Clear Dash HD X3000 Owner's Manual

Owner’s
Manual

High-Denition
Automotive
Video Recorder

Warranty Information Inside

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Congratulations…

On your purchase of the Safe Driving Dash Recorder. Dashboard mounted cameras are
becoming increasingly popular as a tool for recording car journeys, both for fun and purposes
of documentation should an unanticipated event happen while you are driving. Questions of guilt,
innocence or liability can easily be determined when a recorded version of an event is available.
Documented proof of events can reduce fraudulent insurance claims.

Statistics indicate a signicant reduction in accidents when cars are equipped with video recorders.

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Notice: Windshield Mounting Legal Restrictions

Before mounting Clear Dash HD on windshield, consult state and local ordinances. Some
states may outlaw suction mounts while driving or regulate where suction mounts are located
in your vehicle. Many states have restrictions against “non-transparent material” on a car
windshield that may obstruct the driver’s view.

Warning: This product and its components contain chemicals known to the state of
California to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. This Notice is being provided
in accordance with California’s Proposition 65. If you have any questions or would like
additional information, please refer to www.oehha.ca.gov/ prop65/background/p65plain.html.

Ensure proper disposal of the rechargeable battery.

The battery contained in this device is lithium ion. To locate a battery recycling center

near you, call 1-800-8-BATTERY or 1-877-2-RECYCLE for proper disposal.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

• Do not expose Safe Driving Dash Recorder to rain or moisture.

• Safe Driving Dash Recorder is intended for use in a motor vehicle. Do not install the product
where it will block the driver’s view of the road (including mirrors) or the deployment of airbags.

• Keep your attention on the road! Do not try to operate or focus on device while driving. If you
have to concentrate on or adjust the device, pull over to the side of the road for a moment.

• Make sure the camera lens is kept clean and there is nothing blocking the lens.

• Do not leave Safe Driving Dash Recorder in direct sunlight for a long period of time or where
the temperature could go above 140°F (60°C).

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Mounting Bracket:
Slide Bracket on to back

of Dash Cam

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Clear Dash HD Features & Functions

1. Menu

2. Photo / Play Back

3. Enter / File lock

4. Video Record/Stop/ Up

5. Sound Record/ Down

6. REC Indicator Light

7. Charging Indicator Light

8. MIC Indicator Light

9. AV OUT

10. MIC

11. Micro Memory Card Slot

12. USB Interface

13. Reset Button

14. On/Off Button - day/night

15. Speaker

16. Dash Mount Slot

17. LED Highlight

18. Rotating Camera Lens

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INCLUDES:

1. Power Port Car Charger with Mini USB Cable

2. Micro Memory Card -8Gb

3. USB to Mini USB Charging Cable

4. Suction Dash Mounting Bracket

Clear Dash HD

Accessories

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Clear Dash HD

Screen Features

Mode

Battery Charge

Date & Time

MM/DD/YYYY

Day/Night

Setting

Memory Card

Video

Resolution

Recording

Time

File Lock

Mic

G Sensor “on”

Cyclic Record

Exposure

Recording

Active

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Clear Dash HD

Operating Instructions

Getting Started

1. Insert memory card into memory card
slot.

2. Mount unit on dash or window of vehicle
with camera lens facing the area to be
recorded.

Mounting to Dash with Suction Cup

a. Attach Safe Driving Dash Recorder

to the suction mount by sliding the
square mounting post into the mount
slot on the cam.

b. Locate a suitable position to mount

the dash cam. Do not obstruct
visibility for driving.
A smooth surface is needed for
suction cup to secure properly.

c. Make sure surface is clean as well as

suction cup.

d. Press suction cup to surface. Lock

lever in place.

e. Test mount to make secure. If loose,

repeat process.

3. Connect unit to power supply. Using
the power port cable, plug the USB
end into the X-3000 and the other end
into the Car Power port. The USB cable
can also be used to plug into the
X-3000 and a USB power adapter or
USB connection.

The red Charging light (7) will illuminate

and charge the unit’s battery while it
operates on the car’s electrical power.
The light will remain on while charging.

4. Unit should power up. If “Welcome”
screen does not appear, press and hold
ON/OFF (15) button for a few seconds
to turn on.

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*While using the car power port

charging cable, the X-3000 will power
up and start recording.

Screen appears with 3 options.

Mass Storage
PC Camera
Rec mode

5. Scroll Down using Down key (5) key to
select Rec mode. Press Enter Key (3).

6. Press Video Rec Key (4) to start/stop
recording. Check video screen and
adjust unit position for best picture
recording. Video timer in upper left
corner will start to count. Blue record
light (6) will blink when recording.

Charging

Plug the power port cable into the USB port

on the X-3000. The charging light (7) will
illuminate. Charging light indicator will turn
off after fully charged.

Battery Use

Charge the internal battery as per

instructions above. The charge of the

battery can be seen by the battery strength
meter located on the screen in the lower
right corner.

Date & Time

Press Menu button once to enter Menu

Mode. Press again to advance to Video
Settings. Select Date/Time by pressing
enter. Adjust Date/Time by highlighting
elds and using up/down key to correct
date. Press Enter.

Modes of Operation:

Recording Video/DVR

Make sure unit is powered on. Press

Rec Key (4) to Start or Stop of
recording. Recording time can be
viewed in top right corner of the screen.
Files will be saved in time intervals set
in the Menu settings. Default is 1 minute
les. When power to the unit is turned
off, recording will be saved
automatically. Once memory card in full,
les will be rewritten from oldest one by
one. Except the locked le.

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Photo/Camera
Make sure unit is powered on. Press the

Photo/Playback Key (2) to switch to the
Photo/Camera mode. Press Key (2)
again to take photo.

Playback/ Preview Delete les
Make sure unit is powered on. Hold and

press the Photo/Play Key (2) to enter
into playback mode. Press down (5)
or up Key (4) to scroll though saved
les. Press enter button (3) to play
le. Press Down button (5) to fast
forward at 2x, press again for 4x, press
again for 8x.Up button (4) can be
pressed to rewind -2x, press
again -4x, press again -8x.

Audio Record
Make sure unit is powered on. Press

the Audio Sound Key (5) to activate
microphone. Yellow Light (8) will

illuminate.

Switching between modes

Recording mode to Photo mode- Press

Photo Key (2).
Photo mode to Recording mode- Press
Video Key (4)
Playback mode to Photo mode- Press
and hold Photo Key (2).
Audio Record - press Audio Sound Key

(5). Toggle to turn off and on.

Panel Protect

This is the power saving screen.

Settings can be adjusted in the Main
Menu. Off setting will keep main screen
active continuously. Pressing any button
will activte the main screen. Default is 30
sec in order to limit distraction on driver.

Saving Files to PC

There are two methods to save les to PC.
From Micro Memory Card:

1) Remove Micro SD card and place in
card reader.

2) Find device and open folder for les.

3) Copy/save les to PC.

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From Unit

1) Plug USB cable from X-3000 into the
USB slot of PC.

2) Find device under My computer.

3) Open folder listed and copy/save les
to PC.

Common Video les: O______

G-sensor locked les: EVEO______
Manual operated locked les: SOSO______

Deleting Files

Highlight les on PC when USB cable is

connected or when memory card is in
card reader. Press Delete.

Reset

Press reset button on the side of the unit

to restart the unit.

AV Out

Connect an AV cable to the AV out

port of the X--3000 after turning on
the product. The camera picture
appears automatically and then the
product can be operated normally. Pull
out the AV cable to exit.

Daylight/Night Recording
Toggle On/Off (14) to turn on Moon for

night and Blank for Sunlight.
Setting Loop Recording
Press Menu Key (1) ,and then press

Down Key (5),select “Cyclic Record.”
Setting Motion Detection
Press Menu Key (1), and then press

Down Key (5), select “Detection.”

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Gravity Sensing

This car camera has G Shock built-in Gravity Sensing. If the vehicle has a severe
crash, the current video le will lock automatically. Lock Icon will appear on the middle
top of the screen. The lock le will not be overwritten in loop recording.

Parking guard

The car camera will turn on and record automatically when it detects shock after
setting parking guard function.

Fill Light

When the light is insufcient, turn on the LED highlight function in menu for additional
of light or press the On/Off button to turn on/off. Day/Night Icon will appear on
screen.

Capture Mode

Select time for capture mode/picture mode.

Anti-Shaking

Photographs will not be affected by shaking.

Lock File

Press the Enter/File Lock button (3) once to manually activate the video le protection
when in standby mode or when recording. The Lock Icon will appear on the screen.
The video le recording will be protected for overwriting of the cyclic recording. The
Lock icon will protect the le for the length of its recording time.( Ex. 1 min le length

Terms Denition

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le will be protected for 1 min. Default setting can be changed in Main Menu Cyclic
Record.

Lock le is manual activation of the G-sensor which will automatically lock the le when

a shock/bump is sensed. Press manually to prevent overwrite of le.
Common Video les: O______
G-sensor locked les: EVEO______
Manual operated locked les: SOSO______
Resolution

Select resolution for video.
Cyclic record

Same as loop record. Time of each recording le.
Motion Detection

With motion detection selected on, unit will automatically record when there is motion

in front of the unit. Recording will stop when movement stops.

*An example of a shock could be a bump by another car in a parking lot.

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Unit will not turn on

Unit must be charged. Connect to Power source. Charge for a few hours before use.

Unit is not recording

Check if memory card is installed or full. Another situation might be that the

memory card does not match the unit. Install the memory card supplied

with the unit or a similar type.

Battery is not charging

Check power connection and status of charging light. Charge for a few hours.

Battery issue may exist if there is no light and operation

Battery is dead after a few hours

Motion detection may be set to ON and draining battery by detecting excessive

motion. Change setting of motion detection to OFF. Default Motion is OFF.

No Memory Card

Card may not be installed correctly. Reinstall. Card may be mismatched to the unit.

Troubleshooting

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Images are blurred

Clean camera lens.

Display shuts off

The display turns off at a preset time. Default panel protect setting turns unit off at a

preset time. Go to Menu to change setting.

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Main Menu - Video Menu Default settings

Resolution

FHD 1920×1080 / HD

1280×720/VGA 640×480

HD 1280×720

Cyclic Record Off/1 Minute/2 Minutes/3 Minutes 1 Minute

Exposure -3/-2/-1/0/1/2/3 0

Audio Off/On OFF

Detection Off/On Off

Date Stamp Off/On On

Gravity Sensing Off/High/Medium/Low Medium

Parking Guard Off/On Off

DEFAULT SETTINGS

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Menu - Video Settings Menu Default settings

Date/Time MM/DD/YYYY 02/17/2017

Power Save 1min, 3 mins, 5 mins, Off 1 Min

Beep Sound Off/On On

Language Chinese, English,Deutsch,Japanese English

TV Mode PAL/NTSC NTSC

Frequency 50Hz/60Hz 60Hz

Panel Protect Off/30S/1 Minute/2 Minutes 30 sec

Fill Light Off/On/Auto Off

Format Cancel/OK Cancel

Default Setting Cancel/OK Cancel

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Capture Mode

Picture Mode

Menu Default settings

Capture Mode Off/self-timer 2s/self-timer 10s/Bust Off

Resolution

1.3M 1280*960/2MHD

1920*1080/3M 2048*1536

1.3M 1280*960

Sequence Off

Quality Fine/Normal/Economy Fine

Sharpness Strong/Normal/Soft Strong

White Balance

Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Tungsten/

Fluorescent

Auto

Color

Normal/Black and White/Sepia/

Negative/Solarization

Normal

ISO Auto/100/200/400 Auto

Exposure -3/-2/-1/0/1/2/3 0

Anti-Shaking Off/On Off

Quick Review OFF/2 Seconds/5 Seconds Off

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Capture Mode

Picture Mode

Menu Default settings

Date Stamp Off/Date/Time Date/Time

Date/Time

Auto Power Off

O/10S/20S/30S

Off

Beep Sound Off/On Off

Language Chinese, English,Deutsch,Japanese English

TV Mode PAL/NTSC NTSC

Frequency 50Hz / 60Hz 60Hz

LCD Brightness Off/1 Minute/2 Minutes/3 Minutes Off

Fill light Off/On/Auto Off

Format Cancel/OK Cancel

Default Setting Cancel/OK Cancel

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Visual angle 120 degree

Lens degrees rotation 270 degree

Sensor 1.0 Mega pixels

Video resolution 1080P/1080PHD /720P/WVGA

Video format AVI

Video frame number 720P/30fps/ WVGA/30fps

Picture format JPEG

Picture resolution Actual pixel 1280**800 (optional)

Highlight support

Web camera support

Motion detection support

Removable disk support

Sound record synchronous video and sound record/only video without sound (optional)

TF card ≥ class4

Working humidity 300-500mA

Recording area 40m

Storage temperature -20-60 centigrade

Operation temperature -10-60 centigrade

Operation humidity 15-65%

Player software Windows Media Player/KM player

USB interface USB 2.0

Display screen 2.0 TFT

Capacity of battery 150mAh

Charging current 200MA

Charging time 1H

SPECIFICATION

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MANUFACTURER’S

SIXTY DAY LIMITED WARRANTY

The manufacturer warrants that all parts and components are free of defects in materials
and workmanship for 60 days from the date the product is received. This warranty is valid
only in accordance with the conditions set forth below:

1. Normal wear and tear are not covered by this warranty. This warranty applies

to consumer use only, and is void when the product is used in a commercial or
institutional setting.

2. The warranty extends only to the original consumer purchaser and is not transferable.

In addition, proof of purchase must be demonstrated. This warranty is void if the
product has been subject to accident, misuse, abuse, improper maintenance or repair,
or unauthorized modication.

3. This limited warranty is the only written or express warranty given by the manufacturer.

Any implied warranty of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose on this
product is limited in duration to the duration of this warranty. Some states do not allow
limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply
to you.

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4. Repair or replacement of the product (or, if repair or replacement is not feasible, a

refund of the purchase price) is the exclusive remedy of the consumer under this
warranty. The manufacturer shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential
damages for breach of this warranty or any implied warranty on this product. Some
states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages,
so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

5. This warranty gives you specic legal rights, and you may also have other rights which

vary from state to state.

Procedure for Warranty Repairs or Replacement:

If warranty service is necessary, the original purchaser must pack

the product securely and send it postage paid with a description

of the defect, proof of purchase, and a check or money order

for $9.99 to the following address:

Tristar Products Inc., 500 Returns Road, Wallingford, CT 06495.

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Distributed By:
Tristar Products, Inc.
Faireld, NJ 07004

© 2017 Tristar Products, Inc.

CDHD-X3000_IB_TP_ENG_V1_170302

Owner’s Manual

High-Denition

Automotive

Video Recorder

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