Bushnell 119900A Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Model#: 119900A (for AT&T®) / 119900V (for Verizon™)

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IMPORTANT NOTE

Congratulations on your purchase of the Bushnell Impulse Wireless Cellular Cam! Please refer to the notes below and the instructions in this manual to ensure that you are completely satisfied with this product.

If your Bushnell Impulse Wireless Cellular Camera does not seem to be functioning properly or if you are having image quality issues, please check the Troubleshooting and FAQ sections on pages 13-16. Problems are often due to something simple that was overlooked, or require only changing one setting to solve.

If your problem continues after trying the solutions in the Troubleshooting/FAQ section, please call Bushnell Customer Service at (800) 423-3537. In Canada, call (800) 361-5702.

Bushnell recommends using Energizer® Lithium AA batteries (12 required) in the Impulse Wireless Cam to obtain maximum battery life.

• Do not mix old and new batteries

• Do not mix battery types-use ALL lithium or ALL alkaline

• NiMh Rechargeable batteries are not recommended, as the lower voltage they produce can cause operational issues

Bushnell recommends using SanDisk® SD and SDHC Cards (up to 32GB capacity, Ultra® or Extreme® series for HD video) in the Impulse Wireless Camera.

Note: this Bushnell Impulse Wireless Cam model is not designed

or intended for operation or sale outside of the United States.

PARTS GUIDE (Camera Exterior)

Infrared LED Flash Array

Latch

Lens

Light Sensor

PIR Sensor

Cellular Signal Strength Indicator

External DC Power Jack

(Bushnell Accessories only)

PARTS GUIDE

(Camera Interior)

Display Screen

Power Switch

Microphone

Hinge

SD Card Slot

MENU Button

5-way Control Pad w/Arrow Keys

BASIC SETUP STEPS

1. Install the free Bushnell Wireless Trophy Cam app on your smartphone by scanning the QR code on the label inside your camera (also included on the Quick Start Guide), or downloading it from the App Store (iPhone®) or Google Play® (Android®).

2. Open the app, then sign in (if you already have a Bushnell trail cam account), or create a new account (A).

3. Log in, click the Camera icon at the bottom of the screen, then click “+” to add a new camera (B). Scan the QR code on the label inside your camera again or manually enter its serial # to associate this camera with your account (C).

4. Remove the protective plastic covers from the camera lens, PIR sensor and display screen, opening the latches at the top of the camera to access the display screen on the interior control panel (see Parts Guide).

5. Install 12 AA batteries (Energizer® lithium batteries are recommended. Alkaline batteries may be used but battery life will be shorter. Rechargeable batteries are not recommended). Be sure to position the batteries for correct polarity (+/-) when installing (D).

6. Install a new SD card, up to 32GB (E). High speed cards (class 6 or higher) are recommended if you plan to record video clips.

7. At the location where you will place the camera, press and hold the power switch (approx. 3 sec.) until the display screen lights up. You’ll see the “Home Screen”, showing the operating mode. The camera’s default settings were chosen for typical usage as a scouting camera for hunters: photo mode at 8MP resolution, with a 10 second interval between photos, and “Medium” LED flash power output. These settings may be easily changed to suit your individual preferences or application (for example, if you would rather capture videos, or photos at a di erent resolution, spaced further apart), using the display and 5-way keypad (refer to the “Menu Options/ Settings” section of this manual) or remotely, using the app on your smartphone or home computer.

8. Latch the camera closed and check the signal strength indicator (F). Bushnell recommends at least one green LED for optimal performance. Lower signal strength can cause interruptions in service and shorter battery life. Mount the camera using the provided

Click to Add New Camera

A B C

+ +

Power

SD Card

Slot

Strap Loop

Cellular Signal Strength Indicator

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Leveling Arm

tree strap or 1/4”-20 mounting socket. A leveling arm to adjust the camera’s angle is provided near the lower rear of the camera (G).

9. Your Impulse wireless camera is now ready to use. Using the app, you can select if the photos will be sent to your smartphone as soon as each image is captured (to actively monitor an area), or as a batch of photos for your review once per day (to extend battery life).

INITIAL SETUP NOTES

• If you are adding your new camera to your account, but get a message like “camera is already or previously claimed-unable to add”, contact Bushnell customer service (camera may have been previously purchased but returned to a dealer after it was registered to original owner’s account-dealer should not resell as “new”-CS may be able to cancel and reset?)

• After initial setup, the camera will power the display back on when unlatched and opened (an internal accelerometer senses the movement). It’s OK to close the camera with the display still on (no battery drain worries), it will time out-once the front panel signal strength LEDs go out, so does the display screen.

• After the camera has been mounted on a tree, etc., and has been motionless (as sensed by the accelerometer) for 2-5 minutes, it will begin capturing images when the PIR sensor is triggered (and/or at intervals as set per Field Scan mode).

• Average battery life is about 6 months with the Impulse on default setting, and powered by lithium AA batteries. Battery life will be shorter if the user changes settings to take multiple photos per trigger, take photos/videos more frequently (short delay times), LED flash output is increased, etc.

• To power down the camera, press and hold the power button for 3 sec, screen will ask you to confirm by pressing OK button-if you don’t press OK, camera stays on and returns to normal operation.

• The Home (startup) screen displays: MODE (Photo or Video image capture), SIG (cellular signal strength, 0-5), CAP (# of photo and/or video files captured and stored on the SD card), BAT (battery level as percentage from 99 (new) to 0 (dead)).

MAIN MENU: OPTIONS/SETTINGS

The Home (startup) screen displays: MODE (Photo or Video image capture), SIG (cellular signal strength, 0-5), CAP (# of photo and/ or video files captured and stored on the SD card), BAT (battery level as percentage from 100 (new) to 0 (dead)).

To go to the Main Menu screen from the Home (startup) screen, press the MENU button. The Main Menu will allow you to change the various settings that aect the operation of the camera, so it will best suit your needs and capture the images you want.

Use the 5-way Keypad to navigate through the menus:

• Right/Left arrow keys scroll to next or previous menu item in list.

• Down/Up arrow keys scroll through the available settings.

• Press OK button to select highlighted menu item/option (top item or blinking item when multiple choices are shown on the

screen). OK button is also used to confirm/save your new setting (screen indicates “SAVED” and moves to next item in the menu).

• Press MENU button to cancel or exit to previous screen.

Default settings (original factory defaults) are indicated in red for each menu item. See “RESTORE DEFAULT” under Setup Menu.

SETUP MENU (blinking cursor on “S”>press OK to enter the Setup Menu)

IMG. TYPE - selects type of image files that are stored/transmitted (note: see “Hybrid” under Video submenu)

 PHOTO - still images will be captured by the Impulse camera, at settings made in the PHOTO menu.

 VIDEO - video clips will be captured, at settings made in the VIDEO menu. NOTE: your full HD video files will be stored on the SD card, but they

cannot be transmitted wirelessly due to the file size/cell carrier bandwidth. You can select a video based on its thumbnail image (1st frame), and download a low resolution video file up to 20 seconds in length (first 20 seconds if total video length is greater).

SET TIME - sets date and time so image timestamp is accurate. Use arrow keys to scroll through character fields and change settings. Note: time/date will

be updated automatically as long as an adequate network connection is available.

DELAY - selects the length of time that the camera will ignore additional triggers from the PIR after an animal is first detected and remains within the

sensor’s range. During this user set interval, the camera will not capture photos or videos. For example, if a second trigger event occurs 7 seconds after the first, but the delay time is set to 10 seconds, the second trigger will be ignored and a new image will not be captured until the 10 seconds has elapsed. Only the next trigger that occurs after 10 seconds will take a new photo/video, and so on. This prevents the card from filling up with too many redundant images. The default setting is 10 SEC (a ten second delay). From the 10 SEC setting up, delay settings are in 5 second increments. After scrolling past “59 SEC”, settings go from “1 MIN” to “10 MIN” and then progress to 60 MIN SEC at five minute increments (15 MIN, 20MIN, etc.). After “60 MIN”, settings start over at “1 SEC” and then progress to 10 SEC at one second increments. Setting the delay time to 1 SEC will capture the maximum number of images, but some

may appear “washed out” if an animal is too close to camera at night.

LED - sets the output level of the infrared LED flash array (number of LEDs that fire), with settings of MED, LOW or HIGH (default is medium). Set to Medium

or Low if you are getting overexposed flash photos at night/dim conditions, or have the camera aimed so it captures only nearby animals. In general, select High if most of your intended subjects will be over 30 ft. from the camera, Medium for the 15 to 30 ft. range, and Low for subjects under 15 ft. away.

TIMESTAMP - the date and time (based on the SET TIME settings within the SETUP menu) will be imprinted on all images, unless you change the default

ON to timestamp OFF.

PIR MODE - determines when the PIR (passive infrared) sensor will activate the camera and capture images.

ON - PIR sensor always triggers photo/video capture. Standard, default setting for typical operation.

OFF - PIR sensor deactivated, never triggers photo/video capture. Primarily useful when using Field Scan mode, to override default camera operation

which allows triggered image capture as well as timed image capture as programmed (See the “USING FIELD SCAN MODE” section for details and examples.)

TIMER - PIR sensor triggers photo/video capture only during set “block” of time. Up to 4 blocks of time can be independently set up for Monday-Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Setting a block to “CAM: ON” or “CAM: OFF” determines whether the PIR sensor will trigger the camera to capture images or not, beginning at the time set for the block (and ending at the time set for the next block). (See the “USING TIMER PIR MODE” section for details and

examples.)

NIGHT - PIR sensor only triggers photo/video capture during night or low light conditions.

DAY - PIR sensor only triggers image capture during day or bright conditions.

SEND IMAGE

NOW - images will be transmitted immediately after they are captured and saved to the SD card.

DLY - all new images will be transmitted only once daily.

neve - images are never sent, only stored on the SD card.

EMBED GPS

ON  GPS data for the camera’s location will be embedded in each image file. This is not visibly imprinted on the photos as are the camera name,

temperature, etc. The location data is stored within the file so it can be viewed with the app on your phone or PC.

OFF  GPS data will not be embedded in the image files.

PIR - sets the sensitivity of the PIR (passive infrared) sensor to heat/motion, which triggers the camera when live animals/humans enter the area.

AUTO  camera will determine the best setting based on current ambient temperature. Ideal setting if weather is expected to change significantly during

period camera will be in unattended operation.

HIGH  camera is more sensitive to infrared (heat) and motion. Useful in hot ambient temperature conditions.

MED  manual sensitivity setting for average or moderate temperature environment.

LOW  camera is less sensitive to infrared (heat) and motion. Useful in cold weather if camera is being triggered too frequently by anything slightly

warmer than the surroundings.

OVERWRITE

ON  when the maximum storage capacity of the inserted SD card has been reached (card is “full”), new files start replacing previous files (overwriting

them), beginning with the oldest one. Image capture continues indefinitely, with images being saved to the card and transmitted to you as long as batteries have suicient power.

OFF  when the maximum storage capacity of the inserted SD card has been reached (card is “full”), no new files will be saved. Image capture stops, with images no longer being saved to the card or transmitted to you, regardless of battery level.

CAMERA NAME  allows you to enter up to 12 characters of your choice to identify this camera. Especially useful for multi-camera setups. This will be

imprinted on each photo. Default name is “CAMERA 1”. Press OK, then use the up/down keys to select letters or numbers. Use the left/right arrow keys to move to the previous or next character field.

ERASE S/D - press OK. Screen will display “CONFIRM FORMAT” , with a default setting of “NO” (extra step to prevent accidental erasure of files). Press the

up or down key to change the setting to “YES” and press OK if you are sure you want to erase ALL photos/videos stored on the SD card. This also erases the directory file on the card, but does not perform a full reformat. If you are planning to use an SD card that has been previously used in devices other than the Impulse camera, we recommend formatting the card on your computer before using it in the camera.

RESTORE DEFAULT - press OK. Screen will display “RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT” , with a default setting of “NO”. Press the up or down key to change

the setting to “YES” and press OK if you are sure you want to restore all settings to the original factory default settings (display will confirm with the message “Done”). If the camera is behaving oddly and you think you may have changed the setting for something accidentally (but aren’t sure which one),

this will reset all parameters to their most commonly used or “generic” settings.

VERSION CHECK - displays current firmware versions for diagnostic reference. Select this and press OK to view the firmware version.

UPGRADE FIRMWARE - for use when/if firmware revisions for the Impulse become available via the Bushnell website. First, confirm your camera’s

current firmware version, using “Version Check” as described above. After downloading and saving the new operating system file to your SD card*, insert it in the Impulse, then go to this UPGRADE FIRMWARE menu item in the Setup Menu. Press OK, and the camera will display the name of any firmware file found on the card. Press OK to confirm and install the new firmware (screen will indicate “LOADING”). After the upgrade is complete, restart the camera and go to “VERSION CHECK” to verify the firmware version is now the revised/updated one you loaded. It is also possible to “downgrade” the camera’s firmware to a previous, earlier version using the same procedure. If you use a separate SD card for firmware upgrades, multiple versions can be stored on the same card, and selected by name/version# when installing the desired version.

* if using the same SD card you use in the camera for storing photos/videos, be sure to backup all files on the card prior to upgrading the firmware. Once the upgrade is complete and confirmed, format the card to erase the firmware file before using it again for image storage in the camera.

PHOTO MENU (blinking cursor on “P”>press OK to enter the Photo Menu)

IMAGE MP - selects resolution (in megapixels) for still photos. Higher resolution provides more pixels for increased detail, but creates larger files that take

up more of the SD card capacity (fills up faster). Available settings are: 2, 5, 8 and 20 (megapixels), with 8 being the default as it will deliver excellent detail while still keeping the file size per image reasonable for most users. If you plan to capture images at very frequent intervals and/or over a long period of time, you may want to test the 5 or 2 megapixel settings to find out if they will provide adequate quality for your purposes.

NUM PICS - selects the number of photos captured per trigger event, with settings from 1 to 5 (default is 1 photo per trigger). Applies to both normal and

field scan operation modes.

SHUTTER - selects the shutter speed, which aects exposure and also the appearance of objects in motion. Available settings are MED, HIGH or LOW

(default is medium). If you are getting too many images with a blurred subject due to the animal’s fast movement, try changing the shutter speed to high (this will work best on sunny days or with the LED flash set to high, as more light is required). If too many photos are dark and you prefer not to increase the LED output level (or if it’s already set to “HIGH”), try changing the shutter speed to low.

PIC FORMAT - selects the “aspect ratio” or rectangular format of the photos. The default is “3:2”, which is like the “fullscreen” format of old TV sets. Set

this to “16:9” if you prefer the “widescreen” format (like newer flat TVs). If you often view your Impulse photos on a TV or computer monitor, you can set the image format to match it.

FIELD SCAN - switches camera to Field Scan mode, which will enable you to capture a photo at your choice of intervals (for example, once every five

minutes) during one or two blocks of time you set up for each day, without requiring a PIR trigger from an nearby, active animal. Default setting is OFF. Change this to ON and press OK to enter Field Scan mode and set start/stop times. (See the “USING FIELD SCAN MODE” section for details and examples.)

NOTE: the settings made in the PHOTO menu for Pic Format and Field Scan will also apply to videos if IMG. TYPE (in the SETUP menu) has been set to VIDEO.

VIDEO MENU (blinking cursor on “V”>press OK to enter the Video Menu)

VID - selects resolution for video clips. Choice of 720P (default), 1080P (higher detail, larger file size) or 640x480 (smallest file size, lowest quality). Frame

rate for both settings is 15-20 fps.

VID LENGTH - selects duration of each video clip captured per trigger. The default setting is 10 S (ten seconds per video). From the 10 SEC setting up,

length settings are in 5 second increments. After scrolling past “60 S”, settings start over at “5 SE” (5 seconds) and then progress to 10 SEC at one second increments.

HYBRID - changing this from the default OFF to ON will set the camera to Hybrid capture mode. A photo (multiple photos, if NUM PICS is set >1) followed

by a video clip will be captured for each PIR trigger event.

NETWORK MENU (blinking cursor on “N”>press OK to enter the Network Menu)

WIRELESS - sets cellular signal transmission to ON (default) or OFF.

TRACKING -Within an hour after tracking is enabled (menu option is switched from default OFF to ON), the camera will establish its current location by

GPS. The user will then be able to track any change in camera’s location once triggered by a significant amount of motion (as detected by an internal accelerometer). A push notification will be sent to your phone when the tracking is initiated, and a red frame will appear on the Bushnell Wireless Trophy Cam website and phone app around the camera that has been moved from its original location. You will be asked to confirm you want to track this camera. If you answer “Yes”, the camera will send a new image and updated location information every 5 minutes. If you answer “No” (for example, if tracking was activated by accident), tracking will be disabled and switched back to OFF. Tracking must be disabled remotely, using the app or website after logging in to your account. It cannot be disabled locally using the menu on the camera itself (so a would be thief cannot deactivate tracking). The camera’s display will indicate “Locked. Use phone or web to unlock.”

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