Stealth Cam STC-U732IR User manual

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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
Model#:STC‐U732IR
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**IMPORTANTNOTE**
First,congratulationsonpurchasingoneofthefinestscoutingcamerason
themarkettoday.Weappreciateyourbusinessandwanttoprovetoyouwe
arecommittedtoprovidingyouthebestproductandsupportinthefield.
Bygivingourcustomersanewstateoftheartwebinterface,whichprovides
youwithvideotutorialsandinstructiononhowtousetheproductinthe
mosteffectiveway.
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TECHNICALSUPPORT  CUSTOMERSERVICE
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P. O . Box539504Mon‐Fri/8AM–6PM(CST)
GrandPrairie,TX75053‐9504  www.stealthcam.net
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StealthCamLimitedWarranty
YourStealthCamscoutingcameraiscoveredbyaOneYearLimitedWarrantyonparts
andlaborfromthedateoforiginalpurchase,andpurchasesmustbemadethroughan
authorizeddealer.Thewarrantycoversdefectsinworkmanshipandmaterials.The
warrantydoesnotapplytounits,whichhavebeendamagedorabusedintentionallyor
unintentionally.ApurchasefromindividualsorunauthorizedinternetsitessuchaseBay
voidsthewarranty.
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Tamperingwithoralteringtheunitwillvoidthewarranty.Anyunauthorizedservicewill
voidwarranty.Acopyofyouroriginalsalesreceiptmustbeproducedforanywarranty
serviceandaReturnAuthorization(RA)numbermustbeobtainedfromcustomer
serviceat877‐269‐8490priortoreturningproduct.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
Cameraoverview4
CameraKitcontents7
GeneralInformation8
QuickStartGuide9
BatteryandMemoryInstallation  10
SetupandProgramming13
UsingtheCamera26
Viewing&DeletingFiles30
MemoryCompatibilitychart  37
TechnicalSpecifications38
ImageCapacitychart40
MoonPhasechart41
FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs) 42
FCCCompliance44
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CAMERAOVERVIEW
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FrontView
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InsideView
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Side&Bottomview
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CAMERAKITCONTENT
•ModelSTC‐U732IRDigitalScoutingCamera
•Usermanual
•Strap
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GENERALINFORMATION
Storingconditions
•OperatingEnvironment:14to104degF(‐10to40degC).20‐85%
relativehumidity,non‐condensing.
Specialcareinstructions!!
•Thecameraisdesignedtobeweatherresistant.Neverattemptto
immersetheunitinwateroranyotherliquid.Thiswilldamage
theunitandvoidthewarranty.
•Useasoftlensclothforcleaninglens.Avoidtouchinglenswith
fingers.
•Removedirtorstainswithasoftclothdampenedwithwateror
neutraldetergent.Keepyourcamerainadryandcooldust‐free
environmentorcontainerwhenitisNOTused.
•Takethebatteriesout,whencameraisNOTtobeusedoveran
extendedperiodoftime.
•Avoiddroppingyourcameraontoahardsurface.
•Donotdisassembleyourcamera.
•Donotmixnewandoldbatteries.
•Donotopenthecameraforunauthorizedservice.Thiscould
causeseriousdamagetotheunitandWILLvoidthewarranty.
NOTE:Thiscameraisaprecisionelectronicdevice.Donotattemptto
servicethiscamerayourself,asopeningorremovingcoversmay
exposeyoutodangerousvoltagepointsorotherrisks.

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QUICKSTARTGUIDE
Thisguideisdesignedtogetyouupandrunninginamatterofmoments.To
getthemostoutofthisadvancedscoutingtools,pleasereadthemanual
thoroughlybeforeoperatingthecamera.Ifyouwouldliketomodifyanyof
thefactoryDefaultSettings,exceptfortheTime&Date,pleaseseemanualfor
instructions.
FACTORYDEFAULTSETTINGS:
TimeOut:30SecBurstMode:1StillImage(1.3MpResolution)
OperationMode:PIRVideoMode:10Seconds(VGAResolution)
Timelapsesetting:18:00‐8:00Nextday
CAMERASETUP:
1. Install8“AA”cellbatteriesincorrectpolarity(+/‐)asindicatedinbattery
compartment.
2. InsertSDcardintothecamera.
3. TurnpowerontoadjustTimeandDate.
SETTIMEANDDATE:
1. SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
2. Pressthe[MENU]buttontoentermenusettingsscreen.
3. Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttonuntilthewordPIRblinking.
4. Pressthe[OK]buttontoconfirm.
5. Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontoscrollthroughdifferentsettingmodes
untilthewordTIMEblinking.
6. Pressthe[OK]buttontochoosetheTimesettings.
7. Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontoadjusttheMinutesettingandpress[OK]
toconfirmandmovetotheHoursetting.
8. RepeattosetHourandthenpress[OK]toconfirmandmovetoDate.
9. AdjusttheMonth,DayandYearbyusing[UP]or[DN]button.Eachtime
youfinishanadjustmentyoumustpressthe[OK]buttontoconfirmand
movetothenextfieldforadjustment.
10.Oncedone,theword‐dEL–willbeblinking.
11.Pressthe[MENU]buttontoexitandstartusing.
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BATTERYANDMEMORYINSTALLATION
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YourStealthCamAdvancedDigitalScoutingCameraisdesignedto
operateusingtwodifferenttypesofbatterypoweroptions.
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Batteries“AA”cell
Theinternalbatterycompartmentaccepts8“AA”cellbatteries.Be
suretousehighqualitybrandnamealkalinebatteries.Install
batterieswithcorrectpolarity(+/‐)asnotedinsidethebattery
compartment.
12VLeadAcidexternalbattery
Thecameraisequippedwithanexternalpowerjackdesignedto
acceptabarrelplugcableattachedtoasealedleadacidbattery.(Sold
separately).Batterycableandcomplete12VLeadAcidbatterykitsare
availablewhereverStealthCamscoutingcamerasaresoldorcalltoll
free877‐269‐8490.OnlyStealthCamexternalbatteryaccessoriesare
recommended.
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WARNING: Do not use different Voltage lead acid battery other than
the one specified in this section. Doing so will damage the camera
and will void the warranty.
WARNING: ALWAYS have the camera in the OFF position when
installing or removing batteries and memory card. Removing batteries
or memory card while the camera is ON may damage the camera.
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•MakesurecameraisintheOFFposition.
•InserttheexternalbatterybarrelplugintotheDC12Vjackonthe
bottomofcamerahousing.
•Turnthecamerapoweron.
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NOTE:Pleasemakesurethevoltageandpolarity(+/‐)arecorrect
beforeconnection.Incorrectvoltageorpolarity(+/‐)willdamagethe
camera.Whenbothinternalandexternalbatteriesareconnected,
thecamerawilldrawpowerfromthehighervoltagesourcefirst.
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MemoryOptions
Thecameraisalsoequippedwithanexpandablemediacardslot
capableofacceptingupto16GBSDcard(soldseparately).Thefront
counterdisplaywillshowthenumberofimagesstoredontheSDcard.
IfnoSDcardisinsertedthefrontcounterdisplaywillshow“NOSd”.
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WARNING: The above camera will not accept any High Speed
memory cards. Common verbiage that will indicate High Speed
includes but is not limited to: Extreme, Ultra, Optima, Micro,
Platinum
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Store and Shoot.
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InsertingSDmemorycard
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NOTE:MakesurecameraisintheOFFpositionwheneveraddingor
removingmemory.
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•InsertSDmemorycardintotheSDcardslotcompletelyandinthe
correctdirectionasshownbythestickerlocatedatthesideofthe
housing.
•ToremovetheSDmemorycard,depresstheSDcardandpullout
thecardgently.
•SDcardsmustbeclean(noimagesfromothersources).Ifyouare
usingtheSDcardfromothercameras,pleasemakesuretoformat
theSDcardinyourcomputerpriortouseinyourcamera.New
cardsaregoodtousestraightfromthepackage.
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FORMAT–Definition:WhenyouformataSDmemorycard,the
operatingsystemerasesallinformationandfilesonthecard.Thenit
createsaninternaladdresstablesthatitlaterusestolocate
informationandfiles.FormattingalsoremovesallHiddenSystemfiles
aswell.BasicallyitcleansyourSDmemorycardjustlikeifitwasbrand
new.Pleasemakesuretofollowtheguidelineslistedbelow:
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SDCardsize:2Gborbelow,formatusingFileSystemtype“FAT”.
SDCardsize:4GBorabove,formatusingFileSystemtype“FAT32”.
DonotuseFileSystemtype“NTFS”or“exFAT”,theseformatsarenot
supported.

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SETUPANDPROGRAMMING
Whenthecameraisfirstturnedon,theinternalLCDscreendisplays
thecamerastatus.Thefollowinginformationispresentonthisscreen.
(PIRMODE)(TIMELAPSEMODE)
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Ifnobuttonsarepressedafter30secondstheLCDscreenwillpower
downtoconservebatterylifeandenter1minutecountdowntoenter
PIRdetectionmode.Tore‐powerthedisplayscreen,pressandhold
theUPorDOWNbuttonuntilyouseethestatusscreen.
Definition
•DayandTime:Displaysthedateandtimethatyouhaveset.
•Operationmode:
¾PIR:CameratakesImage/VideoperPIRtrigger.
¾TimeLapse(tLS):Cameratakesthestillimageperpresettime.
•CapturingSequencemode:
¾1P‐9P:1to9burstmodeimagecapturingperPIRtrigger.
¾Video:10to180seconds’adjustablevideoperPIRtrigger.
•ResolutionforImages:ColorDaytime/Black&WhiteNighttime
¾3Stars(7Mp):Selectthisoptiontocapturea
7.0Mpixelsimage.(Highimagequality)
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¾2Stars(3Mp):Selectthisoptiontocapturea3.0Mpixels
image.(Lowimagequality)
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¾1Star(1.3Mp):Selectthisoptiontocapturea1.3Mpixels
image.(Baseimagequality)(Default)
•ResolutionforVideo:ColorDaytime/Black&WhiteNighttime
¾VGA:640x480*ONLYresolution*
•Timeout:Tosettheamountoftimeinsecondsandminutesthe
camerawillsleepbetweenPIRtriggering.
•Moonphase:Displaysthemoonphases.
•Tempstamp:Temperat urestampwilldisplayonstillimagesand
firstframeonlyonvideofiles.
•Zoom:Digitalenhancementstodifferentzoomlevel.
¾1X:Normal–theword“ZOOM”willnotdisplay.
¾2X:Twotimeszoom–theword“ZOOM”willdisplay.
¾4X:Fourtimeszoom–Theword“ZOOM”willblink.
•BatteryStatus:Showsthebatterystatus.
¾Full:Thebatteryisfull.
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¾Low:Thebatteryislow.(FrontLowBatteryindicatorwillalso
blink.)
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NOTE:Whenthecameradetectslowbatteries,thecameraunitwill
poweroffwithin30secondsautomatically.Pleasereplacewithnew
batteries;otherwisethecameramaynotworkproperly.
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SettingtheCamera’sOperationMode:
YourStealthCamcanbeprogrammedtooperationeitherinPIR
DetectionmodeorTimeLapsemode.
•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttononcewithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmode,thewordPIRortLSwillbeblinking.
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•Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontoselectthePIRortLS.
•Press[OK]tosaveyourselection.
•Press[MENU]buttontoexit.
SettingtheCamera’sResolutioninPIRoperationmode:
YourStealthCamcanbeprogrammedto3differentresolutions,
High(3Stars‐7Mp),Low(2Stars–3Mp),Base(1Star–1.3Mp).
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•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttononcewithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmode.
•ThewordPIRwillbeblinking,pressOKtoconfirmthecamera
operationbyPIRdetection.
•ThewordCAMERAandtheSTARSwillbeblinking.
•Pressthe[OK]buttonONCEtochoosetheselection.
•Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontoselectthedesiredresolution.
•Press[OK]tosaveyourselection.
•Press[MENU]buttontoexit.
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SettingtheCapturingSequenceinPIRoperationmode:
YourStealthCamcanbeprogrammedtoshoot1‐9picturesper
triggering.
•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttononcewithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmode.
•ThewordPIRwillbeblinking,pressOKtoconfirmthecamera
operationbyPIRdetection.
•Pressthe[UP]buttonONEtimetoentertheCapturingSequence
settingmode.
•ThewordCAMERAwillbeblinking.
•Press[OK]buttonandthecurrentnumberofburstmodeimages
willblink.
•Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontoselectthedesiredburstmode
settingornumberofpicturespertriggering.
•Press[OK]tosaveyourselection.
•Press[MENU]buttontoexit.
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SettingtheVideoModeinPIRoperationmode:
YourStealthCamcanbeprogrammedtorecord10‐180secondsof
videopertriggering.TheVideomodeisonlyworkableunderPIR
mode.
•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttononcewithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmode.
•ThewordPIRwillbeblinking,pressOKtoconfirmthecamera
operationbyPIRdetection.
•Press[UP]buttonTWOtimestoenterVideosettingmode.
•ThewordVIDEOwillbeblinking.
•Press[OK]buttonandthevideolengthinsecondswillbeblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]buttontoselectthedesiredvideolengthfrom
10to180secondsin5secondincrements.
•Press[OK]tosaveyourselection.
•Press[MENU]buttontoexit.
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SettheDigitalZoominPIRoperationmode:
YourStealthCamcanbeprogrammedtohave3differentzoomlevels.
•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttononcewithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmode.
•ThewordPIRwillbeblinking,pressOKtoconfirmthecamera
operationbyPIRdetection.
•Press[UP]buttonTHREEtimestoenterZoomsettingmode.
•ThewordZOOMwillbeblinking.
•Press[OK]buttonandthezoomlevelnumberwillnowblink.
•Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontoselectthedesiredzoomlevel
setting1(1XNormal)/2(2XZoom)/4(4XZoom).
•Press[OK]toconfirmyourselection
•Press[MENU]buttontoexit.
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NOTE:Theuseofthedigitalzoomfeaturemaydegradeimage&
videoquality,asthistellsthecameratofocusonaspecificareofthe
imageandincreaseitssize.Thiswillcauseditheringoftheimage.
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SettingtheTimeOutModeinPIRoperationmode:
YourStealthCamcanbeprogrammedtosettheamountoftimein
secondsorminutesthecamerawillsleepbetweenPIRtriggers.
•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttononcewithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmode.
•ThewordPIRwillbeblinking,press[OK]toconfirmthecamera
operationbyPIRdetection.
•Press[UP]buttonFOURtimestoenterTimeOutsettingmode.
•ThewordTIMEOUTwillbeblinking.
•Press[OK]buttonandtheSECONDSdigitswillbeblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]buttontoincreaseordecreasethetimevalue
insecondsfrom0to59secondsin1secondincrements.
•Press[OK]tosavethesecondssettingandtheMINUTESdigitswill
beblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]buttontoincreaseordecreasethetimevalue
inminutesfrom0to59minutesin1minuteincrements.
•Press[OK]tosavetheminutessetting.
•You’llthenseetheword‐TIME‐blinking.
•Press[MENU]buttontoexit.
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SettingtheTimeandDateinPIRoperationmode:
YourStealthCamusesthe24hrmilitarytimeformat.
•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttonwithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmode.
•ThewordPIRwillbeblinking,pressOKtoconfirmthecamera
operationbyPIRdetection.
•Press[DOWN]buttonTWOtimestoenterTimeandDatemode.
•ThewordTIMEwillbeblinking.
•Press[OK]toenterMinutesettingfirst.
•TheMINUTEdigitswillbeblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]toincreaseordecreasetheminutevalue
(00–59).
•Press[OK]tosaveyourselectionandenterHoursetting.
•TheHOURdigitswillbeblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]toincreaseordecreasethehourvalue
(00–23).
•Press[OK]tosaveyourselectionandenterMonthsetting.
•TheMonthdigitswillbeblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]toincreaseordecreasetheMonthvalue.
(1‐12).
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•Press[OK]tosaveyourselectionandenterDaysetting.
•TheDaydigitswillbeblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]toincreaseordecreasetheDayvalue.
(01–31).
•Press[OK]toconfirmtheDatesettingandenterYearsetting.
•TheYEARdigitswillbeblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]toincreaseordecreasetheYearvalue.
(01–99).
•Oncethisisalldone,press[OK].
•You’llthenseetheword‐dEL‐blinking.
•Press[MENU]buttontoexittheprogramsettingandbacktothe
statusscreen.
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SettingtheTimeLapseMode:
FIRST,youneedtomakesuretheProgramControlSwitchisinthe
CUSTOMposition.TheTimeLapseDefaultsettingvalueisfrom18:00
to8:00thenextday.Whenthecameraissettotimelapsemode,the
programsettingwillbypassanyPIRactivation.Instead,theusercan
settheprogramforapre‐determinedtimeperiod[suchas6:00to
18:00].Theuserthensetsthefrequencyofpicturesonly(NOTvideos)
duringthistimeperiod[suchasonepictureevery10seconds].The
camerawillremaininTimeLapsemodeuntiltheprogramsettinghas
beenchangedbytheuser.
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•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttononcewithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmode.
•Press[UP]buttonuntilyouseethe
wordtLSblinking.
•Press[OK]toconfirmandgointoTLS
Mode"StartTime"setting.
•ThedisplaywillshowTIME+S88:88
(S=Start,88:88=timeinHH:MM)
•Press[OK]tosetthe“StartTime”
setting.Atthispointyoucanadjustthe
timefrom00:00to23:59.
•TheMINUTEdigitswillbeblinking.
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•Press[UP]or[DN]toincreaseordecreasetheminutevalue
(00–59).
•Press[OK]tosaveyourselectionandenterHoursetting.
•TheHOURdigitswillbeblinking.
•Press[UP]or[DN]toincreaseordecreasethehourvalue
(00–23).
•Press[OK]tosavethe“StartTime”settingandmovetothe“End
Time”setting.
•Aftercompletingthestarttimesetting,
camerawillgointoTLSMode"EndTime"
setting.
•ThedisplaywillshowTIME+E88:88
(E=End,88:88=timeinHH:MM)
•Atthispointyoucanadjustthetimefrom00:00to23:59by
pressingthe[UP/DN/OK]buttonssameasStartTimesettings.
•Press[OK]tosavethe“EndTime”settingsandmovedirectlyto
theTIMEOUTsetting.
•PleasecompletetheTIMEOUT,Stillimageresolution,BurstMode,
ZoomsettingslikethesettingsonthePIRoperationmode.
•Thenpress[MENU]buttontoexit.
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EXAMPLE:
#1:IfauserselectedtheTimeLapsemode,andsetthestarttimefrom
08:00andendtimeat20:30,andthenselectedthetimeouttobe
00:05withaburstshotof3P,thismeansthecamerawillkeeptaking
burstshotsof3picturesforevery5secondswithintimeintervalof

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8AMto8:30PM.Outofthetimelapsetime,said20:30to08:00,the
camerawillsleepnomatterofactivitylevel.NOcaptureatall.
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IfauserselectedtheTimelapsemode,andsetthestarttimefrom
00:00andendtimeat00:00,andthenselectedthetimeouttobe
05:00withaburstshotof3P,thismeansthecamerawillkeeptaking
burstshotof3picturesforevery5min,24hoursnon‐stop.
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USINGTHECAMERA
Onceallprogramsettingshavebeensetupproperly,yourStealthCam
isreadyforfielduse.
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Gettingstarted
Listedbelowaresomehelpfulpointersonhowtouseyourcamerato
getthebestresults.
•Mountthecameraabout4‐5feethighwiththecamerapointedat
aslightdownwardangle.
•MountthecamerafacingnorthorsouthNOTeastorwestdueto
therisingandsettingofthesuncouldproducefalsetriggersand
overexposedimages.
•Ifyou’recoveringatrail,facethecameradownorupthetrail.
Mostcommercialcamerastake1‐3secondstosensemotion/heat
andtakeapicture.
•Clearoutanybrushorweedsinfrontofcamera.Thiswillcause
falsepicturescausedwindorhightemperaturedays.
•Doublecheckbatterybeforeturningonthecameraforuse.
•Makesuretoinsertthememorycardaftersettingupthegame
camera.
•MakesuretoturnthecameraON(ortakeoutofTest Mode)
beforeyouleave.
•Verifytimeanddateiscorrect.
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(Example:Mounting)
(Example:TrailSetup)
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UsingthecamerainPIRdetectionmode
•Mountthecameratothetreeorothersturdyobjectusingeithera
treescrew(optionalaccessory)orsuppliedmountingstrap.
•OpenthefronthousingandmovetheswitchtotheONposition.
Atthispoint,youhave30secondstostartmakinganyprogram
changes.
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ToCaptureVideos,makesuredisplayreadsVIDEO:
•IfdisplaydoesnotreadVIDEOthen,
¾Pressthe[MENU]buttononce.
¾ThewordCAMERAwillblink.
¾Pressthe[UP]buttonTWOtimestotoggletoVideomode.
¾Pressthe[OK]buttonTWOtimes.
¾Pressthe[MENU]buttononcetoexit.
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ToCaptureImages,makesuredisplayreadsCAMERA:
•IfdisplaydoesnotreadCAMERAthen,
¾Pressthe[MENU]buttononce.
¾ThewordCAMERAwillblink.
¾Pressthe[UP]buttonONEtimetotoggletoCameramode.
¾Pressthe[OK]buttonTWOtimes.
¾Pressthe[MENU]buttononcetoexit.
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•30secondsafteryou’vemadeyouradjustments,thecamera’s
greenLEDlightwillbeginblinkingandentercountdownmode.
Thisisyourindicationtoleavethecoverageareawithinone
minute.
•Afteroneminute,thecamerawillentereitherimageburstmode
oradjustablevideomodebasedonyourprogramsetting.The
camerawillthentimeoutbetween0‐59secondsor0‐59minutes,
dependingonyourprogramsetting.
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NOTE:Thetimebetweenmotiondetectionandthecamerataking
thepicturesmayvaryduetolightingconditions,programsettings,
andbatterypowerlevel.TheIREmitterwillonlyactivateinlowlight
conditions.
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VIEWINGANDDELETINGFILES
TheSTC‐U732IRcamofferstheuserdifferentoptionsforviewingtheir
images.YoucanviewimagesorvideosthrougheitherahandheldLCD
monitororyourhomeTVthatisequippedwithandRCAInputjack.
TheexternalLCDdisplayonthefrontofthehousingwillshowthe
numberofimagesinmemory.
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NOTE:Theinstructionsbelowarebasedonstartingwithacamera
that’spoweristurnedoff.
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ForviewingonhandheldLCDmonitor:
•AttachtheappropriatecabletotheTVportonthesideofthe
camera.
•InserttheotherendintotheVIDEOINjackonthehandheldLCD
videomonitor.
•Turnonboththecameraandthemonitor.
•Youwillseeaseriesofthumbnailimagesonyourmonitor.
•Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontonavigatethoughyourthumbnail
images.
•OntheupperlefthandcornerofyourTVmonitor,itwilleither
displaytheimageORtheimagewithavideoiconwhich
indicatesit’savideoclip.
Toviewinfullscreen,pressthe[OK]button.
•Pressthe[OK]buttonagain,itwillreturntothethumbnailview
fromthefullscreenimage.
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ForviewingonyourhomeTVmonitor:
•AttachtheappropriatecabletotheTVportonthesideofthe
camera.
•InserttheotherendintotheRCAVIDEOINjacksontheTV.
•TurnonboththecameraandtheTVmonitor.
•MakesuretoswitchtoAUX/VIDEOINmodeonyourTV.
¾(SeeyourTVowner’smanualfordirections).
•Thecamera’sTVOUTissettoNTSCbydefault.(NTSC–Standard
NorthAmericanTVformat)
¾IftheTVmonitordoesn’tflicker,thenyoudonotneedto
changeyourcamera’sTVOUTsetting.Proceedtothenext
sectioncalledThumbnailImages.
¾IftheTVmonitordoesflicker,thenyouwillneedtoproceed
tothenextsteptochangeyourcamera’sTVOUTfromNTSC
toPAL(StandardEuropeanTVformat).
•Pressthe[MENU]buttononce.
•Theword“tu”onthecamera’sinternalscreenwillbeblinking.
•Pressthe[OK]onceandnowyou’llsee“tu–n“blinking.
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•Pressthe[DN]buttontosetthecamera’sTVOUTtoPAL.
•Theword“tu–P”willnowbeblinking.
•Pressthe[OK]toconfirmthissetting.
•Theword“tu‐P“willbeblinkingandthenstops.
•Oncetheblinkingstops,poweroffthecamera.Waitfor5seconds
andthenpowerupyourcameraagain.
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ThumbnailImages
•Youwillseeaseriesofthumbnailimagesonyourmonitor.
•Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontonavigatethoughyourthumbnail
images.
•OntheupperlefthandcornerofyourTVmonitor,itwilleither
displaytheimageiconorvideoicontoshowyouwhetherthat
imageisastillimageorvideoclip.
•Toviewimageinfullscreen,pressthe[OK]button.
•Pressthe[OK]buttonagainitwillreturntothethumbnailview
fromthefullsizeimage.
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ViewingVideoClipsonhandheldLCDmonitororhome
TVmonitor
•Followthecableattachinginstructionlistedinprevioussection.
•Youwillseeaseriesofthumbnailimagesonyourmonitor.
•Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontochoosethevideoclipyouwantto
watch.
•Pressthe[OK]buttontoplaythevideoclip.
•Youmaypausethevideoclipbypressingthe[OK]buttonduring
theplayback.Press[OK]buttontoresumeplaying.
•Attheendofthevideoclip,pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttonto
proceedtothenextvideoorimage.Ifitisavideoclipfile,thenit
willautomaticallystarttoplay.Ifitisstillimagefilethenitwill
showtheimageinfullscreen.
•Whenyouviewstillimagesinfullscreen,youcanreturnto
thumbnailimageselectionviewbypressingthe[OK]button.
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NOTE:Allvideosarerecordedwithaudiobutonlyhassoundwhen
viewingplaybackonaPC.
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Viewingfilesbycomputer
YourStealthCamDigitalScoutingCameraisaplugandplayUSB
storagedeviceforusersofWindows2000/ME/XP/Vista/Windows
7operatingsystems.ThiscameraisnotMACcompatible.
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ViewingfilesonyourcomputerviaUSBconnection.
•Makesurethecamera’spowerswitchisintheOFFposition.
•PlugthelargerendoftheUSBcableintoanavailableUSBporton
yourcomputer.
•PlugthesmallerendofUSBcableintothecamera’ssidepanel.
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•ThecamerawillautomaticallypowerONand
displaythewordUSbonthedisplayscreen.
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•Atthesametime,yourcomputerwillrecognizethecameraasa
RemovableStoragedevice.YouwillfinditunderMYCOMPUTER.
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•Atthispointyouhaveseveraloptions:
¾Toviewyourimagesorplayyourvideos:Clickonthe
RemovableStoragedeviceandthendrilldowntothefileyou
wanttoseeanddoubleclickonthefilename.
¾Tosaveyourimagesandvideos:Highlightthefileorfilesyou
wanttosaveanddragthemtoyourharddrive.
¾Todeleteyourimagesandvideos:Highlightthefilesorfiles
youwanttodeleteandpressthe[DELETE]button.
¾ToeraseallfilesandreformatyouSDmemorycard:Right
clickontheRemovableStoragedeviceunderMyComputer
andselectFORMATthenclickSTART.Youwillreceivea
Warningmessagepress[OK].ThenCLOSEtoexit.
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NOTE:MakesurebeforeyouFORMATyouarecertainitisthe
RemovableStoragedeviceforthecamera.
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•Onceyou’redone,simplyunplugthecablefrombothyour
computerandthecamera.ThecamerawillturnOFFautomatically.
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Deletingfilesinthefield
•SwitchthecameratotheONposition.
¾LCDscreenwilldisplaythecamerastatusscreen.
•Pressthe[MENU]buttonwithin30secondstoenterthe
programmingmodeshowingeitherPIRortLS.
•Pressthe[UP]or[DN]buttontoenterPIRmode,thenpress[OK].
•Pressthe[DN]buttonONCEtoenterthedeletemode.
•You’llseetheword‐dEL‐blinking.
•Press[OK]buttontoentertheDELETE&FORMATmenu.
•Press[UP]or[DN]buttontoselectthedesiredfunction.
¾NO‐dL(NoDelete)‐Noimagesgetdeleted.
¾d‐ONE(DeleteOne)‐Onlythelastfilewillgetdeleted.
¾d‐ALL(DeleteALL)‐DeletesALLimagesontheSDcard.
¾Ft(Format)‐DeletesallfilesandreformatstheSDcard.
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•Press[OK]toconfirmyourselection.
•Press[MENU]buttontoexittheprogramsettingandbacktothe
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MEMORYCOMPATIBILITYCHART
Thefollowingcardshavebeentestedandapprovedforusewiththe
STC‐U732IRmodel.
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Kingmax2G
Sandisk2G,4G,8G
Toshiba2G
PNY 2G,4G,8G,16G
Kingston2G,4G,8G,16G
FirstChampion1G,2G,4G,8G,16G
Digilux1G,2G
Lexar4G,8G,16G
DANE‐ELEC4G,8G,16G
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NOTE:Propercameraoperationcannotbeguaranteedwhenusing
memorycardsNOTlistedabove.
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TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS
SystemRequirementsandCompatibility
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•WindowsMe/2000/XP/Vista/Windows7
•Pentium4,2GHzorabove
•1GBRAM(2GBrecommended)
•32bitscolor,Resolution800x600orabovew/256MB
•2GBfreeharddiscspace
•AnavailableUSB1.1port(USB2.0recommended)
•DirectX9.0orabove–Shouldcomewithyouroperatingsystem
already.
•Optional:Windowscompatiblesoundcardandspeaker.
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NOTE:IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourPCspecifications
pleasecontactyourPCmanufacturer.
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CameraFeaturesandSpecification
•Highprecisionmulti‐layerglasslenswithcoating.
•Builtin1.85”B&WLCDdisplay.
•Externalmemorysupport:SDmemorycardupto16GB.
•ResolutionOptions:7.0M,3.0M,1.3M.
•CapturingOptions:1‐9imageburstmodeorvideorecordingwith
audio.
•Imageformat:StandardJPEG
•Autowhitebalanceandautoexpose.
•AutoIRemitterlightcontrol.
¾EffectiveRangeforStillpicture(upto50ft).
¾EffectiveRangeforVideoclip(upto50ft).
•Realtimeclockfordateandtimestamping.
•4digitsLCDImagecounter.
•LowBatteryLEDindicator.
•GreenTESTLEDindicator.
•Focusing:5fttoinfinity.
•Effectiveviewingangle:50degrees
•PIRdetectionangle:48degrees
•Interfacetype:USB1.1
•Power:AAsizealkalineorlithiumBatteriesx8
•Externalpower:12voltsbatterypack
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IMAGECAPACITYCHART
STC-U732IR
Memory Card Size
Day Res Pixels Data size Resolution 1G 2G 4G 8G 16G
Hi 7.0M 4.2M 3072x2304 243 486 972 1,944 3,888
Lo 3.0M 2M 2048 x 1536 512 1,024 2,048 4,096 8,192
Base 1.3M 1M 1280 x 1024 1,024 2,048 4,096 8,192 16,384
AVI VGA 30's VGA 70M 640 x 480 / 30's 14 28 56 112 224
Night Res Pixels Data size Resolution 1G 2G 4G 8G 16G
Hi 7.0M 2.6M 3072x2304 394 788 1,576 3,152 6,304
Lo 3.0M 1M 2048 x 1536 1,024 2,048 4,096 8,192 16,384
Base 1.3M 0.5M 1280 x 1024 2,048 4,096 8,192 16,384 32,768
AVI VGA 30's VGA 30M 640 x 480 / 30's 34 68 136 272 544
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**Subjecttocardcompatibilityunderdifferentbrands.
NOTE:ImageCapacityChartprovidesapproximatenumberofimages
orAVImoviesbasedonresolutionsettingsandthesizeofthe
memorycard.Thesefiguresmayvarydependingontheamountof
detailintheimage.
WhentheSDcardisNOTFULL,butcamera'sfrontcounteralready
reaches9999,thecamerawillcreateanewfoldertosavethenext
data.Camera'sfrontcounterwillresetto0000.Ontheotherhand,
whenSDcardisfull,camera'scounterwillthenchangethedisplayto

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read"FULL".ImagesandVideosundereachfolderwillbenamedfrom
0001upto9999.
SDCardCapacityandCompatibility
Duetotherapidlychangingmemorycardmarketpleaseconsult
www.stealthcam.netforthemostuptodateinformationregarding
memorycards.
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MOONPHASESYMBOLCHART
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FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
Q:WhatdoesitmeanwhenIhaveall8’sonmyLCDscreen?
A:Thisusuallyreferstoanincompatiblememorycardormemorycard
damaged.Makesureyourcardhasbeenproperlyformatted.
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Q:Istheinfraredflashinvisible?
A:Theinfraredflashwillgiveoffalowglowredlightitisnotinvisible.
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Q:IsmygamecameraMaccompatible?
A:ThiscameramodelisnotcompatiblewithMaccomputers.
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Q:CanIuserechargeablebatteriesinthecamera?
A:Rechargeablebatteriesarefinefortheunit,regularalkaline
batteriesdesignedfordigitalelectronicsarerecommendedforbest
performance.
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Q:WhenIuseamemorycardcanIviewthepicturesonmypersonal
digitalcamera?
A:Wedonotrecommendviewingmemorycardimagestakeninyour
gamecameraonanyotherdigitalcamera,youmayexperience
compatibilityissues.
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Q:WillIlosemyimagesandsettingwhenthebatteriesdie?
A:TheimagesarestoredonyourexternalSDmemorycardsoyour
imageswillbeintactonlyonyourcard.Howeveryouwillneedtoreset
yoursettings.
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Q:Whataremyoptionsifmycameraispastitwarranty?
A:Wehaveanoutofwarrantyprograminwhichyoumaypurchasea
refurbished/reconditionedreplacementunitfor50%ormoreoff(based
onretailpriceofunit)discountexchangeofyouroldunit.
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Q:CanIusemygamecamerathroughawindoworglassdoor?
A:Glassmaydisruptyoursensorbeamwedon’tadviseusingthe
camerainthisfashion.
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Q:DoIneedtorechargemy12VBatteryKitduringtheseasonsit’snot
inuse?
A:The12VBatteryKitshouldberechargeatleastevery3months,
regardlessifitisbeingusedornot,inordertopreservetheworking
conditionofthebatteryinsidetheunit.
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NOTE:Forthelatestupdatesandinformationpleasecheckour
websiteregularly.
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FCCCompliance
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimits
forClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.These
limitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates
usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreceptions,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasure:
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¾Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
¾Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
¾Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
¾Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
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Productspecificationsaresubjecttochange.StealthCamisnot
responsibleforanyphotographicor typographicalerrors.
MaybeprotectedbyoneormoreU.S.Patentnumbers:6,735,387/
6,768,868/6,834,162/7,149,422/7,308,196/7,593,632/7,710,457
/7,873,266.