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opening the camera’s front cover, please make sure that the write-protect switch on the side of the card
is “off” (NOT in the “Lock” position). The following describes how to insert and remove the SD card:
•
Insert the SD card into the card slot with its label side upwards (see
below
). A “click” sound
indicates that the card is installed successfully. If the wrong side of the card is facing up, you will
not be able to insert it without force-there is only one correct way to insert cards. If the SD card
is not installed correctly, the device will not display an SD card icon on the LCD in SETUP mode
(
the SD card icon displayed after switching to SETUP mode will have a “lock” symbol inside it in it
if the card is locked
). Formatting the SD card by using the
Core Trail Camera
“Format”
parameter before using it for the first time is recommended, especially when a card has been
used in other devices
(see page 23, “Format” for details).
•
To take out the SD card, just gently push in the card (do not try to pull it out without pushing in
first). The card is released from the slot and ready to be removed when you hear the click.
WARNING: Be sure the camera’s power is switched OFF before inserting or removing SD cards or
batteries.
USING THE Core Trail Camera
Once you’ve prepared your
Core Trail Camera
by properly installing batteries and an SD card, you could
simply take it outside, strap it to a tree, switch it on and leave-and you might get some great photos that
are exactly what you wanted.
However, we highly recommend that you first spend some additional time indoors with this manual and
your camera until you know a bit more about what the 3-way switch and directional keys do. If nothing
else, you’ll probably want to at least set the date and time so the camera will imprint them (or not-it’s
your option) on your photos as they are taken, learn how to set the camera to shoot video clips instead
of still photos if you like, and read some tips about mounting it on a tree.
THE OFF, ON, AND SETUP MODES
The
Core Trail Camera
has three basic operational modes:
•
OFF
mode: Power switch in the
OFF
position.
•
ON
mode: Power switch in the
ON
position (LCD screen is off.)
•
SETUP
mode: Power switch at
SETUP
position (LCD screen is on).