ScoutGuard SG880MK-8M User manual
Infrared Mobile Digital Scouting Camera
User’s Manual
SG880MK-8M
Content
1Instruction.........................................................................................1
1.1 General Description .....................................................................1
1.2 Application ...................................................................................1
1.3 Camera Overview ........................................................................ 2
1.4 Remote Control ........................................................................... 2
1.4.1 Navigating............................................................................3
1.4.2 Characters ............................................................................4
1.5 Shooting Information Display..................................................... 4
1.6 MMS/GPRS function .................................................................. 5
1.7 Saving Images or Videos ............................................................. 6
2Cautions.............................................................................................7
3Quick Start Guide ............................................................................. 8
3.1 Power Supply............................................................................... 8
3.2 Insert SD card and SIM card....................................................... 8
3.3 Check cards status ....................................................................... 8
3.4 Send MMS in TEST mode ........................................................... 8
3.5 Enter ON mode to work .............................................................. 9
4Advanced Operations ......................................................................10
4.1 Power Supply..............................................................................10
4.2 Insert SD card and SIM card...................................................... 11
4.3 Power on and Enter ON Mode ................................................... 11
4.4 Enter into TEST Mode ...............................................................12
4.5 Settings Menu.............................................................................12
4.5.1 Default Set............................................................................ 15
Defaults settings are listed below:................................................ 15
4.6 Playback......................................................................................17
4.6.1 View Photo or Video........................................................... 17
4.6.2 Delete Photo or Video ........................................................ 17
4.6.3 Send MMS Manually..........................................................18
4.8 Power Off ....................................................................................18
5 Trouble shooting ...............................................................................19
Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone......................................................... 20
Appendix : Technical SpecificationsⅡ................................................ 22
Appendix : Parts ListⅢ....................................................................... 23
SG880MK-8M 1Instruction
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1Instruction
1.1 General Description
This camera, a digital scouting camera with black IR and
MMS function, is a digital infrared surveillance camera,
triggered by any movement of human or animal monitored by a
high sensitive Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensor, and then
automatically captures high quality pictures (up to 8M pixels)
or records video clips (VGA) according to default settings or
preset customer settings. It will then send the pictures instantly
to your mobile device or e-mail via GSM/GPRS network. You’ll
be alerted just when the camera is triggered or per custom
settings.
It takes color pictures or videos under sufficient daylight.
While at night, the built-in low glow infrared LED’s take clear
pictures or videos (monochrome). It’s invisible to game. And
this model has a new design of PIR and this new PIR is
patented. The new patented PIR’s detection range can reach to
18M.
There is a 1.5” color LCD display screen on the camera and
a sound recorder embedded in the camera. A laser pointer is
used to help target the photo area of the camera. It supports
MMS/SMS/E-mail via GSM/GPRS Network.
It is resistant against water and snow. The camera can also
be used as a portable digital camera.
1.2Application
This camera can be used as an automatic surveillance
device for guarding and recording unexpected intrusion to
homes, shops, schools, depots, offices, taxies, worksites etc. It
can also be used as a trail camera for hunting or monitoring
animals by recording the traces of wild animals. It can be left
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alone for weeks and months and it will save event records
automatically in digital format.
1.3Camera Overview
The camera has the following I/O interfaces: USB
connector, SD card slot, TV output and external DC power
connector.
On the back of camera, there is a lock for theft-proof and an
adjuster to change the tilt when mounting on an irregular
interface e.g. tree.
Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the
camera controls and displays. It is helpful to bookmark this
section and refer to it when reading through the rest of the
manual.
Figure 1 Diagram of camera functional indicators
1.4Remote Control
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The remote control is the input device for the camera and
is primarily used for customer settings and password input.
This is an infrared type wireless remote control. The maximum
remote distance is 30 feet (9.1m).
There are fifteen buttons on the remote control.
Figure 2 Placement of remote control
1.4.1 Navigating
Press UP or DOWN to select or highlight the menu item.
Press LEFT or RIGHT to select the option of each item and
press OK to make a selection.
Menu Cancel
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Figure 3 Key description of the remote control
1.4.2 Characters
When entering digits, letters or punctuations into an input
column, there are some useful characters that can be used by
pressing the button continuously:
1: 1 . / : @ _
: 0 + -
Press the punctuation “*” for laser pointer.
1.5Shooting Information Display
When the camera is turned on (the power switch is slid to
TEST position), the current settings will be displayed on screen.
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Figure 4 Shooting information display
1.6MMS/GPRS function
This camera can send pictures instantly to your mobile
device via GSM/GPRS network. You’ll be alerted just when a
picture or video has been taken. The camera sends MMS
message through GPRS network, so before using this function,
you need to open GPRS service from your service provider. It
supports four bands: 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and
1900MHz. For related information, please refer to section 4.5
MMS settings.
SIM card Icon：There are two SIM card icons which stand
for different installation situations. means the SIM card is
inserted and it works well. means the MMS function can’t
work correctly because of loss of signal or other communication
issues. If the SIM card is not inserted, no SIM card icon will
be displayed.
Be sure that the PIN of the SIM card is disabled before
inserting the SIM card. (You can disable the PIN of a SIM card
via your mobile phone.)
There are 4 submenu settings within the MMS/GPRS
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function. They are Send Mode, MMS Set, GPRS Set and Send to.
Send Mode means to choose a way to send MMS (refer to 4.5).
MMS Set and GPRS Set means to have the right MMS and
GPRS setting parameters according to your network. Send to
means to input the phone number or e-mail address which you
want to send to. All the submenus must be correctly set up.
1.7 Saving Images or Videos
The camera uses a standard SD (Secure Digital) memory
card to save images (in .jpg format) and videos (in .avi format).
SD and SDHC (High Capacity) cards up to a maximum 32 GB
capacity are supported. Before inserting the SD card be sure
that the SD card is unlocked.
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2Cautions
★The working voltage of the camera is 6V. The camera is
supplied by 8 or 4 AA batteries.
★Please install batteries according to shown polarity.
★Must insert the SD card before power on camera. The camera
has no internal memory for saving images or videos. The
camera will not work if there is no SD card.
★Must make sure that your SIM card supports the GPRS data
business.
★When going into the TEST mode, allow approximately 10-20
seconds for the camera to acquire a signal.
★Please unlock the write-protect switch before inserting the
SD card.
★Please do not insert or take out the SD card when the power
switch is at ON position.
★It is recommended to format the SD card by the camera when
used for the first time. Many other SD cards formatted by
other cameras have poor compatibility with different brands
of cameras. So it is best to format the SD card with this
camera or on a computer.
★In the TEST mode,the camera will shut down automatically
after 3 minutes if no operation is done. Please turn on the
power again if you want to continue to work with the control.
SG880MK-8M 3QuickIntroductions
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3Quick Start Guide
3.1Power Supply
Use 8 or 4 AA batteries for power supply
3.2 Insert SD card and SIM card
Insert an unlocked SD card and an available GPRS enabled
SIM card.
3.3 Check cards status
Slide the power switch to the TEST position and enter into
the TEST mode.
Allow approximately 10-20 seconds for the camera to
acquire a signal.
is the correct SIM card status and the available space of
SD card should be a none zero value.
3.4 Send MMS in TEST mode
Press MENU on the remote control to enter into the menu
settings.
Enter Send Mode submenu and set Send Mode as Manual.
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