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Beep on record 

“Beep” sound ON/OFF when Event recordings are started 

G-sensor setting 

Check simple setting mode and then change the 

sensitivity. High sensitivity  (8 or 9) means recording will 
be started at very low impact. 

Date/Time 

Automatically synchronize with GPS time. However 
Manual time setting is also available. 

Initialize SD card 

The SD configuration of the Drive Recorder will default to 

the factory settings. All video and GPS data will be 

deleted. 

Delete record data 

All data will be deleted. 

Drive Recorder Settings 

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      Caution 

Once the record settings are changed, all recorded data 
on the SD card will be removed. 

Backup the recorded file first and then change the settings 
to avoid losing all recorded data. 

Summary of Contents for BX1500+

Page 1: ... Thank you for purchasing this Drive Recorder Please ensure that you read and understand this USER GUIDE and use it before connecting and installing this Recorder Please store the USER GUIDE in an easily accessible location VER 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...R SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Caution Connect your vehicle s power cable cigarette jack to the product after starting the vehicle The instant over voltage generated when starting up the vehicle may damage the product if it is already connected Caution Install the product where it does not...

Page 3: ... signal is installed in the vehicle e g Other GPS devices such as a certain type of wireless activated alarms MP3 and CD players and camera alarms using GPS 4 If you are using a receiver connected by cable electric interference can be avoided by simply changing the location of the receiver antenna 5 On heavily overcast or cloudy days if the vehicle is in a covered location such as under a bridge o...

Page 4: ... The PC software is on the provided SD card The SD card capacity should be at least 4GB 3 Power cable cigarette jack 5 Wire Splice clip 5pcs 3 Each BX1500 BX1500 order includes the following items 6 3M Adhesive for windshield mounting 4 Video out cable 3m ...

Page 5: ...INTRODUCTION Smarty DRIVE RECORDER Camera Lens Bracket FRONT Right Side SD SD Memory Card Slot 4 Adhere tape on bracket Internal Microphone PWR C DC Power In DC 12 24V Left side VIDEO OUT Video output ...

Page 6: ... Overwrite LED RED LED Record Button Internal GPS Antenna SD Card Format Button 5 Smarty SMART BLACK BOX Note Formatting initializing SD memory card can be done using SD Card Format Button However we recommend format initialize SD card using the PC Viewer software on your PC ...

Page 7: ...n off the engine before installing the BX1500 BX1500 2 Attach the BX1500 BX1500 using the provided double sided tape The surface must be clean and dry before you install We recommended to install the product behind the rear view mirror on the front windshield Attachment notes Adhesive tape will not stick well with dust or oil etc Warm temperatures are best above 30 degrees centigrade when applying...

Page 8: ...e route should be from the left side of the BX1500 BX1500 towards your power source Caution When the impact is light like very light such as a minor bump In the road the G sensor may not recognize the impact and as a result it may not begin recording automatically Test and set your own G sensor level for your vehicle Arrange the power cord neatly alongside of the windshield and door pillar trim Us...

Page 9: ...the unit is interrupted BX1500 BX1500 creates the last file using the internal Super Capacitor 8 Notice The unit will not start recording immediately after power on It takes around 1 minute for the built in power backup system to charge Thereafter the internal flash memory will be ready to record BLUE LED RECORD The blue LED shows the power is on The blue LED flash during the event recording RED L...

Page 10: ...d will occur and the BLUE RED LED light will blink simultaneously when there is a system error or SD card is not inserted Check the SD memory card when this occurs To solve the problem initialize the SD card or replace the SD card Turn off the power and then check the BLUE LED light Once the LED light is off insert the SD memory card When Record Method set as Event record 1 Connect your vehicle s ...

Page 11: ...r PAL Refer to page 28 2 Connect your video out cable from the BX1500 BX1500 to a monitor with component video input yellow stereo cable Icons on Live display GPS disconnected GPS connected Event Record Mode Continuous Normal Record Mode Overwrite Mode One time Mode Record writing SD card ...

Page 12: ... PC Viewer may not function properly OS Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 CPU Pentium4 2 6GHz or higher RAM 512MB or higher Interface SD Memory Card Reader HDD Free space Install 20MB or higher Backup 2GB or higher Display 1 024 x 768 pixel High Color 16bit or higher Recommended PC specifications for PC Viewer software ...

Page 13: ...r 2 Right click the HDREC1 drive and select Open 3 Double click SETUP EXE at pcsw folder 4 Select the language and then follow the dialog box 5 The PCViewer icon will be displayed on your desktop NOTE To Un install the PC Viewer BX1500 Open the Control Panel Select Remove Program and remove PC Viewer BX1500 12 PC Viewer software is on the provided SD card ...

Page 14: ... SD memory card into your PC s SD card slot or a USB SD card reader 2 Run PC Viewer BX1500 3 Select File and then click Select Data Folder or Click OPEN button 13 OPEN button 4 Select SD memory card folder at the folder select window ...

Page 15: ...th this PC viewer setting menu Simple Mode PC Viewer Setting This setting is for the PC Viewer itself To set the Video Recorder i e resolution frame rate etc refer to page26 14 PC Viewer Setting button Check Simple Mode and press OK button Then PC Viewer skin will change to Simple Mode PC Viewer skin Simple Mode PC Viewer ...

Page 16: ... was activated by impact Switch means recording was activated by button When Record Method set as Event record Select file for playback 15 When Record Method set as Normal record Check the file Normal means continuous recording The maximum duration is 3 minutes Check all files Button Blank means previous event file is more than 1 min Load Button Check all files Button ...

Page 17: ...he FileList tab will be changed to the PlayList tab as below 16 When Record Method set as Event record Return to the FileList Select file s to playback When Record Method set as Normal record Select file s to playback Return to the FileList ...

Page 18: ...17 This file includes GPS data This file resolution is SXVGA 1280x960 This file resolution is VGA 640x480 This file recorded by G Sensor This file recorded by Record button This file recorded by Normal Continuous record ...

Page 19: ...r or button 5 seconds per each event Playback position indicator Google Map location data only available with BX1500 model Pre recorded frame Continuously recorded frame This file resolution is SXVGA 1280x960 This file recorded by Record button This file resolution is VGA 640x480 This file recorded by G Sensor This file recorded by Normal Continuous record ...

Page 20: ...se Next Image Previous Image X0 5 1 Play X2 4 8 16 Fast Forward X0 5 1 Reverse X2 4 8 16 Fast Reverse Single View 4x4 Multi View Thumb nail function Zoom In G sensor graph Zoom Out G sensor graph Volume Brightness PLAYBACK 19 Reset Zoom Compass Moving Direction Video up down flip Playback speed Continuous playback next file Playback this file only ...

Page 21: ...on PC Hot Keys 1280x768 mode Enter Return to the previous mode Enter Playback speed control Ctrl F 0 5 1 Reverse playback speed control Ctrl B 0 5 1 Pause Play Space Previous Image direction button Next Image direction button PLAYBACK 20 ...

Page 22: ...C must be connected to the Internet The playback position will be shown on the map with an arrow The blue markings show the route taken Double click the blue mark to change the video playback position to that point The camera icon indicates that there is a recorded file When the unit is set to Normal recording mode there is no route camera icon on the map Google maps Supported by BX1500 model only...

Page 23: ... in Click mouse left button on the screen Zoom out return to actual pixels Click mouse right button Pic1 without zoom Pic2 2X zoom Pic2 9X zoom Zoom in indicator Zoom in indicator will be displayed at the right bottom corner when video zoom function is activated by clicking mouse left button ...

Page 24: ...thumbnail image to change the playback position Click right the mouse button to single image playback mode 8 Click Close button to quit the playback Click Close to finish the playback Then the PlayList window will be changed to the initial status Thumb nail Function 23 ...

Page 25: ...Save as JPG convert video to AVI file 9 Pause the playback and click Save Image icon to make a JPG file 10 Click the Save AVI icon to make an AVI file Save Image icon Save AVI icon 24 ...

Page 26: ...ing an event report Printer icon 11 Pause the playback and click the printer icon Type in the Title Print Title any comments Comment using the Keyboard The Print Comment window allows up to 7 lines total 25 ...

Page 27: ...tton in the print preview windows for printing The File Name Print Title Comment Print Comment G sensor graph map for BX1500 Model only will be printed on the first page Click 2x2 and then click Print to print 4 images per page 26 ...

Page 28: ... Event Log files icon Select Event data or Normal data and select Log data first before clicking the Backup Event Log files icon Then the selected Event Normal and Log data files are backed up on Windows to your preferred destination To backup the entire SD card data to the PC check Backup All 27 ...

Page 29: ...e recording stops automatically when the SD memory is full Resolution 1280x960 SXVGA 640x480 VGA Frame Rate 30 means real time recording 640x480 Record supports 1 2 3 5 10 15 30 fps 1280x960 Record supports 1 2 3 5 10 15 fps Record audio Check it to record Audio Video Out OFF NTSC PAL Set it OFF to set 15fps at 1280x960 If set it NTSC or PAL the maximum recording frame rate of 1280x960 is 10fps Ca...

Page 30: ...ith GPS time However Manual time setting is also available Initialize SD card The SD configuration of the Drive Recorder will default to the factory settings All video and GPS data will be deleted Delete record data All data will be deleted Drive Recorder Settings 29 Caution Once the record settings are changed all recorded data on the SD card will be removed Backup the recorded file first and the...

Page 31: ...re installing it in your car BX1000 has an internal GPS supporting the automatic GPS Time Synchronize function The time recording is done based on UTC at the BX1000 and automatically converts to the local time at the PC according to the PC time zone setting when playing back using the PC Viewer If you use a NEW SD Memory card initializing must be done first STEP1 Insert new SD memory card into the...

Page 32: ...r 31 Click Setting viewer program icon With this option the video is maximized and a panel of video previews appears in the right panel Preview images To change it to Normal Mode Viewer Un check Simple Mode and press OK ...

Page 33: ...15 Click About icon to check the product information About icon 32 Product Information ...

Page 34: ...layed on the graph Log data Log data will be recorded during driving even if there are no events or video The maximum amount of log data saved is 60MB The log data overwrites the oldest data when 60MB is reached Using this log data we can use the data sorting function which helps to find specific data or driving behaviors such as more than 80mph or 80km or 1G of X axis force exceeded Search button...

Page 35: ...og file and click Google Earth button BX1500 only STEP1 Install the Google Earth on your PC It is free of charge http earth google com STEP2 Check the log file STEP3 Click Google Earth button Then the route will be exported to Google Earth which will automatically launch Google Earth icon 34 ...

Page 36: ...p locations or other points of interest add driving routes to compare with the actual route taken and it lets you save it all within Google Earth for easy and free data management http earth google com support bin static py page guide_toc cs You can view and download Google Earth tutorials and user guides here 35 ...

Page 37: ...impact By emergency button Recording time before 20 sec after 20 sec Continuous recording Min 65min Max 148hours GPS Internal GPS G Sensor Internal 3 axis G sensor Memory SD SDHC flash memory card support 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB RTC Internal battery Buzzer Recording start error LED 2 LED Record Overwrite Supper Capacitor Enable recording last file and shut down PC software PC Viewer Power input 12V 24V ...

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Page 39: ...WARRANTY This product is supplied with 1 year warranty from date of sale The Warranty excludes products That have been misused including accidental damage and damage caused by normal wear and tear In the unlikely event that you encounter a problem with this product it should be returned to the place of purchase 38 ...

Page 40: ... DPWR 100 The permanent power supply cable will allow you to hard wire the BX1500 series to the fuse box of your vehicle Connect to the reserve fuse It should be connected to power that is initiated with engine start i e radio The ground cable should be contacted to the car body chassis 39 ...

Page 41: ... card from unwanted removal or tampering LNB 100 includes A locking cover an end block with two position lock and barrel key End block must be adhered with super glue Model LNB 100 Before After Optional Accessory Permanent Power Cable 40 ...

Page 42: ...nk while the unit is upgrading It will also Beep continuously Upgrading the unit usually takes about 2 to 3 minutes Warning Do not turn off the power during upgrading If the upgrade fails the Smarty BX1500 BX1500 unit should be returned to your local distributor Once the upgrading is finished the unit will automatically turn off and on the power NOTE To get the upgrade firmware please contact your...

Page 43: ...ll the new PC Viewer Run setup exe and install the new PC Viewer X X X X Note After installation the new PC Viewer initialize the SD card The new software will automatically be copied to pcsw folder at SD card APPENDIX Upgrade To initialize the SD card Run the PC Viewer software and select Tool SD initialize 42 ...

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