Pittasoft Blackvue User Manual

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Table of Contents

Description of the BlackVue App 3

Features 3

Supported Devices 4

Screen Description 5

Home Screen 5

Video List Screen 6

Connection of BlackVue to a
Wi-Fi connection 7

Menu Description 9

Recorded video playback and
management 11

Video Playback 11

Video management 12

Sharing the Video on YouTube 14

Conguration 16

Firmware Upgrade 18

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The BlackVue is easily used by inserting a microSD card into a
smartphone or a tablet PC or by connecting BlackVue to a Wi­Fi connection. The BlackVue App is supported by Android and
iOS. You can download the BlackVue App at the Play Store or
the App Store.

Features

yRecorded video playback (VOD) & real-time live view

function

With the built-in Wi-Fi function, video can be easily played
on a smartphone anywhere, anytime. (only for Wi-Fi models)

yFirmware Upgrade

The BlackVue Firmware can be updated by using your
smartphone. (iOS support coming soon)

yBlackVue Conguration

Changing the conguration with your smartphone means
you don't have to connect the BlackVue to a PC.

ySharing videos on YouTube

Uploading videos to YouTube to share with other people
(iOS support coming soon)

yFile Management

You can copy, move and delete recorded videos.

Description of the BlackVue App

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Supported Devices

The BlackVue application can be used with Android 2.3 or
later and iOS 5.0 or later.

yAndroid Smartphone: DR350, DR380-HD, DR400G-HD,

DR400G-HD II, DR500GW-HD

yiOS Smartphone: DR500GW-HD

Note

ySome functions may not be supported depending

on the smartphone or the BlackVue models.

yNot all smartphones support full HD video playback.

For a list of smartphones that support full HD video
playback, refer to the BlackVue website (www.black­vue.com).

yTablet PCs support the same resolution as smart-

phones.

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Screen Description

Home Screen

Android

BlackVue Wi-Fi
search

BlackVue searches for
Wi-Fi

Manual selection of

external memory

If the path to the mi-

croSD card is not found,

a user may select its

location.

Internal Memory

Displays a list of the

internal memory of the

smartphone

External Memory

Displays a list of the
external memory of

the smartphone

BlackVue Wi-FI

Displays the BlackVue
memory list

iOS

Internal Memory

Displays a list of the

internal memory of the

smartphone

BlackVue Wi-FI

Displays the BlackVue
memory list

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Video List Screen

You can view the recorded video list in the internal memory,
the external memory, and the BlackVue when connected to a
Wi-Fi connection.

Android

File path

Recorded Video

FIle List

Menu Bar

Select by dragging to
the left and right

File type selection

Displays only desired
video types

iOS

File path

Recorded Video

FIle List

Menu Bar

Select by dragging to
the left and right

File type selection

Displays only desired
video types

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You can connect BlackVue to your smartphone through a Wi­Fi connection. You can change SSID and your password.

Note

yYou can connect only models that support Wi-Fi, to

the Wi-Fi network.

yTo change the Wi-FI SSID and the password, tap

BlackVue Wi-Fi > Settings > Firmware Setting >
Login Setting.

yThe initial password is blackvue, but the user can

change it.

yFor the Live View function, Wi-Fi can be used within

a 10m range, although the range may vary in some
circumstances.

yFor playback of recorded videos using Wi-Fi, recep-

tion may vary according to the data transfer rate.

yIf the Live View or VOD playback & copy function is

used while it is connected via Wi-Fi and recording Full
HD (1920x1080) @30fps, the recording frame is reduced
to 20 fps.

yTo upgrade the rmware or share your video on You-

Tube, connect to a data network. This may incur data
charges. When not using functions such as live view,
VODs, or when searching for BlackVue video list,
please use a Wi-Fi network.

Connection of BlackVue to a Wi-Fi connection

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Android

1

Turn your smartphone Wi-Fi on.

2

After opening the BlackVue App, tap BlackVue Wi-Fi.

3

The Wi-Fi SSID is 'DR500GW-last 6-digit number of MAC

Address' and MAC address printed on the sticker at­tached to the back of the product box. (e.g. DR500GW­A682DE). Select the device you want to connect, and
enter the password. Tap the OK button to connect the
selected device to a Wi-Fi connection.

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Tap the OK button to store the Wi-Fi connection infor-

mation. When the connection is completed, the record­ed video list will appear.

Note

yYou can store the Wi-Fi information for connecting to

the Android smartphone. Then, tap BlackVue Wi-Fi
to automatically connect your smartphone to a Wi-FI
connection.

iOS

1

Turn your smartphone Wi-Fi on.

2

The Wi-Fi SSID is 'DR500GW-last 6-digit number of MAC

Address' and MAC address printed on the sticker at­tached to the back of the product box. (e.g. DR500GW­A682DE). Select the device you want to connect, and
enter the password. Tap the OK button to connect the
selected device to a Wi-Fi connection.

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After opening the BlackVue App, tap BlackVue Wi-Fi.

Then the recorded video list will appear.

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Menu Description

You can use this menu in the BlackVue App. The menu items
may vary according to the type of a smartphone and a video
list.

Icon Name Description

Home

Returns to the BlackVue App
Home Screen.

Refresh Refreshes the BlackVue Wi-Fi list.

Internal

Memory

Displays the video list in the inter­nal memory.

External

Memory

(Android Only)

Displays the recorded video list in
the external memory.

BlackVue Wi-FI

Displays the BlackVue recorded
video list.
Only the models supporting a Wi­Fi connection can be used.

Parent

Navigates to the parent folder of
the video list.

New Folder

Creates a folder in the video list.
You can use this function only in
the internal and external memories.

Copy

Copies the selected video clip.

Cut

Removes the selected video clip.

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Icon Name Description

Paste

Pastes the copied or cut video
clip.

Delete

Deletes the selected video clip.

Multiple

Use this to copy, cut and delete
the selected video clips. You can
select several video clips at the
same time. You can use this func­tion only in the internal and exter­nal memories.

Settings Congures BlackVue.

Live View

For viewing the video being record­ed in real time. This function may
be used only by using the models
supporting a Wi-Fi connection.

Firmware

Upgrades BlackVue to the latest
version of the rmware.
(iOS support coming soon)

YouTube

Shares the selected video clip on
YouTube. (iOS support coming
soon)
You can use this function only in
the internal and external memories.

Information

Displays the BlackVue App infor­mation.

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Recorded video playback and management

Video Playback

Android

Tap the video to be played in the video list, and select a play­er to play a video.

Note

yThe BlackVue player is recommended for video play-

back.

yTo set the BlackVue player as a default player, tap

Cong > App Setting > Always use the BlackVue
player.

yIf the BlackVue firmware is not installed in the mi-

croSD card, you cannot read the video list in the ex­ternal memory. Insert the microSD card in BlackVue
to install the firmware, or tap the external memory
button in the BlackVue App home screen to select
Firmware Installation.

iOS

Tap the desired video in the video list to play the video.

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Video management

You can copy, move and delete the desired video clip.

Management of the Video in the BlackVue Wi-Fi list

1

Press and hold the desired video.

2

If you select Copy to Internal Storage. the video clip

will be copied to the internal memory.

Note

yYou cannot delete the video clip in the BlackVue Wi-

Fi list.

Management of the video in the internal memory

1

Press and hold the desired video.

2

You can copy, cut, share on YouTube, and delete the se-

lected video clip.

3

If you have selected Copy or Cut, move to the desired

folder or path and tap Paste in the menu bar.

Note

yIf you tap Multi in the menu bar, you can copy, cut,

or delete several files at the same time. If you use
Multi, you cannot use YouTube Sharing.

yYou can not copy or move the video clips in the inter-

nal memory to the external memory.

ySharing on YouTube is supported only on Android

smartphones, and is being developed for iOS smart­phones.

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File management in the external memory (sup-

ported only on Android smartphones)

1

Press and hold the desired video.

2

You can copy and move the selected video clip to the

internal memory, share the selected video clip on You­Tube, and delete the selected video clip.

3

If you select Copy to Internal Storage or Move to In-

ternal Storage, move to the desired folder or path, and
tab Paste in the menu bar.

Note

yIf you tap Multi in the menu bar, you can copy, cut,

or delete several files at the same time. If you use
Multi, you cannot use YouTube Sharing.

yIf the BlackVue firmware is not installed in the mi-

croSD card, you cannot read the video list in the ex­ternal memory. Insert the microSD card in BlackVue
to install the firmware, or tap the external memory
button in the BlackVue App home screen to select
Firmware Installation.

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Sharing the Video on YouTube

You can share the video captured by using BlackVue on
YouTube. You need a YouTube account to share the video on
YouTube.

1

After pressing and holding the video, select YouTube

Sharing, or press YouTube in the menu bar and select

the video.

2

In order to store your YouTube account information,

select Remember Login ID/PASSWORD, and then, tap
the OK button.

3

Enter your YouTube username and password. Then, tap

the OK button.

4

Enter information about the video to be shared on

YouTube. Then, tap the OK button. The video will start
uploading. The uploading time may vary with the size of
the video.

Note

yIt may take up to 10 minutes for your video to be vis-

ible on Youtube after uploading the video.

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When the upload is complete, you can identify the video

on YouTube or share the URL by using SMS and Emails.

Note

ySharing on YouTube is supported only on Android

smartphones, and is being developed for iOS smart­phones.

yIf BlackVue is connected to a smartphone through

a Wi-Fi connection, you cannot share the video on
YouTube. Terminate the BlackVue App normally and
then, use a Wi-FI connection.

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You can change the conguration of BlackVue without con­necting to a PC. For details about BlackVue configuration,
refer to the BlackVue user's manual.

Android (when using the microSD card)

1

Insert the BlackVue microSD card into the smartphone.

2

After executing the BlackVue App, tap Config > Firm-

ware Setting.

3

Change the setting as desired and tap Quit and saving.

4

In order to apply the conguration, insert the microSD

card into BlackVue and turn the power on.

Android (if using Wi-Fi)

1

Connect BlackVue and the smartphone through a Wi-Fi

network.

2

On the screen of the BlackVue Wi-Fi list, tap Config >

Firmware Setting.

3

Change the setting as desired and tap Quit and saving.

4

In order to apply the change in the conguration, restart

BlackVue.

Conguration

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iOS

1

Connect BlackVue to a smartphone through a Wi-Fi con-

nection.

2

On the screen of the BlackVue Wi-Fi list, tap Settings >

Firmware.

3

Change the setting as desired and tap Save and Up-

load.

4

In order to apply the change in the conguration, restart

BlackVue.

Note

yYou can change the congurations of the iOS smart-

phone only for the Wi-Fi models.

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You can easily upgrade the BlackVue rmware.

1

Insert the BlackVue microSD card into the smartphone.

2

Open the BlackVue App, and move to the external mem-

ory list.

3

Tap Firmware in the menu bar.

4

Tap OK. Then, BlackVue will be upgraded to new firm-

ware.

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After the upgrade is complete, insert the microSD card

into BlackVue. Then, turn the power on.

Note

yFirmware upgrade is supported only on Android

smartphones, and will be supported on iOS smart­phones.

yWhen BlackVue is being connected to a smartphone

through a Wi-Fi connection, you cannot upgrade the
rmware. Terminate the BlackVue App normally, and
use a Wi-Fi network.

Firmware Upgrade