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SmartWitness SVC400GPS User Manual

Other manuals for SVC400GPS: User manual, Installation Manual
Manual is about: VEHICLE JOURNEY RECORDER

Summary of SVC400GPS

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    L thank you for purchasing this journey recorder. L please ensure that you read and understand this user guide and use it before connecting and installing this recorder. L please store the user guide in an easily accessible location. Ver 2.0 svc400gps vehicle journey recorder user guide.

  • Page 2: Fcc

    2 fcc information to the user this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are design ed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l installation. This equipment...

  • Page 3: Caution

    Caution damages due to production malfunction, loss of data, or other damages occurring while using this product shall not be the responsibility of the manufacturer. Although the product is a device used for recording videos, the product may not save all videos in the case of a malfunction. In the c...

  • Page 4: Contents

    4 contents gps reception ………………………………………………........... 5 box contents ………………………………………………………... 6 identifying parts …………………………………………………….. 7 function …………………………………………………………..….. 10 operation ………………………………………………………..…… 12 software user guide ……………………………………………….. 17 software installation ……………………………… 18...

  • Page 5: Gps Reception

    Gps reception 1. Activate the product in an area without large buildings to impr ove gps reception. 2. The temperature range for optimum operation of the gps receiver in your car is -10 ~ 50°c. 1. When using the product for the first time or after a long perio d (more than three days), it may take a...

  • Page 6: Contents

    Contents 6 wire splice clips (x5) sticker for mounting (double-sided 3m tape) smart witness svc400gps receiver & recording unit sd memory card (* dependent on model purchased. Sd card includes analysis software) velcro sticker smart witness svc400 gps antenna unit remote controller av output cable p...

  • Page 7: Identifying Parts

    Identifying parts svc400gps journey recorder rear 7 speaker internal microphone camera input 1, 2 remote control input gps input power input & alarm (car signal) input rear view camera 4 input front sd slot sd door audio/video output external mic input camera 3 input.

  • Page 8: Identifying Parts

    Identifying parts remote controller 8 record led (blue) overwrite led (red) record button play button snap shot button av output cable video output 1 video output 2 audio output.

  • Page 9: Identifying Parts

    9 identifying parts power & car signal input fuse 250v 3a power (+) (red) ground (black) alarm 1 (blue) alarm3 (yellow) alarm 2 (green) car pulse (speed) (white).

  • Page 10: Function (Main Unit)

    Function (main unit) automatic start turn on the vehicle’s power and the svc400gps will be automatically started. (u se the power cable provided). Event recording the event recording function will be started automatically by the alarm inputs (1 to 3) or by the g-sensor level. Panic recording the pan...

  • Page 11: Function (Main Unit)

    Built-in power backup if power to the unit is interrupted the svc400gps creates the last file using its internal battery. Blue led (recording) the blue led shows the power is on (it will flash during event recording) red led (warning) the red led will turn on when there is video loss or the system h...

  • Page 12: Operation

    Operation begin recording 1. Make sure that the power cable is properly connected and then turn on the cars power. 2. The blue led & red led will turn on and begin to flash slowly and simultaneously. The blue led will then remain on by itself, illustrating that the svc4000gps is ready for recording....

  • Page 13: Operation

    Operation 13 press the [play] button and the information osd will show up on the monit or as below: § to change the live display channel, press [record] button. § the information osd will be turned off automatically after 30 seconds. § to turn off the live view, press [play] button or [stop] butt...

  • Page 14: Operation

    Operation g-sensor calibration 14 g-sensor calibration is needed after installing the svc400gps. This allows it to determine how it has been installed so that it accurately records the journey direction. § press and hold the [play] & [stop] buttons together and then turn on the power. The g-sensor ...

  • Page 15: Operation

    Operation panic record (by the panic button) 15 begin recording automatically by pressing the record button. Recording will start with one short ‘beep’ sound and the blue led will be flash during the recording. The svc400gps will not make a separate event file during the continuous recording. It wil...

  • Page 16: Operation

    Operation playback 16 press and hold the [ play] button for more than 2 seconds. The last recorded file will be played back on the screen. Playback control panel playback controls: § channel change: press the [record] button § move to the previous file: press and hold the [stop] & [play] button §...

  • Page 17: Software User Guide

    Software user guide svc400 – vehicle journey recorder analysis software 17 pc system requirement if the pc does not meet the minimum system requirement, the smartwitness software may not function properly. Os windows 2000, windows xp windows vista, windows 7 cpu pentium4 2.6ghz or higher ram 512mb o...

  • Page 18: Software Installation

    18 software installation smart witness analysis software is on the provided sd card. § 1. Connect the sd card into your pc (if your computer does not have and s d card slot use a usb sd card reader) and open “my computer” § 2. Right-click the “driverec1” drive and select open § 3. Double click ‘p...

  • Page 19: Connect Sd Memory Card

    Connect sd memory card § connect sd memory card in to the sd card reader § run ‘smart witness’ § select file and then click ‘select data folder’ or click the open button 19 [open] button § select sd memory card folder at the folder select window. Or.

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    Smart witness analysis software 20 the ‘date formats’ and ‘speed unit’ will be set automatically according to the p c windows setting. However it can be changed within this setting menu. To see the better quality playback picture on your pc, check the “deblocking” b ox. To setup the smart witness an...

  • Page 21: Select File For Playback

    Select file for playback § check the file from the list using a mouse or click the ‘all’ button and then click the ‘load’ button. 21 the event file list (recorded by a triggered g-sensor or alarm1-3) the panic file list (recorded by pressing the [record] button the continuous recording file list. T...

  • Page 22: Playback Screen

    Playback screen 22 g-sensor data ud: up/down direction fr: front/rear direction lr: left/right direction [nor]: normal recording [g-sensor]: event recording display frame/total number of frames playback position indicator event data in the playlist check box for continuous playback this button is en...

  • Page 23: Playback

    Playback speed ch1 ch2 ch3 volume drag & move the white line to move the playback position. Single view (ch1, ch2, ch3) quad view playback 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) zoo...

  • Page 24: Playback

    Playback 24 pc keyboard hot buttons function pc keyboard hot buttons 1024x768 mode enter (return to the previous 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...

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    The route taken will be displayed on the google map at lower right corner of the software. Google maps (for ‘event’ recording files) 25 zoom out note: • to see the route and position on the google map, the gps data should be recorded with video. • to see the map, the pc should be connected to the in...

  • Page 26: Thumbnail Function

    § click button for 4x4 multi view (thumbnail function) thumbnail function 26 note: click the right mouse button to go back to single image playbac k mode click the thumb-nail image to change the playback position click the close button to finish the event playback. The ‘playlist’ window will change...

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    Saving jpg file & avi files pause the playback and click ‘save image’ icon to make a jpg file: pause the playback andclick ‘save avi’ icon to make a avi file: ‘save image’ icon ‘save avi’ icon 27.

  • Page 28: Printing An Image

    Printing an image ‘print image’ icon pause the playback and click ‘print image’ icon: input the file name (print title) & any notes (print comment) using keyboard. T he print comment window allows up to 7 lines in total: 28.

  • Page 29: Generating A Report

    Generating a report § click the ‘print’ button in the print preview windows for printing. The file na me (print title), any notes (print comment), g-sensor graph & map will be pr inted on the first page. The second page will print the images selected. § click ‘2x2’ and then click ‘print’ to print ...

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    Backing up event/log files § click the ‘backup’ icon to backup the files to the pc ‘backup’ icon § select and load ‘event’, ‘normal’, ‘panic’, ‘log’ & ‘memo’ data first, befo re clicking the ‘backup’ icon. The selected files will appear in the lists in t he backup window. Or § check ‘backup all’ ...

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    Setting the drive recorder § click the ‘setting drive recorder’ icon for setup ‘setting drive recorder’ icon important backup sd card data first, before clicking the ‘initialize sd card’ button or before changing the record mode from normal to event or vice vers a.All normal recording data or all e...

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    Normal mode continuous recording will automatically start after booting the svc400gps. Event mode recording by g-sensor, alarm1~3 or [record] button. Motion sensitivity select motion detection sensitivity from 1 to 5. (5 is the setting for the highest sensitivity and 1 is the lowest sensitivity) set...

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    Resolution pal: 720x576, 720x288 ntsc: 720x480, 720x240 fps (frames per second) 1 camera supports 1~25 fps@ 720x576, 1~25 fps @ 720x288 1 camera supports 1~30 fps@ 720x480, 1~30 fps @ 720x240 2 cameras supports 1~12 fps @ 720x576, 1~25 fps @ 720x288 2 cameras supports 1~15 fps @ 720x480, 1~30 fps @ ...

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    Setting the drive recorder to record the car signal with video, set the alarm configuration as below: to use the alarm as an event trigger, (i.E.: so event recording will start when a door is opened or a meter is on) set the alarm configuration as below: g-sensor settings if g-sensor sensitivity val...

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    Setting the drive recorder 35 vehicle id type in your vehicle id password enter 4 numbers from 1000 to 9999 as a password “search on system” function (i.E. Playback on a car) will not work after the password has been set buzzer set the ‘beep’ sound on/off when event recording starts video type this ...

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    36 new sd memory card initializing should be done using tool menu. 1. Insert new sd memory card into the pc. 2. Run “smart witness analysis software” 3. Select tool from the menu and then click ‘sd initialize’ we recommend you initialize the sd memory card at least once per month to prevent the svc4...

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    Click the ‘about’ icon to check the product information. ‘about’ icon setting the drive recorder 37 about product information.

  • Page 38: Log File Playback

    Log file playback select the log tab window and then check the log file from the list using mouse or click the ‘check all’ button. Then click the ‘load’ button. Gps speed, g sensor x value, g sensor y value, g sensor z value data can all be used to narrow a search for journey information. The small ...

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    39 gps log to kml converter (for google earth) to see the whole route on google earth, select the log file and click the google earth button. 1. Install the google earth on your pc. ( http://earth.Google.Com/ ) 2. Check the log file 3. Click google earth in the tool menu we recommend to use google e...

  • Page 40: Edr Function

    40 the svc400gps offers an edr (eco-driving analyser for drive recorder) function. The edr function uses driving data: speed, g-sensor and gps generated by drive recorder to analyse and quantify driving information for a set amount of time to increase safety and improve eco-driving. Edr function the...

  • Page 41: Edr Function

    41 edr function 4. The below screen will pop up showing a list of the data files. 5. Check the data files you wish to analyse and click [load] to view. The graphs will be shown as follows:.

  • Page 42: Edr Function

    42 edr function a. Data file list and calendar on the calendar section, all the dates that have data will be highlighted in blue. Click on the date you wish to view and all the data from that day will be listed on the data file list section. B. Data file list control buttons [select all], [unselect]...

  • Page 43: Edr Function

    43 edr function 2) g-sensor graph the axis on the left hand side indicates the acceleration force in gs (1g = 9.81m/s 2 ) the red graph line displays the forces from acceleration / deceleration(x axis) the green graph line displays forces left and right (y axis) the blue graph line displays the forc...

  • Page 44: Edr Function

    44 edr function e. Tools there are 3 tools offered in this function; (from left to right) zoom, map and print daily report. 1) zoom when you click the zoom button on the tool bar of the graph, the screen will pop up as shown above. The user can zoom in on a certain part of the drive data graph by cl...

  • Page 45: Edr Function

    45 edr function the user can also print out the detailed zoomed graph report by clicking the [print] button in the bottom right corner (below)..

  • Page 46: Edr Function

    46 edr function 2) driving map click on the driving map button on the tool bar to view the driving map (above) this will bring up a map showing the whole route of the selected data. When clicking on a certain point on the drive data graph, an orange arrow will indicate the location at that certain p...

  • Page 47: Edr Function

    47 edr function 3) daily report print when the daily report button is clicked, a report (below) will print, showing various graphs and analysed information..

  • Page 48: Edr Function

    48 edr function f. Set up to continue the function and display, click the [setup] button on the bottom left corner of the main display screen. 1) analysis criteria settings acceleration/brake scroll down to select the limit the g-sensor value for acceleration/deceleration. Any force exceeding this l...

  • Page 49: Edr Function

    49 edr function 2) grading criteria settings this sets the grading criteria for each grading category. For example, if the settings are as above, and you experience a sudden acceleration for 0.7 timer per hour on average, you will get a grade b in that category..

  • Page 50: Edr Function

    50 edr function point/weight settings this sets out the numerical score and weights for each grade. For example, if the settings are as above, your b grade for sudden acceleration will be scored as 80 and since the weight is 14%, your eco score will be 11.2 points. Calculation of safety score, eco s...

  • Page 51: Edr Function

    51 edr function eco-score is calculated by adding up all the weighted points from 5 categories: sudden start count, acceleration count, sudden stop count, eco-speeding count and eco-speeding duration ratio. The total score is the average of the safety score and eco-score. 3) graph display setting ma...

  • Page 52: Accessories

    Accessories 52 high resolution vandal resistant colour camera with ir night vision. Includes bracket. See diagram below for connection to the svc400gps unit: micro waterproof and tamper resistant camera see diagram below for connection to the svc400gps unit: to camera svc400gps rear -/+ power connec...

  • Page 53: Accessories

    Accessories monitors 53 7” lcd monitor can be used with the svc400gps to view images from the cameras, playback recordings and also as a rear view monitor when reversing. See diagram below for connection to the svc400gps unit: internal microphone see diagram below for connection to the svc400gps uni...

  • Page 54: Specification

    Specification 54 svc400gps video ch1 (front), ch2 (interior), ch3 (interior), ch4 (rearview) audio i channel (internal / external microphone) continuous/event recording speed ntsc: 720x480 (30fps) 720x240 (60fps) pal: 720x576 (25fps) 720x288 (50fps snapshot record still image with 5 seconds audio ba...

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    Technical support & warranty technical support for technical support, please contact your local distributor. Limited warranty this product is supplied with 2 year warranty. The warranty excludes products that have been misused, (including accidental damage) and damage caused by normal wear and tear....

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    Manufactured exclusively for: www.Smartwitness.Com smart witness is a division of xvision.