User Manual

V737
V737W
V747
V747W

Designed by Flexmedia in Taiwan

Table of Contents
Important Instructions ........................................................................... 3

Package Checklist ................................................................................... 5

Drive Recorder Layout ........................................................................... 6

Using Memory Cards .............................................................................. 7

Using V737/V737W/V747/V747W ......................................................... 7

LED Indicators ........................................................................................ 8

Menu ..................................................................................................... 8

Installation of Holder ........................................................................... 12

USB Connection ................................................................................... 14

Recording Screenshot .......................................................................... 15

Playback Screenshot ............................................................................ 16

General Information ............................................................................ 17

Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................ 18

Contact Us ........................................................................................... 19

*Functions and specifications stated in the manual are subject to change, please refer to the
official website www.flexmedia.com.tw for the most updated information.
Important Instructions
Thank you for purchase of V737/V737W/V747/V747W drive recorder. It
has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on
safety. However, improper use can result in potential danger. Please
observe the following important instructions.

Before using V737/V737W/747/V747W, please check the following:

 Make sure the car power adaptor is properly connected.

 Make sure the memory card has been formatted.
 Check www.flexmedia.com.tw to download the most updated
firmware for improved features or new functions.

WARNING
Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as
this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the drive recorder as there
is a risk of electrical shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed
below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a
problem, consult your dealer or service center.

The drive recorder is only used as a tool to provide video evidence, it is

not responsible for driver safety and does not guarantee driver safety. It
is recommended that a driver still has the proper car and driver
insurance.

The video recorded should not be used for illegal purposes, Flexmedia is
not responsible for any illegal use of the video recorded. Flexmedia does
not guarantee that the recorded video can be used in court for legal
purposes. The videos should be used for reference only.

Installation of the drive recorder should be performed by authorized

personnel, Flexmedia is not responsible for any damage on other car parts
caused during installation. The mounting bracket could fall after months

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of constant extreme heat or direct sunlight, which might cause the
damage to the drive recorder or other car parts. Flexmedia only provides
warranty services for the drive recorder. It is recommended that the
mounting bracket to be checked constantly to avoid falling during driving.

Battery Usage
The built-in battery stops charging at 65℃ (149℉). The battery requires
some time and possibility multiple times of driving (to provide power to
the drive recorder) for the battery to have full charge, but the recorder
without a full charge battery does not affect its normal operation. Flat
battery requires 3hrs for full charge. Due to the higher device
temperature for V747/V747W, it will stop charging after about 45
minutes of charging.

FCC Certifications
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 generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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 technician for help.

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 IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION
 To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this
equipment to rain, any liquid or moisture.
 Flexmedia shall have no obligation to repair, replace or refund until
the customer returns the defective product to Flexmedia.
 The repairs and replacement service will not apply to units that were
misused, repaired without authorization ort by other reasons beyond
the range of intended use.
 Any replacement product may be either new or like-new, provided
that it has functionality at least equal to that of the product being
replaced.
 Flexmedia is not responsible for any data stored on returned products,
please backup any data prior to shipping the unit.
 All OUT OF WARRANTY repairs maybe subject to a normal repair fee.
Please contact your dealer or Flexmedia for charges.

Package Checklist
 Main Device
 Mounting Bracket
 User Manual
 Car Power Adaptor
 Cable Clip with sticker

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Drive Recorder Layout

*Using V747W as example, V7xx series has same keys and IOs.

1. Reset 7. microSD Socket 13.Power Indicator

2. On/Off 8. Up/Reverse 14.Error Indicator
3. Playback 9. Enter/Record 15.USB
4. Speaker 10.Menu 16.DC-in
5. Microphone 11.Down/Fast Forward 17.Holder
6. 2.4” LCD Display 12.Recording Indicator 18. Camera

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Using Memory Cards
 To ensure the recording quality and performance, a class 10 microSD
card with well known brand is recommended.
 Open the memory card door and press the microSD memory card into
its slot until it clicks into place.
 Do not remove your memory card while the device is recording.
 To remove the memory card, push the card in until it clicks. It begins
to slide out, and you can slide it the rest of the way out.

Using V737/V737W/V747/V747W
1. Fasten the drive recorder to the mounting bracket.
2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot. NOTE: Please carefully insert
the memory card with the front of the card facing the LCD.
3. Plug the car power adaptor to working cigarette lighter.
4. Switch on the cigarette lighter to start recording.
5. The video will be created as every 200MB or 400MB segments.
6. To stop recording, please press Enter button and the red recording icon
will disappear on the screen. It will record automatically after 8 sec if
no key is pressed.
7. To ensure no critical shot is ever missed after power outage, the unit
will continue recording automatically based on your Power off Record
Timer. To completely shut down the unit, you can press Power on/off
button.
8. The drive recorder can set up the Power Off Record Time to 30
seconds (default) or shut down automatically after 2 minutes.

Warning: To avoid the power loss, please remove the car power adaptor
when you leave the car. Because in some vehicles, the battery will
continue to supply power to the cigarette lighter even you turn off the
engine.

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LED Indicators
Unlit Steady for normal operation
Error Red Erroneous operation occurs
(microSD card error, improper power off)
Unlit Not in recording mode
REC
Red Slow blink: Steady for normal operation
Unlit Recorder is power off
Green  Stand-alone unit operation mode (battery
mode)
 The On/Off button is disabled when the
unit is connected to constant power via
car adapter or AC power. The button is
POWER
only enabled when running on battery.
 Device includes a Li-ion battery to ensure
no shot is missed during recording after
power outage.

Orange Charging/DC in

Menu
Under MENU mode, if the device has idled for 20 seconds, it will
automatically go back to recording mode.

Resolution
1. Press the menu button
2. Using /button to select and press Enter button.
 (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 @30fps (V747/V747W only)
 (HD) 1280 x720 Pixels@30fps
 (WVGA) 848 x 480 pixels@60fps (V737/V737W only)

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Quality
Choose between HQ and LQ.
The difference between HQ and LQ is the bit rate. Full HD: HQ (12Mbps)
& LQ (9Mbps), HD: HQ (8Mbps) & LQ (4Mbps)

Date / Time
1. Press the menu button
2. Using button to select MENU and press Enter button.
3. Press Enter button to highlight date/ time.
4. Set the value by using /button.
5. Press Enter button again to release the highlight.
6. To change between year, month, hours, minutes, seconds, short press
the /button.

Night Rec. Brightness

The number of bars indicates the brightness level of the recorded video.
If you prefer a brighter video, set the number of bars at 5. If you would
like a normal brightness, set it as 1 bar.

Color Balance (For V747W only)

This feature allows users to choose between a more natural video color
balance (yellow icon), and a brighter video (white icon), where the video
appears whiter when compared the actual scene.

File Size
Choose between 200MB or 400MB

Auto Power Off

Choose between 30 seconds or 2 minutes
Built-in rechargeable 700mAH Li-ion battery needs about 3 hours for fully
charged.

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Screen Saver
Using /button to adjust the setting, the setting can be changed from
0, 30, or 60 seconds.
Setting “0” indicates the screen saver mode is switched off. The LCD will
remain switched on, but to save power, the device will automatically
reduce the brightness of the screen when the unit is idle for 3 minutes.
When device is not connected to power source, after idling for 3 minutes
the LCD will switch off automatically.

Sound Recording
Set the sound recording volume, from Off to level 4. The higher the level,
the louder the recording sound.

Auto Format
On: If the memory card’s file system is faulty, the device will prompt to
format the memory card. In the case where Auto Format is turned ON,
the memory card will be automatically formatted, and device will return
to recording mode. Recommended for normal users.

Warning: all files will be erased when the memory card is formatted. If
you would like to manually maintain all files in memory card, please turn
Auto Format OFF.

Off: If the memory card’s file system is faulty, the device will prompt to
format the memory card. In the case where Auto Format is turned OFF,
the memory card will NOT be automatically formatted, and device will
NOT return to recording mode but continue display memory card error
warning.

Format
You can select to have the data permanently deleted. The memory card
will be formatted as FAT32 format.

Recording Mode
Full stop: Stop recording with “beep” warning sound when the memory

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card is full.
Overwrite (Continuous Recording): overwrite the oldest video file when
memory card is full.

Language
Support multi-language.
(Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese / English / Deutsch / Italian /
Spanish / French / Turkish / Portuguese / Dutch / Japanese/ Russian /
Korean)

Auto File Lock

Turn on or off the built-in G-sensor auto lock function. When a strong
shock is detected, system will set that particular video file as
“write-protect”, so to keep the file from being overwritten. The maximum
capacity a memory card can keep locked file is set as 1GB.

Remark: The right of the screen will show till the file is closed.

Lock Sensitivity
(If Auto File Lock is switched off, there is no function for Lock Sensitivity)
There are 5 selection of sensitivity. The smaller the setting, the easier file
will be locked.

Frequency
Select between 50Hz or 60Hz, depending on your local setting. This is to
avoid recording the flickering of the traffic lights.

Version
Display the current firmware version of the device.
Check www.flexmedia.com.tw to download the most updated firmware.

Default(For V747W only)

Select "Yes" to change all settings to factory default.

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Installation of Holder
Recommendation 1

Recommendation 2

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Steps
1. Tear the plastic wrapping from 4. Loosen “I” and adjust to the
the suction cup angle of “2”

2. Press the suction cup per the 5. Please install V737 in the suction
direction of arrow, and then cup per the direction of arrow
press the latch. Please remove
the stain and oil from the surface
of glass

3. Loosen the knob

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USB Connection
 Connect the driver recorder and PC with the provided USB cable
 Double click the " My computer" icon, the operating system will
display drive recorder as removable disk.
 You can then read, write, copy, delete and remove data on the PC.
 The file name is a 13 digit number given by month/date/hours/
minutes and file order.

During file transfer in the PC mode, DO NOT:

1. Unplug the USB cable.
2. Remove memory card from the card slot. Otherwise, there may be a
chance to lose or corrupt data.
*Do not use USB ports repeated through peripherals (such as keyboards)
or with un-powered USB hubs.

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Recording Screenshot
Battery Level

12:24:12
Resolution and Rec.
Lock Sensitivity Rec indicator Rec time Mic indicator
Quality (V747W)

 Press  to manually lock current recording file

 Press ENTER to pause recording, if no action, recording will resume
after 10 seconds
 Press MENU to enter Menu
 Press  to show camera view guide lines (60sec after power on)
*Warning: Do not remove microSD card during recording

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Playback Screenshot
Lock indicator Folder name／Start Rec. time Playing 8th file

100-1220 0008/0101

00:01:45

Date Time

 Press F button to go to playback mode

 Press button to go to previous file; Hold to rewind
 Press ENTER to pause playback
 Press MENU to select file to delete
 Press button to go to next file; Hold to fast forward
 Press F button again to return to recording mode

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General Information
 For indoor usage, it is best to mount this device from 0 to 3 meter for
better camera focus.
 For indoor usage, it is suggested to use another source of light in the
dark areas to enhance images to enable the drive recorder to detect
objects and improves the detection.
 It is possible and normal for the recording image to have noise in the
low-light conditions.
 Keep the drive recorder away from direct sunlight, impacts, dust,
moisture and sudden changes of temperatures.
 Bright light sources (moon, projectors or headlights) may cause
recording quality to degrade or recording image to have horizontal
black stripes.
 Poor atmospheric conditions such as fog, haze or extremely dark
environments, will decrease the recording quality of the unit.
 Do not touch the lens with fingers.
 Do not keep car engine running in the garage or any enclosed space in
order to have device active. The exhaust will permeate into a car,
leading to the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning.
 Always check the date and time of this device before using or after
resetting.
 Do not remove the card until the red recording icon has disappeared
from the screen.
 Please carefully insert and remove the memory card from slot . Do not
drop, jar, bump, shock the unit, or expose to severe vibration while
unit is recording.
 To reduce the risk of electronic shock, do not remove cover (or back ).

 To avoid any dangerous to the environment and to human

health. Please do not dispose of the electronic device in a regular
trash. Please have this device be collected at places of distribution.
 This product is not a lifesaving device; it does not replace the need to

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 operate the vehicle in a safe and responsible manner.
 Flexmedia and its product should have no obligation for any loss, cost,
damage, injury or expense of any kind use caused by Flexmedia
products.

Frequently Asked Questions

Problem Solution
The status indicator It may be caused by faulty charger or
LED is not lit hardware failure.
Lower frame rate than It may be caused by microSD card with
expected slow read/write speed or very low-light
conditions.
Faulty power adapter Check you are using power adapter
provided
Image too dark or too Camera incorrectly configured on your
bright workstation
The system does not Please press the reset button to reset
react when buttons are the unit. If unit does not respond, call
press. our technical support hot-line or write
it to [email protected]
Corrupt data, fail to Please backup the data and reformat
open recorded files the memory card.

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Contact Us
Visit Flexmedia on the web
Go to www.flexmedia.com.tw to download the latest firmware or the
latest version of this manual.

Contact Flexmedia
To process a request for Technical Service, please mail the following
information to [email protected]

1. Model Number:
2. Serial Number:
3. Firmware version:
4. Memory card capacity and brand:
5. A description of the problem:
6. Your dealer name or where the device was purchased:

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