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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............ 1 1.1 Notice Before Use ........... 2 2. Cruiser HD Dash Cam Features ......4 3. What’s in the Standard Box ......6 4. Product Overview ........... 7 5. Controls and Connection ......... 8 6.
1. Introduction Thank you for choosing Ampulla. You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing an Ampulla Cruiser Super HD Dash Cam. It provides peace of mind by continuously recording the road ahead of you in beautiful 1296P SHD video or front 1080 FHD plus rear 720 HD video.
1.1 Notice Before Use To maintain user safety and avoid damage to property, please read through this manual so as to use the product in the correct way. Please follow the directions below: - Please fully charge the camera by car adapter before first use.
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- Do not expose it directly under the sun for a long time. The product has overheat protection, when it is too hot, it will stop working. Restart it when it cools down. - Use a genuine micro SD card of class 10 and above 8 GB.
Cruiser HD Dash Cam Features 1080P+720P Dual Full HD - All Cruiser HD Dash Cams record the road ahead in 1296P Super HD or front 1080 FHD plus rear 720 HD featuring the best image quality, night vision performance, and advanced dynamic range 2.0”...
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Parking Mode - While in Parking Mode, Cruiser HD cameras will only record video when motion is detected. This feature is helpful for vehicles that have an always-on accessory port or units that are hardwired to power. Built-in WDR - Optimized to automatically maximize video clarity in day and night.
3. What’s in the Standard Box Rear Camera with 19ft Cruiser Dash Cam Cable & 3M Adhesive USB cable Dash Cam Adaptor for Car 3M Adhesive Mount User Manual - 6 -...
5. Controls and Connection Name Description Micro USB Location for Micro USB and Port power supply. Reset Press to reset the device Adhesive The 3M adhesive mount slot Mount Location for rear camera AV Port connection. SD Card Port Location for Micro SD card. Microphone Records audio along with video MENU...
6. Quick Setup 6.1 Front Camera Quick Setup Insert Memory Card Insert a Class 10 Micro SD card in the correct direction as shown following. Make sure you are facing the camera screen and the side of memory card with metal, and push the card with tool until you hear a click sound.
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Drive! Cruiser Dual Dash Cams are designed to be set and merged with environment. After initial setup, the unit will turn on and start recording as soon as power is applied.
6.2 Rear Camera Setup (Optional) Mount & Wires Routing The installation location is actually quite flexible. However, there are some highly recommended locations with different angles of visions. A1: Traditional rear camera location, limited vision (upper) and professional assistance required; A2: Flat mount Location, limited vision (lower) and very easy to install;...
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Power Plug the Cable into the AV Port on the Front Cam, the power will be connected. The Cruiser dash cam utilizes an AV port and 19ft/5.9m Rear Cam Extender AV Cable to offer maximum flexibility and clean installation. The red wire is to connect the reverse light in order to activate the LED lights on the rear camera while on reverse gear.
7. Screen Configuration Name Description Current camera mode Camera Mode video/photo/playback. Recording This icon indicates Indicator camera is currently recording. Battery Shows the status of the battery. This icon indicates the Micro SD SD card card has been inserted or not. Motion This icon indicates the Motion Detection...
8. Basic Operation 8.1 Video Setting 8.1.1 Resolution This setting is for changing video resolution. If you want to have the best range of views, 1920X1080/30F plus 1280X720/25F will the best choice for 310°ultra range view. If you only want to use the front camera, we highly recommend use 2304X1296/30F SHD resolution for the ultimate video quality experience.
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8.1.2 Video Quality This setting is for changing the video bit rate. It will not affect the video resolution. The better video quality it is, the larger file size each video clip will be. 8.1.3 Video Length You can change the video length from 1 to 10 mins in loop recording.
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The default setting is ON. The microphone allows the camera to record audio along with the video. 8.1.8 Driver ID Settings Enable driver to customize the ID watermark (e.g. plate number) stamped on the video clips. To remove the ID watermark on the video clips, please put nine of ZERO “0”...
8.1.12 WDR (built-in) WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) has been built in and activated. It provides clear images and greater scene details from shadows to highlights than normal, even under backlighting, where the intensity of illumination varies a lot. 8.2 General Settings 8.2.1 Button Sound To activate or mute the button sound here.
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8.2.6 Flicker The default setting is 60 Hz. If you are using this dash cam in US, Canada or Japan, it would be 60Hz. Other countries are 50Hz. When setup wrongly, you might see stripe interference on the video image when playback on the PC.
the sensitivity of G-sensor for parking monitor from Low, Middle, or High sensitivity. It can be more sensitive than G-sensor Level (running). And this setting is independent and separated from G-sensor Sensitivity (running). 8.2.10 Motion Detection The default setting is OFF. It can detect any motion in sight in order to start/pause recording to save SD card storage space.
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After the lines are calibrated correctly and press OK button to go to next step. There will be a line shown in the right side, and it is the distance between the car and the ground in vertical. For safety concern, it is suggested that the distance for car shall be 120 while SUV shall be 150.
8.3 Photo Setting (Photo Mode) In photo mode, you can press OK/REC button to capture a photo. 8.3.1 Photo Size The default setting is 14M image quality. It can be set from 1.2M to 14M photo size. 8.3.2 Photo Quality This setting is for changing the video quality.
8.4 Playback, Delete or Lock/Unlock Files 8.4.1 Playback Operation - LEFT Button: Previous video/photo; - RIGHT Button: Next video/photo; - OK/REC Button: Play the selected video/photo; - MENU Button: Edit this file 8.4.2 Voice Volume To adjust the playback video volume 8.4.3 Delete Delete the current file 8.4.4 Video/Image File...
Specifications Front Camera Display 2.0 inch TFT LCD M-Star 8328P Sensor AR0330 1/3" CMOS 170 degree wide viewing angle and full 6 Lens layer glass lend with wide aperture F/2.0 H.264 compressed MOV format; Video 2304X1296P/30fps without rear cam, 1920X1080P/30fps with rear cam, etc. Image JPEG;...
Rear Camera (optional) 160 degree wide viewing angle and Lens multi-layer glass lens H.264 compressed AVI format; Video 1280x720P/25fps, Sealing IP67 level waterproof, dustproof & snow property proof. Reverse Support LED Lights The specifications of this product may change without prior notice for product improvements.
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A: Check if the camera is in video recording. If yes, press OK/REC button to stop it first. Q: Does "loop recording" overwrite the last loop, or does it just break it into segments? A: The loop recording feature will overwrite the earliest unlocked footage, but not break it into segments.
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Q: What is max capacity of micro SD card that the camera will accept? A: The Cruiser dash camera actually supports SD card up to 128GB. In order to ensure a stable high speed transmission of front FHD1080P plus rear HD720P, a Class 10 high speed SD card is required and maximum card capacity is up to 128GB.
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Q: How can I save/lock a video manually? A: You the press the Mode/Emergency Lock button to manually lock the current video any time you want. Q: It makes a rattling noise when operating, is this item is defected? A: Firstly we strongly recommend you stop using this SD card in a computer until it is re-formatted.
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Q: When using the parking mode, should I connect the camera to another power supply? A: Yes. The camera’s battery is too small to support a long time work, you’d better power it by another uninterruptible power supply so the parking monitor can keep your car under surveillance.
A: The video format is MOV, please use the latest Quick Time player or VLC media player or Media Player Classic to play on PC. Q: Camera gets hot while running A: The CPU chip core is designed to operate under 200℉ (Max.), the average operating degree will be from 100 to 158℉.
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SD card. Q: Is the cord long enough for the Cruiser with the rear camera? How would you connect rear camera on the inside? A: The connection cord to the rear camera is approximately 19ft/5.9m long, which will fit the most of...
11. Warranty & Support Warranty The Ampulla Cruiser Dash Cam comes with 12 months warranty. Support Ampulla official site is www.ampulla-store.com. If you have any question on your product, please do not hesitate to contact us Via Amazon or drop us an email at support@ampulla-store.com.
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