefully. Install suction mount Find a safe location on the interior of vehicle’s windshield to mount the pedestal. Use windows cleaner or alcohol pad to clean up internal windshield surface that has been selected for mounting the Road Mate DVR driving recorder. Let the area dry completely before you mount the pedestal.
For your safety, avoid routing the cable from shifters, pedals, accessory controls, and do not place the suction mount near airbags deployment zone or where it will obstruct your view. Route the car charger cable and connecting power. Plug the car charger into your vehicle power receptacle (cigarette lighter socket), and connect the USB connector to the driving recorder USB port. Route the car charger power cord along the windshield edge.
5. CONFIGURATION Introducing Your Driving Recorder MENU: Indicates a function can be changed by pressing the button to changing the settings. DOWN: Indicates the navigation down button, by pressing the UP: Indicates the navigation up button, by pressing the button. button. MODE: Indicates a mode can be changed by pressing the button and change to “Video mode”, “Photo mode”, “Voice recorder mode” and “Playback mode.” POWER: Indicates power on, by pressing the button.
Operations ■ Power on Start your car engine. The driving recorder will automatically turn on by itself or press the button. ■ Auto Recording Once driving recorder is powered on, it will automatically start recording. Check motion detection setting if the auto recording is not functioning. ■ Manual Recording For manual recording, press the button. ■ Pause Recording While recording video, you may press button to pause recording.
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Access the Setting Menu Press the button to display the Menu. *. If the video is recording, press Menu. button to pause, and then press button to access Accessing Video Mode Settings & Configurations 1. Under video mode ( ), press the interface, use the navigation buttons press the button to access setup interface. In the setup or button to access selection. button to select “Video Settings” 2.
1. To change video resolution, select Video Size, then press navigation button to select, and press 2. Press or to confirm your selection. to select. Press back to main menu. ■ Date Stamp: Allows you to add a watermark on video file with the date and time. 1. To enable or disable date stamp on video, press Date Stamp, and then press 2. Press or button to select . to confirm. Press back to main menu.
3. Press to confirm. Press back to main menu. ■ Loop Time: Allows you to set the length of recording file, up to 2, 5 or 10 minutes long. 1. To set the length of video file segment, press Loop Time, and then press or button to select button. button to select “2 Min.”, “5 Min.”, “10 Min.” 2. Press or 3. Press to confirm. Press back to main menu. ■ Delay shutdown: Allows you to set the delay shutdown time after power is off. 1. Press or button to select Delay shutdown, and then press 2.
Video Configurations ■ Sounds: To change the chime of power on and power off. 1. Press button to select Sounds, and then press 2. Press or button. button to select a. Press to select Shutter “On” or “Off”. b. Press to select Start-up chime “1”,”2”,”3” or “None” c. Press to select Beep “On” or ”Off” d. Press to select Volume level “0”, “1”, “2”, or “3”. Volume level 0 is silent. 3. Press to confirm. Press back to main menu. ■ Frequency: To set the frequency of your player system. 1.
button to select “1 Min.”, “3 Min.”, “5 Min.” or “Off”. 2. Press or 3. Press to confirm. Press back to main menu. ■ Screen shut off: Allows you to set the screen shut off after X time is displayed. 1. To set the screen shutoff time. Press shutoff, and then press or button to select Screen button. button to select “30 Sec.”, “1 Min.”, “2 Min.”, or “Off”. 2. Press or 3. Press to confirm. Press back to main menu. *. While the Screen shut off feature is in effect, press to display the screen.
■ Language: Allows you to select the desired language of user interface. 1. Press or button to select Language, and then press 2. Press or button to select your language. 3. Press to confirm. Press button. back to main menu. ■ Video system: To select your video system. 1. Press or button to select Video system, and then press 2. Press or button to select “NTSC” or “PAL”. 3. Press to confirm. Press . back to main menu. ■ Start-up Image 1.
3. Press to confirm. Press back to main menu. ■ IR LED: Allows you to set infrared LED to night vision. 1. To enable or disable IR LED. Press or (Infrared LED) on or off, and then press button to select IR LED . button to select “On” or “Off”. 2. Press or 3. Press to confirm, press back to main menu. ■ Reset All: Allows you to restore this device back to original factory settings. 1. To reset settings back to factory default, press Reset All, and then press or button to select button.
Photo Mode Settings ■ Resolution: Allows you to choose between the different photo resolutions including: ► 5M 2592 X 1922 ► 3M 2048 X 1536 ► 2M 1600 X 1200 ► 1M 1280 X 1024 1. To change photo resolution, select Resolution on screen, then press 2. Press to select, press button. back to main menu. ■ Quality: Allows you to set the resolution number of dots per inch in a image. ► Super Fine ► Fine ► Normal ■ Exposure: Allows you set the amount of light to fall on each area of image.
► Burst (Allows you to shoot up to about 3~4 shots per sec.) ■ Date Stamp: Allows you to stamp the date on photos. ► Off ► Date/Time Playback Mode Settings ■ Lock: Allows you to lock one or all video files. ► Lock/Unlock one (To lock or unlock one selected video file) ► Lock All (To lock all video files) ► Unlock All (To unlock all video files) ■ Delete: Allows you to delete one or all video file(s).
6. ACCESSING RECORDED VIDEOS Connecting Diagram Below diagram shows several ways to connect your driving recorder to a TV unit and computer, and the ways to read your recorded video files. ■Accessing Files via Connecting USB Port to a Computer By connecting the driving recorder to a computer, you can transfer videos and photos from the SDHC memory card. The videos sent to the computer will be displayed in the folder of [My Computer] \ SD Disk in subfolder organized according to the shooting date. 1.
2. Press button to select MSDC, while the driving recorder display as below 3. Additional window will appear your “SD Disk” folder. You may also find on “My Computer”. Note: During the file transfer, do not disconnect the USB cable. ■Accessing files via inset SDHC card to computer card reader 1. Remove your SDHC card from the driving recorder. 2. Insert your SDHC card to your computer card reader. 3. The “SD Disk” icon will appear on “My Computer”. 4.
■Viewing the video on (Non-HD) TV set You can view the videos and photos on a TV set. Simply connect the driving recorder to a TV set via the AV output by using a RCA cable and enter the DVR into Preview mode. 1. Connect the AV cable to the driving recorder. 2. Connect the AV cable to the TV set. o Connect the AV cable to the TV’s video IN terminal and the audio IN terminal. Red terminal for video output, White terminal for audio output. o Set your driving recorder video format to NTSC in USA. 3.
7. HOW TO REGISTER MY PRODUCT By registering your Road Mate DVR driving recorder, you will receive one year limited factory warranty from the date of purchase (refer one year limited warranty). Please visit the Road Mate DVR registration page online at http://www.roadmatedvr.com, then follow the steps below. 1. Click on “registration.” 2. Create your account.
3. Once your account is created, select “My Registered Products” as shown below. 4. Click “Register Product.
5. Enter your product information on each field. Refer to the example below: a. Product Name: Road Mate DVR b. Code: 7202 (The model number) c. S/N: RM 12029 (Product serial number- it can be found on the rear side of the DVR.) d. Invoice Number e. Purchase from (store name): f.
8. ONE YEAR CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY Road Mate DVR products are warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, Road Mate DVR will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor, provided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost.
To obtain warranty service, please complete these easy steps: Contact our Technical Support to receive an RMA number. E-mail Road Mate DVR technical support. Describe the problem and request a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number. You will need to provide the unit's serial number (if applicable), your return shipping address and a daytime phone number. Email: info@roadmatedvr.com Ship the unit, along with the RMA number, to us.
9. TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAQs If a problem occurs, first refer to this troubleshooting guide. If this troubleshooting guide does not resolve your problem, contact your dealer or Road Mate DVR service center (info@roadmatedvr.com) ■ Power related problems The battery cannot be recharged. o Check if the car charger connection and make sure the car charger power indicator is on. o DO NOT recharge battery pack other than genuine Road Mate DVR DC car charger.
o Your SDHC memory card is not properly inserted. o Your SDHC memory card may slide to write-protect position. o Your SDHC memory card may have bad sectors. Format your SDHC memory card by following steps. 1. Press the 2. To format your SDHC memory card. Press button to display the menu. select Format, and then press or button to button. button to select “Yes” or “No”. 2. Press or 3. Press to confirm, press back to main menu. The SDHC memory card cannot be accessed.
■ Why is my recorded video blurry? The driving recorder lens maybe remains finger print. Clean with a lens cleaner or eyeglass cloth. You need to routine clean up both the exterior and interior windshield. You need to routine clean up the driving recorder lens with a lens cleaner. ■ Why does the screen shows “Memory full”? When “Memory full” message appears, it means the system detects that your SDHC memory card may have some error sectors, so it cannot write videos into it.
You can reset the system (refer page 34, "How to Reset My Driving Recorder"). ■ Where is the product serial number? The product serial number can be found on the rear side of driving recorder. Refer to the photo shown below. ■ How do I reset my driving recorder? Utilize a thin paper clip (refer image shown below), then gentle pin the “Reset” hole (refer below image) for one second. The system will reset to your initial settings and your video files will not be lost.
■ What is the view angle of my driving recorder? The view angle of lens is 120° wide angle. It takes the view in front of your vehicle without distortion. The best view angle of LCD screen (the viewer) is 30° from center of LCD screen.
