Eyecon EC1500 User manual

MODEL EC1500

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Model EC1500
User's Manual
July 2015. Published by Premier Outdoor Equipment, LLC, Windom, Minnesota.
© 2015 Premier Outdoor Equipment, LLC All rights reserved.

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CAMERA DIAGRAM........................................................4
ITEMS REQUIRED FOR STARTUP ..................................5
BATTERY INSTALLATION...............................................6
MEMORY CARD INSTALLATION....................................7
QUICK SETUP..................................................................8
ADVANCED SETTINGS & FUNCTIONS..........................9
VIEWING SCREEN INFORMATION & FUNCTIONS .....12
STORM MOUNTING & FIELD SETUP...........................14
CAMERA CARE .............................................................16
TROUBLE SHOOTING...................................................17
WARRANTY INFORMATION ........................................20
PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD ................................21
WARNING! Prolonged exposure from looking directly into any infrared
light could cause cataracts or permanent retinal damage. Do not look directly
into the camera during test mode! Failure to follow this warning may cause
serious injury or blindness!
WARNING! Do not expose camera interior components, batteries, or SD
card to rain or water. Make sure camera and hands are completely dry before
handling. Failure to follow this warning may result in serious damage to the
camera and/or its parts, personal electrical shock or death!
WARNING! Only batteries as designated in this manual should be used.
Failure to follow this warning may result in leaking batteries, serious damage
to the camera, and personal injury or death!

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Camera Options
Column
Case Door
(Open)
C-Cell Battery
Comparment
C-Cell Battery
Comparment
Plus Arrow
Minus Arrow
Set Button
Case
Door
Latch
Power
On/O
Button
SD Card
Slot
Ambient
Light Sensor
Red Walk
Test

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ITEMS REQUIRED FOR STARTUP:
• 6C-CellAlkalineBatteries (Sold separately)
• SDHC Storage Card (up to 32GB; 4GB or higher recommended)
(Sold separately)
NOTE: Eyecon™Trail Cameras can accept SD cards up to 32GB, but testing
shows that maximum performance is obtained at 16GB.
• 1ExternalSDmemorycardreader for viewing photos/videos.
(Sold separately)
• OPTIONAL:1ModelECA100Extenda-Liferechargeablelithiumbattery
pack. (Sold separately)
NOTE: Your Storm Trail Camera is designed with a dual power supply.
The camera will operate using sixCsizealkalinebatteries or the ECA100
Extenda-Lifebatterypack, or a combination of both. If both alkaline and
the Extenda-Lifepack are used together the camera will run on the external
Extenda-Life pack until depleted and then automatically switch to the
internal alkalineCbatteries. It will always run on the external pack rst when
both battery sources are installed in the camera.
To see which battery source the camera is using, the battery indicator is
located on the startup screen. If there is an Lon the left side of the battery
indicator this means the camera is running on the ECA100 Extenda-Life
Lithiumpack. If a Chas replaced the Lthis means the camera has switched
over to the internal alkalineCbatteries and you should remove the Extenda-
Lifepack for recharging.

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BATTERY INSTALLATION:
IF USING CCELL BATTERIES
1. Turn batterydoor lock to open position to release door located on the
bottom of the camera.
2. Insert (3) C-cellbatteries, negative (–) side inserted rst into one side.
3. Close the batterydoor and position lock to locked position.
4. Repeat on opposite side.
IF USING EYECON™EXTENDALIFE BATTERY PACK
1. Remove plastic plug on the back side of the camera. NOTE: Save this plug
for future use. It should ALWAYS be in position when the Extenda-Life
Battery Pack is not being used.
2. Insert Extenda-LifeBatteryPack by sliding it into position until it “clicks”
into place.

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MEMORY CARD INSTALLATION:
TO INSTALL THE SD CARD (Sold separately)
1. Open case door.
2. Insert the SDcard face up into the SDCardSlot until you hear it click into
place. Press it once to remove.
NOTE: It is recommended not to use a card that has been previously used in
dierenttrailcameras or one that has previously been used in a Point&
ShootCamera unless it is rst formatted. It is also not recommended to view
pictures in a Point&ShootCamera as read errors may occur. Always format
brand new SDHC cards; a FullFormat is recommended over a quick format.
ALWAYS FORMAT BRAND NEW AND PRIOR USED SDHC CARDS PRIOR
TO USE IN THE TRAIL CAMERA.
PHOTO SIZE
(Resolution)
MEMORY CARD SIZE = NUMBER OF PHOTOS
4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
5.0 MP 2381 4762 9524 19048
7.0 MP 1604 3208 6416 12832
9.0 MP 1032 2064 4128 8256
Video(30Sec) 433 866 1733 3466

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QUICK SETUP:
Your Storm Trail Camera will come with the following standard options
already preset so that quality photos may be taken right out of the box
without changing any settings.
MODE: Photo BURST: 3 photo-burst
RESOLUTION: 5 mp DELAY: 10 sec
If you wish to customize your own settings proceed to AdvancedSettings&
Functions.
Camera
Options
Column
Black Box
Indicates
Selection
UserSetupScreen

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ADVANCED SETTINGS & FUNCTIONS:
Press and quickly release the powerbutton to activate the camera and view
the full color usersetupscreen.
You will see two options on the screen: “Camera Setup” and “View Photos,”
with one of these ashing. Press either the +or –arrows until “Camera Setup”
is ashing. Next press the SET button to enter the camera setup page to allow
you to customize your own settings dierent from the default preset options
CLOCK: This will set the Time,Date and Year that will be stamped onto the
bottom of your photos.
CLOCK: Use either the +or –arrows and scroll up until the “Clock” has a
black box around it. Press the SETbutton until the “Hour” setting turns red.
Use the +or –arrows again to set the correct Hour, press the SETbutton
and move on to get the “Minutes” to turn red. Arrow up or down the correct
Minutes and hit SET until the “AM” OR “PM” turns red. Use either the +or –
arrows to change the setting. Press the SETbutton and you have now locked
in all of your clock settings and returned to the cameraoptionscolumn.
To set the DATE: Use the +or – arrows and scroll down until a black box
appears around “Date.”
To set the MONTH: Press the SETbutton until the “Month” appears in red.
Use the +or –arrows to change the Month setting.
To set the DAY: Press the setbutton again until you see “Day” appear in red.
Use the +or –arrows to change the Daysetting.
To set the YEAR: Press the set button until you see “Year” appear in red.
Use the +or –arrows to change the Year setting.Press the SETbutton and
you have now locked in all of your date settings and returned to the camera
optionscolumn.

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MODE: Mode selects whether you would like the camera to take still photos
or take video clips. Options are: Photo (still) or Video.
To set the MODE: Scroll down by pressing either the +or –arrows until a
black box appears around “Mode.” Press the setbutton until either Photo
or Videoappears in a white box with black letters. Press the +or –arrows to
select either the Photo or Video setting. Press the setbutton again to lock
in the setting that would switch back to the black box with white letters. You
have now locked in your camera Mode setting and returned to the camera
optioncolumn.
BURST: Burst selects how many photo images you would like the camera to
take in a row before set trigger delay kicks in. Options are: 1,3,or5.
To set the BURST: Use the +or – arrows to scroll down until the “Burst”
appears with a black box around it. Press the set button until one of the
three Burstoptionschanges to a white box with black letters. Use the +or –
buttons to select the desired Burstsetting. Press the setbutton again with
your choice selected with a black box and white letters. You have now locked
in your “Burst” setting and have returned to the cameraoptionscolumn.
VID LG: This setting selects the length you would like each video to be.
Options are: 10seconds,30secondsor 1min.
To set the VIDEO LENGTH: Use the +or –arrows to scroll down until a black
box appears around “VideoLG.” Press the setbutton until one of the three
Video Length options changes to a white box with black letters. Use the +or
–arrows to select the desired Video LG setting. Press the setbutton until the
setting you have selected switches back to the black box with white letters.
You have now locked in your Video Lg setting and have returned to the
cameraoptionscolumn.