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As an alternative, you may prefer to fit this in to the Video/Audio connectors
on a video recorder or VCR.
If you only have a SCART input socket for your TV, you can fit the cable
through an appropriate adaptor (not supplied).
The cable (and the signal it carries) is not suitable for direct connection to
your TV aerial or antenna socket.
Turn the TV on, and switch it to the direct video/audio input.
Move the switch on the Battery Box to the CONT position. Set the Channel
Switch on the Receiver to the channel number indicated by the label on the
back of the camera. You should see the base of the Nest Box on your TV
screen, and hear through the TV if you tap the box. If you didn’t notice which
channel it was set to, simply move the switch in turn to each of the 4 channels
until you see the picture.
Adjust the camera angle so that the picture is central on the base of the nest
box.
Before leaving the factory, the camera focus has been adjusted to a little
above the floor of the nest box. You can adjust the camera focus by turning
the lens turret. The camera is a very delicate part of the system so please do
this gently, and be very careful not to touch a finger on the lens.
4.4
Fit Nest Box Outside
You are now ready to set up the nest box, battery box and solar panel in posi-
tion outside.
First find a promising location. Nest Boxes are normally fitted (with the lid
uppermost) to a tree or wall, about 2 to 4 metres high from the ground. How-
ever, depending on the situation, it is generally OK to fit the box higher. For
further advice on siting nest boxes, you may find it helpful to check with the
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the British Trust for Ornithology.
It is generally best to place the box so it does not get sun all day or too much
wind and rain. This means that you could face it to the North East or South
East.
The Nest Box should be fitted in a position where it is close enough to the
Receiver so that you get a good picture. Although the nominal range is 100
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