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2.3

Battery Installation

Battery installation is a simple process and because the Remote has excellent battery life – you
won’t have to do it often!

The Remote is designed to use AA/R6 batteries of any chemistry.

To install the battery:
1.

Remove the back cover.

Install the batteries as shown.

Re-install the back cover.

You should remove the batteries if the Remote will not be used for an extended period.

Summary of Contents for SCOUT

Page 2: ...ODE BUTTON 8 2 8 RECORD BUTTON 9 2 9 STOP BUTTON 9 2 10 LED INDICATORS 9 2 11 PAIRING TO YOUR CAMERA BOX 10 2 12 TURNING ON THE REMOTE 10 3 EXAMPLE 11 3 1 VIDEO RECORDING USING SONY CAMERAS 11 3 2 VIDEO RECORDING AND STILLS FOR OTHER CAMERAS 11 3 3 THE CAMERA TRAPPING CARDINAL RULE 13 4 INSTALLING THE REFLASH SOFTWARE OPTIONAL 14 4 1 WINDOWS INSTALLATION 14 4 2 OS X INSTALLATION 14 5 TROUBLESHOOTI...

Page 3: ... CAUTION or WARNING statement CAUTION Only use approved power sources for Scout equipment Use of other power adapters or batteries may damage the controller and or attached equipment CAUTION Misuse of Scout equipment could potentially damage your equipment Cognisys Inc will not be held liable for damage to your equipment If you have questions about safety please contact us 2 Getting Started The la...

Page 4: ...al activation while hunkered down in a blind Can be used in combination with sensors Easy setup Plug and Play 200 days battery life Wide operating temperature range 40C 105C 40F 221F The Scout Remote requires that the Camera Box is running software version 1 0 05 or greater Note Unlike other Scout equipment the Remote is not weatherproof so try and keep it dry 2 2What is Included The Scout Remote ...

Page 5: ...nt battery life you won t have to do it often The Remote is designed to use AA R6 batteries of any chemistry To install the battery 1 Remove the back cover 2 Install the batteries as shown 3 Re install the back cover You should remove the batteries if the Remote will not be used for an extended period ...

Page 6: ...6 2 4Quick Start Guide Want to be up and running in two minutes or less Here s the quick start guide in case you misplaced it ...

Page 7: ...evice Do not use a flammable liquid solvents or cleaning agents on the controller just a micro fiber cloth dampened if needed 2 5 2 Care and storage Scout equipment is designed to handle normal wear and tear but there are some things to avoid Do not get the unit wet internally Do not drop the unit the housing is made of a thick walled plastic so it can take some reasonable abuse but it DOES have i...

Page 8: ... leave the camera boxes shutter press active Pressing the stop button will turn off the shutter press This is useful for recording video with cameras that need to have the record button held like Sony when using our Sony Video Switch Mode 2 Follow the Camera Box parameters for delay and pulse length video duration will be left up to the remote operator The first time the record button is pressed c...

Page 9: ...ent mode this button will either set the camera s shutter active or follow the camera box s programming The Remote s LED will indicate what the camera box is currently doing half press green recording red If you get a fast flashing red LED that indicates that communication wasn t successful with the camera box 2 9Stop Button This button will turn off the camera s shutter or stop the currently runn...

Page 10: ...e Wireless Channel of your Camera Box or you want to change the Remote to use a different Camera Box on another Wireless Channel you ll need to start the pairing process over To do this 1 Start with the Remote turned off 2 Press and hold the mode button until the red LED flashes about 5 seconds 3 Release the mode button 4 Repeat the Pairing process above 2 12 Turning on the Remote To turn on the R...

Page 11: ...ring 1 Plug in the video switch 2 Make sure the video switch selection is set to video 3 Press the record button on the Remote The red LED on the remote will light indicating that recording has started 4 When you re happy with the video duration press the stop button This mode also works for using GoPro cameras when using the Camera Controller Lite s Bluetooth feature 3 2Video Recording and Stills...

Page 12: ...ength press the record button again The way this works is that when you re in Mode 3 the Remote will tell the camera box to follow its programming when you press the record button Since the only programming is to turn on off the shutter it will start or stop recording with each record button press The stop button does nothing in this case The reason you may not want to use this mode with sensors i...

Page 13: ...rdinal Rule The final step as with all camera trapping is to test test TEST Make sure that the Remote s range is acceptable Try getting some fantastic video of yourself pretending to be an animal before you consider everything done ...

Page 14: ...fferent The other consequence to reflashing your controller is that you may lose any stored settings Scout products can only be updated over USB The reflash process takes a few seconds Reflash requires a firmware package instructions included You can find the package here Scout Remote Firmware Whether you use Windows or OS X you will need Oracle s Java installed for Reflash to load You can downloa...

Page 15: ... at power up Not paired See section 2 11 for details LED flashes at power up Camera box not turned on See section 2 12 for details Need to restore factory settings You just want to start over With the Remote turned off press and hold the mode button until you see the red LED flash Release the mode button If you cannot resolve a problem with your Scout Remote please contact us at support cognisys i...

Page 16: ...ons including cover flange 4 7 x 1 8 x 1 3 inches Input Voltage 2 3 5 Vdc Battery Style AA LR6 Battery life1 200 days Wireless Range 2 15 30 m 50 100 feet Operating Temperature 40 25 105 C 40 77 221 F 32 bit high performance low current ARM Processor Wireless connectivity Proprietary 2 4GHz USB for reprogramming 1 Based off of idle time Use will affect battery life 2 Several factors can affect the...

Page 17: ...his period Cognisys Inc will at its sole option repair or replace any components which fail in normal use Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor provided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorized alterations or repairs THE WARRANTIES AND REME...

Page 18: ...18 8 Revision History Revision Date Change 1 0 6 24 2021 Initial Release ...

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