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Installing the Drive Eye

Method of Installation

1. Choose a place where the Drive Eye will be installed, check 

carefully if the place is appropriate according to the following:

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Is the place behind the rearview mirror?

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Is it disturbing your sight when you drive?

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Is the gap between the windshield and the mirror big enough for 

adjustment of the rearview mirror?

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Is the gap between the windshield and the mirror big enough for 

inserting and removing the CF Card?

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Can you connect the power cable properly?

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Is the windshield clean and dry? (If not, clean the glass with a clean 

cloth.)

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Is the camera in a place where it can take clear pictures even if 

using windshield wipers on rainy days?

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Are you trying to install the Drive Eye on the sunshade or glass film 

of the windshield? (Please install the Drive Eye directly on the 

windshield.)

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Is the camera angle of the Drive Eye even with the ground?

(If not, refer to Page 14 to adjust the camera angle before setup.)

Make sure that you check all the items above and go to the next stage.

NOTE

 Warning

Make sure to fix the power cable with fasteners so the cable does not interfere 
with your driving. If the power cable is scratched or disconnected, fire and 
electric shock may be caused by a short circuit.

You cannot re-use the double-sided tape. If when mounting the Drive Eye on the 
windshield, the double-sided tape gets damaged, please replace it with new 
tape.

00DRIVE EYE.book  Page 19  Friday, February 8, 2008  3:57 PM

Summary of Contents for Drive Eye

Page 1: ...may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to...

Page 2: ...ctivating the Drive Eye 27 What is indicated by the LED lamps 28 Recording Images 29 Turning Off the Drive Eye 31 Playing Recorded Images 32 Saving the Images in Another Place such as a Computer s Har...

Page 3: ...anual completely before using the Drive Eye Also please be advised that the specifications as well as the appearance of the product may be subject to change in order to improve quality 1 Preface IMPOR...

Page 4: ...on of the Copyright Owner except for private use by the person who recorded the images Compensation for Recorded Contents Clarion is not responsible for images recorded any damage to the recorded imag...

Page 5: ...potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury CAUTION This indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moder...

Page 6: ...eld while vehicle is in motion Power cable must be connected with DC12V or DC24V power Please do not disassemble or revamp the product doing so may cause fire electric shock starter problems etc If th...

Page 7: ...ta and possibly the drive recorder Please insert the CF Card gently in the correct direction If you use force the card card slot may be permanently damaged Please do not insert anything other than the...

Page 8: ...Functions of the Drive Eye The column with X means no alteration available 3 Product Features Functions Initial Set Up Changes Yes No Remarks Recording Seconds 20 seconds X Before accident 15 after a...

Page 9: ...ou may purchase one from Instruments If you use a CF Card purchased from another company there is a possibility of the Drive Eye not operating correctly The starting two letters that describes the imp...

Page 10: ...Quantity is in parenthesis Please note that the specifications as well as the appearance may slightly differ from the actual products 4 Package Contents Main Body of Drive Eye 1 CF Card 128MB 1 Power...

Page 11: ...AIN BODY FRONT VIEW Drive Eye MAIN BODY BACK VIEW POWER CABLE Power Connector Blue LED Lamp Red LED Lamp CF Card Slot Recording Button Double Sided Tape Camera Connector connected to the Drive Eye Mai...

Page 12: ...Decide where to place on the windshield Adjust angle of the camera Install the Drive Eye in the vehicle Connect the power cable Set the impact sensor Insert the CF Card Check if the Drive Eye works co...

Page 13: ...e 1 Refer to Page 19 adjust the angle as follows Attention Please carefully read the following Make sure that you stop the engine and remove the key before installation Install in a well lit place whe...

Page 14: ...r to Page 19 a vehicle with a steep windshield falls under this category Example The camera is set downward because your vehicle s windshield is steep There is a possibility that the camera only takes...

Page 15: ...de down facing up double stick tape and place the camera in front IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY Please adjust the camera carefully when necessary If it is not adjusted properly it may not record right imag...

Page 16: ...elease the selector to lock the camera 5 Make sure the camera angle is fixed If the camera is not stable it is not set properly In that case hold the selector to the right again and move the selector...

Page 17: ...andle the Drive Eye and the camera carefully to avoid damaging After the angle adjustment we recommend connecting the power cable without removing double stick tape and hold the Drive Eye for test rec...

Page 18: ...here you can adjust the rearview mirror without any problems Make enough of a gap between the Drive Eye and the mirror for inserting and removing the CF Card Adjust the windshield wipers in order to r...

Page 19: ...pictures even if using windshield wipers on rainy days Are you trying to install the Drive Eye on the sunshade or glass film of the windshield Please install the Drive Eye directly on the windshield...

Page 20: ...nd bottom of the Drive Eye and set it straight not to tilt to the right or left NOTE 3 Make certain that the Drive Eye is installed properly Do not get the top and bottom mixed up Once you remove the...

Page 21: ...to the vehicle main power supply or the back up power supply Connect the Orange wire Accessory power supply to the vehicle accessory power Connect the Black wire GND to the vehicle ground The Broun wi...

Page 22: ...in the vehicle with the fasteners in order not to disturb your driving The fasteners pictured below are different from the ones in the Drive Eye package Installation Sample Installation Sample 00DRIV...

Page 23: ...up after starting the engine However if you wait for 30 seconds and the lamp does not light up stop the engine and remove the key then check the connection of the power cable When you start the engin...

Page 24: ...e CF Card turn off the engine and take out the engine key beforehand Otherwise the CF Card may be damaged When you insert the CF Card be careful with the sides of the card and insert it all the way In...

Page 25: ...hen check the power cable if it is connected The red LED lamp lights up It is possible that the CF Card is not inserted properly Stop the engine and check if the red LED lamp is out then insert the CF...

Page 26: ...Drive Eye test it by pushing the recording switch and check on your computer if the images are recorded properly The way to record images correctly is explained on Page 29 The confirmation of recorde...

Page 27: ...he engine and take off the key when inserting or removing the CF Card The CF Card may be damaged if inserting the card while the engine is on Check the correct orientation and the correct side of the...

Page 28: ...operation When the CF Card is in Drive Eye Flashing Every 2 Seconds Normal operation When the CF Card isn t in Drive Eye Short Flashes Recording on to CF Card Lit up Error occurred CF Card is not ins...

Page 29: ...ng automatically However manual recording is always possible NOTE When the blue lamp is flashing with a beep beep sound the Drive Eye is saving the data Please do not remove the CF Card at this time A...

Page 30: ...emove the CF Card because image data is written in the card Inserting or removing the CF Card while the data writing may damage not only the image but the Drive Eye 15 seconds before and 5 seconds aft...

Page 31: ...ut 2 Check that both blue and red LED lamp lights are off If not please wait until the lamp lights go off 3 After checking the lights are off take the CF Card out There is no eject button so just pull...

Page 32: ...he CF Card 1 Insert the CF Card that you removed from the Drive Eye into your computer by using the off the shelf CF Card reader adapter The CF Card reader adapter is sold separately 2 Open the CF Car...

Page 33: ...33 Using the Drive Eye 3 The software will start You don t need the installation Just double click to start 4 Click the Open button 00DRIVE EYE book Page 33 Friday February 8 2008 3 57 PM...

Page 34: ...were detected Choose the folder by double clicking it The picture below shows a sample folder SW60122 144501 About Folder Names Names of the folders show the dates and times of when impacts were dete...

Page 35: ...irst image of the file will be shown on the Drive Eye Viewer Play and check the images Description of the buttons Rewind to the first clip Stop the clip currently being played Rewind the clips one by...

Page 36: ...will start recording over the last recorded data Save the data in your computer s hard disk especially if you ve had a traffic accident Saving the Images in Another Place such as a Computer s Hard Dis...

Page 37: ...g a back up file on your computer s hard disc Start the Explorer and right click Drecview exe in the CF Card and choose Copy Choose a place to put the back up file and click Paste In this sample deskt...

Page 38: ...in another place such as your computer fs hard disc 1 Insert the CF Card that you removed from the Drive Eye into your computer by using the off the shelf CF Card reader adapter The CF Card reader ad...

Page 39: ...es and times are following them Refer to Page 8 Page 34 Right click a file that you want to save and click Copy 4 Right click on the place you wish to put the file and click Paste In this sample save...

Page 40: ...herefore when you save the data please copy the whole folder If an error message appears repeatedly the data is possibly damaged Please save the data that you need to your computer s hard disc first t...

Page 41: ...ter 1 Insert the CF Card that you removed from the Drive Eye into your computer by using an off the shelf CF Card reader adapter The CF Card reader adapter is sold separately 2 Open the CF Card Drive...

Page 42: ...e 8 Page 34 Right click a file that you want to delete and click Delete 4 Deleting is complete Repeat as necessary REFERENCE Even if you mistakenly delete a file whose name contains a serial number su...

Page 43: ...e the sensitivity level by following the directions below Setting up the Drive Eye Viewer 1 Start the Drive Eye Viewer in the CF Card Refer to Playing Recorded Images on Page 32 2 Click Menu then Sens...

Page 44: ...tting the sensitivity level of impacts from forward and reverse Mainly it is for reading impacts from a sudden stop or rapid acceleration Yaw Setting the sensitivity level of impacts from left and rig...

Page 45: ...ttings Usually choose the CF Card s drive and click the OK button NOTE 6 If the setting file already exists a dialogue box will appear and ask The specified file already exists Overwrite Click the OK...

Page 46: ...ngs to see that the Drive Eye works in the way that you wish However please avoid dangerous driving such as sudden stops or sudden sharp turns to test it The purpose of changing the impact sensitivity...

Page 47: ...been set before shipping Make sure it is displaying the correct time Setting the clock by using the Drive Eye Viewer 1 Start the software in the CF Card Refer to starting the Drive Eye Viewer on Page...

Page 48: ...e and start the engine NOTE 5 Click the Save button 6 Open the Folder where you wish to save the data Choose the CF Card s drive and click the OK button Do not enter the present time but the time when...

Page 49: ...write Click the OK button 8 The Setting file will be saved in the CF Card the first screen of the Drive Eye Viewer will appear 9 When you insert the CF Card into the Drive Eye and start the engine the...

Page 50: ...37 2 Then back up the data from the CF Card onto your computer s hard disc Refer to backing up the data on page 38 IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY When you format the CF Card the data and software will be de...

Page 51: ...ht click the CF Card s drive and choose Format 4 The format screen will appear If the CF Card s drive is not displayed click the Close button and choose the correct drive NOTE In some cases the volume...

Page 52: ...formatting NOTE 6 When the format is complete a message Formatting is Complete Will appear Click the OK button 7 Click the Close button If you choose a wrong drive for formatting your computer will no...

Page 53: ...te the software that is on your computer s hard disc back to the CF card Right click the Drecview exe and choose Copy 9 Right click the CF Card s drive and choose Paste 00DRIVE EYE book Page 53 Friday...

Page 54: ...he Drive Eye Viewer will be restored back to the CF Card It is not necessary to restore the image data to the CF Card but if you wish to just follow the same procedure 00DRIVE EYE book Page 54 Friday...

Page 55: ...5 seconds after you push the recording button total 20 seconds the data can be recorded manually What does the beep beep sound mean This sound plays when the Drive Eye is recording the images after an...

Page 56: ...images is not possible If the length of the data is shorter than 20 seconds it is possible that the Drive Eye detected another impact while it was still saving the data or you started manually recordi...

Page 57: ...ltage DC12 24V Recording media CF Card 128MB Recording trigger Acceleration sensor Manual switch Data of image recording 30 frames sec 20seconds fixed Power consumption less than 500mA Operating tempe...

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