Vantrue Mirror M2 (M2) - Dash Cam Manual

1. Vantrue M2 Mirror Dash Cam
2. Car Charger (11.5ft)
3. Backup Camera with 1.64ftCabIe
4. Backup Camera Cable (19.7ft)

	Enter the video interface icon, click to return to the video interface
	Direction and Speed
	Screen brightness adjustment
	Current Time
	Current Date (MM-DD-WW)
	Normal Video Recording
	Video Pause
	Event video recording
	Memory card inserted
	No Memory Card Inserted
	MIC is ON
	MIC is OFF
	Speaker is ON
	Speaker is OFF
	GPS is on, GPS is connecting
	GPS is connected
	GPS is on, GPS module is not connected
	Motion Detection ON
	Collision Detection ON
	Time Lapse ON (In Parking Mode)
	Time Lapse ON

Video Interface Display

	Return to the previous menu
	Go Back
	Menu Setting
	Start/Stop Recording
	Video/Photo Playback
	Emergency File Locked
	Into Parking Mode
	Recording Lock
	Photograph
	Recording Time (current clip)
	Rear Image, Switching front and rear cameras

Reminder:

1. Ideally, the micro SD card should be formatted once a month to maximize the lifetime of the memory card.
2. We recommend VANTRUE Card. Some SD cards may not compatible with our dash cam, such as SanDisk, Transcend, etc.

Functions

Turn ON/OFF the camera

Once connected to the car charger, the camera will auto power on after you start your car, it will auto off after you turn off the car engine even if it is recording. Please long press the Power Button to turn off the camera
Note: Please charge the dash cam with included car charger on your car, don't charge it with other car chargers.

Set Date & Time

There are two ways to set the time and date: automatically and manually. Automatic update: Connect it with GPS module, go to the "Time Setting", turn on "Automatically sets the time by GPS'I, and select your time zone, then the time and date can be automatically corrected. Automatically sets the time by GPS is off by default.

Manual update: Go to the "Time Setting", turn off the "Automatically sets the time by GPS'I, and then manually adjust the time and date.

Auto LCD OFF

Set the time to automatically turn off the LCD display after no operation. There are 3 kinds of display mode: 1 Min/3 Min/5 Min, and OFF. Please go to "Menu Setting"> "Auto LCD OFF", then switch the screen mode. Default is off. If it is set to Off, it will keep the screen always on. Note: In the parking mode, in order to save power and increase the protection time of the parking mode, the screen will turn off within 3 seconds after the dash cam enters the parking mode.

Resolution

By default (Front + Rear recording mode), both the front and back camera capture the road in front and back of the car at 1440P+1080P 30FPS. To show better video, the resolution of the rear camera is fixed at 1080P, and the front camera's resolution can be adjusted as needed. Please go to "Menu Settings" > "Resolution" and select the front resolution between 1440P/1080P/720P.

Front view/Rear view Switch

In dual recording mode, there are two ways to switch between front and rear view:

1. In the recording interface, click the small window in the lower right corner to switch the display of the front and back view.
   

2. On the screen saver interface, you can switch between the front recording screen display, the rear recording screen display and the dual recording screen display by sliding the screen left and right.
   

When entering the screen saver mode, the first displayed screen is front recording. You can swipe left or right to switch between different screens. The switching sequence is the front recording screen the rear recording screen dual recording screen.

Loop recordings

This feature allows the camera to continuous loop by it can delete the Oldest video files when the memory card is full, so you don't have to manually delete them. This feature will split each video files into the appropriate length based on your selection.
After inserting the memory card and connecting the power supply, the M2 dash cam will auto turn on and enter the loop recording. When recording, the icon in the middle of the video interface flashes, and the recording time will be recorded according to the loop recording time you set. If you are back to the screensaver screen, you can view the recording status icon (The red icon means recording is in progress, the orange icon means event recording, white icon means recording has been paused.) in the lower right corner of the screen to learn about the current recording status.

Note: In screensaver mode, you need to go to the recording interface, stop the recording first, and then make settings. Enter the menu, in the 'Iloop recording" option, you can select I Min / 3 Min / 5 Min/ OFF. After the recording reaches the setting, the new recording will automatically overwrite the first recording. When the loop recording option is turned off, , the video will be recorded in 20 minutes each clip. After the Micro SD card is full, the recording will stop and will not start recording again until there is enough memory space.

Event video

The event video is triggered by the G-sensor, which can be automatically triggered or manually locked.
When the dash cam detects that the current vibration value of the vehicle has reached the preset G-sensor level, the video will be automatically locked, and the recording icon will change from red to orange , the recording time will be until the end of the recording or manually stop, and the event video be saved in the event video folder.
Videos and images in the event video folder will no longer be looping over.

Manually lock the video. In the video recording interface, click the icon and the video will be locked and saved in the event video folder. You can set the G-sensor Sensitivity values of Forward & Backward, Leftward & Rightward, Upward & Downward of the car. The G-sensor value in each direction can be selected I /2/3/4/5/OFF. The default sensitivity for the three dimensions is 3. The highest sensitivity of G-Sensor is 5. Please go to "Menu Setting">"G-sensor", then adjust the G-sensor value.

Note: Once the event video folder exceeds 30% of the total memory, the dash cam will automatically overwrite old event videos with new event videos. Periodically transfer important event videos to your computer or other stored tools (e.g. External hard drive).To ensure good read and write performance, the micro SD card must be formatted at least once a month.

Video Format

By default, the video format is TS. TS format video, more convenient to store, not easy to lose. MP4 format video, memory space between small occupancy, suitable for most of the mainstream players. After stop recording, please go to "Menu Setting"> "Video Format", then you can switch between IITS'I/"MP4 1',then the video will be saved in the selected format.

Rear Camera Flip (180º)

If your rear camera is mounted upside down, the screen will stand upside down. You can turn on this function to flip the videos. Please go to I'FIip (1800) on the "Menu Settings" and select By default, this function is disabled.

Parking Mode

There are 3 modes to choose from in the parking mode of M2: collision detection, time-lapse recording, and motion detection. After the parking mode is enabled, you can choose to enable one of the parking modes.

1. Please note that a continuous power supply is required when using the parking mode. You can use a step-down wire to connect the car battery to supply power, or use a safe external power supply to power it.
2. The best working environment temperature of M2 is 14-122ºF (-10ºC to 50ºC). We recommend using collision detection within this temperature range, so once the temperature exceeds the normal working temperature range, it will automatically shut down. If the temperature is high, please turn off the camera when parking.

Triggered by Collision Detection
When the collision detection is turned on, the icon appears in the center of the screen after the car stops for 5 minutes, and then the dash cam is automatically turned off. When the dash cam is turned off, it will start to record for 1 minute after being shaken, and then turn off the dash cam again.

After the parking mode switch is turned on, the collision detection sensitivity can be selected. There are three levels of low/medium/high respectively. The default collision detection is off.

Triggered by Motion Detection
There are three levels of motion detection sensitivity: High [Medium /Low, and the default is off. Select the recording time of parking, there are 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours or unlimited to choose from. Default is unlimited. When motion detection is turned on, i icon appears at the right bottom corner of the screen. If no movement is detected after 5 minutes of recording, an orange icon will appear in the center Of the screen, indicating that the parking mode has been activated, and the screen will turn off after 3 seconds. Once the camera detects movement, it will start recording automatically; it will stop recording after 20 seconds of inactivity.

Note:

1. After manually turning off the dash cam, it will not enter the motion detection mode.
2. Motion detection will be disabled automatically after the normal time-lapse recording is enabled.

Brightness Adjustment

Manual/Auto LCD brightness adjustment: Swipe up and down on the right side of the screen with your finger to adjust the brightness of the screen.

Or enter the Menu settings and adjust the screen brightness to high/medium/low mode as needed.

Reversing settings

Under the guidance of the installation video (www.vantrue.net) provided by us, after connecting the rear lens to the reversing light, the reversing assist function will be automatically activated when reversing.

Reverse Image: This function is disabled by default. When your rear camera is installed upside down, the picture will be inverted by 1800 and the picture will be in mirror mode. After this mode is enabled, the picture will be in original image mode. Reverse Assist Lines: It is on by default. When the rear light is connected to the rear camera, the reverse guide line will be displayed automatically when reversing. Reverse Preview Settings: According to your car model, adjust up and down the reverse assist line display, click "back" to confirm and save the settings. The default setting of reverse image is on, and the reversing aid line is turned on by default (the front and rear direction is to adjust the extension or shortening of the reversing aid line, the size direction is to adjust its width, left and right and up and down are to adjust the direction of the reversing aid line.

Time Lapse

After this function is enabled, it will enter the time lapse mode immediately after exiting the Settings screen. Note: When this mode is turned on (The icon appears in the lower right corner of the video; This icon will not appear when time lapse mode is off), all parking modes will be automatically turned off. Only after the time-lapse recording mode is turned off can the parking mode function be turned on again.

When the camera is turned on again, it will record in time lapse recording mode.

Connecting External GPS Receiver

1. Install the GPS Antenna onto the camera, the GPS Antenna will start to search for GPS signal.
   

2. After the GPS module is connected, a white GPS icon will be displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen when GPS is searching for signals.
   
   When GPS is enable, once the GPS signal has been received, the GPS red icon will be displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.
   

3. To track the Speed, Status, Direction, GPS Signal Strength, please go to GPS info on the Menu Setting.
4. You can review recorded video with GPS info on your PC using the VANTRUEO GPS Viewer (available for download on www.vantrue.net).

Stamp

Stamp option will help you to select the stamping that you want to be done on your recorded video. Select the box against each option to activate the specific parameter to be stamped on your recorded video. The stamp is enabled by default, so the VANTRUE logo stamp/time and date/speed information stamp will be displayed in the video file. You can also go to 'Menu Settings"> "Stamps" to turn on or off these watermark stamp as needed.

Playback Video/Photos on the Camera

Playback Video/Photos

After stop recording, press File button and go to View and Playback videos/Photos on the camera.

Video Playback
Click on the video file in the list to play it back, and you can choose to lock/delete/previous/fast forward/play/pause/rewind/next in the playback interface.

Note: Click the fast forward button once to speed up the playback speed by 2 times; click the rewind button once to speed up the rewind speed by 2 times.

View Photos

When viewing a photo, you can choose to view the previous or next picture lock or delete the picture.

Note: The locked video files and pictures will be moved to the event video folder.

Delete/Lock Files

Delete/Lock Normal Files- Go to Normal Video, on the video playing interface, click the Delete/Lock Option on the left of the screen, press OK to delete/Lock selected file.

Delete/Unlock Event Files - Go to Event video, on the video playback interface; click "Delete/Unlock Options" on the left side of the interface, and press "OK" to delete/unlock the selected files.

Delete Photo- Go to Photo, in the photo viewing page, click the Delete icon in the lower left corner, press OK to delete selected file.

On the file browsing interface, click the multiple selection button to delete multiple files in batches.

Rearview Camera Installation

1. Fix camera with 3M adhesive
   Find a best location, tear off the 3M adhesive on the rear camera, and fix the rear camera near by the car license plate lamp. (If you need to adjust the angle, please attach the rear camera bracket to the rear camera and tighten it with screws first)
   
2. Remove the Panel
   Remove your trunk's interior panel to expose the car's rear wiring chambers. Pop open your trunk and look for a solid interior panel covering the opposite side of your license plate mounting area. Then, insert a trim removal tool or other thin device behind the panel and pry it off
   
3. Snake the cable
   Use a trim removal tool to pop out tailgate trim, then runs the cable from the outside of the car into the trunk of your car.
   
4. Connect the rear camera's power cable to the extension cable.
   After snaking your rear camera's extension cable, connect the power cable to your rear camera's extension cord.
   
5. Connecting the red wire with the reverse light wires.
   Reverse light wires are normally located on the rear side of your car although their placement may vary so be sure to refer to your car's manual. Once spotted, use a pair of pliers or wire stripper to peel the rubber to expose the live wire. For safety, make sure you do this while the car is turned off. Lastly, please poke the red positive bare wire through the positive reverse light wire and then wrap with an electrical tape.
   
6. Route your rear camera's power cable to the front of the car.
   If you'd like, use a trim removal tool to pop out the headlining panel directly above your windshield. Then, run your cable through the exposed chamber.
   
7. Power on the dash cam with box included car charger, don't charge it with your own chargers.
   
8. Test the camera to make sure everything works.
   

Documents / Resources

References

• Vantrue | Automobile security & dashcam focused

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