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USER GUIDE  

BX4000 

4 CH, recorder  

FW 2.6.0 
SW 2.6.0 

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Summary of Contents for BX4000

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE BX4000 4 CH recorder FW 2 6 0 SW 2 6 0 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 2: ...installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circ...

Page 3: ...G TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Caution Install the product where it does not block driver s visibility and where there is no airbag installed This could cause an accident or might injure the passengers in case of accident Please make sure you follow the safety advice instructions given in the user guide 4 Caution RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BAT...

Page 4: ... 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 or raised roadway in a tunnel an undergr...

Page 5: ...D card seems corrupted This will wipe all data images and file names on the card reducing recording errors 4 Insert or remove SD cards only when the device is completely powered off Wait until the blue LED is completed off before removing SD card 5 SD cards used for continuously recording equipme nt such as dash cameras typically last only 6 mont hs Exchange SD cards periodically 5 www car solutio...

Page 6: ...ee access Easy conversion to common format through PC Viewer 6 Various digital input output configurations 4 digital inputs 1 panic button and A V output Built in G sensor and external GPS for best reception 7 Powerful analytic software Assimilates input data with AV recordings for informative display Advanced data search analysis and reporting capabilities 8 Comprehensive design Compact size easy...

Page 7: ...e 4 Remote Controller with 2 8m cable 5 Audio Video output cable 6 Power and Digital Input Cable 8 Wire Splice clip 5pcs 7 Camera input cable 3 pcs 9 Double sided tape 2 pcs Large for GPS small for remote control 10 Velcro Sticker 2 pcs For main unit www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 8: ...udio Video Output External MIC input Buzzer Internal Microphone Camera 1 2 Input Remote Control Input GPS Input Power and Digital Inputs Camera 4 Rear View Input Camera 3 Input www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 9: ...Remote Control 8 Blue LED Red LED Shutter Button Play Button Panic Button Audio Video Output Cable Video out Audio out A V Out connector www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 10: ...ignal Input FUSE 250V 3A Red BAT Black Ground BLUE Alarm In 1 or Brake Yellow Alarm In 3 or Right signal White Speed Green Alarm In 2 or Left Signal www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 11: ...ed Velcro adhesive to secure BX4000 recorder Velcro can be attached and detached freely 3 Install the cameras sold separately with double sided tape to the windshield or other flat surfaces as seen below Exterior Camera Interior Camera www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 12: ...er area so no cables are exposed Use provided wire clips if necessary 6 Connect all cables to BX4000 Recorder Camera 1 Input Remote Control Input GPS Input Power Input Alarm trigger cables Channel 4 input optional Camera 2 Input optional Camera 3 Input optional External Mic input optional LCD monitor Connection optional SD card input 32GB www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l...

Page 13: ...ected to vehicle fuse 8 Make sure vehicle ignition is off before connecting power Connect RED power cable to vehicle fuse that is powered with ignition e g radio Connect Black ground cable to car chassis Red Power Black Ground BLUE Alarm1 Left turn signal Yellow Alarm3 Right turn signal White Speed pulse Green Alarm2 Brake signal Black Ground Cable Connected to car chassis www car solutions com su...

Page 14: ...beeping speed changes 9 After installation calibrate the internal G Sensor for accurate readings This process detects the installed direction of the BX4000 A monitor sold separately is required for calibration Press and hold PANIC SHUTTER button together and then power on turn on ignition Follow instructions on monitor This G Sensor calibration is needed at first use and whenever repositioned Pani...

Page 15: ... the progress bar when playing back helping to ease searches for desired information Parking Mode With parking mode activated and on normal recording mode the BX4000 will change to parking mode when the vehicle is still for more than 5 minutes recording at 1 FPS Dual record Event Normal record Dual recording provides the benefits of both normal and event recordings and will create data files for b...

Page 16: ...also signals any system error VIDEO LOSS warning Beep sound will occur continuously when video loss Check the camera and camera connection and turn off and on the unit to solve it And make sure the number of cameras that you connect before turn on the unit The number of cameras can be set in the settings menu on the PC viewer Notice Once formatted all data will be deleted and the configurations wi...

Page 17: ...the blue LED will blink slowly noting that it is operational 3 Recording will depend on mode settings The default mode is normal continuous recording but this can be changed to event or dual recording mode on the PC Viewer device settings menu 4 The event recording will automatically begin when triggered by Motion Detection Alarm1 to 3 or by the G sensor and will begin with one short Beep sound 5 ...

Page 18: ...hen the vehicle is stationary for more than 5 minutes the device will switch to parking mode and record at 1 FPS until the vehicle starts moving Event panic normal data are saved separately when set to respective modes When events or panics are triggered during normal recording mode data is not recorded separately but marked on the normal data and can be searched for during playback 1 To start mak...

Page 19: ...button once A short beep will sound and a snapshot of 1 image with 5 seconds audio will be recorded into the memo folder which can be viewed through the PC Viewer The snapshot jpg in the snapshot folder is typically used for installation report purposes and is the latest snapshot taken SYSTEM ERROR INDICATOR When a system error is detected the following chart shows the alarm indicators Beep Blue L...

Page 20: ... Firmware Version 2 3 1 Current Time 14 50 07 23 JAN 2013 Normal Normal Event Resolution 720X480 FPS 5 Audio ON CAM4 Event The default display is 2 2 with all cameras shown to change press PANIC button to select which camera to view Each press will change the camera on display with the last option being all camera views CAM 1 CAM 2 CAM 3 CAM4 4 Cameras 2 2 To exit menu immediately press PLAY butto...

Page 21: ...e to the next file Press and hold PANIC PLAY button PLAY PAUSE Press PLAY button SLOW PLAY Press PLAY button more than 1seconds Exit and resume record Press and hold SHUTTER button more than 2seconds Playback data priority Panic data Event data Normal data Playback o o o Only Panic data playback o o x Only Panic data playback o x x Only Panic data playback x o o Only Event data playback x o x Even...

Page 22: ... met OS Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 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 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 23: ...k to creating a desktop icon for easier launch of the PC Viewer To un install the PC Viewer BX4000 open the Control Panel select remove program and remove PC Viewer BX4000 18 The PC Viewer software can be found on the provided SD card If you wish to upgrade to more resent versions please visit our website at www d teg com www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o ...

Page 24: ...vided 2 Launch PC Viewer BX4000 19 3 Select File and then Select Data Folder or Click OPEN button on the top command tab OPEN button 4 Select SD card drive DRIVEREC4 itself and not any of the lower folders www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 25: ...changed on this menu To improve playback quality on your PC check Deblocking box and set Deinterlace To auto To set PC Viewer select File and then click PC Viewer Setting This setting is for the PC Viewer software itself To set the recorder refer to page 27 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 26: ...recorded by G sensor Motion detection or Alarm1 3 The Panic file list recorded by pressing the PANIC button The Continuous record file list The Snapshot file saved by pressing the SHUTTER button The Log file list All recordings and snapshot files will appear the file area under the tab www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 27: ...n indicator The Yellow mark indicates there is an Event triggered by the G sensor Alarm1 3 or the PANIC button 22 The icon name can be changed in the setting menu Eg G Sensor Data UD Up Down direction FR Front Rear direction LR Left Right direction GPS location information the north latitude the east longitude www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 28: ...ayback buttons Pause Next Image Previous Image X0 5 1 Play X2 4 8 16 Fast Forward X0 5 1 Reverse X2 4 8 16 Fast Reverse 4x4 Multi View Thumb nail function Zoom In G sensor graph Zoom Out G sensor graph Reset Zoom 6 Click PLAY button for playback PLAYBACK 23 CH4 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 29: ...vious mode Enter Full screen mode Alt 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 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 30: ...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 The total camera icons shown will be less than 100 even if there are more than 100 events When the unit is set to Normal recording mode there is no route camera icon on ...

Page 31: ...right button of mouse to go back to single Quad image playback mode 8 Click Close button to quit the event playback Click Close to finish the event playback Then the PlayList window will be changed to the initial status Thumb nail Function 26 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 32: ...the playback and click Save Image icon to make a JPG file Pause the playback and Click Save AVI icon to make a AVI file Save Image icon Save AVI icon 27 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 33: ...11 Pause the playback and click Print Image icon Input Print Title Print Comment using Keyboard Total Print Comment window allows up to 7 lines total 28 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 34: ...inting Print Title Print Comment G sensor graph map will be printed on the first page Click 2x2 and then click Print to print 4 images in one page 29 To print CH1 3 together select 1frame only www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 35: ... Event Normal Panic Log Memo data first before clicking the Backup icon The selected files will appear in the lists in the Backup windows OR Check Backup All and press Start button to backup all files 30 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 36: ...event recording data in SD card will be automatically deleted to make a free space at SD Backup SD card data first before clicking initialize SD card button or before changing the Record Mode from Normal Mode to Event Mode or vice versa All normal recording data or all event recording data in SD card will be automatically deleted to make a free space on the SD card Once done the old data cannot be...

Page 37: ...Camera4 check Use box To record Audio check Record Audio box To use Motion Detection as an Event check Motion box per camera 32 To record by Motion Detection Check Motion per camera and set Record Mode as Event Mode Dual Recording and Dual Mode If you set dual record mode or different record modes per camera like camera1 set as Event record and camera2 set as Normal record then camera1 Event recor...

Page 38: ... Pre record time is 5 15sec if total frame rate is 25fps 720x576 or 30fps 720x480 Post record time is 5 300sec Overwrite Overwrite The image data is overwrites the oldest files when the SD memory is full One time The recording stops automatically when the SD memory is full Event Ratio Vs Panic Ratio Set the Event data percentage and the Max Number of Panic event data percentage 33 Setting Drive Re...

Page 39: ...comes too sensitive so it will detect even a light impact or light turn If G sensor sensitivity value is too dull so it might no detect a notable incident So sensitivity should be set in consideration of a vehicle s suspension condition and also the road condition If you don t want to record an Event triggered by G sensor un check Event Record box 34 To use the Alarm as a changing live Display tri...

Page 40: ...ers from 1000 to 9999 as a password Search on system function Playback on a car will not work after set the password Buzzer Beep sound ON OFF when Event recording starts Video Type This should be set by Camera Video type Search on system To use the playback function on the recorder Select GPS Record Time the total log file size About 2days 80MB About 7days 280MB About 31days 1 240MB www car soluti...

Page 41: ...this connection To receive the speed from the car using the White Speed pulse line select the speed pulse type of your car If you don t know the speed pulse type of your car select Reset and drive for more than 30 minutes The BX4000 will compare the speed pulse and GPS speed and automatically set your car pulse type www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 42: ...000 from any software errors Setting Drive Recorder Caution Once the record setting was changed all recorded data in SD card will be removed automatically Select Backup YES or NO before lost the all recorded data Initialize SD card All date will be deleted and set the configuration of Drive Recorder will default to the factory settings Delete Record Data All date will be deleted www car solutions ...

Page 43: ...15 Click About icon to check the product information About icon Setting Drive Recorder 38 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 44: ... recording was triggered Log data Log data will be recorded during driving even if there are no events The total log data size can not exceed 48MB The unit overwrites the oldest data when 48MB is reached Using this log data we can use the data sorting function to help find specific data for example to find all the times when the vehicle was travelling at more than 80mph or 80km Search button Input...

Page 45: ... button 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 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 46: ...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 GPS LOG TO KML CONVERTER for Google Earth 41 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 47: ...ill 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 BX4000 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 local distributor New firmware is released occas...

Page 48: ...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 43 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 49: ... Storage Time Table NTSC Note This is a guideline only Actual results may very depending on a variety of factors Video signal image etc www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 50: ...g Storage Time Table PAL Note This is a guideline only Actual results may very depending on a variety of factors Video signal image etc www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 51: ...ent recording ON OFF Quickly OFF Event recording during continuous recording mode 5seconds ON OFF Quickly OFF SHUTTER recording ON OFF Quickly OFF During Overwriting Pre Event recording Continuous recording ON ON Event recording ON OFF Quickly ON Event recording during continuous recording mode 5seconds ON OFF Quickly ON SHUTTER recording ON OFF Quickly ON One Time record mode When SD card full OF...

Page 52: ...GPS External GPS Module G Sensor Internal 3 axis G Sensor RTC Internal battery Car Signal Brake Left Turn Right Turn Speed Pulse Alarm Input 3 Both level and edge triggers can be used e g door lights etc Compression MPEG4 Continues recording MJPEG Event recording Remote controller PANIC button PLAYBACK button SHUTTER button LED 2 Red Blue Analysis Software PC Viewer support Google Earth Super Capa...

Page 53: ...ied with 1 year warranty 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 48 www car solutions com support car solutions com C a r S o l u t i o n s c o m ...

Page 54: ... of View 90 Effective Pixel 510 H X 492 V NTSC 500 H X 582 V PAL Min Illumination 0 1 lux Input Voltage 5V Power consumption Max 200mA Φ80 x 61 mm 300g Wire L 5000 10mm STR 131 CMOS Rear View Camera Waterproof IP 68 1 4 Hi Resolution CMOS Angle of View 162 Effective Pixel H 640ⅹ V 480 NTSC PAL Video out 1 0 Vp p Composite Min Illumination 1 lux Operating Temperature 30 C 85 C Input Voltage DC 12V ...

Page 55: ...he fuse box It should be connected to an battery circuit The ground cable should be connected to car chassis Input Voltage 12V 32V Output Voltage 12V 32V Same with input voltage Max capacity 12V 2A or 24V 1A Operation Temp 20 60 When it use at 12V car When it use at 24V car Initial Voltage To turn on the unit 13V Initial Voltage To turn on the unit 24V Power Cut Voltage 12V 0 2V Power Cut voltage ...

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