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  • Page 1 Carkuda (VTG500X) User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents • Carkuda Concepts • Quick Start • Installing Carkuda Mirror • Installing Carkuda Mirror • Using Carkuda Mirror • Using Carkuda Smartphone App • Technical Specifications • Packing List • FAQs • Revision History • Revision History...

  • Page 3: Carkuda Concepts

    Carkuda Concepts WiFi Carkuda Mirror Service Cloud Of various providers Smartphone Vehicles  Carkuda Mirror is installed in vehicles  Carkuda hardware connect to battery, ACC power line, reverse signal line, GPS antenna  With data network, mirror talks to Services Cloud ...

  • Page 4: Quick Start

    Quick Start Install Carkuda Mirror • Mount, Connect, Insert SIM Card • See Page: 5 - 10 Use In-Mirror Features • DVR, Navigate, Play • See Page: 12 - 25 Carkuda Smartphone • Bind, Check, Monitor • See Page: 27 - 36...

  • Page 5: Using Carkuda Mirror

    Contents • Carkuda Concepts • Quick Start • Installing Carkuda Mirror • Installing Carkuda Mirror – Mounting – Cables – GPS Antenna – SIM Card & SD Card • Using Carkuda Mirror • Using Carkuda Smartphone App • Using Carkuda Smartphone App •...
  • Page 6 Installing Carkuda Mirror -Mounting Universal Plastic Bracket Please identify if your car mirror has a round connector with mounting bracket. If yes, then please turn the switch and take the original mirror off from the bracket. Keep the mounting bracket on the windshield as it is. We will use this stand as the base for universal plastic mounting bracket.
  • Page 7 Installing Carkuda Mirror -Mounting Please select the proper size head circle according to your Existing mounting bracket. Place the plastic head and drive the screws into the mirror. There many size of plastic circles for tightening purpose Please try and select the proper one for your mounting size Please try and select the proper one for your mounting size You can test the size of circle caps by putting onto the bracket.
  • Page 8 Installing Carkuda Mirror -Cables Battery/Fuse Box ACC/Car key Reverse(Optional) RCA video-in(Optional) Carkuda requires battery power after vehicle is turned off. This is because users need to access Carkuda real time data remotely via Smartphone. Carkuda also need to connect ACC signal line to offer security monitoring features.
  • Page 9 Installing Carkuda Mirror -GPS Antenna We have also prepared GPS antenna. This antenna helps to receive GPS signal in a very fast and stable manner. The recommended position to install GPS antenna head is under the windshield, and on top of dashboard. It can be left or right. Once the antenna is installed properly, we can screw the GPS signal line connectors together.
  • Page 10 Contents • Carkuda Concepts • Quick Start • Installing Carkuda Mirror • Using Carkuda Mirror – DVR – DVR – Navigation – Snapshots – SOS – Google Play – App Manager – File Manager – Date &Time – Wi-Fi Network –...
  • Page 11 Using Carkuda Mirror -DVR We can tap into the DVR button. It displays & records the real time video. To check the history video, we shall go to File Manager function. We can play the files on the mirror. HD/FHD switching HD/FHD switching Snapshot Mute/Un-mute sound...
  • Page 12 Using Carkuda Mirror -Navigations To start navigation is relatively easy. Carkuda supports various navigation systems like Google map, Yandex, Waze, Yahoo Map and many more. The user experience is same as we have on Smartphone. Note •Navigation systems require data connections to work properly. •Carkuda system can accommodate different kind of navigations.
  • Page 13 Using Carkuda Mirror -Snapshots Carkuda has soft button for snapshots. When driving, the driver can instantly click on snapshot, Carkuda will capture the image and upload to cloud server, which can synchronize to your Smartphone app automatically. Carkuda Service Cloud Smartphone Note •The mirror need data connections to synchronize photos.
  • Page 14 Using Carkuda Mirror -SOS Email Once SOS request is pressed, the emergent contact person will receive email alerts with real time address and images attached. PC or Smartphone Carkuda Service Cloud Note •Carkuda E-mail SOS alert is offered to users globally. •Carkuda does not grantee the delivery of E-mail due to various network situation, different mail servers etc.
  • Page 15 Using Carkuda Mirror -Google Play Carkuda offers Google play store feature. Users can install their favorite apps into the mirror. Once new app is installed, user can found new icons in the new pages. For performance purpose, Carkuda recommend user to For performance purpose, Carkuda recommend user to install limited numbers of Applications.
  • Page 16 Using Carkuda Mirror -App Manager In case we need to remove app, App Manager is designed for this purpose. By click on install App, users can select to remove the app.
  • Page 17 Using Carkuda Mirror -File Manager By tapping into File Manager function, users can play DVR historical videos. Delete historical video files. Clean up SD card or internal memory space.
  • Page 18 Using Carkuda Mirror -File Manager Click on the file names can start play history videos. Press return arrow on left-bottom part can quit playing. User can tick, select and delete the files as needed.
  • Page 19 Using Carkuda Mirror -Date & Time Like most of Android devices, users can set the time and date from system settings. Note We also recommend users to stay on the default settings. But if no SIM card installed, you can turn to GPS timing for automatic date &...
  • Page 20 Using Carkuda Mirror -Wi-Fi Network Carkuda supports Wi-Fi connection. If there are Wi-Fi networks nearby, we can click on the Wi-Fi settings, scan and log onto Wi- Fi networks. Typically, Wi-Fi network comes from parking place, Smartphone hotspot or dedicated Wi-Fi routers.
  • Page 21 Using Carkuda Mirror -FM Transmitter Once your car radio is tuned to the same frequency, then mirror sound will be broadcasted to your car. Remember to turn off the transmitter when you want to hear from the mirror again. Turn on/off FM broadcast...
  • Page 22 Using Carkuda Mirror -Shutdown Delay Menu: [Settings]->[Power Off delay after ACC OFF] Since we offer remote security feature, Carkuda will be in a standby mode after vehicle is off. It will keep listening to the data network and response to remote client’s request. data network and response to remote client’s request.
  • Page 23 Using Carkuda Mirror -Software Upgrade Carkuda offers online and offline SD update. Online update require data connection. Offline update files will be distributed by re-sellers.
  • Page 24 Using Carkuda Mirror -GPS test GPS test offers user a tool to check the GPS signal status. It display the number of satellite received and signal strengths.
  • Page 25 Using Carkuda Mirror -How to Reboot In any cases that if user experiences: •Screen freeze •Touch pad not responding •Install new SIM card •Install new SD card •… etc. •… etc. Users can long press the middle button on the front face for more then ten seconds.
  • Page 26 Contents • Carkuda Concepts • Installing Carkuda Mirror • Using Carkuda Mirror • Using Carkuda Smartphone App • Using Carkuda Smartphone App – Installing App – Create User Account – Login – Create Vehicle Info – Binding Mirror with Vehicle –...
  • Page 27 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- Installing App Please search for "carkuda" in AppStore or Google Play Carkuda Global Store. Please install [ ] App.
  • Page 28 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- Create User Account Users can register their accounts by providing a valid E-mail address, then click get verification code button and setup the passwords. Sometimes, the verification code email maybe found in your Junk Email box, depending on different email services.
  • Page 29 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- Login/Logout 1. To login the App, please provide the registered user email and password. Then click on Login button 2. To logout the current user, please click into [Personal Center], then click on the icon located right-top of the screen.
  • Page 30 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- Create Vehicle Info After login into the app, we need to tell the system our vehicle and mirror information. So to link all these together. In [Personal Center], you can In [Personal Center], you can create vehicle info by clicking [Add car].
  • Page 31 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- Binding Mirror with Vehicle We need to bind the mirror info onto the same vehicle. By tapping into the car info, we see a green button. Click on it and provide the mirror SN and PIN number.
  • Page 32 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- Binding Mirror with Vehicle In the [Bind Device] page, the [Recorder account] equals [S/N] number, the Password equals [PIN]. The S/N and PIN can be found on the white label, which is stick on the top of mirror.
  • Page 33 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- Safety Alerts The first block is safety message. It records your car's every engine start stop events, with time and locations information listed. If hard break is detected, then message will be sent to App too. Note Note The locations names depend on the GPS signal.
  • Page 34 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- GPS Tracker The second block is GPS tracker. Carkuda records all GPS locations and speeds. Distinguished by different colors, we are able to check where we we are able to check where we drive over the speed limits. On the top of screen, we can change the date and see other historical data.
  • Page 35 By click on the image button, and wait a little while, then we can see the DVR's live image feedback. Note Carkuda VTG500X supports single camera currently. [Real- time front image] will work only. time front image] will work only.
  • Page 36 Using Carkuda Smartphone App- Photo Albums The third block is Photo album, the photos are all snapshots which is taken from the mirror. The photos are organized by time line and locations. By click on line and locations. By click on [Map] tab, user can switch to map view.

  • Page 37: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Type Item Note 802.11b/g/n ； @2.4GHz ； Wi-Fi WEP/WPA/WPA2, Access Point for Wireless Tethering 、 72.2Mbps or less Connection Support GPS (Standalone and A-GPS) Antennas Interfaces Interfaces GPS 、 Wi-Fi/BT 、 FM Power 12V, has over voltage protection 5 inches, IPS touch screen 480*854 Front facing camera, at 720P or 1080P Camera...

  • Page 38: Packing List

    Packing List Name Quantity Note Carkuda VTG500X Mirror Main cable Mounting bracket Black color GPS antenna GPS antenna User Manual...
  • Page 39 FAQs Questions Answers Is the Smartphone app Carkuda Smartphone app is available for charged? users for free Is the service cloud need Currently it is free-of-charge, later if service fee? Carkuda offers premium services. Or Carkuda partner offers extra services, it Carkuda partner offers extra services, it maybe reasonable fee.