Important Information and Customer Assistance
Important Information and Customer Assistance
Introduction
Customer Assistance
Important Information
User Manual Safe Driving
Motorists, as well as operators of emergency or service vehicles, are expected to
exercise all due caution while using this product, and to obey all applicable traffic laws.
Security of Your Vehicle
Before leaving your vehicle, always remember to conceal this device in order to reduce
the possibility of break-in and theft.
Privacy
This device may not be used to violate the privacy rights of others. In no way will Cobra
Electronics or its subsidiaries be responsible for inappropriate use of this product. It is
the sole responsibility of the buyer to consult legal counsel for the interpretation of any
For Customer Service, Please Contact: laws applicable to the area of intended use of this product.
Customer Assistance
CDR 820
©2014 Cobra Electronics Corporation
Printed in China 6500 West Cortland Street
Part No. 480-954-P Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA
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Controls, Indicators and Connections Congratulations! You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing a Drive HD Dash
• Cam from Cobra. This booklet describes the simple steps for mounting,
Windshield Bracket setting up, and using your dash camera.
Mounting Connector Camera
Also connects to any Lens
standard tripod mount Camera Features
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USB Connector
Records everything you see and hear in 1080P Full HD with high dynamic range that optimizes video
For charging, and during day or night.
connection to PC
Continuous Loop Recording overwrites old footage unless you want to save it. A time/date stamp is
embedded on all recordings so you’ll never miss an event while driving.
Ready to use out-of-the-box. Includes a heavy-duty suction cup to mount the camera to your
Microphone
Hole windshield and an 8GB MicroSD card to Record your Ride.
Wide angle view gives you a full view of the road without any edge distortion.
HDMI Connector Record
For connection File Lock Button 3-axis G-Sensor senses sudden accelerations and collisions and automatically protects footage
to Television Button surrounding the incident.
or Monitor Speaker
Up / Down Buttons
Additional Features
Menu
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Reset Button
Button Mode / OK Button Emergency Record Button
Motion Sensor
Micro SD Card Slot
Accepts Memory Built-in Microphone & Speaker
Card to Store Video
and Photos, up to Auto-Record and Auto-Power Off
32 GB
Adjustable Movie Clip Time
On / Off Button
(Hold to turn off)
Angle
Suction Locking
Cup Knob
Locking
Lever
Vertical
Support
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Your Device
What’s in the Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Device Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Powering the Device On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Charging the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Video Record, Still Photo and Playback Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Video Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Still Photo Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Video and Photo Playback Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Video Playback Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Video Protection Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjusting Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Language Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Video Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting Video Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
To Adjust General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
General Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Still Photo Mode Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trademark Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Customer Information
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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ntents
ual Include:
What’s in the box
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Installation 11 •
Where to Mount Your Unit 9
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You will get optimum performance from your camera if you mount it on the front
Dash Cam (not shown)
User Manual
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windshield, behind the rear-view mirror. This will minimize the impact on the driver’s
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sight. You’ll also want to keep the camera centered and angle the bracket to
optimize the camera’s view of the road ahead. 10
Suction Cup Mount
Record Your Ride.
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Dash Cam (Model # CDR 820) Product Manual
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Peel the plastic film off of the suction cup.
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D Card Position the mounting bracket above the camera as
shown. Rotate the vertical support knob clockwise
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ty Suction Cup Mount 16
1. Menu 11. Mi
for 2-3 full rotations until it captures the camera
16 firmly.
Powering the Device On and Off Video Record, Still Photo, and Playback Modes
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To turn the device on, press the POWER button.
To turn the device off, press and hold the POWER button The camera has four separate modes: Mode
Indicator
for three seconds. VGA
Video Mode
Charging the device
VGA
You can charge the device with the included car charger, Still Photo Mode
or with a USB cable. The device will also run off of its own VGA
internal battery for a short time.
Video Playback Mode
VGA
NOTE: When the Car charger is connected,
the device will automatically power on and Still Photo Playback Mode
start recording video.
Battery: The battery in this unit is intended To toggle between the modes:
to operate the unit after power loss due to an Press the MODE Button:
accident or crash. Note that while recording may
continue, the device was not intended for long-
term recording on battery power.
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Video Mode
• To Start and Stop recording video, press the
Video Mode is the primary function of this device and allows you to easily record
RECORD button
HD video of the road ahead of you.
Microphone The Red Record Dot starts
Mute Icon flashing or stops flashing, and
the record duration changes to
display total time recorded.
Recording
Indicator
Video Resolution
SD Card
To Lock a video while it is being recorded,
Mode FHD
30P press the FILE LOCK button
Battery Level
The Lock Current File message
and the Lock icon will appear
on the screen:
AWB
File Lock
To Toggle the Microphone On / Off, press the
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UP button
Record Duration / The Microphone Mute icon will
Total Time recorded
toggle on the screen:
Continuous Cyclical Recording: Once the memory card is full, this camera will
continuously overwrite the oldest footage recorded. To protect a clip so that it
will not be overwritten, press the FILE LOCK Button. The icon will show on To Toggle the Screen On / Off, press the
the screen. Files can also be locked from the playback menu in Video Playback DOWN button
Mode.
The screen will toggle on and
G-Sensor: The G-Sensor is an accelerometer that can detect an impact caused off.
by an accident. If the G-Sensor is triggered, the current video segment will
automatically be locked so that it is not overwritten by cyclical recording. If
the G-Sensor is triggered and video is not being recorded, it will start video
recording automaticaly.
The sensitivity of the G-Sensor can be adjusted in settings.
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VGA
Battery Level
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Camera Zoom
AWB Level Page
Files are shown
in groups of six 1/6 Red border indicates
per page. selected file
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1x
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Video Playback Screen To return to the list of saved files while in the middle of video playback
Press the MODE button. You will be returned to the video selection
File Number screen.
SD Card
Play/Pause Icon
Battery Level
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To Fast forward or rewind the video To delete just one file, highlight the icon with
just one item in the trash, and press MODE
Press the UP or The video will begin playing to confirm. You will then see the “select a
DOWN buttons. faster or rewind, and the file” dialog. Use the arrow keys to highlight
playback speed will show on the file you want to delete with the red box,
the screen as 2X, 4X, etc. then press RECORD to confirm. The “Delete
Selected File” Dialog will appear. Make sure
YES is selected, and then press RECORD to
confirm. The file will be deleted and you will
return to the video selection screen.
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You will then see the “select a file” dialog. Use Use the UP or DOWN arrows to select the desired
the arrow keys to highlight the file you want to language, and then press MODE to confirm.
protect with the red box, then press RECORD
to confirm.
The following languages are supported:
You’ll see the “Protect Selected File” dialog.
Press the UP arrow to ensure that YES is English
selected, then press RECORD to confirm.
Spanish
The selected picture will now show a lock icon:
Portugese
This means this file will not be overwritten by continuous loop recording in Russian
Dash Cam mode.
Chinese
Simplified Chinese
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Movie Clip Time This selects the length of the video clips the system records.
While in VIDEO mode, press the MENU button once Options range from 1 minute to 10 minutes.
to enter the menu selection screen. Verify that Video Auto Power Off
Settings is selected, then press MODE to confirm. Once power is removed from the device, it automatically shuts down.
This option lets you set how many seconds to continue recording
video after power is removed.
Motion REC When the Motion Event REC feature is turned on, the camera will
Press the UP and DOWN arrows to select the setting Time anayze the image and determine when the image has changed
you’d like to modify, then press the MODE button to substantially, and automatically start recording for you. Leave this
feature on if you want to record video when you’re moving, and stop
confirm.
recording video when stopped.
Microphone If you do not want this device to record audio with its internal micro-
phone, turn this setting off.
A window on the right edge of the screen will display
MIC sensitivity Set the sensitivity of the microphone.
the available options. Use the UP and DOWN arrows
to make your selection, then press MODE to confirm. Scene Select between Auto, Sport, Portrait, Landscape, Snow, Beach,
and Fireworks.
A list of the settings and their meanings are shown on the Exposure In very bright environments, use a positive EV. Dark environments use
next page. negative EV. Options between -2 and +2 are available.
White Balance You can adjust the white balance based on the ambient lighting.
Options include: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Flourescent 1, Flourescent 2,
and Flourescent 3.
ISO Sensitivity Increasing ISO will make the camera more sensitive to light. Try
increasing ISO in low-light conditions, or leave it set to “Auto”
Color
Adjusts color saturation. Options include: natural, bright, and grey.
Effect Photo effects include: Normal, retro, black and white, relief,
negative, drawing, painting, and crayon.
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Troubleshooting •
Camera Specifications:
If your unit does not appear to be operating properly, please follow these Visual Angle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 degrees
troubleshooting steps: Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 MP CMOS
n Make sure the power cord is properly connected. Video resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1080P 1440x1080 30 fps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720P 1280x720 30 fps
n Make sure the socket of your vehicle’s cigarette lighter is clean and
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720P 1280x720 60 fps
free of corrosion.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480P 640x480 30 fps
n Make sure the power cord’s cigarette lighter adapter is firmly seated Video Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H.264 .avi
in your cigarette lighter, and the Status LED is on between the UP and DOWN Picture Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4032x3094 (Max. 14 MP)
buttons. Picture Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JPEG
n Check the power cord fuse. (Unscrew the ribbed end cap of the White Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto
cigarette lighter adapter and examine the fuse. If required, replace Color Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto
it with a 2-amp fuse only.) Continuous Loop Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported
Motion Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported
For detailed and up-to-date FAQ’s, please visit www.cobra.com/support/faqs. Date and Time Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported
Media Supported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD Card - 8GB Included (32GB Max)
Languages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English, Spanish, Portugese, Russian, Chinese
Trademark Acknowledgement •
Sound Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronous video and sound record
Cobra , Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra , and the snake design are registered trademarks of
™ ™ USB Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USB 2.0
Cobra Electronics Corporation, USA. USB Web Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported
Cobra Electronics Corporation™ is a trademark of Cobra Electronics Corporation, USA. USB Mass Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported
Display Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5” LCD
NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules: Operation is subject to the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
This device must accept any interference received including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
CAUTION: Modifications or parts not approved by Cobra Electronics Corporation Camera Capacity:
may violate FCC Rules and void authority to operate this equipment. 1080P Recording time with 8GB card (included). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 minutes
This device complies with RSS-310 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the 1080P Recording time with 16GB card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 minutes
condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
CANADA 310
1080P Recording time with 32GB card (max). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480 minutes
CAN ICES-3B/NMB-3B.
WARNING: This product contains chemicals know to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
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