Instruction Manual

ManualsBrandsJVC ManualsCamera & PhotoDASHBOARD CAMERA

KV-DR3

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

DashboardCamera

©2020JVCKENWOODCorporation

Shutting down the Device

Occasionally,youmayneedtoperformahardwareresetwhen

thedevice stopsrespondingorifitappears tobe “frozen”or

unresponsive. Toshutdownthedevice,pressandholdthe

Powerbuttonuntilthesystempowersoﬀ.

Ifthesystemdoesnotshutdownbykeeping

thePowerbuttonpressed,youcanforceitto

shutdownbyinsertingasmallrod(suchas

astraightenedpaperclip)intothe

Shutdownbuttononthedevice.

Function Keys

Thedeviceprovides4functionkeystocontrolthecorresponding

iconsdisplayedontheLCDscreen. Thekeys'functionsmayvary

ondiﬀerentscreens.

(Recordingscreen)

Open the Menu screen.

(No Function)

(Menuscreen)

System Icons

Varioussystemiconsonthestatusbaratthetopofthescreen

providethestatusinformationofyourdevice.Thedisplayicons

willvarydependingonyourdevicemodelandstate.

(Recordingscreen)

 Recordingindicator

 WirelessLANstatus

 Timedisplay

 Microphonestatus

1 2 3 4

Setting the Date and Time

Tomakesurethatthedateandtimeofyourrecordingsare

correct,checkthesettingsbeforeyoubeginrecording.

1. Press toaccesstheSettingsMenu.

2. Select System > Date/Time.

3. Use /

press andrepeatthestepuntilallﬁeldshavebeen

changed.

Event Recording

Bydefault,ifaneventhappenssuchasasuddenimpact,

highspeeddriving,anaggressiveturnoranaccidental

crashduringcontiniousrecording,theGsensorwillprompt

thedevicetostartrecordingtheevent.

Note:

YoucanchangethesensitivityleveloftheGsensorby

>

Video Recording

>

G-Sensor Sensitivity

Getting Connected

JVC DVR Link

TheJVCDVRLinkappisanintegratedapplicationthatallows

youtoview,shareandbackupthevideosrecordedona

dashboardcameraviawirelessLAN.Searchfor"JVCDVRLink"in

AppleAppStoreorinGooglePlayStoretodownloadtheappfor

free.

Note:

TheJVCDVRLinkappiscompatiblewithiOS9.0(andabove)

andAndroid5.0(andabove)devices.JVCKENWOODdoes

notguaranteetheproductʼscompatibilitywithsmartphones

fromallmanufacturers.

AppStoreisaservicemarkofAppleInc.,registeredinthe

U.S.andothercountries.

IOSisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofCiscointheU.S.

andothercountriesandisusedunderlicense.

AndroidandGooglePlayaretrademarksofGoogleLLC.

Setting up a Wireless Connection

Onyourdevice,select  >Wireless LAN>Ontoenablethe

wireless LAN mode. Once enabled, the wireless LAN setting

screendisplaystheSSIDandpasswordofthedevice.

Onyoursmartphone,followthestepstosetupthewireless

connection.

1. EnablethewirelessLANfunctiononthesmartphone.

2. OpentheJVCDVRLinkappandfollowtheon-screen

instructionstosetuptheconnection.

OpenthewirelessLANsettingofthesmartphonetodisplay

thedetecteddevices.Fromthelist,selectthedeviceyou

wanttoconnecttoandthenenterthepassword.

Thenexttimeyouuseyoursmartphonetoconnecttothe

device,youwillnotbepromptedtoenterthepassword

againunlessyouresetyourphonetothefactorydefault

settings.

Note: Theinstructions aboutoperatingthesmartphoneare for

referenceonly.Theactualsettingoptionsandmethodsmayvary

dependingonyourphonetype/modelandtheappversion.

1. Press >File Playback

2. Selectthedesiredtype.

3. Selectthedesiredﬁlefromthelistandthenpress

to

startplayback.

4. Duringplayback,youcan:

Whileplayingvideos

Press  / 

toplaytheprevious/nextvideo;press

andholdthebuttonstofastrewind/forwardthevideo.

Press



toreturntothelist.

Press  todisplaythepop-upmenutoselect:

Play/Pause:Startorpausestheplayback.

Move to Event:Movetheﬁletothe“Event”category.

Transfer to phone:Uploadtheselectedvideotoyour

smartphone.

Delete:Deletetheﬁle.

Whileviewingphotos

Press /

todisplaytheprevious/nextphoto.

Press toreturntothelist.

Press todisplaythepop-upmenutoselect:

Transfer to phone:Uploadtheselectedphototoyour

smartphone.

Delete:Deletetheﬁle.

Ifyouwanttomanuallystartaneventrecordingwhile

continuousrecordingisinprogress,presstheEvent

).

Theeventrecordingwillsavemomentsbeforeand

momentsevent.Whenyourmemorycardﬁllsupwithevent

recordings,itwillrecordovertheoldestexistingﬁlesin

Theeventrecordingscanbefoundinthe“Event”

categoryforﬁleplayback.

 

Getting to Know Your Device

 Mini-USBconnector

 Devicemountsocket

 LCDscreen

 Systemindicator

 Microphone

 Memorycardslot

 Resetbutton

 Cameralens

 Speaker

 Powerbutton

/

Functionkeys

How to install

1. Makesurethatyourcarisparkedonlevelground.Usea

commerciallyavailablecleaningclothtowipeoﬀanydirtor

greasefromthelocationyouaremountingthedevice.

Followtheinstructionsbelowtosecurelymountyour

deviceinavehicle.

2. Adjustthelensangle.Whenadjustingtheangleofmounting,

makesurethatthecameraʼsviewisparallelwiththelevel

groundandtheground/skyratioiscloseto6/4.

3. Connectthecables.Routethecablesthroughthetopceiling

andtheA-pillarsothatitdoesnotinterferewithdriving.

Makesurethatthecableinstallationdoesnotinterferewith

thevehicleʼsairbagsorothersafetyfeatures.

Using a Memory Card

Youmustinsertamemorycardbeforeyoucanstartrecording.

YoushoulduseseparateMicroSDcardsforrecordingandfor

regulardatastorage.

Holdthecard(MicroSD)bytheedgesandgently

insertitintotheslotasshownintheillustration.

Toremoveacard,gentlypushthetopedgeof

thecardinwardstoreleaseitandpullitoutofthe

slot.

Formatting a Card

Toformatamemorycard(alldatawillbeerased),

press > Format.

Note:

DONOTapplypressuretothecentreofthememorycard.

Themanufacturerdoesnotguaranteetheproductʼs

compatibilitywithmemorycardsfromallmanufacturers.

Beforeyoustartrecording,pleaseformatthememorycardto

avoidmalfunctioncausedbyﬁlesnotcreatedbythedevice.

Turnthedeviceoﬀbeforeremovingthememorycard.

Turning the Device On

Completetheinstallationaccordingtotheinstructionsinthe

“Usingyourdeviceinavehicle”section.Oncethevehicleengine

isstarted,thedeviceautomaticallyturnson. TheSystem

indicatorglowsingreenwhenthedeviceispowered.

Power Button

PressandholdthePowerbuttonfor2secondstomanuallyturn

thedeviceonandoﬀ.

Camera Mode

Thedeviceallowsyoutotakeaphoto.Dooneofthefollowing:

Iftherecordingisinprogress,press totakeaphoto.



Press  >Camera>  .

Thephotoscanbefoundinthe“Photo”categoryforﬁleplayback.

Playback Mode

Toselectavideoorphotoforplayback:

4. Whendone,press .

Recording in Driving Mode

Continuous Recording

Bydefault,thesystemwillautomaticallybegincontinuous

recordingshortlyafterstart-up.TheSystemindicatorﬂashes

ingreenandamberalternatelywhiletherecordingisin

progress.

Therecordingmaybedividedintoseveralvideoclips;

recodingwillnotstopbetweenvideoclips.Whenyour

memorycardﬁllsupwithcontinuousrecordings,itwill

automaticallyrecordovertheoldestexistingﬁlesinthis

category.

When continuous recording is in progress, you can

manuallystoprecordingbypressing 

.Press

returntotherecordingscreen,thesystemwillstart

continuousrecordingautomatically.

Thecontinuousrecordingscanbefoundinthe“Video”

categoryforﬁleplayback.

selecting

button(

thiscategory

FCC WARNING

This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful

interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this

equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made.

FCC NOTE

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 designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment may cause harmful interference to radio communications, if it is not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC COMPLIANCE NOTICE

DASHBOARD CAMERA, MODEL KV-DR305W WITH CAR BATTERY ADAPTOR

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:

(1) THIS DEVISE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND

(2) THIS DEVISE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED

OPERATION.

JVCKENWOOD USA CORPORATION

PO BOX 22745 LONG BEACH, CA 90801-5745 PHONE: 1-800-252-5722

Complies with

IMDA Standards

DB02771

CAN ICES-3(B) / NMB-3(B)

5615N6690001 R00

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Take a photo.

Manually start an event

recording.

Act as the BACK button.

Act as the ENTER button.

Move to the previous option.

Move to the next option.

Summary of content (3 pages)

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Shutting down the Device Getting to Know Your Device Occasionally, you may need to perform a hardware reset when the device stops responding or if it appears to be “frozen” or unresponsive. To shut down the device, press and hold the Power button until the system powers oﬀ. 2 1 KV-DR305W 2 4 3 Dashboard Camera INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3 8 6 7 4 5 FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy.
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You can check the wireless connection status by the icon on the device. The device is connected to the smartphone and paired with the JVC DVR Link app. The device is not connected to the smartphone. The device is connected to the smartphone but not paired with the JVC DVR Link app yet. Once connected, the event recordings will be automatically transferred to your smartphone via the JVC DVR Link app. System Settings Note: Not all setting items and options are available for all models.
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Arrêt de l'appareil Familiarisation avec votre appareil 2 1 KV-DR305W 2 4 3 Caméra Embarquée MANUEL D'INSTRUCTION 3 8 6 7 4 5 FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made.