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Model# COVERT II
INSRTUCTION MANUAL
(877) 462-1799
WWW.DLCCOVERT.COM
DLC Trading Co, llc
1194 Dorris Road
Lewisburg, KY 42256
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Page 2: ...ameters Setting and Operations 11 4 1 1 Setting the Camera Mode 11 4 1 2 Formatting the SD Card 12 4 1 3 Setting Pixel Size 13 4 1 4 Setting Video Size 14 4 1 5 Setting Date and Time 15 4 1 6 Setting Shooting Numbers 18 4 1 7 Setting Video Length 19 4 1 8 Setting Triggering Interval Time 20 4 1 9 Setting PIR Sensitivity 21 4 1 10 Setting Time Stamp 22 4 1 11 Setting Timer 23 4 1 12 Loading Default...
Page 3: ... digital camera unit will wake up Usually within one second and then automatically take pictures or videos according to the programmed settings DLC COVERT II is equipped with built in infrared LEDs no flash so that it delivers clear pictures or videos in black white at night The DLC COVERT II is designed for outdoor use and is weather resistant 1 2 Application The DLC COVERT II can be used as a tr...
Page 4: ...ional functions and parameters As shown in Fig 2 there are five keys UP DOWN RIGHT MENU in place of LEFT and OK Except the MENU key that is used for entering or exiting the menu all other four keys have another function for short cut operations besides their original function up down right and ok The DOWN key is also used to set still camera mode while the UP key to set video mode The RIGHT key al...
Page 5: ...h on the side of the SD card is in the Unlocked position The supported card size of your DLC COVERT II is between 8MB and 2GB The following shows you how to insert and remove the SD card When inserting the SD card please open the front cover then insert the SD card into the card slot with unmarked side upwards You should hear a slight clicking sound That indicates the card is inserted successfully...
Page 6: ...he camera will shut down automatically after a long beep Don t insert or remove the SD card when the power switch is in the ON position The DLC COVERT II will be in USB mode when connected to a USB port of a computer In this case the SD card functions as a removable disk regardless of the power switch being in the ON or OFF position It is recommended to format the SD card with the DLC COVERT II be...
Page 7: ...re are two methods to supply power for the device one is to use eight AA batteries and the other is to use an external DC power supply It is recommended to use eight new high performance alkaline or lithium AA batteries Internally the batteries are divided into two paralleled groups each group contains 4 batteries and can supply power for the DLC COVERT II alone with shorter battery life time The ...
Page 8: ...g the SD card The DLC COVERT II has three basic operation modes a OFF mode Power switch at OFF position b LIVE mode Power switch at ON position and the remote control keypad is NOT connected c SETUP mode Power switch at ON position and the remote control keypad is connected In the above three modes the OFF mode is the specified safe mode when any actions must be taken e g replacing the SD card or ...
Page 9: ... help of a display i e the built in LCD or an external TV monitor 3 6 Manual Capture Under the SETUP mode you just need to aim at the object and then press the SHOT key A few seconds later you ll get a picture saved in the SD card The number of pictures and video clips at the bottom of the LCD will increase by one 3 7 Default Settings and Live Monitoring When the DLC COVERT II leaves the factory m...
Page 10: ... There are two ways to review pictures or videos captured a Use a computer or a SD card reader with a USB port b Use a TV monitor or a SD card reader with a TV in jack Using a PC When using a PC to view images or video clips first connect the camera to the PC with a USB extension cable And then run a commercial program with an image browser or an image browser built in the operating system to view...
Page 11: ...ng the UP or DOWN key enters into the previous or the next menu UP key for the previous menu and DOWN key for the next menu pressing the RIGHT key alters the value of that specific parameter When possible using a TV makes setup convenient Otherwise you may set parameters with the guide information shown on the LCD step by step For your convenience two methods of parameter settings are introduced I...
Page 12: ...ote the parameter will not be saved and no parameter is changed if you press the MENU key at any time before pressing OK key After pressing OK key the guide information is shown in Fig 5 c and 5 3 Figure 5 c Figure 5 3 4 1 2 Formatting the SD Card a The system will delete all files stored in the SD card after formatting Therefore you should make sure that you have made a backup of images or videos...
Page 13: ...be changed shown in the Fig 6 d and 6 4 Please note you ll quit the parameter setting without any saving and no parameter is changed if you press the MENU key at any time before pressing OK key in step d After formatting you can push the UP or DOWN key to set another parameter or push the MENU key for leaving the MENU state Figure 6 d Figure 6 4 4 1 3 Setting Image Size This parameter has two valu...
Page 14: ...r MENU key for canceling the setting and quitting After pressing the OK key the selected value will be no more highlighted shown in the Fig 7 c and 7 3 Figure 7 c Figure 7 3 4 1 4 Setting Video Size This parameter also has two values VGA 640 480 and QVGA 320 240 The default value is 640x480 VGA The following shows you how to set video size as 320 240 provided that the previous value is at 640x480 ...
Page 15: ... when necessary e g after every battery change It must be pointed out that the function of some keys is not the same as previous such as UP DOWN key is used for changing the value of date time and RIGHT key is used for jumping to the next setting menu The format of the date is month day year while the time format is hour minute second And the valid value for year is between 2006 and 2031 Provided ...
Page 16: ...e month because the current showing month is the same as the desired setting month 11 So directly push the RIGHT key to enter into the day setting as shown in the Fig 9 c and 9 3 Figure 9 c Figure 9 3 c Press the UP or DOWN key till the day changes to 15 as shown in the Fig 9 d and 9 4 Figure 9 d Figure 9 4 d Press the RIGHT key to enter into the year setting as shown in the Fig 9 e and 9 5 Figure...
Page 17: ...Press the RIGHT key to enter into the hour setting as shown in the Fig 9 g and 9 7 Figure 9 g Figure 9 7 g Press the UP or DOWN key till the hour changes to 10 as shown in the Fig 9 h and 9 8 Figure 9 h Figure 9 8 h Press the RIGHT key to enter into the minute setting as shown in the Fig 9 i and 9 9 Figure 9 i Figure 9 9 ...
Page 18: ...o Burst This parameter affects the number of pictures taken for each triggering in the camera mode and is effective and can be adjusted only when the device is set to the LIVE mode It has three values 1 Photo take 1 picture after triggered and 2 Photo take 2 pictures with a certain interval after each triggering and 3 Photo take 3 pictures with a certain interval after each triggering Its default ...
Page 19: ...can be adjusted only when the device in the video mode for the LIVE mode Its value extends from 1 to 60 seconds with a step of one second The default value is 10 seconds During adjusting by the UP or Down key there is a accelerating function for the RIGHT key pressing the RIGHT key steadily for a few seconds the step length will increase to 5 seconds first and then to 10 seconds per step a few sec...
Page 20: ... disabled after each triggering in the LIVE mode During this time the PIR will not react to motion This parameter has 120 values ranging from 0 to 59 seconds with a step of 1 second and from 1 to 60 minutes with a step of 1 minute The default value is 1 minute During setting the RIGHT key can also be used as an acceleration key in the same way described in 4 1 7 The following shows you how to set ...
Page 21: ...th default value Normal The higher degree indicates that the DLC COVERT II is more easily to be triggered by motion taking more pictures or recording more videos The sensitivity of the PIR is strongly related to the temperature Higher temperature leads to lower sensitivity Therefore it is suggested to set a higher sensitivity for high temperature environments and a lower sensitivity for low temper...
Page 22: ...ure 13 3 4 1 10 Setting Time Stamp This parameter defines whether the time should be stamped in the pictures and video clips or not The following shows you how to set time stamp as Off provided that the previous value is On in MENU state Push the UP or DOWN key till the parameter Time Stamp appears as shown in the Fig 14 a and 14 1 Figure 14 c Figure 14 3 a Push the RIGHT key the value of the para...
Page 23: ...ng of this parameter is similar to that of date and time Please note that the start and stop time can only be effective when the timer is set to the value of On Provided that the device should work from eight clock a m to five clock p m in MENU state detailed operations are as following In MENU state push the UP or DOWN key till the parameter Timer Switch appears as shown in the Fig 15 a and 15 1 ...
Page 24: ... Fig 15 e and 15 5 Figure 15 e Figure 15 5 e Push the UP or DOWN key till the minute of start time changes to 0 as shown in the Fig 15 f and 15 6 Figure 15 f Figure 15 6 f Press the RIGHT key to set hour of stop time as shown in the Fig 15 g and 15 7 Figure 15 g Figure 15 7 g Push the UP or DOWN key till the hour of stop time changes to 17 as shown in the Fig 15 h and 15 8 Figure 15 h Figure 15 8 ...
Page 25: ...or canceling operation and exiting After pressing OK key the selected value will no longer be highlighted shown in the Fig 15 k and 15 11 Next press MENU key to return to preview state Figure 15 k Figure 15 11 4 1 12 Resetting to Default Settings Sometimes it is very helpful to load the default settings This can be simply done according to the following steps In MENU state press the UP or DOWN key...
Page 26: ...to play back pictures or videos To do this connect a TV monitor that has a TV in video in interface to the DLC COVERT II by the video cable included b Enter into the SETUP mode c Push the OK key Then the latest picture or video will be displayed on the TV For video clips press the SHOT key to start press the SHOT key again to stop the video When viewing images the total number of all images in the...
Page 27: ...e DLC COVERT II and then walk away In this waiting time the PIR indication light RED will blink continuously After the light is put off the PIR starts to work When activity is present the PIR will detect it and then the DLC COVERT II will start to take picture s or video as programmed According to the pre defined triggering interval time the PIR can be reactivated after this time lapse is over Nex...
Page 28: ...pped with FAT12 format 4 6 File Format This DLC COVERT II uses a SD card to save images and videos in the pre named folder DCIM 100EK113 Each new image or video will be numbered incrementally by shooting time The saving name likes IM000001 JPG or IM000001 AVI Through the suffix you can distinguish whether the file is an image with suffix jpg or a video with suffix avi 4 7 Factory Default When leav...
Page 29: ...itored and at a height of 3 6 ft The aiming direction of lens and the movement direction of the object should be orthogonal There are two ways to mount the DLC COVERT II using the included strap or the bottom screw Using the strap To use the strap to mount the DLC COVERT II on a tree is illustrated in Fig 17 Take the strap ends and go through the two back holes of the DLC COVERT II and wrap around...
Page 30: ...Normal Low Operation Day Night Trigger Time 1s Triggering Interval 0sec 60min programmable Shooting Numbers 1 3 programmable Video Length 1 60sec programmable Timer Switch On Off Time Lapse programmable Power Supply 8xAA recommended 4xAA as emergency power Stand by Current 0 3mA 7mAh day Power Consumption 150mA 450mA when IR LED lighted User Interface LCD display Interface TV out NTSC USB SD card ...
Page 31: ...you need technical support or have problems with this product please visit www dlccovert com FAQ or Email us at support dlccovert com as always you can call us 877 462 1799 If your product is out of the initial one year warranty period you can still receive repair service from DLC for a fee ...
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