Conbrov T10 User Manual

T10 Photo Frame Camera-Black

User Manual

Model No.: T10

Table of Contents

Part 1 Before First Use.........................................1-2

Part 2 Quick Guide..................................................3

Part 3 Detailed User Manual............................... 4-20

Part 3 Detailed User Manual

Safety Precautions...................................................4

Warning on Invasion of Privacy..................................5

What's Included....................................................... 6

T10 Diagram............................................................7

Before Using Your T10 Camera............................. 8-11

1. Charging the Camera.......................................... 8

2. Installing the micro SD Card..............................8-9

3. Setting the Date and Time..............................10-11

How to Use Your Conbrov T10 camera................. 12-14

1. Turning the Camera On/Off................................ 12

2. How to Record A Video..................................12-13

3. How to Record with Sound..................................14

4. How to Switch Into Night Vision...........................14

5. How to Play A Video...........................................14

Other tips.............................................................. 15

1. How to Reset the Camera...................................15

2. How to set up the Camera...................................15

LED Status.......................................................... 16

Technical Specifications................................... .... 17

FAQs................................................................18-19

Warranty................................................................20

Disposal................................................................ 20

Declaration of Conformity........................................20

Part 1 Before First Use

Charging the Camera

Before the first use, charge the camera via your PC or
USB charger ( The fully charging time is 20 hours)

Yellow indicator Yellow indicator

Formatting the microSD Card

Before the first use, format the microSD card to FAT32
format (applicable to Windows system ONLY). The
camera only supports class 10 microSD cards with at
least an 8GB capacity. It supports cards up to 32 GB.

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Resetting the camera

If the camera malfunctions for any reason, reset it with
the included pin. A small paperclip can also be used.

Part 1 Before First Use

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A.Take off the frame front cover

and install The micro SD Card

ON lights up

blue and the
camera is in
standby mode

OFF flashes
alternating red
and blue and
then turns off

Record a Video

flash 3 times blue

C.Record A Video

B.Turn On/Off

D.Play The Video

Power On

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USB2 .0

For more detailed information, see Part 3: Detailed User
Manual.

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Part 2 Quick Guide

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Safety precautions

Read this instruction manual carefully before using the
camera. It contains important information for your safety
as well as operating and maintenance instructions.
Follow all safety precautions in order to prevent damage
due to improper use of the camera.
Keep this user manual carefully for future use. Should
this camera be passed along to a third party, this user
manual must be handed on as well.
Use the camera only for its intended purpose.
In the event of improper use or erroneous handling, no
liability can be assumed for any possible damage which
may occur.
Never try to repair the camera yourself. Only allow
qualified personnel to repair the camera in the event
of malfunctions.
Warning! The camera is not waterproof. Never immerse
the camera in water or other liquids while cleaning or
operating it.

Do not open the housing under any circumstances.
Do not introduce any metal objects into the interior of
the housing.
Never use accessories which are not recommended by
the manufacturer.
Keep the camera away from all hot surfaces and naked
flames. Protect the camera from extreme heat and cold,
dust, direct sunlight, humidity and drops or jets of water.
Do not place any heavy objects on the camera.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any missing video
data due to maloperation, microSD card malfunctions,
camera angle limitation, etc.

Part 3: Detailed User Manual

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The camera should be used for legal purpose only.
Follow the laws of your country.Recording and circulating
an image of an individual may constitute an infringement
of their privacy for which you could be liable. Ask for
authorization before filming individuals, particularly if you
want to keep your recordings and/or circulate images on
the Internet or any other medium. Do not circulate a
degrading image or one which could undermine the
reputation or dignity of an individual.

Warning on invasion of privacy

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USB cable

Warning sticker

Card reader Screws

What's included

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Pin

invisibie LED

Camera Lens

PIR

LED

Camera lens

Audio(on/off)

Power

REC

MD

lndicator

USB

Reset

Micro-SD

PIR

T10 Diagram

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1.Charging your camera

Off

Yellow indicator

Steady yellow
Off

Flashing blue and red

Charging
Fully charged

Low power

(1)It is suggested to turn off your camera during charging.
(2)Connect the supplied USB cable to the Micro USB port
and a suitable USB port on your PC or a USB charger
(separate charger not included). The yellow LED is on
while charging. The charge time is about 20 hours.
(3)The yellow LED turns off when the camera is fully
charged.

2. Installing the microSD card

Before Using Your Conbrov T10 Camera

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Before Using Your Conbrov T10 Camera

Caution! Format the microSD before use. Doing this,

however, will remove all data from the card. Make sure
to back up any data before formatting (applicable to
Windows system ONLY)

(1)
capacity for recording.
(2) Do not remove the microSD card during operation. It
will damage both the memory card and camera.
(3)Push the microSD card into the memory card slot
gently until it clicks into place. The card only fits one
way, so do not force the card into the port.
(4)To remove the microSD card, make sure the camera is
OFF. Press down on the microSD and it will pop up,
you can then pull it out easily.

Only supports a Class 10 microSD with at least 8GB

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Insert the microSD card into the card reader and connect
the card reader to your PC. After a few seconds the
microSD card will be shown as a removable disk. Open
the SETTIME.TXT file.

SETTIME

The following menu will be displayed:

SETTIME.TXT

file Edit Format View Help

2016-07-15, 23:59:59
yes

yyyy-mm-dd, hh:mm:ss

yes: loop recording on microSD
no: no loop recording

Time format:

File name

Modify date and time on the computer.
After setting date and time, click on “File” and then on
“Save”.
Please do not add any blank or characters to change the
existing format.

New
Open
Save
Save as
Page settings
Print
Exit

File

Edit Format View Help

SETTIME.TXT

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3. Setting the Date and Time.

Before Using Your Conbrov T10 Camera

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Note: If you cannot find the file SETTIME.TXT after
opening the microSD on the computer, please record a
video clip to activate the card and set the date and time
again. The date and time will remain accurate unless the
battery has been depleted for long time.

Before Using Your Conbrov T10 Camera

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1. Turning the Camera On/Off

Using the ribbon to take off the frame front cover first.
(1) Press and hold the power to switch the camera on.
The LED will light up blue, which indicates that it is in
standby mode.
(2) Press and hold the power to switch the camera off.
The LED will flash alternating red and blue and then
turn off.

ON lights up blue and
the camera is in standby
mode

OFF flashes alternating
red and blue and then t
urns off

Note: If the camera switches off automatically, there
are two reasons:

1. The battery power is too low and the camera must be
charged.

2. The camera has been in standby mode without any
operation for longer than 1 minute. In this case, the
camera switches off to save battery power.

2. How to Record A Video

(1) PIR motion detection video record
Press MD button to enter 1 minute test recording. The
Blue and Red LED indicator will flash and then go off,
The Red LED indicator stays on .

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After test recording, the PIR motion sensor is triggered
while detecting a motion and the camera enters motion
detection recording mode, The Blue and Red LED
indicator flash 3 times. The Red LED indicator is always
on.Press MD button again to stop recording, The Blue and
Red LED indicator will flash and then go off, The Red
LED indicator goes off. The device will powered off.

(2)Record continuously
Turn the camera on, then press REC button to record
continuously, and the LED flashing blue 3 times then
goes off. Press REC button again to stop recording
and the blue light will stay on. The device will be in
standby mode.

Record a Video

flash 3 times blue

Note: If no microSD is inserted, the blue LED will flash
blue for 3 seconds then turns off.

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3. How to Record with Sound

Only switch the Audio on button to record with sound
in any condition, switch to off button to record without
sound.

4. How to enter into Night Vision
Whether under PIR motion detection video recording or

recording continuously, when ambient light brightness
is lower than 20LUX, the camera will automatically
switch into night vision and the video is black and white.

5. How to Play a Video
Turn on the camera first, and then connect the T10 camera to

computer via USB cable. Or take out the microSD, insert it into
the card reader (included), then connect the card reader to
computer.After a few seconds, there will be a removable disk
shown on computer. Open it, and then you'll see the Video file.
Open it to play the videos.

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USB2 .0

Power On

How to Use Your Conbrov T10 camera

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1.How to Reset the Camera
Use the supplied pin or similar tool (like a paperclip)

to reset your camera in case of a malfunction. Press
the Reset Button to reset the camera to standard
factory settings.

2. How to set up the Camera

You can put it on your desk or hang it from the wall by
the hole.

Other Tips

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LED status

Starting up with SD card

LED stays on blue

Starting up without SD card

LED flashes blue 10
seconds and goes off

Power on

LED stays on blue

Record continuously

LED flashes blue 3 times
and then goes off

PIR motion detection video
record

LED lights up blue then
off, and the red light stays
on

Low battery

LED flashes alternately
Red and Blue

PC charging

LED stays on Yellow

USB charging

LED stays on Yellow

Fully charged

LED Yellow lights off

Power off

LED lights up blue and red
then goes off

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Technical specifications

Item

Parameter

Battery

Lip

Video compression

M-JPEG

PIR detection angle

0

60

PIR detection distance

5-8 meters (15-25 feet)

Camera angle

0

75

Focal distance

2.8mm

Memory extension supported

Up to 32G

Max PIR standby time

About 2 years

Day time recording power
consumption

220mA

Max day time recording time

30 hours

Night vision recording power
consumption

840mA

Max night vision continuously
recording time

About 10 hours

Fully charging time

About 20 hours by USB
power adapter, 30 hours
by PC

Dimensions

245*195*14mm

Size of photo

180*130 mm

Resolution

720P

FPS

FPS30FPS

10000mAhBattery size

PIR MD video record

About 1 minute per file

Record continuously

About 10 minutes per file

Loop recording

optional

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FAQs

1.Q: What kind of microSD card does it support?

A: It only supports a Class 10 microSD with at least 8 GB
capacity for recording and supports cards up to 32 GB.

2.Q: How to format the microSD and what format does it
support?

A: Please format the microSD to FAT32 on Windows system.

3.Q: How long does the camera recording to a 32 GB SD
card?

A: In generally, it takes about 4.5 hours to fill the 32GB SD
card.

4.Q: How will the night vision mode work? Is there a night
vision mode that you have to set or does it just sense
that it's dark? Does the camera record in color?

A: It will sense the darkness automatically and switch it self to
night vision when the light is less than 20 LUX.It records in
black and white for night vision, but in color for day time.

5.Q: How long it will last to record when charged fully?

A: The camera can record 30 hours for day time, 10 hours for
night vision when charged fully. You can record during
charging, too. (Please note it will stop recording when SD
card filled without loop record)

6.Q: The LED turns on unexpectedly, button operation not
possible?

A: Reset the camera as described in Chapter “Resetting the
camera”.

7.Q: Why my camera cannot be recognized on the
computer?

A: Please turn the camera on first, and then connect the
camera to the computer via USB cable.

8.Q: How to set the date and time?

A: The camera has the date and time stamp, you can fix the
date and time on computer and don't forget to save the
fixed date and time at the end. For more details, see the
“Setting the date and time” part in user manual.

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FAQs

9.Q: Is the camera always recording in loop mode? How
can I turn off the mode?

A: Yes, it's defaulted to loop recording, and you can set
“no” for loop recording in the SETTIME.TXT file to turn
off the mode.

10.Q: Why I can't playback the video on the computer?

A: If you use Mac, please try VLC player. If you use
windows computer, please try KM player. Sometimes,
it is the problem of the media player.

11.Q: Why my video has no audio?

A: Please check that the audio on button is turn on or not
when you recording. If yes and still no audio, please
change the media play and try it again.

12.Q: Why the battery cannot last so long as said 2 years
standby time?

A: standby time means there is no motion to be recorded;
it can last 2 years when you fully charged the camera.

13.Q: How to install or remove the SD card?

A: Push the card that clip down into the slot until you hear a
click to install. Then Use your finger nail or the pin
(included) to push the card a little bit under the surface,
the card will pop itself out

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Warranty

All products sold by the Conbrov Group are covered by a
12-month full replacement warranty.
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Disposal

Electrical products should not be discarded with
household waste. According to the European
Directive 2012/19/EC on waste electrical and
electronic equipment and its implementation into
national law, electrical products used must be
collected separately and disposed of at collection
points provided for this purpose. Talk with your local
authorities or dealer for advice on recycling.

Declaration of conformity

Conbrov Electron Co., Ltd., Room 908 Huiyicaifu Center, c/o
Queshan and Longhua Roads, Shenzhen, China, declares
under our sole responsibility that the product Starlight Mini
Camera T16, to which this declaration relates, meets all
relevant European standards and directives. For the complete
declaration of conformity visit our website www.conbrov.com.

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of their respective owners.

Manufacturer

Conbrov Electron Co., Ltd.
Room 908 Huiyicaifu Center,
c/o Queshan and Longhua Roads
Shenzhen, People's Republic of China

About Us

Conbrov Electron Co., Ltd. founded in 2003 is an innovative
technology research company specialized in personal
surveillance cameras and on-dash cameras. Conbrov products
and technology are patent protected by PCT or U.S. Patent
Office. Based on years of professional experience and
knowledge, we are able to provide the best and most efficient
products and customer service.