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CuddeLink

 

Manual

 

 

 

 

Version 2.20.2017 

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CuddeLink 

 

FCC Notice 

Changes

 

or

 

modifications

 

not

 

expressly

 

approved

 

by

 

the

 

party

 

responsible

 

for

 

compliance

 

could

 

void

 

the

 

user’s

 

authority

 

to

 

operate

 

the

 

equipment.

 

This

 

device

 

complies

 

with

 

Part

 

15

 

of

 

the

 

FCC

 

Rules.

 

Operation

 

is

 

subject

 

to

 

the

 

following

 

two

 

conditions:

 

(1)

 

this

 

device

 

may

 

not

 

cause

 

harmful

 

interference,

 

and

 

(2)

 

this

 

device

 

must

 

accept

 

any

 

interference

 

received,

 

including

 

interference

 

that

 

may

 

cause

 

undesired

 

operation.

 

This

 

equipment

 

has

 

been

 

tested

 

and

 

found

 

to

 

comply

 

with

 

the

 

limits

 

for

 

a

 

Class

 

B

 

digital

 

device,

 

pursuant

 

to

 

Part

 

15

 

of

 

the

 

FCC

 

Rules.

 

These

 

limits

 

are

 

designed

 

to

 

provide

 

reasonable

 

protection

 

against

 

harmful

 

interference

 

in

 

a

 

residential

 

installation.

 

This

 

equipment

 

generates,

 

uses

 

and

 

can

 

radiate

 

radio

 

frequency

 

energy

 

and,

 

if

 

not

 

installed

 

and

 

used

 

in

 

accordance

 

with

 

the

 

instructions,

 

may

 

cause

 

harmful

 

interference

 

to

 

radio

 

communications.

 

However,

 

there

 

is

 

no

 

guarantee

 

that

 

interference

 

will

 

not

 

occur

 

in

 

a

 

particular

 

installation.

 

If

 

this

 

equipment

 

does

 

cause

 

harmful

 

interference

 

to

 

radio

 

or

 

television

 

reception,

 

which

 

can

 

be

 

determined

 

by

 

turning

 

the

 

equipment

 

off

 

and

 

on,

 

the

 

user

 

is

 

encouraged

 

to

 

try

 

to

 

correct

 

the

 

interference

 

by

 

one

 

or

 

more

 

of

 

the

 

following

 

measures:

 

 

 

Reorient

 

or

 

relocate

 

the

 

receiving

 

antenna.

 

 

Increase

 

the

 

separation

 

between

 

the

 

equipment

 

and

 

receiver.

 

 

Connect

 

the

 

equipment

 

into

 

an

 

outlet

 

on

 

a

 

circuit

 

different

 

from

 

that

 

to

 

which

 

the

 

receiver

 

is

 

connected.

 

 

Consult

 

the

 

dealer

 

or

 

an

 

experienced

 

radio/TV

 

technician

 

for

 

help.

 

  

 

 Quick Start Guide 

This guide assumes you know how to navigate the camera’s user interface.  All the settings 
explained in this section are in the 

CL MENU

 item.  To access the CL MENU press MODE until 

COMMANDS

 is selected, then press MORE until 

CL MENU

 appears, then press UP to enter.  Use 

UP and DOWN to make selections.  Press MORE to advance to the next item. 

1.

 

One CuddeLink equipped camera must be the HOME camera.  HOME is the camera that 
collects images from the REMOTE cameras. 

2.

 

Set up HOME camera: 

Summary of Contents for CuddeLink

Page 1: ...unications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be d...

Page 2: ...e camera delays etc b Set CL MODE to REMOTE c Set CL LOC to 002 IMPORTANT all cameras should have a unique CL LOC location number For this quick start set 1 for home and set remotes as 2 3 4 and so on...

Page 3: ...Reference Manual What CuddeLink Does Hunters long ago realized the importance and benefits of using multiple trail cameras But checking these cameras can be a time consuming task that takes away from...

Page 4: ...r will answer your questions The problem with explaining CuddeLink concepts is it is easier to use CuddeLink then it is to explain We recommend you read this manual twice After which you will find set...

Page 5: ...CHANNEL RETRIEVING IMAGES The advantage of the CuddeLink system is you can retrieve all your images from one camera or have them collected on a PC or images can be sent to a phone or PC via the Intern...

Page 6: ...iled or texted to a cell phone This method requires a cell phone contract with additional cell connection fees but only 1 cell phone connection is required to transmit images from up to 16 cameras Cud...

Page 7: ...P or DOWN to select then press MORE to continue programming additional CuddeLink settings OFF use this if you do not want this camera to be part of a CuddeLink network The CuddeLink radio will be disa...

Page 8: ...but this can create a backlog of images that will require more time to transfer HOME With 5 or more cameras the network limit is about 24MB about 1000 images per day If you deploy 5 cameras this aver...

Page 9: ...tant to understand that a combination of a short CL DELAY 5 seconds and many images taken per day 100s will create a situation where 100s or even thousands of images are queued to transfer which could...

Page 10: ...es of the deer will have to wait their turn Depending upon the other cameras on the network this could require hours or days before the newer images are sent home However if you set CL COUNT to 50 or...

Page 11: ...k camera Screen 1 is a summary of cameras It will show CL INFO and the number of cameras on the network screen shots of the 2 display types Press UP and the first camera status will be displayed Conti...

Page 12: ...mera to a new location the images from that camera will continue to be saved in the same folder If this is acceptable to you then you can keep the CL LOC the same as you move the camera to a new locat...

Page 13: ...the new location Some examples of names that we have used are POND FIELD VISION TRAIL HILL TOP The CAM ID is printed on the image and makes it easy to determine where an image was taken CuddeLink Fiel...

Page 14: ...the delays time lapse etc as desired 3 Assign a CL LOC of 020 to this camera Each camera should be given a unique CL LOC number You can use any CL LOC number between 001 and 999 We recommend Home be a...

Page 15: ...play the signal strength of the strongest signal received As long as a signal is received your camera is connected to the network Complete the setup of the camera parameters and then ARM the camera No...

Page 16: ...o visit them See section SD CARD below for how images are saved on the CuddeLink cameras Each REMOTE camera will periodically send a status image to the HOME camera This status report can be displayed...

Page 17: ...5 We recommend you increment the CL LOC number every time you move a camera This will allow HOME node to create a new folder for this new location We also recommend changing the CAM ID to name this n...

Page 18: ...e and transmit images Using Genius mounts to place the camera high and aim it down is a good way to increase transmission range SD CARD HOME The HOME node will save the CuddeLink images in the folder...

Page 19: ...use Trophy Room to manage your CuddeLink images Trophy Room is a free Windows program that is designed to manage trail camera images from all brands of trail cameras It includes advanced features for...

Page 20: ...A few things are required to do this 1 CuddeLink HOME PLUS product 2 Windows PC Notebook or Windows 10 Tablet 3 Cuddeback s Trophy Room PC program free download 4 A Microsoft account free from Microso...

Page 21: ...can communicate with the CuddeLink HOME PLUS node and that Microsoft OneDrive is available 9 Set the time preferences in Trophy Room This setting will determine how often the images are transferred fr...

Page 22: ...hout this manual we mentioned using a Repeater to extend transmission range There are 2 options for deploying a repeater 1 Use a CuddeLink camera in Repeater Mode Set CL MODE to REPEATER 2 Use the Cud...

Page 23: ...and weeds can quickly grow tall and block the camera s view Consider spraying the area directly in front of the camera with grass killer This will not permanently kill the growth but will slow the gro...

Page 24: ...Video Files on the SD Card I__12345 jpg Image when burst mode is off I_12345a jpg Image when burst mode is on where a is a b c d e to represent the image in the burst sequence V__12345 m4v Video file...

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