Ranger BN057 User manual

RANGER
Digital Trail Camera
Instructions for use:
Model BN057

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In d e x
1. Introduction ........................................................ 3
2. Specications..................................................... 3
3. Partsidentication.............................................. 5
4. Packagecontents .............................................. 6
5. BatteryandSDcardinstallation......................... 6
6. Settingupyourcamera...................................... 7
 6.1Settingcameradelay.................................... 9
 6.2Settingcamerastateandresolution ............. 9
 6.3Settingthedateandtime............................ 10
 6.4Displaynumberofimages/videosstored.. 12
7. Usingthecamera............................................. 12
 7.1Mountingthecamera.................................. 12
 7.2Turningonthecamera................................ 13
 7.3Testingthecameracoveragearea ............. 13
 7.4Securingthecamera .................................. 14
 7.5Replacingbatteries..................................... 14
8. Viewingimagesandvideos.............................. 15
9. PCCamera ...................................................... 15
10. Glossary........................................................... 16
11. Warranty........................................................... 20

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1. In t r o d u c t I o n
Trailcamerasrecordtheactivityofwildlifeunattended
bytakingstillimagesorshortvideosofanythingthat
intrudesthepassiveinfrared(PIR)sensorcoverage
area.
RANGERdigitaltrailcameraBN057isultra-compact
(122mmx82mmx41mm)andwaterresistantand
maybemountedoutdoorsforlongperiodsoftime.
Thecameracantakeupto15photosadayand15
photosanightforsixmonthsonasinglesetoffour
AAbatteries.
2. Sp e c I f I c a t I o n S
ProductName RANGERTrailCamera
ModelNumber BN057
ImageSensorType 1/2InchCMOS
EffectivePixels 2.0-Megapixel
EffectiveFocalLength 9.3mm
LensAperture f/2.8
Cameraeldofview 52Degrees
IRFilter Fullyautomatic
Display LCD
PIRsensor Yes
PIRsensoreldofview 52Degrees
TriggerSpeed 1.5second
Triggertestmode Yes

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NumberofIRLEDs 15
Maximumillumination
distancefornightshots
10metres
Imagestorage 1xSDCardupto32GB
capacity
LowBatteryIndicator Yes
Timedelaybetweenshots 5secondsto60minutes
(default1minute)
Imageresolution 2.0MP or 0.8MP
MultipleframesperPIR
sensortriggerevent
Yes.1,3orvideo
Videoresolution Video:AVI640x480pixels
at30fpsfor15seconds
Fileformats JPEGforstillimages,AVI
forvideos
Date&timeimprint Yes
Moonphaseimprint Yes
Exposure Auto
Whitebalance Auto
Menulanguage English
Powersupply 4xAAbatteries
Tripodsocket Yes
Waterresistant Yes

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3. pa r t S Id e n t I f I c a t I o n

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4. pa c k a g e co n t e n t S
1xDigitalscoutingcamera
1xUserManual(thisdocument)
1xUSBcable
1xMountingKit
5. Ba t t e r y a n d Sd ca r d In S t a l l a t I o n
NOTE: Make sure camera is OFF whenever installing
or removing batteries.
Use4xAAAlkalinebatteries.•
▲ Whenreplacingbatteriespleasemakesure
batteryvoltageandpolarity(+/-)arecorrect.
Incorrectvoltageorpolaritywilldamagethe
camera.
Me M o r y
Theexpandablemediacardslotiscapableof
acceptingSDcardswithcapacityupto32GB(sold
separately).

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In S e r t I n g Sd c a r d
NOTE: Make sure camera is OFF whenever installing
or removing the memory card.
InserttheSDmemorycardintotheSDcardslot•
withthecoppercontactsfacingupasshownon
thestickerlocatedatthesideofthehousing.
ToremovetheSDmemorycard,depressitsoit•
popsoutandpullgently.
▲ SDcardsmustbecleanandcontainnodata
orimagesfromothersources.Ifyouareusing
theSDcardfromotherdevices,pleasemake
sureyouformattheSDcardpriortouseinthe
camera.Newcardsmaybeusedstraightfrom
thepackage.
6. Se t t I n g u p yo u r ca M e r a
Me n u It e M S
Date MM/DD
Time HH:MM(24hourclock)
Image/Video
Mode Photo
1P 0.8MP(Lo)
2.0MP(Hi)
3P 0.8MP(Li)
2.0MP(Hi)
Video 640x480
Cameradelay 5secondsto60minutes
Numberof
photosoncard
Displayonly

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lcd Me n u
Date1.
Time2.
Fourdigitdisplay3.
Stillimageresolutionselection4.
Videorecording5.
Cameradelay6.
SDCard7.
Se t u p Mo d e
Ifthecameraisoff,turniton.
PressSETUPtoenterthesetupmode,whichstarts
byashingtheword“DATE”.PressUPorDOWNto
accessthepreviousornextmenuoption,andOKto

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adjustthecurrentsetting.Onceyouaresatisedwith
thechangesyouhavemadepressSETUPtoaccept
thechangesandputthecameraintosleepmode.
6.1 Se t t I n g ca M e r a de l a y
CameraDelayspeciestheamountoftimeinminutes
andsecondsbetweensuccessivePIRtriggered
photos.Thissettingrangesfrom5secondsto60
minutes59seconds.Defaultis1minute.
Entersetupmodeasdescribedonpage8.The1.
LCDwillash“DATE”.
PresstheUPorDOWNbuttonuntilicon#62.
“Cameradelay”isblinkingthenpressOK.
BydefaulttheLCDwilldisplay“0100”,therst3.
twodigitsrepresentminutesandlasttwodigits
representseconds.
Whenthecursorashesonminutes,pressUPor4.
DOWNtochangethevalue(from01-60),press
OKtoconrm.
Thecursorwillnowbeashingseconds.Press5.
UPorDOWNtochangethevalue(from05-59)
andpressOKtoconrm.
PressSETUPtosaveandexit.6.
6.2 Se t t I n g ca M e r a St a t e a n d ph o t o re S o l u t I o n
Setthenumberofpicturesthecamerawilltakeeach
timethePIRdetectsmovement.Onestillimage,three
stillimagesoronecontinuous15secondvideo.
Entersetupmodeasdescibedonpage8.The1.

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LCDwillash“DATE”.
PresstheUPorDOWNbuttonuntilbothicons#42.
and#5areblinking,pressOKtoenter.
PresstheUPorDOWNbuttontoselect#43.
(Picturemode)or#5(Videomode).
ToselectVideomode,pressOKwhen#5is4.
ashing.Videosare15secondslongandtakeup
to20MBofmemoryeach.
ToselectPicturemode,pressOKwhen#4is5.
ashing.Selectbetween“1P”totakeonephotoat
atimeor“3P”totakethreephotos.PressOKto
conrm.
TheLCDwillnowdisplay“LoHi”whichindicates6.
theimageresolution.“Lo”represents0.8MPand
“Hi”represents2.0MP.PressUPorDOWNto
selectandpressOKtoconrm.Defaultis“Hi”.
▲ Lo=1024x768pixels(0.8MP)
Hi=1600x1200pixels(2.0MP)
▲ Videois15secondsat640x480pixels(20Mb)
PressSETUPtosaveandexit.7.
6.3 Se t t I n g t h e da t e a n d tI M e
SettingtheDate,YearandTime.Thisinformationis
storedoneachimagealongwiththetemperatureand
moonphase.
da t e
Entersetupmodeasdescribedonpage8.The1.
LCDwillash“DATE”.
PressOK.2.

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ThersttwodigitsontheLCDrepresentthe3.
month(MM)andlasttwodigitsrepresentday
(DD).
PressUPorDOWNtoselectmonthbetween01-4.
12andpressOKtoconrm.
PressUPorDOWNtoselectdaybetween01-315.
andpressOKtoconrm.
PressUPorDOWNtoselectyearbetween00-996.
(2000-2099)andpressOKtoconrm.
PressSETUPtosaveandexit.7.
tI M e
Entersetupmodeasdescribedonpage8.The1.
LCDwillash“DATE”.
PressUPorDOWNuntil#2“TIME”isblinking2.
andpressOK.
ThersttwodigitsontheLCDrepresenthours3.
(HH)andlasttwodigitsrepresentminutes(MM).
PressUPorDOWNtoselectthehourbetween4.
00-23andpressOKtoconrm.
PressUPorDOWNtoselectminutesbetween5.
00-59andpressOKtoconrm.
PressSETUPtosaveandexit.6.
▲ Inordertoconservebatterypowerduring
storagethedateandtimewillresettozeroif
theunitisswitchedoffformorethananhour.
Remembertoresetthedateandtimewhenever
yousetthecameraup.
▲ Removebatteriesifthecameraistoremain
unusedforalongperiodoftime.

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6.4 dI S p l a y n u M B e r o f I M a g e S / v I d e o S S t o r e d
Entersetupmodeasdescribedonpage8.The1.
LCDwillash“DATE”.
PressUPorDOWNuntil#8“SDcard”isblinking.2.
TheLCDwilldisplaythetotalnumberofpictures3.
andvideosstoredontheSDcard.
PressSETUPtoexit.4.
7. uS I n g t h e ca M e r a
7.1 Mo u n t I n g t h e ca M e r a
Itisrecommendedthatyoumountthecamera1.2to
1.5metresoffthegroundwiththecamerapointedata
slightdownwardangle.Besuretoavoidmountingthe
camerafacingeastorwestastherisingandsettingof
thesuncouldproducefalsetriggersandoverexposed
images.Clearbranchesandotherdebrisawayfrom
thefrontofthecamerasoasnottoblockthecamera
lensorPIRsensor.
Insertthestrapthroughthestrapslotsontherear
housingandwrapthestraparoundthemounting
surface.Securethestrapandtightenthebucklein

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ordertosecurethecamera.
▲ Inordertoobtainproperweatherresistance,
pleasemakesurethatbothdoorlatchesare
securelylockedinplace.
7.2 tu r n o n t h e ca M e r a
Ifthecameraisoff,turniton.Thecamera
automaticallyenterssleepmodeandwillstarttaking
photographsorvideoafterthedelaytime(see6.1
SettingCameraDelayonpage9).
7.3 te S t I n g t h e ca M e r a co v e r a g e ar e a
Aftermountingthecameraentersetupmodeas
describedonpage8.Aredindicatorlightonthe
front(theWorkingIndicator)willblinkwhenyou
haveintrudedthePIRcoveragearea.Adjustthe
camerapositionasneededandrepeattesting
untilthedesiredcoverageareaisachieved.
▲ Makesureyouexitsetupafteryouhave
nishedtestingthecameracoverage.

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7.4 Se c u r e yo u r ca M e r a
Asmallpadlockcanbeusedtolockthecamera
cover.
7.5 re p l a c I n g t h e Ba t t e r y
Ifthebatteryislow,theredindicatorlightwillash
threetimesandthenturnoff.Thisindicatesthatthe
batteryshouldbereplacedassoonaspossible.

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8. vI e w I n g t h e IM a g e S a n d vI d e o S
toc o n n e c t t h e c a M e r a t o apc
Slidethetoggleswitchto“ON”.1.
PressSETUPbutton.2.
ConnectyourcameratothePCusingtheUSB3.
cableprovided.ThePCwillrecognizethenew
deviceanddisplayanewdiskicon.TheLCDwill
display“STO”.
ImagesandvideosontheSDcardcannowbe4.
viewed,copied,movedanddeleted.
re a d IM a g e S uS I n g aca r d re a d e r
DepresstheSDcardandgentlypulloutthecard.1.
InsertSDcardintothecardreader.2.
Readimagesandvideosfromthecardreaderas3.
normal.
9. pc ca M e r a
uS I n g t h e ca M e r a a S apc we B c a M
Slidethetoggleswitchto“ON”.1.
PressSETUPbutton.2.
ConnectyourcameratothePCusingtheUSB3.
cableprovided.ThePCwillrecognizethenew
deviceanddisplayanewdiskicon.TheLCDwill
display“STO”.
PressOKandthecamerawillenterthe“PC4.
camera”mode.TheLCDwilldisplay“PC”.

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10. gl o S S a r y
PIR: PassiveInfraredSensor.Sensesmotionlike
atypicalsecuritymotiondetector.Requiresa
movingheatsourcetotrigger.
CameraDelay:
Timethatwillelapsebetweenphotoswhile
eventsaresensedandrecorded.Thisisuser-
setbasedonwildlifeactivityinarea.
Resolution:
Theresolutionselectionthatyouchoose.
MP=MegaPixels=1millionpixels.
Hi(1600x1200):2.0Mpixelsimage(high
imagequality,largelesize)
Lo(1024x768):0.8Mpixelsimage(medium
imagequality,mediumlesize)
Videoresolution(640x480@30fpsfor15
seconds)20MBle.

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FPS: Framespersecond.Thisisthemeasurement
ofthefrequency(rate)atwhichanimaging
deviceproducesuniqueconsecutiveimages.
30fpsmeansthatthecameraproducesvideo
at30framespersecond.
VideoLength:
AllvideostakenwithRANGERTrailCamera
are15secondslong.
MoonPhaseImprint:
Themoonphaseisimprintedoneachimage.
IRFlash:
AlsocalledIRLEDArray.Emitsaburstof
infraredlightwhichisinvisibletothehuman
eye.Especiallyusefulfornightphotoswhena
visibleashisundesirable.Althoughthelight
emittedbytheLEDsisinvisible,theLEDarray
maybeseenasadullredglowiflookedat
directly.

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SDCard:
Memorycardusedtostoreimagesandvideos.
Thecameraiscompatiblewithupto32GB
capacitySDcards.
BatteryLife:
Timethatcamerawillfunctionintheeld.This
timeisdependentonseveralfactorsincluding
temperature,numberofimagesandnumber
ofashes.Basedonournewadvancedpower
system,thiscameracansupportonaverage30
picturesperdayforsixmonthsofsurveillance.
Burst:Thenumberofpicturesthecamerawilltakeper
PIRtriggerevent:
1P:Asingleimageiscaptured
3P:Threeimagesarecaptured
FULL:WhenthememorycapacityoftheSDcardis
full,theLCDscreenwillshow“FULL”.

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