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TableofContentsINTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................3

DRIVEHDDASHCAMFEATURES....................................................................................................3

PRODUCTSERVICEANDSUPPORT.................................................................................................4

YOURDEVICE..................................................................................................................................5WHAT’SINTHEBOX.................................................................................................................................5OPTIONALACCESSORIES–availableatwww.cobra.com........................................................................5CONTROLSANDCONNECTIONS...............................................................................................................6INSTALLATION..........................................................................................................................................7CDR895DINSTALLATION..........................................................................................................................8BASICOPERATION....................................................................................................................................9INITIALSETUP.........................................................................................................................................10LEDFUNCTIONALITY..............................................................................................................................10VIDEOSCREEN........................................................................................................................................11VIDEOSETTINGS.....................................................................................................................................13GENERALSETTINGS................................................................................................................................15iRADARSETTINGS(CDR855BTandCDR875Gonly)................................................................................16LANGUAGESETTINGS.............................................................................................................................16VIDEOANDPHOTOPLAYBACKMODE...................................................................................................17GPSOPERATION.....................................................................................................................................17CobraiRadar®APPCONNECTION..........................................................................................................18

DOWNLOADINGIRADARAPPANDCONNECTINGTODASHCAM................................................18

CONNECTINGTOACOMPUTERORTV.........................................................................................19DOWNLOADDRIVEHDPLAYER..............................................................................................................19

DASHCAMSOFTWAREUPDATEINSTRUCTIONS..........................................................................20

CAMERASPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................21

TROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................................................................................22

TRADEMARKSACKNOWDLEGEMENT,WARNINGS,andREGULATORYINFORMATION...............23

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INTRODUCTIONCongratulations!You’vemadeasmartchoicebypurchasingaDriveHDDashCamfromCobra.DriveHDDashCamsprovidepeaceofmindbycontinuouslyrecordingtheroadaheadofyouinbeautiful1080PFullHDvideo.Withcuttingedgefeatures,phenomenalvideoquality,andanindustry-leadingfocusonuserexperience,DriveHDDashCamsarethebestsolutiontoRecordYourRide.ThisUserManualcoversthefollowing5DriveHDmodelswhichshareacommonvideoplatformbutincludevaryingadd-onfeatures:

CDR835–1080PFullHDDashCam

CDR855BT–1080PFullHDDashCamwithBluetooth®WirelessTechnology

CDR875G–1080PFullHDDashCamwithBluetooth®WirelessTechnologyandGPS

CDR895D–DualCameraDashCam

CDR905DBT–DualCameraDashCamwithBluetooth®WirelessTechnology

DRIVEHDDASHCAMFEATURES1080PFullHD-AllDriveHDDashCamsrecordtheroadaheadin1080PFullHDfeaturingexcellentimagequality,nighttimeperformance,andadvanceddynamicrange

2.0”LCDScreen-LargeLCDDisplaywithvideoplaybackdirectlyonthedeviceaswellasonyourTVorcomputer

160°ViewingAngle-Ultrawide-angleviewgivesyouafullviewoftheroadandyourperipheralswhileatthesametimeminimizingedgedistortion.

ContinuousLoopRecording-Footageisstoredin3,5,or10minuteclips.Whenthememorycardfillsup,thecameraautomaticallydeletestheoldestsegmenttomakeroomfornewones.

EmergencyRecording-AutomaticorManual-Ifyoudon’twantacliptobeoverwritten,simplyclicktheEmergencyRecordingbuttonandtheclipwillbeprotected.Clipsareautomaticallyprotectedifanimpactisdetected.

G-Sensor-3-axisaccelerometersensessuddenaccelerations,stops,andcollisionsandautomaticallyprotectsfootagesurroundingtheincident.

ParkingMode-WhileinParkingMode,DriveHDcameraswillonlyrecordvideowhenmotionisdetected.Thisfeatureishelpfulforvehiclesthathaveanalways-onaccessoryportorunitsthatarehardwiredtopower.

DynamicRange-Optimizedtoautomaticallymaximizevideoclarityindaylightornighttimeconditions

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SimpleInstallation-Mounttheunitonthewindshield,applypower,andforgetaboutit.DriveHDcameraswillautomaticallystartrecordingwithouttheneedforcomplexconfiguration.

ReadytoUse-IncludesaMicroSDmemorycard,vehiclepoweradapter,andsuctioncupwindshieldmountsotheunitisreadytouseout-of-the-box.

SnapShot-TheSnapShotbuttonisalwaysavailablesothatyoucancaptureastillimageatanytime.

ActionCamMode-TurnsofflooprecordingandG-Sensorfunctionalitysothatyoucantakeyourdashcamoutofthevehicle.

Built-inMicrophone&Speaker-Recordsandplaysbackaudioalongwithvideo.Themicrophonecaneasilybetoggledoffifyouprefernottorecordaudio.

Auto-RecordandAuto-PowerOff-Assoonaspowerisappliedthedashcamturnsonandstartsrecording.Whenpowerisremovedthedashcamwillcontinuerecordingfor30secondsandthenautomaticallyshutdown.

ScreenSaver-Turnsthescreenoffafterasettimeofnoactivitytopreventdriverdistraction.Theunitcontinuesrecordingandthescreencanbewokenupatanytimebypressinganybutton.

Built-inLithiumIonBattery-Continuesrecordingforupto30minutesifpowerislost.

Supports9Languages:o Englisho Spanisho French

o Germano Dutcho Portuguese

o Russiano SimplifiedChineseo TraditionalChinese

PRODUCTSERVICEANDSUPPORTForanyquestionsaboutoperatingorinstallingthisnewCobraproduct,PLEASECONTACTCOBRAFIRST…donotreturnthisproducttotheretailstore.ThecontactinformationforCobrawillvarydependingonthecountryinwhichyoupurchasedandutilizetheproduct.Forthelatestcontactinformation,pleasegotowww.cobra.com/support.ForproductspurchasedintheU.S.A.youmayalsocall1-800-262-7212(1-800-COBRA-12).

ForproductspurchasedintheU.S.A.,ifyourproductshouldrequirefactoryservice,pleasegotowww.cobra.com/supportandfollowtheinstructionsforreturningyourproducttotheCobraFactoryServiceDepartment.

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YOURDEVICE

WHAT’SINTHEBOX• AllModels

• DashCam• MicroSDCard(pre-installedindashcam)–8GBforCDR835,CDR855BT,

CDR875G.16GBforCDR895D,CDR905DBT.• SuctionCupWindshieldMount• QuickReleaseMount• 12VVehiclePowerAdapter–• 10ftMicroUSBCable(forpoweronly)• 1.5ftMicroUSBCable(forconnectiontocomputer)

• CDR875GOnly• GPSSuctionCupWindshieldMount

• CDR895DandCDR905DBTOnly• CAM22ndCamera• 20ftExtenderCableforCAM2• Y-SplitterCable

OPTIONALACCESSORIES–availableatwww.cobra.com

• LowProfileAdhesiveMount:CA-Mount-001–Greatfordiscreetandsemi-permanentinstallations.

• GPSMount:CA-Mount-002–EnablesdashcamstoembedGPSlocation,speed,G-sensor,andcompassinformationintovideos.

• HardwireKit:CA-MicroUSB-001–Wiresyourdashcamdirectlyintothefuseboxforaquickandcleaninstallationwithoutanydanglingwires

• ExtendedUSBCable:CA-MicroUSB-002(forpoweronly)–20ftUSB->MicroUSBcablehelpswithhidingwireand/ormountingfurtherfromapowersource.

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BASICOPERATIONPOWERINGONTHEDEVICEThedevicewillpoweronautomaticallywhenpluggedinandcanalsobepoweredbyPRESSINGANDHOLDINGtheOn/Offbuttonuntilthedisplayactivates.THEMICROSDMEMORYCARDThedevicecomeswithapre-installedmicroSDmemorycard.ToremovetheSDcard,pressfirmlyontheSDcardtopushitfurtherintotheslot.TherewillbeaclickandtheSDcardwillpopoutonrelease.Extractthecardandreplaceasnecessarybyinsertingacardintotheslotandpressinguntilitlocksinplace.CONTINUOUSLOOPRECORDING:Oncethememorycardisfull,thecamerawillcontinuouslyoverwritetheoldestfootagerecorded.Toprotectaclipsothatitwillnotbeoverwritten,presstheEmergencyRecordButton.Theemergencyrecordiconwillshowonthescreen.FilescanalsobelockedfromtheplaybackmenuinVideoPlaybackMode.EMERGENCYRECORDINGAnEmergencyRecordingistriggeredwhentheEmergencyRecordButtonatthetopoftheunitispressedorwhentheG-Sensorregistersanimpact.EmergencyRecordingscreatelockedfilesthatarenotoverwrittenbyContinuousLoopRecording.Inordertoensurethatimportantfootageisn’tlostsurroundinganincident,adjacentvideoclipsarelockediftheincidenthappenswithin30secondsofthebeginningorendofaclip.CHARGINGTHEDEVICEYoucanchargethedevicewiththeincludedcarchargerorwithamicroUSBcable.

Thebatteryinthisunitisintendedtooperatetheunitafterpowerlossduetoan accidentorcrash.Notethat,whilerecordingmaycontinue,thedeviceisnotintendedforlong-termrecordingonbatterypower.

NAVIGATINGMENUSWheninamenu,press or tonavigatetothemenuitemyouwanttoselectorchangeandthenpress toselectorchangetheoptionassociatedwiththatitem.Pressing atanytimewillexitthemenuwithoutsavingchanges.VOLUMEADJUSTBrieflypressthePower/Volumebuttontoenterthevolumemenu.Thereare5volumesettingsandmute(noVolume)

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INITIALSETUPWhentheDashCamispoweredonforthefirsttimeitwillforceyoutoenterbasicsetupinformation.YouwillbeaskedtosettheYear,Month,Day,TimeZone,DaylightSavingTime,andTime.Thisinformationisneededsothatfilenameswillbecreatedcorrectlyandtimestampswillbeaccurateinyourvideos.OnsubsequentstartupstheunitwillproceeddirectlytotheVideoScreen

LEDFUNCTIONALITYTheLEDIndicator,locatednearthetopleftofthescreen,communicateschargingandrecordingstatusevenifthescreenisoff.LEDoperationisdetailedinthetablebelow:

NoPower Charging FullyCharged

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Recording:BlinkingRed(1son-1soff)NoRecording:SolidRed

Recording:BlinkingRed(1son-1soff)NoRecording:SolidRed

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VIDEOSCREENTheVideoScreenisthehomescreenforthedeviceandallowsyoutoeasilyrecordHDvideooftheroadaheadofyou.STATUSBARICONS:

A. RecordingIcon.Whenrecordingdualcameravideosthe iconwillappear.B. Indicatestherecordingtimeofthecurrentclip.C. ThehazardiconappearsifanEmergencyRecordingisactive.IfGPSispluggedinagray

GPSiconwillappear.TheGPSiconwillturnwhitewhenGPSlockisachieved.D. Indicateswhetherthemicisactiveormuted.E. ShowsifParkingModeison.F. BluetoothindicatorshowsgrayifBluetoothisturnedonandwhiteifBluetoothisonand

connectedtotheCobraiRadarapp.G. Indicatesbatterylevel.

VIDEOSCREENBASICS:Whenfirstpoweredon,thedevicewillstartonthevideoscreenandautomaticallybeginrecording.PresstheRecord/Pausebuttontostopandstartrecording.Notethatthebuttonfunctionsaredifferentdependingonwhethertheunitiscurrentlyrecordingornot.AlsonotethattheunitmustbepausedinordertoentertheSettingsMenu.

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VIDEOSETTINGSVideoResolution:Thissettingallowsyoutosetoneofthreeavailablevideorecordingresolutions:Higherresolutionswillgiveyouasharperimage,buttakeupmorememoryonthecard.

Theavailableresolutionsare:1080PFullHD 1920x108030FramesperSecond720PHD60fps 1280x72060FramesperSecond720PHD30fps 1280x72030FramesperSecond

DualCameraModelsOnly–Fordualcameramodels,VideoResolutionisbrokendownintoCam1ResolutionandCam2Resolution.Notethat720P30fpsistheonlyresolutionoptionforCam2

Loopcliptime:Thissettingallowsyoutocontrolthedurationofeachindividualmoviecliponthedevice.Movieclipscanbesettodurationsof3minutes,5minutes,or10minutesorActionCamMode.Ingeneral,3minuteclipsarepreferredbecausethefilesizeismuchmoremanageablewhentransferringtoacomputerforediting.ActionCamMode

• Looprecordingisdisabled.• G-sensorisdisabled.

InthismodethedashcamwillrecordonelongvideountilyoueithermanuallystoprecordingortheSDcardgetsfilledup.Itwillnotoverwriteanyfiles.Ifyoufillupthecardwithanactioncamfile,therewillnotbeanyspacetosavelooprecordingsandsothedashcamwillnotbeable to save normal loop recordings.InthiscaseyouwillneedtodeletetheActionCamfileorformattheSDcard(whichwipeseverythingoffthecard).G-Sensor:TheDriveHDDashCamincludesabuiltinG-Sensorwhichallowsthedevicetodeterminewhenthecarhasbeeninacollision.Ifitdetectsacollision,itautomaticallylockstherecordingbeingmadeatthetimeoftheaccident.YoucanusethissettingtosetthesensitivityoftheG-Sensorfrom1-3orturnitoff.Level1istheeasiesttoactivatetheG-sensorandtheG-SensormaylockfilesduetosmallerbumpslikepotholesandtheSDcardmayfillupwithprotectedfiles.Level3isthehardesttoactivatetheG-sensor.

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ParkingMode:ParkingModeusestheMotionSensorandG-Sensortooptimizerecordingfunctionalitywhileyourvehicleisparked.Theideaisthatwhenyouareparked,thedashcamwillbe“sleeping”butitwillmonitorthevideoimageformotionanditwillalsomonitortheG-sensor.Ifitdetectsmotionorifitdetectsanimpactthentheunitwillwakeupandstartrecording.Thereare2timesettingsforParkingMode:5minutesand10minutes.ThisisthetimeoutforgoingintoParkingMode.Ifnomotionisdetectedforthechosentimeout,thenthedisplaywillturnoffandtherecordingwillstop(itisnowsleeping).IfmotionisdetectedoriftheG-sensoristriggeredthentheunitwillwakeupandstartrecording.ItwillcontinuerecordinguntilthetimeoutagaintriggersParkingMode.NOTES:

• ParkingModeonlyworksproperlyifthedashcamispowered.Eithertheaccessorysocketmustbealivewiththeignitionoff,orthedashcammustbehardwiredtoaconstantpowersource(useoptionalhardwirecordCA-MicroUSB-001).

• IfyouaredrivingonalonelystretchofhighwaywherethesceneryisnotchangingmuchthenitmighttriggerParkingModeandtheunitwillunexpectedlygotosleep.

• Ifyouparkwherethereislotsofactivitywhichkeepstriggeringthemotionsensor,thentheunitmightnevertimeoutandenterParkingMode.

CobraWatermark,Date/TimeStamp,&TimeStampFormat:Thesemenuoptionschangethewatermark&timestampthatwillappearonthesavedvideofiles.Photofilesdonotcontainawatermark.FlipCam2(DualCameraModelsOnly)DependingonhowyoumountCam2thevideomaybeupsidedown.SelectFlipCam2toflipthevideoverticallysothatitappearscorrectlyonthescreenandinrecordedfiles.

MirrorCam2(DualCameraModelsOnly)SelectingMirrorCam2flipsthevideohorizontallysothatleftisrightandrightisleft.ThisisimportantforwhenCam2ismountedfacingbackwards.Mirroredvideoappearscorrectlyonthedashcamscreenbecauseitmimicswhatyouseeintherearviewmirror.UnselectingMirrorCam2willlookincorrectonthedashcamscreen,butappearscorrecttoyourbrainwhenviewingrecordingsonacomputerorTV.NotethatMirrorCam2isselectedasONbydefault.

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LaneDeparture(DualCameraModelsOnly)TheLaneDepartureWarningSystem(LDWS)providesaudibleandvisualwarningsasyouapproachalaneboundary.Itwillindicatewhetheryouaredepartingthelanetotheleftortotheright.Notethatthisfeaturereliessolelyonanalyzingvideooftheroadaheadand,therefore,worksbestonclearlymarkedroadswithgoodvisibility.Thisfeatureisforinformationpurposesonly.SeetheTrademarkAcknowledgement,Warnings,andRegulatoryInformationsectionbelowforthefulllegaldisclaimerforusingthisfeature.

CollisionWarning(DualCameraModelsOnly)TheFrontalCollisionWarningSystem(FCWS)providesaudibleandvisualwarningsifyouarequicklyapproachinganobstacleintheroadahead.ThisfeaturecanonlybeenabledwhenacompatibleexternalGPSisconnectedbecauseitwillonlyalertifyouaredrivingmorethan35MPH.Notethatthisfeaturereliessolelyonanalyzingvideooftheroadaheadand,therefore,worksbestwithgoodvisibility.Thisfeatureisforinformationpurposesonly.SeetheTrademarkAcknowledgement,Warnings,andRegulatoryInformationsectionbelowforthefulllegaldisclaimerforusingthisfeature.ThepartnumberfortheexternalGPSMountisCA-Mount-002anditcanbepurchasedatwww.cobra.com.

GENERALSETTINGSVolume:Allowsyoutoraiseandlowerthevolumeofsoundplaybackonthedevice.Date/Time:Allowsyoutosetthedateandtimeonthedeviceandforusewiththetimestamp.ScreenSaver:Allowsyoutosetadurationafterwhichthedevice’sdisplaywillgodark.ThissettingisusefultoavoiddistracteddrivingandhavingabrightLEDscreenwhendrivingatnight.Select1minuteor3minutes.BeepSound:Turnsthesoundonoroffforeachtimeabuttonispressed.Note:thisonlyaffectsnormalbuttonpresses.Alertstotheuseroferrors,oriRadarsounds(CDR855BT/CDR875G/CDR905DBTonly)arenotaffectedbythissetting.FormatSDCard:AllowsyoutoformattheinsertedSDCard.NOTE:Thisactionwillpermanentlydeletealldataonthecard.

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RestoreDefaults:Resetsthedevicetofactorysettings.NotethatrestoringdefaultswillNOTerasedataonyourmemorycard.FirmwareVersion:Displaysthedevicefirmwareversion.

iRADARSETTINGS(CDR855BT,CDR875GandCDR905DBTonly)Bluetooth:TurnsBluetoothon/offsothecameracan/cannotconnecttoasmartphonerunningiRadariRadarAlerts:

SelectwhetheralertsfromtheiRadarappwillbedisplayedonthedashcamornot.

SpeedUnits:Changestheunitsbetweenmphandkm/h

LANGUAGESETTINGSAllowsyoutosetthelanguageforthedevicefromamongthe9supportedlanguages.

• English• Spanish• French• German• Dutch• Portuguese• Russian• Chinese(traditional)• Chinese(simplified)

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VIDEOANDPHOTOPLAYBACKMODEThisdevicestoresvideoandpicturesonitsremovableSDCardMemory.Playbackmodewillallowyoutoreviewthesavedvideoandphotosandplaybackthevideowithsound.ToselectavideoorphotoforplaybacknavigatewiththearrowsandselectwithEnterkey.TheBackkeywillreturnyoutothepreviousscreen.

Whenviewingavideoitcanbelocked,unlocked,ordeleted.

Duringvideoplaybackpressingthe>>or<<keyswilladvancetothenext/previousvideo.Pressingandholdingthesekeyswillplaybackthevideoinfastforwardorfastrewindmode

Photoscanbeviewedanddeleted.Itisnotnecessarytolockphotofiles–theyarenotoverwrittenbycontinuouslooprecording.

GPSOPERATIONGPSfunctionalityembedsGPS,Speed,Heading,andG-Sensorinformationintovideofootagerecordedonthedashcam.GPSdatacanbereceivedeitherthroughtheiRadarApp(forBluetoothenabledmodels)oraGPSMount(CA-Mount-002).

AllmodelscoveredinthismanualarecompatiblewiththeGPSMount,buttheCDR875GistheonlyonethatcomesstandardwithGPS.

Operationissimple.Plugthe3.5mmplugfromtheGPSmountintotheAccessoryPortontheleftsideoftheunit.AgrayGPSiconwillappearindicatingthatGPSispluggedin.TheiconwillturnwhitewhenGPSlockhasbeenachieved,indicatingthatinformationisnowbeingstoredinrecordedvideos.

Inadditiontoembeddinginformationintovideos,connectingtoGPSortheiRadarAppautomaticallyupdatestheunit’sclocksothattimestampsarealwaysaccurate.

SeeDownloadDriveHDPlayerbelowforinstructionsonhowtoviewembeddedGPSinformation.

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CONNECTINGTOACOMPUTERORTVThisdevicecanconnecttoacomputerortelevisionviatheUSBorHDMIportslocatedonthesideoftheunit.

• UsetheUSBportonthesideofthedevicetoconnectthedevicetoyourcomputer.Whenconnectedyouwillbegiventwooptions:ConnecttoComputerorPowerOnly.

• SelectConnecttoComputertoaccessthedeviceviayourcomputer.YourdeviceconnectstoyourcomputerinMassStoragemode,andactslikeaflashdrive.Videoscanbeviewedwithanystandardvideoplayerthatsupports.movfiles.

• SelectPowerOnlytoturntheunitonfornormaloperation

UsetheHDMIPorttoconnectthedevicetoaTVormonitorusingaminiHDMIcable(notincluded).

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DriveHDPlayerletsyouviewyourdashcamfootagealongwithGPSandG-Sensordata.TodownloadDriveHDPlayervisitwww.cobra.com/support/software-downloads.

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DASHCAMSOFTWAREUPDATEINSTRUCTIONSForoptimalperformance,checkwww.cobra.comperiodicallyforsoftwareupdates.

• ConnecttheDashCamtoyourcomputerusingtheincludedUSBtoMicro-USBcable.

• PowerontheDashCamandselectConnecttoComputerusingtherecord/selectbutton.

• ThecamerawillbelistedasDRIVEHDinWindowsExplorer.

• Downloadtheupdatefilefromwww.cobra.comandsaveitsomewhereyouwillrememberit.ItwillbecalledSD_CarDV.bin.Note:Youdonotneedtodoubleclickoropenthisfileonthecomputer.

• Copy/pasteordragtheupdatefileyoudownloaded(SD_CarDV.bin)intotherootdirectoryoftheDRIVEHDfolder.Note:thefilenamemustbeSD_CarDV.bininordertoupdatethefirmware.

• WaitforthefiletotransferandthensafelydisconnecttheDashCamfromthecomputer.TheDashCamwillturnoff.

• PlugtheMicroUSBcordintotheMicroUSBport.TheDashCamwillturnonandautomaticallybootintotheFirmwareUpdateMenu.

• UsetheUp/DownarrowstohighlightYESandthenselectitwiththeSelectButton.Theunitwillupdatefor10-15secondsandthenturnoff.

• Powertheuniton.YouwillagainbeautomaticallybootedintotheFirmwareUpdateMenu.YoucannowselectDELETEtodeletetheupdatefileoffofyourunit.Alternatively,youcanconnecttoyourcomputerandmanuallydeletetheSD_CarDV.binfilefromtheMicroSDcard.ThiswillpreventtheunitfrombootingintotheFirmwareUpdateMenuinfuturepowercycles.YourDashCamisnowupdated.

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TROUBLESHOOTINGIfyourunitdoesnotappeartobeoperatingproperly,pleasefollowthesetroubleshootingsteps:

• Makesurethepowercordisproperlyconnected.• Makesurethesocketofyourvehicle’scigarettelighteriscleanandfreeofcorrosion.• Makesurethepowercord’scigarettelighteradapterisfirmlyseatedinyourcigarette

lighter,andtheStatusLEDison.

Fordetailedandup-to-dateFAQ’s,pleasevisitwww.cobra.com/support/faqs.

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