Dear customer, Congratulations on purchasing a high-quality Maginon® product. You have acquired a modern digital HD Car Black Box with excellent technical features and respective accessories, which is particularly easy to operate. Please study this information in detail observing, in particular, the safety instructions.
2. Contents Page INTRODUCTION 1. CONTENTS OF BOX 2. CONTENTS 3. SAFETY AND WARNING NOTICES 4. YOUR CAR BLACK BOX 4.1. Description of parts 4.2. Overview of device 4.3. Installing the Car Black Box 4.4. Charging the battery 4.5. Inserting and removing the memory card 5.
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Page 8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 9. RECORDING TIMES AND NUMBER OF IMAGES 10. WARRANTY AND SERVICE 11. CONFORMITY 12. CLEANING 13. DISPOSAL 14. INDEX...
3. Safety and Warning notices Incorrect use of the Car Black Box and accessories can be dangerous for you and others and can damage or destroy the Car Black Box. We therefore ask you to read and strictly observe the hazard, safety and warning notices.
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high humidity or considerable Also do not use the Car Black Box in areas exposed to amounts of steam, smoke or dust. There is a danger of fi re and electrocution. Electrical hazard Switch off the Car Black Box if a foreign body or liquid has entered the ...
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Hazards of using the rechargeable battery Danger of explosion in case of incorrect removal of the battery or use of incorrect type of battery. Never expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunlight, fire, etc. This is a ...
4.2. Overview of device SD card slot HDMI connection Status LED USB connection Button Function On and off switch. Keep button depressed for approx. 3 seconds to ON/OFF switch device on or off . Confi rms a selection Move up in menu / zoom in 1x-4x DOWN Move down in menu / zoom out 4x-1x Mode selection: video recording, photos, audio recording, playback.
4.3. Installing the Car Black Box 1. Mounting plate 2. Lever 3. Suction cup 4. Pivot joints 5. Securing bolts Place bottom of Car Black Box on mounting plate (1) of suction cup mounting and secure by sliding to the rear of the mounting plate until it clicks into place.
Open lever (2) of the suction cup and press suction cup fi rmly against windscreen. Once in position, push down lever (2) completely. The suction cup should now be securely fastened to the windscreen. To release the suction cup from the windscreen pull again at tab (3) of the suction cup.
4.5. Inserting and removing the memory card Prior to any recording, a memory card must fi rst be inserted into the Car Black Box. Insert memory card into Car Black Box as shown until it clicks into place. To remove the memory card, press against the card until it protrudes slightly from the device and is ready for removal.
5. Menu settings 5.1. Video menu MODE For video record settings fi rst press the button to select the Video mode. Then press the MENU button to open the Video menu. The following setting options are available in the Video menu: Movie Size: HD: 1280x720...
Loop time: 2min A new video recording fi le is opened every 2 minutes. 5min A new video recording fi le is opened every 5 minutes. 10min A new video recording fi le is opened every 10 minutes. Continue: On external power off , video recording stops. 10min On external power off...
Exposure: The brightness of photos can be adjusted within a range of -2.0EV (dark) to +2.0EV (bright). Select the desired EV value by pressing the UP or DOWN button. Driver Mode: No operating mode selected. Self-timer 2S Photo is taken automatically with a 2 second delay. Self-timer 10S Photo is taken automatically with a 10 second delay.
Slide Show: Start Start photo slideshow. Interval Time interval between two photos during slide show. Select from MODE 1 to 10 seconds using the button. Repeat Repeat slideshow ( ) or terminate upon completion ( Voice Memo: Add commentary to photo. The commentary is recorded as soon as the button is pressed.
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Car Black Box is 50 Hz. Power Save: 1min The CBB 2 switches off if no button has been pressed for 1 minute. 3min The CBB 2 switches off if no button has been pressed for 3 minutes.
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Start-up Image: No start image appears when the Car Black Box is switched on System A standard start image is displayed when the Car Black Box is switched on. My image A start image selected from the Photo menu appears when the Car Black Box is switched on.
6. Using the Car Black Box 6.1. Video recording MODE Switch on the Car Black Box and change to Video mode by pressing the button. A video symbol appears in the top left corner when this mode has been selected. Press the button in the video mode to start recording or end an active video recording.
6.2. Taking photos MODE Switch on the Car Black Box and change to Photo mode using the button. A photo symbol appears in the top left corner when this mode has been selected. Press the button in the Photo mode to take a photo. Timed or series photos can be taken if the respective option has been selected from the Photo menu.
7. Connecting to a computer and TV 7.1. System requirements The Car Black Box is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7 as well as with MacOS and Linux as USB removable storage device. For use of the Webcam function Windows XP (Service Pack 2), Vista or 7 is, however, required. The following specifi cations are recommended for playing back and editing videos: Windows®...
7.2. Transferring les To transfer fi les from the Car Black Box to a computer, use the supplied USB cable to connect the Car Black Box to a USB port of the computer. Switch on the Car Black Box and the USB “MSDC“...
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8. Technical Speci cation Model Maginon CBB 2 Sensor 1/4” CMOS sensor Lens 120° wide angle Focal length 12 cm ~ infi nity Display 2.4“ LTPS TFT LCD, 800 x 480 pixel Recording medium SD/SDHC memory card up to 32 GB...
11. Conformity This device was tested according to Part 15 of the FCC regulations. This device may be operated provided that the following two conditions are observed: This device may not cause any interference. This device must absorb any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation or operational faults.
12. Cleaning CAUTION! Disconnect the USB car adpater from the cigarette lighter socket prior to any cleaning. Do not use a solvent, aggressive or abrasive cleaning agents for cleaning as these may damage the surface. Carefully clean the device with a soft cloth. Remove any stuborn stains by slightly wetting the cloth, whilst ensuring that no moisture enters the device.