Covert 2016 MP8 User manual

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2016 MP8
Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
Quick Setup:.............................................................3
Camera button info diagram:...................................4
Installing the batteries ............................................. 5
Installing the SD card ............................................... 6
Customizing the camera settings............................. 8
Setting the camera mode:........................................ 9
Camera mode settings: ............................................ 9
Video mode settings:. ............................................ 10
PIR tab:................................................................... 11
SYS tab.................................................................... 15
Viewing photos on the color display:..................... 19
Manually taking photos or video: .......................... 21
Tricks and Tips/Trouble Shooting .......................... 22
Covert Scouting Cameras Warranty:...................... 24
Covert Warranty Policy and Procedure: ................ 24
Covert International Warranty:..............................26

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What You Will Need To Setup
the Camera:
-Minimum of 4 AA Batteries
-(1) 4GB SD Card (Up to 32GB)
Quick Setup:
1. Install batteries and SD card.
2. Turn camera onto setup.
3. Under the SYS tab, set the time and date.
4. Turn the camera on. (The screen will go
black for “power saver” mode.)

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Congratulations on your purchase of the 2016 MP8
Covert 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.covertscoutingcameras.com
Camera button info diagram: (Fig. 1)
Color LCD
Navigation
arrows
Select/OK
Menu
Selector switch
Aux battery
jack
Mini
USB
SD card
slot
Figure 1

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Installing the batteries
MP8's 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.
Figure 1

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Installing the SD card
To be able to power up the camera you will need to
install a Covert 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 16GB. You must have the SD
card in the camera to be able to turn the camera on
and set it up.
.
Figure 3

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Understanding main screen info:
Camera/Video
icon
Mega Pixels
chosen
Battery life
indicator
# of photos
taken
# of Megabytes
remaining on
card
Figure 4
Date
Time

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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 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. (Figure 5).
Figure 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 8mp. Press OK once the desired
option shows in the white box. Again, the box will
turn red.
PHOTO BURST: Your camera can take a 1-10 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: (Figure 6).
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.
Figure 6

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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 Figure 7.
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
Figure 7

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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 ▼or ▲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 sensitivity 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 ◄or ► buttons to choose a time option. 5-60
seconds (in 5 second increments), 2-60 minutes and
1-8 hours. 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 ▲or ▼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
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
Figure 8
Figure 9

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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)
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)
Figure 10
Figure 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).
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 ▲, ▼
and ►buttons to enter the password, and then
press OK.
If you forget your password, please call Covert
Scouting Cameras at 877-462-1799 to request RA #.
Please make sure that you register your camera on
our warranty site as we verify all password resets
through our warranty database.
Figure 12

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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
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 re-set all the

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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 over with
the process in re-entering all the settings.
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 ▲and ▼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 Figure 13 below.
Figure 13

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PLAYBACK: The Playback option plays the videos on
the SD card.
DELETE ONE: This option deletes the photos that
are showing. Press the ▼button to highlight the
Delete One option and press OK.
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.
(Figure 14).
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.
Figure 14