FIRE CAM OnCall V2 Dash Camera User Manual
- June 4, 2024
- FIRE CAM
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FIRE CAM OnCall V2 Dash Camera
For Dash Camera Use
- Assemble the 2 connector adaptors with the screw and attach the mount adaptor to the windshield mount and the camera adaptor to the camera. Place on the surface and pull the lever down on the suction cup to stick in place.
- Plug the appropriate length USB cable into the vehicle charging lead and camera.
- Set the CarDV Mode in the menu to ON (page 8/9). When the vehicle is started, the camera will power up automatically and start video recording. The camera will power off as it normally does when the vehicle is turned off or disconnected from the power source.
- Body Cam clips are included for use as a body-worn camera.
About this Guide
- The content in this document is for information purposes and is subject to change without prior notice. We have made every effort to ensure that this User Guide is accurate and complete.
- However, no liability is assumed for any errors or omissions that may have occurred.
- The manufacturer reserves the right to change the technical specification and accessories without prior notice.
Caution
- Do not expose the battery being placed in a high-temperature environment. If the battery leaks or bulges, stop using.
- Risk of explosion if the battery is placed by an incorrect type.
- Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.
- Never replace the battery on your own. Doing so may cause damage or an explosion. Please have the dealer do it for you.
- Do not put the LCD display or lens under the sunshine.
Note
- A specific emission frequency may influence the image quality.
- Please try a few times of video-taking test before you formally use this product in order to be familiar with this product.
- Always full charge the battery before use.
- Never dismantle, crush, or pierce the product, or allow the product to short-circuit. Please persuade for professional assistance if the product doesn’t work properly.
- Before you start using this product, it is assumed that you agree to the above statement.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Box Contents
- Product Overview
- Main Menu Optional Detail
- Operation
- Camera setting through Camera Manager
This camera is new generation video recorder of High-Efficiency video coding
(HEVC, H.265) and low power consumption. If you record videos by using H.265
coding format, it is suggested to download Media Player Codec Pack (check the
below link) to assist to play back H.265 videos on Windows Media Player.
https://www.mediaplayercodecpack.com/
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this product. This camera is specially designed for
video recording, audio recording and photo shooting. Please read the user
manual before you start to use it.
Important information: before you start to use this device, please connect it
to the computer through an auxiliary USB cable, the camera will require a
password in the LCD screen. Press OK button six times to access camera
folders. Copy BodyCam PC Software from the camera folder to your computer for
to change camera settings from your computer. You can also access camera
settings on the camera LCD menu screen (Page 8).
NOTE : BodyCam PC software will be deleted if you format the camera
storage.
Box contents
- Body Camera
- USB Cable
- Wall Charger
- Rotatable Epaulette Clip
- Rotatable Crocodile Clip
- User Manual QR code
Product Overview
| Item | Description |
|---|
1. Status Indicator LED
| Still Green: camera is in standby mode (Power on but not recording)
Still Red: camera is on pre-recording mode
Flashing Red: camera is recording video Flashing Red and Green: camera is recording audio only
Flashing Red Once: camera is taking photo
2. Charging Indicator LED| Still Blue: Charging Status
Still White: Camera is fully charged
3. Light
Sensor
| Detect changes of light and turn on/off IR for
low-light recording automatically
4. Infrared LED
| Providing infrared light compensation in low light
conditions, to help camera record good quality video with clear face view up to 10 meters
5. White Light| Hold Fn button to turn on/off white light
6. Lens| Capture high resolution images/videos
7. USB Port &Reset Button| USB port is for power charging or data
transmission; Reset camera when camera has operation error
8. Snapshot
Button
| Press to take photo in standby mode or in video
recording mode
9. Audio Button|
Press to start/stop audio recording
10. LCD Screen|
View camera status and playback recorded files
11.Scroll Up Button
| a) In Menu or Playback mode, press to scroll up previous page or file
b) In standby or video recording or playback photo mode, hold to zoom out
c) In playback mode, press to rewind video
| Item | Description |
|---|
1. Status Indicator LED
| Still Green: camera is in standby mode (Power on but not recording)
Still Red: camera is on pre-recording mode
Flashing Red: camera is recording video Flashing Red and Green: camera is recording audio only
Flashing Red Once: camera is taking photo
2. Charging Indicator LED| Still Blue: Charging Status
Still White: Camera is fully charged
3. Light
Sensor
| Detect changes of light and turn on/off IR for
low-light recording automatically
4. Infrared LED
| Providing infrared light compensation in low light
conditions, to help camera record good quality video with clear face view up to 10 meters
5. White Light| Hold Fn button to turn on/off white light
6. Lens| Capture high resolution images/videos
7. USB Port &Reset Button| USB port is for power charging or data
transmission; Reset camera when camera has operation error
8. Snapshot
Button
| Press to take photo in standby mode or in video
recording mode
9. Audio Button|
Press to start/stop audio recording
10. LCD Screen|
View camera status and playback recorded files
11.Scroll Up Button
| a) In Menu or Playback mode, press to scroll up previous page or file
b) In standby or video recording or playback photo mode, hold to zoom out
c) In playback mode, press to rewind video
12. OK Button
| a) In menu set-up or playback file type (video, photo and audio) selection, press to make a selection
b) In standby mode, press to review files
c) In playback mode, press to pause/resume video or audio playback
d) In video or audio recording mode, hold to lock the file
e) In video or audio recording mode, press to mark
the important file
13. Menu & Scroll Down Button
| a) In standby mode, press to enter menu set-up
b) In Menu or Playback mode, press to scroll down next page or file
c) In standby or video recording or playback photo mode, hold to zoom in
d) In playback mode, press to fast forward video
14. Video Recording Button
| a) In power-on mode, press to start/stop recording
b) In audio recording, press to switch to video recording and keep the audio file
c) In power-off mode, hold for 3 seconds to power
on camera and execute video recording function.
15. Fn Button
|
a) Press to turn on/off IR light
b) Hold to turn on/off white light.
16. Power Button
| a) Hold 3 seconds to power on/off camera
b) In power-on mode, press to turn on/off LCD .
c) Press to exit to previous interface when navigating setting or playing back files
LCD Interface:
Main Menu Optional Detail
To enter the setting menu:
- Press the Menu button and then enter the password.
- Enter the password by the following commands:
- Press the Scroll Up button to change the character to the previous letter or number.
- Press the Menu button to change the character to the next letter or number.
- Press the OK button to confirm and move to the next character
- PS: The default password is 000000.
- After selecting the last character, press the OK button to enter the setting menu
To navigate the settings menu:
- Press the Scroll Down button to select the next setting or option.
- Press the Scroll Up button to select the previous setting or option.
- Press the OK button to move to confirm your selection or enter the sub-menu.
- Press the Power button to return to the previous menu
Following is a list of the available settings and options
| Setting | Description | Options |
|---|---|---|
| 2560×14 40 30P | ||
| Video Resolution |
The video resolution
| 2304×12 96 30P
1920×10 80 30P
1280×720 30P
| | 848×480 30P
| | 5M (3008×1692
---|---|---
| | 16:9)
| | 12M (4608×2592
| | 16:9)
Photo Resolution| The photo resolution| 20M (5984×3366
16:9)
| | 25M (6656×3744
| | 16:9)
| | 30M (7296×4104
| | 16:9)
Burst
|
The number of images captured in a row when you take a photo.
|
Off, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10,
15, 20
Dewarp
| When on, video distortion correction will be corrected, increases power consumption.|
Off, On
Self T imer
|
The time camera waits until taki ng a photo a fter you press Snapshot butto n.
|
Off, 5 secs, 10 secs,
20 secs, 30 secs, 1 min
Quality|
The quality of the video .
|
S. Fine , Fine , Norma l
Pre- record
| When on a certain t i m e (depends on video resolution) will be combined into the recorded video prior to record button pressed to start recording.
When off, video start when the Record
button pressed to start recording.
|
Off, On
Post Record
| The amo unt of the time the camera waits to stop reco rdi ng video after you press the Record button.| Off, 5 sec, 1 minute,
10 mi ns, 20 mi ns, 35 mins
Car DV Mode
|
When on, camera will power up and start rec ording whe n plugged into power source and vehicle started. Camera will stop recording and power off when vehicle is turned off or unplugged from
power source.
|
Off, On
Loop Recording
| When on, ca mera will overwrite the oldest video file with the most current video file o nce its memory is full. This setting can be selected only whe n car DVR mode is on.|
Off, On
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Split T ime
| While recording video, the camera will automatically split its recording into files of this lengt h.| 1 mi n, 3 mi ns, 5 mins,
10 mi ns, 15 mi ns, 20 mins, 30 mi ns, 45
mins
Slideshow
|
When on, viewing photo fi le will start a slideshow where each photo will be shown for around 5 seconds.
|
Off, On
Infrared
| When set to manual, you will need to press F n button to turn IR LEDs on/off. When set to Auto, these lights will activate automatically based on
the light sensor’s reading.
|
Ma nual, A uto
Motion Detect| When on, camera will start re cording
when front movement is detected by the lens.
|
Off, On
Record Warning
| When on, you will hear a voice confirma tio n when yo u start recording. When off, voice confirmation is disabled.|
Off, On
Video Mute
| When on, there is no audi o in the
video. When off, audio is on in the video
|
Off, On
Language
|
The lang uage of the text in camera interface
| Eng lish, 简体中文,
Pусский, Polski, 한국, French, 日本語， Portug uese,
Espa ño l, T ürk
Screen Saver| The amo unt of the time the camera can be idle before deactivating the displa y to conserve power.|
Off, 30 secs, 1 min, 3
mins, 5 mi ns
LCD
Brightness
| Screen lighting to view| High, Medi um, Low
Auto Power off| The amo unt of the time the came ra can be idle
before poweri ng off.| Off, 30 secs, 1 min, 3 mins, 5 mi ns
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LED Light
| When on, i ndicator LED will tell the status of the camera; W he n off,
camera is enteri ng covert mode
|
On, Off
White Led
|
White Led light to o ffer light so urce
|
Off, On
Key Tone
| When on, ca mera will play a tone
each time you press a butto n. Whe n off, tone is disabled .
|
On, Off
Volume
| The volume of camera speaker. This affec ts the loudness of video
pla yback , audio playback, the key tone, record warni ng, and any other sounds played by camera. This doesn’t affect the volume of the recorded video or audio files
themse lves.
|
0-12
Default 12
Coding Format|
The coding format of video fi les
|
H.264 , H.265
T ime Setup
|
Adjust time to real loca tio n
|
yyyy/mm/dd hh/mm
ID Setting| User can set Device ID a nd Officer ID| Alp hanume ric characte rs
Password
| If pas sword is on, user needs to enter
passwo rd to get access to setting and connection to PC
|
On, Off
Change User
Password
|
Password can be set or changed
| Alphanumeric
characte rs
Default Setting| Use this to return camera to its
original se tti ngs. This does not erase the memory
|
O (Yes), X (No)
FW Name|
Firmware version
|
Operation
Power on/off
- Hold the Power button for 3 seconds to start up and enter standby
- mode; In any mode with holding the Power button for 3 seconds, the camera will shut down.
- PS: in standby/video recording / audio recording mode, press the power button , the screen saver can be on/off.
Audio recording
- In standby mode, press the audio Recording Button for audio recording.
- The camera will beep and LED indicator on the top will flash red and green.
- Press again audio Recording Button to stop the audio recording and save the file.
- In audio recording mode, press the OK button to mark the important file, and the yellow star icon will appear on the right side of the screen.
Photo shooting
- In standby mode, press the photo button to take photos.
Video recording
- In standby mode, press the video Recording Button to start video recording. The camera will beep and the LED indicator on the top will flash red.
- Press again video Recording Button to stop video recording and save the file.
- In video recording mode, press OK button to mark the important file, and the yellow star icon will appear on the right side of the screen.
One-button video recording
- In power-off mode, hold the video Recording Button for three seconds for powering on the camera and start video recording immediately.
PIV (picture in video)
- In video recording mode, press the photo button to capture a photo.
Zoom
In standby or video recording mode, hold Scroll Up button and scroll down button to zoom in and out the image.
IR night vision
- Under dark circumstances, infrared LED will help to record clear images or videos.
- In standby mode, PRESS the Menu button to navigate. Find option
- PRESS the OK button to enter the sub-menu: Manual & Auto, and press the OK button to select.
Auto infrared mode:
- In low light situations (1 Lux), 4 IR LEDs will be turned on automatically, the camera switches on the infrared filter lens, video image turn black and white.
- Otherwise, when circumstance brightness grew up, IR LED turns off, and the image becomes colorful again.
Manual infrared mode:
- When night vision is needed, press the infrared light button to switch to Infrared mode, IR LEDs will be turned on, and black and white images. press this button again to turn off IR LEDs, the image becomes colorful.
White LED
- In standby or video recording mode, hold Fn button to turn on/off the white LED.
Playback
In standby mode, press the OK button to enter playback mode. There are Video, Photo, and Audio options. Press the Photo button to select, and press the OK button to confirm the selection.
- In video file playback mode, PRESS the OK button to pause/resume playback; PRESS the scroll-Up button to rewind, PRESS the Scroll-down button to fast forward, then PRESS the OK button to play normally. You can fast forward or rewind 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, and 64x.
- In photo file playback mode, hold the scroll-Up button and Scroll-down button to zoom in and out of the image. Adjustable is X1.0～X10.0. In the zoom-in and out the image, press scroll -Up button and Scroll-down button to move the image to the right or left side
Reset
In any case, the camera is frozen, use a pin to reset and restart the camera. The reset button is inside the USB port.
Device ID/ User ID
In standby mode, PRESS the Menu button to enter settings. Find [ID setting],
PRESS the OK button to select, then the Device & Person SN interface will show
up, 5 characters for device ID and 6 characters for person ID.
PRESS the scroll-Up button or Scroll-down button to choose a character, then
PRESS the OK button to select.
Time Setting
In standby mode, PRESS the Menu button to enter settings. Find the Time bar, for example, 2008/02/02 07:40. PRESS the OK button and enter the password, then users can change the date and time. Press the scroll-Up button or Scroll- down button to choose a character, then the PRESS OK button to select.
USB Driver video/picture/audio files can only be deleted on your PC/laptop
After being connected to PC, the password interface shows up, please enter the password (default password is 000000) Press the (ok) button 6 times, the camera will be recognized by the computer as an Extra drive. Users can go to the camera folder and delete those files not needed.
Charging
When the camera battery is low, the battery icon will flash in the display, and you will hear an alert tone. When this happens, charge the camera. While the camera is charging, the indicator light is still blue and will turn still white after the camera is fully charged. It will take approximately 4 hours to fully charge the camera.
Charging methods:
Use a USB cable to connect the camera’s USB port to a USB port on your computer (powered on) or USB power adapter (connect to a power outlet)
Camera setting through Camera Manager
Camera settings can be changed within the camera LCD screen menu (page 8) or
by Camera Manager on a PC. Please check page 3 for instructions to access the
BodyCam PC Software folder stored in the camera files.
- Connect the camera to PC. Open Camera Manager on PC and enter your password, Click Connect and the log in. (Default password is 000000)
- “Get” will show current camera settings. Choose the target setting and click “Set ”, then the setting is changed.
- Advanced feature option, click “Enter U Disk” (upper right corner) to make the camera to be recognized by PC as a folder instead of a USB device
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The clips and attachment studs rotate 360 degrees
The crocodile clip, epaulet clip, chest harness and shoulder harness attachment studs ALL turn 360 degrees. Slot the clip into the back of the camera then turn the clip vertically. Or you can slot the clips into the back of the body camera first, then attach the body camera to the chest or shoulder harness, then turn the body camera vertically.
Reset device
To reset the device, use a small needle to jab the reset button. The reset button is located next to the USB port.
Delete files
You can only delete the recorded files from a computer. This is to stop people from getting rid of the evidence straight from the device itself. To delete the files from your computer, right-click, and then delete them.
Product Warranty
We offer a 12-month warranty on the body camera. This warranty covers faults that were caused by the manufacturer. If the fault was caused by the customer, then the warranty will be void.
USB cable
Please only use the USB cable provided in the product box. Using other USB cables might cause damage to the body camera.
Attention
- Please charge the camera fully after the camera is left without working for a long time.
- Please keep the camera bottom away from water to avoid short circuits or oxidation.
- Please don’t disassemble the camera without authorized instruction.
Contact Fire Cam Support for questions:
support@firecam.com
618-416-8390, M-F, 9-5 Central
For Warranty Information: https://firecam.com/fire-cam-warranty/
References
- Media Player Codec Pack - for Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7
- Fire Cam Warranty - Fire Cam
- Media Player Codec Pack - for Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7