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GC550 Body Camera User Manual Hytera Communications Corporation Limited...
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Preface Welcome to the world of Hytera and thank you for purchasing this product. This manual includes a description of the functions and step-by-step procedures for use. This manual is applicable to the following product: GC550 Body Camera...
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Copyright Information Hytera is the trademark or registered trademark of Hytera Communications Corporation Limited (the Company) in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and/or other countries or areas. The Company retains the ownership of its trademarks and product names. All other trademarks and/or product names that may be used in this manual are properties of their respective owners.
3.2 Attach the Belt Clip ..........................7 3.3 Charge the Battery ..........................8 4. Get Started ..............................9 4.1 Turn On or Off the GC550 ........................9 4.2 Wakeup and Sleep ..........................9 5. Use Your GC550 ............................. 10 5.1 Record Videos ............................ 10 5.2 Record Audios ............................
User Manual Documentation Information Documentation Information Documentation Conventions Instruction Conventions Icon Description Indicates information that can help you make better use of your product. Indicates references that can further describe the related topics. Indicates situations that could cause data loss or equipment damage. Indicates situations that could cause minor personal injury.
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Documentation Information User Manual Key Operations Press: To press a key and release it immediately. Long press: To press and hold the key for one second. Press and hold: To press a key and keep holding it down. ...
User Manual What's in the Box 1. What's in the Box Please unpack carefully and check that all items listed below are received. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer. Item Qty. Item Qty. Body Camera Power Adapter Battery USB Type-C Data Cable...
Lock/Unlock Zoom in or out Wake up the screen or make the Turn on or off the GC550 screen go to sleep Take a photo (by default) Turn on or off the flashlight (by default) Start or stop recording an audio (by default)
2.4 LCD Icons Icon Description The GC550 is being charged. The GC550 is fully charged. The GC550 is connected to WLAN. The GC550 fails to connect to WLAN. The GC550 is ready to record a video. The GC550 is recording a video.
Description The GC550 is in post-event recording status. The GC550 is in pre-event recording status. Photo taking is in standby status. The GC550 is ready to take a photo. The GC550 operates in the silent mode. Flashlight is enabled. The video is tagged.
User Manual Prepare Your GC550 3. Prepare Your GC550 3.1 Attach the Battery Use only the Company's standard or optional battery. Polarity reverse or use of other batteries may result in explosion and fire hazards. Dispose of used batteries in accordance with the "Recycling and Handling Safety Precautions" in the Safety Information Manual.
To remove the belt clip, reverse the attaching step. 3.3 Charge the Battery Connect the GC550 with the battery attached to power supply through the USB Type-C data cable and power adapter in the package. You can learn about the charging status from the charging LED indicator. For details, see 2.5 LED...
Set the automatic sleep time according to Sleep Screen. When the GC550 remains idle over the preset sleep time, the screen goes to sleep automatically. 4.3 Lock and Unlock You can long press long press to lock or unlock the screen.
Strike recording (Optional) Set the sensitivity of the G sensor according to Video. After detecting a strike, the GC550 automatically starts recording. To stop recording, toggle the Video Recording key downwards and then upwards. Motion detection recording Enable Motion Detection according to Video.
User Manual Use Your GC550 5.3 Take Photos In the standby status or the preview mode, press You can set Photo-taking Timer, Auto Photo-taking, and Burst Shot. For details, see Photo. 5.4 Play Back 5.4.1 Enter the Media Library In the preview mode, press to enter the password authentication interface.
Use Your GC550 User Manual (Optional) To pause the audio, press 5.5 Emergency Recording To start or stop an emergency recording, long press 5.6 Flashlight To enable or disable Flashlight, long press...
Off, 1 Min, 3 Min, or 5 Min, and then press Silent Mode With Silent Mode enabled, the GC550 gives no audible alerts, the indicator does not light, and the screen goes dimmest to keep the GC550 unnoticeable.
Press to select High, Middle, or Low, and then press Sleep If the GC550 remains idle over the preset sleep time, the screen automatically goes off to save battery power. To set sleep, do as follows: Press to select Sleep, and then press...
Press to select G1.0 or G2.0, and then press Pre-event Recording Pre-event Recording enables the GC550 to capture a period time of footage before you toggle the Video Recording key downwards. Pre-event recording time differs under different video resolutions: Video Resolution...
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IR LED, and then press Press to select Off, On, or Auto, and then press In the Auto mode, the GC550 automatically turns on the IR LED when it detects low ambient light during recording. Split Time Split Time allows you to set the duration of every video clips. If the recording time is more than what you set, the video will be stored in clips.
User Manual System Settings Auto Storage Cleanup With Auto Storage Cleanup enabled, the GC550 will clear the earliest untagged videos to save the latest videos when the storage is full. To enable or disable Auto Storage Cleanup, do as follows:...
7. Collect Data from Your GC550 You can switch the GC550 into disk mode through the BWC Manager, and then copy photos, audios, and videos to your PC. For details on the operations, in the upper right corner of the BWC manager interface, click Help.
Back up the data according to Collect Data from Your GC550, and The GC550 cannot record then delete the data from the GC550. The storage may be full. videos. Enable the Auto Storage Cleanup feature.
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User Manual The GC550 gives no Remove and reattach the battery, and then The GC550 may be crashed. response to operations. turn on the GC550. If the above solutions cannot fix the problems, or you may have some other queries, please contact us or your local...
User Manual Care and Cleaning 9. Care and Cleaning To guarantee optimum performance as well as a long service life of the product, please follow the tips below. Product Care Do not pierce or scrape the product. Keep the product away from substances that can corrode the circuitry. ...
Optional Accessories User Manual 10. Optional Accessories Use the accessories specified by the Company only. Otherwise, we shall not be liable for any losses or damages arising out of the use of any unauthorized accessories. Contact your local dealer for the optional accessories of the product.
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