This unit comes preloaded with 75 different animal sound files to play from, plus a remote control unit that allows for remote use up to 300' direct line of sight.
OVERVIEW
BATTERIES
Game Caller - ‐ (4) AAA – not included
Unscrew the battery compartment cover off.
Install/Remove batteries from compartment.
Place batteries in the proper order to avoid damaging the unit.
Screw the battery compartment cover on.
Remote Control – (1) CR2025 Lithium – not included
Remove the four screws from the back of the remote.
Carefully removed cover.
Replace battery correctly "+" Up / "- ‐" Down to avoid damaging the remote.
Carefully replace cover and replace the screws.
BUTTONS
Power button
Hold for 1.5 seconds to turn caller ON.
Hold for 1.5 seconds to turn caller OFF.
Mode/Back button
Press "Mode" to toggle to the Main Screen, Sound Selection and Settings.
Volume – Left & Right Arrows (Default – 50%)
The volume buttons will allow the user to adjust the volume in playback/normal mode.
Scroll – Up & Down Arrows
The scroll buttons will allow the user to scroll through items shown on the screen.
Enter Button
The enter button is used to confirm a selection when scrolling through animal categories or sounds. It is also used to select or toggle ON/OFF the "Repeat", "Auto- ‐Backlight", and "Remote" functions.
Play/Stop Button
Located on the underside of the unit.
In "Play Back" mode, when pressed, the currently selected sound will be played one time.
If the "Repeat" setting is turned on, the caller will continuously playback the selected sound when the Play/Stop button has been pressed.
Press again to stop the play back.
Play Button (Remote)
In "Play Back" mode, when pressed the currently selected sound will be played one time.
If the "Repeat" setting is turned on, the caller will continuously playback the selected sound when the Play button has been pressed.
Stop Button (Remote)
To stop the playback.
MAIN SCREEN This is the main screen of the unit that the user will use most of the time. In this screen the user can:
Play a sound file – Play Button
Adjust the volume – Volume Buttons
Select a sound to play – Scroll Buttons
Change to a different screen – Mode Button
There will be four icons in the bottom of the screen. Those icons are used to display the state of the settings:
Battery level
Remote
Repeat and repeat delay
Sound level
CATEGORY SCREEN In this screen the user can select the category group of sound files that will be displayed & played in the main screen.
When this screen is entered from the Main Screen, the heading "CATEGORY" will display on the screen followed by the categories of sound files.
The Scroll buttons are used to scroll up and down between the different categories and sounds.
Pressing the Enter button will take you into that category of sounds.
Pressing the Mode/Back button will take the user to the Settings.
SETTING SCREEN
Repeat (Default – OFF)
When turned ON, it will repeat the call over and over again.
When the unit plays while the repeat is turned OFF, the game call will play 1 time only.
Repeat Delay (Default – NONE) This function sets the length of delay between the calls being repeated.
o The options are:
None
2 seconds
5 seconds
Random Note: (Random will be either 2 or 5 seconds picked randomly.)
Auto- ‐Backlight (Default – ON)
When turned ON, the backlight will activate when a button is pressed (except for the Play/Stop button and remote control).
When turned off, the backlight won't be active.
Remote (Default – ON) This will toggle the remote function on and off.
Toggling off the remote function is meant to save battery life.
Handheld (Default – OFF) This will toggle the handheld function on and off.
Toggling off the handheld function is meant to save battery life.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Start up
The unit will remember the last settings used; and will start up with these settings.
Otherwise it will use the default settings.
LCD Backlight
If auto- ‐backlight is set to "On", the green LED backlight will turn on for 10 seconds any time a button is pressed (except the Play/Stop button).
If a button (except the Play/Stop button and remote button) is pressed while the green LED backlight is on, the 10 second clock will reset.
The backlight will turn off 10 seconds after the last button press.
The Play/Stop button will never activate the LCD backlight.
Auto Power Off
If the remote function is set to ON, after 5 hours of no activity, the unit will automatically power OFF. The user must press the power button to play a sound.
If the remote function is set to OFF, after 30 minutes with no buttons being pressed, the unit will automatically power OFF. The user must press the power button to play a sound.
Audio Jack (For external speaker)
The 3.5mm jack will auto detect if the jack is being used or not.
When the 3.5mm jack is being used, there is NO audio playing from the internal speaker.
SPECIFICATIONS
Game Caller
LCD screen:
Monochromatic dot matrix LCD screen
Green LED backlight
Speaker:
2" Mylar speaker
Batteries:
(4) AAA batteries (not included)
External speaker jack:
3.5mm
Remote Control
o Battery:
CR2025 Lithium Battery
Videos
Western Rivers Mantis 75 - Overview Video
Documents / Resources
Download manual
Here you can download full pdf version of manual, it may contain additional safety instructions, warranty information, FCC rules, etc.
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