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If the camera is not ready to record, the status line will give one of the
following messages:

Message

Condition

Start on MM/DD/YYYY

Camera is waiting on a user specified
“start delay” to expire, and will begin
recording on the date shown.

Skip until HH:MM AM/PM

Camera is in a Mid-day Skip period and
indicates the time of day it will restart
recording.

Start at Dawn

Camera is in “Light Based” mode and has
detected that it is too dark to operate.

Start at HH:MM AM/PM

Camera is in “Time Based” mode and is
not currently schedule to run.

Disk Full – Cannot Start

Shown when the camera initializes with
less than 0.1 Gb of free space.

The bottom two lines of the status page show the amount of remaining storage
(7.4 Gb Free in the example) on your memory card, the proportion of battery
life remaining in the active battery bank, and the time and date. Note that
when the storage space falls to 0.1 Gb, the oldest TLV file, (even if it is the only

one), will be deleted, and a new file created.

Содержание PlotWatcher Pro

Страница 1: ...www Day6Outdoors com Page 1...

Страница 2: ...ncluded GameFinder video player software The Game Surveillance innovation will dramatically increase your effectiveness as a hunter Because you will know when and where to hunt and have an accurate re...

Страница 3: ...zoom or wide angle capabilities These are available at the www day6outdoors com website Thank you for putting your confidence in Day 6 Outdoors with your purchase of the PlotWatcher Pro We re excited...

Страница 4: ...ng the PlotWatcher Pro 12 Collecting Video 12 Preview Image for Aiming 13 User Interface 14 Screen Based Setting Pages 16 Start Stop Options 17 Light Based 17 Time Based 17 Always On 17 Midday Skip Op...

Страница 5: ...e same temperature range as alkalines However we recommend gaining experience with alkalines first as a benchmark because of the wide variety of energy capacity self discharge behavior and temperature...

Страница 6: ...lm 2 Insert 4 or 8 AA batteries into the upper lower or both compartments Do not mix battery types in a given compartment 3 Insert your SDHC memory card into the memory card slot 4 Put the setting swi...

Страница 7: ...everything is working correctly With the camera ON shut and latch the door and aim the camera at a well illuminated scene to collect some time lapse video Checking Your First Video 1 Install the GameF...

Страница 8: ...it to the PlotWatcher camera Note You generally will not want to copy your Time Lapse Videos to your computer because they are so large They should play directly from the memory card You can save any...

Страница 9: ...ck NEXT for each of the steps of the GameFinder Installer Wizard 5 Installation is complete The GameFinder video player software is installed under All Programs in the Day6 folder and a shortcut is al...

Страница 10: ...file per day and note that files are named based on the camera date on which they were created The quickest and easiest way to get an overview of a time lapse video file is to use your mouse to drag...

Страница 11: ...r step scroll mode SEARCH will cause GameFinder to search in the direction of interest forward or backward for motion and will move the Position Arrow to the frame in the video file where movement is...

Страница 12: ...If theft is a concern note that you can place the PlotWatcher Pro high into a tree generally out of sight because it does not rely on motion triggering You can also use a padlock on the access door o...

Страница 13: ...the door and hold it shut for 5 seconds while an image is taken Then open the door to preview your image on the screen Adjust the aim if necessary and close the door again for 5 seconds to take anothe...

Страница 14: ...us page screen The top line of the status page indicates that the camera is ready to begin Close to Start and instructs you to close the camera to start operation A small door switch is located just b...

Страница 15: ...s in Light Based mode and has detected that it is too dark to operate Start at HH MM AM PM Camera is in Time Based mode and is not currently schedule to run Disk Full Cannot Start Shown when the camer...

Страница 16: ...creen based setting pages are where you can set the time and date special features and custom setting values Press PAGE button to cycle to the next page Press SELECT button to cycle to the next field...

Страница 17: ...ht enough to resume capturing time lapse video Time Based In Time based start stop mode you specify the specific time you want the camera to power on and power off These are set on the screen based se...

Страница 18: ...op Time in Time based mode 10am 2pm The camera will shut down from 10am until 2pm in the middle of the day to conserve batteries and storage space Custom The camera will shut down from a user specifie...

Страница 19: ...e interval between video frames will be 10 seconds This is a good setting for larger areas where the game will not pass through the field of view quickly This will consume less storage space and batte...

Страница 20: ...PlotWatcher Pro to begin capturing video only 1 or 2 weeks before you return in order to conserve memory storage space and batteries This can be easily done by specifying the of days of Start Delay u...

Страница 21: ...aracter string that you can use to identify the site where you are placing your PlotWatcher Pro You can change each letter by using the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the alphabet Once you find...

Страница 22: ...leted and the current file will continue The files are stored on the memory card in the DCIM 100D6OPR folder The files are named according to date YYMMDDAA TLV where YY Year MM Month DD Date and AA is...

Страница 23: ...in voltage equally as the camera automatically switches back and forth between the higher of the two banks However if you load used batteries into one bank and new batteries in another then the new b...

Страница 24: ...8 16 or 32 GB SDHC memory card You might prefer to purchase two cards so that you can swap them in the field Note that many older computers have SD card readers that will not read the higher capacity...

Страница 25: ...e center pin positive and the outer shell negative polarity It uses a 5 5mm x 2 1mm connector DC power plug common to many trail cameras accessory devices such as cables with clips solar devices batte...

Страница 26: ...panel is not used in conjunction with an integrated or external battery it can still prolong the life of your camera by providing the operating power during sunlight hours The internal batteries will...

Страница 27: ...F External Power Voltage 10v 13 7v External Power Connector 5 5mm x 2 1mm DC Power Plug Storage Media SD or SDHC Memory Card 2 32 Gb Accessory Lenses Zoom and Wide Angle Image Intervals 1 2 3 5 10 20...

Страница 28: ...which is affected by scene detail Actual experience could be above or below these guideline ranges Typical battery life expressed in DAYS For 8 Alkaline batteries in non freezing conditions or 8 Lithi...

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