©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
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Incorporation&with&Lightroom&or&Aperture&&
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While!one!cannot!control!the!CamRanger!from!within!Lightroom!or!Aperture,!one!can!
specify!a!folder!to!automatically!download!images!to,!for!saving!options!refer!to!the!
Mac9
CamRanger9Menu9Bar<9Preferences9section9found9on9page915
.!This!folder!can!be!set!to!as!a!
“watch”!folder!within!Lightroom!or!Aperture!and!set!to!be!automatically!imported.!
Tips&&&Troubleshooting&
Below!are!some!tips!and!troubleshooting!for!common!questions!or!issues!arranged!by!
category:!
Registration&&
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If!the!CamRanger!Mac!application!is!re[installed,!the!Mac!may!require!the!
CamRanger!to!be!re[registered.!
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Most!registration!issues!are!due!to!not!having!Internet!connectivity!or!entering!the!
serial!number!incorrectly.!
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If!you!still!have!issues,!please!email!
!for!assistance.!
Connection&
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Make!sure!the!CamRanger!is!fully!powered!on!and!initialized!(it!should!take!
approximately!30!seconds).!The!power!light!and!WiFi!light!should!both!be!on.!
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The!password!to!connect!to!the!CamRanger!WiFi!is!the!CamRanger!serial!number!in!
all!CAPS.!If!there!are!still!issues!connecting,!turning!the!WiFi!off!on!the!Mac!may!
help.!
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If!the!CamRanger!application!is!connected!to!the!CamRanger!device,!but!no!camera!
is!connected,!it!will!attempt!to!connect!to!a!camera!approximately!every!5!seconds.!
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If!the!Mac!is!outside!of!or!near!the!edge!of!the!range!of!the!CamRanger!hardware!
there!will!be!connection!problems.!
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Disconnect!and!reconnect!the!CamRanger!by!selecting!“Connection”!on!the!Mac!
CamRanger!menu!bar!then!“Connect”!to!force!a!new!session/connection.!
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Power!cycling!the!camera!and!CamRanger!as!well!as!restarting!the!application!will!
completely!refresh!the!connection.!
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When!the!camera!battery!begins!to!get!low,!certain!commands!may!start!to!fail!or!a!
connection!may!be!refused.!
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The!CamRanger!hardware!can!only!be!connected!to!a!single!Mac!at!a!time.!
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A!second!network!connection,!such!as!with!an!Ethernet!cable,!will!likely!cause!
connection!failures.!
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If!there!is!an!inconsistent!or!intermittent!connection,!the!issue!is!likely!related!to!the!
USB!connection.!A!different!USB!cable!will!often!fix!the!problem.!