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Trail Cam
Instruction Manual
04-13
Model#: 119422
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ENGLISH 3-31 FrANçAIS 32-67 ESPAOL ñ 68-102 DEuTSCH 103-143 ITALIANO 144-180 2
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ENGLISH IMPOr TANT NOTE Congratulations on your purchase of one of the best trail cameras on the market! Tasco is very proud of this camera and we are sure you will be pleased with it as well. We appreciate your business and want to earn your trust. Please refer to the notes below and the instructions in this manual to ensure that you are completely satisfied with this product. If your Tasco Trail Cam does not seem to be functioning properly or if you are having photo/video quality issues
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INTRODUCTION About the Trail Cam The Tasco Trail Cam is a digital scouting camera. It can be triggered by any movement of game in a location, detected by a highly sensitive Passive Infra- Red (PIR) motion sensor, and then take high quality pictures (up to 6MP still photos), or video clips. The Trail Cam consumes very little power (less than 300mA) in a stand- by (surveillance) state. This means it can deliver up to six months stand-by operation time when the device is powered by eight AA alka
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icons or text above the key as shown in Fig. 2. FRONT VIEW Video Mic LED IR Flash Lens DC in Cover Plug Lock Hole PIR Sensor Fig. 1: Connections SD Card Slot DC In Motion/ Low USB Port A/V Out Battery Indicator BACK VIEW Cable to Battery Compartment LCD Screen UP/Video LEFT OK/Replay MENU DOWN/Photo ON RIGHT/Shot SETUP OFF Power/Mode Switch Fig. 2: Button and Switch Guide 5
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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND SD CARD Before you begin learning how to use your Trail Cam, you will first need to install a set of batteries and insert an SD card. Although that may only take you a minute, there are some important notes about both batteries and SD cards you should be aware of, so please take the time to read the following directions and cautions: Loading Batteries After opening the two latches on the right side of the Trail Cam, you will see that the Trail Cam can hold 8 ba
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If both an external power source is connected and batteries are installed, the Trail Cam will be powered by the external power source. When the batteries become weak, the low-battery indicator LED will glow blue, indicating the batteries should be changed (pg 5, “Front View”). Inserting the SD Card The Trail Cams have 32MB internal memory, which can hold only about 35 photos (@ 4MP resolution). This is handy for testing and getting familiar with the camera, but you will no doubt want to lea
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USING THE TRAIL CAM Once you’ve prepared your Trail Cam by properly installing batteries and an SD card, you could simply take it outside, strap it to a tree, switch it on and leave-and you might get some great photos that are exactly what you wanted. However, we highly recommend that you first spend some additional time indoors with this manual and your camera until you know a bit more about what the 3-way switch and those control keys do. If nothing else, you’ll probably want to at least
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automatically (according to its current parameter settings) when it is triggered by the PIR sensor’s detection of activity in the area it covers. You can either move the power switch directly from OFF to ON mode, or stop at the SETUP position first to change one or more settings, then move the switch to ON after you have finished doing so. SETUP MODE In the SETUP mode you can check and change the settings of the Trail Cam with the help of its built-in LCD (or a monitor connected to the AV o
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Fig. 3: SETUP Information Screen Camera (Still Photo) Mode SD Card Status Image Size (Resolution) Still Photo Mode Battery Level 4 Date:Month-Day-Year Time Stamp 2 Time Time Lapse On Hour:Minute:Second # of Photos Taken Remaining Photo Capacity Video Mode Video Sound On Video Resolution Video Mode High 2 Available Video Recording Time 10
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USING THE SETUP MENU TO CHANGE SETTINGS The main purpose of the SETUP mode is to allow you to change the settings of the camera’s parameters (14 different ones are available) so your Trail Cam operates exactly the way you want it to. You will do this by entering the SETUP Menu and pressing the keys below the LCD display, which will show you each parameter and its setting. Changing Parameter Settings in SETUP Mode A wide range of options or “parameters” are provided to allow you to set the
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Fig. 4: Selecting Parameter Settings Press MENU (4a) Press DOWN (4b) Press OK EXAMPLES-Changing the Settings of Some Common Parameters Following this page, you will find tables listing all of the parameters found in the SETUP Menu, along with their possible settings (or range of settings), and a detailed description of what the parameter controls and what the settings do. If you read the previous section detailing how to select parameters and change their settings, you should be able to dive
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Pressing the RIGHT key several more times will get you to the “Default Set” parameter. Select “Execute” (using UP or DOWN) and press OK to restore all parameters (including the Mode and Video Length parameters you changed a minute ago) back to their original factory default settings. The default settings for each parameter are indicated in bold type in the SETUP Menu tables on the next several pages. Be sure to set the current date and time, using the “Set Clock” parameter, if you choose t
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and minute you want, for a recording “block” that lasts anywhere from just a minute to a full 24 hours. 4. Set the [Start] and [Stop] times, beginning with the Start hour, using the UP/DOWN keys to change the setting. The hour setting is based on a 24-hour clock, with “00” hours = midnight, “12” hours = noon, “23” hrs = 11PM, etc. To move to the next setting, press the RIGHT key, change the minute for the Start time with UP/DOWN, then on to the hour and minute settings for the Stop time.
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Step 1-set Time Lapse Step 2-set Start Time Mode to “On” (Hour & Minute) Step 3-set Stop Time Step 4-set Interval (Hour & Minute) (60, 30, 15, 5 or 1 M) 15
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The SETUP Menu – Parameters and Settings List w/ Descriptions Parameter Settings Description (Bold=default) Mode Camera or Selects whether still photos or video Video clips are captured when the camera is triggered. Selects resolution for still photos from Image Size 4M Pixel, 2 to 6 megapixels. Higher resolution (only affects 6M Pixel, produces better quality photos, but still photos) 2M Pixel creates larger files that take up more of the SD card capacity (fills up faster). The defau
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Parameter Description Settings (Bold=default) Interval Selects the length of time that the 10S camera will “wait” until it responds to (second) any additional triggers from the PIR default, after an animal is first detected and with a 60M remains within the sensor’s range. (minute) During this user set “ignore triggers” to1S interval, the camera will not capture (second) photos/videos. This prevents the card range of from filling up with too many redundant settings images. Set
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Parameter Description Settings (Bold=default) Format Execute Deletes (erases) all files stored on a card to prepare it for reuse. Always format a card that has been previously used in other devices. If no SD card is inserted, all photos/videos in the inter- nal memory will be deleted. Caution! Make sure you have downloaded and backed up any files you want to preserve first! Press OK to execute, press MENU (or select NO then press OK) to exit without formatting. TV Out NTSC, PAL Selec
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Parameter Description Settings (Bold=default) Time Lapse On, Off Turns Time Lapse recording mode on/ off. Pressing OK after selecting On will change to the Set Time Lapse screen, which allows you to set the Start and Stop times in hours (0-24) and minutes (00-59).These set the times each day that recording begins and ends (24 -hr clock, so 13:00 hours=1PM). Use the RIGHT key to step through the fields, and use UP/DOWN to change the settings. After you set the “Stop” minutes, the next
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MOUNTING AND POSITIONING Mounting After you’ve set up the camera’s parameters to your personal preferences at home or in your truck, you’re ready to take it outside and slide the power switch to “ON”. When setting up the Trail Cam for scouting game or other outdoor applications, you must be sure to mount it in place correctly and securely. We recommend mounting the Trail Cam on a sturdy tree with a diameter of about 6 in. (15cm). To get the optimal picture quality, the tree should be abou
