HCO NX50 User Manual

NightXplorer

NX50

Instruction Manual

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING CAMERA

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Thank you for Purchasing your UWAY Product

The UWAY NightXplorer is a high quality digital surveillance camera. It has been precisely engineered
and tuned to provide you with optimal and consistent performance. This camera will provide high
quality digital pictures and sound recording video for applications such as home, cabin, and business
surveillance and animal monitoring for hunting and research. It features a highly sensitive Passive
Infra-Red (PIR) motion sensor and numerous setting options to tailor the camera to your particular
needs.

Item Check List

See that the following items are included with your camera. Contact your dealer if anything is missing.
Camera

USB cable

Nylon mounting strap

Video Cable
Warranty Card

Needed for Operation

1. Eight (8) AA Alkaline, Lithium, or NiMH Rechargeable Batteries

2. SD or SDHC Card (up to 16 GB capacity max)

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HANDLING PRECAUTIONS

CAMERA:

The camera has been finely tuned. Avoid dropping and physical shock.
The camera is designed for typical weather conditions. It is not waterproof for use underwater.
Carefully clean debris from camera lens, PIR, and LED platform. Avoid use of cleaning solvents.
The camera contains precise electronic equipment. Do not attempt to open camera case yourself.
Condensation may form on lens and electrical components when bringing into warm room from cold.

To avoid this, first place camera inside a sealed plastic bag before bringing into warm room
temperature. If condensation forms, remove SD card and batteries until camera is dry.

Remove batteries when storing camera. Removing batteries from the camera during storage reduces
the risk of battery acid leakage and battery drain.

LCD VIEWER:

Avoid storing screen in direct sunlight or at high temperatures as LCD damage may occur.

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GETTING STARTED

SD MEMORY CARD

The camera supports both SD and SDHC memory cards from 32 MB to 16 GB. The camera does not
have any internal memory.

1. Open bottom door

2. Insert SD card with marked side facing front of camera

3. Push gently until card clicks into place

4. Push card again to remove

Note 1: Ensure SD card slider is NOT in locked position.
Note 2: It is always recommended to test the SD card by taking some pictures to ensure SD

card works properly before leaving camera for extended periods of time.

BATTERIES

This camera is designed for Alkaline, Lithium, or Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) batteries. A 6V AC to
DC power cord (sold separately) can be attached to the bottom port of the camera.

1. Insert 8 AA batteries while ensuring polarity (+ -) is correctly orientated

Note: 6V DC power can be used with or without batteries connected. Power by-passes
batteries when 6V power is connected. Solar panels DO NOT charge batteries directly located
in the camera.

CHECKING BATTERY LEVEL

1. Battery level can be seen in bottom left corner of viewer screen

TESTING AND WORKING MODES

The camera has two modes: Set Mode and Work Mode.

This camera has a 3-way switch. The center position is SET Mode, right position is WORK
Mode, and left position is OFF.

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MENU OPERATIONS AND SETTINGS

LIVE PREVIEW

This option allows the user to view in real time what the camera is capturing. This is useful while
mounting the camera to see the exact field of view. Pictures/videos can also be captured using the
“OK” button while in this mode. This camera is equipped with a Day Color Mode and Night IR Mode
while in Live Preview. It is recommended to minimize the use of Night IR Mode to aiming and image
capture to avoid battery depletion.

1. Highlight “Live Preview”

2. Push OK button or right arrow button to select
PHOTO MODE

i. Push „Right arrow‟ button (you will see photo icon in top right corner of screen)

ii. Push UP Arrow for Day Color Mode
iii. Push DOWN Arrow for Night IR Mode (picture will be black and white)
iv. Push OK button to capture pictures

VIDEO MODE

i. Push „Left arrow‟ button (you will see video icon in top right corner of screen)

ii. Push UP Arrow for Day Color Mode
iii. Push DOWN Arrow for Night IR Mode (video will be black and white)
iv. Push OK button to start and stop video capture

3. Push MENU button to return to menu

PHOTO / VIDEO PLAYBACK

This feature allows the user to view pictures and video stored on the SD card. User can pause, stop,
rewind, and fast forward video during playback

1. Highlight “Photo / Video Playback”

2. Push OK button or right arrow button

3. Scroll through pictures and video using LEFT and RIGHT ARROW buttons

a. PLAY VIDEO (video files have a “play symbol” on the bottom left corner of the
picture.)

i. Push OK button to play video

ii. Push OK button to pause video
iii. Push RIGHT arrow to fast forward or LEFT arrow to rewind
iv. Push MENU to go back

c. DELETING PICTURES / VIDEO

i. Push UP arrow button

ii. Select ONE or ALL pictures / videos

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