Bushwhacker QC-8044 Invisible Infra Red Flash Booster User Manual
- June 16, 2024
- Bushwhacker
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Bushwhacker QC-8044 Invisible Infra-Red Flash Booster
Product Information
- Invisible Infra-Red Flash Booster
- Model: QC-8044
Specifications
- Power Requirement: 4 pcs good quality D cell Alkaline batteries
- Waterproof material for outdoor use
- Can be mounted on a tree or any outdoor application using the attached belt
- Can be upside down mounted on a ceiling for indoor security applications (not for outdoor use)
- Coding on all boosters must be the same as the transmitter for multiple booster applications
Product Usage Instructions
Preparation
The power requires 4 pcs good quality D cell Alkaline batteries.
The booster is made with waterproof material and can be mounted on a tree or
any outdoor application with the attached belt. The light window must always
be required toward the scouting target by adjusting the booster unit angle. To
adjust the angle while the booster is mounted on a tree, add a proper short
stick behind the booster and adjust its position to the belt obversely.
If using the booster for indoor security applications, it can be upside down
mounted on a ceiling with a popular mounting accessory. However, upside-down
installation methods should NOT be applied for outdoor use.
Connection for Different Devices
T here are several applications that this booster will support. Please
refer to the connections below:
- Work with an Invisible (Black) IR Camera: Snap the transmitter on the belt and adjust the gooseneck sensor. Then adjust the IR gooseneck sensor head face to the IR light source to be able to sense camera shooting events. Do not apply with any other accessories like item #6 or #7.
- Work with a Visible IR Camera: [Figure 3]
- Work with an Extension Wired IR Boosters: [Figure 4]
Self-Test before Working
After finishing the self-test, remember to slide the PW switch to OFF (At
Center).
Operation On Duty
Once the installation is done, no more adjustments will be required. Slide
the PW SW of the Booster to ON. Now, the system will start working on duty at
night time and remain silent during the day. It will synchronize with your
scouting camera or CCTV for each event. It only consumes very low power in
standby mode, allowing it to stay in the field for a long time. The average
life under good quality battery conditions will be able to take more than a
few thousand images under normal conditions.
Caution: Pay attention to avoid covering the Day/Night sensors on the transmitter. [Figure 5]
Wireless Booster Model
QC-8044
Main Features
- Upgrade any visible scouting camera to be invisible.
- The light source is placed more closely to the target for much clearer pictures
- Controllable boosters in the same field to increase illumination.
Product Description
Thank you for purchasing the WildSpot Flash product. This WildSpot Wireless
Black infrared Flash booster IR can enhance the quality of the night pictures
and videos from your existing invisible
black IR trail camera. It supports all kinds of IR night vision scouting
cameras to increase a few times of illumination depending on how many IR
boosters are equipped. Just one RF transmitter with a gooseneck IR sensor is
used for detecting the IR signal from the camera and triggers unlimited same
model of flasher units around 100 feet to light up synchronously. It means
several boosters are available to be placed in different places to increase
illumination from multi-angles to the target for getting every perfect image
or video clip at night. For more variant applications for advanced users, it
is also ideal for most of experienced users who want to upgrade their ordinary
visible IR camera to become a black IR camera instantly. Two accessory parts
are provided for shielding the visible light from the camera and provide a way
to detect a moment of camera capturing. After a simple decoration processing,
humans will not see any visible IR Red glow and this invisible IR booster will
be instead of the IR glow source on your camera to work together at night. So,
it is the best partner with a night vision camera for everyone. It is
compatible to work fine with any other general IR devices like CCTV monitor
Kit List
This package kit includes the accessory parts below:
- Main unit x1 pc
- Transmitter x1 pc
- Antenna x2 pc (For main unit x1; transimitter x1)
- Battery 23A 12V x1 pc (Optional Accessory )
- Belt x1 pc
- Sensor Holder x1 pc
- Shielding Sheet x2 pc
- Instruction manual x1 pc
Preparation
Main Booster Unit:
The power is required 4 pcs good quality D cell Alkaline
batteries for the best result in operation. Do not try to mix old and new batteries. After installing batteries according to the polarity mould on the cabinet into the compartment, push the BAT-Check button once and see if the Bat-Test LED works to verify the battery polarity is correct. (Fig. 2) The code switch is always at the factory default setting and is required to pair with the same coding shown on the transmitter. Do not try to change the default coding either on the main unit or transmitter until you are familiar with the system.
The booster is made with water-proof material and is available to mount on a tree or any outdoor application with the attached belt as the installation method shown below. The light window must always be required toward the scouting target by adjusting the booster unit angle. An easy way to do that while a booster is mounted on a tree already, you try to add a proper short stick behind the booster and adjust it’s position to the belt obversely. If you will use a booster for indoor security applications, it is also available to be upside down mounted on a ceiling with a popular mounting accessory. But any upside-downinstallation methods will NOT be applied for OUT-DOOR used.
Transmitter Setup
See the out-look with the IR sensor in Fig.5. It will be compatible with all
of the general night vision scouting cameras. It is recommended to place the
camera and booster apart not more than 50 feet which a consideration about an
animal target away from the camera will be too small in case out of this
range. Then, just snap the transmitter (Fig.3) on belt and place it near the
side where close to the IR light source of the camera. Press the TEST button
and see the TRANSMIT light must be fully ON. It means the battery status is
good and an RF trigger signal is sent to the booster for self-testing. For a
multiple booster application, only one transmitter will be required, other
rest transmitters will not be used and keep them in the packing. Remember to
uninstall a battery from any unused transmitter. Just pay attension to the
coding on all boosters is the same as the transmitter.
Connection for Difference Devices
There are several applications that this booster will support. Please refer
to the connections below:
-
Work with an Invisible (Black) IR Camera: (Fig.4)
Snap the transmitter on the belt and adjust the gooseneck sensor. Then adjust the IR gooseneck sensor head face to the IR light source (Fig.4) to be able to sense the camera shooting event. Do not apply with any other accessories like item #6; #7 -
Work with a Visible IR Camera (Fig.3)
To upgrade a visible night vision camera to be totally invisible camera, You need to use the attached two accessories items #6+ and #7 from the above packing list. Make a hole (Reserved with 3 positions on the shielding sheet) and cut a proper size depending on fitting for your camera IR lens. Then place the sensor holder through the hole and put the sheet over the IR Light lens to block the RED glow completely and make sure you will not see any RED glow from outside except allow a light source to go through sensor holder #6. Put the gooseneck sensor into the holder after snapping it on the belt. See Fig.3 -
Work with an Extension Wired IR Boosters
In some cases, you might already have one or more wired Wildspot Black IR booster IR and would like
to connect it to be a slave to increase a double illumination. You can use an extension cable to connect the MASTER wireless booster and the SLAVE directly as a chain by plugging one end to the IR-OUT port on the MASTER booster and the other end to the IR-IN port on the SLAVE booster. You have to refer to the instruction manual of the wired booster to set the TRIGGER source pin to SLAVE /CABLE mode and applied to all other slave boosters. One wireless Master will support up to 4 sets of wired boosters in one chain connection.
Self-Test before Working
Place a booster or more and a camera-attached transmitter in your target spot. It isn’t a matter that it is at day or night time for self-test, you can perform configuration testing as you like. Set the PW Switch on the Booster to TEST mode first and open the transmitter cover, then press the TEST button on the transmitter Fig.6. You will see both the TRANSMIT Indicator on the transmitter Top and the Distant-Test Indicator on the booster will be TURNED ON at the same time. If the Distant-Test Indicator on one of booster is OFF or always blinking, it means a control signal on this booster may be very weak and it might be too far away from the transmitter. Try to move it back to the camera closely. If there is no response even if they are already nearby, you have to check the Power SW and Battery installation as well as the security code set. Also, you must be sure the WORKGROUP code switch on both transmitter and booster with the exactly same setting by observing each relative knob is at the same location 1~4. See Fig.6 After finish the self-test, remember to slide the PW switch to OFF (At the Center)
Since the above installation is done, no more adjustments will be required. Slide the PW SW of Booster to ON. Now, the system has started working on duty at night time and is silent during day. It always does synchronize with your scouting camera or CCTV for each event. It only consumes a very low power at standby mode. So that it will stay in the field for a long time and the average life under a good quality battery will be able to take more than a few thousand images under normal conditions.
Caution: Pay attention to avoid the Day/Night sensors on the transmitter
to be covered. See Fig.5
After installation procedures and distance Self-test are done, do not forget
to check if the slide panel on transmitter is closed completely; PW knob is
switched to ON and the other rest port is still remaining corked by a spile
before left.
Advanced Usage
Change for New Work Group
If you would like to add more wireless boosters to work at a time to get more
illumination, you can place unlimited IR boosters with the same coding to
group under one transmitter. Then allocate all boosters around the target
position and repeat the same test as above to request all units work at the
same time. If you find there is a jamming signal appearing around you to cause
either one booster to work improperly, just simply change the WORKGROUP code
for a new coding on both transmitter and all boosters to make your system
different from your neighbour.
Caution: The multiple codes of user-defined are available for the user.
Just remember to change the same code applied for all boosters and
transmitters. You may do this in case more than one user is using the same
system around your neighbourhood.
Video Phase Setting:
Sometimes, you might wonder about a dark bar that is frequently scrolling
through the video clips. There is a knob called “Video Phase” on the inner
panel. You can adjust it to make the pulsing frequency to be synchronized with
your camera in video mode to stop the scrolling bar
Adjusting Method:
- Be sure you are in the dark environment before adjusting, turn ON your video camera and switch the TFT screen to ON for taking a video manually with our booster working together.
- During recording, you may see a black bar scrolling on the camera screen and then, adjust the VIDEO PHASE until a bar stops on the screen. Remember the pointer position after done
- Always remain in this position of the VIDEO PHASE for normal operation on duty. The scrolling bar will disappear. You may make the same adjustment when you change to another new IR camera.
Power Status / Battery Replacement
- For the transmitter unit, if you notice the Bat-Low RED light blinking or NOT lighting up while you push the BAT-Check button, that means the status of the battery is in poor condition or dead. You need to replace a new set of batteries soonest. It is recommended to fill with new batteries at the beginning of winter. Once you notice the power is very weak through the BAT-CHECK LED, it will cause a working range will become short or unreliable. You need to replace it with a new battery (Battery
- Type : 23A 12V) by pushing up the panel to move the battery cover piece.
- For a booster, to check the internal battery power, just press the BAT-CHECK key to observe the LED to be lighted if the power is full. In case a light shows very weak light or no light, it means you need to replace all batteries. 4 batteries installed on the main unit are required to use good quality Alkaline D cell battery. Conditions affecting battery life include usage of the booster in video mode; taking several night pictures or
There is an optional feature for the booster that it will be powered by a 6V DC /2A external power pack. The shaft diameter of the plug must be required to match 2.5mm. Its centre pin is positive.
Trouble Shooting
- BAT-CHECK LED on the booster did not Light up by pushing the Bat-Check button when PW is either at ON or TEST mode, but it would light up while PW is at OFF: It is telling you that the battery is going dead almost. When a loading is activated, those batteries do not work. You must install a new set of batteries now.
- I could observe the Self-Test Indicator on the Booster turned ON during pressing the TEST /BAT-LOW button on the transmitter under TEST mode, but I found camera always takes dark images or videos and the Self-Test Light did not turn ON when the camera was taking night video or picture: Check if the gooseneck sensor was already away from the IR light source on camera. Most of the cases were caused by the IR sensor did not snap on properly or falling from the camera. This issue would cause the IR sensor to be shifted after you left. Therefore, you have to find a way to make it snap firmly. Another reason might be the current environment is still so bright that the camera does not switch ON the internal IR light source during a transition time of day /night. Also, the booster and transmitter will only work at night. So, either one might still detect a daytime period, but the booster system will not work at this moment until the environment becomes dark completely.
- Seems not too much help even though this booster was in use: Investigate a possible issue if the current angle of the booster might not be the same as the camera lens. Need to adjust an angle on each booster with the skill explained in the Preparation Chapter above. In another case, you try to move the booster near to camera to make them in the same target zone. To get the best result, you have to take several night images with the booster at different angles and locations. Of course, you need to prove the batteries are not poor before you try to do further testing. In case a zone is very large and a target will be always far away, you may consider adding one or more IR boosters to get greater illumination.
- Seems the brightness for most pictures and videos is darker than compared with using internal visible RED Glow IR light: Usually, it is correct due to the efficiency of a CMOS camera sensor against visible IR length-wave is much higher than invisible IR length-wave. So, if you expect to get more brightness on images or videos, you can check first if both boosters and cameras are toward the same target zone. Then, you may consider adding more black IR boosters to improve.
- I noticed some of the Slaves would always switch ON even camera did not work: Double check if the setting of the trigger source option on each slave, improper connection in a chain will cause such a problem. All boosters in a chain connecting to the IR-Out on the MASTER (The first booster controlled by the transmitter) must be required to set SLAVE /CABLE mode. Refer to the wired booster manual description.
- A scroll bar always appears in every night’s videos. Sometimes scrolls fast or slow: You need to refer to the Advanced Usage Setting of this manual to eliminate a scrolling bar after adjustment.
- I am sure my IR camera does work at night, but the booster did not work: First, check the coding of the system. 2nd, resume the procedures to test the system under the Self-test mode.
- During setting up my scouting system, I could see the Distant-Test Light be ON while pressing the Bat-Low Check button on the booster, but it did not respond when I pressed the BAT-CHECK key on the transmitter: You need to check if the Main PW switch is at TEST mode firstly, also, the transmitter and the booster must be required with a same security code to work in the same workgroup. Check the Transmit light on the transmitter while pressing.
Important Note : Please consult your dealer if you have any technical questions or problems while you use the product before you send back the unit for repairing
FAQ
- Q: How many boosters can be used in the same field?
- A: You can control multiple boosters in the same field to increase illumination.
- Q: Can the booster be used for indoor security applications?
- A: Yes, the booster can be upside down mounted on a ceiling for indoor security applications. However, upside-down installation methods should NOT be applied for outdoor use.
- Q: How long does the booster’s battery last?
- A: The average life under good-quality battery conditions will be able to take more than a few thousand images under normal conditions.
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