Just installed the K2 on my wife's 2017 R1200RT yesterday. I had all the tupperware off to do the schedule maintenance anyway. First issue, I didn't read the manual and had both camera's off by 45 degrees. Oops. Anyway, the wife hooked up her app and downloaded the first video. I didn't actually watch her do that. But does the front and rear camera record to 2 different files? The file she downloaded just had front only. Second, does the bike have to be running to download videos? Or can I just hit the power button and power it up without starting the bike? I'll probably test this later today. But I thought I would ask how everyone else is doing it. Also, what is everyone using to watch the videos with on their PC? Looks like Dashcam Viewer is popular. But before I spend the $25 for a registered version, I thought I would ask here first.
Thanks.
Hi 92merc, you can view the footage in most programs but if you want to see the gps data on a map overlay you need something like Dash Cam viewer which is free.
For editing and overlaying the rear video etc you'll need a half decent editing application, I have been using Filmora 9 which is free with a watermark and about £70 to purchase.
https://www.innovv.com/forum/innovv-k2/gps-test-ride-video
Ran into a new issue. Didn't think much of it at first. Wife was saying that she would briefly see the warning light on the dash that the keyless key wasn't in range. Just replaced the battery on the key 3 months ago. But went ahead and replaced it again anyway. The message would pop up just barely for a second or so. So its hard to catch.
We're taking a long ride this weekend. I'll keep an eye on it. If it still happens, I'll pull the fuse and test it for a bit to see if the K2 is causing the interference. I just updated to .49 of firmware also.
Well, my unit only came with the screw in plate. No rubber cover. So I'm guessing this is a new feature?
My 256gb card just came in yesterday. I'll be popping that in today with the newest firmware and see how things go.
For your reference, that is what you can see from the PC. the recording list.
F (Front) and R(Rear) are behind of file name.
F is the video clips recorded by front camera.
I believe you have a metal plate with screws to cover the USB port and SD card slot.
Compare to rubber pad, it is very tight for waterproof.
No, mine came with a metal cover. Three screws holding it down. I would prefer that rubber cover you have pictured. I'll double check my bag of parts and make sure they didn't send one and I didn't notice. Thanks for the picture.
Yeah, I wish the cover had an easier way to remove those mini Phillips screws. Either that or maybe someone knows of some better screws to replace those minis with. Something with bigger thumb screws.
I prefer VLC Media player for a regular player. I was mainly inquiring about the preferred Windows program for watching videos with GPS data showing.
Hi 92merc,
>But does the front and rear camera record to 2 different files? The file she downloaded just had front >only.
Yes. You can distinguish the video of the front and rear cam by the F and R in the file name.
2019_0609_144509_037F.MP4 => Video of Front Cam
2019_0609_144509_038R.MP4 => Video of Rear Cam
>Second, does the bike have to be running to download videos? Or can I just hit the power button and >power it up without starting the bike?
According to my tests, you have to switch on ignition at least. An alternative way to power the K2 would be via the USB Port by using an external power supply (e.g Smartphone Charger).
But as a side note...you will not want to download all your videos with your smartphone over wifi, as the wifi is bloddy slow. One video at 1080P takes 1,4 GB and the maximum transfer rate I get over wifi is 2,8 mb/sec. So downloading one video would take nearly 9 minutes. Ok to check one video, but far too long for downloading all videos of a trip.
Currently the fastest way to download the videos is to remove the SD Card and download the files at your PC.
>Also, what is everyone using to watch the videos with on their PC? Looks like Dashcam Viewer is >popular. But before I spend the $25 for a registered version, I thought I would ask here first.
You can watch the videos using every Media Player, as the videos are normal H.264 videos. The Dashcam Viewer is necessary if you want to see (or extract) the recorded GPS data, as they are encoded within the videos.