HCO ScoutGuard SG580M
4 Advanced Operations
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4
Advanced Operations
From the basic operations of the camera in previous chapter, we know that the
camera has three basic operation modes:
1.
OFF
mo
de: Power switch is at
OFF
position.
2.
ON
mode: Power switch is at
ON
position.
3.
TEST
mode: Power switch is at
TEST
position.
In the above three modes, the
OFF
mode is the
specified safe mode when replacing 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 remote control is
needed.
4.1
Settings 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 external TV monitor. There are seventeen items of menu setting for
this camera:
Setting Items
Description
Camera Mode
Choose capturing images or recording videos.
Format
Format the SD-card. All images and videos in the SD-card will be
deleted.
Photo Size
Choose the image size, e.g. 5 mega pixels.
Video Size
Choose the video size, e.g. 640
×
480 (VGA).
Set Clock
Set camera date and time.
Photo Burst
Choose the continuous shooting numbers after each triggering.
Video Length
Choose duration of recording video.
Video Sound
Choose if the sound recorder will be used.
Interval
Choose how long the camera will stop functioning after each
triggering. The camera’s PIR will be disabled during this interval.
Sense Level
Choose sensitivity of PIR. There are 3 choices “HIGH”,
“NORMAL” and “LOW”. The higher, the easier the sensor would
be triggered by motion. It is recommended to use
Normal
mode.
The sensitivity of PIR is strongly related to the temperature.
Higher temperature leads to lower sensitivity.
Timer
The camera will be awoken up at certain time duration in a day. In
the rest of the time the camera is shut off.
Flash Range
Infrared Flash range: .20 ft./6m and 40 ft./12m
MMS Set
The MMS through GPRS to send, so before using this function
you need to open this business with your network provider. It
