Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 119256CW Tasco
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03-13 T rail C amera Model #: 119256CW Instruc tion Manual.
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3 Page Inde x Introduction 5 Parts & Contr ols Guide 6-7 Battery and SD Card Installation 8 About the Setup Menu 9 Using the Setup Menu 9 SETUP MENU REFERENCE T ABLE 10-11 Camera Opera tion 12 Mou.
4 IMPORT ANT NO TE Congratulations on y our purchase of one of the best trail cameras on the market! T asco is ver y proud of these cameras and we ar e sure you will be pleased with yours as well. We appreciat e your business and want to earn your trust.
5 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on y our purchase of a T asco Digital Tr ail Camera. This camera is designed to rec ord animal activity in the outdoors with its still image and movie modes and weatherproof , rugged construction. Y our trail cam featur es a compact, por table size and an extra long battery life.
6 Parts and Con trols Guide F ront of Camer a Camera Lens Infrared LED Array PIR Motion Sensor T r ipod Socket Padlock Hole IR LED Arra y Detail PIR Indicator (Setup Mode Only Light Sensor.
7 Con trol Panel Detail Parts and Con trols Guide Contr ol Panel (Fr ont Unlatched & Opened) Po wer Switch USB Port L CD Display SD Card Slot Battery Compartment.
8 BA T TERY and SD CARD INST ALL A TION Y our T asco Digital T rail Camera is designed to operate using 4 AA ba tteries. W e recommend using Lithium (for longest life) or Alkaline batteries. NO TE: Always set the power switch to the OFF position when installing or removing batteries.
9 ABOUT THE SETUP MENU Slide the power switch to the On position. Y ou’ll see “ W AIT ” on the display , then the setup menu screen. Before y ou star t using the camera, you ’ll no doubt want .
10 Menu Item Settings (Bold=default) Description/Operation Date set year , month, and day Press OK and use the UP/DO WN keys (to change the setting), then press OK again to go to the next date parameter and repea t, to set the current year , month, and day .
11 Menu Item Settings (Bold=default) Description/Operation Mode 1.3M/ 3M (with Mode set to 1P or 3P for photos), 5-60 Sec (in Movie (video) mode Select “Mode” and press OK . Use UP/DOWN to select 1P (single photo), 3P (burst of 3 photos), or Movie (video mode).
12 When you ’ve nished using the Setup Menu, and are ready to r eturn the camera to normal operating mode, so it will beg in to capture photos or videos for you, simply pr ess the Setup button. After you exit the Setup Menu, the display will go blank and the camera is in “sleep ” mode.
13 CAMERA OPERA TION (continued) 3. T est the Cover age Area One of the T rail Camera ’ s most useful features is the ability to test the coverage ar ea. • After mounting the camera, open the front housing and slide the Po wer switch to the “ ON ” position.
14 VIEWING THE PHOT OS and VIDEOS After your camera has been operating f or awhile, you will of course w ant to review the photos and/or videos it has been capturing . T his can be done by either of two methods, accor ding to your pref erence or the availability of accessory equipment: Using an SD Card Reader 1.
15 PIR ( Passiv e Infrared Sensor): Senses motion like a typical securit y motion detector . R equires infrared ener gy (heat) in addition to motion to trigger the sensor to help limit detection to live subjects (rather than leav es, etc). Camera Dela y: T ime elapsed between photos while events are sensed and recorded .
16 T echnical Specications Model Number 119256CW Image Sensor Type 1/4 Inch CMOS Sensor Resolution 1.3 Megapixels Eective F ocal Length 7.6 mm Lens Aperture f/2.0 IR Filter Automatic IR F ilter Display L CD (menu screen) PIR Sensor Ye s T rigger Speed 1.
17 Battery life is shorter than expected 1. Battery life will vary with operating temperature and the number of images taken over time. Typically , the trail cam will be able to capture several thousand images bef ore the batteries die. 2. Check to make sure you ha ve used new alkaline or lithium batteries.
18 Camera w on’ t power up 1. Make sure that you hav e installed all 4 batteries in the battery compartment. T asco recommends using 4 Energizer® Lithium AA batteries in this trail cam . 2. Make sure that the batteries are installed corr ectly, observing proper polarity .
19 5. Photos with streaked sub ject a. In some cases with low lighting conditions and fast moving subjects, the 3 MP resolution setting (“HI”) may not perform as well as the 1.3 MP setting (“L O”). b. If you ha ve multiple images where fast moving subjects produce streaks on the phot o, try the “LO” resolution setting instead.
20 Camera w on’ t retain settings 1. Make sure that you hav e been saving the changes to any parameter settings that you made while in Setup mode, by pr essing “OK” after changing the setting. If you don ’t save y our new setting after changing it, the camera will continue to use the orig inal default setting for that parameter .
21 Specications and designs are subjec t to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufac turer . TWO -YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Y our Tasco ® pr oduct is warranted to be fr ee of defects in materials and workmanship for two years after the date of purchase .
22 FCC Compliance Statement: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful inter ference in a r esidential installation.
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©2013 B.O .P . For further questions or additional information please contact: T asco 9200 Cody , Overland Park, Kansas 66214 (800) 423-3537 • w w w .
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