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Stealth Cam

STC-WD2

User’s Manual

Toll Free Customer Support 1-877-269-8490

www.stealthcam.net

Version 1.2

08/05

Summary of Contents for STC-WD2

Page 1: ...Stealth Cam STC WD2 User s Manual Toll Free Customer Support 1 877 269 8490 www stealthcam net Version 1 2 08 05 ...

Page 2: ...Cam is covered by a One Year Limited Warranty on parts labor from the date of purchase The warranty covers defects in workmanship materials The warranty does not apply to units which have been damaged or abused intentionally or unintentionally Tampering with or altering the unit will void the warranty Any unauthorized service will void warranty Original sales receipt must be produced for any warra...

Page 3: ... Manual Contents Camera overview 4 Camera kit contents 8 Battery and memory Installation 9 Set up and programming 12 Camera use 20 Mounting the camera 21 Viewing Deleting images 26 Memory compatibility chart 35 Technical Specs 36 General Information 39 ...

Page 4: ...STC WD2 www stealthcam net Toll Free 877 269 8490 4 Camera overview Front housing image with major parts indication ...

Page 5: ...STC WD2 www stealthcam net Toll Free 877 269 8490 5 Open view image with major parts indication For use with Stealth Cam cable only sold separately ...

Page 6: ...STC WD2 www stealthcam net Toll Free 877 269 8490 6 Side view with major parts indication ...

Page 7: ...160 16 64MB 104 160 320 32 128MB 208 320 640 64 256MB 416 640 1280 128 512MB 832 1280 2560 256 1 GB 1664 2560 5120 512 NOTE Picture Image Capacity Chart provides approximate number of images or AVI movies based on resolution setting and the size of memory card These figures may vary depending on the amount of detail in the image ...

Page 8: ...877 269 8490 8 Camera kit contents Model STC WD2 Digital Scouting Camera CDROM Contains Ulead Photo Express 8 and camera driver User Manual 1 5M USB cable 1 5M TV out cable for TV RCA Jack 1 5M TV out cable for handheld TV Mini Jack Strap ...

Page 9: ...cepts 6 C cell batteries Be sure to use high quality brand name alkaline batteries Install batteries in correct polarity as noted inside battery compartment 12V Lead Acid external battery The STC WD2 is equipped with an external power jack designed to accept a barrel plug cable to attach to a sealed lead acid battery sold separately Battery cable and complete 12V Lead Acid battery kits are availab...

Page 10: ...fore connection Incorrect voltage or polarity will damage the camera Memory Options Your STC WD2 camera is equipped with 16MB built in flash memory The camera is also equipped with an expendable media card slot capable accepting up to 1GB SD card sold separately With no memory card inserted into the slot the camera will use the built in 16MB memory If a SD card is inserted into the slot then the c...

Page 11: ...adding or removing memory Insert SD memory card in to the SD card slot completely and in the correct direction as shown by the sticker located at the side of the housing To remove the SD memory card depress the SD card and pull out the card gently SD cards must be clean no images from other sources if you are using the SD card from other cameras please make sure to format the SD card prior use in ...

Page 12: ...reen displays the camera status The following information is present on this screen If no buttons are pressed after 30 seconds the LCD screen will power down to conserve battery life and enter 1 minute count down to enter PIR detection mode To re power the display screen press and hold the UP or DOWN button for at least 5 seconds ...

Page 13: ...le image capturing per PIR triggering o 2P Two images continuous capturing per PIR triggering o 3P Three images continuous capturing per PIR triggering o Video Taking 10 seconds video per PIR triggering Resolution The resolution selection that you have selected o High 1600 x 1200 Select this option to capture a 2 0M pixels image High image quality o Low 1280 x 960 Select this option to capture a 1...

Page 14: ...teries are full o Half It shows the batteries are half o Low It shows the batteries are low and front low battery indicator will also be lit Blinking When the camera has detected low batteries Batteries are lower then 6 6 0 2Volts the camera unit will power off within 30 seconds automatically Please replace with new batteries otherwise the camera will not work properly Day and Time It shows the da...

Page 15: ...ds to enter programming mode This will bring up the SETTING screen If MENU button is not pressed within 30 seconds camera will automatically enter PIR detection mode Set the Resolution The first program setting is resolution To the right of Resolution the word HIGH will be blinking Press OK button to choose the selection Press the UP or DN button to select the desired resolution HIGH LOW BASE and ...

Page 16: ...ction Press the UP or DN button to select the desired capture setting number of pictures per triggering 1picture 2 pictures 3 pictures or Video Press OK to save and exit to TIME OUT setting Set the Time out The word TIME OUT and Digit will be blinking Press OK button to choose the selection Press UP or DN button to increase or decrease the time value in minutes from 01 to 59 minutes Press OK to sa...

Page 17: ...e value 01 59 Press OK to confirm the minute setting and enter hours setting HH Hour will be blinking Press UP or DN to increase or decrease the hour value 01 24 Press OK to confirm the hour setting and enter month setting MM Month will be blinking Press UP or DN to increase or decrease the month value 01 12 Press OK to confirm the month setting and enter date setting DD Date will be blinking Pres...

Page 18: ...alue 04 99 Press OK to confirm the year setting and exit to delete setting Delete Format setting The word FORMAT will be blinking Press OK to choose the selection Press OK the second time to format the memory if SD memory card is inside the card slot it will format the SD memory card Or press UP or DN to select DELETE ONE d ONE or DELETE ALL d ALL or NO DELETE NO dL or FORMAT FORMAT blinking ...

Page 19: ...ess DN button to move the selection to No Delete then press OK to exit to Resolution setting Press MENU to exit to power on status Once all settings have been completed press the MENU button to return to CAMERA STATUS screen At the end of each program set up selection you may press MENU to exit and return to camera status ready for the 1 minute count down mode to enter PIR capturing ...

Page 20: ...is recommended to mount the camera 4 5 ft off the ground with the camera pointed at a slight downward angle Be sure to avoid mounting the camera facing east or west as the rising and setting of the sun could produce false triggers and overexposed images Clear branches and other debris away from the front of the camera so as not to block the camera lens or PIR sensor PIR Coverage Area Diagram ...

Page 21: ...era Mounting the camera with Tree Screw Optional Accessory sold separately Hand twist the screw into the tree or post at the desired position Attached the camera to the screw by turning the camera onto the mounting screw to the desired position Tighten the stabilizer nut ...

Page 22: ...ge to camera housing Using the supplied nut and washer tighten to the bottom of camera for greater stability Mounting the camera with the supplied strap Insert the strap through the strap slots on the rear housing Wrap the strap around the mounting surface Secure the strap and tighten the buckle in order to secure the camera ...

Page 23: ... that both door latches are securely locked in place Testing the camera coverage area One of STC WD2 Cam s many features is the ability to test the coverage area After mounting the camera open front housing and slide the power to ON After the font LCD screen has powered on Press the TEST button this must be done with in 30 seconds or the camera will enter count down mode Close the front housing Wa...

Page 24: ...en the front housing and press the TEST button to exit test mode The camera will then enter count down mode for 1 minute and front green indicator will start blinking giving you one minute to leave the coverage area Then the camera will enter PIR detection mode b After 5 minutes in test mode the camera will then enter count down mode for 1 minutes and the front green indicator will start blinking ...

Page 25: ... count down mode This is your indication to leave the coverage area with one minute After one minute the camera will take between 1 3 pictures or a 10 seconds AVI video based on your program setting The camera will then time out between 1 60 minutes also based on your setting The time between motion detection and the camera taking the pictures may vary due to lighting conditions charging of the fl...

Page 26: ...tamp will not appear on the AVI video clips Viewing and deleting the images The STC WD2 cam offers the user three different options for viewing the images The external LCD display screen on the front housing will show the number of images in memory To wake the camera from PIR detection mode press and hold either the UP or DN button for about 5 seconds The instructions below are based on starting f...

Page 27: ...nd TV monitor A thumbnail view of the images in memory will be displayed on the TV screen Press MENU button to set TV System Press OK button to choose the setting Press UP or DN to select TV system TV N TV out in NTSC System TV P TV out in PAL System Press OK to confirm setting Press MENU to exist to power on status to continue with your image viewing Using the UP and DN buttons select the image y...

Page 28: ...h an RCA input jack cable included Attach the appropriate cable to the video out jack on the camera Insert the other end into the RCA video in jack on the TV Turn on both the camera and TV Make sure to switch to VIDEO IN mode on your TV See your TV owner s manual for directions Attach the appropriate cable to the video out jack on the camera Insert the other end into the video in jack on handheld ...

Page 29: ... PAL System Press OK to confirm setting Press MENU to exist to power on status to continue with your image viewing Using the UP and DN buttons select the image you wish to view Press OK button to bring up the whole image on the screen You may use the UP and DN buttons at this point to navigate though all the images in memory To return to the thumbnail view from the full size image press the OK but...

Page 30: ... button to play back the AVI motion clip To return to thumbnail image selection view press OK button at the end of the AVI clip Viewing images by computer download The Stealth Cam STC WD2 Digital Scouting Camera is a plug and play USB storage device This means users of Windows 2000 ME and XP operating system need not install the camera driver This camera is not MAC compatible The disc included in ...

Page 31: ... Unplug the USB cable from PC Insert the CDROM in CD driver of your PC The auto run program will execute Follow the instructions shown on screen from your PC to completely install the driver and application program Restart windows Successful installation will create Ulead Photo Explorer icon on you desktop Connect your camera to the PC by the USB cable the PC will recognize the new device and set ...

Page 32: ...8 or earlier must install camera driver prior to connecting the USB cable If your computer doesn t run automatically please click Start button and choose Run and then browse the CD drive and click Setup Operation manual of Ulead Photo Explorer is contained on the provided CDROM ...

Page 33: ...To view the images simply plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port on your computer Plug the other end of USB cable into the camera The camera will automatically power ON and display a USB icon on the LCD screen At the same time your computer will recognize the camera as mass storage device and found under MY COMPUTER Deleting images At any time while viewing images on Handheld TV ...

Page 34: ...DN buttons to the desired function No Delete NO dL Delete one d ONE or Delete ALL d ALL If you chose to delete one picture it will delete the picture that you selected on the Thumbnail view or the image that is on full screen If you choose Delete One or Delete All you will remain in this mode until you press DN button to move the selection to No Delete then press OK to exit to Resolution setting P...

Page 35: ... 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB San Disk 32MB 64MB 128MB 512MB 1GB Panasonic 32MB 64MB 256MB 512MB Toshiba 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB King Mate 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Lexar 32MB 512MB Kingston 128MB 256MB 512MB Kodak 128MB 256MB 512MB Dan Elec 128MB 256MB 512MB PNY 128MB 256MB 512MB Proper camera operation cannot be guaranteed when using memory card NOT listed above ...

Page 36: ...50MHz or equivalent processor 128MB SDRAM or above VGA Video Card with 32MB RAM for minimum Color 16 bit or higher An available CDROM driver and an available USB Port 600 MB free hard disc space Optional Windows compatible sound card Microphone and speaker If you have any questions regarding your PC specifications please call your PC manufacturer ...

Page 37: ... External memory support SD memory card up to 1 0 Gig Resolution Options VGA 1 2M 2 0M 3 Capturing Options Single Continuous AVI Image performance for video stream 10fps in 320 x 240 pixels approx 10 seconds per section Auto white balance and auto expose Auto Flash light strobe control Real time clock for date and time stamping 4 digit LCD Image counter Battery low indicator Green Test LED indicat...

Page 38: ...nity High precision 4 P glass lens with IR coating Effective viewing Angle 52 deg PIR detection angle 48 deg Low power consumption Standby current 1mA Capture current 150mA Interface type USB 1 1 Power C size alkaline Batteries x 6 External power 12 volts battery pack Image format Standard JEPG And Motion JEPG AVI ...

Page 39: ...t to water or any other liquid This will damage the unit and void the warranty Use a soft lens cloth for cleaning lens Avoid touching lens with fingers Remove dirt or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent Keep the STC WD2 cam in a dry and cool dust free environment or container when it is NOT used Take the batteries out when the STC WD2 cam is NOT to be used over a long...

Page 40: ...era for unauthorized service This could cause serious damage to the unit and will void the warranty This camera is a precision electronic device Do not attempt to service this camera yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks WF031_2 0_R3 Print In China ...

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