Covert 2016 Night Stalker User manual

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2016 Night Stalker
Covert Scouting Camera Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
Camera button info diagram: (Fig. 1)....................... 4
Installing the batteries…………………………………………..5
Installing the SD card………………………………………...….5
Understand the main screen info………………………….7
Customizing the camera settings:………………………….8
Setting the camera mode:……………………………………..9
Camera mode settings: ............................................ 9
Video mode settings: (Fig. 6) ................................ 10
PIR tab:................................................................... 11
SYS tab:................................................................... 16
Viewing photos on the color display:..................... 21
Tricks and tips on field setup: ................................ 23
Troubleshooting:.................................................. ..23
Warranty:............................................................... 25
Warranty Policy and Procedure:............................ 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 Night
Stalker Covert Scouting Camera! We truly value
your business and will continue to provide you top
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Camera button info diagram: (Fig. 1)
Play
Color LCD
Navigation
arrows
Select/OK
Menu
Selector switch
Delete
Take photo
manually
Aux battery
jack
Mini
USB
SD card
slot
Figure 1

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Installing the batteries:
The Night Stalker can function short term on 4AA
batteries. Improved battery life on 8-AA, but we
suggest you use 12AA 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 2

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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. NOTE: You do not have to use a Covert
SD card. 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 32G. 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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Figure 4
Understanding main screen info:
Camera/Video
icon
Mega Pixels
chosen
Battery life
indicator
# of photos
taken
# of Megabytes
remaining on
card

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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 yellow. (Figure 5).
Figure 5

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Setting the camera mode:
Press the ▼button to highlight the Camera Mode
option in yellow. Either Photo or Video will show
up in a white box to the right. Press the ►button
to toggle between Photo or Video until the option
you want shows in the white box. Press OK.
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 highlight
Photo Size in yellow.
Press the ►arrow repeatedly to toggle between
3mp, 5mp, 8mp, and 12mp. Press OK once the
desired option shows in the white box.
PHOTO BURST: Your camera can take a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 shot burst every time the PIR is
triggered to take a photo.

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Press the ▲or ▼buttons to highlight the PHOTO
BURST option: To set this function, press the
►repeatedly to show the 1 Photo –10 Photos
option. Press OK to save the desired setting.
Video mode settings:
VIDEO SIZE: You can choose from WVGA(800x480),
QVGA(320x240), or 720P(1280x720)
Press the ►button to toggle between the 4
options. Press OK to save the setting.
Figure 6

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VIDEO LENGTH: You can adjust the length of time
the camera takes a video from 5-60 seconds. Press
the ▲or ▼button to highlight 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. For
short night videos, we recommend a trigger interval
for double the amount of time of your video.
Example: 10 second videos=20 second trigger
interval.
VIDEO SOUND: Your camera can record sound on
videos. Press the ▼button to highlight the Video
Sound option. Press the ►button to toggle
between ON and OFF. Press the OK button to save
the setting.
PIR tab:
Press the ▲or ▼buttons repeatedly until only the
top tab PIRmenu is highlighted in yellow. Press the

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◄or ►button to highlight the PIR tab in yellow.
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
Figure 7

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can easily differentiate the outside temps from the
body temps of the subject. If you are using the time
lapse function, you would choose OFF to turn off
the PIR.
Press the ▼button to highlight 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 highlight 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. Note: Even if you
have a 0 second trigger interval, there will be a 7-12
second delay to write the photos to the SD card.

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TIP: You can press and hold the ◄or ►button to
speed through the settings rather than repeatedly
pressing the button.
TIME LAPSE: Press the ▼▲ arrow to highlight 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 ◄or ►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. 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, however the camera will NOT
detect motion during stop times. Press the ▲or ▼
buttons to highlight the Start-Stop option. The
default setting is OFF. Press the ►button to toggle
the setting to ON and press OK. (See Figures 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
Figure 8
Figure 9

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time. You can press the ◄or ►buttons to
navigate back through the settings if necessary.
Once you 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,
Flash range, Password, Over Write, and Format.
(Figure 10).
Figure 10

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SETTING THE CLOCK: Scroll over to the SYS tab
using the ►◄ buttons and then press the ▼
button to highlight the Set Clock option. Press OK.
You will see the following screen. (Figure 11).
Press the ▲or ▼ button to set the MONTH, the
press the ►button to navigate to the DATE and use
the ▼or ▲buttons to set the date. Press the ►
button to navigate to the year and set that using
the ▲or ▼buttons.
Figure 11

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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 highlight 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.
FLASH RANGE: You can set the Flash Range
depending on your set up. If most of the subjects
are going to be inside 20’, use the 6m/20ft setting.
If you need extended night vision, choose the
12m/40’ option. Press the ▼button to highlight
the Flash Range option. Use the ►button to
navigate between the two different settings. Press
OK to save the settings.
PASSWORD: Press the ▼button to highlight the
Password option. You can password protect your

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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
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. (Figure 12).
Use the ▲or ▼ and ►buttons to set the
password. Press OK to save the settings.
If you forget your password, please email us at
[email protected]om or call us at 877-462-1799
Figure 12

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to request RA #. We require warranty registration
to verify your camera.
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 highlight the
Over Write option and then press the ►button to
toggle the setting to ON. Press OK to save the
setting.
FORMAT: Be sure to format your SD card every time
before using your camera. Even 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 highlighted. 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.