Covert MPE5 User manual

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MPE5ScoutingCamera
InstructionManual.
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TableofContents
Buttonfunctiondiagram..........................................3
Introduction.............................................................4
Installingthebatteries.............................................4
InstallingtheSDcard...............................................5
Settingthecameraoptions......................................6
Choosingthecamerasetting:..................................9
FormattingtheSDcard..........................................11
Tricksandtipsonfieldsetup...............................144
Troubleshooting:..................................................155
Warranty:...............................................................16
WarrantyPolicyandProcedure:............................16
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Buttonfunctiondiagram
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Functiontable Di
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Selector
switch
Navigation
arrows/test
photo
OK‐Save
settings
Menu
Aux.
Power
Mini
USB SDcard
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Introduction
Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofthe2013MPE5
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.
Installingthebatteries
YourMPE5canfunctionon4AAbatteries.For
improvedbatterylife,use8‐AAbatteries.Using
LithiumAAbatteriescanextendthebatterylife
significantly.
Installthebatteriesbyslidingthetopbatteryinto
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
Beforeyoucanturnonthecamera,youwillneedto
installaSDcardinthebottomofthecamera.See
Figure1belowforcardorientation.Pushin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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Settingthecameraoptions
SlidetheselectorswitchtotheSETUPposition.You
willseethedigitaldisplaylightupwitha3digit
numberonit.Thisishowmanyphotosareonthe
SDcard.(Fig.2)
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PROGRAMMINGTHECAMERA:PresstheMENU
buttonandthedigitalreadoutwillhaveaEonthe
screen.(Fig.3)
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WhenyouseeaEonthereadout,thismeansyou
areintheDate/Timefunction.Insidethisfunction
youcansettheMonth/Day/Year/Hours/Minutes/
andevensecondsifyoulike.
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PresstheOKbuttontostartsettingupthe
Date/Timeinformation.
Youwillseea01flashing.Youwillpressthe▼
buttonrepeatedlyuntilyougetthecorrectmonth
number1‐12(Jan‐Dec).
Onceyouhavethatset,pressthe►buttontoset
thedate.Againyouwillseeablinkingnumber.
Pressthe▼buttonrepeatedlyuntilyoureachthe
properdate.
IMPORTANTNOTE:Usecautionwhengettingclose
tothenumberbecauseifyouaccidentlypassthe
settingyouwant,youhavetokeeppressingthe▼
buttonallthewaythrough
Pressthe►buttonagaintomovetotheYear
setting.Again,pressthe▼arrowrepeatedlyuntil
youreachthecorrectyear.
Pressthe►buttonagaintosettheHour.Pressthe
▼buttonrepeatedlyuntilyouseethecorrecthour.
ThehoursareinMilitaryTime(0‐24).

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Pressthe►buttonagaintosettheMinutesand
repeatthesameprocessyoudidwiththerestof
thepreviouspagesettings.Ifyouwanttosetthe
secondsaswell,youwillpressthe►buttonone
lasttimeandcanadjustusingthe▼button.Once
youaresatisfiedwithyoursettings,pressOKto
savethesetting.Ifyouhavetogoback,keep
pushingthe►buttonuntilthesettingyouwantto
returntoisflashing.
Choosingthecamerasetting:
YourMPE5ishasafixedMPratingof6MP.Youcan
choosefrom4differentpresetcameraoptions.See
table1belowtoexplainthesettings.
A230sec NO
B21min NO
C35min NO
D010sec YES
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Tochooseacamerasettingyouwillneedtobein
theSETUP‐MENUmode.Pressthe▼buttonuntil
youseethefollowingontheDigitalreadout.(Fig.4)
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YouwillseeA,b,C,d,EorF.EandFareforsetup
purposes,soyouwillbeconcernedwithA‐D.Press
the▼buttonrepeatedlytochoosesettingA,b,C
ord.Usethechartonthecameraorthecharton
page9todeterminewhichsettingyouwant.Press
OKwhenfinishedtosavethesetting.
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FormattingtheSDcard.
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.
ToformattheSDcardyouwillneedtobeinthe
SETUP/MENUareaandwillneedtopressthe▼
buttonuntilyouseeletterF.(Fig.5)PressOKand
thecamerawillFormattheSDcard.Youwillthen
seea000onthedigitalreadout.
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Takingatestphoto:
Youmaywanttousethescoutingcameraasa
standalonecamera.Ifyouwanttodoatestphoto
dothefollowing.InONmode,pressthe►button
andthecamerawillsnapaphotoofwhateverit’s
lookingat.
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
theimagesorvideos.Thescreenonthecamerawill
sayMassStorage.Iftheimagefilesdon’t
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WindowsExplorertolocatethecamera.Itwill
appearasaremovabledisk.
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Tricksandtipsonfieldsetup
Forbestresults,mountthecamera
approximately4feetoffthegroundfacing
straightforwardaslevelaspossible.
Toenhancetheflash,werecommend
positioningthecamerainanareawitha
backdroptoreflectthemaximumamountof
light.Forinstance,placethecamera20‐30’
fromafieldedgefacingthewoods.Forthe
insideoftimber,positioningthecamerafacinga
thicketapproximately20‐30’away.
Trytosetthecameraupsoit’snotfacing
directlyintothesuneitherinthemorningor
theeveningwhengamemovementisatits
peak.
UsetheCovertTree60mountingsystemto
mountthecamerauphigherpointingdownon
themforabetterlook.Worksgreatwhenyou
don’thaveastraighttreetoattachto.
Www.dlccovert.com.
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Troubleshooting:
ISSUE:Camerawillnotturnon.
POSSIBLEPROBLEM:
NoSDcardinthecardslot
CorruptSDcard
Batteriesaretoolowtopowerupcamera
POSSIBLESOLUTION:
InsertSDcardincardslot
TryadifferentSDcard
Installfreshbatteries
IfyouarestillhavingproblemswithyourMPE5
aftercheckingtheabovepotentialcausesand
solutionspleasecontactCustomerServiceat877‐
462‐1799ore‐mailusat[email protected]
IMPORTANTNOTE:Ifyouhaveproblems,donot
contacttheretailstoreyoupurchasedtheproduct
from,contactusandwewillbehappytotakecare
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Warranty:
DLCCovertwarrantiesthisproductforaperiodof1
yearfromthedateofpurchase.Thiswarrantyonly
coversmanufacturer’sdefectsanddoesnotcover
damagecausedbymisuseorabuseoftheproduct.
Ifyouhaveproblemswiththisproduct,pleasedo
notcontactthestoreyoupurchaseditfrom.
ContactDLCCustomerservicetollfreeat877‐462‐
1799ore‐mailusat[email protected].Proof
ofpurchasewillberequiredforreplacement.
WarrantyPolicyandProcedure:
CovertScoutingCameras,Inc.warrantsthecameras
willbefreefromdefectsinmaterialsand
workmanshipforaperiodofone(1)yearfromdate
ofpurchase.Iftheproductprovesdefectiveduring
thewarrantyperiod,Covert,atitsoption,will:
1. Repairtheproductbymeansoftelephone
support,E‐mailordepotserviceatnocharge
forpartsorlabor,shippingprepaidby
customer,returnshippingprepaidbyCovert.
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customerandmustbepaidpriortoshipping,if
cameraisnotfoundtobedefectiveinmaterials
orworkmanship.
2. Replacetheproductwithacomparableproduct
whichmaybeneworrefurbished.(Warrantyis
notextendedbeyondoriginalpurchasedate.)
3. Covertrecommendsthecustomerfirstutilize
supportmaterialsshippedwiththeproduct,
productdiagnostics,informationcontainedon
theWeb,ande‐mailsupport.Ifunsuccessful,
toobtainserviceunderthiswarranty,the
customermustnotifyCovertTelephone
SupportorCovertSupporte‐mail,ofthedefect
beforetheexpirationofthewarrantyperiod.
Customerswillprovideappropriateassistance
toTelephoneSupportpersonneltoresolve
issues
Iftelephonesupportisunsuccessful,Covertorits
authorizeddealerwillinstructthecustomeronhow
toreceivewarrantyrepaidasprovidedbelow.
ServiceisavailableintheUnitedStates.

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OutsidetheUS,serviceisavailablethroughthe
distributor/resellerofpurchase.
AllreturnsmusthaveaRMAnumber
providedbyCovert.CopyofProofof
Purchaserequiredforallreturns.
Covertisnotresponsibleforlostor
damagedmerchandiseincurredduringthe
shippingprocess.
Insuranceforreturnsisatthediscretionof
thecustomer,additionalchargersapplyfor
returnshipping.
Covertreservestherighttochargeforservicein
exceptioncases.Adescriptionofthedepotprocess
maybeobtainedfromtheauthorizedCovert
reseller/distributor.DepotserviceisatCovert’sor
itsauthorizeddealer’ssolediscretionandis
consideredanoptionoflastresort.
Inthemaintenanceoftheproduct,Covertmayuse
neworequivalenttonewparts,assembliesor
productsforequalorimprovedquality.All
defectiveparts,assemblies,andproductsbecome
thepropertyofCovert.Covertmayrequirethe

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returnofparts,assembliesandproductstoa
designatedCovertDepotortheCovert
representativefromwhichthepart,assembly,or
productwasoriginallypurchased.Returnand
claimswillbehandledaccordingtothecurrent
Covertprocedure.
Thesewarrantiesshallnotapplytoanydefect,
failureordamagecausedbyimproperuseor
improperorinadequatemaintenanceandcare.
Covertshallnotbeobligatedunderthese
warranties:
a. Torepairdamageresultingfromattempts
bypersonnelotherthanCovert
representativestoinstall,repairorservice
theproductunlessdirectedbyaCovert
representative.
b. Torepairdamage,malfunctionor
degradationofperformanceresultingfrom
improperuseorconnectiontoincompatible
equipmentormemory.
c. Torepairdamage,malfunction,or
degradationofperformancecausedbythe

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useofnon‐Covertsuppliesorconsumables
ortheuseofCovertsuppliesnotspecified
forusewiththisproduct.
d. Torepairanitemthathasbeenmodifiedor
integratedwithotherproductswhenthe
effectofsuchmodificationorintegration
increasesthetimeordifficultyofservicing
theproductordegradesperformanceor
reliability.
e. Toperformusermaintenanceorcleaningor
torepairdamage,malfunction.
f. Torepairdamage,malfunctionor
degradationofperformanceresultingfrom
useoftheproductinanenvironmentnot
meetingtheoperatingspecificationsset
forthintheusermanual.
g. Torepairdamage,malfunctionor
degradationofperformanceresultingfrom
failuretoproperlyprepareandtransport
theproductasprescribedinpublished
productmaterials
h. Failuretoregistertheproductwarranty
within10daysofpurchase.