Covert 2013 MP6 User manual

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2013MP6ScoutingCamera
InstructionManual.
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TableofContents
Camerabuttoninfodiagram:(Fig.1).......................3
Installingthebatteries.............................................3
InstallingtheSDcard...............................................5
Understandingmainscreeninfo:.............................6
Customizingthecamerasettings.............................6
Settingthecameramode:.......................................8
Cameramodesettings:............................................8
Videomodesettings:(Fig.6)..................................9
PIRtab:...................................................................10
SYStab....................................................................14
Viewingphotosonthecolordisplay:.....................18
Manuallytakingphotosorvideo:..........................20
Tricksandtipsonfieldsetup.................................21
Troubleshooting:....................................................22
WARRANTY:...........................................................23
WarrantyPolicyandProcedure:............................23
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Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofthe2013MP6
Scoutingcamera!Wetrulyvalueyourbusinessand
willstrivetoprovideyoutopqualitycustomer
serviceshouldyoueverneedhelpwithanyofour
products.Checkoutourotherproductsonour
websiteatwww.DLCcovert.com.
Camerabuttoninfodiagram:(Fig.1)
ColorLCD
Navigation
arrows
Select/OK
Menu
Selectorswitch
Auxbattery
j
ack
Mini
USBSDcard
slot
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Installingthebatteries
MP6canfunctionshorttermon4AAbatteries.We
suggestyouuse8AAbatteriestomaximizecamera
performanceandbatterylife..UsingCovert
2300mAh,NiMHrechargeableAAbatteriescan
extendthebatterylifesignificantly.
Installthebatteriesbyslidingthetopbatteryinto
thesleevefirst,thendepressingthespringwiththe
otherbatteryandsnappingdowninplace.Pay
attentiontothe(+)or(‐)moldedintoeachsleeveto
determineifyouinsertthepositiveornegativeend
intothesleevefirst.Negativebatteryterminal
alwayscontactsthespring.
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InstallingtheSDcard
Tobeabletopowerupthecamerayouwillneedto
installaSDcardintheslotinthebottomofthe
camera.Seefigure3belowforcardorientation.
Pushintothecardslotuntilitclicksandrelease.To
remove,repeatthatprocess,thecardwillpopout
enoughtoremove.YoucanuseanySDcardsizeup
to16G.YoumusthavetheSDcardinthecamerato
beabletoturnthecameraonandsetitup
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Understandingmainscreeninfo:
Camera/Video
icon
MegaPixels
chosen
Batterylife
indicator
#ofphotos
taken
#ofphotos
remainingon
card
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Date
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Customizingthecamerasettings
Yourcameraissettofunctionwiththedefault
settingswithoutanyfurthercustomization.
However,youwilllikelywanttoatveryleastsetthe
clockanddate.Thefollowinginformationwillhelp
youcustomizeyourcamerasettingssoyoucanget
themostoutofthetrailcameraexperience.
Tostart,PresstheMENUbuttononcetoopenthe
customizationmenus.WewillstartwiththeCAM
systemtab.YouwillseeCAM,PIR,andSYStabs
acrossthetopofthescreen.CAMshouldbe
highlightedinwhite.(Fig5)
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Settingthecameramode:
Pressthe▼buttontoentertheCameraMode
option.EitherPhotoorVideowillshowupina
whitebox.Pressthe►buttontotogglebetween
PhotoorVideountiltheoptionyouwantshowsin
thewhitebox.PressOKtosavethissetting.The
whiteboxwillturnredtoindicateit’ssaved.
NOTE:IfyoudonotpressOK,yoursettingwill
returnbacktotheprevioussetting.
Cameramodesettings:
PHOTOSIZE:Pressthe▼or▲buttontoenterthe
PhotoSizeoption.
Pressthe►arrowrepeatedlytotogglebetween
3mp,5mp,and6mp.PressOKoncethedesired
optionshowsinthewhitebox.Again,theboxwill
turnred.
PHOTOBURST:Yourcameracantakea1,2or3
shotbursteverytimethePIRistriggeredtotakea
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Pressthe▲or▼buttonstoenterthePHOTO
BURSToption:Tosetthisfunction,pressthe
►repeatedlytoshowthe1Photo,2Photos,or3
Photosoption.PressOKtosavethedesiredsetting.
Videomodesettings:(Fig.6)
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VIDEOSIZE:YoucanchoosefromVGA(640x480)or
QVGA(320x240)
Pressthe►buttontotogglebetweenthe2
options.PressOKtosavethesetting.
VIDEOLENGTH:Youcanadjustthelengthoftime
thecameratakesavideofrom5‐60seconds.Press
the▼buttontoentertheVIDEOLENGTHoption.
Pressthe►or◄buttonsrepeatedlytochangethe
numberofsecondsshowninthewhitebox.Long
videosfilltheSDcardupquickly.
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PIRtab:
Pressthe▲or▼buttonsrepeatedlyuntilonlythe
toptabmenuishighlightedinwhite.Pressthe►
or◄buttontohighlightthePIRtabinwhite.
ScreenshouldappearlikeFig.7.
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SENSITIVITY:Theremaybesituationswhereyou
mightfeelthecameraisnotcatchinganimalsthat
arenearbyormaybethecameraistriggeringtoo
easily.Youcanadjustthesensitivityofyourcamera
tohelpwiththis.Undermostconditions,the
NORMALoptionwillworkthebest.Inhigh
temperatures,theHIGHsettingmighthelp
differentiatebetweentheoutsidetempsandthe
bodytempsoftheanimal.Incoldconditions,you
mayfindthattheLOWoptionisbestasthecamera
caneasilydifferentiatetheoutsidetempsfromthe
bodytempsofthesubject.Ifyouareusingthetime
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lapsefunction,youwouldchooseOFFtoturnoff
thePIR.
Pressthe▼buttontoentertheSensitivityoption.
Pressthe►buttonrepeatedlytotogglebetween
theoptionsinthewhitebox.Oncethedesired
optionischosen,presstheOKbuttontosavethe
setting.
TRIGGERINTERVAL:Allowsyoutocustomizehow
oftenthecameracanbeallowedtotakeaphoto.
Pressthe▲or▼arrowtoentertheTrigger
Intervaloption.Repeatedlypressthe►or◄to
adjustthetiming.Optionsare5‐60seconds(5
secondincrements)and1‐60minutes.Onceyou
havechosenyourdesiredtriggerinterval,pressthe
OKbuttontosavethesetting.
TIP:Youcanpressandholdthe◄or►buttonto
speedthroughthesettingsratherthanrepeatedly
pressingthebutton.
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TIMELAPSE:Pressthe▼▲arrowtoenterthe
Time‐Lapseoption.Thisoptionallowsyourcamera
toautomaticallytakeaphotowithoutbeing
triggeredbythePIR.Ifyoualreadysetthe
SensitivitytoOFF,thenthecamerawillonlytake
photoswhentheTime‐Lapseoptionison.Ifyou
havethePIRsettoLOW,NORMAL,orHIGH,the
camerawillalsotakephotoswhenthePIRis
triggered.ToturntheTime‐LapseoptionON,use
the►◄buttonstochooseatimeoption.5‐60
seconds(in5secondincrements)and2‐60minutes.
Onceyouhavechosenthetimeoptionyouwant,
pressOKtosavethesetting.Thecamerawill
continuouslytakephotosintimedincrementsyou
set.
NOTE:Remember,thiswillgeneratealotof
photosandyoumaywanttocheckmore
frequentlyasitwillfilltheSDcardupfast.Use
maxsizeSDcardforbestperformance.
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START‐STOP:Ifyouonlywantyourcameratobeon
duringpartofthedayeachdayyoucansetthe
Start‐Stopfunction.Pressthe▲▼buttonsto
entertheStart‐Stopoption.Thedefaultsettingis
OFF.Pressthe►buttontotogglethesettingto
ONandpressOK.SeeFig8&9below
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OnceyoupressOKyouwillseethescreeninFig.9.
Usethe▲▼buttonstosetthetimeinhours
(militarytime)andpressthe►buttontochangeto
minutesandusethe▲▼tosettheminutes.
Pressthe►buttontonavigatetotheStopsettings
andrepeattheprocessfromabovetosettheStop
time.Youcanpressthe►◄buttonstonavigate
backthroughthesettingsifnecessary.Onceyou
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havethestart‐stoptimesset,pressOKtosavethe
settings.
SYStab
TheSYStabcontrolsalltheinternalsystem
informationsuchasSettingtheclock,Timestamp,
Password,OverWrite,andFormat.(Fig.10)
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SETTINGTHECLOCK:ScrollovertotheSYStab
usingthe►◄buttonsandthenpressthe▼
buttontoentertheSetClockoption.PressOK.
Youwillseethefollowingscreen.(Fig11)
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Pressthe▲▼ buttontosettheMONTH,thepress
the►buttontonavigatetotheDATEandusethe
▼▲buttonstosetthedate.Pressthe►button
tonavigatetotheyearandsetthatusingthe▲▼
buttons.
Navigatedowntothetimeusingthe►buttonand
followthesameprocessasabovetosetthetime.
Onceyouhavethetimeset,pressOKtosavethe
settings.
TIMESTAMP:Pressthe▼buttontoenterthe
TimeStampoption.Thedefaultsettingforthe
TimeStampoptionisON.ThisputstheTime,Date,
Tempandmoonphaseatthebottomofthe
camera.IfyoudonotwanttheTimeStampON,
usethe►buttontotoggletotheOFFposition.
PressOKtosavethesettings.
PASSWORD:Pressthe▼buttontoenterthe
Passwordoption.Youcanpasswordprotectyour
camerawiththissetting.ThedefaultsettingisOFF.
Makesureyouwritedownyourpasswordorstore
itinyourphonesoyoudon’tloseit.Ifyousetthis

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optiontoON,youwillnotbeabletoaccessyour
camerawithoutthepassword.Thisisavery
importantsecurityfeature.Toturnthepassword
On,pressthe►buttontotoggletoONandpress
OK.Youwillseethefollowingscreen.(Fig12).
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Usethe▲▼ and►buttonstosetthepassword.
PressOKtosavethesettings.Whenyouturnyour
camerabackon,youwillneedtousethe▲▼►
buttonstoenterthepassword,thenpressOK.
OVERWRITE:TheOverWritefunctionwillsave
newphotosovertheoldphotosonyourSDcardifit
becomesfull.Eachtimeanewphotoistakenthe
oldestphotoonthecardwillbeoverwritten.
ThedefaultforthisoptionisOFF.Ifyouwantto
changethis,Pressthe▼buttontoentertheOver
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Writeoptionandthenpressthe►buttontotoggle
thesettingtoON.PressOKtosavethesetting.
FORMAT:Ifyougetintothefieldandforgotto
clearyourSDcardbeforeyouwentout,youcan
clearthecontentsofthecardusingtheFormat
option.
IfyouhaveanewSDcard,youshouldalways
formatthecardbeforeyouuseitinthecamera.To
formattheSDcard,pressthe▼buttonuntilthe
Formatoptionisentered.PresstheOKbutton.
YouwillseeascreenthathasYesandNoonit,use
the►buttontonavigatetoYESandpressOK.
DEFAULTSET:TheDefaultSetoptionisthelast
optionintheSYStab.Ifyouwanttostartcleanand
re‐setallthesettingstotheoriginalfactorydefault
settingsyouwillchoosethisoption.Pressthe▼
buttontoentertheDefaultSetoption.PressOK.
Makesure100%thatyouwanttore‐setallthe
settingstofactorydefaultasyouwillhavetostart
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Viewingphotosonthecolordisplay:
Youcanviewyourphotosonthecolordisplaywhen
inthefield.Ifyouwanttodothis,makesurethe
SelectorswitchissettoSETUP.PresstheOK
button.Youcanusethe▲▼buttonstotoggle
throughthephotos.Ifyouseephotosyouwantto
delete,showtheimageonthescreenandpressthe
MENUbutton.Youwillgetascreenthatlookslike
Fig.13below.
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PLAYBACK:ThePlaybackoptionplaysthevideoson
theSDcard.
DELETEONE:Thisoptiondeletesthephotosthatis
showing.Pressthe▼buttontohighlightthe
DeleteOneoptionandpressOK.
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Youwillseethescreenbelow.Usethe►buttonto
navigatetoYESandpressOK.Ifyoudonotwantto
delete,presstheMENUbuttonagainandtoexit.
(Fig.14)
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AUXILIARYPOWER:Yourcameracomeswithan
Auxiliarypowerjack.Ifyouwanttohookupan
external6Vbatterytopowerthecamera,youcan.
Thejacknecessarytomaketheconnectionisa
standard4mmjack.
MINIUSB:YourcameracomeswithaminiUSB
cabletohookuptoyourcomputerorTVtolookat
thephotos.Plugthesmalljackofthecableintothe
bottomofthecamera.PlugtheUSBendintothe
USBportonyourhomecomputerorUSBcapable
television.TheUSBwillrecognizethenew
hardwareanddownloadtheproperdrivertoview
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theimagesorvideos.Thescreenonthecamerawill
sayMassStorage.Iftheimagefilesdon’t
automaticallyopen,youwillneedtoopenitusing
WindowsExplorertolocatethecamera.Itwill
appearasaremovabledisk.
Manuallytakingphotosorvideo:
PutthecamerainSet‐upmodebymakingsurethe
selectorswitchisintheSETUPposition.Ifyouare
intheMENUmode,pressMENUtogotothehome
screen.
DependingonifyouareinVIDEOorCAMERAmode,
thefollowingstepswillvary.InCAMERAmode,to
manuallytakeaphoto,pressthe►button.You
willnoticethephotocounterincreaseby1.Ifyou
areinVIDEOmode,pressthe►buttontostartthe
videoandthe►againtostopthevideo.Youwill
seethevideotimecounteronthescreenwhenyou
firstpressthe►.
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