Content Instruction 1.1 General Description 1.2 Application 1.3 Camera Overview 1.4 Shooting Information Display 1.5 Two Way Communication Cautions Quick Start Guide 3.1 Power Supply 3.2 Insert SD card and SIM card 3.3 Do the Camera Settings 3.4 Manually Send a MMS or GPRS Photo 3.5 SMS Control Advanced Operations 4.1 Work Mode...
1 Instruction 1.1 Instruction This camera, a digital scouting camera with 3G function, is a digital in- frared surveillance camera, triggered by any movement of human or ani- mal monitored by a high sensitive Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensor, and then automatically captures high quality pictures (up to 12M pixels) or records video clips (720P HD).
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Latch Light Meter Camera Lens Laser Pointer Lock Hole PIR- Motion Detector Figure 1 Diagram of camera functional indicators...
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Right/Shot Up/Video OK/Playback Down/Camera Left/Delete/ Battery Bays turn on laser pointer Display Screen Menu Power Switch Figure 2 Inner panel view SIM Cart Slot SD Cart Slot USB- Speaker DC In TV Out DC Hole and Stopper Port Figure 3 Diagram of camera interfaces...
1.4 Shooting Information Display When the camera is turned on (the power switch is slid to TEST posi- tion), the current settings will be displayed on screen. SIM card icon Telecom provider Image size Signal strength Camera mode Battery level Number of images Available space SD card icon Figure 4 Shooting information display...
2 Cautions ¢ The working voltage of the camera is 6V. The camera is supplied by the power adapter or 8 AA batteries. ¢ Please install batteries according to shown polarity. ¢ Please insert the SD card before power on camera. The camera has no internal memory for saving images or videos.
3 Quick Start Guide 3.1 Power Supply Hunting mode or outdoor use: use 8 or 4 AA batteries. High-density and high-performance alkaline or lithium batteries are recommended. Security mode or indoor use: use 6V/2A high quality power adapter. The battery can be just a backup for emergency use. Otherwise, the battery will be quickly consumed.
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 First, select your country and carriers (step1) according to your SIM card and input your receiving phone number in ”administrator num- ber” and receiving e-mail address in ”Receive Email 1” (step3). For first time use, we suggest you to use default settings (step2), anyset- tings you want to change, please click ”Change setting”.
Then press “OK” to playback the photos, press “L” and “M”, to switch to previous or next photo. Press “MENU” and you can see a send Phone [MMS] interface, press “OK” to send out the MMS. After a few seconds, you will receive a MMS in your phone. 3.5 SMS Control When the camera is armed, you can send text message “#T#”...
4 Advanced Operations This chapter explains the advanced operations for customizing the ca- mera settings. 4.1 Work Mode Setup mode: to program camera or to playback the photos or video clips. Hunting mode: when animal or human intrudes into the monitoring region, the camera will take pic- tures or videos automatically according to the pre- vious programmed settings.
4.2.1 Setting Items Setting Description Items Camera Mode There are three camera modes: Photo, Video or Pic+Video. You can enter the main menu to set the camera mode. If you choose Pic+Video mode, the camera takes a picture and a video. Photo Size Choose the image size: 10 mega pixels or 5 mega pixels.
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PIR Trigger Choose sensitivity of the PIR. The higher sensitivity indicates that the camera is more easily triggered by motion and takes more pictures or records more videos. It is recommended to use high sensitivity in room or environ- ment with little interference, and to use lower sensitivity for outdoor or environment with lots of interference like hot wind, smoke, near window, etc.
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Send Mode There are 4 SEND modes: “Manual” works in SETUP mode “Daily” and “Instant” work in ON mode. “OFF” means to close the communicate function. 1. “Manual”: Choose “Manual” in SETUP mode. Please ensure a SIM card is inserted properly. Video information can t be send in the SETUP mode when you choose Phone MMS;...
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SMS Control SMS Control can enable two way communication function. It means if you choose SMS Control as ON, this camera can receive and respond your SMS command. Also you can retrieve live pictures any time. But the power consumption will be a little bigger than normal hunting status.
4.2.2 Default Set Setting Default Options Description Items Camera Mode Photo Video, Pic+Video Photo Size 10MP , 12 MP Video Size 1280x720 640x480 Photo Burst 1 Photo 2-6 Photos Video Length 10 Sec. 5-180 Sec. Set Clock Enter Adjust Clock Time Lapse 5Min-8H PIR Trigger...
4.3 Change the Settings via Android APP or SMS When you are far away from your house, you can get spot photos or change camera settings via our android application tools or SMS. Down load the Android APP from our website. The specified website is written in the last page of the manual.
4.3.3 SMS Command List If you can’t use the Android APP for easy operation, the list below shows all the SMS commands for you. You can control your camera via SMS. A. Set GSM/WCDMA Parameter No Function SMS Command Set Normal Users #n#13800138001#13800138002 Phone Number #13800138003#...
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C. Set Menu Parameter No Function SMS Command Change Camera #e#cp# (photo mode) or #e#cv# (video mode) Mode or #e#ct#(pic+video) Change Photo Size #e#s5# (5mp) #e#s10# (10mp) ) or #e#s12# (12mp) Change Photo Burst #e#b1# (1-6 photos) Change Video Size #e#fh#(720p) or #E#fl#(VGA) Change Video Length #e#v5# or #E#v30# (the number after V is seconds)
5 Trouble Shooting 1 There is something in front of the camera lens. Is the camera broken? IR-cut filter Figure 5 IR-cut filter A: The camera is not broken. It’s an IR-cut filter. When the camera is powered on, the IR-cut will be reset and cover the lens. Only when the camera is powered off, the IR-cut will be at a random place.
Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone Figure 6 shows Bolymedia’s 4 kinds of detection range at different de- tection angles. This camera is super long range with 60 degree. 120ft with 60 degree 100ft with 85ft with 60 degree 73ft with 55 degree 50 degree 45ft with...
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The new PIR’s detection range can reach to 100ft (in good environ- ments). Figure 8 shows the compared detection zone between normal PIR and the new PIR. Normal PIR New PIR Figure 8 Comparison of Detection Zones of new and existing PIRs...
Appendix II: Error Code Code Meaning Description 3915 Non-existent Possible cause adress 1. The user forgets to input the receiving cellphone number. 2. The user forgets to input the receiving E-mail address. Suggestion: 1. Check the MMS settings, input all the necessary parameters.
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Code Meaning Description 3939 Failed to open Possible cause: 3941 network; 1. The GSM network is not good or not well 3942 Network not covered with the GPRS network. deactivated; 2. The instability in signal transmission leads Network error to some MMS setting parameters missing when the GSM base station do the data analysis.
Appendi IV: Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera USB Cable Belt User’s Manual Antenna Warranty Card Website Information: Down load the APP software from here: http://www.bolyguard.com/Download.htm (Version 1.0) Guarantee: We grant on this product a guarantee of 24 months, according to the pertinent statutory regulations, from the date of the purchase by the initial user.
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