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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MODEL: STC-‐DASHCAM WWW.STEALTHCAM.COM Toll Free 877-‐269-‐8490
Read this User manual carefully before using this product. Failure to understand operating procedures may result in injury Version 2.0 **IMPORTANT NOTE** To ensure the product is being utilized to its full potential, we recommend checking our website for new product updates. If your unit is having trouble, please check the website to determine you are using the latest firmware or software version.
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[email protected] CONTACT & HOURS Please allow 48hrs for response. Toll Free: 1-‐877-‐269-‐8490 Stealth Cam, LLC Call Center Hours: P.O. Box 539504 Mon -‐ Fri / 8 AM – 5 PM (CST) Grand Prairie, TX 75053-‐9504 www.stealthcam.com Stealthcam® Limited Warranty Your Stealth Cam® dash camera is covered by a One Year Limited Warranty on parts and labor from the date of original purchase, and purchases must be made through an authorized dealer. The warranty covers defects in workmanship and materials. The warranty does not apply to units, which have been damaged or abused intentionally or unintentionally. A purchase from individuals or unauthorized Internet sites such as eBay voids the warranty. Tampering with or altering the unit will void the warranty. Any unauthorized service will void warranty. A copy of your original sales receipt must be produced for any warranty service and a Return Authorization (RA) number must be obtained from customer service at 877-‐269-‐8490 prior to returning product.
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Overview Stealth Cam’s Dash Cam is a camera system that provides a safe and convenient DIY recording solution for all types of applications. The camera system is easily installed allowing the user to record the video and preview on the portable 2.5” LCD screen. This camera captures video day or night. It’s versatile and easy to operate. It’s ready to use right out of the box. No wiring necessary. It’s great for recording your traveling adventure or an accident. Please read the entire installation instructions and take caution whenever using this device in and around motor vehicles. Becoming familiar with the capabilities and limitations of this device will help insure its safe and proper use. By purchasing, installing and operating this device on a motor vehicle, the customer agrees to take full responsibility for the safe operation of the vehicle when using this product. No such device can replace what is the ultimate responsibility of the driver. Driver should NOT rely on this product as a substitute for attention to surrounding when operating a motor vehicle. DO NOT install this product in a location that obstructs the clear field of vision for the driver. Cautions • DO NOT immerse the camera in water or any other liquids. • DO NOT attempt to charge the camera with any electrical source other than the ones supplied with the system. • Properly dispose of the batteries with regard to the environment. • DO NOT open or attempt to repair the camera or monitor. There are no user serviceable parts inside and doing so will VOID THE WARRANTY. 3
Camera Kit Content 1. HD Camera 2. Suction Holder 3. 5V DC car charger 4. USB cable 5. Li-‐ion Battery
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Camera Overview
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Menu button Down button UP button Mode button 2.5” LCD screen Power button Record (REC) button HDMI out USB port
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Mounting hole Battery cover Speaker SD card slot DC charge port Microphone Lens Infrared lamp
NOTE: Completely charge the units prior to the first use to optimize the life of the batteries. 4
12. Speaker 13. SD card slot 14. DC socket 15. Mic 16. Lens 17. Infrared lamp
First, install battery. The side with polarity marking should be facing up. 11 NOTE: When the lithium battery power 10 is low, the screen will show ”Low 16 User manual Battery” and DVR will power off 12 17 automatically after 5 seconds. Power supply: A use lithium battery Charging way: connect to car charger adapter Charging Methods Note: when use the lithium battery, you need press power button to turn on or There are two ways to charge the Li-‐ion battery that came with the turn off your DVR. B connect 12V/24V car charger adapter camera. When auto starting, DVR begin to recording automatically, power cut will stop recoding and save the file to the memory. Use the 5V DC adapter (included in the kit). Plug the 5V DC adapter Note: just 5V output is available. into your vehicle’s cigarette outlet or use the USB cable (included in the kit) by connecting to a computer’s USB port. The Power Operation steps button’s red light wThe ill turn ON. Once the battery is fully charged, the The third step: The first step: The second step: fourth step: power on plugindicator in the car on Power Insert a SD Mounting bracket red Button will turn OFF. charger power memory card Option 1: Option 2: 5V DC Adapter USB Cable Adapter 9 Insert a SD Mounting bracket Use 5V output Hold the Power Options: memory card correctly into the attaching plug “ON/OFF” button correctly into the holder and then (car charger Option 1: Use internal for 3battery secondsafter it is fully SD/MMC card put the suction cup charged. adapter),(See plugcin to turn on your harging methods) slot 13 . in a suitable the DC 5V camcorder, 2: Use the car c harger adapter. Camera place 10 ,adjust the Option connector. setting specific location and will begin recording automatically when you parameter, direction. please(must refer tohave SD Card start your car’s ignition 6 this manual as installed). Once your car ignition is turned off, below. 2 the camera will save the last file and turn itself off. 5
SD Memory Card Insert SD memory card correctly into the SD card slot. 13 SD Card No SD Card Installed Installed If SD Card is not installed, When SD Card is installed, you’ll see a “INT” icon. you’ll see SD Card icon on the screen. Initial Setup To perform initial setup, turn on the camera by holding the ON/OFF button for 2 seconds and then press MENU button three times immediately after the Stealth Cam welcome screen. You will see the Setup screen shown here. Use UP/DOWN button to choose your setting, then press REC button to enter setting screen. Use UP/DOWN button to change parameters. Once selections are all made, press the MENU button to exit. 1. Date/Time 2. Auto power off: Off/2 min/ 5 min/10 min 3. Beep Sound: Off/On 4. Language: English/French/Spanish Deutsch/Italian/ Simplified and Traditional Chinese/ Russian/Japanese/ Korean 6
5. Frequency: 50 Hz/60 Hz 6. Screensaver: 1 min/3mim/5 min/Off 7. Rotate (Recording Image): Off/On 8. Format: Cancel/OK 9. Default Setting: Cancel/OK 10. Version (Software version) Mounting your camera Slide bracket into the camera mount hole located on the back of the camera, then put the suction cup in a suitable location, then adjust the location and direction. 10 Note: If you need to mount in a location that requires the cameras to be upside down, you’ll need to turn the Rotate setting ON. When Rotate is turned on, display on camera screen will show upside down image while the image/video captured is in the correct orientation. Mode Setting There are three modes you can choose -‐ video, camera, and playback mode. Video is the default mode. 1. Video Mode – Record a video file. 2. Camera Mode – Record a still image file. 3. Playback Mode – To view your video or still image on the screen. Turn the camera ON. The camera will start the auto record function. The indicator will flash blue on the REC button as well as a red circle icon flash continuously in the upper left hand corner of 7
the display screen. Press REC button to stop the auto record and put the camera in pause mode. Video Mode Screen Display Video Mode Recording Cyclic Video Recording SD Card Exposure Installed Video Mode Setting Press MENU button once to enter the video setup screen. Use the UP/DOWN button to choose the setting you want to change. Press the REC button to enter the setting screen and then press UP/DOWN button to select your option. Press REC button to save and then Press MENU to exit. 1. Video Resolution: 1080FHD/ 1080P/720P/WVGA/VGA/QVGA 2. Cyclic recording: Off/1 min/3 min/5 min 3. Exposure: -‐ 2.0 çè+2.0 4. Motion Detection: Off / On (This will allow the camera to record only when motion is detected. If no continuous motion detected it will record for 15 seconds and then put the camera in pause.) 5. Audio: Off/On 8
6. Date Stamp: Off / On 7. Beep Sound: Off / On Camera Mode Screen Display ISO Camera Mode Setting While camera is paused, press MODE button once to enter the camera mode setup screen. To make changes in your still image capture setting, press MENU button to enter the still image setup screen. Use the UP/DOWN button to choose the setting you want to change. Press the REC button to enter the setting options and then press UP/DOWN button to select your option. Press REC button to save and then Press MENU to exit. 1. Capture Mode: Single/2S /5S /10S timer 2. Resolution: 12M/10M/8M/5M/3M/2M/VGA/1.3M 3. Sequence: Off/On (For 5 burst shot images) 4. Quality: Fine/Normal/Economy 5. Sharpness: Strong/Normal/Soft 9
6. White Balance: Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Tungsten/Fluorescent 7. Color: Color/Black & White/Sepia 8. Exposure: -‐2.0 çè+2.0 9. ISO: Auto/100/200/400 10. Anti Shaking: Off/On 11. Quick Review: Off/2 seconds/5 seconds. 12. Date Stamp: Off / Date / Date & Time Playback Mode While camera is paused, press MODE button twice to enter playback mode. Use UP/DOWN button to select the file you want to view on the screen. For video file press REC button to playback on the screen. Delete and Protect Files DELETE: You can delete your recorded files while in Playback mode. Press MENU button to enter Delete/Protect screen. Press UP/DOWN button to select Delete function. Press REC button and then press UP/DOWN button to select Delete Current or Delete All. Press REC button to confirm and then press UP/DOWN button to select Cancel/OK. Press REC button to confirm and then press MENU button to exit. PROTECT: You can protect (Lock) important files you would like to keep. Press MENU button to enter Delete/Protect interface. Press UP/DOWN button to select Protect function. Press REC button and then press UP/DOWN button to select Lock One/Unlock One/Lock All/Unlock All. Press Record button to confirm and then press 10
MENU button to exit. You will see a Key symbol on the top of the playback footage. This signifies the file is locked. Useful tip -‐ Protect Important Files During Recording You can protect (Lock) important files you would like to keep by pressing MODE button while recording. You will see a Key symbol on the top of the display. This signifies the file is locked. This function is useful at time of the event so you don’t forget to Lock the file afterwards. NOTE: Locked files can only be deleted under Format. Activate IR LED Your camera is equipped with 6 IR LED for low light illumination. Whenever you are in an area where ambient light is low you can turn on the IR LED to help illuminate the image. While the Camera is on, press the On/Off button once. Do not hold the button for more than a second. A yellow star/moon icon will display on the top center of your display. Images/video capture with IR illuminated are in Black and White. View your recording on a Computer You can use your computer to playback the video files via Quick Time on Mac iOS computer or Window’s Media Player if you are using a Window based PC. 11
USB Mode Connect the camera to a computer USB port via the USB cable that came with the unit. The camera display will show two options: Mass Storage / PC Camera. Use the UP/DOWN button to choose Mass Storage and then press REC button. The unit will display as a removable disk in [MY COMPUTER] for Window based PC user or as a removable disk in the desk top for a Mac iOS user. High definition TV or display preview Through HDMI cable (not included) and TV terminal connections, your camera will enter playback mode automatically. Press UP/DOWN button to select a file that you want to preview. Press REC button to begin playback or pause. Default Setting Video Resolution: 1080FHD Color: Color Loop Recording: 3 minutes Microphone: On Motion Detection: Off Language: English Date Stamp: On Beep Sound: On Auto Power Off: Off Image Rotation: Off Frequency: 50 Hz ISO: Auto Capture Mode: Single EV: +0.0 Resolution: 5M Anti-‐Shaking: Off Quality: Normal Quick Review: Off Sharpness: Normal Date Stamp: Date/Time White Balance: Auto
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Specifications: Image Sensor Resolution View Angle IR LED Video Format Video Compression Power supply Battery Night vision range Monitor Size Memory Card support Interface
1/4 Color CMOS HD 1080P (24fps) 120 degree 6 AVI MJPEG DC 5V Rechargeable Lithium-‐Ion 2 meters / 6 ft 2.5” LCD Up to 32GB SD Memory Card HDMI & USB 2.0 * All the specifications are subject to minor change without prior notice. FCC Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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