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DVM-500 User’s Guide

Digital In-Car Video System

Digital Ally DVM User Guide Rev. F (334/1.6.2) Page

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Summary of Contents for DVM-500

Page 1: ...008 Digital Ally Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in U S A This publication may not be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in whole or part in any form or by any means electronic mec...

Page 2: ...WN THE DVM 9 INTERNAL LCD MONITOR 10 Recording Space Available 10 Low Space Available Alerts 10 RECORDING 11 CAMERA CONTROLS 12 How to Use Covert Mode 13 MENU MODE 14 MAIN MENU 14 PLAYBACK MENU 15 ASS...

Page 3: ...RY DEFAULTS 31 TROUBLESHOOTING 32 HOW TO RESET THE DVM 500 SYSTEM 33 PROTECTING THE DVM 500 SYSTEM WHEN JUMP STARTING 33 PRODUCT REPAIR 33 HOW TO UPGRADE REFRESH THE DVM 500 SYSTEM SOFTWARE 34 LIMITED...

Page 4: ...damage the DVM The card only goes in one way with the back side of the card towards the front of the DVM and the colorful label side facing the back of the DVM The memory card should slide in easily...

Page 5: ...e RMT Important When installing the external antenna do NOT use a wrench to tighten the cable to the mirror This connection should only be finger tight Over tightening the connection can potentially c...

Page 6: ...DVM 500 User s Guide Digital In Car Video System Digital Ally DVM User Guide Rev F 334 1 6 2 Page 3 of 36 System Components Digital Video Mirror DVM...

Page 7: ...tivity is notice on the LCD screen NOTE This procedure may require two hands and should not be attempted while driving the vehicle How to unlock and open the access door 1 Align the end of the key wit...

Page 8: ...r and Green LEDs begin to flash 5 Press the MENU Button on the DVM to begin searching for the Wireless Mic Repeat the above procedure for Wireless Mic 2 if synching a second RMT to the same DVM Power...

Page 9: ...n unit will revert to Standby mode While Charging Battery 25 charged 1 flash of the Amber LED Battery 50 charged 2 flashes of the Amber LED Battery 75 charged 3 flashes of the Amber LED Battery 100 ch...

Page 10: ...r hard wired to a 12VDC battery junction To hard wire the DC auto adapter make note of which wire is positive and which is negative and then clip off the cigar plug end Add 1A 250V in line fuse to the...

Page 11: ...the Camera Controls page 12 and Camera Menu page 15 sections for more information about selecting camera modes Auto Adjusting Day Night Modes D Day Normal Camera automatically adjusts to daylight con...

Page 12: ...n press ENTER 2 to select the user Enter User ID Key in the User ID by using the buttons 1 through 6 the REC 7 8 button and the MARK 9 0 button User ID s can consist of any combination of the digits 0...

Page 13: ...used and white represents the space available Each video file is limited to a maximum size of 2GB Low Space Available Alerts 30 Minutes of record time remaining All LEDs on the DVM will blink every 30...

Page 14: ...io from the Internal Microphone and up to two Wireless Remote Microphones RMT Internal Microphone Recording The DVM can be used with either the built in internal microphone or an external rear seat mi...

Page 15: ...enu Mode section of this User Guide for instructions on how to set the auto zoom level Pressing and holding the AUTO ZOOM 1 button will put the camera in Near Focus mode to exit Near Focus simply rele...

Page 16: ...files to be created on the CF card If the DVM is recording when the CF card is removed then the recorded file may become invalid The CF card may contain an asf and mtd file that appear to contain 0 KB...

Page 17: ...ode press the STOP 3 button To power the DVM off while in Menu Mode press and hold the MARK button While in Main Menu Mode the current or active menu item will be highlighted To move to a different me...

Page 18: ...AM 4 button will rewind the video during playback Pressing the Rewind 4 button multiple times will increase the speed of reverse playback 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x Fast Forward The MIC 5 button will fast forwa...

Page 19: ...e updated on the card every time recordings are uploaded from the CF card when a card is Formatted or when a card is activated from the Utilities menu in VideoManager To assign an event ID simply sele...

Page 20: ...in the ON position if the rear facing camera will be used during recording Auto Zoom This setting controls the level of optical magnification 1x 10x that is used during auto zoom When the AUTO ZOOM 1...

Page 21: ...ault Night Mode once the time in the Switch Night Time setting is reached on the internal clock Note If the camera is already in N Night Auto or N1 Night 1 through N4 Night 4 when this time is reached...

Page 22: ...External Display When EXT is selected external output is turned on and internal monitor is disabled Important If EXT is selected by accident and an external display is not connected to the DVM then t...

Page 23: ...able must be connected from the computer to the DVM The USB connection on the DVM is a 5 pin Mini B connector To transfer recordings select the Download Via USB Port option from the Main Menu The DVM...

Page 24: ...ol setup Speedometer Setup vehicle speed input USB Port Enable USB port GPS Configuration Set the appropriate GPS mode Accelerometer Sensor G Force sensor setup Front Camera Focus Adjust default zoom...

Page 25: ...trols the video quality of recordings The HIGH setting provides the highest resolution but also uses the most storage space on the CF card STD provides a lower resolution of video but requires the lea...

Page 26: ...ed can be used when the GPS antenna is mounted on the car and receiving a GPS signal Exceed Speed Limit To turn this setting on enter the speed at which the DVM should start recording To turn this set...

Page 27: ...regardless of the Pre Event REC setting Default When Default is set to ON the Internal Mic will automatically be turned on when a recording is started and will be turned off when the recording stops R...

Page 28: ...ng can not be stopped by pressing the STOP 3 button on the DVM while the RMT is still transmitting audio Audio transmission must be stopped on the RMT before the video recording can be stopped on the...

Page 29: ...ll act as if the ignition switch is in the OFF position and will power down after the user configured delay time has elapsed regardless of the actual ignition switch position Ignition Shutdown If Igni...

Page 30: ...Digital Ally Inc Call Product Support at 1 800 440 4947 for more information Uninstalled Choose this setting for DVM units without the Ignition PowerUp option installed The DVM can be powered up down...

Page 31: ...ehicle select this option and follow the on screen instructions Maintain Constant Speed of 60 and Press SELECT To Begin 60 is in MPH or KPH and SELECT is the ZOOM 2 button Radar Patrol Speed This is t...

Page 32: ...coordinates MGRS Military Grid reference system is a military style mapping system that uses the UTM grid designation UTM Datum Set The UTM Universal Transmercator system datum set is the mathematica...

Page 33: ...ground Press the ZOOM 2 button to Set Zero G Reference Current Relative G Reading The dynamic force sensed by the G Force sensor This value can help an installer determine the best setting for the Exc...

Page 34: ...focus manually by using the DOWN 4 and UP 5 buttons Press the MENU 6 button to save the setting or press the STOP 3 button to cancel and exit Default Zoom The factory default zoom level for the Main...

Page 35: ...ondition is still present then Refresh the system software page 34 Please contact Product Support if this does not resolve the problem No Valid Users Found is displayed onscreen during system boot up...

Page 36: ...hicles Behind a panel on the right hand side of the dash nearest to the door Inside of the center console Possible locations for the inline 3 Amp fuse On the red wire leading to the vehicle s main bat...

Page 37: ...e and then right click on the file RearView hex Select Copy from the pop up menu 8 Open the CF card in My Computer then right click in the white area of the window and select Paste from the pop up men...

Page 38: ...ot covered under warranty As a further limit on warranty and as an expressed warning the user should be aware that harmful personal contact may be made with seller s in car video system in the event o...

Page 39: ...ontact Us Digital Ally Inc 7311 West 130th Street Suite 170 Overland Park KS 66213 Website www digitalallyinc com Support E Mail support digitalallyinc com Sales E Mail sales digitalallyinc com Suppor...

Page 40: ...mote Mic RMT Desktop Charging Cradle with AC Power Adapter In Car Charging Cradle with DC Auto Adapter Plastic Belt Clip for Remote Mic RMT Clip on Style Lapel Mic Mirror Mount Visor Mount for Main Ca...

Page 41: ...rs GB STD 4hours GB Recording Modes High 640x240 full resolution 2M bits sec 30fps MPEG 4 asf file Med 320x240 CIF 1M bits sec 30fps MPEG 4 asf file Low 320x240 CIF 512k bits sec 30fps MPEG 4 asf file...

Page 42: ...tic Activation when Record Mode is activated Low Battery Operating State Out of Range Indicators On Off Standby Operation Internal Microphone with external mic jack option NiMH Re chargeable battery p...

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