Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Table of Contents PREPARATION ....................... 1 General Installation Process ..........................1 Installation Plan ............................... 1 Installation Tools ..............................1 Installation Material ..............................1 1.4.1 Cable..................................1 1.4.2 Screw ................................... 1 1.4.3 BS Thread Rod and Screw Cap ........................2 1.4.4 Protection Coil, Electrical Conduit and Protection Groove ................
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Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide 2.2.3 Audio Output ..............................10 Installation Dimension ............................10 General Installation Layout ..........................11 Device Installation ..............................11 2.5.1 Installation Position and Space ........................11 2.5.2 SIM card Installation (For the product of 3G module only) ................ 12 2.5.3 Technical Requirements ..........................
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide 1 Preparation 1.1 General Installation Process Before installation, you need to know the installation includes the following steps: You need to select the installation plan and installation technique according to your vehicle type. You need to properly arrange the schedule for the vehicle to be installed.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Usually we use M5×12/ M5×14 self tapping screw to fix the camera. You can select according to you actual environment. 1.4.3 BS Thread Rod and Screw Cap They are used to fix the device. Usually, we do not need these two accessories. If the installation position is difficult to choose, maybe you need them.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Please fix the mobile DVR firmly. The mobile DVR shall be away from the great vibration. You can install it at the rear of the driver seat or the front part of the vehicle. Please note the installation location shall not disturb the driver operation.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide All the cable layout and device installation here shall conform to your local electronic safety code. 1.6.4 Cable Connection Please connect the cable according to the signal symbol and the cable color. Note: before connection, please make sure all the cable is OK and the signal is valid. After connection, please weld the connection point and use the heat-shrinkable tube to guarantee the intensity.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide 2 Device Installation 2.1 Device General Introduction 2.1.1 Front Panel The front panel is shown as in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information. Name Port and Indicator Light RJ45 Ethernet port 1 network port.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Name Port and Indicator Light GPS indicator light. The blue light is on when GPS function is OK. The light is off when GPS function is disabled. Note Only the device of GPS module supports this function.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Name Function GPS antenna port Note Only the device of GPS module supports this function. Wi-Fi 1 Wi-Fi antenna port Note Only the device of Wi-Fi module supports this function. Wi-Fi 2 Reserved port. 3G/4G 3G/4G antenna port Note Only the device of 3G/4G module supports this...
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 2-3 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Function +5V Output (The bottom line) USB 5V (The top line) IR receiver port USB data +12V output USB data+ AV video output RS232 RX RS232 TX 2.1.4 Bidirectional talk port The following contents are to introduce function of each port.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Function +12V output Mic In Mic Out 2.2 Connecting Audio/Video Input & Output 2.2.1 Video Input 1.0V The input video format includes: composite signal PAL/NTSC ,75Ω. The video signal should comply with your national standards. The input video signal shall have high SNR, low distortion;...
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Using TV as video output device is not a reliable substitution method. You also need to reduce the working hour and control the interference from power supply and other devices. The low quality TV may result in device damage.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide 2.4 General Installation Layout The installation position can cover the whole surveillance area and there is no blind spot. See Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8 2.5 Device Installation Installation Position and Space 2.5.1 The DVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable, explosive substances and etc.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 2-10 Do remember using vibration isolation rubber gasket (provided) below the device. The recommended positions: For the city public bus: Use the chassis to install at the back of the driver seat. For the passenger transportation bus: Install at the front of the rack or in the luggage cabin.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 2-12 2.5.4 Embedded Installation This series product can be installed in the radio box position. See Figure 2-13. Figure 2-13 2.6 Camera Installation 2.6.1 Quantity The whole vehicle can install max four cameras. 2.6.2 Installation Position The installation position can cover the whole surveillance area and there is no blind spot.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 2-14 Installation Requirements 2.6.3 There shall be the metal embedded part in vehicle and its thickness shall be more than 1mm. The installation position shall be stable, easy to lay the cable and suitable for daily maintenance 2.6.4 Installation Reference Image Please refer to the following image for the installation effect.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide 3 Setup and Debug After installation, please following processes listed below to check the device installation and electric connection and then begin system debug. The whole system needs to pass the all test and debug before it begins trial run.
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Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 2 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Serial Number Name Function Power button Click it to boot up or shut down the device. Address Click it to input device number, so that you can control it. Forward Various forward speeds and normal speed playback.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Cancel Go back to previous menu or cancel current operation (close upper interface or control) Record Start or stop record manually In record interface, working with the direction buttons to select the record channel. Click this button for at least 1.5 seconds, system can go to the Manual Record interface.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide In input box, you can select input methods. Left click the corresponding button on the panel you can input numeral/English character (small/capitalized). Here ← stands for backspace button. _ stands for space button. In English input mode: _stands for input a backspace icon and ← stands for deleting the previous character.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 3 3.4.1 Time Setup From Main menu->Setting->General, you can see general setup interface is shown as in Figure 4. System time: here is for you to set system time. Note: Since system time is very important, do not modify time casually unless there is a must! ...
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide From Main menu->Vehicle->Auto Maintain, Here you can set auto-reboot time and auto-delete old files, auto shutdown, and auto ACC delay (0-65535 minutes) setup. You can set to delete the files for the specified days. See Figure 5. You can select proper setup from dropdown list.
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Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Overlay: Click overlay button, you can see an interface is shown in Figure 3-8. Please note the following overlay titles can not be in the same position. Please note only the unit of GPS module supports GPS overlay function.
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Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 7 3.4.4 From main menu->Vehicle ->3G, you can see 3G setup interface is shown as below. See Figure 8. Please follow the steps listed below to set. a) Boot up 3G module and then check the 3G Enable box to enable this function. b) Please set AUTH, dial number, user name, and password.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 8 3G flow control: It is to show the 3G flow you used. See Figure 9. Figure 9 3.4.5 Schedule In the main menu, from setting to schedule, you can go to schedule menu. See Figure 10. ...
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Record types: There are two types: regular, Alarm. Holiday: Highlight the button here, the holiday settings in General interface (Chapter 3.4.1) becomes activated. Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.
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Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 11 Please refer to the following sheet for more information. Name Function Here is to display the searched picture or file. Display For this series product, it supports 1-channel playback. window Here you can select to search the picture or the recorded file. You can select to play from the read-write HDD, from I/O device.
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Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide selection pane. Double click it; you can view the picture/record file list of current day. The file list is to display the first channel of the record file. The system can display max 128 files in one time. Use the / or the mouse to view the file.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide In playback mode, click it to play the next or the previous section. You can click continuously when you are watching the files from the same channel. │/ In normal play mode, when you pause current play, you can click │ and │...
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Figure 12 2) The proxy server software developed from the SDK. Please open the software and input the global setup. Please make sure the auto connection port here is the same as the port you set in the previous step. 3) Now you can add device.
Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide 4 Appendix Mobile DVR Installation Acceptance Certificate Here is a sheet for you reference Mobile DVR Installation Acceptance Certificate Date: ____Y____M_____D Client Name Manufacturer Name First, you can check the following items: Device quantity and model. ...
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Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide HDD Info HDD connection status, System Information HDD total capacity, free capacity, record start/end time and etc. Use wave to display current bit stream and its HDD use within per hour. Display system log and can specify the log type.
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Mobile DVR Installation Instruction Guide Auto Set the auto maintenance Maintenance item. TV Adjust Adjust the playback output video zone. Detect Backup Check backup device, list the backup devices available, display name and capacity. Backup Backup the file(s) to the operation device.
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