6
Figure 5: Operation Buttons
A power switch is used to power on (
ON
mode) or off the
camera (
OFF
mode). A
START
button is used to quickly
make the camera into the surveillance mode (motion detection
or time lapse per your settings
(Figure 5).
When the camera is
in the surveillance mode, press the
START
button to wake up
the camera.
5. INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND SD CARD
Before you begin learning how to use your camera, you will
first need to install a set of batteries and insert an SD card.
Although that may only take you a minute, there are some
important notes about both batteries and SD cards you should
be aware of, so please take the time to
read the following
directions and cautions
:
5.1. LOADING BATTERIES
After opening the cover of the battery compartment, you will
see that the camera has eight battery slots (
Figure 6
). A full
eight batteries must be installed for the camera to operate. Be
sure to insert each battery with correct polarity (negative or
"flat" end against the long spring of each battery slot).
Power
Switch
Surveillance
Mode