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RoadHawk 720 User Manual
Summary of 720
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User manual 720 digital driver protection camera mic on/off bracket rec menu key playback indicator (green) video recording indicator (red) audio recording indicator (yellow) forward key backward key reset 720p in-car black box camera system.
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02 contents contents contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Introduction 03 roadhawk 720 thank you for purchasing the roadhawk 720 in-car camera system. This camera has been designed to record your journey capturing both video and audio that can be used as evidence in the event of a road traffic accident. The roadhawk 720 is a windscreen mounted camera syste...
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04 features / box contents ● 720p high definition video and audio ● wide angled 135 degree lens ● windscreen mountable ● loop recording ● time/date stamp ● auto-record ● internal rtc (real time clock) ● external power input ● accessory socket supplied ● 8gb microsd card supplied ● 12v to 24v hard wi...
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Warning 05 roadhawk 720 the roadhawk 720 camera always records video on a constant loop. It records video and audio in 5 minute segments. When the sd card becomes full the camera will start to record over the earliest files. If you are involved in an accident or you capture some footage that you wan...
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06 explaining the cables cables 1. There is a short cable coming out of the camera itself. (camera cable) 2. The accessory socket power cable can be plugged in to the camera cable. 3. A power extension cable is also available. This cable can be connected directly to the camera and the accessory sock...
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Explaining the cables 07 roadhawk 720 the roadhawk 720 camera can be powered from your car’s accessory socket using the supplied cable or can be hardwired in to the vehicle’s ignition circuit using the optional hard wiring kit. You should make sure this connection is only live when the keys are in t...
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08 explaining the camera’s leds camera’s leds 1. The camera has three small coloured leds positioned at the rear of the camera. Playback video recording audio recording function mute audio audio and video recording pause rec corrupt video video playback playback pause sd card is not valid playback i...
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Explaining the buttons 09 roadhawk 720 explaining the buttons on the camera mic on/off bracket rec/play/pause menu(m)key playback indicator (green) video recording indicator (red) audio recording indicator (yellow) right key left key reset 1. Mic on/off - to disable the camera from recording audio. ...
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10 installing the sd card installing the sd card 1. Insert the micro sd card with the text on the card facing down and the electrical contacts facing upwards and inwards. 2. Do not force the micro sd card in to place. Gently push it with your finger nail. 3. Push the micro sd card in to the camera u...
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Installing the camera 11 roadhawk 720 the camera can be used on any vehicle windscreen. The camera can be rotated to face forwards no matter what the angle of the screen is. The best place to mount the roadhawk 720 camera is behind the rear view mirror or near the top of screen. Try to have the lens...
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12 formatting the sd card formatting your sd card is an important part of maintaining your camera. In fact, this advice can be applied to any camera that uses sd memory cards, especially those that record video and audio. Over time, the data on digital storage media such as sd cards and computer har...
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Recording and playback roadhawk 720 the camera will automatically start recording video as soon as it receives power from an external source. The roadhawk 720 camera produces .Mp4 videos files that can be played on just about any modern computer. You can use windows’ built-in player called windows m...
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14 setting the time/date setting the time/date the roadhawk 720 camera embeds the time and date on to any video being recorded. In order to set the time and date you need to put a file on to the sd card so the camera can be set correctly. You can do this by creating a file called “timeset.Txt” and p...
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Using the menu roadhawk 720 the roadhawk 720 camera has a built-in menu system. To access this menu the camera is required to be plugged in to a suitable monitor. (see page 17) please note: it is not necessary to access the camera’s menu in order for the camera to operate. The standard factory setti...
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16 using the menu using the menu (continued) language (various available) use this menu section to change the on-screen display language used by the roadhawk 720p camera. (default: english) frequency (50hz, 60hz) if you find that traffic lights and street lighting causes a strobing effect on the vid...
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Connecting to a screen roadhawk 720 17 connecting to a tft screen the roadhawk 720 camera has a video output. It allows you to plug the camera in to a monitor for live viewing and for playback of the videos you have recorded. The power cable supplied with the roadhawk 720 camera has a lead coming fr...
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18 notes notes.
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Limited warranty roadhawk 720 19 limited warranty statement this limited warranty shall apply to the roadhawk 720 product including all accessories as contained within the original 720 box “the product” . Roadhawk warrants the product from its authorized distributor and will meet the applicable prod...
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20 limited warranty limited warranty statement (continued) 10. Before returning any units for service, the customer is solely responsible for backing up data and removing any confidential, proprietary, or personal information from the product. Roadhawk is not responsible for damage to or loss of any...
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Specification 21 roadhawk 720 specification: image sensor: wdr cmos lens: 135 deg. Hd lens effective pixels: 1280 x 720 frame rate: 30fps video format: h.264 power duration: 1.5 to 2 hours memory: up to 32gb micro sd working temp: -5 to 40 degrees c storage temp: -20 to 80 degrees c power consumptio...