NAVCAM-HD USER MANUAL
Please read carefully before use
It is recommended to use a Class 4 ( 4Mb/s write speed) Micro SDHC card for optimal
performance.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions and Precautions ...................................................................................... 2
Product Connections and Use ................................................................................................................. 3
Whats in the box ..................................................................................................................................... 3
FEATURES AND OPERATION.................................................................................................................... 4
Memory Card required for operation ................................................................................................. 4
Power on/off function (auto on/off)................................................................................................... 4
Auto Record when turned on ............................................................................................................. 4
Installation on the car windscreen...................................................................................................... 4
Using the 270 degree swing lens function .......................................................................................... 4
Recording ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Video Mode Setting (on screen menu options) .................................................................................. 6
Setup Mode Setting (on screen menu options) .................................................................................. 6
Digital Still Camera (DSC) Mode Settings: ........................................................................................... 7
USB Connection .................................................................................................................................. 9
Playback on TV .................................................................................................................................... 9
Note: ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Trouble Shooting / Q & A ...................................................................................................................... 11
PRODUCT Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 11
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS
- Read all instructions carefully before use.
- Retain manuals for future reference.
- Use this product only in the manner described.
- Only use a water-dampened soft-cloth to clean the surface of this product.
- The following will damage this product: any liquid such as water or moisture, extreme
heat; cold; humidity, dusty or sandy environments.
- Only place this device on stable surfaces and ensure that any attached cables are secure
and will not cause the device to fall.
- If charging is required, it is recommended to thoroughly charge electronic devices for the
first time overnight. Subsequent charges can be as needed. During charging, or
extended use, the product may become warm.
- There are no user serviceable parts in this product.
- Un-authorized attempts to dismantle or repair this product will void product warranty
- Using this device near other electronic devices may cause interference.
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Mini USB Port (for charging or connecting to a PC)
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Mounting plate
▲ (in on-screen menu) up
▼ (in on-screen menu) down
Power on/off
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Colour LCD, 2.5"
PRODUCT CONNECTIONS AND USE
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Flip Button- rotates the image 180
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Micro SD card slot, please use a Class 4 micro SDHC 11 [Not used]
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AV Out (3.5mm to RCA connectors) – to watch on a TV 13 Reset (pin) switch
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Ok (confirm selection in on-screen menu) 16 Speaker
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Mode select 18 LED indicator, Green-on, Red- charging
WHATS IN THE BOX
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on screen 10 Menu (on screen display menu)
14 Infrared LEDs for night vision
15 Lens, wide-angle 120o
Actual version may vary from that shown.
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FEATURES AND OPERATION
Memory Card required for operation
The Navcam-HD requires a Micro SD card (not included) to record video / image
content. (see page 9 for a table showing SD card capacity and the relevant amount of
video / image content able to be stored). For optimal performance, we recommend
using a Class 4 Micro SD card (the most common type) to ensure fast data transfer
rates.
Power on/off function (auto on/off)
To turn on the Navcam-HD, press the power button on the side of the device. To
turn off, press the same power button.
When connected to the 12v DC socket (cigarette socket) of your car, the Navcam-HD
will turn on and off automatically when the car’s ignition is turned on or off. If the
Navcam-HD does not turn off immediately it means the device is completing the file
save process before turning off (usually only a few seconds).
If the 12v socket is “constant on” (in some European vehicles), then the Navcam-HD
will need to be turned on/off manually by the power button.
Whilst connected to the car’s 12V DC socket (or from a powered USB hub or PC USB
port) the LED indicator will glow red (battery is charging) and will be off once the
battery is fully charged.
To turn off the LCD display on the unit (but with the unit still recording), press the ▼
button. (ideal for night time driving)
Auto Record when turned on
When the NAVCAM-HD is turned on (either by pressing the power button or auto
on) the device will automatically begin recording. To stop recording, press the OK
button or disconnect the power cable.
Installation on the car windscreen
The NAVCAM-HD works best when mounted centrally and high up on the
windscreen (typically behind or close to the rear vision mirror). Use the supplied
windscreen suction mount to affix the Navcam-HD to the windscreen and then
adjust the mount until you can see a clear view of the road ahead on the LCD.
Using the 270 degree swing lens function
The lens section of the NAVCAM-HD can be rotated up to 270 degrees. This is ideal
for better camera positioning or for recording inside the car (passengers). Should the
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image appear upside down, press the “flip” button on the top of the Navcam-HD unit
to flip the image 180 degrees.
Recording
Turn on the NAVCAM-HD. Recording should start automatically. If not press the “OK”
button. When recording, the word “REC” will appear in the LCD and the green LED
will flash. The recorded file is saved onto the Micro SDHC Card. Stop recording by
either pressing the OK button or turning the car ignition off (stopping power to the
device)
In the event of an incident / accident – STOP the Recording.
- Due to the “cycle recording” nature of this technology, older recorded files will be overwritten (depending on
the chosen resolution settings and the memory capacity of the Micro SD card). For example a 2GB SD card at
HD resolution will only offer you 20 minutes of record time before the files (2 or 5 or 15min sizes) start to get
overwritten
- Should you wish to KEEP the video footage of an incident from not being overwritten, stop the recording soon
after an incident has occurred. (Either press “OK” or disconnect the power or remove the Micro SD card).
- Alternately use a larger capacity SD card or lower the recording resolution (eg; a 32GB SD card at VGA
resolution will offer you 640 minutes of record time) or otherwise use a second Micro SD card as a backup.
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walking by)
2 x 15 minute files.
Night
Video Mode Setting (on screen menu options)
Turn on the NAVCAM-HD and press the “OK” button to stop recording. Press the MODE
button until the Orange Movie camera icon appears in the top left of the LCD display.
Press the MENU button to enter the VIDEO MODE settings menu. Press the ▲/▼
buttons to select one of the setting options and press then OK to select that option.
Available Options:
Menu
Option
Image Size:
Time
stamp:
Motion
detect:
Audio
record:
Record
time:
Selection Options Option Description
Select [HD 1280x720
VGA 640x480]
Select [On / Off ] Records the current date and time onto the video file
Select [On / Off] When set to “On”, the Navcam-HD will begin
Select [On / Off ] Turns the built in microphone on or off. For privacy
Select [2 or 5 or 15
Minute]
HD 1280x720 gives higher image quality, less record
time
VGA 640x480 gives longer record time, less image
quality
(date/time is set in the setup options)
recording when it senses movement. For example; if
the Navcam-HD is left on, the camera will begin
recording if the image is disrupted (like a person
this can be turned off so that no audio is recorded.
Select the recording increment length to determine
the size of each video file / time of each increment.
For example, a 4GB Micro SD card recording at 720p
resolution will fit 40 minutes of footage which
equates to 20 x 2 minute files or 8 x 5 minute files or
Mode:
Setup Mode Setting (on screen menu options)
Turn on the NAVCAM-HD and press the “OK” button to stop recording. Press the MODE
button until the Orange Movie camera icon appears in the top left of the LCD display. Press
the MENU button to enter the VIDEO MODE settings menu then press the MODE button to
enter the SETUP menu. Press the ▲/▼ buttons to select one of the setup options and press
then OK to select that option. (pressing the MODE button again takes you back to the Video
mode setting)
Select [Cancel / Auto] If set to “auto” the IR LED’s around the camera lens
will assist the lens in capturing video in low light.
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Available Options:
Menu
Selection Options Option Description
Option
Format: Select [OK / Cancel] Select “OK” to format the Micro SD card. Warning,
formatting the card will erase all content on the card.
Language:
Default
Setting:
Select [English/ Simplified
Chinese/ Traditional Chinese/
Japanese /Russian /Korean/
Spanish/ German/ Portuguese/
Turkish]
Choose a language for the on screen menu display
Select [OK / Cancel] Select OK to return the device settings back to the
original factory settings.
Frequency:
Select [50HZ /60HZ]. For older television sets or monitors which cannot
auto select the refresh rate frequency, select 50Hz.
(generally not applicable for newer TVs in Australia /
New Zealand)
Date:
TV Out:
Select [Set Date/
Cancel]
Use this option to set the date and time on the
device. Should the device not be used for a long
period of time and should the battery run completely
flat, then the date/time will need to be re-set.
Select [NTSC/ PAL] For older television sets or monitors which cannot
auto select the television display system/colour
information, select “PAL”. (generally not applicable
for newer TV’s in Australia / New Zealand)
Digital Still Camera (DSC) Mode Settings:
Turn on the NAVCAM-HD and press the “OK” button to stop recording. Press the MODE
button until the Yellow camera icon appears in the top left of the LCD display. Next press
MENU to enter into DSC mode settings. Press the ▲/▼ buttons to select one of the setup
options and press OK to select that option. (pressing the MODE button again takes you back
to the Setup mode setting)
Available Options:
Menu
Selection Options Option Description
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Night
Select [Cancel / Auto]
If set to “auto” the IR LED’s around the camera lens
Option
Image Size: Select [5M 2560 x
1920/ 3M 2048 x
1536/ 2M1600 x
1200/ 1M 1280 x
1024]
Time
stamp:
Mode:
Select [On / Off ] Records the current date and time onto the still
5M 2560x1920 has a higher image quality, but uses
up more data/file space
1M 1280x1024 has less image quality, but uses up
less data/file space
image picture file (time is set in the setup options)
will improve image quality in low light.
Playback Mode Setting
Turn on the NAVCAM-HD and press the “OK” button to stop recording. Press the MODE
button until the either the purple “play” triangle icon or the black/white film strip icon
appears in the top left of the LCD display. Next press MENU to enter into Playback mode
settings. Press the ▲/▼ buttons to select one of the setup options and press OK to select
that option
Available Options:
Menu
Option
Delete:
Show
thumbnails:
Volume
adjust:
Selection Options Option Description
Select [This image/
All/ Cancel]
Select [OK/ Cancel] Show the images/videos as small “thumbnail
Select [1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/
6]
Choose to delete the current image, all images or
cancel and exit this option
pictures” for easier reviewing
Adjust the playback volume for video playback (only
available in video settings)
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Resolution
2GB
4GB
8GB
16GB
32GB
1280*720 (720P)
20min
40min
80min
160min
320min
USB Connection
Connect the NAVCAM-HD to a Windows (XP or 7) PC with the USB cable (included). The LCD
screen on the NAVCAM-HD will turn blue with the words “MSDC”.
Under “My computer” or “Windows Explorer” you should see a drive which will resemble a
“Removable Disk (?:)” (like a USB Flash drive or Hard drive). Recorded files are stored in the
DCIM\xxxDSCIM\ folder, and the files are named as [PICT****. AVI for video or PICT***.JPG
for still images. These files can be played back using Windows Media player or a compatible
.avi media player or an image viewer (for images)
Playback on TV
Connect the NAVCAM-HD to a TV or AV monitor with the supplied AV cable (3.5mm phono
plug one end, RCA composite connectors on the other end).
Turn on the NAVCAM-HD and select Playback mode automatically (as described above in
Playback mode setting).
Note:
1) A Micro SDHC card must be inserted into the device before recording.
2) The NAVCAM-HD supports cycle recording in increments of 2/5/15 minutes. It will
overwrite the oldest video files with new ones. Depending on the size of the Micro SDHC
card and the speed rating of the card, there may be as much as a 3 second pause time whilst
old files are overwritten with the newer files. This pause time will not be recorded.
3) As the NAVCAM-HD has a DC5V input, please use the original car charger which will step
down the car’s 12/24VDC to 5VDC and fuse the circuit in the event of an overload. The inline
fuse is contained within the 12v DC plug and is replaceable.
Video/Photos Storage Capacity
Video
Photo
640*480 (VGA) 40min 80min 160min 320min 640min
1M (1280*1024)
2M (1600*1200)
11650
photos
8400
photos
23300
photos
16800
photos
46600
photos
33600
photos
93200
photos
67200
photos
186400
photos
134400
photos
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6000
12000
24000
48000
96000
3M (2048*1536)
5M (2560*1920)
photos
3500
photos
photos
7000
photos
Connecting the NAVCAM-HD in the Car
photos
14000
photos
photos
28000
photos
photos
56000
photos
• The above wiring diagram shows a left hand drive vehicle. Wiring path is
only a suggestion.
1. Crashcam-HD device mounted behind the rear vision mirror.
2. 12v DC cable routed behind rear vision mirror
3. Cable hidden behind roof headlining
4. Cable hidden behind “A” pillar – beware of airbag equipped cars
5. Cable is routed beside the dashboard / near the door hinges
6. Cable is passed under the passenger carpet (or under the dashboard)
7. 12v DC plug is connected to the car’s 12v “cigarette socket”.
Once the wiring and installation of the Navcam-HD have been completed, please check the following:
- With the car’s ignition on (or engine started), the red LED indicator on the Navcam-HD will light up and the
LCD screen should turn on. Recording should start automatically. This will indicate a successful installation –
- When the car’s ignition is turned off, the device should turn off within 20 seconds and a “Goodbye” message
will appear on the LCD screen. If this doesn’t happen then power is still being supplied to the car’s 12v socket
and the device will need to be switched off manually.
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Cant playback the
Upgrade your windows media player version or use an alternate media player
NOT there
video/picture of an event otherwise it will be over written.
The device has
Check the speed of your Micro SD card. We recommend class 4 for faster
TROUBLE SHOOTING / Q & A
Fault Suggestion
Device does not
turn off
If in vehicle: check that the 12V socket is not still powered (on) when the key is
removed (as with some European cars).
Wait 20 seconds for file finalisation / closure.
Disconnect power lead to device
Press “ok” to stop recording, then press power to turn off.
.avi video files
My video/pictures
of an incident are
frozen / stopped
working.
The date/time is
incorrect
The image is
upside down on
the display
The suction cup
keeps coming off
Cant see the
device in my
computer
No Video
displayed on TV
such as VLC media player
Check the capacity of your SD card, the files may have been overwritten in the
record cycle process. Ensure STOP THE RECORDING if you want to keep a
transfer rates, especially If the record file size is bigger (say 15 min recording
increments at 720 HD).
Press the “reset” button with a paper clip to reset the settings back to default
Reset the date / time in the settings menu. If the battery runs completely flat,
then the date/time will need to be reset
Press the “flip button” to invert the image
Ensure the windscreen and surface area of the suction cup are clean.
In wet or very hot weather, the suction cup mount may need to be reapplied.
Check the USB cable connection to the device and USB port. Try another USB
port, possibly directly to the PC/notebook (rather than through a USB hub)
- Check the cable connections on the Navcam-HD and that playback mode is
selected
- Check the AV input selection on the TV
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
True 720P HD video recording in AVI format, no special software needed for playback
Video output: 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps, True 720P HD (not software interpolated)
Standard .avi video formats and .jpg image formats for maximum playback
compatibility.
Photo output: Maximum resolution JPEG 2560 x 1920 (5 megapixels)
Built-in Infra Red LEDs for improved image quality in low light.
High density CMOS sensor for high quality image capture and processing
High-speed dynamic video recording, instant response to light environment
2.5 inch colour TFT LCD display screen
270 degree rotatable lens for optimum positioning or record what’s behind you.
On board rechargeable Lithium battery
Motion detect recording for when you’re not there.
120 degree wide angle lens to capture more detail.
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Multi language menu.
Loop cycle record in selectable 2 or 5 or 15 minute increments
Time and date stamp on video or still image whilst recording
USB direct connection to PC (no need for a card reader)
When in used in a car, automatic on / off when car is on / off
This device can be charged and record at the same time.
Supports Micro SDHC up to 32GB. Class 4 cards are recommended
Built-in microphone
AV OUT function for playback on TV’s / AV monitors.
Portable – runs on batteries so take it with you!
For further product information on this and other products please visit our product web
page at www.navig8r.com.au or email support@navig8r.com.au
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