BROWNING BTC-6FHD DARK OPS Full HD Trail Camera Instruction Manual

BROWNING BTC-6FHD DARK OPS Full HD Trail Camera

Thank you for purchasing a Browning Trail Camera. Our trail cameras are constructed of the finest workmanship and materials available. As hunters ourselves, we have designed our products to help you get the most of your time in the field. We hope you enjoy scouting game
for years to come with your new Browning Trail Camera.
Our customer service team is here to help you with any questions you may have operating or setting up your new trail camera. Our representatives are available Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm CST.
Toll Free Customer Service: 1.888.618.4496
Customer Service email: info@browningtrailcams.com

QUICK START GUIDE

STEP 1

Press the battery tray eject button to release the battery tray. The tray will eject about 1/2”. With a slight pull, the tray will completely eject. Insert 6 AA Alkaline Batteries and an SD card into the camera.

STEP 2

Using the contral pad, set the time and date.

STEP 3

Press the MODE button once. Camera will countdown a 30 second delay and then be ready to capture images.

Getting Started

Package contents: 1- Trail Camera
1- 6’ Tree Strap
1- Instruction Manual

SD Card Selection

Install a good quality memory card. The best brands of SD cards are Browning branded cards, Sandisk or Kingston branded cards. Your camera can operate on standard class 10 or higher SD cards ranging from 8-32 GB. You can also use higher capacity SDXC cards ranging from 64-512GB. Please see page 23 for a graph showing how many photos, videos and timelapse segments can be stored on SDHC or SDXC cards from 8-32GB. Based on your intended camera usage, this table will help you determine what size SD card you need
to use in your camera.

Battery Installation

Release the battery tray
by pressing the Battery Eject button. The battery tray will eject about 1/ 2”. To completely remove the battery tray, simply pull the tray with a bit of force.
Install 6 AA Alkaline, Lithium or Rechargeable batteries in the battery tray. Make sure you install the batteries with the correct polarity, following the markings on the battery tray. For optimal performance
we recommend using Browning branded batteries, Energizer™or Duracell™.
Slide the battery tray
into the closed position.

Home Screen

Turn the camera’s power on by sliding the power switch to the ON position.

The home screen displays the camera operation mode, pictures or videos taken, pictures or videos possible on the SD card, camera delay countdown and battery life icon. With home screen displayed, the camera is armed and ready to start taking pictures.
The possible camera modes displayed are Trail, Video and Timelapse Plus.
The delay countdown changes to RDY to indicate the camera is ready to take a picture.
The battery life meter shows the state of charge left
in your batteries.
The battery indicator changes to EXT when an external battery is plugged into the external power port.

Set Time and Date

SET DATE / TIME 01 / 05 / 22 12:21PM

To Set the time and date:
From the HOME screen, press the MODE button once. This will take you to the SET TIME AND DATE screen.
Press the ENTER button once. The month selection will begin flashing. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to set the correct month.
When finished setting the month, press the RIGHT ARROW key to advance to set the correct day. Continue through all settings in this manner until the correct time
and date appear.
Press the ENTER button once after you have made your selection for AM/PM. This will lock in your settings.
Once finished, press the DOWN ARROW key to continue to the next camera setting option.

Operation Mode

OPERATION MODE TRAIL

To set the camera’s CAPUTRE MODE, press the ENTER button once. The selection TRAIL will begin to flash.
Using the UP or DOWN arrow keys, select the operation mode for your camera. Press the ENTER key when finished. CAPTURE MODE OPTIONS:

• TRAIL CAM This setting will take still pictures of game during the day and night, when motion is detected. This is the most popular setting for trail camera use. If you are new to trail cameras, this is the best setting to use.
• VIDEO MODE This setting will take HD video clips of game during the day and night.
• TIMELAPSE PLUS Timelapse Plus mode takes pictures during the day at pre set intervals, which is good for scouting a arge open field where you are not sure where game is travelling. In addition, your camera will also take motion activated pictures as well during the day and night to make sure you do not miss any game activity.

To continue and set the camera’s PHOTO QUALITY, press the down arrow once.

Photo Quality

To set the PHOTO QUALITY, press the ENTER button once. The selection will begin flashing. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to make your selection.
OPTIONS:
LOW 2 MP
MED 4 MP
HIGH 8 MP
ULTRA 22 MP
Press ENTER button to save. Press the DOWN arrow to set the VIDEO RESOLUTION.

Video Quality

To change your video settings, press the ENTER button once to make the default selection flash. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to change selections. Press the ENTER button to save the changes.
VIDEO RESOLUTIONS
HIGH- 720p @ 30 fps
ULTRA 1080p @ 30 fps

Video Length

VIDEO LENGTH
You can select the length of your video clip as well in the
VIDEO LENGHT window. Your options are: 5, 10, 20, 30
seconds, 1 minute or 2 minute lengths.
NOTES :
To conserve battery power, your night videos are limited to a maximum time of 20
seconds. For example, if your video length is set at 30 seconds, your camera will take 30 second videos during the day, and your night videos will be limited to 20 seconds.
Press the DOWN arrow once to proceed to the PICTURE DELAY.

Picture Delay

To set PICTURE DELAY, press the ENTER button once.
The selection will begin flashing. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to make your selection.
DELAY OPTIONS:
1, 5, 10, 20, 30 seconds
1, 5, 10, 30, 60 minutes.
Press the ENTER button to save selection.
The DELAY option allows you to choose how much of a
“timeout ” there is between taking still pictures or videos.
Press the DOWN arrow button to proceed to the MULTI SHOT settings.

Multi Shot Mode

To program the MULTI SHOT mode, press the ENTER button once. The selection field will begin to flash. Make your selection using the UP and DOWN arrows. Press the ENTER button to save your selection.
Your Browning Trail Camera can take multiple shots each time the camera is triggered. The default setting is 1 picture. Your options are as follows:
MULTI SHOT OFF

This is the default setting. Your camera will only take 1 picture when triggered.

MULTI SHOT STANDARD

The selections available are 2-8 shots in this mode. If you select 4- SHOT STANDARD, your camera will take 4 pictures, spaced 3 seconds apart.

RAPID FIRE

This selection allows rapid image capture. When triggered, your camera will take 2-8 RAPID FIRE shots, with only 0.3 seconds between pictures. Your available options are 2, 3,4,5,6,7, or 8 RAPID FIRE shots.

Press the DOWN arrow button to proceed to the next settings.

Temperature Units

Your temperature units can be displayed on the picture’s info bar in Fahrenheit or Celsius. To change the selection, Press the ENTER button once, and then use the UP and DOWN arrows to make your selection. Press ENTER to save
your selection.
Press the DOWN button to proceed to the next setting.

Camera Name

You can add a custom name for your camera if needed. To name your camera, Press the ENTER button once. This will highlight the first character in the camera name. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to change the field. Press the RIGHT ARROW button to move to the next letter. Your available characters are Captial A-Z, 0-9 or a blank space. When finished, press the ENTER key to save your selection.
Press the DOWN button to proceed to the setting for
the IMAGE DATA STRIP.

Image Data Strip

Your trail camera has an information bar that is printed at the bottom of each photo taken. This info strip shows the following information: time, date , moonphase, temperature, barometric pressure and camera ID. This option can be turned on or off, using the ENTER button to unlock, UP an DOWN to change, ENTER to lock new selection.  Press the DOWN BUTTON to continue to the Motion Test feature.

Motion Test

Your trail camera is equipped with a MOTION TEST feature. This feature helps you aim the camera at your target area. With the motion test turned on, simply walk around in your target area. When your presence is detected, a red LED on the front of the camera will flash.
Simply press the ENTER button, the selection will flash. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to change the option.
Press the ENTER button to confirm selection.
Make sure you turn OFF the MOTION TEST function
before leaving the camera in the field. Press the MODE button while in test mode to exit test mode.
Press the DOWN arrow to proceed to the next setting.

Motion Detection

The motoin detection distance can be adjusted to either 60ft or 80ft. Simply press the ENTER button to toggle between selections using the UP and DOWN buttons, and press ENTER to save selection.

Battery Type

To achieve the most accurate battery level reading, your camera can be adjusted to monitor either Alkaline, Lithium or
Rechargeable batteries. The default setting is ALKALINE. If you are using Lithium or Rechargeable batteries, press the ENTER button once and use the UP or DOWN arrow to change your battery type.

Trigger Speed

Your camera can be configured to a custom trigger speed of NORMAL(0.7 seconds) or FAST(0.13 seconds) depending on the location of your camera. We recommend the NORMAL setting for areas where game is moving more slowly, such as feeding areas. The FAST setting is normally used for monitoring trails.

Default Settings

The Default Settings option will return the camera to its factory default settings

Timelapse Settings

Your Browning Trail Camera has the ability to function as a timelapse camera. This is useful if you want to view the entire activity in a given area such as a large field. We recommend you use the TRAIL CAM mode for game TIMELAPSE FREQ when watching trails and 20 SECONDS feeding areas.
TIMELAPSE FREQUENCY
Your trail camera can be set to take timelapse pictures at the following frequencies: 5, 10, 20, 30 seconds, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 and 60 minutes. TIMELAPSE PERIOD The timelapse period controls how many hours per day the camera captures timelapse images. Your available TIMELAPSE PERIOD options are:  – ALL DAY Camera takes images from sunrise to sunset1, 2, 3 or 4 HOUR These Durations limit the camera to take images either 1, 2, 3 or 4 hours after sunrise and 1, 2, 3 or 4 hours prior to sunset. NOTE: Your trail camera learns the length of a day and constantly adjusts the 1, 2, 3 or 4 hour duration modes automatically.
Press the DOWN button to advance to the next next camera menu option.

Smart IR Video

Smart IR Video is a feature that will allow a daytime video clip to keep recording as long as the camera detects movement during filming. If the deer stands still in front of the camera and the camera does not detect movement, the camera will end the video clip.The maximum reocrd time for a video clip using this feature is 5 minutes. To enable Smart IR Video, press the ENTER button once, the NO will flash. Press the UP button once, the NO will change to YES. Press the ENTER button once to lock your selection. Press the DOWN arrow to advance to the next setting option.

SD Management

By turning the SD Card Management feature ON, the camera will erase the oldest pictures or videos on the SD card when the SD card becomes full. This allows your camera to continue taking pictures if you can’t get to the field to swap out SD cards.
If the SD Card Management feature is turned off, when your SD card fills up, the camera will not record any additional pictures or videos when triggered until you change out the SD card or delete the images. Press the DOWN arrow to continue to additional settings.

Delete All

By selecting DELETE ALL, all of the images on your SD card are erased. This function also reformats your SD card. It is a good idea to use the DELETE ALL function and reformat your SD card each time you install it in the camera for use.

IR Flash Power

You can adjust the IR LED power in night photos to your specific application.

Economy

This is the most economical power setting. Perfect for wooded areas, and where game is within 50 ft. of the camera.

Long Range

This setting is perfect for pictures in open areas, or where game may be out to distances of 90 ft.

Fast Motion

This setting is perfect for areas where game is moving quickly.

Capture Timer

The capture timer allows you to set a start and stop time for your camera to take pictures or videos. The default setting is 24 hrs.
For example, if you wanted to only take night photos, you could set the START time at 7pm, and the STOP time to 5am. This would allow the camera to only capture photos and videos from 7pm until 5am.

Firmware Upgrade

This function allows you to upgrade the firmware in your trail camera. If an update is available, it will be posted on our website at: www.browningtrailcameras.com, under the Customer Service tab.

Image Retrieval

The most popular way to review the images on your
SD card is to review the images on your home computer. The pictures can be viewed on both PC and Mac computers.
Simply insert the SD card into the SD card slot on your desktop or laptop computer. If your computer does not have an SD card slot, you will need an SD card reader. These are inexpensive and can be found at your local sporting goods or electronics store After your SD card is inserted into your computer, navigate to START/MY COMPUTER/. Look for the SD card icon.
Double click on the SD card icon. A folder named DCIM will appear. Double click on the DCIM folder. A new folder appears with called 100_BTCF. Your pictures are in this folder.

Timelapse Viewer Installation

INSTALLING THE TIMELAPSE VIEWER SOFTWARE IS
FOR VIEWING YOUR TIMELAPSE FILES. YOUR COMPUTER
ALREADY HAS PROGRAMS INSTALLED TO VIEW STILL
PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS.
In order to playback your TIMELAPSE FILES, you need to install the Browning Buck Watch Timelapse Viewer software. This software will work on any PC running Windows XP or later versions. The Buck Watch Timelapse Viewer can be downloaded from our website at: www.browningtrailcameras.com, and view the CUSTOMER SERVICE tab.
IMPORTANT: Once you have loaded the Buck Watch viewer on your computer, a full set of operation instruction is available by clicking on the HELP icon in the viewer

• We recommend mounting your new trail camera at a height of approximately 3 feet off the ground.
• The heavy duty 1” nylon strap threads through the strap mounting loops in the back of the camera and will secure your trail camera to trees large or small.
• For optimal trail camera mounting, we recommend using the Browning Trail Camera Tree Mount. This mount has a locking gimbal that can position your trail camera at the optimal angle.
• The back of your trail camera is also equipped with built in security cable loops. These are perfect for using a locking steel cable or a 5/16“ Python™cable lock (not included).

Warranty

ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Your Browning Trail Camera warranty covers your trail camera for one year. We warrant that your camera will be free from defects in workmanship and materials when operated in normal use and conditions. This warranty will allow Browning Trail Cameras, at its discretion, to repair the product or replace it with a new or refurbished unit.
Warranty limitations:
This warranty does not cover cameras that have been:

1. Neglected or abused (including, but not limited to water damage caused by submersion, battery leakage, or improper storage).
2. Modifications or repairs by unauthorized agents.
3. Damaged cameras that have cracked or broken outer cases due to excessive impact, heat or mishandling.
4.  Damages caused by wild animals.

WARRANTY SERVICE
In the event warranty service is needed, contact Browning Trail Camera’s customer service at 1.888.618.4496. Our knowledgeable agents can help troubleshoot any issues with your trail camera. In the event your camera needs to be returned for service, our agents will provide the needed information. You will also need your original receipt, or proof of purchase for warranty service. You are responsible for packaging and shipping cost of your camera unit to our warranty center.

Accessories

We offer a full line of accessories for use with your new Browning Trail Camera.

FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can raditate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful intererence to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  Shielded cables with ferritemust be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits.
Warning: Changes or modificationsto this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment.

Camera Specifications

Seconds Adjustable
Medium| 4 MP| Field of View| 40 degrees
Low| 2 MP| Shoong Modes| Sll, Video, Timelapse Plus
VIDEOS| YES| Baery Requirements| 6 AA Alkaline, Lithium or Rechargeable Baeries
Ultra| 1280 x 720 30 fps| Mounng| 1” nylon strap 6” long
High| 1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps| Aux. Power Input| 12V
Length| 5, 10,20, 30 sec. 1, 2min.| IR Detecon| 60-80 Adjustable
Sound| YES| IR Flash Illuminaon| Adjustable up uto 90
TIMELAPSE| YES| Cerficaons| FCC, CE
Modes| Timelapse plus IR triggered picutres| Info printed on Picture| me, date, moonphase, temp, Cam ID, barometric pressure
Timelapse Delays| 5,10, 20,30, 60sec.,1,2,5,10,30,60min.| Other features| SD card Managements, Smart IR Video

S D car d selection

Number of pictures, videos or timelapse segments that can be stored on each size SD card. Actual picture counts may vary.

| 8GB| 16GB| 32GB
---|---|---|---
PHOTOS| | |
22 MP| 1500| 3000| 7000
8 MP| 3600| 7200| 14000
4 MP| 7300| 14000| 28000
2 MP| 14000| 25000| 50000
VIDEOS (20 Seconds)| | |
Ultra Resoluon| 70| 140| 280
High Resoluon| 126| 240| 480
TIMELAPSE| | |
All Day @ 1 Min. intervals| 16 days| 32 days| 64 days

References

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