thool
New Member
I just bought a A119 V3 and am running the 1.0 firmware. It has the GPS mount, and that mount is powered by the Viofo hardwire kit HK3ACC. Also have a SanDisk 128GB "high endurance" card installed and formatted. The wiring has the yellow accessory cable plugged into a circuit that has power only when the engine is running, the red wire is connected to a circuit that is always on, and the black wire is grounded. When I start the car, it makes a chiming noise and the screen shows the image.
Here is what I am experiencing. I wanted to confirm it is recording, I removed the camera from the hardwired GPS base, and attached the camera to my PC. I viewed the files (some had P on the end, which I presume are for Parking events, which I did set up) but the dates were messed up. So I set the date again, set my time zone again to GMT-4, ensured GPS is on, and reattached the unit in my car. But the date/time got lost again. So while attached to the powered GPS mount, I reset the date/time. A day later, I noticed parking mode was off again. It seems like my settings are getting lost, either after detaching or on their own.
I'm kind of at a loss, since I am new to dashcams and the manual is pretty sparse. A few things floating around my mind:
Here is what I am experiencing. I wanted to confirm it is recording, I removed the camera from the hardwired GPS base, and attached the camera to my PC. I viewed the files (some had P on the end, which I presume are for Parking events, which I did set up) but the dates were messed up. So I set the date again, set my time zone again to GMT-4, ensured GPS is on, and reattached the unit in my car. But the date/time got lost again. So while attached to the powered GPS mount, I reset the date/time. A day later, I noticed parking mode was off again. It seems like my settings are getting lost, either after detaching or on their own.
I'm kind of at a loss, since I am new to dashcams and the manual is pretty sparse. A few things floating around my mind:
- What can I do to ensure this is getting power properly, like when the engine is on or off?
- Are there settings I should be confirming to prevent this?
- I park my car in a garage, so might a loss of GPS signal make it lose the date/time?
- Should I be able to operate this completely removed from the mount or USB? In other words, should the internal battery/capacitor be able to run it?
- Should I upgrade the firmware to v1.02?