Models: 11-9600/11-9800 Model: 11-9900 LIT. #: 98-0534/02-05 Trail Scout 6LIM.indd 1 1/25/05 4:25:45 PM CONTENTS English ............ 2 Français......... 19 Español ......... 37 Deutsch ......... 55 Italiano .......... 73 Português ...... 91 1 Trail Scout 6LIM.indd 2-3 1/25/05 4:25:45 PM Congratulations on your purchase of the Bushnell® Digital Trail ScoutTM Camera! This trail camera is designed to record the activity of wildlife game in the outdoors with it's still image and movie modes and weatherproof, rugged construction. This instruction manual is designed to maximize your understanding of how the camera operates. DIGITAL TRAIL SCOUT MODELS 119600--Digital Trail Scout VGA Great images and scouting technology at a great value. This camera will sense deer and other game as far out as 60 feet with its passive infrared sensor. Low-battery indicator lights when battery life drops below 25%. Motion LED lights when activity is detected by the sensor in regular imaging mode and during setup mode for aiming. Weatherproof. Comes complete with aircraft aluminum security cable, padlock, and tree bracket. Textured "bark-like" surface for maximum concealment. 119800--Digital Trail Scout 2.1MP All the features of the Trail Scout VGA, but featuring superior image resolution and increased range. This camera senses deer as far out as 90 feet with its passive infrared sensor. 119900--Digital Trail Scout 2.1MP with Night Vision With all the features of the 2.1MP Trail Scout plus Night Vision and laser aiming , this is the top of the line digital trail camera. This is the only game camera on the market to combine both incandescent camera flash and digital night vision technology. Choose your setting for regular camera flash or stealth-like LED flash. LED flash enables you to discretely image game in the night without a visible flash. There is no need to worry about your flash giving away your position in popular, busy hunting areas. This camera comes complete with laser aiming device for easy set up in the woods. One of the most revolutionary advances in scouting technology to date, the Bushnell Digital Trail Scout delivers. Boasting one of the most user friendly interfaces in the industry, this trail camera has a positive toggle switch system that instantly tells you what your camera setting are--without fumbling with a confusing software interface! The built-in security system has four levels of security. Every Trail Scout comes complete with padlock, cable lock, tree bracket for screw attachment, and software password that locks out would-be thieves. The high resolution digital camera delivers crisp views of game in your area and stamps each image with date, time, and name. Along with regular image mode, there is a movie mode for 15 second movie clips. All images, movies and event are recorded onto an SD card (a 32MB card is included) for convenient transfer to your home computer. The camera will function during day, night, or all 24 hours and sense game out to 90 feet. The oversized incandescent flash will reach out to 30 feet for nighttime images. Image delay settings include 30 seconds, 1 minute and 2 minutes. The innovative backlit LCD makes set up a breeze in the field. The Trail Scout is weatherproof and rugged. Bushnell Digital Trail Scout Features (All Models) 2 3 Trail Scout 6LIM.indd 4-5 1/25/05 4:25:45 PM DIGITAL TRAIL SCOUT SPECIFICATIONS Image Sensor Lens Flash PIR Sensor Motion LED Indicator Display File Format Exposure White Balance Power Supply Battery Life User Password Other (119900 only) 1/4" CMOS, 0.35 million pixels (119600) 1/2" CMOS, 2.1 million pixels (119800/119900) F/3.5, effective focal length 42mm. Sight range: 45 degrees High power electronic Incandescent Flash. Range: 30 ft. Low noise, high sensitivity passive infrared sensor. Range: 60 ft. (119600) 90 ft. (119800/119900) Yes Backlit LCD, 2 rows x 8 characters. Auto-off: 3 min. 2-digit event and image display. Still image JPG 640x480 pixels (119600), 1600x1200 pixels (119800/119900). Movie images AVI 320x240 pixel per frame. DCF ver. 1.0 file management. Auto Auto 4 x "D" cell batteries. Low battery indicator at 25% remaining power. Approximately 30 days (dependant on temperature, camera activity and flash usage) Yes, available range: 0000 to 9999 (Default setting = 0000) Remote control, Laser pointer, LED for night vision infrared imaging 119600/119800 Flash PIR Motion LED Low Battery LED Camera Lens Keylock SD Card Slot Infrared LED Array PIR Motion LED Low Battery LED 119900 Flash Camera Lens Laser Pointer SD Card Slot Keylock Parts Guide 5 4 Trail Scout 6LIM.indd 6-7 1/25/05 4:25:47 PM SETUP GUIDE Switch and Setup Description Switch Position/Setting Switch #/Function K1 (Operating Mode) UP On Still 24 Hour CENTER Setup Day (6AM6PM) 1 minute DOWN Off Movie Night (6PM6AM) 30 seconds NOTE (Model 11-9900 Only) : THE LASER POINTER IS ACTIVATED IN THE SET- UP MODE. DO NOT PERMIT THE LASER POINTER TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD ANYONE'S EYES TO AVOID POTENTIAL EYE INJURY. Up/Down/Enter K2 (Image Mode) K3 (Day/Night Mode) Before beginning the setup, insert 4 "D" size alkaline batteries as indicated inside the battery compartment. 1. K1 - Mode Switch (OFF / SETUP/ ON) : a) Power ON (UP position): Set K1 to ON position, The LCD display will show "BUSHNELL" for about 2 seconds, and then will prompt to input your password. K1 K2 K3 K4 K4 (Camera Delay) 2 minutes Switch Position/Setting Switch #/Function K1 (Operating Mode) Up/Down/Enter K2 (Image Mode) K3 (Lighting Mode) K4 (Day/Night Mode) UP On Still LED 24 Hour CENTER Setup Day (6AM6PM) 1 minute DOWN Off Movie Incand. Night (6PM6AM) 30 seconds PASSWORD 0_ _ _ EVENT nn IMAGE nn Press Up or Down key to select the first password digit of 0-9. Note: the factory programmed default password is 0000. Press ENTER to confirm, the cursor will move to the next digit to the right. Repeat the process using UP, Down and Enter keys to enter your four digit password. Press ENTER to confirm, if the password is correct the LCD will display EVENT/IMAGE. The LCD will rotate through the DATE\TIME\EVENT&IMAGE displays when pressing the Up and Down keys. If the password entered was correct, or if the password was never previously programmed, the unit will be enabled after a 5 minute delay. If the password is entered incorrectly 3 times the unit will be turned OFF automatically. For mounting directions, please refer to the manual section titled "Using The Trail Scout" . K1 K2 6 K3 K4 K5 K5 (Camera Delay) 2 minutes 7 Trail Scout 6LIM.indd 8-9 1/25/05 4:25:47 PM Setup Guide (cont.) b) SETUP Mode [move switch K1 from UP (ON) position to center position]: Press Up or Down buttons to scroll through choices of DATE, TIME, NAME and PASSWORD to modify or set these functions. (1) SET DATE: When the LCD shows the date, press the ENTER key to modify the date. Press Up or Down button to select 1-12 then press the ENTER button to confirm the two digit month. The cursor will then move to the day. Set Date Press Up or Down button to select 1-31 then press ENTER to confirm the two 09/18/04 digit day. Then the cursor will move to the year. Press Up or Down button to select 0-99,then press ENTER to confirm the two digit year. From Set Date, press the Down button to set the time. (2) SET TIME: When the LCD shows the time, press the ENTER key to modify the time. Press Up or Down button to select 1-12, then press ENTER to confirm the two Set Time digit hour. Then the cursor will move to the minute. 06: 30 PM Press Up or Down button to select 0-59, then press ENTER to confirm the two digit minute. From SET TIME, press the Down button to set the name. (3) SET NAME: When the LCD shows current name, press ENTER key to modify the name display. Press Up or Down button to select one character from "A" to "Z", MY NAME "0" to "9", "_" , then Press ENTER to confirm, the cursor will move to next character. 555_1234 There are 2 lines of 8 characters each for your use. From Set Name, press the Down button to change the password. (4) SET PASSWORD: Setup Guide (cont.) Password Set Password Yes New Pswd 0000 Password None When the LCD shows [Password Set], press the ENTER key to set the password. The LCD will show [Password Yes]. To change the password, press Enter. If you do not want to set a password, you can press the Up or Down key to select NO. If you selected YES, the LCD shows [New Pswd]. Press the Up or Down key to select the first password digit of 0-9. Press ENTER to confirm, the cursor will move to the next digit to the right. Repeat the process using UP, Down and Enter keys to enter your four digit password. Press ENTER to confirm. If you do not want to set a password when the LCD shows (PW YES) , you can press the U/D button to select No, After pressing the ENTER, the LCD display shows (PW NO), and no password will be set. When you are finished with SETUP, change K1 to the ON (UP) position and the unit will be operating after a 5 minute delay. c) Power OFF: Set K1 to "Off ", the Trail Scout will be OFF. 8 9 Trail Scout 6LIM.indd 10-11 1/25/05 4:25:48 PM Setup Guide (cont.) 2. K2 ­ Image Mode Switch (STILL / MOVIE): Set K2 to either of these settings: (UP) STILL Photo Mode: Image resolution is 0.35MP (119600) or 2.1MP (119800/119900) and photos are stored in JPG format. (DOWN) MOVIE Mode: The camera can record a 15 second movie, the file format is AVI. NOTE: The use of MOVIE Mode must be during daytime with models 119600 and 119800. You can not record movies at night. However, MOVIE mode with the model 119900 CAN be used at night when the camera is in the IR-LED mode. (Model 119900 only) 3. K3 - Lighting Mode Switch (LED / Incand): The Game camera has two modes for illumination in darkness: (a) LED Mode: When you use IR-LED light mode to take still picture at night, you must remove the FILTER from the lens of the trail camera. The IR-LED (infrared) light is invisible to the naked eye, but will provide illumination for the camera, use it when you do not want to alert the subject. This mode will provide illumination for nighttime movie capture. (b) Incand Mode: You can use Incandescent mode to take still pictures at night. If you want to record movies using the MOVIE mode, you can not use Incand mode--you must set K3 to LED Mode. 4. K3 (Models 119600 & 119800) ­ (24Hr / DAY/ NIGHT) MODE: K4 (Model 119900)­ (24Hr / DAY / NIGHT) MODE: The Trail Scout has three working times: Setup Guide (cont.) (a) 24Hr: The Trail camera is working all day . When the PIR is sensed the unit will take an image and record an EVENT. (b) DAY: The Trail camera is only working in daytime (from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM), When the PIR (Passive InfraRed) is sensed the unit will take image and record EVENT. If the PIR is sensed out of day-time, only an EVENT is recorded, an image is not taken. (c) NIGHT: The Trail camera is only working at night (from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM), When the PIR (Passive InfraRed) is sensed the unit will take image and record EVENT. If the PIR is sensed out of night time, only an EVENT is recorded, an image is not taken. 5. K4 (Models 119600 & 119800)­ (30s/1Min/2Min) CAMERA DELAY MODE K5 (Model 119900) ­ (30s/1Min/2Min) CAMERA DELAY MODE: There are three modes for taking delayed pictures: 30 Sec, 1 Min and 2 Min. The unit will record EVENTS while CAMERA is in DELAY MODE each time the PIR senses motion. (a) 30s: After the first picture, a second picture will be taken 30 seconds later. (b) 1Min: After the first picture, a second picture will be taken 1 minute later. (c) 2Min: After the first picture, a second picture will be taken 2 minutes later. 10 11 Trail Scout 6LIM.indd 12-13 1/25/05 4:25:48 PM GLOSSARY PIR--Passive Infrared Sensor. Senses motion like typical security motion detector. Requires Infrared Energy in addition to motion to trip sensor to assure detection of live animals. Event--Any time that the PIR senses motion it counts it as an event. Events are recorded to the SD card in a text file. Events are recorded continuously during operation. Image--A digital picture recorded on the SD Card when motion is sensed. Images are taken at the desired delay between OTHER SETUP NOTES 1. SD CARD SLOT The unit has a standard SD Card slot. You must push the SD Card in with the SD Card label facing the Bushnell logo into the SD card slot. Pushing it again will release the SD card, and then you can remove the SD card from the SD card slot. Insertion or removal of SD card is only recommended when the unit is in the "OFF" position. 2. PIR SENSOR The sensor that triggers the trail camera is Passive InfraRed, or PIR. Infrared energy is essentially heat energy. The PIR detector operates by sensing a change in the infrared level in its detection zone. This zone is a cone in the center 10 degrees of the camera's field of view. The camera establishes an average long-term infrared level. When this level increased suddenly the PIR detector signals the ...