focuway M2 User Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
PACKAGE INCLUDE ............4 Installation guide..............4 CAMERA INSTALLATION ..........5 PREPARE A COMPATIBLE MEMORY CARD ....... 5 M2 DASH CAM..............8 GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA BODY ......8 SHORTCUT NAVIGATION (Button Function) ....13 SYSTEM ................13 Camera Settings Page............ 13 Q&A ..................
Page 3 λ M2 dash camera automatically switch on & off frequently..............48 λ Why the M2 dash cam ask you to ‘format’ the SD card again after you format the SD card? ..... 48 λ The M2 dash cam auto power off immediately when you turn off the engine.
Page 4: Reminder
The battery of the camera (200mA lithium battery) is only for emergence file backup. M2 dash cam will shut off within 5 seconds when disconnecting the power, this is to save the battery power to store important videos.
Page 5: Package Include
WIFI every single time you want to use the App. PACKAGE INCLUDE FOCUWAY M2 Dash Camera USB-C Data Cable Car Charger with USB-C port Crowbar Rotating Bracket User Manual Installation guide Search “focuway” on YouTube.com to find installation video guide: Step1 Step2 Find and subscribe our channel on YouTube...
Page 6: Camera Installation
Reminder: Please follow the steps bellow to install the suction mount correctly, it is necessary: Remove the protective film on the bracket; Install the bracket on the camera and rotate it to a suitable position; Clean the windshield and press the bracket firmly on the windshield, turn the bracket knob to the specified position CAMERA INSTALLATION Carefully rote the power cable around the windscreen and tuck it...
Page 7 Capacity: 32GB – 128GB is recommended; Speed Class: C10 or above, U3 is necessary. If you use a new SD card other brand, the M2 will prompt you to format it when you insert the SD card the first time. Please follow the below to format the SD card: 1.
Page 8 NOTE: if the dash cam cannot recognize the SD card after you format it, please format it again on the computer: 32GB SD card should be format to FAT32; 64-256GB MicroSD card should be formatted to exFAT and set the Allocation Units Size to 32KB or 64KB, depending on whether your computer operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit.
Page 9: M2 Dash Cam
3. Find the card in the left side of the window. 4. Select exFAT (32GB SD card choose MS-OOS FAT) click the ERASE tab in the middle of the window. M2 DASH CAM GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA BODY...
Page 10 A: Remaining recording time F: SD card installed B: Loop recording G: Microphone C: Parking monitor H: Battery charging D: WIFI OFF I: Video Locked E: Motion detection J: Resolution INTERFACES...
Page 12   Name Description POWER/OK Long press to turn ON/OFF camera, short press to START/STOP recording UP Button Select button; when camera recording, press UP Button to Turn ON/OFF WIFI MENU Button When camera is standby, press MENU button once to enter the first MENU setting page, press twice to enter the second setting page;...
Page 13 press MDE button to turn ON/OFF Mic INTERIOR LENS Inside-facing camera with 4IR LEDs, IR LED is default set to AUTO POWER Port USB-C port, connect to the car charger MOUNT Connect to the suction mount CONNECTOR MICROPHONE Record voice inside CARD SLOT Insert the SD card HARD...
Page 14: Shortcut Navigation (Button Function)
cigarette lighter. If you want to check the video on the computer, you need to use the card reader or connect the dash cam to computer with USB-C data cable included to export the video from SD card to the computer. SHORTCUT NAVIGATION (Button Function) When the dash cam is Recording Status: Press OK button will stop recording.
Page 16 ① If the camera remains connected to the power source even after turn off the engine (such as you connect it to the power bank with USB cable or you have hardwired your M2 dash cam), the dash cam will continue recording under this situation; if you turn...
Page 17 the engine. The dash cam will auto power on and record a 30s emergency video when it detects collision and shake, then auto shut off after that. So, we recommend to hard wire your dash cam if you want to use the Parking monitor function well. Gravity Sensing: off/ High/ Medium/ Low.
Page 18 NOTE: If you want to use this function, you need to keep the dash cam turning on, since the small battery can't support M2 dash cam working a long time after engine off (less than 5 minutes), so we recommend to use hard wire kit to install the dash cam or you can connect it to a power bank after engine off.
Page 19 Time watermark: Default is set to ON. Photo Stabilization: Default is set to on. It controls the stabilization of photo taking. Way of taking pictures: Default is set to 5s. It controls the photo taking mode and delay setting. 2s/ 5s/ 10s/ Single shot. Format: Cancel/ OK.
Page 20 WIFI: Default is set to off. When you want to access the App, please set it to ON manually. It will show the WIFI name (SSID) and passwords on the screen. SSID (WIFI name): FOCUWAY-94A408CE0236 PWD (Pass Word):12345678 After you connect the WIFI, the prompt information will disappear on...
Page 21: Q&A
Version: Production version and system serial number. Q&A How to Start Recording? If the Dash Cam has been successfully installed in the car, it will automatically turn on and start recording when the engine starts (for most cars on the market). If your Dash Cam does not automatically start and start recording when the engine starts (this usually depends on your car model), please press the POWER button to turn on the camera manually.
Page 22: How To Download The Videos & Photos To Pc
How to download the videos & photos to PC: 1. Turn off the dash cam first. Connect the dash cam to the PC using the included USB-C data cable. 2. The dash cam will automatically power on and display ‘Mass Storage’...
Page 23: How To Turn Off The Recording Sound
NOTE: you can download a VLC player to playback the video. VLC player download link: https://www.videolan.org/  If you select ‘PC Camera’, you can use the PC camera to take a photo. How to turn off the recording sound You can turn off the Recording function in the MENU setting. How to manually lock the recording video When the Dash Cam is recording, short press the MENU button to lock the currently recorded video.
Page 24 Enter the folders t check the videos you want. The EMR file is caused by the built-in G-sensor, these locked fiels cannot be overwritten.
Page 25: How To Set The Date/Time
Press OK button to playback the video, then you can press MENU button to select to delete/protect the current video. If you select protection, this video will be locked. How to set the date/time? Find the Date/Time function and click OK to enter, you can set the YEAR first, press UP or Down button to select the right year number then press OK button to confirm and switch to the MONTH setting, press UP or Down button to the correct year then press OK...
Page 26: How The Parking Monitor Function Works
(such as you connect it to the power bank with USB cable or you have hardwired your M2 dash cam), the dash cam is continues recording under this situation; if you turn off the dash cam manually (long press...
Page 27: How Can Makes My Dash Cam Work For 24Hrs
the dash cam will auto power on and record a 30s emergency video when it detect collision and shake, then auto shut off after that. So we recommend to hard wire your dash cam if you want to use the Parking monitor function well.
Page 28: Ios
(Please use the second way to install App if you can’t find “WitCam Pro” from Google Play) -Download APP “WitCam” from App Store Connect phone to M2 Turn on the WIFI function, it will show SSID name and password on the screen, SSID name is like:...
Page 29 (Each device has a separate WIFI name, but all start with FOCUWAY-) 2. Turn on the WIFI function of your smart phone, find SSID name, input password, and connect WIFI. -REMINDER: After you connect to the WIFI, Android smart phone will have a prompt ‘the WLAN network has no internet access.
Page 30 Open “WitCam Pro” on the phone, press the CONNECT button...
Page 31 to connect the dash cam now.
Page 32 ALBUM PAGE All the downloaded photos and videos will be saved here.
Page 33 APP GUIDE: Recording Page...
Page 34 A: Front & Inside view switch B: Record mode & Photo mode switch button C: Start/ Stop Record button D: Folders E: Setting NOTE: 1. When you enter the FOLDERS, you may get a prompt from App “Getting video thumbnails, please wait”, please wait some seconds then press again to enter the folders.
Page 35 PHOTO MODE...
Page 36 1: Photo resolution 2: Take Photo FOLDERS Download and playback the FRONT CAMERA VIDEO:...
Page 37 You need to switch to front camera view on the App recording page. Download and playback the INSIDE CAMERA VIDEO...
Page 38 You need to switch to inside camera view on the App recording page.
Page 39 Three folders: Photo Loop, and Emergency Photo: Saved all the photos Video: Saved all the loop recording videos. (The camera view on the App recording page corresponding to the video of the playback interface: if you watch the front camera view on the App recording page, when you enter the playback interface, you see the video of the front camera;...
Page 40 the App, enter the Album, click the video to playback AND edit. You can check the GPS logs and share the video from here. Click the Clip button to enter the Edit page: （This is an extended function, if you are interested you can try it. It is used to intercept video clips and add background music）...
Page 41 When you finish the Edition, click ‘next step’ to share the video. REMINDER: If it stops at 95% progress during the download process, rectify by the following method:...
Page 42 ①. Please make sure that your phone is always connected to WIFI. (Please note: If the phone screen shut down during the download process, the camera’s WIFI connection may be disconnected, so please keep the phone during the download process. The screen keeps on); ②.
Page 46 IOS:...
Page 47: Export The Videos & Photos To Pc
NOTE: Since the WIFI transmission rate is limited so it will takes a while to download the entire video by WIFI. You can also export the video to your computer to check the videos. View on the PC: You can export the video to your computer and play it using the ‘WITCAM’...
Page 48: Trouble Shooting
Camera of your computer instead of Storage, you can use your computer camera to take photo through the M2 dash cam when under the ‘PC camera’ mode). Select Mass Storage on the camera, then you can access the...
Page 49: Always Switch To Wifi Interface Of The Phone When Connect To App
Why the M2 dash cam ask you to ‘format’ the SD card again after you format the SD card? ①Please format the Micro-SD card on the PC to FAT32 format(32GB SD card), exFAT(64-128GB SD card);...
Page 50: Specifications
The dash cam will auto shut off when is small battery is out of power. ② We recommend you connect to an external power (like a mobile power bank) or hard wire your M2 dash cam if you want to keep the dash cam working after engine off.
Page 51 MicroSD Card 32GB-128GB U3 and C10 Memory Card or above Car Charger DC 5V 1.5A USB port USB-C 2.0 Front f/1.8 6G Lens Inside f/1.6 4G Storage Video: MP4 Photo: JPEG Working voltage 14℉-149℉ (-10°C-65°C) Working temperature ® THANK YOU for choosing FOCUWAY...
Page 53 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.