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Summary of Contents for Day6 PlotWatcher Pro Game Surveillance System
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Page 2: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Day6 PlotWatcher Pro Game Surveillance System. This camera continues the tradition of technological breakthrough started by the original PlotWatcher Time-Lapse HD video camera. Mounted at your potential hunting locations, it records HD video of all the activity that happens in the days before you hunt, so you will know precisely when and where to hunt. - Page 3 The PlotWatcher Pro gives you more flexibility, with time intervals as short as 1 second or as long as 60 minutes. You also have the option of using interchangeable Day6 accessory lenses for greater zoom or wide angle capabilities. These are available at the www.day6outdoors.com website.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction ....................2 Package Contents..................5 What You Will Need..................5 Camera Quick Start ...................6 Checking Your First Video .................7 GameFinder Software ................8 PC Installation..................8 Apple Computer Installation..............9 Using the GameFinder Software............9 Mounting the PlotWatcher Pro...............12 Collecting Video ..................12 Preview Image for Aiming...............13 User Interface ..................14 Screen–Based Setting Pages ..............16 Light Based ..................17... -
Page 5: Package Contents
Package Contents PlotWatcher Pro Camera Unit User Manual Tree Strap Installation CD What You Will Need 4 or 8 AA batteries PlotWatcher Pro supports two banks of four batteries. You can fill one or both. Alkalines are recommended if average daily temperatures are above freezing. -
Page 6: Camera Quick Start
Camera Quick Start 1. Unpack your PlotWatcher Pro and remove all protective film. 2. Insert 4 or 8 AA batteries into the upper, lower, or both compartments. Do not mix battery types in a given compartment. 3. Insert your SDHC memory card into the memory card slot. 4. -
Page 7: Checking Your First Video
Camera Interface: Status Screen, Navigation Buttons, and Selector Switches 5. Power on the camera by sliding the Power switch to the center position. 6. Set the Time and Date. Press the PAGE button to step through the settings pages to “Set Time and Date.”... -
Page 8: Gamefinder Software
You should then see the file name of the sample video. Double click on this file. This will launch the GameFinder time-lapse video player software. 3. When you finish watching the test video, delete the test video files from the memory card and return it to the PlotWatcher camera. -
Page 9: Apple Computer Installation
Apple Computer Installation 1. Insert the PlotWatcher TLV CD into your Apple computer. 2. Double click on the GameFinderDisk file package to mount the disk image onto the desktop. 3. Drag the GameFinder program into the Applications folder. 4. Double-Click on the GameFinder program in the Applications folder to verify that it has been installed. - Page 10 The GameFinder player is an easy, fast, and fun way to view time-lapse video files. To open a file, navigate to the \DCIM\100D6OPR folder on your memory card and double click on the file of interest. You will see one file per day when not using Mid-day Skip, or two files per day when using the Mid-day Skip feature.
- Page 11 limit the sensitivity. The settings for the motion search can be found under the SETTINGS button. On the FILE button, you can choose to export a single video frame as a JPEG image, or a sequence of 50, 100, or 200 video frames as a short TLV file (best ®...
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Page 12: Mounting The Plotwatcher Pro
Mounting the PlotWatcher Pro A tree strap is included for mounting your PlotWatcher Pro to a tree. The strap should be snug, but not too tight. The larger the tree you choose, the less wind sway you will have in your time-lapse video. It is sometimes helpful to use a small stick between the top of the camera and the tree to adjust the angle of the camera. -
Page 13: Preview Image For Aiming
Preview Image for Aiming To inspect the aim of the camera, slide the POWER switch from ON to PREVIEW. You will see the following screen: Close the door and hold it shut for 5 seconds while an image is taken. Then open the door to preview your image on the screen. -
Page 14: User Interface
User Interface When you power on your PlotWatcher Pro, you will notice the Day6 logo and a version number displays while the camera is starting. The status page screen indicates the settings of the camera. Status page screen The top line of the status page indicates that the camera is ready to begin, (“Close to Start”) and instructs you to close the camera to start operation. - Page 15 If the camera is not ready to record, the status line will give one of the following messages: Message Condition Start on MM/DD/YYYY Camera is waiting on a user specified “start delay” to expire, and will begin recording on the date shown. Skip until HH:MM AM/PM Camera is in a Mid-day Skip period and indicates the time of day it will restart...
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Page 16: Screen-Based Setting Pages
Screen–Based Setting Pages The screen-based setting pages are where you can set the time and date, special features, and custom setting values. ress PAGE button to cycle to the next page. Press SELECT button to cycle to the next field on a page. Press UP or DOWN button to change values in a field. -
Page 17: Light Based
Start / Stop Options Light Based In “Light based” start /stop mode, the camera will come on as soon as there is enough light for an image to be captured, and will cut off when there is no longer enough light to do so. During darkness, the camera is in “night mode” and takes a picture every 5 minutes to determine if it is bright enough to resume capturing time-lapse video. -
Page 18: Mid-Day Skip Options
Mid-day Skip Options None The camera will run for dawn until dusk (in Light based mode) or from Start Time until Stop Time (in Time based mode). 10am – 2pm The camera will shut down from 10am until 2pm in the middle of the day to conserve batteries and storage space. -
Page 19: Interval Options
Interval Options 5 Sec The interval between video frames will be 5 seconds. This is a good setting for small areas where the game may pass through the field of view more quickly than in larger areas. This will consume more memory storage space and battery power than the 10 second setting, with a 12 hour video file using .8 to 1.2 Gb, depending on scene detail. -
Page 20: Start Delay
Start Delay If you are departing from a hunting site for an extended period of time, you may want to schedule your PlotWatcher Pro to begin capturing video only 1 or 2 weeks before you return in order to conserve memory storage space and batteries. -
Page 21: Display Preferences
Display Preferences Preferences The display preferences are selected on the following screen-based settings page: AM/PM Time: AM/PM Date: MM/DD/YYYY (04/08/2011) Site: CAMERA 1 Time formats are: AM/PM 24Hr Date formats are: MM/DD/YYYY DD-Mmm-YY, DD/MM/YYYY YYYY/MM/DD The “Site” field is an 8 character string that you can use to identify the site where you are placing your PlotWatcher Pro. -
Page 22: About Tlv Files
About TLV Files The PlotWatcher Pro normally records one video file per day. When using the Mid-day Skip feature, it records two files per day – one before the skip period and a second afterwards. Anytime the camera door is opened, the current file will be closed, and a new one will be created. -
Page 23: Batteries
Batteries We recommend that you begin with 8 AA alkaline batteries, unless the daily average temperatures are below freezing, or the night time lows are below 20⁰ F / -6⁰ C. In that case, you should use 8 lithium AA batteries, which work particularly well in cold weather. -
Page 24: Memory Cards
After you have used the camera a few times with alkaline or lithium batteries, you will have a good benchmark on battery life and might want to consider rechargeable NiMh batteries as an alternative. Their tolerance for low temperature is similar to alkaline batteries (average temperature above freezing, lows above 20⁰... -
Page 25: Using External Power
to see if we have found particularly good or bad performance with any certain brand of card. NOTE: Your SDHC must be formatted with FAT32, and all cards of 32Gb or less usually come with this format. Windows 7 will not format using FAT32, so do not reformat your SDHC cards with Windows 7. - Page 26 If you wish to use a solar panel accessory, be sure it is a 12v model. It is a good idea to select one that has an integrated battery or a battery charging circuit connected to an external battery which is connected to the PlotWatcher Pro. If your solar panel is not used in conjunction with an integrated or external battery, it can still prolong the life of your camera by providing the operating power during sunlight hours.
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Page 27: Specifications
Specifications: Image Detector: 720P HD Video (1280 x 720) File Format: AVI format with TLV extension Per Frame Storage: 100k – 200k (depending on scene detail) Batteries: Dual banks of (4) AA each Operating Temperature: -20 F to 110 F External Power Voltage: 10v –... - Page 28 Typical Memory Card Capacity, expressed in DAYS The camera will not stop recording when the card is full, but will delete the oldest file and resume recording. The range of days expected varies with the per frame storage size, which is affected by scene detail.