Bushnell Trail Scout 11-9500 - SD Card Viewer/Copiep Manual

Introduction

The Bushnell^® Trail Scout Viewer is a convenient, portable device that is the perfect companion for any model of Trail Scout^™ game camera. Simply remove the SD card from your Trail Scout and insert it into the "camera" card slot of the Viewer. The battery powered Viewer will read the files captured by the game camera, allowing you to easily check your photos in the field without taking along a computer. You can also delete unwanted photos to free space for new shots, format the entire card, and even copy all of your Trail Scout's photos (or just the ones you want) to another card to take home with you. The Viewer/ Copier even has a USB port, so you can use it as a card reader with your PC at home.

Trail Scout Viewer/Copier Technical Specifications

Сompatibility

The Trail Scout Viewer/Copier Is Compatible With All Current & Future Models of Bushnell Trail Scout Game Cameras, Including These:

119600—Digital Trail Scout VGA
Great images and scouting technology at a great value. This camera will sense deer and other game as far out as 60 feet with its passive infrared sensor. Low-battery indicator lights when battery life drops below 25%. Motion LED lights when activity is detected by the sensor in regular imaging mode and during setup mode for aiming. Weatherproof. Comes complete with aircraft aluminum security cable, padlock, and tree bracket. Textured "bark-like" surface for maximum concealment.

119700—Digital Trail Scout 1.3MP
All the features of the 119600, but with a 1.3MP image sensor for higher resolution

119800—Digital Trail Scout 2.1MP
All the features of the 119600 &119700, but featuring superior image resolution and increased range. This camera senses deer as far out as 90 feet with its passive infrared sensor.

119900—Digital Trail Scout 2.1MP with Night Vision
With all the features of the 2.1MP Trail Scout plus Night Vision and laser aiming, this is the top of the line digital trail camera. This is the only game camera on the market to combine both incandescent camera flash and digital night vision technology. Choose your setting for regular camera flash or stealth-like LED flash. LED flash enables you to discretely image game in the night without a flash. There is no need to worry about your flash giving away your position in high pressure hunting areas. This camera comes complete with laser aiming device for easy set up in the woods, and a remote shutter release/camera locator.

Parts Guide

Functions

Buttons

Display Icons Reference

VIDEO FILE/PLAYBACK SCREEN

* POWER OFF THE VIEWER BEFORE INSERTING/REMOVING CARDS.

Setup

1. Open the battery cover located on the bottom of the Viewer by pulling up the tab at one end, and insert two AA size batteries (alkaline, lithium or NiMh) oriented as shown inside the compartment. Replace the battery cover.
2. Pull down the door on the right side of the Viewer. Insert an SD card* in one or both of the slots on the side of the Viewer-push a card in "upside down", with the metal contacts facing up, until it clicks. Push a card in again to release and remove it. Use the "Camera" slot (B) for cards from your Trail Camera. Use the "Storage" slot (A) for a new card (optional) used to copy photos from the card in the Camera slot. Press the Power switch on the side of the Viewer. To turn off the Viewer when you are done, press and hold Power for a few seconds.
3. If you are using the Viewer for the first time, or have changed batteries, the "Clock Set" screen will be displayed after the start-up screen. To set this, press the Right arrow button to highlight "OK" (or use the Left button to select "Cancel" if you would prefer to set the date/time later, using the Setup menu), then press and hold the Right button again for 2 seconds. To select (highlight) the date or time field (Year, Month, etc) you want to change, press the Right or Left buttons. To change the value of the field, press the Delete button to increase the year, day, etc., press the Copy button to decrease its value. When you have finished setting the date/time, hold the Right button in for 2 seconds to exit and return to the normal viewing screen.

Viewing Photos

The Viewer will automatically display the photo files stored on SD cards that are inserted in the slots. If only one card is inserted in either slot, the files on that card will be displayed. If cards are inserted in both slots, the files stored on the card in the "Camera" slot (B) will be displayed. The last photo file that was stored on your card will be displayed first. To go backward and view any previous photos, press the Left arrow button. Use the Right arrow button to move forward and view newer photos. Hold down the Right button to play/stop any video files stored on the card. Note that video files will not display the file resolution (640x480, etc) on the lower left corner of the LCD screen. The first frame of each video clip will be shown as you step forwards or backwards through the files stored on the card.

Deleting Photos

To delete the currently displayed photo file from the card, simply press the Delete button, use the Right button to select "OK", then press Delete again to erase the photo. To delete multiple photos, either select the next photo with Right/Left buttons and repeat the above procedure, or enter Menu mode and select "Delete", then "Delete All" (see section titled "Menu/Setup Mode" for detailed instruction).

Copying Photos To A Second Card (Camera > Storage)

The Viewer will also allow you to copy your photos from one SD card to another. This is a very convenient way to take your Trail Scout pictures home with you to view, print, etc on a PC, while leaving the original card in the game camera to capture another round of photos. To do this, remove the card from the camera, copy its contents to a new card you have inserted in the "Storage" slot (A), then you can delete all the photos from the original card and put it back in your Trail Scout. If you are using multiple Trail Scouts to cover a large area, you can "make the rounds" and repeat this process for all of your cameras-just be sure to purchase a "storage" card with enough capacity to hold all of the copied files (e.g. to copy all contents from three 32MB "camera" cards, use a 128MB or greater "storage" card so it will hold the 96MB total contents of all three cards if they are full).

To copy one or all of the photo files (depending on the "Copy Switch" setting in the options menu-see the section "Menu/Setup Mode") from the card in the "Camera" slot to the card in the "Storage" slot, simply press the Copy button. The LCD will display "Copy All Files-Be Sure Card Protect Switch Is Off", which is a reminder that the "Lock" switch on the side of your storage card should not be in the locked position (if you need to remove and unlock the card, use the Left arrow button to highlight "Cancel" and press Copy again-be sure to turn off the Viewer before removing the card). Press the Copy button a second time, and the currently displayed file or all files will be copied to the storage card. During the copy process, you will see a display indicating the total number of files to be copied, and also which one of these files is currently being copied. "Source" (camera card) and "Destination" (storage card) will flash alternately during the copy process, as an indication that copying is currently in progress. Note that video files (due to their size) may take several minutes each to copy.

Do not turn off the Viewer or remove either card during the copy process, to prevent possible damage to the Viewer or your files -allow time for copying to complete (time required will vary depending on the number and size of files on Camera/source card). When the copy process is finished, the display will briefly show the last image now stored on your Storage/ destination card, with the updated total number of images shown in the top left of the screen.

Menu/Setup Mode

Using the menu/setup mode will allow you to delete all photos from your camera card at once instead of one at a time, choose whether only the currently displayed photo or all photos are copied when you press "Copy", change the language used for display text, and other useful functions. To enter the Menu screen, press and hold the Left arrrow button for 2 seconds while you are in normal viewing mode. You will see the following menu items on the display:

Press the Delete or Copy buttons to move down or up, highlighting the menu item you want to select.
Press the Right arrow button to confirm your selection and enter its submenu.
Press the Left arrow button to exit the menu.

DELETE:
With "Delete" highlighted, press the Right arrow button. Then press the Copy button to move down to select "Delete One" if you want to delete only the current photo shown on the display, "Delete All" to delete all photo files from the card in the Camera slot, or "Cancel" if you do not wish to delete any photos. With your selection highlighted, press the Right arrow button to perform the Delete action and return to the menu screen.

FORMAT:
Select "Format" and press the Right arrow button. Then select "OK" if you want to format the SD card in the Camera slot, erasing all its contents, or "Cancel" if you have entered this Format submenu accidently. Press the Right button to confirm your selection and return to the menu screen.

COPY SWITCH:
This option does not actually copy any data, but only determines what happens when you use the Copy button during normal viewing mode. Select "Copy Switch" from the menu and hold the Right arrow button down for 2 seconds to toggle between Copy One and Copy All. If you want the Copy function set so it will only copy one photo at a time (the currently viewed photo), select "Copy One". If you prefer to copy all photos from the Camera card to the Storage card, select "Copy All". Select "Cancel" if you do not wish to change the status of the Copy function. The icon at the top right of the LCD screen will display a single frame icon if the Copy Switch is set to "Copy One", and a multiple frame icon when set to "Copy All".

SETUP (Submenu): The Setup submenu contains: Language, Auto Off, Clock Set, and Exit.
Select "Setup" from the main menu and hold down the Right button for two seconds to enter the Setup submenu. Just as in the main menu, use the Delete and Copy buttons to move up and down, highlighting your selection in the submenu, and hold the Right button for two seconds to confirm a selection and see the setting options.

LANGUAGE:
With "Language" highlighted in the Setup submenu, hold the Right button to see the options. Select your preferred language for all display menus/messages, (using Delete/Copy buttons) then push the Right button to confirm and return to Setup.

AUTO OFF:
Select "Auto Off" in the Setup submenu, then hold the Right button for 2 seconds. Use the Left or Right button to select "Disable", or your choice of 1 min, 2 min, or 3 min. This determines the length of delay before the Viewer will automatically shut off to save battery power, after the last time any button has been pushed. Press and hold the Right button to confirm your setting and return to the Setup submenu.

CLOCK SET:
Select "Clock Set" in the Setup submenu, select "OK", then hold the Right button for 2 seconds. To change the date/time settings, use the Left/Right buttons to move around to the field (day, hour, etc) you wish to change, and use the Delete/Copy buttons to scroll the setting up or down. At any time when you have finished changing the settings, press and hold the Right button to confirm the settings and return to the Setup submenu.

EXIT:
To exit the Setup submenu at any time and return to the main menu display screen, select "Exit" and hold down either the Left or Right button. This returns you to the main menu-press and hold the Left button to return to normal viewing mode.

Using the Viewer With A Computer (Card Reader Function)

The USB port next to the card slots on the right side of the Viewer allows it to function as an SD "card reader" when connected with the included USB cable to any computer (Windows 2000, ME, or XP; Mac OS 9 or higher. Check www.bushnell.com for future Windows 98/98SE driver availability). The connected Viewer will operate just like an external hard drive, from which your photos may be accessed for viewing, editing and/or storing on your computer.

Transferring Photos to Your PC - Step by Step

1. Make sure the Viewer power is on and connect the supplied cable to the Viewer's USB port (open the door on the right side of the Viewer), then directly to a main USB port on your computer-do not use front panel/keyboard USB ports or unpowered "hubs".
2. The LCD display will show that the Viewer has been recognized as a standard "USB Mass Storage" device. This means that the camera files can be easily viewed, edited, or copied to your hard drive, just as if they were stored on an external hard drive or a CD-ROM.
3. (This step is not required with Windows XP, simply use the on-screen options to view, copy or edit your photos). Open "My Computer" or Windows Explorer. The Viewer will be shown as a new "Removable Disk" with an unused drive letter assigned to it. Double click this new "Disk" icon, then open any folder or folders found inside to get to your photo files. Single clicking any file should show a small preview image. (Mac users: the Viewer will be seen as a new drive icon on your desktop.)
4. Click "Edit>Select All" (or click on one photo, contol+click to select multiple photos), then "Edit>Copy to Folder" (in Windows menus). Select an existing folder on your hard drive, such as "My Pictures", or create a new folder ("Tree 2-Oct05", etc), then click "OK" to transfer copies of the photo files you want.
5. After the photos are transferred to your hard drive, you can disconnect the Viewer. Windows 2000 may produce a screen warning that you have disconnected a USB device without stopping or ejecting the "disk" first (your photo files will not be harmed). If so, check the box that adds an icon to your system tray or taskbar. Then next time you finish transferring photos, you can click that icon first, and "Stop the USB Mass Storage Device" before disconnecting the Viewer.
6. You're now ready to open the photo files in any photo editing software. Just use File>Open and go to the folder where you stored the photos earlier. It is also possible to open and work with your photos directly from the Viewer while it is still connected-under "File>Open", select the "Removable Disk", and open the folders inside until you get to the JPEG photo files. If you choose to work this way, from a connected Viewer, be sure that you save the photo (when you are done editing) to your hard drive, and not the Viewer's "Camera"/Source card.
   
7. If you are new to photo editing on a computer, consult your software's manual for details on using its features. Along with adjusting the brightness, contrast, sharpness and color of your photos, you can resize the photo to fit the paper if you are printing, or save a smaller, low or medium resolution version for email or inserting into documents. When you are ready to save your edited file, you may want to use "Save As" and give it a more descriptive name than "SUNP00003". Doing this also preserves the original file as a backup to reopen and re-edit later. Make sure you have successfully transferred all the photos you wanted to save before using "Delete All" on your camera source card to make room for new images.

Documents / Resources

References

• Performance Binoculars, Riflescopes, Rangefinders, Trail Cameras & Night Vision Equipment

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