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Wildview STC-TGL-3 User Manual

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STC-TGL3M
User’s Manual
Toll Free Customer Support 1-888-304-6125
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Version 1.1 08/06
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For Customer Service or Warranty Information Call
Toll Free
888-304-6125
WILDVIEW
P.O. Box 535189
Grand Prairie, Texas 75053-5189
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Wildview Scouting Camera Limited Warranty
Your Wildview Scouting Camera is covered by a One Year
Limited Warranty on parts & labor from the date of purchase.
The warranty covers defects in workmanship & materials.
The warranty does not apply to units, which have been
damaged or abused intentionally or unintentionally.
Tampering with or altering the unit will void the warranty. Any
unauthorized service will void warranty. Original sales receipt
must be produced for any warranty service.
Questions call 888-304-6125.
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Manual Contents
Camera overview 4
Camera kit contents 7
Battery and memory Installation 8
Definition 11
Programming 13
Mounting the camera 16
Viewing images 20
Saving and Deleting images 23
Memory compatibility chart 26
Technical Specs 27
General Information 30
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Camera overview
Front view Side view
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Open view image with major parts indication
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Image Capacity Chart
SD card High Low AVI
Built In 32MB
SDRAM
16MB 10 26 8
32MB 20 52 16
64MB 40 104 32
128MB 80 208 64
256MB 160 416 128
512MB 320 832 256
1GB* 640 1664 512
2GB* 1280 3328 1024
* Subject to card compatibility under different brand
NOTE: Picture / Image Capacity Chart provides approximate
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number of images or AVI movies based on resolution setting and the size of memory card. These figures may vary depending on the amount of detail in the image.
Camera kit contents
• Model STC-TGL3M Digital Scouting Camera
• Camera driver
• User Manual
• USB cable
• Strap
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Battery & memory installation
Warning: Do not use different Voltage lead
acid battery other than the one specified in this section. Doing so will damage the camera and will void the warranty.
The Wildview STC-TGL3M Digital Scouting Camera is designed to operate using alkaline batteries for optimum performance.
NOTE: Always have camera in OFF position when installing or removing batteries.
Batteries “C” cell
The internal battery compartment accepts 4 “C” cell batteries. Be sure to use high quality brand name alkaline batteries. Install batteries in correct polarity (+/-) as noted inside battery compartment.
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12V Lead Acid external battery
The STC-TGL3M is equipped with an external power jack designed to accept a barrel plug cable to attach to a sealed lead acid battery. (sold separately). Battery cable and complete 12V Lead Acid battery kits are available wherever Wildview scouting cameras are sold or call toll free 888-304-6125. Only Wildview external battery accessories are recommended.
• Insert the battery pack plug into the DC 12V jack at the bottom of camera housing
• Turn on the camera by sliding the power switch to PIR position
Please make sure the voltage and polarity (+/-) are correct before connection. Incorrect voltage or polarity (+/-) will damage the camera.
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Memory Options
Your Wildview scouting camera is equipped with 32MB built in SDRAM memory. The camera is also equipped with an expandable media card slot capable accepting up to 2GB* SD card (sold separately). With no memory card inserted into the slot, the camera will use the built in 32MB SDRAM memory. If a SD card is inserted into the slot then the camera will bypass the built in memory and utilize the SD memory. The front counter display will show the number of images on the built in memory unless the expansion card is inserted at which point the counter will only show the number of images in the expansion card.
Inserting SD card
Make sure camera is in the OFF position whenever adding or removing memory.
• Insert SD memory card in to the SD card slot completely and in the correct direction as shown on the inside of the housing.
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• To remove the SD memory card, depress the SD card and pull out the card gently.
SD cards must be clean (no images from other
sources.)
Definition
• Time out: To set the amount of preset time in minutes the camera will sleep between PIR triggering
• Resolution: The resolution selection that you have selected.
o High: Select this option to capture a 3.1M pixel
image quality
o Low: Select this option to capture a 1.3M pixel
image quality
• Date/Time: To set date and time stamp in the picture
• Flash: Auto / On / Off mode
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• Burst: To set number of picture the camera will take per PIR triggering
o 1P: Single image capturing per PIR triggering
o 2P: Two images continuous capturing per PIR
triggering
o 3P: Three images continuous capturing per PIR
triggering
o AVI: 10 seconds video clip per PIR triggering
• FULL: When memory capacity is full, this front LCD screen will show “FULL”
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Programming your Wildview Camera
The following setting must be performed before you turn on the camera.
1. Select the time out interval by sliding the time out toggle switch to the desire preset time interval in minutes. 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 minutes.
2. Select the resolution setting by sliding the resolution toggle switch to the desire resolution setting. Hi / Lo resolution.
3. Select the Flash mode: Slide the switch to either Auto / On / Off position. a. Auto – Flash on based on surround lighting
condition b. On – Flash on for every image captured c. Off – No Flash will go off.
4. Select Burst mode: Slide the switch to 1 / 2 / 3 / AVI position. If you choose AVI mode, the camera will automatically switch to 1 picture mode if it detect low light source.
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5. Turn on the Camera to set the Date / Time stamp
a. Slide the power switch to PIR position
b. Press and hold [SET] button for 2 seconds to
enter date & time setting mode.
c. Time and HH will blink. Press [UP] or [DN] to
adjust hour
d. Press [SET] button to enter minute setting. Time
and MM will blink. Press [UP] or [DN] to adjust minute.
e. Press [SET] button to enter month setting. Date
& MM will blink. Press [UP] or [DN] to adjust month.
f. Press [SET] button to enter date setting. Date &
DD will blink. Press [UP] or [DN] to adjust date.
g. Press [SET] button to enter year setting. Date &
YY will blink. Press [UP] or [DN] to adjust year.
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h. Press and hold [SET] button for 2 seconds to exit
the setting mode and into PIR count down mode. Display will show date and number of picture taken.
Once the program setting has been completed, slide the power switch to OFF position until you are ready for field use.
NOTE: Date & Time setting will be lost whenever battery is removed from camera. Don’t forget to re-set the Date & Time stamp after you replace the battery.
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Mounting the camera
It is recommended to mount the camera 4-5 ft off the ground with the camera pointed at a slight downward angle. Be sure to avoid mounting the camera facing east or west as the rising and setting of the sun could produce false triggers and overexposed images. Clear branches and other debris away from the front of the camera so as not to block the camera lens or PIR sensor.
PIR Coverage Area Diagram
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Mounting the camera with the supplied strap
• Insert the strap through the strap slots on the rear housing.
• Wrap the strap around the mounting surface. Secure the strap and tighten the buckle in order to secure the camera.
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In order to obtain proper weather resistance,
please make sure that both door latches are securely locked in place.
Testing the camera coverage area
One of Wildview Scouting Camera’s features is the ability to test the coverage area.
• After mounting the camera, open front housing and slide the power switch to Test position. The front LCD will display the word “tESt”.
• Close the front housing.
• Walk around in the front of the camera to see if you
have mounted camera in the proper position. A green indicator light on the front will blink on when you have intruded the coverage area.
• Adjust the camera position as needed and repeat testing until the desired coverage area is achieved.
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• When you have completed the testing the coverage area open the front housing and slide the power switch from Test position to PIR position. Front LCD counter will show “0000”. The camera will enter count down mode for 1 minute and front green indicator will start blinking giving you one minute to leave the coverage area. Then camera will enter PIR detection mode.
NOTE: Make sure you slide the power switch from TEST mode to PIR mode before you leave the field. Otherwise the Camera will not take any pictures.
Switch use: Do not move the switch from TEST directly to PIR. Doing so will cause the camera to not operate. Slide the switch to OFF. Wait for the front LCD screen to turn off then continue to slide the switch to PIR.
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Viewing images
Viewing images by computer download
The Wildview Scouting Camera is a plug and play USB storage device. This means users of Windows 2000 /ME / and XP operating system need not install the camera driver. This camera is not MAC compatible. The CD-ROM included in this package contains the camera driver for older operating system only.
Attention
The software CD-ROM packaged with the camera is designed for PC’s only (not MAC compatible). Playing this CD-ROM on a stereo or CD player may cause damage to it.
Driver installation
• Unplug the USB cable from PC.
• Insert the CDROM in CD driver of your PC.
• The auto-run program will execute.
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• Follow the instructions shown on screen from your PC to completely install the driver and application program.
• If the existing DirectX version on your PC is lower than version 8, and if you have problem viewing the image with the standard software provided by Microsoft, then you should install DirectX 8
• Restart windows.
• Turn off the camera
• Connect your camera to the PC by the USB cable,
the PC will recognize the new device and set up the configuration of the PC automatically. Front LCD on your camera will show the word “USb”.
NOTE: Users of Windows 98 must install camera driver prior to connecting the USB cable.
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• If your computer doesn’t run automatically, please click “Start” button and choose “Run”, and then browse the CD drive and click “Setup”.
Viewing the images on your computer
• Slide the power switch to OFF location.
• To view the images simply plug one end of the USB
cable into an available USB port on your computer.
• Plug the other end of USB cable into the camera. The camera will automatically power ON. Front LCD screen will show “USb”
• At the same time, your computer will recognize the camera as mass storage device and found under MY COMPUTER.
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Saving and Deleting images
SAVING IMAGES
To save images on to your PC, simply copy and paste, or drag and drop from the SDRAM memory to your PC desk top.
DELETING IMAGES
There are two ways to delete the images from the internal SDRAM memory.
1. After you down load image into your desk top, you can delete the image in the SDRAM: Unplug the USB Cable from camera. Slide the power switch to PIR position. LCD screen will display the number of images captured in the memory.
o Delete One picture:
a. Press [SET] button to enter delete setting.
Display will show “ESC”
b. Press [UP] or [DN] to select d-ONE (delete
one)
c. Press [SET] to delete the image. Press [UP]
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or [DN] until screen shows “ESC” then press [SET] again to exit.
d. This will only delete the last image saved in
the memory.
o Delete All picture:
a. Press [SET] button to enter delete setting.
Display will show “ESC” b. Press [UP] or [DN] to select d-ALL (delete all) c. Press [SET] to delete all images and display
will show “DONE” and exit to count down
mode automatically.
o Format:
a. Press [SET] button to enter delete setting.
Display will show “ESC” b. Press [UP] or [DN] to select Ft (format) c. Press [SET] to confirm and display will show
“DONE” and exit to count down mode
automatically.
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o ESC: To exit delete setting.
2. Simply remove the battery from the battery compartment. This will delete the image stored in the internal SDRAM memory
CAUTION
Do not remove the battery until you have down loaded all the images in the internal SDRAM. Once the battery is removed, all images in the internal SDRAM will be deleted. (This does not apply to images stored in SD card)
RED LED indicator will blink when battery is low. Turn off the camera. Down load the pictures immediately. DO NOT attempt to replace the batteries before you save the images in your PC. Once the battery is drained completely, or if you attempt to replace the battery, all images in the internal SDRAM memory will be lost.
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SD Compatibility Chart
The following cards have been tested and approved for use in the Wildview STC-TGL3M model.
PQI 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB San Disk 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Panasonic 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, Toshiba 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB King Mate 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB Lexar 512MB Kingston 128MB, 256MB, 512MB Kodak 128MB, 256MB, 512MB Dan-Elec 128MB, 256MB, 512MB Viking 128MB PNY 128MB, 256MB, 512MB
Proper camera operation cannot be guarantee when using memory card NOT
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Technical Specifications
System Requirements and Compatibility
• Windows 98/98se/2000/Me/XP.
• Pentium III 450MHz or equivalent processor.
• 128MB SDRAM or above.
• VGA Video Card with 32MB RAM for minimum, Color
16 bit or higher.
• An available CDROM driver and an available USB Port.
• 600 MB free hard disc space.
If you have any questions regarding your PC
specifications please call your PC manufacturer.
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Camera Features and Specification.
• Image sensor: 3.0 mega-pixels Color CMOS
• Built in 32MB SDRAM memories for image storage.
• External memory support: SD memory card up to
2.0GB.
• Resolution Options: 3.1M / 1.3M / QVGA (Video)
• Auto white balance and auto expose.
• Auto/On/Off Flash light strobe control
o Flash Range – 30ft
• 4 digits LCD Image counter
• Battery low indicator
• Green Test LED indicator
• Focusing: 5 ft to Infinity
• 4 P glass lens with IR coating
• Effective viewing Angle: 52 deg
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• PIR detection angle 48 deg
• Low power consumption:
o Standby current: < 4mA
o Capture current <120mA
• Interface type: USB 1.0
• Power: C size alkaline Batteries x 4.
• Image format: Standard JPEG. And Motion JPEG
(AVI)
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General Information
Storing conditions
• Operating Environment: 14 to 104 deg F (-10 to 40 deg C). 20-85% relative humidity, non-condensation.
Special care instructions!!
• The camera is designed to be weather resistant. Never attempt to immerse the unit to water or any other liquid. This will damage the unit and void the warranty.
• Use a soft lens cloth for cleaning lens. Avoid touching lens with fingers.
• Remove dirt or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. Keep the Wildview scouting camera in a dry and cool dust-free environment or container when it is NOT used.
• Take the batteries out, when the Wildview scouting camera is NOT to be used over a long period.
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• Avoid dropping the Wildview scouting camera on to hard ground. Do not disassemble the W ildview scouting camera.
• Do not mix new and old batteries.
• Do not open the camera for unauthorized service.
This could cause serious damage to the unit and will void the warranty.
This camera is a precision electronic device. Do not attempt to service this camera yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks.
Caution
residual power left in the camera, it will take an extra picture to discharge the left over power in the camera. Under low lighting condition, the flash will go off.
: When camera is switched off, if there is any
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