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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS User’s Manual Toll Free Customer Support 1-877-269-8490 www.stealthcam.net Version 1.0 11/07...
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Stealth Cam Limited Warranty Your Stealth Cam scouting camera is covered by a 90 days Limited Warranty on parts and labor from the date of original purchase, and purchases must be made through an authorized dealer. The warranty covers defects in workmanship and materials.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Manual Contents Camera overview Camera kit contents Battery and memory Installation Set up and programming Camera use Mounting the camera Viewing & Deleting images Memory compatibility chart Technical Specs General Information Moon phase chart www.stealthcam.net...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Camera overview Front housing image with major parts indication. www.stealthcam.net Toll Free 877-269-8490...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Open view image with major parts indication www.stealthcam.net Toll Free 877-269-8490...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Picture / Image Capacity High Base SD card (in seconds) Color B&W Color B&W Color B&W Color B&W 16MB 32MB 64MB 160s 180s 128MB 1280 320s 360s 256MB 1280 1280...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Camera kit contents Model STC-DVSIR5 PROWLER DVS Digital Scouting Camera • CDROM (Contains Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 and camera • driver) User Manual. • USB cable. • TV out cable for TV (RCA Jack).
Doing so will damage the camera and will void the warranty. The Stealth Cam STC-DVSIR5 PROWLER DVS Advanced Digital Scouting Camera is designed to operate using two different types of battery power options.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS 12V Lead Acid external battery The STC-DVSIR5 PROWLER DVS is equipped with an external power jack designed to accept a barrel plug cable to attach to a sealed lead acid battery. (sold separately). Battery cable and complete 12V Lead Acid battery kits are available wherever Stealth Cam scouting cameras are sold or call toll free 877-269-8490.
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SD card from other cameras, please make sure to format the SD card in your computer using FAT formatting, not FAT32, prior to use in the STC-DVSIR5. New cards are good to use straight from the package. www.stealthcam.net Toll Free 877-269-8490...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Set up and Programming When the camera is first turned on the internal LCD screen displays the camera status. The following information is present on this screen. If no buttons are pressed after 30 seconds the LCD screen will power down to conserve battery life and enter 1 minute count down to enter PIR detection mode.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Definition Time out: To set the amount of time in minutes the camera will • sleep between PIR triggering. Capture mode: • 1P ~ 9P: 1 to 9 burst mode image capturing per PIR triggering.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS B&W Night time o 2.0M : Select this option to capture a 2.0M pixels image. (High image quality) o 1.3M : Select this option to capture a 1.3M pixels image.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Day and Time: It shows the date and time that you have set. • Moon phase and Temperature: It shows the moon phase and • temperature. This information appears on the bottom of each still images as well as AVI clip.
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• (HIGH/LOW/BASE) and press [OK] to save and exit to CAPTURING setting Set the Capturing sequence. The Stealth Cam STC-DVSIR5 PROWLER DVS can be programmed to shoot 1~9 pictures per triggering. The number of burst mode next to the word CAMERA will be •...
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Press [OK] to confirm your selection and exit to TIME OUT • settings. Set the Video Mode: The Stealth Cam STC-DVSIR5 PROWLER DVS can be programmed to shoot 5~90 seconds of video per triggering. After Pressing the Menu button, Press [UP] button twice to •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Set Date and Time: This camera uses the 24hr military time format. The date and time digit will be blinking. Press [OK] one more • time to enter time setting first.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Date digit will be blinking. Press [UP] or [DN] to increase or • decrease the date value. (1 – 31) Once this is done, press [OK]. You’ll see the word {No-dL} blink. Now press [MENU] to exit program setting and back to status screen.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Using the camera Once all program setting has been completed your Stealth Cam is ready for field use. Getting started It is recommended that you mount the camera 4-5 ft off the ground with the camera pointed at a slight downward angle.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Mounting the camera Mounting the camera with Tree Screw (Optional Accessory sold separately) Hand twists the screw into the tree or post at the desired • position. Attach the camera to the screw by turning the camera onto the •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Attached camera to tree screw. Do not over tighten as this may cause damage to camera housing. Using the nut and washer that came with the tree screw, tighten to the bottom of camera for greater stability.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Stealth Cam offers a Security Lock Bracket for uses exclusively with this camera. (Same lock bracket as STC-DVIR5) See included accessory card or call toll free 877-269-8490. In order to obtain proper weather resistance, please make sure that both door latches are securely locked in place.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS LED light on the front will blink when you have intruded the coverage area. Adjust the camera position as needed and repeat testing until • the desired coverage area is achieved.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Using the camera in PIR detection mode Mount the camera to tree or other sturdy object using either a • tree screw (optional accessory) or supplied mounting strap (You may refer to the mounting suggestions section in this manual) Open the front housing and move the switch to the ON position.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS The IR LED will only activate in low light conditions. Using the camera in manual shoot mode Open the front housing and turn the camera on. • Close the front housing. The camera is now ready to be used •...
STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Viewing and deleting the images The STC-DVSIR5 PROWLER DVS cam offers the user different options for viewing the images. The external LCD display on the front of the housing will show the number of images in memory.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Turn on both the camera and TV monitor. Your camera is preset to NTSC TV out system by default. If • the handheld TV screen does not flicker, then you do not need to set your TV out system.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS On the upper left hand corner of your TV monitor, it will either • display the picture icon or video icon to show you whether that image is a still image or video clip.
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STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Viewing images by computer download The Stealth Cam STC-DVSIR5 PROWLER DVS Digital Scouting Camera is a plug and play USB storage device. This means users of Windows 2000 / ME / and XP operating systems need not install the camera driver.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Follow the instructions shown on screen from your PC to • completely install the driver and application program. Restart windows. • Successful installation will create “Ulead Photo Explorer” icon •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS If your computer doesn’t run automatically, please click “Start” • button and choose “Run”, and then browse the CD drive and click “Setup”. Operation manual of Ulead Photo Explorer is contained on the •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS At the same time, your computer will recognize the camera as • a mass storage device and will be found under MY COMPUTER. Deleting images At any time while viewing images on Handheld TV or Home TV you may delete images one at a time or all at once.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Press [OK] to confirm your selection. • Press [UP] or [DN] until you see (NO-dL) and then press • [MENU] to return to image viewing. If you choose to delete one picture at a time, (d-ONE), it will •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS At the end of each program set up selection, you may press [MENU] to exit and return to camera status ready for the 1 minute count down mode to enter PIR capturing.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS SD Memory Card Compatibility Chart The following cards have been tested and approved for use in the STC-DVSIR5 PROWLER DVS model. 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB San Disk 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Technical Specifications System Requirements and Compatibility Windows 98/98se/2000/Me/XP. • P 450MHz or equivalent processor. • 128MB SDRAM or above. • VGA Video Card with 32MB RAM for minimum, Color 16 bit or •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Camera Features and Specification. Image sensor 1: 1.3 CMOS Color sensor • Camera lens 1 4P glass lens with IR coating • Image sensor 2: 3.0 CMOS Color sensor •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Effective Range for Still picture (up to 50 ft) Effective Range for AVI clip (up to 50 ft) Real time clock for date and time stamping. • 4 digits LCD Image counter.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS External power: 12 volts battery pack • Image format: Standard JPEG or Motion JPEG (AVI) • www.stealthcam.net Toll Free 877-269-8490...
• neutral detergent. Keep the STC-DVSIR5 cam in a dry and cool dust-free environment or container when it is NOT used. Take the batteries out, when the STC-DVSIR5 cam is NOT to • be used over a long period. Avoid dropping the STC-DVSIR5 cam on to hard ground. Do •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STC-DVSIR5 Prowler DVS Do not open the camera for unauthorized service. This could • cause serious damage to the unit and will void the warranty. This camera is a precision electronic device. Do not attempt to service this camera yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks.
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