Comtec ZDR-024CE Installation And Operation Manual Download Page 1

Drive recorder

ZDR-024CE

Installation manual / 

operation manual / warranty

By default, the display on the LCD will disappear when the vehicle is driven at 
a speed of 10 km/h after startup to avoid unsafe driving. (=> P 53)

Thank you for purchasing this product. This manual describes the installation 
and operation procedures. Before use, please read this manual thoroughly for 
proper use. After you have read this manual, please keep it in a place where 
you will be able to refer to it at any time.
Note that the warranty is attached at the end of this manual. Enter necessary 
items and please keep it safe.

 

Caution

Do not insert/remove the micro SDHC card while this product is under operation 
(including during parking surveillance mode). Doing so may damage the card or the 

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* If the parking surveillance mode is active, inactivate the parking surveillance mode 

by referring to page 59, and then remove the card.

 Advice

When an accident occurs, be sure to remove and store the micro SDHC card 
to avoid overwriting the recorded data.

Introduction

Installation 

method

W

atching video 

footage

Using driving 

support function

Use parking

surveillance mode

Setting

Shooting video 

footage 

Other

Summary of Contents for ZDR-024CE

Page 1: ...items and please keep it safe Caution Do not insert remove the micro SDHC card while this product is under operation including during parking surveillance mode Doing so may damage the card or the UHFR...

Page 2: ...with the main unit 27 Play video footage on a television 30 Playing video footage on a personal computer 31 Saving the recorded data to the personal computer 36 Regarding map display 38 Using the dri...

Page 3: ...GDPDJH WR SURSHUW Regarding the symbols used in this manual This symbol indicates prohibited content that you must not do This symbol indicates compulsory content that you must do This symbol indicate...

Page 4: ...d from a cooler loca tion to hotter one Do not operate the product at the condition of condensation as it may cause failure or heat production Do not keep this product in locations as shown below It m...

Page 5: ...guarantee of your data in cases where it is deleted during operation of this product You are recommended to save all necessary data on your personal computer in case of data loss This product may not...

Page 6: ...H VXEMHFW WR FKDQJH without prior notice for improvement Regarding the built in battery for retention of date information This product is equipped with a battery to retain time and date information Wh...

Page 7: ...comes unable to receive the signals from the GPS satellites for a long time Receiving GPS satellite signals and car mounted electronics There are some occasions when the unit becomes unable to receive...

Page 8: ...luding being read by a PC For the stable use of microSDHC cards it is recommendable to reformat the cards periodically at WKH FRQ JXUDWLRQ PHQX RI WKH PDLQ XQLW Formatting of a microSDHC card will era...

Page 9: ...Pull the cover forward and fold it horizontally Insert the card by following the steps for ejecting in reverse order Ensure that you insert the microSDHC card so its logo can be seen at the side of t...

Page 10: ...VWD 1 pcs Degreasing cleaner 1 pcs Hexagon wrench IRU DGMXVWLQJ DQJOHV IRU WKH VWD 2 5 mm 1 pcs microSDHC card 8GB 1 pcs Operation Manual this document 1 pcs It is installed to the main unit by defaul...

Page 11: ...card If you use a microSDHC card other than the one included its operation cannot be ensured Do not block the vent of the main unit as accumulated heat may cause failure Options sold separately Part...

Page 12: ...ehicle P 13 to P 17 Check the operation P 18 Check the video footage with the LCD of the main unit P 27 to P 29 Check the video footage with a personal computer P 31 to P 35 End Connecting the cigar p...

Page 13: ...ndow glass Safety Standards of Road Transportation Vehicles When installing the product to the dashboard install it at a location that does not disturb the vehicles driving operation DQG HOG RI YLVLRQ...

Page 14: ...ing screw loosened Failure to do so may cause damage Make sure you tighten the angle adjusting screw after adjusting the angle Loose screws may detach while the vehicle is running Be aware that overti...

Page 15: ...allows air bubbles to get in leading to easy detachment of the stay Firmly press the stay on the back side of the sticking face by hand to avoid uneven adhesion In addition check that the sticking fac...

Page 16: ...DQ FDXVH KHDW WR HDVLO DFFXPXODWH DQG PD FDXVH WKH GRXEOH VLGHG DGKHVLYH WDSH WR SHHO R The adhesive power of the double sided tape will become weak when the air temperature is extremely low Warm up t...

Page 17: ...ayed to call for attention Install ing the device to the windshield is recommended if the display above appears frequently Recording stops while the attention screen is being displayed Please wait unt...

Page 18: ...ces include tunnels underpasses the inside of buildings places surrounded by buildings etc places under elevated railway tracks forests etc 2 Checking the operation of manual recording 1 Press the swi...

Page 19: ...recorded from the time of Power ON to Power OFF should be properly recorded in the folder based on the present date and time in Continuous Recording The video footage recorded by the switch operation...

Page 20: ...uous recording or event recording will be overwritten to record new data Operations while overwriting can be changed through the settings P 50 Video footage may not be recorded by means of operating t...

Page 21: ...ZLWKLQ RI WKH ODWWHU SDUW RI WKH OH Impact recording data When the G sensor detects an impact which is equal to or more than the VHW YDOXH WKLV SURGXFW UHFRUGV D OH DW WKH WLPH ZKHQ WKH LPSDFW LV GH...

Page 22: ...LPSDFW UHFRUGLQJ LV LQFOXGHG in the event recording area Therefore when the maximum data capacity is reached under parking surveillance mode the oldest video footage of the normal continuously record...

Page 23: ...OV 2019 10 30 17 24 45 Nor MOV NORMAL The folder name is saved with the content below Second Minute Hour YYYY MM DD hh mm ss XXX MOV Day Month Year Recording has started Recorded data type Recording i...

Page 24: ...D card check function This product checks the microSDHC card when starting up and can prevent a shooting miss by indicating an error on the LCD when the card is damaged For the countermeasures refer t...

Page 25: ...WLQJV IRU LPDJH TXDOLW L KLJK GH QLWLRQ R ORZ GH QLWLRQ 3 3 Displays the recording type REC Continuous recording REC G Impact recording REC M Manual recording REC T1 Time lapse 1 frame REC T3 Time lap...

Page 26: ...ting is 5 GMXVWPHQW PHWKRG 1 Press and hold Up or Down to display Sound adjustment screen 2 Adjust the sound volume using Up and Down Pressing and holding Up or Down increases de creases the sound vol...

Page 27: ...ecording Displays the data recorded by impact detection Manual recording Displays the data recorded by switch operation Parking continuous recording Displays the data recorded by parking surveillance...

Page 28: ...XVLQJ Up or Down and then press OK to start playing the video footage OK Up Down 6 Press Menu Return DIWHU QLVKLQJ SOD LQJ WKH YLGHR IRRWDJH Exiting from the setting screen returns to the recording s...

Page 29: ...recording data Manual recording data Parking surveillance continuously recording data Parking surveillance impact recording data 2SHUDWLRQ RQ WKH SOD EDFN VFUHHQ Menu Return switch OK switch Down swi...

Page 30: ...or televisions Video image playing method Configuration diagram of connections 1 Connect the AV cable part number VC 100 sold separately to the main unit s television connection terminal Fig 1 2 Conne...

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Page 32: ...ur website http www e comtec co jp Download PCVIEWER zip downloaded file 2SHQ WKH GRZQORDGHG OH PCVIEWER folder File created after deployment PCVIEWER zip Downloaded file 3 Insert the microSDHC card r...

Page 33: ...wer software in the folder opened in 2 5 Click the Load button and then Open folder Advice Clicking Open file allows you to select desired video footage to play and can be VHOHFWHG E RQH OH DW D WLPH...

Page 34: ...RI UPZDUH XSGDWHV Q XSGDWH QRWLFH ZLOO EH GLVSOD HG ZKHQ WKHUH LV DQ XSGDWH IRU WKH UPZDUH GDWD of this product when the viewer software is started up only when connected to the QWHUQHW W WKDW WLPH X...

Page 35: ...6 Displays the acceleration with numeral values In addition checking unchecking the check box allows the graph to be displayed hidden 19 Displays the data in the continuous recording folder 7 Previou...

Page 36: ...orded data as a video or still image Saving the recorded data as a video KHFN WKH FKHFN ER RI WKH GHVLUHG OH WR VDYH 2 Press the Video button in the viewer software Select the save destina tion for th...

Page 37: ...ing the button located at the center changes the size to the original size Press Save Brightness control Reduce enlarge Output screen 3 Enter the file name after selecting the save destination for the...

Page 38: ...d for each file The map display is valid only in Japan The operation of this product is not guaranteed outside Japan Running path of your car is displayed in red Your car s position Detection position...

Page 39: ...ng support function aims to reduce the burden on drivers by providing VXSSOHPHQWDU LQIRUPDWLRQ WKURXJK QRWL FDWLRQV UHJDUGLQJ FKDQJHV LQ VXUURXQGLQJ circumstances and the driving status It cannot make...

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Page 41: ...ULQJ Beep beep Detected sudden braking Detected G at a certain level or higher after sudden braking Example A case of sudden braking Sudden braking Advice Levels of detection changes based on the G se...

Page 42: ...struction for other vehicles In addition it is preferable to perform the cali EUDWLRQ DW D DW ORFDWLRQ Drivers should never operate the main unit while driving Always stop the vehicle to operate the m...

Page 43: ...WV EHWZHHQ WKH HOORZ WRS DQG ERWWRP KRUL RQWDO OLQHV 9HKLFOH KRRG WV ZLWKLQ RI WKH ORZHU SDUW RI WKH YLGHR IRRWDJH Adjust so that the horizontal lines of the road fit within the two traverse lines Ad...

Page 44: ...20 x 1080 1 Press and hold Menu Return to display the Main menu of the settings screen 2 As Picture sound recording settings has been selected click OK 3 Press Down once to select Recording size follo...

Page 45: ...t recording All recording OFF List of function settings Item Settings content Default settings Notes G sensor OFF 0 1G to 1 0G 0 6G Front Back Left Right Top Bottom RQ JXUDEOH VHSDUDWHO Time stamp OFF...

Page 46: ...ording time 30 min 1 3 6 9 12 hrs Continuous ON 30 min Parking surveillance recording stop voltages 11 9 V 12 0 V 12 1 V 12 2 V 12 2 V Parking surveillance recording HW R FDQFHO 1 minute 3 minutes 1 m...

Page 47: ...FDWLRQ IXQFWLRQ DQG URQW VLJQDO QRWL FDWLRQ function you cannot select Long RQWHQW RI VHWWLQJV Settings Recommended Fine Long Recording size HD FullHD SD Frame rate 19 1fps 29 1fps 9 1fps Image qualit...

Page 48: ...not recorded If you set it to 9 1 fps Time lapse 1 frame or Time lapse 3 frames you cannot set HDGLQJ YHKLFOH VWDUWXS QRWL FDWLRQ IXQFWLRQ DQG URQW VLJQDO QRWL FDWLRQ IXQFWLRQ I RX VHW LW WR HDGLQJ YH...

Page 49: ...state of showing a brighter spot in all white Underexposure refers to a state of showing a darker spot in all black Camera brightness settings The brightness of the video footage can be selected from...

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Page 51: ...not record when detecting an impact with the OFF setting By default it is set to 0 6G respectively Time stamp settings By turning this setting ON you can include the time and date of the recording in...

Page 52: ...erwrites older data and records new data for continuous impact and manual recording respectively when the storage of the microSDHC card is full For this reason if you move your vehicle after an accide...

Page 53: ...until your car once again reaches a speed of over 10 km h ON continuous The LCD is displayed continuously Clock small At start up and after operating the main unit it will show the recording screen f...

Page 54: ...ice when Language has been set to a language other than Japanese P 57 Advice Levels of detection will change in accordance with the settings of the G sensor By driving without activating the alarm you...

Page 55: ...ssword and press OK to register it 3 Select Enabled using the Up and Down buttons and press OK to finish setting it From the next time you need to input your password when you enter the settings menu...

Page 56: ...QJ PHWKRG 1 Press OK and select Execute 2 Select Down and Yes and then press OK to start reformatting the microSDHC card Advice All data within the microSDHC card will be deleted Make sure you backup...

Page 57: ...u can select one of the following preset areas as the standard time for the time display of this product It is also possible to set the daylight saving time This unit does not support US Virgin Island...

Page 58: ...PRGH XVHV WKH YHKLFOH V FRQVWDQW SRZHU VRXUFH DQG D ORDG LV DSSOLHG WR WKH vehicle batteries Inspect the vehicle batteries periodically Please refrain from using the device in the following cases as...

Page 59: ...l be considered as vibration caused when exiting the vehicle and will not be recorded as parking surveillance impact recording data Ending parking surveillance mode Parking surveillance mode can be en...

Page 60: ...veillance mode pass function Even when the parking surveillance mode setting is ON pressing and holding WKH 2 EXWWRQ ZLOO WXUQ R SDUNLQJ VXUYHLOODQFH PRGH WHPSRUDULO In addition operating while parkin...

Page 61: ...QGV on the recording size setting P 47 frame rate setting P 48 and image quality setting P 48 For example a 420 second recording can be checked by 28 seconds of video footage when the recording size i...

Page 62: ...ntil the vehicle battery voltage is reduced to the voltage set by Parking surveillance recording stop voltage setting By default it is set to 30 minutes Recording stop voltage setting The vehicle batt...

Page 63: ...PLODU FDVHV 3 The product does not shift to parking surveillance mode when the constant power source line yellow of the HDROP 09 Direct wiring cord for parking surveillance mode is not connected or LV...

Page 64: ...he microSDHC card capacity is full video footage is deleted in chronological order and new video footage is continued to be recorded RU LPSDFW UHFRUGLQJ GDWD DQG PDQXDO UHFRUGLQJ GDWD DQ HUURU ZLOO EH...

Page 65: ...dirty Then insert the card again and restart the unit If the symptoms do not im prove try reformatting the card on a personal computer In cases where there is no improvement WKH PLFUR6 FDUGV VHUYLFH O...

Page 66: ...0 minutes About 240 minutes About 480 minutes 19 1 fps High image quality About 120 minutes About 240 minutes About 480 minutes Low image quality About 150 minutes About 300 minutes About 600 minutes...

Page 67: ...20 seconds About 28 seconds HD 29 1 fps High image quality About 360 seconds About 24 seconds Low image quality About 300 seconds About 20 seconds 19 1 fps High image quality About 300 seconds About 2...

Page 68: ...s prevented RQJ QGLQJ SDUNLQJ VXUYHLOODQFH PRGH due to the recording area being full Dong beep Parking surveillance mode When the pass function is operating RQJ QGLQJ SDUNLQJ VXUYHLOODQFH PRGH Dong At...

Page 69: ...HW LQ XQLWV RI Recording method Continuous recording Event recording Manual recording 5HFRUGLQJ OH FRQ JXUDWLRQ Unit of 30 seconds Sound recording ON OFF possible Frame rate 9 1 fps 19 1 fps 29 1 fps...

Page 70: ...ngs 53 HDGLQJ YHKLFOH VWDUWXS QRWL FDWLRQ function 40 Long drive announcement function 54 M Manual recording 21 Mirror image settings 49 N Night vision 62 O One time parking surveillance mode function...

Page 71: ...L HG E DQ RQH RWKHU WKDQ RXU FRPSDQ RU D KDQGOLQJ UHWDLOHU VSHFL HG E RXU FRPSDQ 5 Damage or failure which has occurred as a result of condensation ZDWHU OHDNDJH VKRFN IDOO HWF RFFXUULQJ DIWHU WKH SXU...

Page 72: ...s missing proof of a retailer name purchase date or proof of purchase statement of delivery re ceipts the unit in question will not be subject to warranty Shipping fees charged upon shipping are not c...

Page 73: ...ormation Pic snd recding settings Picture sound recording settings Auto settings Automatic settings Recommendatn Recommendation Beautiful Beautiful Long Long User setting User setting Rec ing size Rec...

Page 74: ...iting prohibited OFF OFF Evnt rec ing Event recording Whole rec ing Whole recording Function settings Function settings G sensor G sensor Time stamp Time stamp OFF OFF ON ON Emerg rec stop Emergency r...

Page 75: ...2 0G 30km h 2 0G Pwd setting Password setting SD card fmting SD card formatting Rst to fac stg Reset to factory setting Parking srv settings Parking surveillance settings Prkg srv mode Parking survei...

Page 76: ...lay Play Cont recording Continuous recording Impt recording Impact recording Man recording Manual recording Pk srv con rc Parking surveillance continuous recording Pk srv imp rc Parking surveillance i...

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