Garmin DASH CAM 54 Owner's Manual

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4 If necessary, enter the wi-fi password that appears on yourGarmin Dash Cam screen.5 On your smartphone, select a video or photo to view or shareit.Garmin VIRB App GallerySelect to change the camera settings.Displays a preview of the selected video or photo.Drag up or down to expand or shrink the library.Select to mark the selected video or photo as a favorite.Select to edit, save, and share the selected photo or video.Select to delete the selected video or photo.Select a photo or video thumbnail to preview it.Editing and Sharing a Video1 From the Garmin VIRB app gallery, select a video.2 Select an option:• If you are using an Apple®device, select .• If you are using a device with Android™, select .3 Use the sliders to trim the video clip and select the section ofvideo to share.4 When you are finished editing the video, select Next.The app processes the video. This may take a whiledepending on the length of the video.5 After the app finishes processing the video, select an option:• To save the video to your mobile device, select .• To share the video to a social network using an Appledevice, select .• To share the video to a social network using a device withAndroid, select .Videos and Photos on Your ComputerNOTE: Some media players might not support high-resolutionplayback.Videos and photos are stored in the DCIM directory on thecamera memory card. Videos are stored in MP4 file format, andphotos are stored in JPG format. You can view and transferphotos and videos by connecting the memory card or the deviceto your computer (Connecting the Device to Your Computer,page 4).The videos and photos are sorted into several folders.NOTE: Unsaved videos and Travelapse videos are not availablewhen the option to promptly delete unsaved video is enabled(Camera Settings, page 6).100EVENT: Contains videos saved automatically when thedevice detects an incident.101PHOTO: Contains photos.102SAVED: Contains videos saved manually by the user.103PARKM: Contains videos saved while parked.104TLPSE: Contains Travelapse videos.105UNSVD: Contains unsaved video footage. The deviceoverwrites the oldest unsaved video when the storage spacefor unsaved videos is full.Connecting the Device to Your ComputerYou can view videos and photos on your computer using amicro-USB cable.1 Plug the small end of the micro-USB cable into the port onthe device.2 Plug the larger end of the micro-USB cable into a port onyour computer.Depending on your computer operating system, the deviceappears as either a removable drive or a removable volume.Driver Awareness Features and AlertsYour camera provides features that can help encourage moreattentive driving, even when you are driving in a familiar area.The device plays an audible tone or message and displaysinformation for each alert. You can enable or disable the audibletone for some types of driver alerts.Forward collision warning: The device alerts you when itdetects that you are not maintaining a safe distance betweenyour vehicle and the vehicle in front of you.Lane departure warning: The device alerts you when it detectsyou may be crossing a lane boundary unintentionally.Go alert: The device plays a tone and displays an alert whenstopped traffic starts moving.Speed cameras: The device plays a tone and displays thespeed limit and the distance to the speed camera.Red light cameras: The device plays a tone and displays thedistance to the red light camera.Forward Collision Warning SystemWARNINGThe forward collision warning system (FCWS) feature is forinformation only and does not replace your responsibility toobserve all road and driving conditions, abide by all trafficregulations, and use safe driving judgment at all times. TheFCWS relies on the camera to provide a warning of upcomingvehicles and, as a result, may have limited functionality in lowvisibility conditions. For more information, go to garmin.com/warnings.NOTE: This feature is not available in all areas or for all productmodels.The FCWS feature alerts you when the device detects that youare not maintaining a safe distance between your vehicle andthe vehicle in front of you. The device determines your vehiclespeed using GPS, and it calculates an estimated safe followingdistance based on your speed. The FCWS activatesautomatically when your vehicle speed exceeds 48 km/hr(30 mph).4 Driver Awareness Features and Alerts