gardenature GN-TB-WIFI Trail Buddy WiFi Camera User Manual

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Highly Recommended by Outdoor Explorers – Trail Buddy WiFi Camera
This is the newest scouting camera which is designed for activity and is resistant to rain and snow. It is equipped with a built-in infrared sensor so that it can be triggered accurately by heat sources, then take high-quality pictures or videos. Please refer to the notes below to ensure that you are completely satisfied with this product.

Features

1. Wifi function, you can preview, download, delete, take photos/videos, change settings, and check battery and memory capacity in the APP.
2. During the day, sharp and clear images, and during the night, clear black and white image.
3. Impressively quick trigger time 0.4S.
4. Lockable and password protection.
5. Extremely low power consumption in standby operation provides extremely long operation times.

Quick Start

• Open the Camera
• Insert 8 Lithium Energiser Batteries (AA)
• Insert SD card
• Move the slider switch to the ON position, then press the MENU button
• Change settings to suit your requirements
• Press the MENU button, close the Camera
• Position Camera

Notes Before Use

1. When setting camera parameters, please put the camera in Setup mode.
2. To replace the battery or SD card, first, turn the camera to the OFF position.
3. Colour of Indicator

1. When the camera is updating firmware, the indicator light flashes green.
2. The indicator light flashes red when it is turned on or ready for operation.
3. low battery, the indicator light flashes blue.
4. long standby time, the indicator flashes purple.

4. Batteries need to be dry batteries, do not use rechargeable batteries.
5. When the SD card is inserted into the camera, make sure that the SD card is not in a lock state.
6. When using an external power supply, make sure that the voltage is 6V.
7. Please take out the battery to avoid leakage of the battery if the camera is not used for a long time.
8. The camera can not be directly immersed in water, and can not be placed in an environment of strong acid and alkali.
9. Don’t use your fingers to press the Fresnel lens.
10. Keep the lens and battery compartment clean.
11. Do not use sharp hard objects to scratch the screen.

View Drawings

Camera Overview

Standard Accessories

Other Accessories (not included)

Power Supply

After opening the latch on the right side of the camera, you will see that it has 8 battery slots. Please use 8 lithium AA or alkaline AA batteries.
Please be sure to insert each battery with correct polarity (negative or“flat” end against the long spring of each battery slot).

SD Card

Insert the SD card before beginning to operate the camera. SD card is supported up to a maximum of 64GB capacity.

Operational Modes

The cam has two basic operational modes: 「OFF」, 「ON」
OFF Mode
When the cam is in OFF mode, you can do the following:

• Replacing the SD card or batteries
• Connecting cam with another device by USB port

There will be a little power consumption when turned OFF. If you won’t use it for a long time, please take the batteries out.

ON Mode
In the ON mode, you can check and change the settings of the cam with the help of a built-in LCD. Moving the power switch to the ON position will turn on the LCD display and you will see an information screen as below.

Setting

Mode: Photo, Video, Photo+Video
PIR Interval: Defaulted 30 seconds, optional from 10 seconds to 60 minutes. The camera won’t record any images or videos during the selected interval.
PIR Sensitivity: High, Medium, Low
IR LED: Auto, Super fine, Economy
Time Lapse: Off/On (optional from 5 seconds to 24 hours)
When selected, the camera will take a photo/video automatically in the selected time regardless of whether the PIR sensor has detected a motion or not. Note: In this mode, the PIR function is still working, the camera will take photos/videos during the interval time when the PIR sensor detects a motion.
Working Time: off/on
When selecting ON mode, the camera is only active within a certain time. E.g.: Set start time to 17:35 and end time to 7:25, the camera will be operational from 5:35 pm of the current day until 7:25 am of the next day. The camera won’t be triggered and won’t take any photos/videos outside of this period.

Setting

Image Size: 2M, 3M, 5M(Recomend), 8M,12M, 16M, 20M, 30M
Picture Number: 1-10 photos.
Select the number of photos to be taken in succession. ( Available on Photo mode)
Shutter speed: 1/30,1/20, 1/15

Video Size: 360P, 480P, 720P, 1080P,1296P
Video Length: 5-180 seconds
Specify the duration of a video recording when the camera is triggered automatically. Video’s recording period won’t be limited in Setup mode.
Video Sound: on/off

Setting

Language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Chinese Traditional, Russian, Japanese.
Default Setting: Press “OK” to reset the camera to the default setting.
Format: Press “OK” to format the SD card, all files will be deleted by formatting.
Date/Time: Set day and time
Time Format: 24H/12H
Date Stamp: On/Off
Select “ON” to print the date, time, temperature, battery state, and camera’s name Camera Name: KW865WF
The name can be changed to a combination of 10 digits, 26 capital letters, and 26 small letters.
Password Setting: off/on
Select “On” and enter a four-digit password to protect your camera against unauthorized access. This password must be input every time when user wants to open the camera.

Setting

Bluetooth: OFF/ON
WIFI SSID: The name can be a combination of 10 digits, 26 capital letters, and 26 small letters. E.g.: KW865WF
WIFI Password:
You will need to input the WIFI Password on the APP, to connect the mobile phone to the camera’s wifi hotspot.
Auto WIFI Off: 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes
If the camera turns on the WIFI hotspot, but the mobile phone doesn’t connect to the wifi hotspot successfully within selected time, the Wifi hotspot will be turned off automatically and the camera will return to ON/Setup mode.
Version: You can check your camera’s version here
Mcu FW Update

Wifi Function

WiFi APP connection
Please install the APP on your smartphone device before using the WIFI function. Please download and install the app from Google Play or App store by searching “Guard wifi” for the Android system and iOS systems.

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keepway.guardwifi&gl=GB| https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1541827918

Wifi Function
Connect the Bluetooth
Slide the camera’s mode switch to ON, and then click the APP(Guard wifi) on your mobile phone and enter STEP 1 as below picture.

Wifi Function

1. Click “LOCAL ALBUM”, and the user can view, share, and edit the pictures/video which download before.

2. Click “OPEN BLUETOOTH”, and the APP will enter “STEP 2“ and search Bluetooth devices automatically.

3. The searched Bluetooth devices will display under the “Device list“ as below picture.

4. Click the appropriate Bluetooth device, APP will connect with the camera’s Bluetooth and shows “connecting…, Please wait…“. If connect success, APP will enter “Step 3” as below picture.5. You can click “Rename Bluetooth“ to rename the Bluetooth name (P-1), and click “OK” to save the new name.
   Or click “Turn on WiFi” to enter “WiFi Setting” (P-2)

5. Click “WiFi Setting”, and the camera will receive a command to turn on Wifi Hotspot and LCD will show as below picture(P-3), in the meanwhile, the app will switch to WiFi Setting as below picture(P-4), iPhone users will need to select the correct WiFi SSID in WiFi settings on the phone. Connect with the Hotspot and enter your password which shows on the LCD.

6. When wifi connects successfully, the camera’s interface display is shown as below(P-5), and the APP interface is shown in picture P-6

Icons’ functions in APP interface:

camera will enter into ON mode.

1. Click the icon to enter the album as below picture.
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   | Back
   | Select the pictures/videos and click this icon to download pictures/video
   | Select the pictures/videos and click this icon to select pictures/videos.
   Note: Pictures/video can not be recovered after delete.
   | Select all pictures/videos.
   | Switch between picture and video.
2. Click the icon to enter the setting menu as below, you can set the camera’s system here.

Exit WIFI

1. Click the “Exit” in APP to disconnect WiFi, after disconnect, the camera will automatically return to ON mode.
2. Press the LEFT button on the camera to Exit WiFi, then the camera will enter setup mode or ON mode.
3. When the phone is far away from the camera more than 20m, Wifi will disconnect and the camera will return to ON mode.

MOUNTING and POSITIONING

Mounting
Optimum height：3-6.5 feet（1.5-2 m）
Optimum distance: 60 feet (9m)- 10 feet（3m）
There are two ways to mount the cam: using the provided adjustable web belt, or the tripod socket.

• Using the adjustable web belt: Push one end of the belt through the two brackets on the back of the cam. Thread the end of the strap through the buckle. Fasten the belt securely around the tree trunk by pulling the end of the strap firmly so there is no slack left.

• Using the tripod socket: The camera is equipped with a socket at the bottom end.
  Sensing Angle and Distance Test
  To test whether the cam can effectively monitor the area you choose, this test is recommended to check the sensing angle and monitoring distance of the cam. To perform the test:

• Switch cam to ON mode.

• Make movements in front of the camera at several positions within the area. Try different distances and angles from the camera.

• If the indicator LED light flashes, it indicates that position can be sensed.
  The results of your testing will help you find the best place where the mount and aim the cam. The height from the ground for placing the device should vary with animal size appropriately. In general, 3 to 6 feet is preferred. You can avoid potential false triggers due to temperature and motion disturbances in front of the camera by not aiming it at a heat source or nearby tree branches or brush (especially on windy days).

Specification

Specification

Warranty Card

Warranty
Model____
Serial No.__
Date of Purchase____
Your Name_____
Address____
Tel No.____

Warranty State
During warranty, if a hardware failure occurs, which is caused by the product itself, we will provide free maintenance service. The free warranty is for the first year only. If there is a need for repair, you should provide the information opposite.

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