Falcon Prime 2, Prime 4 User Manual

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Prime 2/4 Cam DVR

Dash Cam

User Manual

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Index

1. Features.............................................................................13

2. Structure diagram................................................................13

3. Part description..........................................................14

4. Operation instruction...........................................................15

Power on/off..................................................................15

Battery charging............................................................15

Installing memory card...................................................15

Basic operation.............................................................16

Mode.............................................................................16

Video setup..................................................................16

Setup.............................................................................16

Parking monitor.............................................................17

LDWS............................................................................17

FCWS..............................................................................18

Rear camera setting...................................................18

System setup.................................................................18

AV/HDMI port.........................................................19

USB port................................................................19

5. Specification...........................................................20

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1. Features

This model records video and takes photos during driving. It adopts dual
Sony IMX322 sensor and Novatek 96663 chip-set, with excellent night vision
performance.

1. Structure diagram

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3. Part description

2. GPS/BV Outside Camera

1. Mini USB Power Source

3. AV-OUT

4. ON/OFF 5. OK/REC

6. RIGHT

7. LEFT 8. MENU

9. HDMI

10. SD card 11. Reset

12. MIC

13. Lens 14. LED Light

15. Screen

Button description

Button

Description

POWER ON/OFF

1. Short press to power on, long press to
power off

2.While powered on status, short press to
turn on LED light

OK

Stop Recording / Start Recording

MENU

Menu (M) button while recording
Long press SOS video lock Short
press MIC ON/OFF
Menu (M) button - short press While not recording

Gets to dash camera menu settings

LEFT

Move/ Switch display

RIGHT

Move / Take photo while recording

RESET

RESET

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Indicating light description

Name

Description

Indicating light

When blue light flashes camera is
recording video; When blue light
stops flashing the recording stops.
When Red light is solid camera is
charging; when red light turns off the
battery is fully charged.

4. Operating Instruction

POWER ON/OFF

1. Short press POWER Button to turn on and long press to turn off.

2. When the car charger is plugged in, the dash cam turns on and starts
recording; when car charger is unplugged and dash cam battery
fully charged, video files saved and dash cam powered off.
Dash camera is not meant to stay on without a power source.

Battery charging
Ways of battery charging

1. Charging via PC USB cable. Will not be able to record

2. Charging via car charger.
Charging battery icon on screen flashes while charging, with blue light
flashing.

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Installing memory card

Push memory card into card slot per with metal on sd card facing forward.
Remove memory card: Gently push the sd card inward a bit, and then it
releases, remove it from card slot.

Basic operations

Mode: Must stop recording to get into menu screen
Video mode: Is for recording videos

Photo mode: Is for taking photos
Playback mode: It for Reviewing videos and photos

Video setup -Must stop recording to get into menu screen

Resolution options: These settings ONLY WORK WHEN ONE CAMERA is
being used to record:
WVGA P30 (Low), FHD P30 (Medium), HD P60 (High)

ONLY Resolution option when recording and using BOTH inside and
Outside cameras: FHD P30+FHD P30

Loop recording (Used to measure increments in which camera records):
3 Minutes, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, Off

Wide Dynamic Range (WDR): On, Off
Recommended ON if mounting dash camera towards the middle of the

windshield.
Exposure (Used to filter backgrounds): 0.0, -1/3, -2/3, -1.0, -4/3, -5/3,

-2.0, 2.0, 5/3, 4/3, 1.0, 2/3, 1/3
Motion Detection (Used to monitor vehicle when unattended): On, Off

Never have ON while driving.
ON- Will continue to record as normal, but if Motion is detected, recording

will be locked and saved.
Record Audio (Used to record voice and sound in main camera area):

On, Off

Date stamp (Used to show recording time & date information): On, Off
G-sensor Used to lock and store recordings when a sudden impact is

detected (accident) or when hard braking is applied):
Low, Medium, High, Off

Recommended setting is LOW

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Must stop recording to get into menu screen
Delay Time lapse when recording:

1 Second, 5 Seconds, 10 Seconds, Off
Dual Cam Display (Used to determine which camera is to be viewed):

Front, Behind, Both

Setup

Date/Time, Plate number, Auto power off, Beep sound, Language,
Frequency, TV mode, Format, Default setting ,Version, Screen saver,
Version Delete all, Lock all, Unlock all

Video Mode Options

Video recording: Switch to video mode, press OK button to start/stop
recording video.

Photo Taking: Switch to camera mode, press OK to take photo
Playback: Switch to playback mode, press LEFT/RIGHT button to select

video files, press OK button to play/pause.

Parking monitor ON/OFF
Never have ON while driving.

ON- Power off dash camera and when vibration or motion is detected it will
turn on dash cam and start recording. Video is saved and locked.
Dash cam will automatically go back into parking monitor mode based on
the time amount that is set in loop recording

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Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) ON/OFF
ON- You will see green lines on the screen. While driving, dash cam

monitors distance between car and lane road markings via advanced chip
set which process data to identify if car has deviated from lane. Once car
deviates from lane, dash cam utters warning sound and a lane picture is
displayed on screen.

Front Collision Warning System (FCWS)

While driving, dash cam monitors distance between car and front car via
advanced chip set which process data to identify any potential collision risk.
Once vehicle is too close to front of car, dash cam utters warning sound to
and line icon is displayed on the screen. This function is very helpful for
distracted drivers.

Outside Second Camera Setting

Plug second camera to GPS/ BV port on dash cam, follow the sequence of:
Left arrow toggles between camera's.

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Video setup - Resolution setup
To start dual camera recording, only resolution option is:

“FHDP30+FHDP30”.

Must stop recording to get into menu screen

System setup

Press M button to enter main menu, go to SETUP menu and select desired
options via OK button. Return to main menu via RIGHT and LEFT button.

System setup options

Date/Time: Used to set Date and Time. Use Right, Left, and OK buttons to
change values and press Menu button to save.

Plate Number: Used to show License plate number of vehicles that may be
in the video. Shown on the video

Auto power off: Used to turn camera off after unit is first powered on. Off/1
minute/3 minutes/5 minutes

Beep sound: Turns key tone on or off.
Language: Used to select language: Chinese simplified/Chinese

traditional/English/French/Japanese/Russian/German/Italian/Portuguese/
Spanish etc.

Frequency: Used to clear frequency barriers that arrive. 50Hz/60Hz
TV mode：NTSC/PAL

Suggested NTSC

Format SD Card: Cancel/OK
This will erase every recording or photo taken even ones that are saved on
the card

Default setting: Restore default setting, Cancel/OK
Version: Version number

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Screen saver: Used to turn screen off while camera is still recording.
off/30 seconds/1 minute/2 minutes
Press any button to view screen.

Delete all: Used to delete videos and photos: Delete all video, Cancel/OK
Lock all: Used to lock videos and photos Lock all video, Cancel/OK
Unlock all: Used to unlock videos and photos: Unlock all video, Cancel/

OK

Ports
AV-OUT/HDMI

Dash cam has AV/HDMI port to enable playing video and audio via other
devices such as DVD player, PC, TV.

USB

Connect USB with PC, power on and USB menu pops up, with 3 options:

1. Mass Storage

Storing video files and photos.

2. Camera

For PC cam mode.

3. Video

Select to go to dash cam interface.

5. Specification

Chip-set:

NT96663+2GB DDRIII chip-set

Sensor:

Dual Sony IMX322

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Lens:

Front 170 degree/Rear 140 degree 6G glass

wide angle lens

Resolution:

FHD1080P@30FPS+FHD1080P@30FPS

Lens pixel:

Dual 2M Sony IMX322

Video format:

H.264 MP4

Photo format:

JPEG

Frame rate:

H.264@1080P 30fp/s

H.264@720P 60fp/s
H.264@720P 30fp/s

G-sensor:

3-axis solid collision detection

Record mode:

Loop recording, time lapse recording

Video interruption:

0ms,3s/5s/10s

Memory card:

Support TF memory card 1GB～128GB

LCD:

3.0" 16:9(960 X240)

Video output:

HDMI,AV OUT

Boot time:

2S

Working voltage:

DC 5V 1.5A

PC CAM:

UVC PC camera

USB:

USB2.0

Video specification:

FHD1080P=1920*1080 /

1080P=1440*1080/

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720P=1280*720 /…

Image resolution:

12M 4032*3024
10M 3648*2736

8M 3264*2448
5M 2592*1944

3M 2048*1536

Working current:

450mA (typical value) (DC 5V)

Quiescent current:

20uA

Storage temperature:℃

（-20℃-70℃）

Operating temperature:℃

（0℃-60℃）

Operation humidity (RH)

15%-60% RH

Battery:

Li-polymer battery 300mAH

LDWS

Lane Departure Warning System

FCWS

Front Collision Warning System