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3G ENABLED VEHICLE RECORDER USER GUIDE • Thank you for purchasing the VT4000 Vehicle Recorder. Model: VT4000GE (with 3G module for WCDMA Band1(2,100MHz)/Band8 (900MHz)) Model: VT4000B (without 3G module) • Please ensure that you read and understand this USER GUIDE and use it before connecting and installing this Recorder.
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.
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.
External Microphone input SD Memory Card Slot SD Locking Switch USB port for Wi-Fi dongle REAR 3G antenna connector Internal Microphone (Only for VT4000GE) & Buzzer Power input Camera input GPS input USB to Serial input Audio/Video output & Remote Controller input...
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INTRODUCTION REMOTE CONTROLLER Green LED (Network) Blue LED (Record) Red LED (Warning) PANIC BUTTON M1 BUTTON M2 BUTTON POWER CABLE Black (Ground) Red (Power Battery +) White (Power ACC + ) ALARM IN/OUT CABLE White (Alarm In1 , Voltage on/off (3~70V)) Purple (Alarm In2, Voltage on/off (3~70V)) Green (Alarm In3, Voltage on/off (3~70V)) Gray (RPM)
FUNCTIONS Automatic Booting Make sure the main unit and all components are properly connected. Once the VT4000 has been wired to your car power source the VT4000 will boot up, this will take around 30 seconds for the unit to be ready to record. NOTE: The unit will not start recording immediately after power on.
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FUNCTIONS G-Sensor Calibration G-Sensor Calibration is needed after installing the VT4000 Set G-Sensor Axis using the configuration tool. 2. “selfadj.ini” should be in the config folder of the SD card. 3. Install the unit and park the vehicle on a flat surface . 4.
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FUNCTIONS Parking Mode Recording With parking mode activated and on normal recording mode, the VT4000 will change to parking mode when the vehicle is not moving for more than 5 minutes, recording at 1fps. Live Screening With an external monitor attached, the VT4000 offers the option to screen video live.
INSTALLATION Park your vehicle on a flat level surface. Turn off the engine before installing the VT4000. Find installation location for VT4000 like in the glove box, under dash or trunk. Use provided velcro adhesive to secure VT4000 recorder. Velcro can be attached and detached freely.
OPERATION – ON SCREEN DISPLAY The following displays can only be seen when a monitor is connected. The default display is 2x2 with all cameras shown, to change, press [M2] button to select which camera to view. Each press will change the camera on display with the last option being all camera views.
AXIS ADJUSTMENTS BY DEVICE POSITIONS Driving Direction F: Front Rear Bottom R: Right-side Leftside 1) When device is in an upright position X: 0, Y: 0, Z:0 X: 0, Y: 0, Z:180 X: 0, Y: 0, Z:270 X: 0, Y: 0, Z:90 2) When device is in an upside down position X: 180, Y: 0, Z:0 X: 180, Y: 0, Z:180...
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AXIS ADJUSTMENTS BY DEVICE POSITIONS 3) When device is in a sideway position with the TOP to the left X: 270, Y: 0, Z:0 X: 270, Y: 180, Z:0 X: 270, Y: 90, Z:0 4) When device is in a sideway position with the TOP to the right X: 90, Y: 180, Z:0 X: 90, Y: 0, Z:0 X: 90, Y: 90, Z:0...
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AXIS ADJUSTMENTS BY DEVICE POSITIONS 5) When device is in a sideway position with the TOP facing front X: 90, Y: 0, Z:270 X: 270, Y: 0, Z:90 X: 180, Y: 90, Z:0 6) When device is in a sideway position with the TOP facing rear X: 270, Y: 0, Z:270 X: 90, Y: 0, Z:90 X: 0, Y: 90, Z:0...
CONFIGURATION TOOL USER GUIDE Configuration Tool VT4000 Software PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Recommended PC specifications for Configuration Tool Software Windows Vista. Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 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...
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Please ask the Configuration Tool VT4000 Software to your distributor. 1. Double click [setup.exe] 2. Select the language 3. Select destination location 4. Select Start Menu Folder then follow the dialog box prompts. 5. The “Configuration Tool VT4000” icon will be displayed on your desktop. NOTE: To Un-install the Configuration Tool VT4000 Software Make sure the program is not running and open the ‘Control Panel’...
INITIALIZE SD CARD Click! To initialize the SD card quickly, click on the above icon and you will be presented with the following screen to choose the SD card to initialize. Click ‘OK’ when selected. On the following screen, check the ‘Quick Format’ button and uncheck the ‘Keep current configuration files’...
DEVICE SETTINGS CAMERA CHECK BOX Check all the cameras you wish to use. CAMERA TITLE Use the alphabet and numbers to rename (max 10 digits) the cameras. The new names will be displayed on the all recordings. VIDEO TYPE: Set the video type ”NTSC or PAL” CAR PULSE TYPE: Select the vehicle’s car pulse type.
RECORD SETTINGS RESOLUTION NTSC: D1 (720x480), HD (1280x720), FHD (1920x1080). PAL: D1 ( 720x576), HD (1280x720), FHD (1920x1080). FTS (Frame Rate) NTSC: 30fps, 15fps, 10fps, ~1fps Adjust the frame rate from PAL: 25fps, 12fps, 10fps, 5~1fps QUALITY Adjust the picture quality from Standard, High, Super RECORD FRAME RATE (FPS) RULES &...
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RECORD SETTINGS RECORD MODE • Continuous (Always recording when powered by DC 12/24V.) • Event (Automatically starts recording by G-sensor or Panic button or Alarm In.) • Dual (The continuous record fps is 1fps and Event record will work according to the Fps setting.) •...
EVENT SETTINGS You can set the unit to record when triggered by the G-Sensor, Panic Button and GPS Speed Limit and Alarm Inputs. And you can set the Alarm out duration per each event. G-SENSOR SENSITIVITY The shock sensor sensitivity can be set to ‘Simple setting Mode’ or ‘Custom’. Set to easy allows you to set the sensitivity to 9 (High), 5 (Medium) or 1 (Low).
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EVENT SETTINGS Channel4(Camera4) Select Record Channel Channel1 (Camera1) Channel3(Camera3) Channel2(Camera2) OVER SPEED When the vehicle speed over the speed limit more than 5seconds. SYSTEM WARNING SD card error, Video loss, Video Standard error...
SYSTEM SETTINGS This option allows you to adjust the Time Zone, GPS Time synchronization and also the Driver ID . set your Vehicle SD CARD AUTO FORMAT FEATURE When the SD card has an error and cannot record, the card will be formatted and all data will be erased.
NETWORK SETTINGS Check Enable to use 3G connection. Adjust the settings like Dial No., APN, password, User ID, Authentication etc. Please refer to the Sim Card supplier website for these settings.
DMS5 SETTINGS Set Domain/Static IP and Port number Default License Key is “DASKEY_001” And check the options Transmit Live Tracking Data • Transmit Telematics Data (DRV) • Transmit Event Data. • And then select events Please contact your distributor to set DMS5 setting it’s related with server.
SOFTWARE USER GUIDE PC VIEWER SOFTWARE PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Recommended PC specifications for PC Viewer Software Windows Vista. Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 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...
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The PC Viewer Software is on the provided SD card. (Also available on our website.) Connect the SD card into your PC (if your computer does not have and SD card slot use the USB SD card reader) and open the “My Computer” Right-click the “FHDRM”...
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Viewing settings This setting is for the PC Viewer Software itself. To set the Recorder, refer to page 17. Click the ‘Password’ button. Password for the PC Viewer Software can be set with any number between 1000-9999. The ‘speed’ & ‘date’ formats will be set automatically according to the PC Windows setting.
OPEN THE SD CARD Insert the SD card into your PC ② Select the SD card drive and ① Click “Select SD Card” icon click “OK” ③ Click “OpenSD Card” The playback file list and “Continuous” and “Event” tap is displayed on the right side of the screen. You can hide the playback list by clicking the close icon.
OPEN FILES If you want to play a specific file that has been backed up on the PC or SD Card, Click the “Open files” icons “Open files” icon Select the MDT file you want to play and click “Open”. The image of the selected file will then be displayed and you can click the “Play”...
PLAYBACK Camera title - Resolution Record Mode G-Sensor value GPS Speed Time Display Frame / Total frames number Vehicle No & Driver ID...
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PLAYBACK Reverse Play Previous Next Pause Image Image Capture Screen Record Video Volume Playback Speed Control ALARM INDICATOR PLAYBACK CONTROL BAR...
DRIVE DATA “Drive Data” icon The default setting only displays the G-sensor graphs but other information may be added by checking the boxes in the upper part of the screen. TH G-SENSOR (X axis: red, Y axis: green, Z axis: blue, based on the positioning of the main unit) is shown with the data reference point zero-point calibrated and positive shocks as (+) and negative shocks as (-).
TRACKING MAP “Tracking Map” icon The route taken will be displayed on the Google map. The playback position will be shown on the map with the orange arrow. The blue markings show the route taken. To see the route and position on the Google map, the GPS data should be recorded with video.
EVENT SEARCH “Event Search” icon The “Event Search” help to find a specific data quickly. Select “Search Range” and select “Search Conditions” And then click Search button. Choose an event from the searched list and click “Go to Video” to see the video.
PRIVACY SETTINGS “Privacy Settings” icon Set the mosaic area on the video for privacy protection. When backing up the data as a JPG or AVI format and playing in the viewer software, you are able to make a mosaic processing on the area you have set.
SAVE JPEG AND MP4 FILE Pause the playback and click “Save JPG” icon to make JPG images. “Save JPG” icon Pause the playback and click “Save MP4 Video” icon to make a MP4 file. “Save MP4 Video” icon...
PRINT IMAGE Pause the playback and click “Print Image” icon. “Print Image” icon Type Subject and Comments 1 and Comments 2 Alter the printer settings to change paper size/orientation etc.
BACKING UP FILES Back up the recorded data on your PC. There is an option to store data by type to easy management of data. “Backup Data” icon The start time is when the video was paused and cannot be changed once you start this process.
BACKUP DATA LIST AND EXPORT You can use the data backup list to play data files easier that have been backed up. “Backup Data List and Export” icon Choose the folder where the backup files are at the bottom of the screen. (It will automatically show the last folder that was accessed.) Then, select the type by scrolling down the options.
SPECIFICATION CH1, CH2: 5V 1080P or 720P AHD camera in Video In CH3: 5V 720P AHD camera in CH4: 5V D1 camera in Audio In 1CH (Internal or External Microphone) AV Out 1 Video out, 1 Audio out Band support WCDMA Band1(2,100MHz)/ Band8 (900MHz) Max Data Rate UL:5.76Mbps, DL : 7.2Mbps...
APPENDIX (UPGRADE) NOTE: To get the upgrade firmware, please contact your local distributor 1. Prepare Firmware Make a folder called [program] on the SD root folder as shown below, Copy “XXXXXX_x.x.x.img” file to the SD card [program] folder. 2. Upgrade VT4000 Insert the prepared SD card to VT4000 unit and turn on the power.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT & WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Technical Support, please contact your local distributor. 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. In the unlikely event that you encounter a problem with this product, it should be returned to the place of purchase.
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