Troubleshooting/Faq - Tasco 119223C Instruction Manual

Battery life is shorter than expected
1. Battery life will vary with operating temperature and the number
of images taken over time. Typically, the Trail Cam will be able to
capture several images before the batteries die.
2. Check to make sure you have used new alkaline batteries.
recommends using 4 Energizer® Alkaline "C" Cell batteries in
this Trail Cam to obtain maximum battery life.
3. Make sure that the Power Button was switched to the "On"
position, and that the camera was not left in setup mode.
4. Make sure that you are using a good quality name brand SD card
in your camera. Tasco recommends SanDisk® brand SD Cards
up to 8GB. Our experience indicates that poor quality SD cards
can sometimes reduce your Trail Cam battery life.
Camera stops taking images or won't take images
1. Please make sure that the SD card is not full. If the card is full, the
camera will stop taking images.
2. Check the batteries to make sure that they are new alkaline "C"
Cell batteries. See note above about short battery life.
3. Make sure that the camera Power Button is switched "On" .
4. Make sure that you are using a good quality SD card in your
camera. Tasco recommends SanDisk® SD Cards up to 8GB.
5. If the SD card has its write protect switch in the lock position, the
camera will not take images.
6. In some cases, other devices may change the formatting of the
SD card so that it will not work properly with the Trail Cam.
Camera won't power up
1. Make sure that you have installed all 4 batteries in the battery
compartment. Tasco recommends using 4 Energizer® Alkaline
"C" Cell batteries in this Trail Cam.
2. Make sure that the batteries are installed correctly, observing
proper polarity. Always place the negative (flat) end of each
battery in contact with the spring side of its slot inside the
camera.
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