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HCO ScoutGuard SG580MB 

4 Advanced Operations 

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b)

 

Press 

UP

 or 

DOWN

 to select 

Sense Level

c)

 

Press 

LEFT

 or 

RIGHT

 to select 

Low

d)

 

Press 

OK

  to  save  the  current  setting  and  the  option  will  be 

un-highlighted. 

Press 

MENU

 to cancel setting and return to info display. 

4.1.12

 

Set Timer 

This  parameter  defines  a  certain  time  lapse  in  a  day  when  the 

Camera can be triggered. The rest of the time the device is shut off. The 

effective value for the ranges from 00:00

00 to 23:59:59. 

Please note that  the start and stop time can  only  be effective when 

the timer is set as 

On

. Provided that the camera should work from eight 

a.m. to five p.m., the steps are as following: 

a)

 

Press 

MENU

 to display the setting menu. 

b)

 

Press 

UP

 or 

DOWN

 to select 

Timer Switch

c)

 

Press 

RIGHT

 to select 

On

d)

 

Press 

OK 

to enter into submenu. 

e)

 

Press 

RIGHT

 to select item, press 

UP

 or 

DOWN

 to change the 

value until the start time changes to 8 and the stop time changes 

to 17. 

f)

 

Press 

OK

  to  save  all  current  setting  and  the  option  will  be 

un-highlighted. 

Press 

MENU

 to return to previous menu.   

4.1.13

 

MMS Settings 

Enter  the  MMS  setting  which  provided  by  the  network  service 

provider.  There  are 

only

  four  setting  to  be  entered,  the  steps  are  as 

Summary of Contents for SG580MB

Page 1: ...HCO ScoutGuard SG580MB GSM Wireless Scouting Camera User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...uide 7 3 1 Power Supply 7 3 2 Insert the SD card and the SIM card 8 3 3 Power on and Enter into the ON Mode 8 3 4 Enter into the TEST Mode 9 3 4 1 Custom Settings 9 3 4 2 Manual Capturing 9 3 4 3 View Images or Videos 9 3 4 4 Send MMS 10 3 5 Power Off 10 4 Advanced Operations 11 4 1 Settings Menu 11 4 1 1 Default Setting 15 4 1 2 Set Camera Mode 16 4 1 3 Format SD Card 17 4 1 4 Set Photo Size 17 4...

Page 3: ...tings 22 4 1 14GPRS Settings 24 4 1 15Set Sending Mode 25 4 1 16Set Sending to 26 4 1 17Enter Password 26 4 1 18Reset to Default Settings 27 4 2 Playback 27 4 2 1 View Photo or Video 28 4 2 2 Delete Photo or Video 28 4 2 3 Send MMS Manually 29 4 3 Laser Pointer 29 4 4 File Numbering 29 Appendix I PIR Detection Zone 31 AppendixⅡ Technical Specifications 33 AppendixⅢ Parts List 35 ...

Page 4: ... the camera is triggered or per custom settings It takes color pictures or videos under sufficient daylight While at night the built in 940nm IR LED s take clear pictures or videos monochrome It s invisible to game And this model has a new design of PIR and this new PIR is patented The new patented PIR s detection range can reach to 22M There is a 1 5 color LCD display screen on the camera and a s...

Page 5: ...k for theft proof and an adjuster to change the tilt when mounting on an irregular interface e g tree Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the camera controls and displays It is helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it when reading through the rest of the manual ...

Page 6: ... on the remote control 1 3 1 Navigating Press UP or DOWN to select or highlight the menu item Press LEFT or RIGHT to select the option of each item and press OK to make a selection 1 3 2 Characters When entering digits letters or punctuations into an input column there are some useful characters that can be used by pressing the button continuously 1 1 _ 0 0 Menu Cancel OK 1 2abc 3def 4 ghi 5 jkl 6...

Page 7: ...ia GSM GPRS network You ll be alerted just when a picture or video has been taken The camera sends MMS message through GPRS network so before using this function you need to open GPRS service from your service provider It supports four band 850MHz 900MHz 1800MHz and 1900MHz For related information please refer to section 4 1 14 MMS settings SIM card Icon There are two SIM card icons which stand fo...

Page 8: ...e means to choose a way to send MMS refer to 4 1 table MMS Set and GPRS Set means to have the right MMS and GPRS setting parameters according to your network Send to means to input the phone number or email address which you want to send to All 3 submenus must be correctly set up 1 6Supported Format Item Format Photo JPG Video AVI File format FAT32 Here are some important notices The file system f...

Page 9: ...cation sound Please do not insert or take out the SD card when the power switch is in the ON position It is recommended to format the SD card by the camera when used for the first time The camera 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 In the TEST mode the camera will shut down automatically after 3 minutes if no operati...

Page 10: ...g batteries with 1 5V output can be used 1 High density and high performance alkaline batteries Recommended 2 Rechargeable alkaline batteries 3 Rechargeable NiMH batteries There are four battery slots Slot 1 and 2 form one group and is marked 1 while slot 3 and 4 form the other group and is marked 2 Only one group of batteries is needed to supply power to the camera but both can be used and is rec...

Page 11: ...he chimney and other heat sources to prevent from false triggering 2 The height from the ground for placing the camera should vary with the object size appropriately In general three to six feet is preferred Slide the power switch to the ON position to power on the camera and enter into the ON mode Before entering into the ON mode you can adjust the camera towards the target monitoring area by las...

Page 12: ...camera can be adjusted to manually customize the camera settings which display on the LCD screen on the camera or external TV monitor The detailed operations will be described in the Advanced Operations chapter 3 4 2 Manual Capturing You can press RIGHT to manually capture photos or record a video 3 4 3 View Images or Videos There are two ways to view the captured images or videos 1 LCD screen on ...

Page 13: ...set as Manual you can send the selected photo to the preset address in TEST mode Daily Report and Instant mode are used in the ON mode 3 5 Power Off Slide the power switch to the OFF position to power off the camera Please note that even in the OFF mode the camera still consumes a small amount of battery power Therefore please remove the batteries if the camera is not in use for a length of time ...

Page 14: ...acing the SD card or batteries and transporting the camera This chapter explains the advanced operations for customizing the camera settings The settings can only be customized in TEST mode and the wireless remote is needed 4 1Settings Menu To view the camera settings menu press MENU in the TEST mode called settings menu in this chapter The settings menu will be shown on the LCD on camera or the e...

Page 15: ...after each triggering The camera s PIR will be disabled during this interval Sense Level Choose sensitivity of the PIR The camera PIR is strongly related to the temperature On high the camera will trigger more easily Therefore we recommend the High setting for temperatures exceeding 95 degrees Fahrenheit Use the Low setting for temperatures below 35 degrees Fahrenheit to reduce false triggers For ...

Page 16: ... URL APN IP and Port Please contact the network service provider if you are not familiar with the settings GPRS Set The camera sends image through GPRS network with SMTP protocol to a Email address Use this way the communication cost will be much cheaper in many countries You should set the right GPRS setting parameters The settings of GPRS sending Email server sending email Port GPRS APN and so o...

Page 17: ...until 20 00PM If it is on Camera mode the camera will send a MMS at the preset time The MMS will show you the latest photo and the total qty of the pictures get taken If it is on Video mode the camera will send a SMS at the preset time The SMS will show you how many video clips the camera has taken within 24 hours 3 Instant Instant just works in ON mode which means the camera will send a MMS insta...

Page 18: ...Email MMS Send the image to Email address via WAP 3 Email GPRS Send the image to Email address via SMTP Use this way the communication cost will be much cheaper in many countries Password For safety purposes enter a password each time when entering into Test mode The default password is 0000 You could choose OFF to stop this function Default Set Restore all customer settings to default values 4 1 ...

Page 19: ...Set Enter Server APN Port Send Mode Manual Manual Daily Report Instant Send To Phone MMS Email MMS Email GPRS Password OFF ON Default Set 4 1 2 Set Camera Mode There are two modes Camera or Video There are two ways to set the camera mode 1 Via shortcut key 2 Via setting menu 1 Shortcut key Press UP to set the camera mode as Video or press DOWN to set camera mode as Photo in info display of TEST mo...

Page 20: ...ta a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select Format c Press OK to choose Enter to enter into submenu d Press LEFT or RIGHT to select Yes Yes will be highlighted e Press OK to start formatting the SD card During formatting the display screen will show a message Please Wait as below Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 1 4 Set Photo Size This paramete...

Page 21: ...U to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select Video Size c Press LEFT or RIGHT to select 320 240 d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 1 6 Set Date and Time You can change the date and time of the device by setting this parameter when necessary e g after every battery change The date forma...

Page 22: ...burst to 3 Photos provided that the previous option is 1 Photo a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select Photo Burst c Press LEFT or RIGHT to select 3 Images d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 1 8 Set Video Length This parameter is effective and can be adjusted only when ...

Page 23: ...ct off or on h Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 1 10Set PIR Triggering Interval Time This parameter indicates how long the PIR Passive Infrared motion sensor will be disabled after each triggering in ON mode During this time the PIR of the device will not react to the motion of human or animals The ...

Page 24: ... be triggered by motion taking more pictures or recording more videos It is recommended to use high sensitivity degree in room or environment with little interference and to use lower sensitivity for outdoor or environment with lots of interference like hot wind smoke near window etc Furthermore the sensitivity of the PIR is strongly related to the temperature Higher temperature leads to lower sen...

Page 25: ...art and stop time can only be effective when the timer is set as On Provided that the camera should work from eight a m to five p m the steps are as following a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select Timer Switch c Press RIGHT to select On d Press OK to enter into submenu e Press RIGHT to select item press UP or DOWN to change the value until the start time changes to ...

Page 26: ...NU to cancel setting and to return to previous menu Easy Access to MMS setting edit in the computer 1 Load the fully charged batteries 2 Insert SD card 3 Insert SIM card 4 Power on and entering into the TEST Mode 5 A new file named PROFILE INI is created automatically in a new folder named MMS in the SD card 6 Reedit the file PROFILE INI in the computer to set the MMS parameters below is for refer...

Page 27: ... parameters to avoid operation failure 4 1 14GPRS Settings You can edit the GPRS settings in profile ini file Below is the details about these parameters GPRS Setting Server Email server name for example smtp 163 cn Port Email server port for example 25 APN Internet APN for example cnnet Account and Password Some telecom operators need to set account and password to launch GPRS Email user Sending ...

Page 28: ...n ON mode For more information please refer to 4 1 settings menu The following shows how to set the MMS mode to Instant provided that the previous option is Off a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select MMS Mode c Press LEFT or RIGHT to select Instant d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted ...

Page 29: ...t Send To c Press LEFT or RIGHT to select Phone MMS d Press OK to enter into submenu Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display e There are four inputs press to switch between each input Press number buttons to key in the digits letters or punctuations Press UP to delete f Press OK to save all current setting and return to info display Press MENU to cancel setting and to return to pre...

Page 30: ...me you switch on the camera Press MENU to cancel setting and return to previous menu 4 1 18Reset to Default Settings To reset the setting to the default values the steps are as follows a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select Reset c Press OK to reset to default settings and return to info display Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 2 Playback In ...

Page 31: ...ewing images the total number of all images on the SD card will be shown as well as an index of the displaying image 4 2 2 Delete Photo or Video a View the image or video which to be deleted please refer to 4 3 1 b Press MENU to display the playback menu c Press UP or DOWN to select Delete One is highlighted d To delete the current image just skip this step To delete all images and videos press LE...

Page 32: ...MMS according to the setting in setting menu Press MENU to cancel and return to playback Please note that the images can only be sent and video cannot be sent If the SIM card is not inserted the image cannot be sent as well 4 3 Laser Pointer The laser light pointer beam can be turned on as an additional function for pointing to an object or a certain region of interested ROI Press to turn on the l...

Page 33: ...e saved in the pre named folder File numbering continues by adding one to the last number for each new image or video Saving names are IMAG0001 JPG or IMAG0001 AVI Through the suffix you can distinguish whether the file is an image with suffix jpg or a video with suffix avi ...

Page 34: ... range in different detection angle When the detection angle is 35 the detection range is 50ft When the detection angle is 52 the detection range is 30ft Figure 4 The PIR detection angle α is just barely larger than the field of view angle β The advantage of this design is to avoid empty pictures and get available pictures ...

Page 35: ...ction Zone Page 32 Figure 5 SG580MBhas a new design of PIR and this new PIR is patented The new patented PIR s detection range can reach to 22m The figure 6 shows the compared detection zone between normal PIR and the new patented PIR Figure 6 ...

Page 36: ...20 Video Resolution 640 480 16fps 320 240 20fps PIR Sensor Multi Zone PIR Sensitivity Adjustable High Normal Low Trigger Time 1 2s Weight 0 30 kg Operation Storage Tem 20 60 C 30 70 C Interval 1s 60 min Photo Burst 1 3 Video Length 1 60s Power Supply 8 AA or 4 AA Stand by Current 0 25 mA 6mAh Day Power Consumption 400 videos interval 5min video length 10s 500 MMS use 8 AA batteries Low Battery Ale...

Page 37: ...HCO ScoutGuard SG580MB AppendixⅡ Technical Specifications Page 34 Dimensions 140 x87 x55 mm Operation Humidity 5 90 Security authentication FCC CE RoHS without battery ...

Page 38: ...coutGuard SG580MB Appendix Ⅲ Parts List Page 35 AppendixⅢ Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera One Wireless Remote Control One USB Cable One TV cable One Belt One User Manual One Enhanced Antenna One ...

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