TREELINE 1616204 User manual

Congratulations on your treeline™ trail camera
purchase!
Model# 1616204
Tractor Supply Customer Solutions Hours of Operation
Monday - Saturday 7am-9pm CST
Sunday 8am-7pm CST
Phone Number: 1-888-376-9601
Mailing Address:
Tractor Supply Company
Attn: Customer Solutions Center
5401 Virginia Way
Brentwood, TN 37027

Included
Camera Unit
Tree Strap
AA (8) Batteries
32 GB SD Card
Spare Battery Tray
Features
Resolution: Max 20 MP
Flash: 42 High Intensity Invisible LED’s
Flash Detection Range: Up to 80 ft
Memory: up to 32 GB SD Card (included)
Video Resolution: 720P
Power Supply: 8 AA Batteries (included)
Onboard Power: Built in capacitor retains Date/Time settings
Housing: Water Resistant w/ Rubber gasket seals
Mounting: Adjustable strap (included), ¼”-20 brass threads

Quick Start Guide
Battery and SD Card Installation
1. Open the door by unlatching side closure.
2. Locate battery unlock lever on underside of camera body and press toward front of camera body to release
battery tray. (If the tray does not immediately spring open, press in on tray as sliding battery unlock lever
upward.)
3. Remove battery tray and insert 8 AA batteries (provided) with positive ends pointing as shown on inside of
tray and negative ends pointing as shown on inside of tray.
4. Reinsert filled battery tray into camera body pressing firmly until unlock lever clicks into place.
5. Insert up to 32 GB SD Card (provided) label face up into SD Card Slot located under display screen.
treeline™ Tip: Be sure to format any SD cards used in other cameras prior to use in your treeline™ camera. Cards
can be formatted using a computer or see page XX for formatting instructions using your treeline™ camera.
Powering On
1. To power on, press and release the power button located in the upper right corner of the control face of the
camera body.
2. Check the battery level percentage indicator on the display screen to ensure installed batteries have proper
charge level. If so, you are ready to proceed to use.
3. To Power camera off, press and hold power button for 3 seconds.
Ready Mode
1. After 25 seconds with no buttons being pushed, the LED back lit display dim and after 30 seconds the LED
display will power down and the camera will automatically enter ready mode and will be ready to take
images or videos.
2. To wake the camera, briefly press any of the 4 directional arrows, power, or OK button.
treeline™ Tip: the LCD display will not wake up immediately if the camera is actively writing an image or video to
memory.
Home Screen
When powered on or woken up your camera will open to the home screen which will display the key things you will
want to know when checking or setting up your camera for use.
Pictures: Number of images/videos currently stored on the SD Card.
Available: Total number of image space remaining on the SD card.
Battery: Indicates the percentage of battery life available.
Time/Date: Time is displayed in 12 hr. format with AM/PM display. Date in Day/Month format
Setting Date and Time
1. While on the Home screen, press OK button to enter date/time adjustment screen.
2. Once in date/time adjustment screen, use the up/down arrows to change the flashing date selection being set.
3. After the flashing date selection is correct, use the right/left arrows to navigate through the date/time functions
including day, month, year, hour, minute, AM/PM. You do not need to use the up/down arrow to change from
setting day to setting time. Continue using the left/right arrows to navigate through all date/time options.
4. Once all date/time setting are correct press the ok button to return to the home screen.

Setting Camera Functions
Each camera function is located on secondary screens that can be navigated to from the home screen by
using the left/right arrows. There are two function located on each screen. While the function you wish to
adjust is displayed on screen, press the OK button and display arrows will appear on both side of the
function on the top of the display. If the function you wish to set is on the lower half of the screen use the
up/down arrows to change between functions. When the arrows are displayed on both side of your
desired function, use the left/right arrow to change the function setting. Once setting is set to your desired
setting, press OK to allow you to navigate to other function screens using the left/right arrows.
Mode (Picture or Video)
1. From home screen, press the right arrow until mode is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button and arrows will appear and you can now use left/right arrow to change between
still and video mode.
3. Press OK to save your desired setting.
PIR Sensitivity (Sensitivity of sensors)
1. From home screen, press the right arrow until SENSE is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button and arrows will appear on screen and then press up/down arrow until display
arrows are beside the SENSE options.
3. Use the right/left arrow to select between high/medium/low PIR sensitivity settings.
4. Press OK to save your desired setting.
Treeline™ Tip: SENSE level guidelines:
-HI: Sensitive to small movements (ex. wispy grass in frame background)
-MED: Detects standard movement. (Default)
-LOW: Detects only large movement
Active (when pictures/videos will be taken)
1. From home screen, press the right arrow until ACTIVE is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button, arrows will appear on screen, then press up/down arrow until display arrows are
beside Active options.
3. Use right/left arrows to select between Day, Night and 24hr (default).
4. Press OK to save your desired setting.
Delay (time between images/videos)
1. From home screen, press the right arrow until DELAY is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button, arrows will appear on screen, then press up/down arrow until display arrows are
beside Delay options.
3. Use right/left arrows to select between 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 second Delay.
4. Press OK to save your desired setting.
Resolution
1. From home screen, press the right arrow until Resolution is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button, arrows will appear on screen, then press up/down arrow until display arrows are
beside Resolution options.

3. Use right/left arrows to select between High, Med, Low Resolution.
4. Press OK to save your desired setting.
Video Length
1. From home screen, press the right arrow until VIDEO LENTH is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button, arrows will appear on screen, then press up/down arrow until display arrows are
beside Video Length options.
3. Use right/left arrows to select between 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 second videos.
4. Press OK to save your desired setting.
Language
1. From home screen, press the right arrow until LANGUAGE is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button, arrows will appear on screen, then press up/down arrow until display arrows are
beside Language options.
3. Use right/left arrows to select between English, Spanish, French and Dutch language options.
4. Press OK to save your desired setting.
Name
Treeline™ Tip: The camera name is optional and will appear on the images once retrieved to give you a
reference of the camera location.
1. From home screen, press the right arrow until NAME is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button, arrows will appear on screen next to Language. Press the down arrow once
and the first character of the camera name will begin flashing.
3. Use up/down arrows to select from the alpha/numeric character options. Once you have selected
the correct character, use the right/left arrows to navigate to the next space to continue naming
your camera. Continue repeating this step until name is complete. (Max 12 characters)
4. Press OK to save your desired setting and navigate back to home using right/left arrows.
Factory Reset
Treeline™ Tip: Resetting your camera to factory settings will return all setting to factory defaults and clear
time/date settings. This will not clear images/videos from the external SD Card memory.
1. From home screen, press the right/left arrow until UI RESET is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button and display arrows will appear next to “No”. Use right/left arrow to select “yes”.
3. A confirmation screen will appear. Again, use right/left arrow to confirm reset by selecting “yes”.
4. If you do not wish to reset, select “No” and return to home screen using right/left arrows.
Format SD Card
Treeline™ Tip: Formatting the SD card is recommended before use of any card previously used in other
cameras or devices. This will remove all images/video and folders on the SD Card. Be sure you have any
important information saved on a computer or hard drive before formatting.
1. From home screen, press the right/left arrow until Format SD Card is displayed on screen.
2. Press OK button, arrows will appear on screen next to UI RESET options. Press the down arrow
once and display arrows will appear next to Format SD Option “No”.
3. Use right/left arrow to select “yes”.
4. A confirmation screen will appear. Use right/left arrow to confirm formatting by selecting “yes”.
5. If you do not wish to reset, select “No” and return to home screen using right/left arrows.

6. Once formatting is complete, use right/left arrows to navigate to home screen. Pictures will now
show as “0”.
Mounting
1. Remove tree mounting strap from packaging and remove tag end from buckle.
2. Thread tag end through back slots of camera body before attaching to tree or post.
3. Wrap strap around post and thread through buckle and pull tightly but be careful to not over
tighten and break buckle.
4. Make sure any lose end of strap is tucked away so it does not blow in front of sensor causing
false triggers.
Mounting Tips:
•Recommended 25’-30’ mounting distance from target are for best image quality.
•For improved image clarity, if possible, avoid mounting facing towards rising or setting
sun to reduce direct sunlight on lens.
Retrieving images
To view images, first power down the camera before removing SD card. Once camera is powered down,
press the SD card into the camera to release from camera and the SD card will eject.
Next, insert SD card into computer or external SD card viewing device. If your devise automatically
launches a viewing program or the device recognizes the external device a, follow the device
recommendations to view and sort images. If program does not launch automatically you will need to
open the “Start Menu” at the bottom of the screen and select computer. Locate the removable device in
the left-hand navigation. This will direct you towards the SD Card folder, typically named “DCIM”. Select
this folder and then the sub folder “100Media”. The photos will be sorted in order and will each start with
the prefix “TSC_” followed by the number of the image that will also be on the image stamp.
Warranty
1-year limited warranty against manufacturer defects.
FCC Statement
Trade Name: Treeline
Power Source: 8Pcs. Of AA-Cell Alkaline Batteries
This devise complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two criteria: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference
receive, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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