FineVu CR-500HD manual

1 CR-500HD User Manual V ehicle Video Recorder[...]

2 Thank you f or choosing the Finevu C ar black box. Before using the product, please read this manual car efully. Finedigital has an on-going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that information in this documen t is not up-to -date. Please visit the Finevu w ebsite (www.nevu.com) for curr ent updates and the latest informati[...]

3 Con tents Safety and Precautions Warning ................................................. 4 Caution ................................................... 5 Notes ....................................................... 5 Featur es ................................................. 6 Components and names Components ...................................[...]

4 W ARNING Breaching the following precautions ma y result in serious personal injury or even death. Powe r • Do not use a damaged or modied power cable. Doing so may cause explosion or re, and ma y result in personal injury or damage to the vehicle. • Only use this product within the rated voltage. F ailing to do so may cause explosion o[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 5 Installation • Do not connect the uninterrupted power supply arbitrarily . It may result in vehicular or product failure. Make sure to consult an expert for installation. Use • Do not apply excessive f orce to the black box and the lens. Doing so may result in product failure. • Do not use an awl or a sharp object when [...]

6 F eatures Clear video quality • 16:9 widescreen and full HD video recor ding • Still image capture • 2 megapixels digital CMOS Sensor • High resolution, 119° horizontal wide angle camera lens • Adjust the brightness of the video in 5 levels at night V arious recording modes • Normal recording while driving • Shock recording while d[...]

7 Components  T he components of this product are subject to change without notice in order to improv e its per formance. 2 pieces of double-sided tape for the installation of the mount CR-500HD Video output cable (3m, 4-pole to RCA) USB cable (1.2 m) Mount Clips for arranging cables Cigarette jack cord (4 m) USB SD card reader (optional) micro [...]

Featur es 8 Optional Acc essories Note All accessories are available from the store wher e you purchased the product. USB SD card reader Video output cable 4-pole to 4-pole Pow er adapter Polarizing lter External USB battery pack GPS[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 9 Names Pow er button Press this button when using the built-in battery. Speaker Alerts you to the operating status of the product with alarms and voice. Mount connection area Slot the mounting bracket into the mount connection area. Camera lens T ake a picture or record video . Memory card slot Insert the micro SD card. Microp[...]

10 Installation Finding an installa tion location • We r ecommend that the product is installed on the front windshield, either to the left or the right of the rear view mirror , and in a position that doesn' t prevent you fr om adjusting the position of the mirror . • Y ou can also install it on the dashboard. • Y ou can also install it[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 11 Installation (Optional) When viewing footage from the camera via a navigation device, c onnect the video output on the camera to the video input on the navigation device. 7 Plug the cigarette jack cor d into the cigarette jack. 6 Before commencing installation, plan where you will be routing the cable so that it is secure, s[...]

12 Using the product Recording videos and taking pictures Basic operation Mode LED Buttons Description Booting White White Red Green Green Booting is completed within 30 seconds of power -up. Recording while driving Mode LED Buttons Description Normal recording Blue Blue Red Green Green • When booting is complete, the Normal Rec ording mode start[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 13 Mode LED Buttons Description Emergency recording Red Red Red Green Green • If you press the button in Normal Recording mode , the mode changes to Emergency Recording mode. • Y ou can record video for max. 1 minute , and the recorded video will be saved in the camcorder f older on the memory card. T ak ing pictures Red Re[...]

Using the product 14 Recording while parking Mode LED Buttons Description Parking O O Red Green Green • If you press and hold down the button in Normal Rec ording mode or if there is no movement of the v ehicle for 10 minutes, the mode automatically changes to the Par king mode. • If you press the button once again, the mode changes t o N[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 15 Recording with built-in battery Mode LED Buttons Description Booting White White Red Green Green • If you press and hold down the button for 2 seconds , booting will be completed within 30 seconds. Emergency recording Red Red Red Green O • If you press the button in Standby mode , the mode changes to Emergency Recordi[...]

Using the product 16 Mode LED Buttons Description Booting White White Red Green Green • Booting is completed within 30 seconds of pow er-up. Normal recording Blue Blue Red Green O • If the external power is supplied to the black box through the USB port, booting will be complete and then the black box will switch to the Normal Recording mode[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 17 Vie wing videos and pictures 3 When you click ' Open folder to view les using Windo ws Explorer ' , the folders containing videos and pictures will appear . Viewing on PC (c onnecting the black box) 1 Connect the black box to the PC with the USB cable. 2 After booting is complete, the black bo x switches to USB [...]

Using the product 18 Viewing on PC (memory card) 1 Remove the micro SD card fr om the black box and place it in the micro SD adapter . Use the memor y card reader for connection with a PC. 3 When you click ' Open folder to view les using Windo ws Explorer ' , the folders containing videos and pictures will appear . 2 When you connect t[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 19 Viewing on na vigation device 1 Connect the video output cable from the black box to the navigation device. 2 Press and hold down the button for 5 seconds to switch to the Playback mode . Mode LED Buttons Playback Green Green Red O O 3 Recently recorded video les pla y automatically 3 or 4 seconds after switching to[...]

Using the product 20 6 Playback screen Y ou can play the recorded video on the navigation device as belo w. Previous le If you press the button while playing a recorded video, the pre vious le will play automatically . Acceleration sensor v alue Vehicle v oltage Built-in battery voltage Settings information Recorded date/time Next le If yo[...]

21 Before conguring the settings, nd out about the video r ange of each recording mode and the number of les to be saved in the memory. Memory management The start and end recording times dier for each r ecording mode, depending on the resolution of the video . Mode Storage time for each r ecording mode Folder name Resolution 1080 P 900[...]

Settings 22 Memory map The maximum recording time and number of les f or each recording mode are as f ollows: Memory size Category Normal recording Shock/Motion detection recording Emergency recording T ak ing pictures Remarks 16GB Max. 3 hrs 30 mins Max. size 7.8 GB 6.0 GB 0.6 GB 0.1 GB 1080p 30fps, H.264 encoding / 10Mbps (Ultra High Deniti[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 23 Connecting the black box t o a PC 1 Connect the black box to the PC with the USB cable. 2 After booting is complete, the black bo x switches to USB mode and is executed as a remo vable disk. 3 When you click 'Open folder to vie w les using Windo ws Explorer' , a folder with the ex ecutable le will be displaye[...]

Settings 24 Setup program Information display Displays the model name and the rmware version. Recording Mode Allows you to set a r ecording mode. Auto Parking Mode Set the method for accessing P arking mode to Manual or Auto (auto accessing 10 minutes after parking). OK Changed values are applied to the black box. (Make sure to reboot the pr odu[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 25 Advanc ed settings Video Quality Set the video resolution (Ultra High/ High/ Standard). Recording fps in Driving Mode Set the recording frames per second. Video Rotation Set the Rotation in which the black box is installed. V ehicle Speed (GPS Option) Set the speedometer by GPS. Video Out Image Flip Flip the video output ima[...]

26 Recording Status LED Buttons Operation V oice Recording ON Blue Blue Red Gr een Green • When voic e recording is OFF , press the button. An alarm will sound and voice recor ding will star t. V oice Recording OFF Blue Blue Red O Green • When voic e recording is ON, press the button. An alarm will sound and voice recor ding will stop. Note [...]

CR-500HD User Manual 27 Status alarms Status Alarm Booting sound & Start recording “Ding-Dong~ Video recording starts. ” Emergency recording “Cha-Re-Rook“ (sound of projector) Removing power “Dong-Ding~” Memory recognition error sound “Beep~ Check your memory card. ” Recording starts in Parking mode “Ding-Dong~ Parking mode. ?[...]

28 Firm ware upgrade 1 Download the latest rmwar e from the website. 2 Remove the micro SD card fr om the black box and place it in the micro SD adapter . Use the memor y card reader for connection with a PC. 3 When you connect the micro SD card to a PC, it is e xecuted as a removable disk. (It is recommended that you format the memory card prio[...]

CR-500HD User Manual 29 Cleaning and storage Storage • If you are not using the black box, remo ve it from your vehicle and keep it indoors. • Make sure to disconnect the power while storing it. • Keep the black box enclosed if possible and avoid damp places. • Remove the memory card to prevent it fr om degrading while storing the black box[...]

30 The black box does not turn on. • Check if the power (cigarette jack c ord) is connected. • If the product is not working at all, press the RESET button with the tip of a clip. (Resetting only blocks pow er , and thus does not aect the product or the stored video .) The buttons are not w orking. • Check if the black box is in the video [...]

CR-500HD User Manual 31 The black box is r ecognized on the PC USB, but is disconnected. • Connect the black box to the USB port of the PC main board if possible. • Remove any other USB devices c onnected to the PC. Connect the black box only or connect it to the USB host card. • Check if the same problem occurs on other PCs. If so , request [...]

32 Item Specications Remarks Model Name CR-500HD Dimensions/ Weigh t 39x64x50 mm/ 88 g Memory capacity micro SD 16 GB/ 32 GB Class 10 or above recommended Recording methods Normal recording Supported (1080p 30fps) Records video in 3 minute intervals. Shock recording Records video 5 seconds before and 35 sec onds after impact (40 seconds in total[...]

33 Installing and using FineV u Player How to install and use the F ineVu Play er Main screen When you install and then run F ineVu Player , the following screen is displayed . FineV u Player is the software that enables you to play a video r ecorded by the F inevu car black box. Download FineV u Player from http://www .nevu.com and install it. [...]

34 1 Click the Open button in the control bar . 2 Select a folder containing recorded videos . 3 Select a video le listed in the List screen and then click the Play button to play the selected video . 4 Now you can check the scenes being play ed. Y ou can move around and check the scenes b y time using the buttons in the Control bar . Playing an[...]

Limited W arran ty This product is guaranteed against manufacturing defects for one (1) year (six (6) months f or battery and accessories) from the original date of purchase. F inedigital’ s sole obligation in the event of such defects during this period is to repair or replace the defective part or product with a comparable part or product at Fi[...]

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