WILDSPY AC-830 User manual

WildSpyCamera OutdoorProducts
OperatingInstruction
Ref.: 8300 ver.20110823
DIGITALTRAILCAMERA
ModelNo: AC-830
Thank youfor purchasing the WildSpyCam. Thisunithasbeendesignedfor friendlyused, plugand
play operation.Withabuilt-in6MGpicturequalitydigitalcamerainawater proofcasefor outdoor
installation, theunitisideal for widerangeapplications suchas Animaltrail, Hunting trial,Home
security,Warehousemonitoring as asurveillancedevice. Itis great for anentryleveluser whojustpay
affordableexpensestoenjoy adigitalgamecamerainthefirsttime. Itcanbetriggeredbyanymovement
ofliveanimalsor humaninalocation, detectedby ahighlysensitivePassive Infra-Red(PIR)motion
sensor, and takeacaptureinstantly andkeeprecord intheeventcounter. Thosecollectedeventdatais
usefultoletyoustudytheir activity withinaspecifiedperiod. You maysettheeventsensor activityin
daytime;aftersunsetor 24hours. Thedevicewillkeep all events inmemoryand displaythemfro alow
temperatureLCD.ThisWildSpyCamcantake 4M pixels pictures or 3~90 seconds of AVI movies
whichstoredin16Minternalflashmemoryor anexternalCFmemorycard. Inorder tosimplify the
operation, thecontrolsaredividedintotwosections, DigitalCameraControlsectionandMotionSensor
Controlsection.Setting and operating for thedigitalcameraissimilar tooperate as manytraditional
digitalcamerasthatyou are alreadyfamiliar with. Alarge 2.4 color screen ontop allowsyoutoview
picturesinthefield andprogramfor many cameraoptions. Another small LCD onthelower displays all
scouting settings directly and monitor thecurrent scouting status,eventcounts, aswell as battery
capacity. Push buttonsonupperportionare used for operationofcameraoptions, other buttonsinlower
portion are used corresponding toeachscouting setting changeindividually. Twobatterysupplysystem
canabletoretainallscoutingparametersfor averylongtimeevencamerapower isdeadinthefield.It
isidealfor nolonger toworryaboutlostanyparameterssettingduring either bank ofbatteryarebador
replacement.
1Features:
• TakingUpto6 Mphigh qualitypictures and upto90seconds QVGAvideoclip
• Dateand Time Stamp oneachpicture
• Built-In Enlarge2.4 inch Color Screenfor fieldviewing
• Twomodes for extending long batterylife andTurbosnapmode(Fastshot)
• 16 Mbinternal flash memory
• CardSlotsupport standard CFcard
• Motiondetect activity selection: DAY –NIGHT –24HOUR
• Videolengthoption:3~ 90seconds.
• TVoutput supportNTSCandPAL TV
• USBportfor downloadingimagesto computer andfirmwareupgrade
• Powerfulstrobeflashtotake clear colorful picturesdayand nightwithin 50 feet.
• Separated LCDscreensandkeys tosimplifysettingfor cameraand motionsensor controls
• Pausesetting options: 1,3,5,10,20,30,60,90minutes
• QuickShotmodeallowfor moredetections upto3 pictures.
• Max 400 events counter display
• Separate Iconsfor BatteryPower ofMotionsensor andCamera
• Radar Animation for MotionSensor ON- activity status
• MemoryFull Display
• Video mode Display
• Walk-Testlightfor Distanceand setupmode
• Dialfor adjusting sensitivityofmotionsensor
• Backlightfor scoutingLCDviewing.
• Separatedbatterysystemfor Camera(Dcell x4pcs) andMotionsensor (CCell x3pcs)
1-1 Accessory Included
• USBCable x1pcs
• TV Cable x1pcs
• CDROMfor CameraDriver x1
pcs
• Beltx1pcs
• Mainunitx1set
• Steelmounting bracket plusU
bar providesseveralmounting
options x1 set
(Optional, Maynotincludedinthis
package)
2Preparation
2.1 Youshouldsavethe packing material
and giftbox thatincase you shouldrequire
toshipthisunit.
1. Pushthepowerswitch
toOFF(Center). Openthe
top cover bypull upthe
latches.
2. Install3pcsUM-2(C
type)size Alkaline batteries
intotherightofbattery
compartmentfor scouting
sensor operation
3. Install4pcsDtype
Alkaline batteriestotheleft
ofcompartmentfor Camera
operation.Payattentionto
thebatterypolarityaccording
tomarkingonthe
compartmentbecause2pcs
areinparalleledinstalled
4. InstallCFcard:Thesystemwill supportMax4GCFcard.InsertaCFcard according todirection
shownonpanel. TheCF'card trademarkmustbefacedup.
5. Removetheprotectivesheetsfromtheflashlens;Cameralensand PIR(motionsensor ) fresnel
lens.
CAUTION: Beforereplacing aCFcard, besurethePWswitchis already atOFF positioninorder to
avoidthedatainthecard mightbeflushed.
2.2QuickStart
Aneasywaybelowtotell youstepby step for getting aquickstart with the WildSpy Camera, it will
run under the factory default ifyoudonotchange any parameters. Whenthe device does exit from
settingmode or no key-in sincePWON, itwill goesto the scouting operationmode automaticallyafter
30seconds. Thatmeanswhenananimalor humanisdetected,aneventwillberecordedandthecamera
will shotimmediately. Theeventcounter will berenewed atonce.
1. Pushthemainpower switchwhichisallocatedinthebottomofcabinettoON
2.Calendar Setting: Setdateand time toupdatetheCurrenttime.
3. Chooseeither Pictureor Video asyour desiredcapturing mode.(Seetheparagraphbelowfor “Date
andtime Setting ; Still Picture/VideoMode)
4. Turnthesensor gain(sensitivity) control totheMax.
5. Mount theunitonasteadytreearound 0.5-1meter heightthatpointtothezonewhichyouwishto
monitor or justputitontablefor atrialtestonly
6. PushthemainPWswitchtoTEST and walkinfrontofmotionsensor inorder toverifyhowmuch
distanceand azone which youwill bedetectedaccording totheflashingwalk-test light.
7. Push PW back toON andleave. Nowthe scouting camerawillbereadyto work after 60 seconds of
warm-up time.
CAUTION: Beforeleft,besuretodoublecheckthelatchesifthedoor isclosedcompletely
2-3Factory Default Settings:
For Camera: Capture=SinglePicture /AutoExposure /2Mpixelsresolution/ Quality=Normal/
Stamp=ON/Language=English /TV=NTSC/Download=MSDC
For Motiondetection:Pause=1minute/Quick-Shot=1/Trigger Time=PW-Save/Work Duty=
24HRs
Nowyou cantrytogetbackthedevice toseeifyouhavebeencapturedfor afewpictures. Itis
suggestedto customizeyour settings ifyouarean experience user.
3 ADVANCEDOPERATION withUser’sSetting
Everytimesyou wanttochangefor anew setting duringanormalscoutingoperation, you mustswitch
OFF themainPower andbackON. Whileswitch the main PWtoON, the lower LCDshows the current
settings and theupper color screenisalwaysOFF. Nowyoucanabletoprogramwithyour desired
parameters insteadof thesystem default for motionsensing operation.
Caution: Allkeys seems nofunctiontemporarilyifaneventisbeing processing or afewsecondsafter
justpower up.Ifyou switchOFFfor themainPWat any time, theWildSpyCamwill waitfor the
currenteventtobedoneandgoestoOFFlater.
Settingfor MotionSensorOperation(PIR Sensor)
3-1 Select WORK for Day, Night or24hours period
Youmaydefineaspecifiedperiod for thesensor todetectaneventby pushingtheWORKbutton.A
correspondingiconwillflashfor your choose. ThenpressOK/DELkeytoconfirm. Therearethree
periodtobeselectedasDAY;NIGHT;24HourswhicharerepresentedbytheSUN;MOON;CLOCK
icons.
3-2SelectforQ-SHOT ( QuickShot)
Push Q-SHOT,thecurrentsetting will beflashingonLCD,pressonemoretimetochangefor your
desirednumber ofshotduring anevent.TheMaxshotswillbeavailableupto3timeswithineachevent.
Intervalofeachshotwill beabout20seconds.Anintervaltimesmaybelonger atnightdepending onthe
charging timeof FLASHER.
3-3Event Pause
Thisisatime lapsebetweenthemotionsensor doesabletodetecteventagainafter thepreviousevent.
Thesensor willnotwork withinthetimelapse. You canselect01, 03,05, 10, 20,30, 45,60, 00
minutes for a PAUSE option.PressthePAUSE buttononce to enter for setting, Thedefault01will
beblinking. Press againtochange it untilthe desired choice appears. Press OK/DEL onright to
accept it.
CAUTION: WithinthePAUSE period, thereisnoananimationontheradaricon.
3-4Movie Recording Length:
ThePAUSEkeyissharedfor twofunctions. Oneisexplainedasabove. Thesecond optionwillletyou
define howlong totake eachvideo. Press and holdPAUSE keyfor 3seconds,avideocameraiconwill
beblinking. Press onemoretimetochangefor your desiredtimeofrecording from3-90seconds.Press
OK/DELkeytoconfirm.Thissettingwillbeeffectiveonlywhenyou alreadysetthecapturemodefor
VIDEO.See thedescriptioninthe chapter of ShootingwithMovieMode below.
3-5 OK/DEL
Itisakeyfor shared with twofunctions. Anytimeyouhavedone for programming of theWORK,
Q-SHOT andPAUSE/VideoLength, justpress theOK/DELkeytoaccept a newchange. Ontheother
hand, pressand holdit with3seconds, itperformthe CLEAR function torenew allevent countsto be
[000]. Butitisnoteffecttoany imageor video contentsinthecameramemory
3-6 BatteryCheck
Two iconsarefor differencebatterybanks. TheBat-iconontheupper rightcorner isrepresentedfor
motionsensor power. Thesecond onthe lower isfor camera and IRflashpower. AllBat-icons will
indicatethree statusasbelow:
GOOD: BatteryIconshow with solid.
LOW: BatteryIconishalfblank.
BAD: Batteryicon istotallyblank. Inthiscase, theLighting Flashiconwillbealsodisappear. Itdoes
alertthatyou mustreplacethemwithnew batteriesimmediately. Camerawillnotworkatnightunder
thisbatterybadcondition.
Caution: Ifyounoticeoneofabank isbad, you just havetoreplaceall batteries with blank new
completely againstthecorresponding batterybank. Donottrytoreplacesomeofthemonly.Buttwo
batterybanksare independentto eachother inthe system. Soyou donotneedtoreplace for theother
batterybank. Normally,thebatteriesfor PIR sensor willlastmorethan4-6monthsifthebatteryquality
isgood. After replacedeither batterybank,remember tore-bootthedevicebythemainPWswitch.
3-7SensitivityAdjustment
The DISTANCE dialoninnerpanelisusedfor adjustingsensitivity ofthemotionsensor (GainControl).
Byturning thedialtotheright, sensor sensitivityissettotheMaxtodetectanimalover 50feetaway.
You mayreducethedetectiondistancefor taking picturewithalarger animaltarget.
Caution: Itisrecommended toset MAX inwarmerenvironmentlikeinthesummer time.
3-8 Operation Modes
After finishedaboveinitialized installation, nowthedeviceisreadyto detect for anevent. Firstly you
havetomounttheunitfirmlyonasuitableplacelikeonatreebyastrap.
Themode switch is inthe lower ofcabinet. Therearethree modestobeselectedunderdifference
operation.

3-8-1 PW-ONMode
TheWildSpyCamwillbealwaysrequiredworking under thismode. SincethePW-SWispushedto
ONmode, the motionsensor willbegintowarmsupfor 1 minute, thenstarttodetectmotionfor taking
pictures/Video.
3-8-2 PW-OFF Mode
SlidethePWtothecenter positiontoturnthesystempower OFF. Allpicturesand currentsettings as
wellaseventcounts will beretainedatthismode and internal realtimeclockwill still run.
Caution: Remember toremoveall batteriesincaseyouwill nolonger touseitinordertoavoid the
metalterminalstobeoxidizedduetotheleakagecurrentfrombatteryitself.
3-8-3 WALK-TEST Mode
Walk-Test Mode isusedtoverify thedetectionrangeand pointing zone beforeplacingitinthefield.
After mountedtheunitonatree,pushthePWswitchto Walk-TEST.TheWalk-TestLEDwilllightup
last1minutetowarmup. Aradar animation iconwithTEST alertisremainingblinking during
Walk-Testmode. Then, Walk-TestLightwillgoesoff and willalertwith3timesflashing onceyouwill
bedetectedinfrontofthedevice.Nowyou trytogofarawaytocheckhowlongthePIRmotionsensor
will still see you.Thecameradoesnottakeanypictureduringthistestprocess.
Note: Thesystemwill resume tonormal Scouting ON DUTY modeautomaticallyafter 3minutes
(Time-Out) since nolonger detection ofwalk-testto betriggeredinorder to avoidusermight forgetto
pushthePWswitchbacktoON before heleft.
3-9 Walk-Test LED+ DC In-Use Indicator
Bothlightswill beON during the firstminuteof Walk-Testmode warm-up andCamerasetting mode.
Theywill blinkfor 3timesonce awalk-test motion is detected.
Inthe PIR scouting settingmode,an instantflashisresponsetoeachvalidkeyinput.
3-10Event CountDisplay
Withinaspecifiedworking period,whenananimalorhumanisclosing tothetrail monitor,anevent
will berecorded and the digital camerawill takeapictureautomatically.Amaxcountwill beupto400
Youwillbealertedwithablinking signalcontinuallywith “FULL”inLCD,andthedigits400willbe
flashing.InthiscasethePIRsensorand camerawillstillwork for sensingand taking imageseventhe
eventcountreachtoFULL.
3-11DeleteEvents
PressOK/DEL keyandholdfor 3secondstodeleteall records.TheTOTALEVENTSwill be
flashing for 2secondstoconfirmyouthatthecounter toberenew successfully.
3-12TurboShot
Thereisswitchknobontherightofthescouting LCD. Slide the Trigger Time switchto FAST mode,
theDCwillbesetfor thefastest speedfor shooting.Inthismode, capturespeedwillbe1.3secondthat
doublefaster thanthesetting intheBAT-Savewhileamotionisdetected.Setting ofBAT_SAVE willbe
idealfor extending batterylife. Incaseyou expecttoresumetheFAST modetobeBat-Save,slidethe
knobfor BAT-SAVE andthenreboottheDevice.
Caution: DuringtheFAST modeisactivated,youwill notbeabletoturnonthecamerabypressing
CAM-PWkey anytime exceptrebootingthedevice.
3-13FlasherOperation
TheinternalFLASHERwill workand tobe charged after anightshootingautomaticallyatnight. It
will notwork andnotbechargedindaytime.Anormalcharging timewill betaken20~30seconds.The
Flashicononthescouting LCDwillbeblinkingslowlyduringcharging.
Ifthebatterybecometooweaktocauseachargingtimemaybelonger then60secondsand,the
charging processingwillbestoppedautomaticallyand thedigitalcamerawill nolonger totakepictureat
nighttimetilltoreplacenew batteries. TheFLASHERwithinhibitsymbolonthescouting LCDwill
becomewithfaster blinking. Butthecameramay still workingatdaytimeevenbatteryisbad.
SettingforCAMERA /Operation
3-14 DescriptionforCameraOperationKeys whichareinthe upperportionof the innerpanel
SeeFig.4
SHOT
FLASH
PREVIEW
DISPLAY
MENU (OK Key in Center)
Navigation Keys
UP/DOWN/
LEFT/RIGHT
3-15CAM_PW (Camera
PowerButton)
Thisbuttonis located on
theleftofthelower portion
ofinnerpanel.Youhaveto
usethisbuttontoswitchon
thecameramanuallywhen
youneedtochangethecamerasettingor downloadpicturesfrom camera.
3-15-1TurnCameraON: Before turnON thecamera,besure the MainPowerswitchatON position
and waitfor 10secondsafter PowerUP. Press CAM_PWonce, BoththeIN-USEand Walk-TestLED
arelighted. Thecamerastatus smalllightonthetop right corner willalerts withredlight for 2 seconds
toshowcameraisPWON already. CamerawillstarttoworksatthedefaultoftheLIVEVIEWmode.
Butcamerascreenisremaining blackuntil either DISPLAY or PREVIEWkeyispressed. Therearetwo
modesthatcalled LIVEVIEWandPREVIEW for cameraOPERATION. In either modes, you can
change a setting ofcamera, preview pictures, takeapicturemanually,downloadpicturestoPC.
3-15-2TurnCameraOFF: Whenyou did finishusing thecamera, remember toturn thecameraOFF by
pressingtheCAM-PWswitchagain.
Caution: During cameraON period, motionsensor willstop sensing until CAM-PWisturnedtoOFF.
3-16NavigatorKeys /MenuButton Usage:
Four directional keys representfor the Left /Right /Up /Downkeys. Thecenterknobisthe MENU
button. All camera settingswill beprogrammed with them. Press theMENU todisplaythe optiontitleof
modes. Select a titlethatyou wishtochangeby pressing theleftor rightnavigator key. Highlightyour
choice fromapulldownlistof the displaying titleby theUpor DownKey. Press theMENUtoaccept
thechange andexit.
3-17CameraSettingMenu
Therearetwomainmenus for eachmodes:
A. Live View Mode
B. Preview Mode
BothLiveViewand Preview menu come with differencetitleswhich are described as below:
A. LiveView Mode
A-1 Display key:
Press DISPLAY toturnONthecamerascreen and thentouchit timeby timeto changefor difference
functions. For Example: TurnON screen>CleanScreen(Removeinformationfromscreen) >turn
screenOFFrepeatedly.
WiththeLive displaymode,itisusedfor amanualshot or changesettingofcameraparameterslike
selecting picture/videomode;resolution;imagequality;calendar stamp;firmwareupgrade…..
A-2 TakingaPhoto/VideoManually
SHOTkey :
Push it once totakeapictureany timewhilecameraisON whatever the screen is OFF or ON. For
taking avideoclip, pressSHOTtostarttaking,astopwatchcounter willwork and press againtostop.
A-3 ChangeCameraCaptureSetting
Since cameraisON, press MENUkeytoenterthecameracapturesetting menuthatconsistof7titles. .
All ofthe Title/ Itemsscrolling inthesetting menuonebyone areexplainedbelow:
1. Capture
a. Exit
b. Single(TakePicture)
c. Video (TakeMovie)
2. Resolution
a. Exit
b. High 4M 2304x1728
c. Normal 2M 1600x1200
d. BasicVGA 640x480
3. Quality
a. Exit
b. High
c. Normal
4. Date/Time
a. Exit
b. Set
c. StampON/OFF(AChoice for calendar showing oneachimage)
5. TVout
a. Exit
b. NTSC60Hz (Defaultsetting, UsedinNorthAmerica)
c. PAL50Hz
6. Language
a. English
b. French
7. Bright-ISO
a. Exit
b. Auto(Noselectionfor user here)
A-4CaptureMode
A-4-1 Single (Takinga Picture)
Thesystemdefaultsettingis Single StillPictureModefor capturingcolorfulimagesatdayand night.
Once themotionsensor doesdetectamotion, camerawillsnapitintothememory. Scouting EVENT
counter willrenew thereadingaftereachevent.
A-4-2 VideoMode(TakingaPicture)
Movethehighlight toVideoandpress MENU key, now the VIDEOmodeisselected. Theunitwill
takevideoclipsatdaytimeonly.Sinceaneventisrecorded, avideo-camiconwillappearin the
lowerscoutingLCDthattoalteryouarein videomodenow.
IncaseyouwouldswitchbackforSingle Picturemode, itisrequiredtorestartthe WildSpyCam and
turnONcamerabypressingCAM-PW, thenhighlightthe SINGLEfrom CaptureTitle.
Important: Iftheunitdetectsthecamerabatterybank becomingtooweakand ablankbatteryicon
appear, WildSpyCam willstoptaking picturesatnighttime.Butitcanstilltakedaytimepicturesor
video.
A-4-3 Resolution
Youcanchooseadesiredmegapixelsfrom1.3Mp/2Mp/3Mp/7Mpby UP and DOWNkey.
A-4-4Quality
ThisoptionisdefinedtheJPEGfilecompression.High meansanimagefilewillbelargerunder better
qualityofimage.
A-4-5Date andTimeSetting
SinceyouarethefirsttimetouseWildSpyCam,itisrequiredtoupdatewithyour localtime.Ineither
ofmodessinceCAM-PWpower ON, press theMENU keytoviewthecamerasetting menu. ThenPress
RightkeytofindDate/Timetitles. Highlight “SET”by usingtheDOWNkey.Pushthecenter “MENU”
buttontodisplaytheCalendar andmovethecursor stayingatthedesireditembyRIGHTor LEFT
buttonand changethemwiththeUP or Downuntiltofinish.PressMenutoacceptwithYES.
Caution: Thecalendar isshowninmilitaryfashionwith24hour format.Example: 2:00pmwill be
shownas14:00.00.(Hour:Minute:Second)
StampON/OFF
ToggletheStampoptionON/OFFtoshowwhatever the calendaronall imagesor not.Butthis
featurewill notfunctioninvideomode.
BPreviewMode:
B-1ViewImages
Everytimesyouwanttoviewimagesonthecolor screenor TVsetduringascoutingmode, you must
switchOFFthemainPowerand backONandthenpress CAM-PW. While cameraisON andpress
PREVIEWkey,CamerawillbeswitchedtoPreviewmodeatonceand showthelastimage.Itisalsoa
toggle buttonletyou skipbetweenLiveViewvsPreview mode.During inPreview mode,theDISPLAY
keybecomefor skippingFull Viewofanimage>Cleanscreen>>Thumbnail pictures.
B-1-1.ViewImage/Videowith TV
TheRCAend ispluggedintheTVVideo-Inofyour TV. Toview picturesonTVset, the
cameraisrequiredinPreview mode.Ifyoupull outtheTV cable,thedigitalcamerawillswitch
totheinternalviewing screendisplayautomatically.
Caution: Thelastpicturetakenwillbethefirsttoappear and will includeadisplayofthetotalnumber
ofpicturesstoredandthenumber ofthisframe. Example: 0024/0036isthe24th pictureofatotalof36
pictures.
B-1-2CleanScreen forViewing
Duringviewingenlarged1:1imagesorvideos, press DISPLAYkey toclearthe On Screen
Informationforacleanscreen. Itisatoggledfunction.
B-1-3 DigitalZoom
Whenever inthelivedisplaymodeor viewing afullsizepictureatPreview mode, press theUP keyto
ZoomInand theDOWNkeytoZoomOutfor a closer shootmanually or see moredetailswhen
enjoyinganimage.
B-1-4PanafterZoom
After Zoom-In,youcanpressMENU keytoactivatethePanfunctiontoview moredetailsofimage
by pressing either 4 directionalkeys.
B-2ChangeCameraPreviewSetting
Whenyou areinPreview mode,press the MENU keytodisplaythemenuwith4titles.
1. EraseMode
a. Exit
b. One (DeleteOnephoto)
c. All (DeleteAllitemsexceptprotecteditems)
d. Format(DeleteEverythingsindisk)
e. Protect (Protectanimage/video)
2. Date/Time
a. Exit
b. Set
c. StampON/OFF (SameasLiveView)
3. TVOut

a. Exit
b. NTSC(SameasLiveView)
c. PAL
4. USB
a. Exit
b. MSDC (Defaultfor all userstodownpicturesatanyWindowplatform)
c. SIDC(Onlyfor Win-XPuser todownloaddependonpersonalhobby)
B-2-1Erase (DeletingPhoto)
PressMENU keyunder thepreviewmode, Choosedeletionofsingleor all photosby DOWN key
under ERASEtitle.PressMENU keytoconfirmdeletion.
B-2-2 Protect anImageorVideo
Duringviewinganimageor videowhichyouwouldliketoretaininthememorywithoutwash-outby
deleteprocessing, pressMENU andhighlightthePROTECT option once. Thenasmall lockicononthe
top leftcornerofcurrentimagetoshowitisprotectedalready.Repeatthesameprocessingtounlockit.
Allofprotecteditemswill notbedeletedexceptformatting
B-2-3 Format
Afterproceedthisfunction,all filesintheentirecard andinternalflashmemorywill beremoved
completely. BecarefultosavethefilestoPCbeforeyoutrytodo it.
B-2-4TV-OUT
ItisusedtodefinewhatTVsystemissetfor matchingyourTVset.
Caution:Incaseyour TVisout ofoptionsoftheWildSpyCamlisting, you havetochangeyour TVset
for NTSCbeforeconnectingacabletoTVset.
B-2-5USB
Thisoptionisdefinedwhichanuser interface method willbechosenfor downloadingfilestoPC.
Thereisnoneedtochange thedefault “MSDC”whichalreadycompatiblefor mostusers.
Caution: BeforeusetheUSBfor downloading imageswhileitisthefirsttimetobuildaconnection
withyour PC, aproper driver intheattachedCDROM isrequiredtobeinstalledfirstly.See the
paragraph below: “4- Installing Driver
4Installing Driver/DownLoadImage/FW Upgrade
Oncethe firsttimethatyou connectthecameratocomputer, PC will detectanew USBdevice has
beenconnected and trytolookingfor adriver. Sothat, you arerequiredtoruntheattachedCD-ROM
for installingaproper driver firstlybeforeconnecting USBcable. Followtheinstructionstocompletethe
driver and softwareinstallation.
4-1InstallingUSBDriver
SincetheCD-Romisinserted, anauto-run willshowa pop upinstallationmenu.Ifyour computer
doesnotrun thesetupprogramautomatically,pleaserun "SETUP"fileunderrootdirectoryofthe
CD-Rom. Then, clicktheDRIVERbuttononthepopupwindow.Followtheinstructionuntil to
completeitself.
Caution: Everytimesyouwanttoview or downloadimages,itisrequiredtore-bootthedevicebefore
proceeding whenyou justterminateascouting mission.
4-2Installing PhotoEditingSoftware
Therearetwosimplephoto/videoeditingsoftwarefor entryleveluser. You mayskipthisoptionand
exitdirectlyifyou alreadyhaveother existing or better softwarefor viewingthepicturesor videos.
-InserttheinstallationCD. Click “PhotoExpress “ButtonontheWelcomeScreen.
- Choosetheoperationlanguagewhichyou need.
- Install thesoftwareaccording tohints.
- Restartyour PC.
4-3Downloadingphotos/Moviestoyourcomputer
-Besurethedriverhasbeeninstalledsuccessfully. Press CAM-PWtoturnthecamera ON,thenpress
PREVIEWtoview animage.
-Connectyour computerand thecameraby anattached USBcable.
- Apopuptoshowthemobilehard diskwhichis assigned for theremovabledevice.Click
intotheproper directorytoseeallfilesinside.
- For example: X:\DCIM\100IMAGE\ for Image andVideofiles.X:\MP3\ for Voice
Memofiles.
4-4FirmwareUpgrade/PC-CAM
-WildSpyCam provide anoptionthatuser canabletoupgradewiththenewestFirmwareifneed. This
processingisrequiredthecameraisturnedON for theLiveView modeand a specifiedFWfileoffered
by yourdealer;distributor or downloadfrom manufacturer sweb-site.YouhavetoruntheUpgrade
programfirstlythenplugintheUSBtocameravsPC. Thescreenwillshow “PC-CAM”,followthe
instructionsinthepop-upwindow todo. Rebootthedevicetofinishtheupgradeprocessing. Ifyouare
notreadytoupgradewithany new Firmware, your currentmodeisPC-CAM modewhichWildSpyCam
doesbecomeatypicalPCcameraatthismode.
5UsingCF card:
WilsSpyCam has built-inwith16Mb internal flash memory. Therefore, thecameracancapturefor
someimagesor videosimmediatelyevennoCF card intheslot. Infact,a1GCF card isrecommended
toincrease more storagecapacity that allow morethanafewthousandsofpictures tobesavedwhen
youwillleave it inthefield.
Caution:BesuretheMainPWSwitchis OFF beforereplacing a CF card inorder tominimize a risk
todamageyour CF card or loss datapartially. Thisdevice does support upto4GCFcard. Also, before
using ablanknewSDcard or usedinother cameras, itisalwayssuggested toformat itbeforeusage.
Important: If a CFcardcannotbeinsertedsmoothly,youmustretractitandcheckifa directionof
card is correct or not.Never force topushithardly. Mostofcaseswithaproblemwithcard usagewere
foundthatcausedby animproper insertion.
6MEMORY MANAGEMENT
Incaseeither built-inor CFcard memoryisfull, amemoryFULL and Cameraiconswill beblinking
onthescouting LCD. Thecamerawillstoptocapture.ButPIRwillstillsensing eventsinorder tolet
youstill knowhowmanytotaleventstoberecordedevenwithoutimages. Replace anemptycardor
deletesomeor allcontentsthenreboottheunittorefreshthememorystatus. After clearfor free
memory, remembertore-bootthedevice by themainPWswitch. Thecamerawillnotresumetowork
withoutrebooting thesystem.
7MOUNTINGDEVICE
Beforestartingtoputthiscamerainthefieldfor
scouting game,thecameramustbemountedin acertain
placeproperlyor onatreewhosediameterwill notbe
less than6inch(15cm) andlocatednothigher than1M
withyour desiredmountingmethod thatfollowingthe
installationmethod asshownasbelow. Thedesignis
reservedtofitfor twoways ofmounting.
7-1BeltMount:Thisbeltisattachedinthepacking.
SeetheFig.5
7-2PythonAdjustableLocking Cable(Notincluding
inthispacking):See theFig. 6
YoucanabletouseaPythonadjustablelocking
cabletoprovidemoresecuritytoyour WildSpyCam.
The"Master Lock"brand isagood choice.
Withanoptionalchoice, asteelmountingbracket
andUtypesecuritybar canbeusedtoprovidestronger
securityability. You canbuythisaccessoryfromyour
localdealer.
Detectiondistanceseemstooshort …1.BesuretheSensor GaincontrolisatMax.
2.Environmentmaytoohotinsummer time
Nodisplay; andnoother response …… 1.Itiscorrectifitgoesintoscanningmodealready
duringnormalscanningoperation
2.Thesystemmayhalt,uninstallall batteriesfor 10
minutesandreloadagain.
Anew settingof PAUSEseems…… 1.Thenew eventPAUSEsettingwill beeffectedafteraalways
runningwrong previousoldeventisfinished.
2.Rebootthedeviceafter changethesetting.
Noanimalshowingin somepictures…1.Checkiftheunitispointedthedirectionwherethesunis
rising or sunsetthatthesensor mightbetriggered.
2.ThePIRsensor maydetectananimalthroughvegetationout
ofview fromthecamera.
3.Iftheanimalwasmovingquickly,cameramay notcaptureit
intimewhileananimalstillstaying inthezone.
4. Makesurethattheunitwasmountedonasteadytree or
other placethatdoesnotwobble
Not Detect Motionbut LCD seemsOK…1. Besurenothing isinfrontof thePIRlens.
2.CheckthebatterystatusofPIRmainbattery.
3.BesureyouhaveturnedOFFtheDCwhen
youjustfinishedtouseDCfor preview or
downloadingimages. TheSelfLEDinfront
mustbeOFF.
Could not gotoTESTmode Try topushthePOWERSWto
OFF firstly then waitfor 2s, pushtoTESTagain.
Noworkingwith USB……………………1.BeforeuseUSB,youarerequiredtoinstalla
correctdriver. Besureyou havedonethe
driver installationasthechapter Installation
DriverforDownLoadimagesfromUSB
2.ChecktheUSBcablepluggedbetweenPCand
monitor correctly.
NoworkingwithTV…………………….1.Donottrytouse third party cablebecauseitmaynot
compatiblefor application.
An imagetaken lessthan………. Yes. The focusofthis trailmonitor is setfor takea
2meter isnotclear. picture over 3 meter
Only with manyeventsbut less……… The D type batteries maybecome bad.
or without pictures
Camera In-Uselight is remaining ON, ……1. Thecameramay be time-outand shutdown
automatically. butthe cameradoesnot Repeattopress theCAM-PWto resumethecamera
respond ON.
2. Batterymaybetoolowthatcouldnotsupportthecamera
stayingON. Replace with4pcsDtypeblank new batteries.
3.TheTriggerTimeissetontheFASTmode.Youhaveto
switchOFF themainPWand backON after youtryto
operate withthe camera
CAM-PWswitchdoesnotrespond……..1Youmayattempt to turnthe cameraON tooquicklyafter
the mainpower ON. Normally,wait forabout10 seconds
until thebacklightofscouting LCDgoestoOFF.
Reset the Unit out of SystemHalt………In case theevent counter doesstop torespond for any
sensing, or younoticetheLCDisalwaysblank eventhePower
switchisON, thesystemmayhaltalreadytocausetheproblem.
Remove all batteries outofcompartment for morethan 10
minutes inorder to resettheunit. All pictureswillbe retained
inthememory and theunitwill resume to thefactory default
settings.Youwill needtoreprogramwithyour desired
scouting parameters beforeuse.
Whyareeverythingsdisplayedon…… Itmightbecausedby impropersettingofTVsignalformat.
TVmode without color? Trytochangefor another settinglikeTV-PAL<>
TV-NTSC.
Ifitisstillfail,youhavetochangeyour TV set tobethe
NTSCtomatchthesignalprotocolwiththecamera.