Bushnell TRAIL SENTRY 119303 User manual

Model 119303
LIT #: 98-xxxx/02-07 Instruction Manual
TRAIL SENTRY™
Digital Trail Camera
with Night Vision
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Digital Trail Sentry Specications
Image Sensor 3.2 Megapixel (MP) CMOS sensor
Lens F/3.5, eective focal length 42mm. Sight range: 45 degrees
Flash High power electronic Incandescent Flash or IR LEDs (array of 20). Range: 30 .
PIR Sensor Low noise, high sensitivity passive infrared sensor. Range: 45 .
Motion LED Indicator Yes
Display Monochrome LCD. Auto-o: 3 min. 2-digit event and image display.
File Format Standard JPEG format (.jpg) still photos. Video movie clips (.avi). DCF ver. 1.0
le management.
Photo Modes 3.2MP still photo or AVI video (320x240 pixels per frame, 10 frames per second
rate, 14 second length)
Exposure Auto
White Balance Auto
Power Supply 4 x “D” size alkaline batteries.
Battery Life Approximately 30 days (dependant on temperature, camera activity and ash
usage)
Card Compatibility Up to 1 GB maximum capacity secure digital (SD)cards. e use of MMC cards
is not recommended.
User Password Yes, available range: 0000 to 9999 (Default setting = 0000)
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Glossary
PIR—Passive Infrared Sensor. Senses motion like typical security motion detector. Requires infrared energy (heat) in
addition to motion to trip sensor to assure detection of live animals.
Event—Any time that the PIR senses motion it counts it as an event. Events are recorded to the SD card in a text le.
Events are recorded continuously during operation.
Image—A digital picture recorded on the SD Card when motion is sensed. Images are taken at the desired delay between
images.
Image Delay—Time elapsed between photos while events are sensed and recorded. is is xed at 30 second intervals
in the Trail Sentry.
IR Flash—LED Night Vision Flash. Sends a burst of Infrared Energy which is invisible to the human eye. Especially useful
for night photos when a visible ash is undesirable.
Camera Flash—Incandescent Flash used for night or low light photography. Automatically res if required.
SD Card—Memory card used to store images and events. Compatible with up to 1GB capacity SD card.
Battery Life—Time that camera will function in the eld. Dependent on temperature, number of images and number of
ashes during that time.
Setup—Using the display menu and buttons to set the date/time, still photo or movies, and password.
Security (2 methods)—One of the most important requirements of any trail camera. e Trail Sentry has 2 levels—
padlock tab and soware password.
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Parts
Guide
Front of Camera
Control Panel
Inside Front
Button & Display
Detail
SD Card Slot
LCD
Display
Setup,
Menu &
Power
Buttons
PIR
PIR Detected (or
Low Battery) LED
Lock
Tab
Camera
Lens
StandardFlash
LED
IR
Flash
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Setup and Operation Guide
1. Open the Sentry by pulling out on the two latches on the right side. Install 4 “D” cell batteries (at base of all
batteries contacting springs), and insert an SD card (not included, use any capacity from 16MB to 1GB. Do not
substitute MMC cards.) in the slot to the right of the 5 buttons as indicated on the slot cover (upside down, with the
notched corner of the card on the left and metal contacts of the card facing the back of the slot). Press the card down
until you hear it click into place. If the Sentry is turned on without a card in place, it may not turn off-reset it by pulling
one of the batteries out partway, insert a new or empty SD card, and put the battery back in place. Only remove or
insert cards with power off.
2. Press and release the Power switch. The display will show four “dashes”, then
change to “HHHH” with a blinking key icon below it (Fig a). This is a prompt to enter
your password, which can be changed in the setup menu. The rst time the camera is
turned on, the password is the default, “0000”. Press the Enter button four times to
enter four zeros (b) (if you previously changed the password in the setup menu, use the
UP/DOWN buttons to enter your password digits, pressing ENTER after each one.),
then press it again to conrm-the display indicates “PASS” and the camera is ready
to operate. If the wrong password is entered, the display will ash “ERRO” and the
camera will not work or allow the password to be changed. After an incorrect password
is entered for the third time, the Sentry will automatically turn off.
Power must be turned on again before beginning a new password entry cycle.
3. If you are using the camera for the rst time, you should set the date and time so
your photos will be “stamped” correctly. Briey press the Menu button-”DATE” will
blink on the display. Press Enter to conrm you want to change the date, then the rst
two digits will ash, prompting you to enter the month (c). Use the Up/Down buttons
to set the current month, then press Enter. Set the day of the month the same way, and
a
b
c
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Setup Guide (cont.)
press Enter again. The display will then change to let you set the year, with only the
last two digits blinking (“20_ _”) (d). Again use the Up/Down buttons to change the
year if necessary, press enter, and set the time (“TIME” will ash, press enter and use
Up/Down to set the hour and minute. The time display uses the 24 hr standard, so 2:00
PM is indicated as “1400”, etc).
4. After the date and time have been set, and Enter is pressed, “EVENT” will ash on
the display. Press Enter and the “camera” icons for still photos and movie clips will both
blink (e). Press Enter again, and only the still camera icon will blink. Pressing the UP or
DOWN buttons will now cycle between the 2 photo mode choices: Still Photos or Video
Clips. This allows you to choose which type of le will be recorded every 30 seconds
for as long as motion and heat events are detected. Select the photo mode you prefer and
press ENTER while that icon is blinking.
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5. After selecting still photo or movie clip mode, press ENTER. The “Sun” icon will blink (f). Press ENTER
again and use the UP or DOWN buttons to set the hour-this is the time the camera will consider to be the start
of the “Day”. During the Day, normal color photos or videos will be taken. If the lighting conditions become
dark or cloudy, the standard ash will re to help illuminate the photo. After setting the start hour for “Day”,
press ENTER and the “Star&Moon” icon will blink. Press ENTER and set the hour to dene the start of “Night”.
During the Night, photos and videos will be taken using the infrared LED lamp array
to light the scene. This allows you to take night photos without startling animals or
revealing the camera position, as infrared light is invisible to the eye. During the time
period you dened as “Night”, an internal lter which blocks infrared light from
reaching the digital image sensor is automatically deactivated, so that the IR LED
lamps can work. During the day, the infrared lter is reactivated, so that only normal
visible light strikes the sensor and affects the image. After setting the start hour for Day
and Night, press ENTER.
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Setup Guide (cont.)
6. The “key” icon will ash next (g), press ENTER and enter any four digit
password of your choice (to keep using the default “0000”, just press ENTER 4
times) by using the UP/DOWN buttons to change each digit and using ENTER to
step to the next digit (h). When nished, press ENTER if you want to return to the
date/time setup menu, or press and hold the MENU button at any time to exit all
setup menus and return to normal operation.
7. In normal operating mode, the display will only show the still photo or movie
clip icon in the lower left corner, the day or night mode icon, an SD card icon on
the lower right, and one or more digits that indicate how many photo or movie les have been stored on the card.
To test the camera operation, wave your hand in front of the lens and PIR (passive infrared/motion) detector,
while looking at the LCD display. Every time an “event” is detected, the display will indicate “Plr”, “EVNT”,
“rECd” in turn, and the event is recorded on the SD card as a new line in a text le, including the date and time
of the event. As long as events are being detected, a new still photo or movie clip (as set in the menu) will be
recorded every 30 seconds, indicated on the display by “Plr”, “SnAP”, then “SAVE”. Note: for movie clips, the
display will stay on “SnAP” for the 14 sec duration of each movie.
8. Thread the strap through the slots on the back of the Sentry and attach the buckles, then strap it onto a suitable
tree, making sure the strap is tight and the camera is aimed at the area you wish to observe. The red LED lamp
on the front of the camera can help you determine how large an area is covered, as it will ash when an “event”
is detected. Turn on the camera (make sure a new or empty SD card has been inserted) and leave the area-there is
a 60 second delay after power on before the rst photo is taken. The standard ash will re automatically at night
for still photos, but not movies, so they will be dark unless the area is well lit by the moon or another light source.
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Setup Guide (cont.)
Batteries typically last 30 days or more, depending on how often the Sentry is activated by events, how often the ash
res, ambient temperature, etc. The red LED lamp will stay on continually to indicate a low battery condition.
9. Pressing the Up/Down buttons during normal operation will switch the display between showing # of photos
stored (i) and # of events recorded (j). To view your captured photos, make sure the power is off, and remove the SD
card by pushing down lightly on the top edge of the card-it will pop up for removal. Insert it into an SD card reader
(available at most computer, photo, or electronics dealers) connected via USB to your PC or Mac to view, copy, or
delete the photos (standard JPG les) and movies (AVI les) inside the “DCIM/100MEDIA” folder on the card.
Double click on an individual le to see it, or open the les using the photo software of your choice. The event log is
the .TXT le, just double click to view with your default software that opens standard plain text les. If you do not
have a computer, or would like to more easily view your photos in the eld, we recommend the Bushnell Trail Scout
Viewer. It is battery powered, and features 2 SD card slots, allowing you to easily
copy photos to a larger capacity card, or delete unwanted photos, as well as view
your Sentry photos on its large color LCD display. The Trail Scout Viewer also has
a USB port, so it can function as a card reader for a computer as well.
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ABOUT THE PIR SENSOR
The sensor that triggers the trail camera is Passive Infra Red, or PIR. Infrared energy is
essentially heat energy. The PIR detector operates by sensing a change in the infrared level
in its detection zone. This zone is a cone in the center 10 degrees of the camera’s eld of
view. The camera establishes an average long-term infrared level. When this level increased
suddenly the PIR detector signals the camera to record a picture and/or an event. Because of
this effect, the PIR detector will be more sensitive at night, when the average temperature is
lower.
You can use the red LED indicator on the front of the camera to conrm the detection zone.
When PIR is sensed, this “PIR detected” indicator will light. The camera’s eld of view is a
45 degree cone, centered on the PIR detection zone.
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119833—Digital Trail Scout 3.0MP
Great images and scouting technology at a great value. is camera will sense deer and other
game as far out as 90 feet with its passive infrared sensor. Low-battery indicator lights when
battery life drops below 25%. Motion LED lights when activity is detected by the sensor in regular
imaging mode and during setup mode for aiming. Weatherproof. Date/Time/Moon Phase
stamp feature. Comes complete with aircra aluminum security cable, padlock, and tree bracket.
Textured “bark-like” surface for maximum concealment.
119935/119905 (RealTree AP®Camo)—Digital Trail Scout 5.0MP with Night Vision
With all the features of the 3.0MP Trail Scout plus Night Vision and laser aiming , this is the top
of the line digital trail camera. Still photos are stored with 5 megapixel resolution (via soware
processing), and the video clips are recorded with audio captured by a built-in microphone.
Choose your setting for regular camera ash or stealth-like LED ash. LED ash enables you to
discretely image game in the night without a visible ash. ere is no need to worry about your
ash giving away your position in popular, busy hunting areas. And no need to manually set an
infrared lter switch for day or night mode to get great results-it’s done for you automatically. is
camera comes complete with a laser aiming beam for easy set up in the woods.
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