Summary of Contents for Nestbox Solar Wireless Camera Nest Box
- Page 1 User Guide Solar Wireless Camera Nest Box (B7) from the Enjoy Birds More range of wildlife watching products Page 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Section Topic Page Introduction ........Setting Up Your Equipment and System . -
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for purchasing one of the Nestbox Company’s family of products. We hope you will enjoy many years of viewing nesting birds with this nest box. Setting Up Your Equipment and System The Solar Wireless Camera Nest Box consists of 3 main components:... -
Page 4: Unpack And Familiarise Yourself With Your Nest Box
Unpack and Familiarise Yourself With Your Nest Box As well as this User Guide, you should have the following parts: Nest Box with Camera, including elec- tronic control system and cable to con- nect to Battery Box. Electronic Battery Box, includ- ing mode switch and battery hold- ers. -
Page 5: Setting Up Your Equipment For Operation
Setting Up Your Equipment for Operation Charge the Batteries Using the mains battery charger, which takes 4 batteries at a time, charge all 8 rechargeable batteries. These are high capacity batteries, and we suggest that the batteries are initially charged for at least 24 to 48 hours. This is a general purpose battery charger, and is not designed to charge the batteries quickly. -
Page 6: Set Up The Receiver And Connect To Tv
Cables from If you choose at any time to power the Cable from Solar Panels system using the mains power supply, you Nest Box Or Wind should remove the batteries, and discon- Goes here Generators nect the Solar Panel. Then connect the Go here PP3 connector on the mains power supply to the mating PP3 connector marked with a... -
Page 7: Fit Nest Box Outside
As an alternative, you may prefer to fit this in to the Video/Audio connectors on a video recorder or VCR. If you only have a SCART input socket for your TV, you can fit the cable through an appropriate adaptor (not supplied). The cable (and the signal it carries) is not suitable for direct connection to your TV aerial or antenna socket. - Page 8 metres, the actual range depends on a number of factors, particularly including obstacles close to and in between the Nest Box and the Receiver, such as walls and trees. If you are in any doubt as to the position, it may be better to fix the Nest Box temporarily until you have checked the reception.
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Page 9: Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous Use of the Mode Control Switch The switch on the front of the Battery Box has 3 positions: “STD” Standard We recommend you normally run the box on this setting. In this mode, the movement detection system monitors the inside of the nest box for movement of the birds. -
Page 10: Adjustment Of Lighting System And Focus
If the batteries run out, simply take them out of the battery box and charge them separately using the mains charger. You can also run the nestbox using the mains or single use batteries. -
Page 11: Audio Volume
Leave the system in this state for at least 30 seconds. It will now have saved this setting until you set it again. You can now switch off or on as normal. The point at which the lighting system switches from state 1 to 2 has also been factory set to correspond to the correct light level for the camera. -
Page 12: Cleaning The Nest Box
Moving the Receiver just a few centimetres can sometimes make a big difference to the strength of the signal, so to obtain the best reception, we suggest you move the Receiver around to find the best location by trial and error. Cleaning the Nest Box Once a year, after the nesting season has finished and all the birds have left the nest, we recommend that you clean out the Nest Box and dispose of all nesting... -
Page 13: Specifications, Warranty Etc
If you find any errors, omissions or points which are not clear, or have any suggestions for improving it, please let us know by email at mail@nestbox.co.uk. We will endeavour to deal with any problem to your satisfaction, and learn from it for future versions. -
Page 14: Accessories For Your Nest Box
Wind Generator (A42) Free energy to supplement solar charging for your camera. Good looking and discreet generator. You can find the full range of accessories on our web site, www.nestbox.co.uk, or just scan the QR code here: Page 12 Page 14... - Page 15 , while infra red lights give pictures at night. Mains or battery operation To order, or for more details of all our products: Visit us at www.nestbox.co.uk, Email us at mail@nestbox.co.uk Telephone us at +44 (0) 1675 442299...
- Page 16 Fax: +44 (0) 1675 442421 Web site: www.nestbox.co.uk Email: mail@nestbox.co.uk This publication, our products and our designs are © Copyright 2012 The Nestbox Company Limited and protected by UK Patent 2420242 All our products are tested for compliance with the...