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- Page 1 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L Model#: 119837C 01-17 9837C_TrophyCamHD_EssentialE3_1LIMv2.indd 1 1/13/17 10:51 A...
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Page 3: Important Note
IMPORTANT NOTE Congratulations on your purchase of one of the best trail cameras on the market! Bushnell is very proud of this little unit and we are sure you will be pleased with it as well. We appreciate your business and want to earn your trust. Please refer to the notes below and the instructions in this manual to ensure that you are completely satisfied with this product. - Page 4 INTRODUCTION About the Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 The Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 is a digital scouting camera. It can be triggered by any movement of game in a location, detected by a highly sensitive Passive Infra-Red (PIR) motion sensor, and then take high quality pictures (up to 16MP still photos), or video clips.
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Page 5: Parts And Controls
Applications The Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 can be used as a trail camera for hunting or scouting game. It is also suitable for surveillance usage. PARTS AND CONTROLS The Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 provides the following connections for external devices: USB port and SD card slot (Fig. -
Page 6: Front View
(“SHOT”) button of the camera and the OK key switches the camera to the Playback (“REPLAY”) mode. These secondary functions are indicated by icons or text above the key as shown in Fig. 2. PARTS AND CONTROLS SD Card Slot USB Port Fig. -
Page 7: Installing The Batteries And Sd Card
A full set of eight batteries must be installed for the camera to operate. Be sure to insert each battery with correct polarity (negative or “flat” end against the long spring of each battery slot). Bushnell recommends using eight new lithium AA (Energizer brand) or alkaline AA batteries. - Page 8 The Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 uses a standard SD (Secure Digital) memory card to save photos (in .jpg format) and/or videos (in .mp4 format). SD and SDHC (High Capacity) cards up to a maximum 32GB capacity are supported. Before inserting the SD card into the card slot after opening the camera’s front cover, please make sure that the write-protect switch on the side of the card is “off”...
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Page 9: The Off, On, And Setup Modes
THE OFF, ON, AND SETUP MODES The Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 has three basic operational modes: • OFF mode: Power switch in the OFF position. • ON mode: Power switch in the ON position (LCD screen is off.) • SETUP mode: Power switch at SETUP position (LCD screen is on). OFF MODE The OFF mode is the “safe”... -
Page 10: Using The Setup Menu To Change Settings
switch to the SETUP position will turn on the LCD display, and you will see an information screen that shows how many images have been taken, the battery level, camera or video mode, etc (see Fig. 3, pg. 11). NOTE: Always move the power switch from OFF to SETUP mode. It is possible that the camera could lockup if it is switched from ON to SETUP mode. - Page 11 Fig. 3: SETUP Information Screen Camera (Still Photo) Mode SD Card Status Image Size (Resolution) Still Photo Mode Battery Level Date:Month-Day- Y ear Time Stamp Time Field Scan On Hour:Minute:Second # of Photos Taken Remaining Photo Capacity Video Mode Video Resolution Video Sound On Video Mode Available Video Recording Time...
- Page 12 and its current setting will be shown on the LCD. Pressing the RIGHT or LEFT key scrolls to the next or previous parameter (RIGHT key to move on to the next parameter and LEFT key to go back to the previous parameter), and pressing the UP or DOWN key lets you select a different setting for the currently displayed parameter.
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Page 13: Press Menu
Fig. 4: Selecting Parameter Settings (4a) Press MENU Press DOWN to select new setting for the highlighted parameter (4b) Press OK to confirm and execute the new setting 9837C_TrophyCamHD_EssentialE3_1LIMv2.indd 13 1/13/17 10:51 A... - Page 14 EXAMPLES-Changing the Settings of Some Common Parameters Following this page, you will find tables listing all of the parameters found in the SETUP Menu, along with their possible settings (or range of settings), and a detailed description of what the parameter controls and what the settings do.
- Page 15 Field Scan 2x with Live Trigger Feature Field Scan is a revolutionary new feature for the Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Essential E3, which allows you to monitor your food plots or field edges with time lapse images or video. When set to “On”, the Trophy Cam HD...
- Page 16 5. After you finish setting the Stop minutes, press OK to confirm your settings for the first block of Field Scan recording. If desired, you can create a second block of time by pressing the DOWN key to select "B" (Step 4), then press OK and follow the same process to set Start and Stop times for Field Scan block "B"...
- Page 17 5:30 and 7:00 PM. No Field Scan recording would occur from 8AM to 5:30PM, or from 7PM to 6AM. Remember, Field Scan recording is independent of normal triggers due to animal activity–even if no animals enter the IR sensor coverage zone, an image or video will still be captured every 15 minutes during the block(s) of time.
- Page 18 The SETUP Menu – Parameters and Settings Parameter Description Settings (Bold=default) Set Clock Press OK and use the UP/DOWN keys (to change the setting) and LEFT/RIGHT keys ( to move to the next field) to set the hour (24-hr format only, “00”=midnight, “12”=noon) and minute, and then (on the lower row), the year, month and date.
- Page 19 Parameter Description Settings (Bold=default) Sets length per captured video Video Length 10S (second) (only affects clip. Settings begin with 10 second default, with 60S video clips) default when parameter is first to 5S possible selected. After stepping down to range (15S max. 5S, video length settings start over for video at night) at 60S.
- Page 20 Parameter Description Settings (Bold=default) Selects the sensitivity of the PIR Sensor Level Auto, Low, sensor. The “High” setting will make Normal, High the camera more sensitive to infrared (heat) and more easily triggered by motion, and the “Low” setting makes it less sensitive to heat and motion.
- Page 21 Parameter Description Settings (Bold=default) Time Stamp On, Off Select “On” if you want the date & (only affects still time (that the photo was captured) photos) imprinted on every photo, select “Off” for no imprint. On, Off Turns Field Scan (Time Lapse) record- Field Scan (After On is ing mode on/off.
- Page 22 MOUNTING AND POSITIONING THE Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 Mounting After you’ve set up the camera’s parameters to your personal preferences at home or in your truck, you’re ready to take it outside and slide the power switch to “ON”. When setting up the Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 for scouting game or other outdoor applications, you must be sure to mount it in place correctly and securely.
- Page 23 Two optional mounting accessories, a “Bear Safe” metal camera box (model # 119754C) and Deluxe Tree Bracket (model# 119652C) are also available-please see your Bushnell dealer or website for more details. Sensing Angle and Distance Test To test whether the Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 can effectively monitor the area you choose, this test is recommended to check the sensing angle and monitoring distance of the Trophy Cam HD Essential E3.
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Page 24: Playing Back/Deleting The Photos/ Videos
Before leaving the camera unattended, please check for the following: • Are the batteries inserted with correct polarity and is their power level sufficient? • Does the SD card have sufficient available space and is its write- protection (lock) switch off? •... - Page 25 Reviewing Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer You can always unmount the entire camera from the tree and connect its USB port to a computer-it will be recognized as a “removable disk”, without the need to install any drivers or software. When using a PC (or Mac*) to view photos (or video clips*), first connect the device to the computer with a USB cable (not included, available at most electronics/computer retailers) that has a “Mini-B”...
- Page 26 • Highlight the “Delete Current” or “Delete All” option, then press OK. • Next, select “Yes” and press OK to erase only the last displayed photo or video (if you selected “Delete Current”), or every photo and video file on the card (if you selected “Delete All”)-or select “No” and press OK to cancel the operation without deleting any files.
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Page 27: Downloading The Photos/Videos
DOWNLOADING THE PHOTOS/VIDEOS To download your photos/videos to a PC or Mac*, first make sure the Trophy Cam HD Essential E3 power switch is in the OFF position. Connect a USB cable to the camera’s USB port, then directly to a main USB port on your computer-do not use front panel/keyboard USB ports or unpowered “hubs”. -
Page 28: Troubleshooting (Faq)
2. Check to make sure you have used new alkaline or lithium batteries. ® Bushnell recommends using 8 Energizer Lithium AA batteries in all Trophy Cam HD Essential E3s to obtain maximum battery life. 3. Make sure that the power switch was turned to the “On” position and that the camera was not left in “Setup”... - Page 29 1. Make sure that you have installed all eight batteries in the battery compartment, filling battery spaces 1-8 with no “gaps”. Bushnell recommends using 8 Energizer ® Lithium AA batteries in all Trophy Cam HD Essential E3s. 2. Make sure that the batteries are installed correctly, observing proper polarity.
- Page 30 If this is seen on a consistent basis, then the sensor may need servicing. Please contact Bushnell customer service. 7. Short video clips—not recording to the length set a. Check to make sure that the SD card is not full.
- Page 31 Date/Time Stamp not appearing on images Make sure that the “Time Stamp” parameter is set to “On”. Photos Do Not Capture Subject of Interest 1. Check the “Sensor Level” (PIR sensitivity) parameter setting. For warm environmental conditions, set the Sensor Level to “High” and for cold weather use, set the sensor for “Low”.
- Page 32 Camera won’t retain settings Make sure that you have been saving the changes to any parameter settings that you made while in Setup mode, by pressing “OK” after changing the setting. If you don’t save your new setting after changing it, the camera will continue to use the original default setting for that parameter.
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Page 33: Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 Megapixel Color CMOS Image Sensor Maximum Pixel Size 4624x3468 (16 MP) Lens F = 2.8; FOV=38°; Auto IR-Cut-Remove (at night) IR-Flash Range 36'-100’ (12m-30m) Display Screen Std B&W Display: 24x32mm(1.5”) Memory Card SD or SDHC Card, Maximum capacity 32GB Internal RAM 64MB HD=1920x1440, 4K=3840x2880,... -
Page 34: One-Year Limited Warranty
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Your Bushnell® product is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for one year after the date of purchase. In the event of a defect under this warranty, we will, at our option, repair or replace the product, provided that you return the product postage prepaid. -
Page 35: Fcc Compliance Statement
The device does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Repairs should only be made by an Authorized Bushnell repair center. Unauthorized repairs or modifications could result in permanent damage to the equipment, and will void your warranty and your authority to operate this device under Part 15 regulations. - Page 36 For further questions or additional information please contact: Bushnell Outdoor Products 9200 Cody, Overland Park, Kansas 66214 (800) 423-3537 • www.bushnell.com ©2016 Bushnell Outdoor Products 9837C_TrophyCamHD_EssentialE3_1LIMv2.indd 36 1/13/17 10:51 A...