SMART SBX3100 User Manual

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Model: SBX3100

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VER 1.2.0

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Page 1 VER 1.2.0 Edition www.kcicommunications.com  Thank you for purchasing the Smart Black Box Drive Recorder.  Please ensure that you read and understand this USER GUIDE before connecting and installing this Recorder.  Please store the USER GUIDE in an easily accessible location.
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 rage 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 GP S receiver in your car is -10 ~ 50°C.
Page 5 CONTENTS You should have a set of the following items for each SBX-3100 order. 1. SBX-3100 unit 2. 4GB SD memory card (The PC Viewer software is provided on the SD card.) 3. GPS Antenna module 4. Remote Controller 5. Audio/Video output cable 6.
Page 6 CONTENTS 7. Camera input cable 8. Wire Splice clip (5pcs) 9. Sticker (double sided tape 1pc) 10. Velcro Sticker (1pc)
Page 7 INTRODUCTION FRONT Audio/Video Output SD Door External MIC input SD Slot REAR BUZZER Internal Microphone Remote Control Input Power Input & GPS Input Alarm (Car Signal) Input Rear View Camera 1, 2 Input (Turn left, Turn right, Camera Input Brake, Speed pulse)
Page 8: Remote Controller
INTRODUCTION REMOTE CONTROLLER Record LED BLUE LED SHUTTER BUTTON Overwrite LED RED LED PLAY BUTTON PANIC BUTTON Audio Video Output Cable Audio out 1 Video out 1 Video out 2 [Note] The same screen will be shown through the Video out 1 & 2.
Page 9 INTRODUCTION Power & Car Signal Input Black (Ground) Red(+) Yellow (Alarm3) BLUE (Alarm1) FUSE 250V 3A White (Speed pulse) Green (Alarm2)
Page 10 FUNCTION (MAIN UNIT) Automatic start Make sure that peripherals include cameras are properly connected. Turn on the vehicle power, SBX-3100 will be automatically started. (Use the power cable provided.) Notice : The unit will not start recording immediately after the power is turned on.
Page 11 FUNCTION (MAIN UNIT) SD Memory Card Format Remove the power first. Press and hold the [PLAYBACK] & [PANIC] button. Then connect the power. Press and hold the [PLAYBACK] & [PANIC] more than 2seconds after booting. Then SD card initialization will start. Once complete, all video &...
Page 12: Operation
OPERATION 1. Make sure that the power cable is properly connected and turn on the car power. 2. Blue LED & Red LED will turn on and slowly blinking simultaneously and then Blue LED will remain on. Blue LED light means SBX-3100 is now ready for the event recording and is started the Normal recording (Continuous recording).
Page 13: Information Osd
OPERATION INFORMATION OSD Press [PLAY] button then the INFORMATION OSD (the summery of setting) will show up on the monitor as below, CAM1 CAM2 CAM3 √ √ √ Activated Continue Continue Event Record Mode System : NTSC Resolution : 720X480 FPS : 10 Quality : Super Overwrite : ON...
Page 14 OPERATION G-Sensor Calibration G-Sensor Calibration is needed after installing the SBX-3100. It detects the installed direction of the SBX-3100 for it to accurately record the journey direction. Press and hold [PANIC] & [SHUTTER] button together and then power on. G-Sensor Calibration screen will be displayed. Press and hold panic and shutter button simultaneously more than 2 sec for calibration Press any single button to escape...
Page 15 OPERATION PANIC RECORD BY PANIC BUTTON The panic recording by [PANIC] button will start by pressing the [PANIC] button with one short “Beep” sound. Blue LED will be blinking during the panic recording. SBX-3100 doesn’t make a separate panic file during the continuous recording. It will mark the panic area by [PANIC] button in the continuous recording file which can be easily searched for during playback.
Page 16 OPERATION PLAYBACK Press and hold [PLAY] button for more than 2seconds. The latest recorded file will playback on the screen. [WARNING] Recording cannot be done during playback. Explanation of PLAYBACK control button Channel change: Press [PANIC] button. Move to the previous file: Press and hold [SHUTTER] & [PLAY] button. Move to the next file: Press and hold [PANIC] &...
Page 17 SOFTWARE USER GUIDE SBX-3100 PC Viewer Guide [PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT] Recommended PC specifications for PC Viewer software Windows 2000, Windows XP Windows Vista, Windows 7 Pentium4 2.6GHz or higher 512MB or higher Interface SD Memory Card Reader Install 20MB or higher Free space Backup 2GB or higher Display...
Page 18: Installing Procedures
INSTALLING PROCEDURES PC Viewer software is in the provided SD card. 1. Connect the SD card into your PC (if your computer does not have SD card slot use the USB SD card reader) and open the “My Computer” 2. Right-click the “DRIVEREC3” drive and select [Open] 3.
Page 19 Connect SD memory card to PC 1. Connect SD memory card directly into your PC’s SD card slot or into a USB SD card reader. 2. Run “PC Viewer Drive Recorder 3ch” 3. Select [File] and then click “Select Data Folder” or Click [OPEN] button [OPEN] button 4.
Page 20: Pc Viewer Setting
PC VIEWER SETTING To set PC Viewer select [File] and then click” PC Viewer Setting” This setting is for the PC Viewer software itself. To set the recorder, refer to page 27. The ‘date’ formats and ‘speed’ unit will be set automatically according to the PC Windows setting.
Page 21: File Loading
FILE LOADING Check the file from the list using mouse or click [All] button. And then click [Load] button. Check the file [All] Button [Load] Button All recordings and snapshot files will appear the file area under the tab: The Event file list recorded by a triggered G-sensor or Alarm1~3. The Panic file list recorded by pressing the [PANIC] button.
Page 22: Playback Screen
PLAYBACK SCREEN [NOR]: Normal Recording [G-Sensor]: Event Recording Display frame/Total frames Playback position indicator Event data search button is enabled when playing back Normal The Yellow mark indicates there is an recorded files. Event triggered by the G-sensor, Alarm1~3 or the [PANIC] button. The ‘icon name’...
Page 23 PLAYBACK Playback speed 6. Click [PLAY] button for playback. CH1 CH2 CH3 Date & Time Volume Drag & Move the white line to move the playback position. Playback buttons X2, 4, 8, 16 X0.5, 1 X0.5, 1 X2, 4, 8, 16 Fast Reverse Reverse Play...
Page 24 PLAYBACK NOTE: PC Keyboard hot buttons Function PC keyboard hot buttons 1024x768 mode Enter Return to the previous mode: Enter Full screen mode Alt + Enter Return to the previous mode: Enter Playback speed control Ctrl + F 0.5 => 1 Reverse playback speed control Ctrl + B 0.5 =>...
Page 25 Google map (Event Recording File) The route taken will be displayed on the Google map at lower right corner of the software. To see the route & position on the Google map, the GPS data should be recorded with video. To see the map, the PC should be connected to...
Page 26: Thumb-Nail Function
Thumb-nail Function 7. Click button for 4x4 multi view (Thumb-nail function) Click the thumb-nail image to change the playback position. Click right button of mouse to go back to single/Quad image playback mode. 8. Click [Close] button to quit the event playback. Click [Close] to finish the event playback.
Page 27 Save JPG file & AVI file Pause the playback and click ‘Save Image’ icon to make a JPG file. ‘Save Image’ icon Pause the playback and Click ‘Save AVI’ icon to make a AVI file. ‘Save AVI’ icon...
Page 28: Print Image
Print image 11. Pause the playback and click ‘Print Image’ icon. Print image icon Input [Print Title] & [Print Comment] using Keyboard. Total Print Comment window allows up to 7 lines total.
Page 29 Printable Event Reports 12. Click [Print] button in the print preview windows for printing. [Print Title] & [Print Comment] & G-sensor graph & map will be printed on the first page. Click [ 2x2 ] and then click [Print] to print 4 images in one page. To print CH1~3 together select 1frame only.
Page 30 Backup 13. Click [Backup] icon to backup the files to the PC. [Backup] icon Check & Load [Event], [Normal], [Panic] [Log] & [Memo] data first, before clicking the [Backup] icon. The selected files will appear in the lists in the Backup windows.
Page 31 Drive Recorder Settings 14. Click [Setting Drive Recorder] icon for setup. [Setting Drive Recorder] icon Caution Backup SD card data first, before clicking initialize SD card button OR before changing the Record Mode from Normal Mode to Event Mode or vice versa.
Page 32 Drive Recorder Settings If you want to use CH2 or CH3, check this box. Record Mode Normal Mode: Continuous recording will automatically start after booting the SBX-3100. Event Mode: Recording by G-sensor, Alarm1~3 or [PANIC] button. Max Number of Panic button Record should be 5~500.
Page 33 Drive Recorder Settings cont’d To record the car signal with video, set the Alarm configuration as below, To use the Alarm as an Event trigger, (i.e.: so Event recording will start when a door is open or Meter is on) set the Alarm configuration as below, G-Sensor setting If G-sensor sensitivity value is too high like 1, it becomes too sensitive, so it will detect even a light impact or light turn.
Page 34 Drive Recorder Settings cont’d Vehicle ID Type in your Vehicle ID Password Enter 4 numbers from 1000 to 9999 as a password [Search on system] function (Playback on a car) will not work after set the password. Buzzer “Beep” sound ON/OFF when Event recording starts Video Type This should be set by Camera Video type.
Page 35 Drive Recorder Settings cont’d Caution Once the record setting was changed, all recorded data in SD card will be removed automatically. Select Backup [YES] or [NO] before lost the all recorded data. NEW SD Memory card initializing should be done using Tool menu. STEP1.
Page 36: Log File Playback
LOG FILE PLAYBACK 16. Select [LOG] tab windows and then 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.
Page 37 GPS LOG TO KML CONVERTER (for Google Earth) To see the whole route on Google Earth, select the log file and click Google Earth button. (BX1000 Plus only) STEP1. Install the Google Earth on your PC. (http://earth.google.com/ STEP2. Check the log file STEP3.
Page 38 Recording / Storage Time Table (NTSC) Note: This is a guideline only. Actual results may very depending on a variety of factors (Video signal, image, etc.)
Page 39 Recording / Storage Time Table (PAL) Note: This is a guideline only. Actual results may very depending on a variety of factors (Video signal, image, etc.)
Page 40 Buzzer / LED specification * Buzzer specification Condition Buzzer No. Buzzer On Buzzer Off Event 1 sec SHUTTER(Snap shot) 200 msec Press button and then 200 msec changed mode continuously 500 msec 500 msec SD card fail Stop by pressing [PANIC] button SD card full at [One time] continuously...
Page 41: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Model: SBX-3100 CH1- 5V camera in, CH2- 5V camera in, Video In CH3- camera in Audio In 1CH (Internal / External Microphone) AV Out 1 Video out, 1 Audio out Continuous record NTSC: 720x480 (30fps) 720x240 (60fps) Event record PAL: 720x576 (25fps) 720x288 (50fps) Recording time...
Page 42: Technical Support And Warranty
Technical Support & Warranty TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Technical Support, please email: techsupport@kcicommunicatons.com or go http://kcicommunications.com/support/tech_support.html 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 43: Optional Item
Optional Item DC 5V, CMOS camera for SBX-3100 1/4" CMOS Digital Sensor 310K pixels DTR-100 Angle of View: 170° [horizontal(131°) vertical (96 °)] Effective Pixel: 648 (H) x 488 (V) (NTSC/PAL) Video out: 1.0 Vp-p (Composite) Min. Illumination: 1 lux Operating Temperature: -20°C ~ 60°C Input Voltage: 5V, Power consumption: 0.5W 30mm x 35mm x25mm, 50g, Wire : L=5000±10mm...
Page 44 Optional Item for Camera No. 3 (Rear View Camera) CCD Rear View Camera, Waterproof (IP 67) 1/4" Sony Super HAD CCD NRV-001P Angle of View: 154° Effective Pixel: (H)510ⅹ(V)492 (NTSC) (H)500ⅹ(V)582 (PAL) Video out: 1.0 Vp-p (Composite) Min. Illumination: 0.5 lux Operating Temperature: -20°C ~ 60°C Input Voltage: DC 12V (DC 8~16V) Power consumption: 110mA...
Page 45 Optional Item (Safe Power Cable) Model name: DPWR-201 The safe power supply cable will allow you to hard wire the Drive Recorder series to the fuse box of your vehicle. ① Recorder Power IN ③ Ground 2.7cm(D) ② Fuse box (+) 1.5cm(H) 6cm(W) Fuse: 250V 1A...
Page 46 Optional Item- 2.4GHz Wireless Audio System The SBX-3100 allows you to integrate external audio onto the recorded video. Using KCI's own 2.4 GHz Audio Transmitter System the officer can record au dio far from the confines of his vehicle. Simply attach the body pack transmitte r to your belt or shoulder strap and you are ready to record.
Page 47 SBX-3100 system. Please refer to below image for setup. A- KT 24 transmitter and receiver system B- SBX3100 Unit 1- Power cable to SBX unit 2- Connection to Trigger cable 3- 12V power cable to SBX monitor (optional)
Page 49 KCI Communications, Inc 1050 Ensell Road, Suite 100 Lake Zurich, IL 60047 www.thecarblackbox.com www.kcicommunications.com info@thecarblackbox.com contactus@kcicommunications.com MADE IN KOREA...