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QUICK GUIDE: TASCO TRAIL CAMERA
1.
Open the camera by releasing the latches on the right side of the camera. Install 4 “D” cell batteries (flat base of all batteries
contacting springs), and insert an SD card (not included, use any capacity up to 2GB) in the slot to the right of the 5 buttons
(upside down, brand name facing you). Press the card down until you hear it click into place.
2.
Press and release the Power switch. If you are using the camera for the first time, you should set the date and time so your
photos will be “stamped” correctly. Briefly press the Menu button-the “year” digits will blink on the display. Use the Up/Down
buttons to set the current year, then press Enter, and repeat to set the month and press Enter again. The display will then
change to let you set the date. After setting the date, press enter, and set the time (the “hour” digits will flash, use Up/Down to
set the hour and then minute. The time display uses the 24 hr standard, so 2:00 PM is indicated as “1400”, etc).
3.
After the date and time have been set, and Enter is pressed, you have a choice of three operating modes: Still photos with
“Lo” resolution (this is the default setting if you don’t change it), Still photos with “Hi” resolution, or movie (video) mode. To
change modes, press Up or Down to cycle through the choices (each will blink), pressing Enter to set the mode you prefer.
4.
In normal operating mode, the display will only show the still photo or movie clip icon in the lower left corner, an SD card
icon on the lower right, and one or more digits that indicate how many photo or movie files have been stored on the card. To
test the camera operation, wave your hand in front of the lens and PIR (passive infrared/motion) detector, while looking at
the LCD display. As long as events are being detected, a new still photo or movie clip (as set in previous step) will be recorded
every 30 seconds, indicated on the display by “SnAP”, then “SLP”.
Note: for movie clips, the display will stay on “SnAP” for the 15
sec duration of each movie
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5.
Thread the strap through the slots on the back of the Trail Cam and attach the buckles, then strap it onto a suitable tree,
making sure the strap is tight and the camera is aimed at the area you wish to observe. Turn on the camera (make sure a new
or empty SD card has been inserted) and leave the area-there is a 60 second delay after power on before the first photo is
taken. Alkaline batteries typically last 30 days or more, depending on how often the Trail Cam is activated, how often the flash
fires, ambient temperature, etc.
6.
To look at your captured photos, make sure the power is off, and remove the SD card by pushing down lightly on the top
edge of the card-it will pop up for removal. Use an SD card reader with any PC or Mac to view, copy, or delete the photos
(standard JPG files) and movies (AVI files) inside the “DCIM/100MEDIA” folder on the card. Double click on an individual file
to see it, or open the files with the photo software of your choice.
