Operation Recording mode and motion detection mode: 1 Recording mode: Open the charger's front panel and tum the switch to the"L"setting. This will set your charger to continuous recording mode. Then, when plugged into the power supply, after the red light flashes 3 times, the camera will start recording automatically, ( when recording, no lights will flash). The video will be recorded as a series of 5-minute video files 2 Motion detection When your Smart Charger is set to"M",and you connect to your power supply, the blue light will flash 3 times. This indicates the camera is set to motion detection mode(the light will then turn off). The camera will automatically start recording when it detects motion. Video are stored as a series of 5-monute video files 3 In both"L"and"M"settings, when your Smart Charger has reached its maximum memory(approx 8 hours of video), it will automatically record over the earliest 5-minute video files in a looping fashion Memory Card