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Device Operation

Your Dash Cam

Video Protection Screen

To Lock a video or image while in playback mode

Press the 

MENU 

button to bring up the 

Playback menu. Press the down arrow until 

PROTECT

 is highlighted, and press 

MODE

 to 

confirm. 

To protect just one file, highlight the icon with 

the open book and the key, then press 

MODE

 

to confirm. 

You will then see the “select a file” dialog. Use 

the arrow keys to highlight the file you want to 

protect with the red box, then press 

RECORD

 

to confirm. 

You’ll see the “

Protect Selected File

” dialog. 

Press the 

UP

 arrow to ensure that 

YES

 is 

selected, then press 

RECORD

 to confirm.

The selected picture will now show a lock icon:           

This means this file will not be overwritten by continuous loop recording in 

Dash Cam

 mode.

While in 

Video

 or 

Still Photo

 mode, press the 

MENU

 button, scroll to the language menu, 

and press 

MODE

 to enter the 

Language 

Selection 

menu.

English

Spanish

Portugese

Russian

Chinese

Simplified Chinese

Use the 

UP

 or 

DOWN

 arrows to select the desired 

language, and then press 

MODE

 to confirm. 

The following languages are supported:

Adjusting Camera Settings

Language Selection 

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Summary of Contents for CDR 820

Page 1: ... of break in and theft Privacy This device may not be used to violate the privacy rights of others In no way will Cobra Electronics or its subsidiaries be responsible for inappropriate use of this product It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to consult legal counsel for the interpretation of any laws applicable to the area of intended use of this product Important Information and Customer As...

Page 2: ...he road without any edge distortion 3 axis G Sensor senses sudden accelerations and collisions and automatically protects footage surrounding the incident Additional Features Controls Indicators and Connections Camera Features Introduction Introduction Customer Information Windshield Bracket Mounting Connector Also connects to any standard tripod mount Speaker On Off Button Hold to turn off Mode O...

Page 3: ...evice 4 Video Record Still Photo and Playback Modes 5 Video Mode 6 Still Photo Mode 8 Video and Photo Playback Modes 9 Video Playback Screen 10 Video Protection Screen 12 Adjusting Camera Settings 13 Language Selection 13 Video Settings 14 Adjusting Video Settings 15 To Adjust General Settings 16 General Settings 17 Still Photo Mode Settings 18 Connecting to a Computer 19 Troubleshooting 20 Tradem...

Page 4: ...n Toggle iR LEDs 15 LED Display 16 Camera Lens 15 3 16 chasing Drive HD by Cobra 1080P HD Digital Video Recorder and ed to protect your vehicle and give you Include Cam not shown ction Cup Mount Card er Adapter ment to read through al to fully understand ount and operate CDR 810 Functions 1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 1 Menu 2 Photograph Playback 3 File Lock Enter 4 Record Up 5 Microphone Down 6 REC Indicator L...

Page 5: ...art recording video Battery The battery in this unit is intended to operate the unit after power loss due to an accident or crash Note that while recording may continue the device was not intended for long term recording on battery power Device Operation The camera has four separate modes Video Mode Still Photo Mode Video Playback Mode Still Photo Playback Mode To toggle between the modes Press th...

Page 6: ...t an impact caused by an accident If the G Sensor is triggered the current video segment will automatically be locked so that it is not overwritten by cyclical recording If the G Sensor is triggered and video is not being recorded it will start video recording automaticaly The sensitivity of the G Sensor can be adjusted in settings Your Dash Cam Device Operation To Toggle the Microphone On Off pre...

Page 7: ...ack the video with sound Mode Battery Level AWB Photo Resolution SD Card T W 1x 100_DSC MOV_0001 AVI 1 6 01 01 2014 18 29 10 00 00 12 Timestamp of selected file Red border indicates selected file Battery Level SD Card File Name Mode Page Files are shown in groups of six per page File Selection Screen To move forward or backward in the list of saved files Press the UP or DOWN buttons while on the v...

Page 8: ... menu Make sure VOLUME is highlighted and press MODE Press the arrow keys to select a volume level 0 10 The selected volume level will have a red box around it Press MODE again to confirm and close Finally press MENU to exit To delete a file Press the MENU button to bring up the Playback menu Press the down arrow to highlight DELETE and press MODE to confirm To delete just one file highlight the i...

Page 9: ...ORD to confirm You ll see the Protect Selected File dialog Press the UP arrow to ensure that YES is selected then press RECORD to confirm The selected picture will now show a lock icon This means this file will not be overwritten by continuous loop recording in Dash Cam mode While in Video or Still Photo mode press the MENU button scroll to the language menu and press MODE to enter the Language Se...

Page 10: ...e When the Motion Event REC feature is turned on the camera will anayze the image and determine when the image has changed substantially and automatically start recording for you Leave this feature on if you want to record video when you re moving and stop recording video when stopped Microphone If you do not want this device to record audio with its internal micro phone turn this setting off MIC ...

Page 11: ...Sensor Level Sets the sensitivity of the G Sensor from 0 off to 4 max Motion Detector Sets the sensitivity of the Motion sensor from 0 off to 3 max Restore Defaults Resets the system to its default settings Format SD Card If you want to completely erase all the movies and files on the SD card select this option Be careful all your data will be lost SD Card INFO See how much space remains on the SD...

Page 12: ...Mode Settings Still Photo Mode Settings Still Image Size This sets the level of detail in the photo Higher M indicates more megapixels which will give you a sharper image but take up more memory Options between 1M and 14M are available Still Quality Select between Super High Quality SHQ and High Quality HQ Scene Select between Auto Sport Portrait Landscape Snow Beach and Fire works Exposure In ver...

Page 13: ...MP Picture Format JPEG White Balance Auto Color Effect Auto Continuous Loop Recording Supported Motion Detection Supported Date and Time Stamp Supported Media Supported SD Card 8GB Included 32GB Max Languages English Spanish Portugese Russian Chinese Sound Recording Synchronous video and sound record USB Interface USB 2 0 USB Web Camera Supported USB Mass Storage Supported Display Screen 1 5 LCD B...

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