PAPAGO Dash Cam GoSafe 230 User Guide

: June 7, 2024
: PAPAGO

PAPAGO Dash Cam GoSafe 230 User Guide

Attention please

About Usage

If your vehicle still provides power when the vehicle is off, unplug the device when you plan to have your vehicle parked for a long period to avoid draining your vehicle’s battery.
To avoid file corruption, don’t eject the Micro SD Card immediately after powering off.
It is recommended to use adapter provided.
To enable monitoring function, the power supplier must be enabled.

About Micro SD Card

Use only Class 10 Micro SD Cards with at least 8GB memory (Up to 32GB).
Format Micro SD Card before using.
To format card press “Menu button”, when you get to settings—-Format
—- OK

Product features may change without notice according to region in which it is purchased.

Product Introduction

Package Contents

Check the items in your package with the list below. If any of the below items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

Device
Car Charging Cable
Suction Mount
Quick Start Guide
Warranty Card
8GB MicroSD

Driving Recorder Overview

Product Overview

LED light
Display
SD card Slot
AV-OUT Slot
USB Slot
Bracket hole
Power button
Up button
Menu button
OK button
Mode button
Down button
Reset button
Mic
Speaker
Lens
Fill Light

Installation and removal

Location

Installation and removal

Caution: We are not responsible for any damage caused to, or caused by, the air bag due to incorrectly placing the device within the range of the safety bag area.

For better view, try to install in the center of the windshield.
To ensure view is clear, make sure the lens is located in a place where the windshield wiper wipes the window.
Make sure device is not installed where it will interfere with the air bag.
Make sure the device will not be obstructed by windshield’s window tint.
Clean the area you wish to place the dash cam before mounting the device. DO NOT move the device for a 24-hour period.

Start and Go

Power On

Insert the car charger cable into the car’s cigarette lighter and the other end into the Mini USB port on the device. Make sure to install the Micro SD Card into the Micro SD Card slot on device. After turning on, the system will start recording automatically. The LED light will turn Red when recording mode has started.

Reminder: Please format Micro SD card before you start recording. Please refer to instructions.

Power Off

To Turn off device, hold the power button for at 3 seconds. To avoid corrupting the last file recorded, do not eject SD Card immediately after powering off.

To turn it back on, simply hold power button for at least 1 second.

LED Color

| Behavior
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Red LED blinking|

Recording

Red LED on

| Standby
Green LED on|

Charging

Buttons

Buttons

|

Behavior

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Power

| One long press to turn device on/off.

Up

| Recording mode: Turn on Emergency Recording. Browse mode: Up

Menu

| **Non-recording mode:** Leads to Settings.

OK/REC

|

Recording mode: Start/stop recording. Camera mode: Takes a picture.
Browse mode: Play/pause file.

Mode

| Non-recording mode: Switches modes. This dash camera has three modes to choose from: Record/Camera/Browse.

** ►
Down**

| Recording mode: Turns audio recording on/off. Browse mode: Down

Reset

| **** Reboots dash cam.

Recording

Recording Instructions

Settings

Press the Menu button once to enter Video menu settings. Use the up / down buttons to select the listed settings. Press the OK button to select and confirm options. To Exit, press the Menu button twice.

Specific menu is as follow:

Resolution: 1080FHD/720P/WVGA/VGA
Loop Recording: off /1 /2 /3 / 5 minutes
Exposure: Value can be set between -2 and +2.
White Balance: Automatic / Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent
Motion Detection: Off / On
Date Stamp: Off / On

Press Menu button twice to enter the Main menu settings. Use the up / down buttons to select the listed settings. Press the OK button to select and confirm options. To Exit, press the Menu button.

Specific menu is as follow:

Beep (Key) Sound: On / Off
Record Audio: On / Off
Fill Light: On / Off
Frequency: 50HZ / 60HZ
Auto Power Off: Off/ 1 Min / 3 Min / 5 Min
Screen Saver: Off / 10 Sec / 30 Sec / 1 Min
Date/Time – Set
Language: English / Traditional Chinese / Français / Español / Portuguese
TV Out: NTSC / PAL
Format: (To format SD Card. Note: All data will be deleted)
Version: (To view software version)
Default Setting

In Camera mode, press the Menu button twice to enter the Camera menu settings. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the listed settings. Press the OK button to select and confirm options. To Exit, press the Menu button.

Specific menu is as follow:

Resolution: VGA-8M optional
Self-timer: Off / 2S Timing / 5S Timing / 10S Timing
Quality: Fine / Normal / Economy
Sharpness: Strong / Normal / Soft
White Balance: Automatic / Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent
ISO: Automatic / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800
Exposure: -2 +2 can be set
Anti-Shaking: Off / On
Date Stamp: Off / Date / Date & Time

Record/Play/Delete record Snapshot function

After inserting the SD card and powering on, the dash cam will automatically start recording.
Each recorded file is 5 minutes long. The oldest footage will be overwritten when the Micro SD Card is full.

Emergency Recording

Manual File Backup
In recording mode, pressing the Up button will turn Emergency Recording on/off.

Snapshot

After turning on, press the MODE button once to enter the Camera mode. Press OK button to take a picture.

Copying Files with USB connection

Connect device to your computer using a USB to Mini-USB cable. It should be recognized as a removable device or show up as an icon titled “No Name” on your desktop.
There are video recording files located in folder “Memory Card:\DCIM” (circulating video recording files and emergency video recording files) on the “Removable Device”.
Copy the files to your computer. Please follow the copy and paste or drag and drop procedure for your computer model.

Copying Files from Micro SD Card

Shut down the device and eject the Micro SD Card. (To avoid corrupting the last file recorded, do not eject SD Card immediately after powering off.)
Insert the Micro SD Card onto adapter. Insert adapter into the Micro SD Card reader and your computer will automatically detect the SD Card.
There are video recording files located in folder “Memory Card:\DCIM” (circulating video recording files and emergency video recording files) on the “Removable Device”.
Copy the files to your computer. Please follow the copy and paste or drag and drop procedure for your computer model.

Play/Delete/Lock Video or Photo

After starting up, press “MODE” button twice to enter Browse mode. Press up/down button to choose a file, then press OK button to play/pause.
Press the “Menu” button to view the file’s options. Using the Up/ Down buttons, Delete/ Protect the file.
If you select the Delete option, it will ask if you would like to Delete Current file, or Delete All files. Press Up and Down buttons to select and press OK to confirm.
If you select the Protect option, it will ask if you would like to Lock Current file, Unlock Current file, Lock All files, or Unlock All files. Press Up and Down buttons to select and press OK to confirm.