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DRV-330

GPS Integrated Dashboard Camera

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

B5A-2534-10(E)

© 2018 JVC KENWOOD Corporation

Setting up the Device 

<Be Sure to Do This Prior to Using It>

Step1: How to Install/How to Wire

Recommended installation position

Install the device in a position where it will not block the front view of the driver (position where 

hidden by the rear-view mirror).
Install the device so that it is within the wiping range of the wiper.
Mounting the device to the center of the windshield behind the rear-view mirror will facilitate 

optimal video recording.

 CAUTION

When passing the power cord through the front pillar or another part, observe the following 

points when performing the wiring work.
Wire the power cord farther forward or farther rearward than the airbag so that it does not interfere with 

the airbag.
In the case of a vehicle in which the front pillar cover is fixed in place with special clips or the like, the clips 

may need to be replaced after you remove the front pillar cover. For how to remove the front pillar cover, 

the availability of replacement parts, and other information, contact the vehicle dealer.
Fix the power cord in place with commercially available soft tape or the like so that it does not interfere 

with driving.

Confirm that your car is parked in a level area.

 Use a commercially available cleaning cloth to wipe off any dirt 
or grease from the location you are mounting the device.

 Follow the procedure below to mount the device securely inside 
the car.

Confirm the position in which to affix the device, and then affix it. To strengthen 
the bond of the adhesive tape, 

let it set for over 24 hours before use.

Connecting via the provided car charger

 Connect the provided car charger to the car's lighter socket,  
connect the power cord to the device, and then arrange the cord.

Turn on the engine.

The power turns on and starts charging the device.  
The lamp on the car charger lights green.

Let it charge like that for at least 3 minutes.

After it has charged for over 3 minutes, you can use it.

Adjust the mounted angle.

 When you are actually using the device, make sure that the camera's field of 
view is parallel to level ground and that the ground-to-sky ratio is about 6 to 4.

 4

Variable angle

 (perpendicularly)

80°

95°

Remove the protective sheet from the camera lens.

Protective sheet

 Press and hold the power button until the power turns off. Once 
again, press and hold the power button to turn it on again.

•  Be sure to turn the power on again whenever you finish adjusting the angle.  

In addition, turn the power back on whenever you leave the power on while removing 
the device from the bracket or after the angle has changed and you readjust it while 
the power is on.  
The adjusted angle is recorded when the power is turned on.

Connecting via the CA-DR150 

(optional accessory)

•  Before connecting the device, be sure to read and understand the instruction manual that comes 

with the CA-DR150

 

(optional accessory), and then mount it safely. Additionally, read about the 

switch settings and wiring beforehand.

 Do the settings for the "Voltage cut-off value settings" and "Off 
timer settings".

Be sure to read the instruction manual that comes with the CA-DR150 

(optional  

accessory)

, and then do the settings.

Do the wiring.

The 5-V power supplied to the dashboard camera starts after a certain period (around 20 seconds), 
even though the accessory's power is on, to allow the dashboard camera to assess the power  
supply's voltage (12 V/24 V).

Power LED

Connect the Dashboard camera and power cord.

Switchbox

Main fuse

Ignition key switch

Fuse

Accessory power  

supply

Accessory cord (Red)

Connect to a power supply that 

can be turned on and off with the 

switch.

Fuse (2 A)

Power cord (3.5 m)

Connect to the 
mini USB port.

Battery

GND

 Turn the engine key to on and let the device charge like that for at 
least 3 minutes.

You can use it after it has charged for 3 minutes.

Adjust the mounted angle.

When you are actually using the device, make sure that the camera's field of view is 
parallel to level ground and that the ground-to-sky ratio is about 6 to 4.
Refer to the illustration in step 4 of "Connecting via the provided car charger".

Remove the protective sheet from the camera lens.

Refer to the illustration in step 5 of "Connecting via the provided car charger".

 Press and hold the power button until the power turns off. Once 
again, press and hold the power button to turn it on again.

•  Be sure to turn the power on again whenever you finish adjusting the angle. In addition, 

turn the power back on whenever you leave the power on while removing the device 
from the bracket or after the angle has changed and you readjust it while the power is 
on. The adjusted angle is recorded when the power is turned on.

Step 2: Inserting and Formatting a Memory Card

Press and hold the power button until the power turns off.

 Confirm that the power is off, and then insert your memory card into 
the device.

Camera lens

To remove the memory card, press it so that it comes out a little, and then pull the 
memory card out. After that, turn the power on again.

Press and hold the 

 button until the power turns on.

Format the memory card.

As a rule of thumb, format the memory card before you use it and about once every 
two weeks. See "Formatting the memory card" for more about these operations.

If you do not use parking mode, the setup ends here for you.  
If you plan on using parking mode, continue to Step 3.

Names and Functions of Parts

The following explains how to do the device's basic operations and settings.

1

2

3

4

5

6

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 Insertion slot for the mounting bracket

2

 Reset button 

Resets the device.

3

 Mini USB port (DC5V)

Connect the provided car charger cord or the separately-sold CA-DR150 on-board power cable for 
dashboard cameras.  
You can also connect a USB cable (commercially available) to connect to a computer.

4

 microSD card slot   

Insert an SD card for recording.

5

 

Camera lens

6

 

Speaker

7

 LCD display

8

 Microphone   

Records audio.

Recording Modes

Function 1

: Continuous recording 

Always records video while you are driving.

Arrived 

Continuous recording

The device is always recording, from when it is turned on to 

when it is turned off.

Event recording

When the device detects an impact, it extracts only the file that detected the impact from 

the continuous recording and saves it as a separate file.

Parked recording

Recording begins if the device detects impacts or movements for about 25 minutes after your car 

is parked in a parking lot, or someplace, and you turn off the device.

Go

 

Go 

Arrived 

Parked recording begins

Parked recording function: 

standby

Impac

t

* When the "LCD Standby" is set to "10 sec (at the time of 
purchase)" and the internal battery is fully charged.

Impact

Event 

recording

Continuous recording

Continuous recording

Movemen

detect

ed

Max. standby time of 

about 25 minutes*

If you turn the key to ACC, the device's power turns on and, after a few seconds, starts to automatically 

do continuous recording (always recording). In continuous recording, files are separated and saved.

Continuous 

recording

Time elapses 

File

File

 

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The recording data is saved to the "Video" folder.

 

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Recorded files are automatically overwritten starting from the oldest file.

 

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You can set the recording time for 1 file in the settings menu's [Video Reording] — [Video 
Clip Length]. (Reverse side) At the time of purchase, this is set to 3 minutes.

Function 2

: Event recording 

Records when it detects an impact while you are driving.

Arrived 

Continuous recording

The device is always recording, from when it is turned on to 

when it is turned off.

Event recording

When the device detects an impact, it extracts only the file that detected the impact from 

the continuous recording and saves it as a separate file.

Parked recording

Recording begins if the device detects impacts or movements for about 25 minutes after your car 

is parked in a parking lot, or someplace, and you turn off the device.

Go

 

Go 

Arrived 

Parked recording begins

Parked recording function: 

standby

Impac

t

* When the "LCD Standby" is set to "10 sec (at the time of 
purchase)" and the internal battery is fully charged.

Impact

Event 

recording

Continuous recording

Continuous recording

Movemen

detect

ed

Max. standby time of 

about 25 minutes*

The device detects sudden impacts, rapid acceleration, abrupt turns, unexpected collisions, and such, 

and records the event. 

If you want to manually start an event recording, press the event recording button. When an event has 

been recorded, the device returns to continuous recording (always recording).

Impact detected

Saves file to "Event" folder

Continuous recording

Time elapses 

File

File

 

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The recording data is saved to the "Event" folder.

 

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Recorded files are automatically overwritten starting from the oldest file.

 

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You can set the recording time for 1 file in the settings menu's [Recording settings] —  
[Recording time settings]. (Reverse side) At the time of purchase, this is set to 3 minutes.

Function 3:

 Parking recording 

 

Records when it detects impacts or movements while you are parked, as well.

Arrived 

Continuous recording

The device is always recording, from when it is turned on to 

when it is turned off.

Event recording

When the device detects an impact, it extracts only the file that detected the impact from 

the continuous recording and saves it as a separate file.

Parked recording

Recording begins if the device detects impacts or movements for about 25 minutes after your car 

is parked in a parking lot, or someplace, and you turn off the device.

Go

 

Go 

Arrived 

Parked recording begins

Parked recording function: 

standby

Impac

t

* When the "LCD Standby" is set to "10 sec (at the time of 
purchase)" and the internal battery is fully charged.

Impact

Event 

recording

Continuous recording

Continuous recording

Movemen

detect

ed

Max. standby time of 

about 25 minutes*

Impact and movement 

monitoring

Time elapses 

Impact or movement detected

File

(about 10 seconds)

Saves file to "Parking" folder

 

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To use the parked recording function, refer to "Step 3: Turning on Parking Mode"

 

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Recorded files are automatically overwritten starting from the oldest file.

In parking mode, the device monitors for impacts with your vehicle and movements within the range 

of the lens. If it detects movements or impacts with your vehicle while monitoring, it activates parked 

recording.

 

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The data for parked recording is saved in the "Parking" folder.

 

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The parked recordings extend to a maximum of 60 seconds, depending on the detection of 
impacts and movements.

 

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Parked recordings start a few seconds after the device detects impacts or movements.

 

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You can set the sensitivity for monitoring methods in the settings menu's [Parking Mode] —
[Detection Method].

 If You Want to Use the Parked Recording Function Longer

Use the separately-sold CA-DR150 on-board power cable for dashboard cameras and turn 
parking mode on.

 

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To do continuous recording while parked, set the [Auto Entry] settings to [Manual]. While 
overwriting older files without switching to parking mode, the device continues recording to 
the "Video" folder until it reaches the off timer settings value.

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 Indicator LED

Status

Charge

Recording status

Lit green

Charging

Not recording*

Not lit

Not charging

Not recording*

Flashing green and  

orange alternately

Charging

Recording

Lit red

Monitoring parking mode

Flashing red

Recording

* "Not recording" indicates that the menu is displayed or a recorded file is playing.

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 Operation buttons

Operate the device using these.

The functions of the 4 buttons are indicated by the icons that appear on the screen.  

The functions of the buttons differ depending on the screen that is displayed.

Press to start recording an event.

Take still images.

Activate parked recording manually when turning 
the parking mode on. 

Enter the settings menu.
Press and hold to turn off the power.

The screen's icons are associated with the operation buttons.

Function 4

: Still image recording 

Takes a still image of the displayed video.

Press the 

 button.

 

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The recording data is saved to the "Photo" folder.

 

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Still image files are automatically overwritten starting from the oldest file.

 

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You cannot take still images while doing parked recording, displaying menus, or  
playing back recorded files.

Playing a Recording File

Use the device to play back files that are recorded on it.

Press the 

 button to display the menu.

 Press  the 

 /   buttons to select "File Playback", and press the   

button.


Press the buttons associated with the icons that appear.

 Press  the 

 /   buttons to select a folder that you want to play 

back, and then press the   button.

 Press  the 

 /   buttons to select a file that you want to play back, 

and then press the   button.

The playback menu appears when you press the 

 

button while playing back a file.

You can select the menu by pressing the 

 / 

 buttons.

Play/Pause:

Press the 

 

button to play back a file you are viewing.

Move to Event:

Press the 

 

button to move a file you a viewing to the "Event" folder.

Delete:

“Are you sure you want to delete it?” appears when you press the 

 

button.

 If you press it again, the file you are viewing is deleted.

Using the PC Application

KENWOOD ROUTE WATCHER II is a PC application for displaying video recorded with the device.

System Requirements for KENWOOD ROUTE WATCHER II

OS: Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7*
       (except for the Windows 10 Mobile, Windows RT)
       * Windows 7 Service Pack 1 must be installed.
OS: Apple Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) or later

Microsoft, and Windows are registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other 

countries.
Macintosh, Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Installing the Software

 

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Install the software in a computer environment in which you have administrator's rights.

Download the installer from http://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/. 

Install according to the on-screen instructions.

Just in case ...

 

To prevent your recorded files from being overwritten, turn the power to the device off, 
and then remove the memory card.

Camera lens

Formatting the memory card

As a rule of thumb, format the memory card before you use it and about once every two weeks.  

We recommend that you save any necessary videos and still images to your computer.

Press the  

 button to display the menu.

Press the   /   buttons to select "Format", and press the 

 

button.


Press the buttons associated with the icons that appear.

A confirmation message appears.

Press the 

 button.

The Device's Screens and Operations

Name of the 

screen

Screen

Button explanations

Continuous 

recording

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 : Displays the menu.

 : Appears when the parking mode is on.

 

Press to enter parking mode.
 : Takes still images.
 : Starts recording an event.

Event record-

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Emergency Recording

 : Takes still images.
 :  Stops recording the event and returns to 

continuous recording.

Parking mode 

While motion 

detection is 

engaged

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 :  Press to show a message. Pressing 

 stops 

the parked recording mode and returns to 
continuous recording.

A bar appears on the right side of the screen if you 
select either "Both" or "Only Motion" in "Detection 
Method". If motion is detected, the bar extends 
upward.

Parking mode 

Impacts

 :  Press to show a message. Pressing 

 stops 

the parked recording mode and returns to 
continuous recording.

Step 3

: Turning on Parking Mode

Press the 

 button to display the menu.

 Press  the 

 /   buttons to select "Parking Mode", and press the   

button.


Press the buttons associated with the icons that appear.

 Press  the 

 /   buttons to select "Detection", and press the    

button.

Press the   /   buttons to select "On", and press the   button.

A confirmation message appears.

Press the   button.

Press the   /   buttons to select either 1/3 or 3/3 for "Storage 
Allocation", and then press the   button.

2/3

 is a setting for which there is no area for parked recordings.The initial value is set to 

2/3

.

•  If you change the allocation, it erases the data in the memory card. Before changing 

this setting, we recommend that you save any necessary videos and still images to 
your computer.

Storage area 

allocation

Memory card

 

capacity

Continuous 

(recording)

Event  

(recording)

Parked

  

(recording)

Still images

 

1/3

of the allotted 
capacity

4 GB

Approx. 32 

minutes

Approx. 3 

minutes

Approx. 3 

minutes

Approx. 75 

images

8 GB

Approx. 1 hour 

and 5 minutes

Approx. 7 

minutes

Approx. 7 

minutes

Approx. 150 

images

16 GB

Approx. 2 hours 

and 10 minutes

Approx. 15 

minutes

Approx. 15 

minutes

Approx. 300 

images

32 GB

Approx. 4 hours 

and 20 minutes

Approx. 30 

minutes

Approx. 30 

minutes

Approx. 600 

images

 2/3

of the allotted 
capacity

4 GB

Approx. 32 

minutes

Approx. 6 

minutes

There is no 

storage area for 

parked record-

ings.

Approx. 75 

images

8 GB

Approx. 1 hour 

and 5 minutes

Approx. 14 

minutes

Approx. 150 

images

16 GB

Approx. 2 hours 

and 10 minutes

Approx. 30 

minutes

Approx. 300 

images

32 GB

Approx. 4 hours 

and 20 minutes

Approx. 60 

minutes

Approx. 600 

images

 

3/3

Allocated by 
number of files 
(Continuous 
depends on the 
space remain-
ing for other 
files)

4 GB

Approx. 32 

minutes

Max.

 

of 20 files

Max.

 

of 10 files

Max.

 

of 10 files

8 GB

Approx. 1 hour 

and 5 minutes

16 GB

Approx. 2 hours 

and 10 minutes

32 GB

Approx. 4 hours 

and 20 minutes

•  The recording times and the numbers of still images are guidelines. The actual times may be shorter due to 

the recording conditions.

•  When the storage area starts to run out, the old recordings are deleted as new recordings are re-

corded.

A confirmation message appears.

Press the   button.

The parking mode setting turns on.

If you have connected the CA-DR150 

(optional accessary)

, go to step 8.

 Confirm that "Medium" is set as the selection for "Auto Entry" in the 
third operation in procedures 1 and 2 of "Step 3: Turning on Parking 
Mode".

•  The setting at the time of purchase for the device's "LCD Standby" is "Always On". The 

screen remains bright during the parked recording mode, as well. If you want to make the 
screen display darker, refer to "Changing the Settings for the Screen Display Time during 
Continuous Recording and Parking Monitoring" on the reverse side.

Battery cord (Yellow

)

Connect to a power supply with a voltage always applied 

regardless of whether or not the engine key is on or off at 

a point after the power has passed through the main fuse.

Ground cord (Black)

Connect to a metal part of the vehicle (part of the chassis with an 

electrical connection to the negative side of the power supply).

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