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TableofContents

CDR835/CDR855BT

RecordyourRide

USERMANUAL

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TheBluetooth®wordmarkisaregisteredtrademarkownedbyBluetoothSIG,Inc.andanyuseofsuchmarksbyCobraElectronicsCorporationisunderlicense.Othertrademarksandtradenamesarethoseoftheirrespectiveowners.

TheDriverAwarenessAlertdisplayfeatureissubjecttoUSPatentNumbers8,842,004and8,970,422andadditionalpendingUSPatentApplications.

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TableofContentsTableofContents....................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................3

CAMERAFEATURES.................................................................................................................3ADDITIONALFEATURES...................................................................................................................4

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

YOURDEVICE..........................................................................................................................5WHAT’SINTHEBOX........................................................................................................................5CONTROLSANDCONNECTIONS.......................................................................................................6........................................................................................................................................................6INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................................7BASICOPERATION...........................................................................................................................8SOFTKEYFUNCTIONS.......................................................................................................................9OPERATIONMODES.......................................................................................................................10

VIDEOMODE.....................................................................................................................................10VIDEOSETTINGS................................................................................................................................11GENERALSETTINGS............................................................................................................................12LANGUAGESETTING..........................................................................................................................12iRADARSETTINGS(CDR855BTonly).................................................................................................13VIDEOANDPHOTOPLAYBACKMODE...............................................................................................13iRadar®APPCONNECTION................................................................................................................13

iRadar®APPCONNECTION....................................................................................................14

CONNECTINGTOACOMPUTERORTV...................................................................................14

CONNECTINGTOACOMPUTERORTV...................................................................................15

FIRMWAREUPDATEINSTRUCTIONS......................................................................................15

CAMERASPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................................16

TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................................................17

TRADEMARKACKNOWLEDGEMENT......................................................................................17

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INTRODUCTIONCongratulations!You’vemadeasmartchoicebypurchasingaDriveHDDashCamfromCobra.DriveHDDashCamsprovidepeaceofmindbycontinuouslyrecordingtheroadaheadofyouinbeautiful1080PFullHDvideo.Withcuttingedgefeatures,phenomenalvideoquality,andanindustry-leadingfocusonuserexperience,DriveHDDashCamsarethebestsolutiontoRecordYourRide.ThisUserManualdescribesthesimplestepsformounting,settingup,andusingyourdashcamera.

CAMERAFEATURES1080PFullHDRecordstheroadaheadinresolutionsupto1080PFullHDfeaturingexcellentimagequality,nighttimeperformance,andadvanceddynamicrange

2.0”LCDScreenLargeLCDDisplaywithvideoplaybackdirectlyonthedeviceoronyourTVorcomputer

140°ViewingAngleUltrawide-angleviewgivesyouafullviewoftheroadwithoutanyedgedistortion

ContinuousLoopRecordingFootageisstoredin3,5,or10minuteclips.Whenthememorycardfillsup,thecameraautomaticallydeletestheoldestsegmenttomakeroomfornewones.

EmergencyRecording-AutomaticorManualIfyoudon’twantacliptobeoverwritten,simplyclicktheEmergencyRecordingbuttonandtheclipwillbeprotected.Clipsareautomaticallyprotectedifanimpactisdetected.

G-Sensor3-axisaccelerometersensessuddenaccelerations,stops,andcollisionsandautomaticallyprotectsfootagesurroundingtheincident.

ParkingModeWhileinParkingmode,DriveHDcameraswillonlyrecordvideowhenmotionisdetected.Thisfeatureishelpfulforvehiclesthathaveanalways-onaccessoryportorunitsthatarehardwiredtopower.

DynamicRangeOptimizedtoautomaticallymaximizevideoclarityindaylightornighttimeconditions

SimpleInstallationMounttheunitonthewindshield,applypower,andforgetaboutit.DriveHDcameraswillautomaticallystartrecordingwithouttheneedforcomplexconfiguration.

ReadytoUseIncludesan8GBMicroSDmemorycard,vehiclepoweradapter,andsuctioncupwindshieldmountsotheunitisreadytouseout-of-the-box

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ADDITIONALFEATURESParkingMode

SnapShot

ActionCamMode

Built-inMicrophone&Speaker

Auto-RecordandAuto-PowerOff

ScreenProtector

CustomizableWatermark

Built-inLithiumIonBattery

Supports9Languages:o Englisho Spanisho Frencho German

o Dutcho Portugueseo Russiano SimplifiedChinese

o 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

CDR835orCDR855BTDashCam

12VVehiclePowerAdapter

8GBMicroSDCard(pre-installedindashcam)

USBtomicroUSBCable(forconnectiontocomputer)

QuickReleaseMount

QuickStartGuide

SuctionCupWindshieldMount

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CONTROLSANDCONNECTIONS

Emergency Recording Button - CDR 855 BT

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INSTALLATION

MOUNTScrewtheincludedsuctioncupintothemount.Slidethemountintothecameraandpressthelevertosecuretheunittoyourvehicle’swindshield.SuctionCupWindshieldMountToinstalltheSuctionCupWindshieldMountpeeltheplasticfilmoffofthesuctioncup.PressthesuctioncupFIRMLYontothewindshield.Dependingonthesuctioncupstyleeithertwistthelockingringorflipthelockinglever90°tosecurethesuctioncupinplace.Thesuctioncupcanbemovedfreelybydisengagingandre-engagingthelockinglever.Thequickreleasemountslidesinandoutofthemountingslot.

POWERPlugoneendofthesupplied12VVehiclePowerAdapterintoyourvehicle’scigarettelighter,andtheotherendintothemicroUSBport.Theunitshouldpoweronautomatically.Ifitdoesnot,PRESSANDHOLDthePowerbuttonuntilthedisplayactivates.Whenthepowerbuttonisusedtopowerontheunittheusermustmanuallystartrecording.

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BASICOPERATIONQUICKSTARTPresstheRecord/Pausebuttontostopandstartrecording.PresstheEmergencyRecordingbuttontolockthecurrentfilesothatitwon’tberecordedover.POWERINGONTHEDEVICEThedevicewillpoweronautomaticallywhenpluggedinandcanalsobepoweredbyPRESSINGANDHOLDINGtheOn/Offbuttonuntilthedisplayactivates.NAVIGATINGMENUSWheninamenu,presstheArrowKeystonavigatetothemenuitemyouwanttoselectorchangeandthenpressEntertoselectorchangetheoptionassociatedwiththatitem.PressingBackatanytimewillexitthemenuwithoutsavingchanges.VOLUMEADJUSTBrieflypressthePower/Volumebuttontoenterthevolumemenu.Thereare5volumesettingsandmute(noVolume)THESDMEMORYCARDThedevicecomeswithapre-installed8GBmicroSDmemorycard.ToremovetheSDcard,pressfirmlyontheSDcardtopushitfurtherintotheslot.TherewillbeaclickandtheSDcardwillpopoutonrelease.Extractthecardandreplaceasnecessarybyinsertingacardintotheslotandpressinguntilitlocksinplace.Note:ThisdevicesupportsClassIVorhighermicroSDcardswithacapacityupto32GB.CHARGINGTHEDEVICEYoucanchargethedevicewiththeincludedcarchargerorwithamicroUSBcable.

Thebatteryinthisunitisintendedtooperatetheunitafterpowerlossduetoan accidentorcrash.Notethat,whilerecordingmaycontinue,thedeviceisnotintendedforlong-termrecordingonbatterypower.

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SOFTKEYFUNCTIONSThe4Buttonsonthedeviceallowyoucontrolmultiplefunctionsdependingonthecurrentstatusoftheunit.Thesebuttonsallowforthefollowingsoftkeyfunctions: Button1 Button2 Button3 Button4RecordingFunctions

Menu PlaybackMode SnapShot Record

ScreenOn/Off MicrophoneOn/Off Pause

SettingsMenuFunctions Back Arrow Arrow Select/Enter

PlaybackMenuFunctions

Back

Lock/UnlockFile DeleteFile PlayFile

PreviousFilePlay/Pause

NextFile

FastRewind(pressandhold)

FastForward(pressandhold)

Other Yes No

iRadarFunctions(CDR855BTonly) CancelAlert N/A TrueAlert FalseAlert

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OPERATIONMODESVideoModeVideo/PhotoPlaybackModePhotoPlaybackmode

VIDEOMODEVideoModeisthedefaultmodeforthedevice,andallowsyoutoeasilyrecordHDvideooftheroadaheadofyou.Whenfirstpoweredon,thedevicewillstartinvideomodeandautomaticallybeginrecording.Tostart/stoprecordingpresstheRecord/Pausebutton.ContinuousLoopRecording:Oncethememorycardisfull,thecamerawillcontinuouslyoverwritetheoldestfootagerecorded.Toprotectaclipsothatitwillnotbeoverwritten,presstheEmergencyRecordbutton.Theemergencyrecordiconwillshowonthescreen.FilescanalsobelockedfromtheplaybackmenuinVideoPlaybackMode.

G-Sensor:TheG-Sensorisanaccelerometerthatcandetectanimpactcausedbyanaccident.IftheG-Sensoristriggered,thecurrentvideosegmentwillautomaticallybelockedsothatitisnotoverwrittenbycontinuouslooprecording.

Note:SettingproperG-Sensorsensitivityisimportantforproperoperationoftheproduct.IftheG-Sensoristoosensitiveitwillunnecessarilylockfilesandcanresultinthememorycardfillingupquickly.Ifit’snotsensitiveenough,thenitmaynotlockafileintheeventofalegitimatecollision.

Shortcuts:Whileinvideomode,youcanperformthesefunctions• Menuentersthesettingsmenutochangethevideosettings,generalsettings,iRadar

appsettings(CDR855BTonly),andlanguagesettings.Note:Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhenthecameraisnotrecording.

• Screenon/offturnstheLCDscreenoff.Thedevicewillcontinuerecordingwhilethescreenisblank.

• Playbackenterstheplaybackmenutoreviewpreviousrecordingsandphotos.Note:thismenucanonlybeselectedwhenthecameraisnotrecording.

• MicrophoneToggleturnsthemicrophoneonoroff.Thecurrentsettingisshownatthetopofthevideoscreen.

• Snapshottakesasnapshot/photo.Theunitdoesnothavetoberecordinginordertotakeasnapshot

• Record/Pausestartsorpausesarecording

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VIDEOSETTINGSVideoresolution:Thissettingallowsyoutosetoneofthreeavailablevideorecordingresolutions:Higherresolutionswillgiveyouasharperimage,buttakeupmorememoryonthecard.

Theavailableresolutionsare:1080PFullHD 1920x108030FramesperSecond720PHD60fps 1280x72060FramesperSecond720PHD30fps 1280x72030FramesperSecond

1080PFullHD 720PHD60fps 720PHD30fps

Capa

city

4GB 1hr18min 1hr5min 2hr8min

8GB 2hr37min 2hr10min 4hr16min

16GB 5hr14min 4hr20min 8hr33min

32GB 10hr27min 8hr40min 17hr6min

Loopcliptime:Thissettingallowsyoutocontrolthedurationofeachindividualmoviecliponthedevice.Movieclipscanbesettodurationsof3minutes,5minutes,or10minutesorActionCamMode.TurningtheloopcliptimetoActionCamModeletsthedevicerecordoneuninterruptedmovieclip,butdisablescontinuouslooprecording.G-Sensor:TheDriveHDDashCamincludesabuiltinG-Sensorwhichallowsthedevicetodeterminewhenthecarhasbeeninacollision.Ifitdetectsacollision,itautomaticallylockstherecordingbeingmadeatthetimeoftheaccident.YoucanusethissettingtosetthesensitivityoftheG-Sensorfrom1-3orturnitoff.Level1istheeasiesttoactivatetheG-sensorandtheG-SensormaylockfilesduetosmallerbumpslikepotholesandtheSDcardmayfillupwithprotectedfiles.Level3isthehardesttoactivatetheG-sensor.ParkingMode:Enablingthissettingwillallowthedevicetoenterparkingmodeifnomotionisdetectedfor5or10minuteswhilethecameraisrecording.Therecordingwillrestartwhenmotionisdetected.Thedefaultsettingis10minutes.CobraWatermark,Date/TimeStamp,&TimeStampFormat:Thesemenuoptionschangethewatermark&timestampthatwillappearonthesavedvideofiles.Photofilesdonotcontainawatermark.

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GENERALSETTINGSVolume:Allowsyoutoraiseandlowerthevolumeofsoundplaybackonthedevice.Date/Time:Allowsyoutosetthedateandtimeonthedeviceandforusewiththetimestamp.ScreenSaver:Allowsyoutosetadurationafterwhichthedevice’sdisplaywillgodark.ThissettingisusefultoavoiddistracteddrivingandhavingabrightLEDscreenwhendrivingatnight.Select1minuteor3minutes.BeepSound:Turnsthesoundonoroffforeachtimeabuttonispressed.Note:thisonlyeffectsnormalbuttonpresses.Alertstotheuseroferrors,oriRadarsounds(CDR855BTonly)arenoteffectedbythissetting.FormatSDCard:AllowsyoutoformattheinsertedSDCard.NOTE:Thisactionwillpermanentlydeletealldataonthecard.RestoreDefaults:Resetsthedevicetofactorysettings.NotethatrestoringdefaultswillNOTerasedataonyourmemorycard.FirmwareVersion:Displaysthedevicesoftwareversion.

LANGUAGESETTINGAllowsyoutosetthelanguageforthedevicefromamongthe9supportedlanguages.

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iRADARSETTINGS(CDR855BTonly)Bluetooth:TurnsBluetoothon/offsothecameracan/cannotconnecttoasmartphonerunningiRadariRadarAlerts:AlertsfromtheiRadarappwillnotbedisplayedontheCDR855BT.TheCDR855BTwillstillcommunicatewithaconnectedsmartphonerunningiRadartoreceivedate/timeandGPSinformation.SpeedUnits:Changestheunitsbetweenmphandkm/h

VIDEOANDPHOTOPLAYBACKMODEThisdevicestoresvideoandpicturesonitsremovableSDCardMemory.Playbackmodewillallowyoutoreviewthesavedvideoandphotosandplaybackthevideowithsound.ToselectavideoorphotoforplaybacknavigatewiththearrowsandselectwithEnterkey.TheBackkeywillreturnyoutothepreviousscreen.

Whenviewingavideoitcanbelocked,unlocked,ordeleted.

Duringvideoplaybackpressingthe>>or<<keyswilladvancetothenext/previousvideo.Pressingandholdingthesekeyswillplaybackthevideoinfastforwardorfastrewindmode

Photoscanbeviewedanddeleted.Itisnotnecessarytolockphotofiles–theyarenotoverwrittenbycontinuouslooprecording.

iRadar®APPCONNECTIONTheCDR855BTusesaBluetooth®SmartconnectiontotheCobraiRadar®smartphoneapp.Smartphoneintegrationallowsfor:

1. EmbeddingGPS,Speed,Heading,andG-SensorInformationintovideofootagerecordedonthedashcam.

2. DisplayingiRadardriverawarenessalertsincluding:

Red Light Cameras

Live Police

Caution Areas

Speed Cameras

Speed Traps

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iRadar®APPCONNECTION

DownloadtheappfromtheAppStoreorGooglePlay.

ForiPhone®4sandlaterwithBluetooth®Smart:• PoweronyourdashcamandbesurethatBluetoothisenabled• MakesureyouriPhone’sBluetoothisON.ThedashcamwillNOTAPPEARinthe

iPhone’sBluetoothSettingsMenu.• StarttheCobraiRadarApp.PresstheMenubuttonintheupperleftoftheappand

selectDevices.Followtheonscreeninstructionstocompletethepairingandconnection.

• Whencomplete,a“connected”chimewillsoundand willturnwhiteonthedashcamdisplay.

ForAndroid™DeviceswithBluetooth®Smart:• Poweronyourdashcam.• EnteryourAndroiddevice’sBluetoothSettingsMenu.• ScanforDevicesandselectDriveHDtopair.

• EntertheCobraiRadarApp.A“connected”chimewillsound,and willturnwhiteonthedashcamdisplay.

CONNECTINGTOACOMPUTERORTVThisdevicecanconnecttoacomputerortelevisionviatheUSBorHDMIportslocatedonthesideoftheunit.

UsetheUSBportonthesideofthedevicetoconnectthedevicetoyourcomputer.Whenconnectedyouwillbegiventwooptions:ConnecttoComputerorPowerOnly.

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CONNECTINGTOACOMPUTERORTV

SelectConnecttoComputertoaccessthedeviceviayourcomputer. Bydefault,yourdeviceconnectstoyourcomputerinMassStoragemode,andactslikeaflashdrive.Videoscanbeviewedwithanystandardvideoplayerthatsupports.movfiles.

SelectPowerOnlytoturntheunitonfornormaloperation

UsetheHDMIPorttoconnectthedevicetoaTVormonitorusingaminiHDMIcable(notincluded).

FIRMWAREUPDATEINSTRUCTIONSForoptimalperformance,checkwww.cobra.comperiodicallyforsoftwareupdates.

• ConnecttheDashCamtoyourcomputerusingtheincludedUSBtoMicro-USBcable.

• PowerontheDashCamandselectConnecttoComputerusingtherecord/selectbutton.

• ThecamerawillbelistedasDRIVEHDinWindowsExplorer.

• Downloadtheupdatefilefromwww.cobra.com.Note:Youdonotneedtodoubleclickoropenthisfileonthecomputer.

• Copy/pasteordragtheupdatefile(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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CAMERASPECIFICATIONS

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TROUBLESHOOTINGIfyourunitdoesnotappeartobeoperatingproperly,pleasefollowthesetroubleshootingsteps:

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

lighter,andtheStatusLEDison.• Checkthepowercordfuse.(Unscrewtheribbedendcapofthecigarettelighteradapter

andexaminethefuse.Ifrequired,replaceitwitha2-ampfuseonly.)

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

TRADEMARKACKNOWLEDGEMENTCobra,thesnakedesign,DriveHD™,theddesign,andRecordyourride™areproprietarytrademarksofCobraElectronicsCorporation,USA.Othertrademarksandtradenamesarethoseoftheirrespectiveowners.CobraElectronicsCorporation™isatrademarkofCobraElectronicsCorporation,USA.HDMI,theHDMIlogo,andHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorHDMIregisteredtrademarksofHDMIlicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.NOTE:Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15ofFCCrules:Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceivedincludinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.CAUTION:ModificationsorpartsnotapprovedbyCobraElectronicsCorporationmayviolateFCCRulesandvoidauthoritytooperatethisequipment.ThisdevicecomplieswithRSS-310ofIndustryCanada.Operationissubjecttotheconditionthatthisdevicedoesnotcauseharmfulinterference.CANICES-3B/NMB-3B.DISPOSALOFELECTRONICSEQUIPMENT:Thisproductmaycontainhazardoussubstancesthatcouldimpacthealthandtheenvironmentifnotdisposedofproperly.Thecrossedoutwheeledbinsymbolindicatesthattheproductshouldnotbedisposedofalongwithhouseholdwaste.Itshouldbehandedovertoanapplicablecollectionpointfortherecyclingofelectricalequipment.Byensuringthatthisproductisdisposedofcorrectlyyouwillhelp/preventpotentialnegativeimpactontheenvironment.Ifyouneedmoreinformationonthecollection,reuseandrecyclingsystems,pleasecontactyourlocalcivicofficeortheshopwhereitwasoriginallypurchased.WARNING:ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.