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SVC1080-LCS
VEHICLE JOURNEY RECORDER
USER GUIDE
v1.1
• Thank you for purchasing the SVC1080-LCS Journey Recorder.
• Please ensure that you read and understand this USER GUIDE
before installation.
• Please save the USER GUIDE in an easily accessible location.
• You can download the PC or MAC Viewer Software from:
http://support.smartwitness.com

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  • Page 1 SVC1080-LCS VEHICLE JOURNEY RECORDER USER GUIDE v1.1 • Thank you for purchasing the SVC1080-LCS Journey Recorder. • Please ensure that you read and understand this USER GUIDE before installation. • Please save the USER GUIDE in an easily accessible location.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INDEX Safety Advice GPS Reception Contents Introduction Functions LEDs & Buzzer Specification Installation Software User Guide Software Installation Initialize SD Card Settings Pc Viewer Software Viewing Settings Open The SD Card Playback Log File Playback Save Jpeg And AVI/MP4 File Print Image Backing Up Files GPS Log To KML Converter...

  • Page 3: Safety Advice

    SAFETY ADVICE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Please make sure you follow the safety advice/instructions given in the user guide. Caution RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE.

  • Page 4: Gps Reception

    GPS Reception Activate the product in an area without large buildings to improve GPS reception. The commercial purpose GPS has the average range error of more than 15 meters and the range error could be more than 100 meters due to environmental conditions like buildings, roadside trees etc. The temperature range for optimum operation of the GPS receiver in your car is -10 ~ 50°C.

  • Page 5: Contents

    CONTENTS Power Cable SVC1080-LCS Vehicle Recorder Key for SD cover (2ea) Wire Splice clips (5ea) Angle Stopper and screw (2ea) 3M Adhesive for Windshield mount (2ea) SD Card *PC software is located on the SD card in the “software” folder or can be downloaded online at support.s...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Bracket FRONT Camera Lens Lock Angle Lock by screw Memory Card Slot Left side Right Side...
  • Page 7 INTRODUCTION REAR Record LED BLUE LED Warning LED RED LED G-Sensor Calibration button Panic Record Button Power Cable Black (Ground) Red (Power, IGN+) White (External panic button+ ) Blue (External panic button -) Green (Alarm out1), Low(0V) to High (5V) 2seconds Yellow (Alarm out2), Low(0V) to High (5V) 2seconds External Panic Button (optional Item)

  • Page 8: Functions

    FUNCTIONS Automatic Booting Once the SVC1080-LCS has been wired to your car power source the SVC1080-LCS will be boot up, this will take around 1 minute for the unit to be ready to record. The default setting for record is the continuous recording at 30fps, 720P resolution.
  • Page 9 When the blue LED goes solid ON, then you can remove the SD card safely. [SD re-mount] Insert the SD card into the SVC1080-LCS, then press and hold the small red button for 3 seconds. This will cause the SVC1080-LCS to reboot.

  • Page 10: Leds & Buzzer Specification

    LEDs & BUZZER Specification BLUE LED (RECORD) The blue LED shows the power is on. During the continuous recording: blue LED will be on 4seconds and off 1second. During the event recording: blue LED will be on 0.5 second and off 0.5 second. During the Parking mode: blue LED will be on 8seconds and off 1second.

  • Page 11: Installation

    INSTALLATION WARNING: SmartWitness installations should be performed by a quali fied individual or installation professional only. Working with a vehicle' s power system can be dangerous to both you and your vehicle. This ins tallation is intended only to be a guide since vehicle designs and power/ input sources can vary significantly from vehicle to vehicle.

  • Page 12: Software User Guide

    SOFTWARE USER GUIDE PC Viewer Software PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Recommended PC specifications for PC Viewer Software Windows Vista. Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, 10 Core 2 Duo 2.5GHz or Higher 2GB or Higher Interface SD Memory Card Reader Install : 55MB or Higher Backup : 4GB or Higher Free space Display...

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    3. Double click [SETUP.EXE] in the [pcsw] folder. 4. Select the language and then follow the dialog box prompts. 5. The “SmartWitness SVC1080-LCS” icon will be displayed on your desktop. NOTE: To Un-install the PC Viewer Software Make sure the program is not running and open the ‘Control Panel’...

  • Page 14: Initialize Sd Card

    Initialize SD Card initialize SD Card’ Icon To initialize the SD card, click on the above icon and you will be presented with the following screen to choose the card to initialize. Click ‘Ok’ when selected. On the following screen, check the ‘Quick Format’ button and uncheck the ‘Backup Configuration File’...

  • Page 15: Settings

    Settings [Settings] icon This option allows you to adjust the settings on the recorder. Click the above icon to bring up the screen below. Record Mode Event (Automatically starts recording by G-sensor or Panic button.) Continuous (Always recording when powered by DC 12/24V.) Resolution VGA (640x480), 720P (1280x720), 1080p HD (1920x1080).
  • Page 16 In custom set, you can set 3 different shock sensor values individually. Auto adjust G-Sensor to Vehicle speed Once it checked, SVC1080-LCS will automatically decrease the G-Sensor sensitivity at higher vehicle speeds to compensate for the naturally added G- forces that are experienced due to velocity.

  • Page 17: Pc Viewer Software Viewing Settings

    PC Viewer Software Viewing Settings Viewing settings This setting is for the PC Viewer Software itself. To set the Recorder, refer to page 15. The ‘speed’ unit & ‘date’ formats can be changed with this Viewing settings. Video Flip, Video Mirror, Brightness and Contrast can be set in this Viewing Settings Auto Calibration: This option is for the G-Sensor graph display.

  • Page 18: Open The Sd Card

    Open the SD card Insert the SD card into your PC ① Click “Select SD Card” icon ② Select the SD card drive and click “OK” ③ Click “Check All” and then click “Load” Select tab to load the Panic Events or G-sensor Events or Log files.

  • Page 19: Playback

    PLAYBACK OSD Functions Display Frame/Total Frame Size frames number Icon Description Video Display Shows video data Date & Time Displays time and date of video data Driving Info Shows speed, accelerometer values on the 3-axes and GPS co-ordinates Video Controls Video playback controls, playback speed options: x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 Accelerometer Graph...

  • Page 20: Log File Playback

    LOG FILE PLAYBACK Select [LOG] Check the log from the log list using mouse or click [Check All] button. Then click [Load] button. Log data Log data will be recorded during driving even if there are no events. The total log data size can be set from 2 days, to 31days. The log data overwrites the oldest data.

  • Page 21: Save Jpeg And Avi/Mp4 File

    Save JPEG and AVI File...
  • Page 22 Cloud Transfer Feature We offer a cloud service, this is used to share or transfer large video files to colleagu es, your insurance company or any other person you wish. SmartWitness supports this FTP server as a free service, so all that is required for customers to do is to create the backup MP4/AVI file and press the “Upload”...
  • Page 23 Cloud Backup Continued Step 2 Once upload is complete you will get a message saying complete and then an email will arrive to the recipient email(s) you provided in the form. The email will contain a link to your uploaded backed up video footage, remember this footage will only be stored on our servers for 7 days from the upload date.

  • Page 24: Print Image

    Print Image Pause the playback and click “Print Image” icon. “Print Image” icon Choose to print the current image or select another image from the same file you are in by searching the time and date. See a preview of the printed image and alter the printer settings to change paper size/orientation etc.

  • Page 25: Backing Up Files

    Backing up files Select “Cont”, “Panic”. “Event”, “Log” tap and select the files first. And then click the Backup icon to backup the files to the PC. “Backup” icon To backup the whole data from the SD card to the PC, check the “Backup All” option.

  • Page 26: Gps Log To Kml Converter

    GPS Log to KML Converter To see the whole route on Google Earth, select the log file and click the Google Earth icon, as shown below. STEP 1. Install Google Earth on your PC. (http://www.google.com/earth/) STEP 2. Check the log file STEP 3.

  • Page 27: Driver Report

    Driver Report During the viewing, click the “Driver Report” icon to view the below Driver Report Screen. “Driver Report” icon From the calendar in the bottom right corner, choose the date you wish to inspect among the dates highlighted in blue. Dates that are not highlighted in blue, do not have the relevant data.

  • Page 28: Analysis Criteria Settings

    Analysis Criteria Settings Bottom Graph The lower graph shows the G-sensors. The x-axis is in red, y-axis in blue, and z-axis is green. The indicator bar below shows jolts in the G-sensor values, i.e. G-sensor values that exceed the pre-set limit. Grey means normal conditions, red means jolts in the x-axis direction, blue in the y-axis direction, and green in the z-axis direction.
  • Page 29 Analysis Criteria Settings Analysis Criteria Settings This option allows you to make changes to the analysis criteria settings. To access this menu, go to ‘settings’ click ‘analysis criteria settings’ and you will be presented with the following screen. Acceleration/Brake This sets the criteria for excessive acceleration and brake. This is measured in G- force, so if acceleration or deceleration exceeds the G-force limit, it will be counted as excessive.

  • Page 30: Grading Criteria Settings

    Grading Criteria Settings The criteria for grading driver’s safety and eco-score can be set in these settings. The safety and eco-grading criteria have 7 and 8 separate components respectively. A weighted average of these component scored are used to determine an overall score. Grading for each criteria is set to 4 levels (A,B,C &...
  • Page 31 Grading Criteria Settings Acceleration Count This option sets the grading criteria the amount of times there is a sudden acceleration per hour. The assessment of this criteria is based on the (acceleration/ deceleration). For example, if a driver drove for 8 hours in one day and had 4 sudden accelerations during that time, their score for that criteria will be 0.5 and based on the settings in the image on the previous page, they would be graded as B.
  • Page 32 Once the grading criteria settings has been adjusted and saved, it can be exported into an ‘ini’ file and then imported into another version of the software. This means that you can set each SVC1080-LCS quicker than manually adjusting the settings in each version of the software.

  • Page 33: Grading Method

    Grading Method Grades: Each criteria is given a grade of A, B, C or D and anything lower is given a grade of F for fail. Therefore each grade will be assigned a limit that if exceed, the score will go down to the next grade. If the driver exceeds the limit for the D grade, they will be given an F.

  • Page 34: Graph Display Settings

    Graph Display Settings The results of the driver analysis can be shown on a graph. To adjust the graph display, click on the ‘Graph Display Settings’ option. Max Speed: Set the graphs upper speed limit (0-999 km/h) Max G-Sensor: Set the graphs upper G-Sensor limit, by selecting a value from the drop down menu (+-1G, +-2G, +-3G) Zoom Window Display Time: Set the time scale for the graph to be in zoom mode by selecting a value from the drop down menu (1 min ~ 10...

  • Page 35: Specification

    SPECIFICATION Image sensor 1/3” 3 Megapixel CMOS Sensor 170 ° Angle of View 1080p HD (1920x1080) Video resolution 720P (1280x720), VGA (640x480) Recording Speed Up to 30 fps Continuous , Recording Mode Event (shock sensor, Panic button) Recording time See recording table below Memory Supports Cards of up to 32GB (Class 10) GPS/GLONASS...

  • Page 36: Appendix Recording Time Table

    APPENDIX - Recording time table This table is a guideline only. Actual results may vary depending on a variety of factors on the road. The total recording file number cannot exceed1,000. If the unit records more than 1,000 files, there is a possibility that the booting time will be more than 1 minute.
  • Page 37 How regularly you format your cards will depend on the size of card and usage, please see the table below for guidelines: Some Smart Witness models have a feature that will detect an SD card that has a problem and alert the user by making a beeping noise. If this happens, format the SD card in the unit by following the instructions provided with the unit.
  • Page 38 Currently we only support MAC OS through our SVC1080 software; you can download this from our website http://support.smartwitness.com This can be used for playback of video footage only on the SVC1080-LCS. For settings and configuration this needs to be done using our Windows softwa...

  • Page 39: Appendix Upgrade

    1. Prepare Firmware Make a folder called [program] on the SD root folder as shown below, Copy “xxxxxxxx_x.x.x.bin” file to the SD card [program] folder. 2. Upgrade SVC1080-LCS Insert the prepared SD card to SVC1080-LCA unit and turn on the power.
  • Page 40 And uninstall 4. Install the new Analysis Software Run setup.exe and install the new PC Viewer X.X.X.X NOTE: After installation the new Smart Witness Analysis Software, initialise the SD card. The new software will automatically be copied to [Software] folder on the SD card.

  • Page 41: Technical Support And Warranty

    Technical Support & Warranty TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Technical Support, please contact your local distributor or submit a ticket at http://support.smartwitness.com. LIMITED WARRANTY This product is supplied with 1 year warranty. The Warranty excludes products that have been misused, (including accidental damage) and damage caused by normal wear and tear.
  • Page 42 0678 SmartWitness USA 1016 Lunt Ave., Schaumburg, IL 60193 USA (312) 981-8774 www.smartwitness.com MADE IN KOREA © 2016 SmartWitness USA, LLC.

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