SmartWitness SVC400GPS User Manual
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- Page 1 SVC400GPS 4 CAMERA VEHICLE JOURNEY RECORDER USER GUIDE Thank you for purchasing this Journey Recorder. Please ensure that you read and understand this USER GUIDE and use it before connecting and installing this Recorder. Please store the USER GUIDE in an easily accessible location.
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Page 2: Information To The User
INFORMATION TO THE USER 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. -
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 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. - Page 5 CONTENTS Smart Witness SVC400GPS Smart Witness SVC400 Receiver & Recording Unit GPS Antenna Unit SD Memory Card Remote Controller (* dependent on model purchased. SD card includes Analysis Software) Velcro Sticker Wire Splice clips (x5) Sticker for mounting (double-sided 3M tape)
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Page 6: Identifying Parts
IDENTIFYING PARTS SVC400GPS JOURNEY RECORDER FRONT Audio/Video Output Camera 3 SD Door External MIC input SD Slot Input Speaker REAR Internal Microphone Remote Control Input Power Input & Alarm GPS Input (Car Signal) Input Camera Input 1, 2 Rear View... -
Page 7: Remote Controller
IDENTIFYING PARTS REMOTE CONTROLLER Record Button Play Button Overwrite LED (Red) Snap Shot Button Record LED (Blue) AV OUTPUT CABLE Audio Output Video Video Output 1 Output 2... - Page 8 IDENTIFYING PARTS POWER & CAR SIGNAL INPUT Power (+) Ground (Red) (Black) Alarm 1 (Blue) Fuse Alarm3 250V 3A (Yellow) Car pulse (speed) (White) Alarm 2 (Green)
- Page 9 ,which can be easily searched for during playback. Live Screen and Camera 4 (Rear View) SVC400GPS will display the live view on a monitor. The camera channel to be viewed can be changed using the On Screen Display (OSD) menu.
- Page 10 FUNCTION (MAIN UNIT) Built-in Power Backup If power to the unit is interrupted the SVC400GPS creates the last file using its internal battery. Blue LED (RECORDING) The Blue LED shows the power is on (It will flash during event recording) Red LED (WARNING) The Red LED will turn on when there is video loss or the system has failed.
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Page 11: Operation
OPERATION Begin Recording 1. Make sure that the power cable is properly connected and then turn on the cars power. 2. The Blue LED & Red LED will turn on and begin to flash slowly and simultaneously. The Blue LED will then remain on by itself, illustrating that the SVC4000GPS is ready for recording. -
Page 12: Information Osd
To turn off the live view, press [PLAY] button or [STOP] button. LIVE VIEW Turn on the SVC400GPS and press the [PLAY] button to turn on the Information OSD To change the live display channel press the [RECORD] button to select the camera and then press the [PLAY] or [STOP] button to escape. -
Page 13: G-Sensor Calibration
Park vehicle on a flat surface with At least 5 meters of space directly ahead And press RECORD button once again Note: This G-Sensor Calibration is only needed the first time the SVC400GPS has been installed or has been relocated. - Page 14 ‘Beep’ sound and the Blue LED will be flash during the recording. The SVC400GPS will not make a separate event file during the continuous recording. It will mark the Event area as ‘Record button’ in the continuous recording file which can be easily searched for during playback.
- Page 15 OPERATION PLAYBACK Press and hold the [ PLAY] button for more than 2 seconds. The last recorded file will be played back on the screen. Note: Recording cannot be done during playback. If the Event Recording function is on then the [PLAY] button will not work. Playback Control panel Playback Controls: ...
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Page 16: Pc System Requirement
SOFTWARE USER GUIDE SVC400 – Vehicle Journey Recorder Analysis Software PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Recommended PC specifications for SmartWitness 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... -
Page 17: Software Installation
3. Double click ‘pcsw’ folder and then the SETUP.EXE 4. Select the language and then follow the dialog box The “SmartWitness ” icon will be displayed on your desktop. NOTE: To Un-install the SmartWitness Analysis Software Open the ‘Control Panel’. - Page 18 Connect SD Memory Card Connect SD memory card in to the SD card reader Run ‘Smart Witness’ Select FILE and then click ‘Select Data Folder’ or click the OPEN button [OPEN] button Select SD memory card folder at the folder select window.
- Page 19 SMART WITNESS ANALYSIS SOFTWARE To setup the Smart Witness Analysis Software select FILE and then click ‘PC Viewer Setting(S)” Note: This setting is for the Smart Witness Analysis Software (for recorder refer to page 27) The ‘Date Formats’ and ‘Speed Unit’ will be set automatically according to the PC Windows setting.
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Page 20: Select File For Playback
SELECT FILE FOR PLAYBACK Check the file from the list using a mouse or click the ‘All’ button and then click the ‘Load’ button. Check ‘G-Senor’ means the event(s) recording was individually Activated by an Impact; ‘Switch’ means recording was activated by a button OR Check ‘All’... -
Page 21: Playback Screen
PLAYBACK SCREEN [NOR]: Normal Recording Event data in the Playlist [G-Sensor]: Event Recording Display frame/Total number of frames Playback position indicator The Yellow Mark indicates there is Check box for continuous playback An Event triggered by the G-Sensor, This button is enabled when playing Alarm1~3 or the RECORD button. - Page 22 PLAYBACK 6. Click (PLAY button) for playback. Playback speed Volume Date & Time 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 Fast Forward...
- Page 23 PLAYBACK PC KEYBOARD HOT BUTTONS FUNCTION PC KEYBOARD HOT BUTTONS Enter 1024x768 mode (Return to the previous mode: Enter) Alt + Enter Full screen mode (Return to the previous mode: Enter) Ctrl + F Playback speed control 0.5 => 1 Ctrl + B Reverse playback speed control 0.5 =>...
- Page 24 GOOGLE MAPS (for ‘Event’ Recording Files) The route taken will be displayed on the Google map at lower right corner of the software. Note: • To see the route and position on the Google map, the GPS data should be recorded with video. •...
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Page 25: Thumbnail Function
THUMBNAIL FUNCTION Click button for 4x4 multi view (Thumbnail function) Click the CLOSE button to Click the thumb-nail image to finish the event playback. change the playback position The ‘PlayList’ window will changed to its initial status. Note: Click the right mouse button to go back to single image playback mode... - Page 26 SAVING JPG FILE & AVI FILES 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...
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Page 27: Printing An Image
PRINTING AN IMAGE Pause the playback and click ‘Print Image’ icon: ‘Print image’ icon Input the file name (Print Title) & any notes (Print Comment) using Keyboard. The Print comment window allows up to 7 lines in total:... -
Page 28: Generating A Report
GENERATING A REPORT Click the ‘PRINT’ button in the print preview windows for printing. The file name (Print Title), any notes (Print Comment), G-Sensor graph & map will be printed on the first page. The second page will print the images selected. ... - Page 29 BACKING UP EVENT/LOG FILES Click the ‘Backup’ icon to backup the files to the PC ‘Backup’ icon Select and Load ‘Event’, ‘Normal’, ‘Panic’, ‘Log’ & ‘Memo’ data first, before clicking the ‘Backup’ icon. The selected files will appear in the lists in the Backup window.
- Page 30 SETTING THE DRIVE RECORDER Click the ‘Setting Drive Recorder’ icon for setup ‘Setting Drive Recorder’ icon IMPORTANT Backup SD Card data first, before clicking the ‘Initialize SD card’ button OR before changing the Record Mode from Normal to Event or vice versa.
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Page 31: Camera Settings
Event Mode and then the select the (including Audio) corresponding check box for motion Normal Mode Continuous recording will automatically start after booting the SVC400GPS. Event Mode Recording by G-Sensor, Alarm1~3 or [RECORD] button. Motion Sensitivity Select Motion Detection Sensitivity from 1 to 5. -
Page 32: Record Settings
RECORD SETTINGS Resolution PAL: 720x576, 720x288 NTSC: 720x480, 720x240 1 Camera supports 1~25 fps@ 720x576, 1~25 fps @ 720x288 (Frames Per 1 Camera supports 1~30 fps@ 720x480, 1~30 fps @ 720x240 Second) 2 Cameras supports 1~12 fps @ 720x576, 1~25 fps @ 720x288 2 Cameras supports 1~15 fps @ 720x480, 1~30 fps @ 720x240 3 Cameras supports 1 ~ 8 fps @ 720x576, 1~12 fps @ 720x288... -
Page 33: Alarm Settings
SETTING THE DRIVE RECORDER ALARM SETTINGS 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 opened or a Meter is on) set the Alarm configuration as below: G-SENSOR SETTINGS If G-Sensor sensitivity value is too high (like 1), it may be too sensitive, so it will detect even a light impact or light turn. -
Page 34: System Settings
SETTING THE DRIVE RECORDER SYSTEM SETTINGS Vehicle ID Type in your Vehicle ID Password Enter 4 numbers from 1000 to 9999 as a password “Search on system” function (i.e. playback on a car) will not work after the password has been set Set the ‘Beep’... - Page 35 1. Insert new SD memory card into the PC. 2. Run “Smart Witness Analysis Software” 3. Select TOOL from the menu and then click ‘SD Initialize’ We recommend you initialize the SD Memory Card at least once per month to prevent the SVC400GPS from getting any software errors.
- Page 36 SETTING THE DRIVE RECORDER ABOUT PRODUCT INFORMATION Click the ‘About’ icon to check the product information. ‘About’ icon...
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Page 37: Log File Playback
LOG FILE PLAYBACK Select the LOG tab window and then check the log file from the list using mouse or click the ‘Check All’ button. Then click the ‘Load’ button. Journey Log data will be recorded during driving even if there are no events. The total log data size can not exceed 48MB. - Page 38 GPS LOG TO KML CONVERTER (for Google Earth) To see the whole route on Google Earth, select the log file and click the Google Earth button. 1. Install the Google Earth on your PC. (http://earth.google.com/) 2. Check the log file 3.
- Page 39 ACCESSORIES CAMERAS HIGH RESOLUTION COLOUR CAMERA. INCLUDES BRACKET FOR FLUSH/SURFACE MOUNTING ON A BUMPER OR MOUNTING ON A WING MIRROR See diagram below for connection to the SVC400GPS unit: SVC400GPS Rear Video Camera Input Cable To Camera -/+ Power Connections HIGH RESOLUTION VANDAL RESISTANT COLOUR CAMERA WITH IR NIGHT VISION.
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Page 40: Additional Accessories
ACCESSORIES MONITORS 5” or 8” LCD MONITOR CAN BE USED WITH THE SVC400GPS TO VIEW IMAGES FROM THE CAMERAS, PLAYBACK RECORDINGS AND ALSO AS A REAR VIEW MONITOR WHEN REVERSING. See diagram below for connection to the SVC400GPS unit: SVC400GPS Front Video Inputs 1 &... -
Page 41: Specification
SPECIFICATION SVC400GPS Video CH1 (Front), CH2 (Interior), CH3 (Interior), CH4 (Rearview) Audio I Channel (Internal / External Microphone) Continuous/Event NTSC: 720x480 (30fps) 720x240 (60fps) Recording Speed PAL: 720x576 (25fps) 720x288 (50fps Snapshot Record Still Image with 5 seconds Audio Backup... -
Page 42: Technical Support And Warranty
TECHNICAL SUPPORT & WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Technical Support, please contact your local distributor. LIMITED WARRANTY This product is supplied with 2 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. - Page 43 Manufactured exclusively for: www.smartwitness.com Smart Witness is a Division of Xvision...
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