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Please keep this manual in a safe place; it may take few times to learn how to use ROVE Dash-Cam and its functions. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any question? Please visit http:/ /www.rovedashcam.com...
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing ROVE™ A12-60 Quad HD 2560x1440P @ 30fps Digital Vehicle Dash Cam (Automobile Black Box). This product provides high quality image capture and irrefutable evidence for what goes on from the Product Overview: This product is a leading Quad HD Digital Vehicle Black Box Recorder. Equipped...
USER MANUAL Warnings/Precautions: IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. Do not put the unit in a damp environment. This machine is not designed with waterproofing features. Please do not expose to water of any kind, including rain water.
1) GPS Input 2) HDMI Output 3) Windshield Mount Latch 4) Mini USB Power Input/Data Output Slot 8) Emergency Video Lock 9) 3.0” LCD 10) LED Status Light Indicator 14) MIC 15) Micro SD Card Slot 16) Reset 17) Lens...
USER MANUAL GPS Input GPS Input: This is where you plug in your external GPS Geo-Tagging device. Mini HDMI Output Connect mini HDMI output to HDMI HD Television input to view HD Videos directly on your television. See Page 16 & 20 for more details. Windshield Mount Latch Connect camera to windshield mount.
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• P.S. (Please do NOT use “Windows Media Player” to play this high bit- rate videos. We recommend downloading free VLC Media Player to enjoy seamless high quality vides from your ROVE Dash Cam. Download Free VLC Media Player at http://www.videolan.org you can also use our CAR DV PLAYER to view videos.
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USER MANUAL the screen for each mode. While Under Video Mode: • • • • While Under Photo Mode: • • • • While Under PlayBack Mode: • To Play Video/Photo: • How to Switch between Locked / Unlocked Files: Press Power ON/ •...
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While Under Video Mode: While Under Photo Mode: While Under PlayBack Mode: Press Menu Once to enter PlayBack How to Lock the video that is currently being recorded Manually? While Video is Being Recorded: • Press Emergency Lock Once to Manually Lock the Current Video. P.S.
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USER MANUAL Press to Scroll Down While in Video or Photo Mode: Press to Turn OFF/ON LCD. (Please Note While in Playback Mode & Video is being played: Press once to Fast Forward video to 2X, Press once again to FF to 4X. While in Video Mode: Press Once to START / STOP Recording.
Memory Card Inserted Correctly UNDERSTANDING STATUS ICONS: Memory Card BAD or NOT Inserted Correctly GPS Cable NOT Connected. GPS cable connected & Looking for Signal. GPS is Connected Successfully & has Signal. Power cable connected Video Mode Memory Card: GPS Video Time Video Mode Video Stamps...
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USER MANUAL Power NOT Connected these two folders. Playback Mode Emergency LOCKED Files FOLDER Normal Files FOLDER Playbak Mode Video File Name...
1. CHARGING: • your ROVE A12-60 Dash Cam for atleast 6 Hours to prevent any errors. you can also use your cell phone's USB charger to connect with included cable and charge the camera. such as iPhone or Samsung's USB charger.
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• Start your car with ROVE Dash-Cam connected via mini-USB car charger recording video if Micro SD memory card is already installed.
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RECORDING A VIDEO: • to Start/Stop video recording. • loses power, i.e. when the car engine is starts/stopped. RECORDING MUTE VIDEO: • When the camera is in either standby or while it is recording, you can PLAYBACK ON CAMERA: Playback Mode between these two folders.
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• When you wish to review the videos or photos on computer, a SD card reader on your PC or LAPTOP is required. Please use included SD card adapter for your ROVE Dash-Cam directly to your computer via provided mini-USB data cable while memory card is already inserted into the camera. When you...
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GPS Geo-Tagging device connected. • To access your ROVE Dash-Cam videos on your computer double click on other drive “F”. This Folder should have two separate folders insude. (1) DCIM (Contains Unlocked Videos) (2) EVENT (Contains Locked Videos).
USER MANUAL 3 - CAMERA MODES: • ROVE Dash-Cam has three different Modes. (1) Video Mode, (2) Photo Mode, and (3) Playback Mode. • Press the MODE Button to switch between these three modes. An icon on top left LCD indicates the current mode you are in.
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• • 3-modes, See Page 26.) (2) Photo Mode: While Under Photo Mode Photo Mode • • • •...
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USER MANUAL (3) Playback Mode: While Under PlayBack Mode: Playback Mode Locked File Normal File Playbak Mode • • view photo full screen. • How to Switch between Locked Files / Normal Files: Press Power ON/Photo • To Delete One Video/Photo: Select Desired File to be Deleted by using UP/ “Delete This File”...
PLAY VIDEOS ON TELEVISION: You can connect your ROVE™ A12-60 Dash Cam to your HD television 2. Connect your Dash Cam with Mini-HDMI Cable to your HDTV’s HDMI connector. 3. Power ON your camera and also your HDTV. 4. At this point the television screen should display camera’s screen and HDTV safely.
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USER MANUAL A. 3-DIFFERENT MODES SETTINGS: Video RESOLUTIONS: take more storage space. • 2560x1440(30fps-16:9) • 2560x1440(30fps-16:9) HDR • 2304x1296(30fps-16:9) • 1920x1080(60fps-16:9) • 1920x1080(30fps-16:9) • 1920x1080(30fps-16:9) HDR • 1280x720(60fps-16:9) VIDEO QUALITY: • S. Fine – Super Fine (Highest bit-rate videos – Larger in memory size) •...
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MOTION DETECT: • • “Motion Detection” to ON and disable the “Back Light Display” function in the menu settings. • manually if the unit is recording), it will record when anything moves in front of the camera. It will stop recording when there are no moving objects.
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“CARD FULL” and it will NOT allow you to record any further until you manually delete all video files. OPTIONS: 1-min, 3-min, 5-min, OFF MIC (In-Built Microphone): • Rove Dash-Cam has built in microphone. You can choose the microphone on/off as per your need. OPTIONS: Mic ON, Mic OFF ANTI-FLICKER: •...
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Press POWER button to switch between these two folders. • In this mode there are Two Main (see two icons on top right corner) • marked Video Files. Right icon is for NORMAL Videos & Photo Files. • You can switch/toggle between these two folders by pressing VIDEO PLAY: •...
USER MANUAL B. SYSTEM SETTINGS: LANGUAGE SETTING: • Here you can choose the language of your choice. German, Polish DRIVER ID SETTING: • be stamped on the videos. (9 characters or numbers). OPTIONS: e.g. ABCD12345 TIME SETUP: • OPTIONS: YYYY/MM/DD HR:MIN TIME ZONE SET: •...
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OPTIONS: Choose “√” or “X” (if choose “√”, It will require reboot of system) AUTO POWER OFF: • When ROVE Dash-Cam is not recording video and is in standby/idle, it will turn off camera automatically after desired setting time. OPTIONS: OFF, 1-min, 3-min, 5-min CARD VOLUME: •...
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USER MANUAL Chipset / Sensor Ambarella A12-A55 / OV4689 - 4MP CMOS Indicator LED Light LED is Flashing RED when recording, Flashing Blue/Purple when recording and charging, Solid Blue when charging, Solid Red when standby. LCD Screen Lens Angle 6 Layers Glass with HDR, 170° Ultra Wide A+ Viewing Angle Lens Aperture F2.0...
Motion Detection Support Park Mode Support Year/Month/Day/ Support Hour/Minute MIC / Speaker Built-in Mic for Audio / Built-in speaker for video playback GPS GEO-Tagging Support, GEO Tagging Device Included ADAS Function LDWS, FCWS Mini USB Function 1: Storage 2: Charging Power Interface 5V 1.5A Battery...
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USER MANUAL This Product contains Lithium-ion inbuilt battery. With a full charge battery should last upto 8 minutes. Internal battery is NOT meant to last long time. The higher the video resolution you choose the more power it will consume, hence it will last short duration, and the lower video resolution you choose the less power it will consume, hence it will last longer.The purpose of in-built battery is to save the last video file safely without any data loss and...
For most current Player or Software Please visit www.rovedashcam.com to download CAR DV PLAYER for PC or MAC. • Before viewing your video with GPS trace, Please install Car DVD Player • to computer USB by provided mini-USB data cable. Camera LCD displays separate added external drives (e.g.
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USER MANUAL FILE Click to open desired video file to be played. VIEW Configure: Language, Maps & Speed Units HELP About. Contains software version & copyright date. Driving Speed This is where your driving speed will be displayed. Date & Time Shows Date &...
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Playback Time This is where your video play back time is shown. GPS Coordinates These are your coordinates longitude and latitude recorded by GPS Geo Tagging Device. Past Viewed Files These are you previously viewed files. Click on it to view them again. Map Location Maps showing vehicle’s driving route recorded by GPS Geo Tagging Device based on coordinates.
USER MANUAL One Year Limited Warranty: We at ROVE™ would like to provide One (1) full year of limited warranty for your product from the date of purchase to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship. IMPORTANT: Please save your warranty/serial number card as an evidence.
ROVE™ (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) guarantees to the purchaser that this product carries a warranty for the period mentioned...
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USER MANUAL Safety & Legal Aspects: prohibited. ROVE™ reserves the right to add, modify or delete, any of the refer www.rovedashcam.com • Please check your local or state laws before using in car recording device. It is user’s responsibility to comply with all local and state laws.
Camera does not turn ON Please try following steps. 1. Please plug in the power cable 2. Use a paper clip to reset the camera. Insert a paper clip into reset slot, then press and hold it for 10 seconds. 3.
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USER MANUAL I am unable to access MENU Micro SD Card is crooked or not going in slot easy Please ke sure you align microSD card correctly as symbol drawn above slot My Video playback on PC is lagging. Camera turns OFF itself in the middle of recording or it records different length of videos Please make sure the power supply or DC cigarette Mode"...
Please feel free to contact our world class support at help@rovedashcam.com. Most e-mails are typically replied within 4-6 hours. However all quesitons Box Contents: 1 x ROVE Dash Cam 1 x Dual USB Car Charger 1 x Long Car charging cable...
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USER MANUAL A BIG THANK YOU!! Thank you for purchasing your new ROVE™ A12-60 Dash Cam. We hope you rovedashcam.com. 99% of all setup problems can easily be resolved and In the unlikely event that we can’t help, we’re always happy to provide full, hassle-free refund.
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