jonat
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Like some of the others in this forum, Vantrue sent me an S1 Pro for review, asking me to write about it here. It just arrived today, so I haven't installed it yet, but I did power it on and play with it for a while.
I have some immediate issues with the instructions included:
I separately bought the hardwire kit; the Vantrue web site is unhelpful in identifying which of their several hardwire kits are correct, but I am pretty sure I got the right one (USB-C, and not the one that uses the OBD port.) Annoyingly, the hardwire kit's USB-C connector is straight, not the 90-degree of the included adapter.
I also intend to buy the circular polarizer - again, the Vantrue web site is silent on whether the 40mm model fits the S1 Pro, even though it is promoted on the product page, but I think it does.
I have some immediate issues with the instructions included:
- There is a QR code for a "Full Manual" download - this takes you to the N2 manual, a very different model. The Vantrue web site's page for manual downloads does not have one for the S1 Pro
- The mounting instructions have to be wrong. Included in the package are two "electrostatic stickers" that look like screen protectors. The manual has you stick one of these on the windshield, and then you use the 3M VHB adhesive preattached to the dashcam to stick the cam onto this sticker. If I did this, it would fall off instantly. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
- The instructions properly tell you to change the WiFi password from the default 12345678. What they DON'T tell you is that only the first eight characters of the new password you provide are used, so if you typed in a longer password and try to connect to it later, it will fail.
- Speaking of WiFi password - you can set this only in the Vantrue phone app, not on the cam itself. The dialog for this in the app (iOS for me) has extremely low contrast text inside the three text fields, and they are unreadable. I guessed that the first is for the old password and the others are for the new one (entered twice).
- A plastic "crowbar" (as named in the manual) is included. I can only guess what this might be for (probably removing the mount from a windshield - the package includes spare VHB adhesive for the front and rear cameras.) I did like that the cam can be slid off the mount (which I gather also includes the GPS receiver), but it slides to the right, so keep that in mind when selecting a position.
I separately bought the hardwire kit; the Vantrue web site is unhelpful in identifying which of their several hardwire kits are correct, but I am pretty sure I got the right one (USB-C, and not the one that uses the OBD port.) Annoyingly, the hardwire kit's USB-C connector is straight, not the 90-degree of the included adapter.
I also intend to buy the circular polarizer - again, the Vantrue web site is silent on whether the 40mm model fits the S1 Pro, even though it is promoted on the product page, but I think it does.