Tasco 119223C manual

Digital T rail Camera Instruction Manual Model#: 119223C Lit# 93-0580/04-10[...]

IMPORT ANT NO TE Congratulations on your purchase of one of the best tr ail cameras on the market! T asco is ver y proud of this little unit and we are sure you will be pleased with it as well. W e appreciate y our business and want to earn your trust. Please refer to the notes below and the instructions in this manual to ensure that you ar e compl[...]

3 Page Inde x Introduction 4 Parts and Contr ols 5 Camera Setup 7 Setting the Y ear , Date & Time 7 Setting Camera/V ideo Mode and R esolution 8 F ormatting SD Cards 8 Exiting the Setup Menu 9 Camera Opera tion 10 Mount the Camera 10 T est the Cov erage Area 10 Secure the Camera 11 Viewing the P hotos and V ideos 12 Glossary 13 Specications [...]

4 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the T asco 119223C digital trail camera. This trail camera is designed to record the activity of wildlife in the outdoors with its still image and movie modes and weatherproof , rugged construction. Main Featur es: 1.3MP digital sensor • Compact Size (177mm*137mm*52mm) • Long Battery Life[...]

5 Parts and Con trols Guide F ront of C amera Camera Lens PIR Motion Sensor Xenon Flash Padlock Hole PIR Indicator[...]

6 Con trol P anel Detail Parts and Con trols Guide Contr ol Panel (Fr ont Opened) Po wer Button L CD Display Battery Compartment USB Port SD Card Slot[...]

7 CAMERA SETUP Open the Cam by pulling out on the two latches on the right side. Install 4 “C” cell batteries (a t base of all batteries contacting springs), and inser t an SD card (not included, use any capacity from 16MB to 8GB. Do not substitute MMC cards.) in the slot to the right of the 5 buttons as indicated on the slot cover (upside d[...]

8 Again use the UP/DOWN buttons to change the day if necessar y • and press OK. T o set the time, use UP/DOWN to set the hour and minute. The time • display uses the 24 hr standard, so 2:00 PM is indicated as “1400” , etc. Note: The Date & Time setting will normally be retained for a few minutes when the batteries are removed from[...]

9 CAMERA SETUP (c ontinued) you ’ve sav ed any you wish to keep. The display will r ead “FoNo ” , with “No” and the SD card icon • blinking. Press OK when “No” is ashing if you don’t want to format the card. T o format the card, press either UP/DOWN button and the “Fo ” • portion will blink. Press OK and the display[...]

10 CAMERA OPER A TION Once your camera has been setup, you are ready to begin using it to capture photos of wildlif e ac tivity in the area you choose to loca te it. Just follow these steps: 1. Mount the Camera It is recommended that you mount the camera about 4 or 5 feet (1.2~1.5 meters) o the ground, with the camera pointed at a slight downwar[...]

11 area, press the MENU button, then step away from the camera. Move straight back from the camera to nd the length (depth) of the sensor detection zone, and move left or right to check the width (edges) of the detection zone ( note that it becomes wider as you move farther back-see below ). When you no longer see the red PIR indicator ash as[...]

12 VIEWING THE PHOT OS and VIDEOS After your camera has been operating f or awhile, you will of course want to review the photos and/or videos it has been capturing. This can be done b y either of two methods, accor ding to your prefer ence or the availability of accessory equipment: Using an SD Card Reader Make sure the power is o , and remove [...]

13 PIR ( P assive Infrared Sensor): Senses motion like a typical security motion detector . Requires infrared energy (heat) in addition to motion to tr igger the sensor to help limit detection to live animals (rather than lea ves, etc). Xenon F lash: This is a standard electronic ash tube, which res automatically in low light conditions t o p[...]

14 T echnical Specications Model Number 119223C Image Sensor T ype 1/3 Inch CMOS Eective Resolution 1.3 Megapixels Eective F ocal Length 4.4 mm Lens Aperture f/2.0 Display Monochrome L CD PIR Sensor Y es T rigger Speed 1.6 second Max Flash Distance 16 feet (5 meters) Storage SD Car d up to 8 GB Capacity PIR Indicator Y es (Setup mode only)[...]

15 Battery life is shorter than expected Battery life will var y with operating t emperature and the number 1. of images taken o ver time. Typically , the T rail Cam will be able to capture several images bef ore the batteries die. Check to make sure you have used new alkaline batteries. 2. T asco recommends using 4 Energizer® Alk aline “ C ” [...]

16 Still Photo and/or Video Quality Problems 1. Night photos appear too dark a. Try using a set of new batteries. The ash will stop operating near the end of the battery life. b. Y ou will get the best results when the subject is within the ideal ash range, no far ther than about 16’ (5m) from the camera. Subjects may appear too dark at gre[...]

17 Photos Do Not Capture Subject of Interest T r y to set your camera up in an area where there is not a heat 1. source in the camera ’ s line of sight. In some cases, setting the camera near water will make the 2. camera take images with no subject in them. T r y aiming the camera over gr ound. T r y to avoid setting the camera up on small trees[...]

18 TWO-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY Y our T asco ® product is warrant e d to be free of defects in materials and workmanshi p for two years a er the date of pur chase. In the event o f a defect under this warranty , we will, at our o ption, repa ir or replace the p roduct, pr ovided that you return the product p ostage prepaid. is warranty do es n[...]

19 FCC Compliance Stateme nt: This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B dig ital device , pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) Th[...]

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