Mini Gadgets BBSBirdHouse User manual

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Bush Baby Stealth Bird
House Manual
SKU: BBSBirdHouse

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THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE BUSH BABY
STEALTH BIRD HOUSE
Read through this manual before you begin using your
device and keep it handy.
Your purchase should include:
1 x BBSBirdHouse
1 x Remote Control
1 x Removable Battery
1 x Charging Cable
1 x AC Adapter
1 x Instruction Booklet
1 x 16GB MicroSD Card
1 x MicroSD Card Reader
1 x Charging Adapter with Indicator Lights

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GET FAMILIAR WITH THE BUSH BABY STEALTH BIRD
HOUSE

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BEFORE YOU START
To preserve battery power, your device will come with
the battery connector disconnected. Before
attempting to use the device, be sure to connect the
battery’s connector to the circuit board power lead.
Note: If you are not located in the US, or if you intend
to use this product anywhere other than the US, you
will need to purchase a converter in order to use the AC
wall plug in and avoid damaging the product. Because
different countries use different voltages in their
electrical wiring, you will need a converter that adapts
to the current in your particular country.
OPERATING THE BUSH BABY STEALTH BIRD HOUSE
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Allow the device to charge 6 –8
hours before using.
REMOVING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY
1. Remove battery from the inside of the Bird
House.

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2. Disconnect the battery connector that is
connecting the battery to the circuit board (red
piece connecting black and red wires). Be
careful not to pull on the wires as that could
damage them.
3. Connect the connector on the battery to the
connector on the charging adapter (see page
5).
4. Plug the provided USB cable into the other end
of the charging adapter.
5. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the
wall AC adapter and plug it into the wall.
6. Wait 6 to 8 hours.
a. The larger the battery capacity, the
longer it takes to charge.
HOW TO TURN ON THE BUSHBABY STEALTH BIRD HOUSE
CAMERA
1. Press the Power Button on the remote control
one time (see page 4). The indicator light on
the inside of the Bird House near the battery

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will turn on. The device is now in Standby
mode.
HOW TO RECORD VIDEO ON THE BUSHBABY STEALTH
BIRD HOUSE CAMERA
1. In standby mode, press the Video button on the
remote control one time (see page 4). The
indicator light on the back of the device will
flash three times, and then turn off.
a. Videos will be recorded continuously
and saved in 20 minute intervals.
HOW TO SET UP MOTION DETECTION
1. In Standby mode, press the Motion Detection
button one time (see page 4). The indicator
light will flash three times, and then turn off.
2. The unit is now in motion detection mode and
will begin recording video once motion is
detected. There will be no LED indicator to
indicate when motion is detected.

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HOW TO STOP RECORDING
1. To stop recording, you will need to press the
same button you used to begin recording.
a. If you pressed the Video button, press
the Video button once more.
b. If you pressed the Motion button, press
the Motion button once more.
2. The device will reenter Standby mode (solid
light).
HOW TO TAKE A PICTURE
1. While in Standby mode, press the Picture
Button one time (see page 4). When the
indicator light flashes one time, 1 picture will
be taken accordingly.
2. The device returns to Standby mode once 1
picture has been taken.
MICROSD CARD SLOT

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To access the MicroSD Card Slot, you must open the
Bird House from the bottom.
1. Gently push the MicroSD Card into the slot. The
gold contacts on the card will be inserted first,
and they should face the main circuit board.
You will feel some spring resistance before the
card clicks in to place.
a. Never force the card into the Card Slot
under any circumstances. Otherwise,
the Bird House unit or the MicroSD card
itself will be damaged.
2. To remove the SD card, gently push the card in
so that it clicks. The internal spring tension will
eject the card.
MicroSD cards 65GB and above will require special
formatting to work. The device will not function with
these cards if they are not properly formatted
beforehand.

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Visit www.mgidownloads.com/Software and download
the “guiformat.zip” file. Extract the files and follow the
instructions in the “64GB SD Card Formatting.pdf”
document.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Ensure that the Bird House is off
before inserting the MicroSD card. Otherwise potential
corruption of the card file(s) may occur.
RETRIEVE THE FILES TO YOUR PC
1. Remove the MicroSD card from your device.
Connect the MicroSD card to your computer
using the MicroSD card reader.
2. Locate “Removable Disk” inside the (My)
Computer folder.
AutoPlay Removable Disk > Open folder
to view files

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Or…
Go to Start > Computer > Removable
Disk

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3. Open the Removable Disk drive.
4. Open the DCIM folder.
5. Open the folder featuring a sequence of
numbers.
6. Double click the file you want to view.
VLC Player is recommended for
watching videos.
If you are having video playback issues, such as a
completely black video recording or “squiggly lines”, we
recommend you use VLC media player to play back the
videos. It can be downloaded for free from
www.videolan.org
COPYING AND DELETING YOUR FILES
The video files created are just like any other file on
your computer, and can be managed in the exact same
manner.
To save a file, you want to select the
file, right click your mouse on the file
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menu. Next, go the location you want
the save the file to. Right click your
mouse, and then chose “Paste.” This will
copy the file to your computer.
To delete a file, right click your mouse
on the file name and choose “Delete”
from the menu. You can quickly select
all of the files by pressing “CTRL+A” on
your keyboard.
If you are using MAC OS X, you must
empty the trashcan after you delete a
file. If this is not done, the SD card will
fill with hidden files, and the device will
no longer record new files.
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE ON THE VIDEO FILES
You will need to remove the MicroSD card from your
device and insert it into your computer.
1. Visit http://time.mgidownloads.com
2. Choose “All Bush Baby Stealth” and your time
zone in the dropdowns and click download.

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3. Right click and “cut” the downloaded time file.
4. Locate “Removable Disk” inside the (My)
Computer folder.
a. Go to Start > Computer > Removable
Disk
5. Open the Removable Disk drive.
6. Right click with your mouse and paste the
downloaded time file.
Alternatively, if you cannot get the above method to
work, do the following:
7. Right click anywhere in the blank white space.
8. Scroll down to “New”.

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9. Click “Text Document”.
10. Rename “New Text Document” as “time”.
The title must be in all lowercase letters!
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After Step 8
11. Open the text document.
12. Enter the date/time in the following format
a. Example:
2016/08/08 15:00:00
13. Save the text document.
14. Remove the MicroSD card from your computer.
Insert the MicroSD card into your device. Power on
the device and begin a test recording to confirm
date/time setting succeeded.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
THE DEVICE WON’T TURN ON
Charge the device for at least 6-8 hours before
the first use.
Make all charging cables are securely
connected when charging.
THE DEVICE ISN’T CHARGING
Replace the battery or charging cable.
If you are charging via a wall power source, you
may need to charge via your PC.
MY COMPUTER DOESN’T RECOGNIZE THE DEVICE
Try using a different USB slot on your PC.
THE VIDEO IS UNCLEAR
The device needs charging.
THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, BUT THE CAMERA WILL
NOT RECORD VIDEO OR TAKE PHOTOS

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The SD card may be too small.
oInsert SD card between 4GB –128GB.
You may have a 64GB+ card and need to format
it properly. Visit
www.mgidownloads.com/Software and
download the “guiformat.zip” file. Extract the
files and follow the instructions in the “64GB SD
Card Formatting.pdf” document.
THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS FLASHING RED/BLUE
There is no SD card in the device.
OTHER PROBLEMS
Call our technical support at 770–694–6921

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SPECIFICATIONS
Video Resolution
1920*1080
Video Format
AVI
Frames per Second
30
Vision Angle
75°
Motion Detection
Yes
Lux Rating
1LUX
Water Resistant
No
Battery Life
30 Hour
Type of Memory
External MicroSD Card
Memory Capacity
4GB –128GB
USB Interface
2.0 USB
Player Software
VLC recommended
Operating Systems
Windows XP & Up
Mac OSX 10.5 & Up
Linux