Ltl Acorn Ltl-5210M Series User manual

USER’SMANUAL
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MobileScoutingCamera
Ltl‐5210MSeries

GENERALINFORMATION
1.1Introduction
TheLtlAcornMSeries(ModelLtl‐5210MCandLtl‐5210MM)isthesecondgenerationofourLtl‐5210
scoutingcamera.BundledwiththeMMS‐module(MultimediaMessagingService)batterybox(Part#
LTL‐MM),thestandardscoutingcamera(Part#Ltl‐5210M)canbeupgradedtoworkasaremotecellular
camera.WithitshighlysensitivePassiveInfra‐Red(PIR)sensor,thecameradetectsthesuddenchange
ofambienttemperaturecausedbymovinggameinaregionofinterest(ROI),triggerstotake
pictures/videos,andsendstheimagesviaGSMnetworktotheuser’scellphoneoremailaccount.
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Features:
•Programmable5or12‐Megapixelhigh‐qualityresolution.
•InfrarednightvisionLEDsforflashrangeasfaras65feet
•In“Cam+Video”mode,cameratakesbothpicturesandvideoateverytriggerevent
•Ultralowstandbypowerconsumption.Extremelylongin‐fieldlife(instandbymode,upto6months
with8xAAbatteries)
•UniquesidePrepSensordesignprovideswidersensingangleandenhancescamera’sresponsespeed
•Performinthemostextremetemperaturesfrom‐22°Fto158°F
•Compactsize(5½x3½x2½inches).Welldesignedtodeploycovertly
•Impressivelyquicktriggertime(1.2second)
•InTimeLapsesetting,thecameraautomaticallyandconstantlytakespictures/videosatspecified
interval.Thisisveryusefulwhenobservingplantsflowering,birdsbuildingnest,orwhenmonitoring
unattendedpropertiessuchasparkinglots
•WithTimersettingon,thecameracanbeprogrammedtoonlyworkinspecifiedperiodeveryday.This
featurecanworktogetherwithTimeLapsefeature
•Backpack‐lookingtreegrabbermakesmountingandaimingasnap
•SerialNumbersettingenablesyoutocodelocationsinthephotos.Thishelpsmulti‐camerausers
identifythelocationwhenreviewingthephotos
•Built‐in2¼”TFTcolordisplaytoreviewimagesandvideos
•Date,time,temperatureandmoonphasecanbestampedinthepictures

•Lockableandpasswordprotected
•TwoMMSimagesizestochoose:640x480or320x240
•UserscanconfiguretheCameraandMMSfunctioneitherbyrunningtheenclosedCDonthe
computer,ordirectlyonthebuilt‐inTFTdisplay.
•SeparationoftheCameraandtheMMSmoduleprovidesusersflexibility:startingwiththevalue
modelasastandardscoutingcamera,andupgradingtothepremiummodelwithMMSfunction.
•Iflocalareamobilesignalisbad,CouldnotsendMMS,Alsocanchoosetosendatextmessage(SMS).
MessagecontentistakingpicturestimeandCameraserialnumber.
•OurAdvancedRemoteCellularTechnologytransmitsimagestoyourcellphoneandemailaccount
constantlyatlowerbatteryconsumptionandshortertransmissiontime,comparedtoproductsofits
kindonthemarket.
•Automaticallysendtextalertwhenbatterypowerlevelgoeslow
•Checkcellularsignalinformationonthebuilt‐inTFTdisplayinthefield
•AllMMSpicturessavedinSDcardaswellastheoriginalones
•Internalantennadesignmakesthecameraportablewhilestillemittingstrongsignal
•OperatesgloballyviaGSM/GPRSnetwork.Supportsfourbands:850/900/1800/1900MHz.
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1.2Application
•Trailcameraforhunting
•Animaloreventobservation
•Motion‐triggeredsecuritycamera,forhome,officeandcommunity
•Allotherindoor/outdoorsurveillancewhereinvasionevidenceneeded
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1.3Illustration
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•IftheMotionIndicatorflashesblue,itindicatesthepositionfromwhereyouaredetectedbyoneof
thesidePrepPIRsensors.IftheMotionIndicatorflashesred,itindicatesthepositionfromwhereyou
arecapturedbythemainPIRsensor.Bydoingthistest,youcanfindthebestplacementwhenmounting
andaimingthecamera.Ingeneral,youarerecommendedtoplacethecamera3to6feet(1to2
meters)abovetheground.
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Toavoidpotentialfalsetriggersduetotemperatureandmotiondisturbances,pleasedonotaimthe
cameraataheatsource(i.e.thesun)ornearbytreebranchesandlimbs.Theidealdirectiontoaimatis
NorthorSouth.Also,removeanylimbsclosetothefrontofthecamera.
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2.5EnterLiveMode
SwitchtotheONpositiontoenterthelivemode.TheMotionIndicatorwillflashredforabout10
secondsandthecamerastartsworkingbyitselfwithoutanymanualhandling.Itwillatonceshoot
picturesorrecordvideoswhengameorotherobjectsenterthePIRareaofthemainsensordirectly.If
thegameentersthePIRareaoftheprepsensorsfromtheside,theprepsensorsdetectthemovement
andactivatethecamera.WhilethegamekeepsmovingintothePIRareaofthemainsensor,thecamera
takesphotos/videosimmediately.IfthegameroamsawayafterenteringthePIRareaoftheprep
sensors,thecamerawillpoweroffandenterstandbymode.
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2.6AdvantagesofPrepSensors
Ingeneral,tosavebatterypower,anInfer‐Redcameraisin“sleep”mode,withonlythePIRsensor
working.WhengameisdetectedbythePIRsensor,thecameraispoweredonandstartsshooting
pictures.Thetimeperiodfrombeingactivatedtostartingfiringiscalledtriggertime.Thetriggertime
variesamongdifferentscoutingcamerabrandsinthemarket,generallyfrom1to5plusseconds.OurLtl
Acornscoutingcamerahasanimpressive1.2secondtriggertime.However,whengamepassesacross
veryquickly,thepicturemayonlycapturetherearpartofthebody,andpossiblynothingatall.
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WiththeuniquesideprepPIRsensorsdesign,ourLtlAcornsolvesthisissue.Thecombinationofthetwo
sideprepsensorsandthemainsensorcomesupwitha100to120°angleofinduction,averywidecope
faroutweighingthe50°angleofthecameralens.WhengamefirstcrossesthePIRareaoftheprep
sensor,thecameraisactivatedandreadytoshootafter1second.Ifthegamecontinuallyentersinto
thePIRareaofthemainsensor,thecameratakespicturesimmediately,thereforecatchingthewhole
bodyofthegame.Thissplit‐secondprocesscouldbeasshortas0.2second.
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InthecasethegamebrowsesonlyinthePIRareaoftheprepsensors,toavoidthecamerabeing
poweredonconstantly,thesystemisdesignedtoworkinthefollowingway:Ifthegamedoesnotenter
thePIRareaofthemainsensorandthereforenottriggerthemainsensor,thecamerawillpoweroff
after3seconds.IfthetriggereventsconsecutivelyhappenedtwiceonlyinthePIRareaoftheprep
sensors,thecamerawillnotbeactivatedbythesideprepsensors,butonlybythemainsensor.Solater
onwhenthegameentersthePIRareaofthemainsensoreventually,sinceitisnotinfastmovement,
thepicturewillbyallmeanscapturethewholebodyofthegamebasedonourstandard1.2second
responsetime.
ADVANCEDSETTINGS
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TheLtlAcorntrailcameracomeswithpresetmanufacturersettings.Youcanchangethesettingsto
meetyourrequirements.Pleasemakesurethecameraisinthetestmode.
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3.1ParameterSettings
Press“MENU”keytoenter/exitthemenu.PressUp,Downtomovethemarker,LEFT,RIGHTtochange
thesetting,andOKtoconfirmthechange.AlwaysremembertopressOKtosavethechange.Otherwise
youwillloseyournewsetting.
ParameterSettings
(Bold=default)
Description
ModeCamera,
Video,
Cam+Video
Selectwhetherstillphotosorvideoclipsaretaken.
InCamera+Videomode,camerafirsttakesphotos
andthenshootsvideosimmediately.
FormatEnterAllfileswillbedeletedafterformatting
theSDcard.HighlyrecommendyouformattheSD
cardifithasbeenusedpreviouslyonother
devices.Caution:makesurewantedfilesontheSD
cardhavebeenbackedupfirst!
PhotoSize(affectsstill
photosonly)
5MP,12MP,1.3MPSelectdesiredresolutionforstillphotosfrom1.3
to12megapixels.Higherresolutionproduces
betterqualityphotos,butcreateslargerfilesthat
takemoreoftheSDcardcapacity.Besides,larger
filesrequirelongertimetowritetotheSDcard,
whichwillslightlyslowtheshutterspeed.5MPis
recommended.
VideoSize(affects
videoclipsonly)
640×480,
320×240
Selectvideoresolution(pixelsperframe).Higher
resolutionproducesbetterqualityvideos,but
createslargerfilesthattakemoreoftheSDcard
capacity.640×480isVGAmodeinstandard4:3
format.
SetClockEnterPressEntertosetupdateandtime.Internal