Manage Varia RCT715 Content in the Varia App

The Varia™ RCT715 rearview radar is continuously recording footage onto its SD card in a loop. When the SD card becomes full, the radar will simply write over the oldest unlocked footage. Any locked footage, will not be written over.

Locked footage is created in two scenarios:

• An incident is detected. This locks footage 30 seconds prior to the incident and 60 seconds after the incident.

• A manual save is performed from the paired Edge device or with the camera button on the RCT.

Delete Locked Footage Regularly

For best usage of your device, delete the saved/locked footage on a regular basis from your device, backing it up to your phone or PC. In the Varia app, you can download locked footage to your phone or tablet's storage.

1. Open the Varia app.

2. Power on your RCT715 so it pairs with the app.

3. Select the device icon with the green dot at the top of the page.

4. Select Storage > Gallery.

5. Select Join Varia Wi-Fi Network > Join.

6. Tap the three dots next a video clip and select Download & Delete or Delete.

   • Download & Delete will save the clip to your phone's storage then delete it from the SD card in your RCT715.

See image below for example of locked footage in the Varia app. An incident recording is indicated by a red asterisk.

Reformat the SD Card in The Varia App

After you have downloaded footage from the SD card onto your phone's storage, we recommend formatting the SD card in the Varia app.

1. Open the Varia app.

2. Power on your RCT715 so it pairs with the app.

3. Select the RCT715 icon with the green dot at the top of the page.

   

4. Select Storage > Erase & Reformat Card.

    

5. Select Erase & Format > Erase & Format. This will erase all data on the SD card! This action cannot be undone.

    

NOTE: Only reformat the SD card using the Varia app. Reformatting the SD card on a computer may reformat it an incompatible format.

Deleting Files From the SD Card With a Computer

• Mac: When deleting from the SD card on Mac, a 'Trash' folder is created within the SD card. A second step must be taken to empty the trash as well. Otherwise, the files have technically not be removed from the SD card, so the space is still occupied on the SD card, potentially resulting in a SD card full/lack of space error.

• Windows: Delete files from the SD card from a PC via File Explorer. Access the DCIM folder to view saved content. See the Owner's Manual for more instructions.

Deleting Downloaded Video or Image From My Phone

After an image or video has been downloaded to the phone's storage deleting it will need to be done from the phones image gallery. 

I Am Losing the Start of Rides or Other Ride Footage

The beginning of rides will be overwritten if the ride is longer than the free space remaining on your SD card (~1.5hours for 16GB card). If your device turns on while in transit, it could overwrite all unlocked footage with new unlocked footage.

Lock Mode

If your RCT715 is turning on unexpectedly, overwriting previous unsaved footage, use Lock Mode when transporting the device. 

• Enable Lock Mode:

  1. Power off the RCT715 by holding the device button for 3 seconds.

  2. Press and hold both buttons for four seconds to put the device in lock mode. This is indicated by a brief yellow flash of the status LED when a button is pressed.

• Disable Lock Mode: Press and hold both buttons for 4 seconds or until the taillight turns on.