XtendLan HCA-430IM12 User Manual

Manual is about: Digital Scouting Camera

Summary of HCA-430IM12

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    Hca-430m12 (ir 850nm, grey) hca-430im12 (ir 940nm, army) user's manual.

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    Introduction 3 general description 3 applications 3 parts and controls 4 installing the batteries and sd card 6 loading batteries 7 using an external power source 7 inserting the sd card 8 using the xtendlan cam 10 the off,on and setup modes 10 off mode 10 on mode 11 setup mode 11 setup mode shortcu...

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    General description about the xtendlan cam the xtendlan cam is a digital scouting camera. It can be triggered by any movement of game in a location, detected by a highly sensitive passive lnfra-red (pi r) motion sensor, and then take high quality pictures (up to 12mp still photos), or video clips. T...

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    [ parts and controls o parts and controls the xtendlan cam provides the following connections for external devices: usb port, sd card slot, tv out and external dc power in(fig. 1). A three way power switch is used to select the main operating modes: off, setup, and on (fig. 2). A control key interfa...

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    7 fig.2: button and switch guide installing the batteries and sd card before you begin learning how to use your xtendlan cam, you will first need to install a set of batteries and insert an sd card. Although that may only take you a minute, there are some important notes about both batteries and sd ...

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    9 can function with much less current (>400ma). Please use a compatible power source cable (not provided) to connect the external dc power source with the power input jack of the xtendlan cam, making sure that the polarity is correct. Note: the power connector is a 4.0x1 .7mm coaxial dc power plug w...

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    Using the xtendlan cam once you've prepared your xtendlan cam by properly installing batteries and an sd card, you could simply take it outside, strap it to a tree, switch it on and leave-and you might get some great photos that are exactly what you wanted. However, we highly recommend that you firs...

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    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 below). Note: always move the power switch from off to setup mode. It is possible that the camera cou...

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    Changing parameter settings in setup mode a wide range of options or parameters are provided to allow you to set the xtendlan cam to your operational preferences. To change the setting of any parameter you must first switch to the setup mode. Once in setup mode, pressing the menu button will allow y...

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    17 parameter settings (bold=default) description mode camera or video selects whether still photos or video clips are captured when the camera is triggered. Still photos) sm pump 3 m pixel selects resolution for still photos from 3 to 12 megapixels. Higher resolution produces better quality photos, ...

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    19 video size (only afects video clips) video length (only afects video clips) interval sensor level 1280x720 640x480 320x240 1os (second) default, with ss to 60s possible range ios (second) default, with a 60 m (minute) to1s (second) range of settings available. (60m-1 m are set in one minute incre...

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    Set clock set press ok and use the up/down keys (to change the setting) and left/rig ht keys ( to move to the next ield) to set the hour (24-hr format only, "00"- midnight,"12"=noo and minute, and then (on the lower row), the year, month and date. Turn timed scan recording mode on/off . When activat...

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    Using the tripod socket : the camera is equipped with a socket at the bottom end to enable mounting on a tripod or other mounting accessories with a standard 1/4-20 thread. Sensing angle and distance test to test whether the xtendlan cam can effectively monitor the area you choose, this test is reco...

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    • push menu to delete an image. Image delete mode works as described below. To exit image review mode, press the ok key. Reviewing images on an external video monitor a tv monitor can also be used to play back pictures (or videos) from the device. Connect a tv monitor or a viewing device (such as a ...

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    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 cli...

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    "pict0001 .Jpg" etc,and are located in the "dcim\1 00ek11 3" folder on this"removable disk". Video file names will end with".Asf".You may copy the photos/videos to your hard drive as you would any file-just copy/paste or drag the file names or icons to your drive or desktop. After the photos are cop...

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    Troubleshooting / faq camera won't power up 1. Make sure that you have installed at least 4 batteries (the required minimum #) in the battery compartment, starting at the top, filling battery spaces 1 -4 with no "gaps" xtendlan recommends using 8 energizero lithium aa batteries in all xtendlan cams....

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    Iwage sensor 5megapixel color cmos lens f=2.8; fov=40”auto ir-cut-remove(at night) ir-flash range 36'-45'(12m-15m) display screen 1.5 inch std b&w display; 2.4 inch color display memory card sd or sdhc card, maximum capacity 32gb internal ram 32m date/time stamp not appearing on images make sure tha...

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    Iwage size video size pir sensitivity operation response time triggering interval sh utter s peed s hooting numbers video length power su pply stand-by current power consumption timed scan temperature display password moon display audio video user interface interface security 12mp 4000× 3000 ;8mp 32...