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5.
Miscellaneous
5.1
Use of the Mode Control Switch
The switch on the front of the Battery Box has 3 positions:
“STD” Standard
We recommend you normally run the box on this setting. In this mode, the
movement detection system monitors the inside of the nest box for movement of
the birds. If movement is not detected for a prolonged period, the nest box elec-
tronics will be partially shut down to save battery power. When movement is
detected again, the system will switch back on and transmit pictures and sound to
the receiver.
Whilst partially shut down, neither video nor audio is transmitted from the box.
Your TV will either show a still picture or “snow”, depending on which TV you
have and the precise instant when the shut down occurred. You will lose sound,
so may wish to press “mute” when this occurs.
Please remember that because the electronics are designed to work with live
birds, the detection system is not 100% accurate. The movement sensor system
may sometimes be triggered by insects or air movement, and sometimes will not
trigger when there is movement. To avoid “jitter”, it is designed to wait a few
seconds each time it switches before it will switch again.
This setting is designed to give a long battery life, depending on how much
movement there is in the box.
Central Position, “OFF”
This position provides power to the electronics, but switches off the lighting, mi-
crophone, camera and transmitter. It hardly takes any power, so the batteries
should last a very long time in this position.
“CONT”, Continuous
This setting puts all the systems within the box on continuously, and will take the
most power out of the batteries.
This is suitable when you want to be sure that your picture is not interrupted
when there is no movement, perhaps because you are recording a video.
Naturally, this setting will require more power from the batteries, and is more
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