Day6 PlotWatcher Pro Game Surveillance, PlotWatcher Pro System User Manual
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Day6 PlotWatcher Pro Game Surveillance System.
This camera continues the
tradition of technological
breakthrough started by
the original PlotWatcher
Time
-
Lapse HD video camera. Mounted at your
potential
hunting locations, it records HD video of all the activity that happens
in the days before you hunt, so you will know precisely when and where to
hunt.
Images are captured and stored as video frames, typically every 5 or 10
seconds, from dawn until d
usk, creating a time
-
compressed HD video of each
day’s activity.
The video file for each day can then be reviewed in just a few
minutes using the included GameFinder video player software.
The Game Surveillance innovation will dramatically increase
your effectiveness
as a hunter. Because you will know when and where to hunt, and have an
accurate record of recent activity, your choices will enable you to see more
animals, minimize wasted hunts, and better understand your chances for a true
trophy.
The PlotWatcher Pro breaks through battery life limitations by recording up to
120 days of activity onto an SDHC memory card.
This is 20 times more video
frames than the original PlotWatcher, and 40 to 100
times
more frames than
trail camera
s.
The PlotWatcher Pro includes a large, easy to read LCD status screen that tells
you exactly what you need to know about the camera and allows you to take a
preview picture for aiming.
It also includes 3 slide switches for the main
settings, making i
t quick and easy to setup.
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The PlotWatcher Pro gives you more flexibility, with time intervals as short as 1
second or as long as 60 minutes.
You also have the option of
us
ing
interchangeable Day6 accessory lenses
for greater zoom o
r wide angle
capabilities. These are
available at
the
www.day6outdoors.com
website
.
Thank you for putting your confidence in Day 6 Outdoor
s
with your purchase of
the PlotWatcher Pro.
We’re excited about
what this time
-
lapse camera can do
for you
and
we’d love
to hear from you. Please register your PlotWatcher Pro
at
www
.day6outdoors.com
,
and as always, let us know what you think!
“Thank You” from your team at Day 6 Outdoors
!
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Contents
Introduction
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Package Contents
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What You Will Need
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5Camera Quick Start
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Checking Your First Video
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GameFinder Software
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PC Installation
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Apple Computer Installation
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Mounting the PlotWatcher Pro
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Collecting Video
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Preview Image for Aiming
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User Interface
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Screen
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Based Setting Pages
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Time Based
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Always On
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Mid
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day Skip Options
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None
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10am
–
2pm
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Custom
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Interval Options
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5 Sec
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10 Sec
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Custom
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Start Delay
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Display Preferences
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Setting Time and Date
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About TLV Files
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Batteries
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Using External Power
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Specifications:
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Package Contents
PlotWatcher Pro Camera Unit
User Manual
Tree Strap
Installation CD
What
You
Will
Need
4 or 8 AA batteries
PlotWatcher
Pro
supports two banks of
f
our
batteries. You can fill
one or both.
Alkaline
s
are
recommended
if average daily
temperatures are above freezing.
Lithium
s
are
recommended
if
average daily temperatures are below freezing.
Rechargeable NiMh
batteries
(Low
Self
-
Discharge type) can be used in
the same temperature
range as
alkalines
.
However,
we recommend
gaining experience with alkaline
s
first, as a benchmark, because of the
wide variety of energy capacity, self
-
discharge behavior, and
temperature sensitivity of rechargeable batteries. Visit
www.day
6outdoors.com for specific recommendations.
SD
or SD
HC
Memory
Card
Supports
from 1
Gbupto 32
Gb
memory card
.
8
Gb or larger
recommended.
Memory Card Reader
Note that
m
emory cards
of 4
GB
or greater
are SD
-
High Capacity
(
) and require readers that are SDHC compatible.
PC or
MAC
Computer
For PC
:
Windows XP
(Service
P
ack3)
, Vista, or Windows 7.
For Mac: 10.4.7 or later Operating System (Intel based versions)
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Camera Quick Start
1.
Unpack your Pl
otWatcher Pro and remove all protective film.
2.
Insert 4 or 8 AA batteries into the upper, lower, or both compartments.
Do not mix battery types in a given compartment.
3.
Insert your SDHC memory card into the memory card slot
.4.Put the setting switches into the upper positions as shown
below.
Start/Stop: Light Based
Midday Skip: None
Interval: 5
Seconds
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Camera Interface:
Status Screen, Navigation Buttons
, and Selector Switches
5.
Power
on the camera by sliding the
Power
switch to the center position.
6. Set the
Time and Date
.
Press the PAGE button to step through the settings pages to “Set Time
and Date
.”Press the SELECT button to step through the fields o
n the page.
Use
the
UP and DOWN buttons to change values.
After setting the
Time
and Date
, press PAGE until you return to the
s
tatus
screen.
7. That’s it!
It’s a good idea to take some test vi
deo before putting the camera
in the field,
to
ensure
everything is working correctly.
With the camera ON,
shut and latch the door and aim the camera at a well illuminated scene to
collect some
time
-
lapse video!
Checking Your First
Video
1. Install the GameFinder software which is on the included CD. (See next
section,
GameFinder Software,
for detailed install instructions
.
)
2. View the test video
.A.Open the camera, wait for the status to display, and then
power
it off.
B.Remove the
m
emory
card
and place it into your PC or MAC computer.
C.
View the files on the
memory
card
:If“Autoplay” opens in Windows,
choose “Open folder to view files.”
Otherwise, use
“
My Computer
”to
click
on the drive letter.
On an Apple computer, you can use “Finder”
to navigate to your memory card.
D.
Double click on the
DCIM
folder, and then the
100D6OPR
sub f
older.
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E.
You should then see the file name of the sample video
.Double click
on
this file. This
will launch the GameFinder
time
-
lapse video player
software.
3. When
you
finish
watching the test video, delete the test video files from
the
memory c
ard and return it to the PlotWatcher camera.
N
ote
: You generally will not want to copy your
Time
-
Lapse Videos to your
computer because they are so large. They should play
directly from the
memory
card. You c
an save any individual pictures or short video snippets you
wish to keep to your hard drive with the
Export
feature
inside
the
FILE
button.
Special
n
ote for Apple
users: After deleting files on a
memory
card, you must
then “empty the tr
ash” folder to actually free the space on the
memory
card.
GameFinder Software
PC Installation
1. Insert the PlotWatcher TLV CD into your computer.
2. If Windows does not auto
-
open the CD to reveal the “
GameFinder_Setup
”
icon, then browse to the
CD drive using “My Computer.” Once you see
“
GameFinder_Setup
” in the Explorer window, proceed to the next step.
3. Double Click on “
GameFinder_Setup
” to start the setup program.
4. Click NEXT for each of the steps of the GameFinder Installer Wizard.
5. Installation is complete.
The GameFinder video player software is installed
under “All Programs” in the “Day6” folder, and a shortcut is also placed on
the desktop.
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Appl
e
Computer
Installation
1. Insert the PlotWatcher TLV CD into your Apple computer
.
2. Double click on the
GameFinderDisk
file
package
to
mount the disk image
onto the desktop
.
3. Drag the GameFinder program into the Applications folder
.4.Double
-
Click on the
GameFinder
program in th
e
Applications
folder to verify
that it has been installed.
Using the GameFinder Software
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