Instruction manual

• Delete the firmware file.
• Remove the card from the card reader and insert it into the camera.
• The camera is now ready for use and has the update firmware loaded.
*Backdoor Method to delete firmware file
If an external card reader is not available, you can delete the firmware file from the
card as follows:
• Make sure the camera is turned off.
• Remove the card from the camera.
• Turn on the camera.
• Insert the card back into the camera.
• Connect the camera to the PC using a standard USB cable.
• The camera will now be available as a removable disk.
• Delete the FWMICDVR.BIN from the disk.
• Unplug the camera from the USB.
• The camera is now ready for use and has the update firmware loaded.
Recording using an external power supply
With this camera, it is possible to charge the battery and record at the same time using
a standard external USB 5V DC power supply. The power supply may be mains driven
(normal household wall plug), or run off batteries, including the car charger USB plug
(optional accessory) and cable supplied with the camera.
External USB power supplies usually only use the +5V and the - (Ground/Earth) wires.
The 2 data wires are normally not used. However, some USB power supplies designed
for a specific USB device may use different wiring schemes and thus may not work with
this camera. To avoid possible problems, always use a generic power supply.
When turned on, the camera checks for an electric signal on the two Data wires. If a
signal is found, the camera assumes it is connected to a PC and recording will not be
possible - see below "Recording when directly connected to a PC".
For recording video or taking pictures using a standard external power supply
connection, the USB power supply can be connected at any time, i.e. before the camera
is turned on, before the recording is started, or after the recording has been started.
► If external power is connected and the camera is then turned on, the camera will
check the data lines to determine if it is connected to an external power supply or to a
computer. Because of this, it will take up to 5 seconds until the camera is "ready", even
though the yellow LED turns on much earlier.
► V3 cameras can be configured to automatically start recording when external USB
power is connected. If power is removed, the recording will be saved and the camera
will turn off.
Recording when directly connected to a PC
With this camera, it is possible to charge the battery and record at the same time while
connected to a PC.
In order to record video while the camera is connected to a PC, the video recording
must be started before the camera is connected to the PC. It is not possible to record if
the camera is turned on while connected to a PC. Likewise it is not possible to take
pictures while the camera is connected to the PC.