Mi-Witness AR-MI50 User Manual

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Page 1 AR-MI50 User Guide...
Page 2 •The SD card carries a 6-month warranty. •For technical assistance please visit http://www.mi-witness.co.uk •The latest Firmware & User Guide are available to download at http://www.mi-witness.co.uk •The user is responsible for any damage, caused by the inappropriate use of the MI WITNESS.
Page 3 Certification •Device Name: In-Car Recording System •Model Number: AR-MI50 •Company Name: TTW Group •Country of Origin: South Korea •Customer Support: www.mi-witness.co.uk •Website: www.mi-witness.co.uk •AR-MI50 has been tested and certified CE, FCC, KCC, and complies with RoHS...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 01 General Information 02 Getting Started 1.1 Safety Precautions ------------- 6p 2.1 Connecting Power and 1.2 Product Features --------------- 9p Powering Up -------------------- 16p 1.3 Package Contents ------------- 10p 2.2 Disconnecting Power and 1.4 Product Part Names ----------- 11p Powering Down ---------------- 17p 1.5 Inserting the Mi Witness 2.3 Continuous Recording -------- 18p...
Page 5 03 PC Viewer 04 Smart App 3.1 MI Viewer Installation --- 28p 4.1 Smartphone App installation ----- 38p 3.2 MI Viewer explanation – 34p 4.2 How to use application program – 41p 3.3 Settings -------------------- 37p 05 Product Description ------------ 44p 06 Customer Support --------------- 45p 07 Product Warranty...
Page 6: Safety Precautions
1.1 Safety Precautions Power •Use only approved accessories provided by the manufacturer or supplier. TTW Group is not responsible for any damage caused to the MI WITNESS by using products and accessories that have not been approved. •Do not connect the MI WITNESS to any other power supply. Using a higher rated voltage will damage the MI WITNESS and may cause a fire.
Page 7 •If these safety precautions are not followed, the user may face serious injury. •Do not tamper with the MI WITNESS while driving. •The MI WITNESS makes use of a camera for recording video; hence in extreme cases of sudden changes in light, such as entering a dark tunnel while driving, facing a strong backlight during a bright day, or the lack of any sort of light at night, recording may not function properly and the image quality could be reduced.
Page 8 1.1 Safety Precautions Micro SD card inserting and removing from the MI WITNESS •Please insert the Micro SD card first and then connect the power cable to the product. •Please remove the power cable from the product, allow the MI WITNESS to shut down (30 seconds) and then remove Micro SD card.
Page 9: Product Features
1.2 Product Features •1280 x 720 HD high quality resolution (Max 30 frames) •Camera 2M (2,000,000 pixel) / Diagonal 120°, Horizontal 90° Vertical 67.5° View angle •2 Channel (Front, Optional Rear) •Android App supports viewing video and changing settings •LED indications for operation, recording, parking mode •3-axis acceleration G-Sensor •GPS (Automatic time setting &...
Page 10: Package Contents
Rear Camera* Wi-Fi Dongle* protection cable* *If there are any missing items or problems with recieved items, please contact your retailer. The enclosed parts and optional accessories are subject to change without notification. Optional items may be purchased separately at www.mi-witness.co.uk...
Page 11: Product Part Names
1.4 Product Part Names Front and Sides •Product Bracket, MIC, Camera Lens, Status LED & REC button, MicroSD Card Slot, Rear Camera Connection Port, Power Connection Port, Reset Button Product Bracket Reset Button Power Connection Port Camera Lens Status LED & REC button MicroSD Card Slot Rear Camera Connection Port...
Page 12 1.4 Product Part Names Rear •WiFi dongle USB Port, GPS LED, Battery Charging indicator LED, Battery. On/Off Switch, Speaker Speaker WiFi dongle USB Port WiFi dongle USB Port GPS LED Battery. On/Off Switch Battery Charging indicator LED...
Page 13: Inserting The Mi Witness
1.5 Inserting the Mi Witness into the windscreen mount •To attach & remove the MI Witness from the windscreen bracket, please make sure the lines on the MI Witness and the windscreen bracket line up with bottom line as per the image below. •You can also adjust the camera viewing angle, by rotating the MI Witness within the bracket.
Page 14: Installation
1.6 Installation 1. Insert the Micro SD Memory Card into the MI WITNESS •Be sure to check the direction of the card is correct when inserting 2. Decide where you plan to position the MI WITNESS •The space behind the interior mirror is an optimal position. •Clean the windscreen location from dust and grease •Take off the 3M of tape before attaching...
Page 15 1.6 Installation 3. Connect the cables •Connect MI WITNESS to an accessory socket or Cigar socket and USB cable to the MI WITNESS 4. Adjusting viewing direction •Adjust camera direction to get the view you desire. You can use the live feed on a Smart phone app if needed to see the camera view.
Page 16: Connecting Power And Powering Up
2.1 Connecting Power and Powering Up •After approximately seven seconds of applying power the Status LED illuminates for 6 seconds, then turns off, then illuminates again for approximately 6 seconds, followed by a voice message, “Welcome to MI Witness.” After approximately 5 seconds the Status LED flashes, with a voice message, “Continuous recording begins.”...
Page 17: Disconnecting Power And Powering Down
2.2 Disconnecting Power and Powering Down •Turning off the power - Upon powering down the MI WITNESS the Status LED illuminates and the camera saves the last recorded files. Product will say “MI Witness is shutting down. Goodbye” during shut down.
Page 18: Continuous Recording
2.3 Continuous Recording •When Status LED flashes, all the video and data is being recorded and saved in “blackbox/rec” folder Status LED 1sec •The contents of Continuous Recording files - Continuous Recording files are saved with a file name, “Rec_year & dateg_time_ S(single) or D(dual).avi”, based on the time of onset of recording.
Page 19: Events Recording
2.4 Events Recording •G-Sensor detects impacts on the vehicle and saves the file to “blackbox/event” folder. •Event recording records video total 20 seconds from approximately ten seconds before and after the detected impact at 30fps. (If the Rear Camera is connected, files are saved at 20fps for the front and 15fps for the rear camera.
Page 20: Parking Mode Recording
2.5 Parking Mode Recording •Parking Mode - If no movement is detected for 5 minutes during Continuous Recording, the product automatically switches to Parking Mode. It will record for a total of 40 seconds when the camera detects movement from (20 seconds before and after the impact at 5fps) the front or rear camera.
Page 21: Manual Recording
2.6 Manual recording •If REC button is pressed during recording, Status LED flashes fast for 3 seconds and total 20 seconds will be recorded (each 10 seconds before and after) with 30 frames. (If a rear camera is connected, 20 frames from the front and 15 frames from the rear are recorded). Status LED Status LED flash for 3 seconds...
Page 22: Recorded Contents On Memory Card
2.7 Recorded Contents on Memory Card •Each recording mode is allocated memory space, new video files will overwrite the oldest files saved when this space is full. •Minimum available memory - Normal recording is possible if there is at least 100MB of free memory. - Memory usage during regular recording : Continuous Recording (50%) Events Recording (10%) Manual Recording (10%)
Page 23 2.8 Additional functions •Voice guide •Snapshot Function – Press the REC button for 2 seconds , a snapshot is saved. •Portable Recording and Snapshot Function - Even if the Power Cable is not connected, because the MI WITNESS contains a built-in battery, the product can be turned on and the Continuous Recording mode will start.
Page 24 2.9 MI Witness Operation guide according to situation Performance & Status Status LED Voice-Over [MI witness] start “Welcome to MI Witness" F/W Upgrade begins Fast Flickering “Upgrade begins. ” Please do not turn o the device” F/W Upgrade Completed “Upgrade is completed” Continuous Recording begins Flickering “Continuous Recording begins”...
Page 25: File Management
2.10 File management •If there is no more space left on the Micro SD Card, new video files will overwrite the oldest files saved. - Depending on the storage space of the MicroSD Card, video files can be deleted within a short period of time, it is important files are backed up in an external storage device if you need to recover them at a later date.
Page 26: Upgrading Firmware
2.11 Upgrading firmware (only use files downloaded from www.mi-witness.co.uk) •Upgrading procedure is as follows: 1) Copy firmware upgrade files into Micro SD Card and insert the Micro SD Card into MI Witness Camera. 2) Power up the MI WITNESS. When power is turned on after approximately 7 seconds, Status LED lights up for six seconds and MI WITNESS will say “Upgrade begins.
Page 27: Connecting Gps
2.12 Connecting GPS •When the GPS receives a GPS Lock, a voice message, “GPS has been received” will be announced and the GPS LED light will illuminate. GPS LED [Lighting]...
Page 28 •To see video files and change settings you must install viewer program “MI Viewer” to your computer. There will be a viewer program provided in your Micro SD or you can download from the website, www.mi-witness.co.uk •PC System Requirements - OS : XP (32bit), Vista (32bit), Window 7 (32/64bit) H/W : PENTIUM4 at least 2 GHz - RAM : at least 1G - NET Framework at least 4.0...
Page 29 3.1 Program installation 2.Installing MI Viewer program 1) Double click the downloaded “Setup” file to open. Double Click...
Page 30 3.1 Program installation 2) Click “OK” or “Next” from each install window...
Page 31 3.1 Program installation 3) Click “OK” or “Next” from each install window After you select a language, then click the "OK" button.
Page 32 3.1 Program installation 4) Click “OK” or “Next” from each install window...
Page 33 3.1 Program installation After completing NET Framework installation, MI Viewer will start to install the program. When installation has completed, there will be a viewer icon generated in the desktop. If you have completed installing the viewer program, you are now ready to run the MI Viewer program. Please go to the next page for details.
Page 34 3.2 MI Viewer explanation - Double click MI Viewer icon on your desktop. You will see a viewer window as below. - To see the video the Micro SD card must be inserted into your computer.
Page 35 3.2 MI Viewer explanation - Please find next page an explanation of each of the buttons and screens in the MI Viewer window.
Page 36 3.2 MI Viewer explanation MI Viewer : You can quickly access the MI Witness website by clicking MI logo (www.mi-witness.co.uk) Play window A : shows the front camera video Play window B : displays MAP / Second camera video / Zoom screen If you click Zoom, you will magnify any point that your mouse cursor hovers over Play scroll bar : This shows the playing position and you are able to adjust the video play position with the mouse.
Page 37 3.3 Setting Click “Setting” button from the menu bar explained in the 3.2 MI Viewer explanation(14). You will see below window to set MI Witness functions. To adjust the Setting value, Micro SD card must be inserted into your computer. MIC –...
Page 38 4.1 Smartphone App installation •MI Viewer App is an app that allows you to use car MI Witness services from a smartphone. •To use a Smartphone App, a WiFi dongle must be installed. 1.Search “MI Viewer App” from an Android Market (App Store App will be updated to be download later).
Page 39 4.1 Smartphone App installation 3.Go to your Smartphone settings to 4.Go back to your Smartphone desktop and find the MI Viewer WiFi network from Execute an MI Viewer icon to open the application. listed WiFi ports. File name will start 5.Enter your password in the middle box and press with MI_XXX(XXX are three numbers “confirm serial number”.
Page 40 4.1 Smartphone App installation 6.If installation is successful, you will 6-1.If installation fails, you will see the receive message “ Serial number message below . Please check your confirmed” as below phone settings and WiFi dongle connection with the MI WITNESS and try again.
Page 41 4.2 How to use application program 1.Viewing Real time video •Select “Real time video” from the menu to see real time video from your Smartphone. - Select “realtime video front” or “realtime video rear” to see video. - If the rear camera is connected, you can see video from the rear camera as well by selecting rear video at the bottom menu.
Page 42 4.2 How to use application program 2.Viewing Saved video •Click “Saved video” from the top menu - You will see each folder name with saved file numbers. Click a folder from which you would like to see videos. From this window you can also see the SD card usage of your MI Witness at the bottom.
Page 43 4.2 How to use application program 3.Setting MI Witness •You can change MI Witness settings from the Smartphone. - Click “Setting” from the menu. Then, you will see the setting menu screen as below. •If you change any settings on your Smartphone, there will be a sound, Ding dong - Ding dong, from the product.
Page 44 05 Product Description Categories Description/Name Model AR-MI50 Color/Size/Weight Black / (93(L) X 37(W) X 66(H) / 92g Memory Storage Micro SD (8G CLASS10) Recording Mode Continuous Recording, Events Recording, Manual Recording, Parking Recording Camera CMOS 2MP 2,000 000 pixels Display Resolution...
Page 45 •Serial Number - There is a serial number on the product •Detailed help can be found at http://www.mi-witness.co.uk/. •Important data stored on the MI WITNESS memory Card must be regularly backed-up. •During any repairs, it is assumed that a user already made a back-up of all the files.
Page 46 You will need to provide the unit's serial number (if applicable), your return shipping address, a daytime phone number and an email address, and a copy of your purchase receipt. E-mail: technical@mi-witness.co.uk 2.Once you have received your RMA number, ship the unit using registered post or similar...