HUDKAWA TC4 WiFi Trail Camera 20MP 4K User Manual

HUDKAWA TC4 WiFi Trail Camera 20MP 4K User Manual

Thank you for your purchase. The utmost care has gone into the design and manufacturing of your trail camera. Please read the following instructions and keep this User Manual in a safe place, for future reference.

Instructional Video

We made an instructional video on YouTube (you can find the link below) and QR code; you only need to scan the code or enter the video link and you will be able to access the intuitive operation of the trail camera. Link: https://youtu.be/GaeZVrcFBBc

Important Notice

Introduction

THANK YOU for the purchase of your TC4-WIFI Trail Camera. In order that you can master the operation of the product as soon as possible, we offer the detailed use manual for you, please read this manual carefully before using it, in particular, the safety instructions.

Contents of box

Please carefully open the box and check that all of the following components are contained in the box:

1. Wildlife Camera
2. Mounting Belt
3. USB Type-C Cable
4. AV Cable
5. 32GB TF Card
6. Screw*3
7. Wall plugs*3
8. Threaded Tripod
9. Instruction Manual

Safety

Please read below safety precautions carefully before using the camera.

• Do not try to disassemble the product case. Only authorized technicians can repair the product.
• The camera will be hot after using for too long time. This is normal.
• Please use the accessory provided by our factory.

Structure

Inside View

1. Display Screen

2. Up/Video button

3. Shot button

4. Right button

5. OK button

6. Speaker

7. Menu button

8. Left button

9. Playback button
   Front View
   

10. Down/Shot button

11. Micro SD Card Slot

12. AV Jack

13. USB Jack

14. Off-Test-On button

15. Infrared LEDS

16. Lens

17. Front Motion Sensor

18. Side Motion Sensor

19. Indicator Light

Stop playback(in playback mode)

Shot| Press to take photos or videos(in setup mode)

Stop(in video mode)

Play| Playback the photos or videos on LCD screen

Exit the playback mode(in playback mode)

OK| Start/Stop playing video file(in playback mode); Confirm/Enter(in menu mode)
Up| Navigation Up(in menu mode); Photo mode(in setup mode); View previous photos or videos(in playback mode)
Down| Navigation Down(in menu mode); Video mode(in setup mode); View next photos or videos(in playback mode)
Left| Navigation Left( in Menu mode)
Right| Navigation Right( in Menu mode)

Operation

Power Supply

Internal Supply

Open the camera case and remove the battery cover. Install 8 pieces of 1.5V AA batteries. Please make sure the electrode is correct.

External Supply

1. If the camera is in low power, please connect the camera to a power adapter(not provide) for power supply (The specification of the adapter is DC6.0V/1.5A).
2. Open the rubber seal on the bottom of the camera, and then connect one end of the power adapter to the hunting camera, the other end to the power source for power supply

Memory Card

Please prepare a Micro SD card and insert it into the camera(Support Micro SD card, up to 256GB)

NOTE:

1. Before recording, please format the memory card first.
2. To avoid malfunction, the memory card should be far away water, strong vibration, dust, hot source and direct sunlight.
3. Do not insert the memory card forcibly. Please refer to the marking on the camera.
4. For the first use, please wait for the memory card temperature reach the ambient temperature. The camera will be influenced by environment temperature and humidity. Please notice protection for the camera when using it outdoor.
5. If the capacity of memory card is full, the camera will stop recording automatically and the LEDS will go out. 6. Press the edge of the card gently to pop-up the TF card.

Basic Operation

Off-Test-On” Button

1. Switch the Mode Button to “On” to turn on the camera.
2. Switch the Mode Button to “Off” to turn off the camera. 1.3. Switch the Mode Button to“ Test” to set the system parameters, you also can take photos, record video manually.

NOTE

Switch the “Mode” Button to “On”, and wait the end of 15s countdown. The camera begins to operate independently according to your settings and enter standby mode.

System Setup

Switch “Mode” Button to “Test”, then you can set the system parameters, you also can take photos, record videos and playback files manually

1. “Video/Photo” Switch between the two modes.
2. “Up/Down” Scan all menus/options.
3. “Menu” Open/Exit the setup menu or turn back to last menu.
4. “OK” Enter the options interface to select.

Playback

• “Reply” Enter/Exit the replay interface.
• “Up/Down” Scan photos or videos.
• “Menu” Stop.
• “OK” Play videos /Pause.

NOTE

Replay Menu

1. Delete current file：
   Options：【Cancel】/【Delete】.

2. Delete all files：
   Options：【Cancel】/【Delete】.

3. Activate slide show：
   Replay the photos in slide way. Each photo display 3 seconds. Press “OK” button to stop playing.

4. Write protect：
   Lock the file and avoid accident deletion. Options：
   【Write-protect current file】/【Write-protect all files】/
   【Unlock current file】/【Unlock all files】.

Menu

8MP(3264x2448P)/

 | resolutions.| 5MP(2592x1944P)/
 |  | 3MP(2048x1536P)/
 |  | 1MP(1280x960P)
| | 1 photo/
Photo Series| You can set the photo

number of continuous

| 2 photos in series/

3 photos in series/

shooting.| 10 photos in series
Video Resolution| You can choose different video resolutions.| 3840x2160P/

2688x1520P 20fps/

1920x1080P/

1280x720P/

1280x720P 60fps/

848x480P/

720x480P/

640x480P/

320x240P

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TL (1) Video Resolution| You can set resolutions of Time Lapse video.| 5200x3900P/
4608x3456P/
4416x3312P/
4000x3000P/
3648x2736P/
3264x2448P/
3072x2304P/
2592x1944P/
2048x1536P
Video Length| You can set the duration of recording a video clip.| 3s~10min
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Audio Recording| You can open record audio.| On
Off
Shot Lag| You can set the time of delay shooting.| 5s~60min
Side Motion Sensors| You can open side motion sensors.| On Off
Sensitivity (2) Motion Sensors| You can adjust sensitivity of motion sensors.| Low/ Middle/ High
Target Recording Time| You can set the camera to work in the stated time slot.| On Off
Language| You can select different languages.| English/ German/ Danish/ Finnish/ Swedish/ Spanish/ French/ Italian/ Dutch/ Portuguese/ Japanese/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese
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Endless Capture| You can set the camera to record video in loop.| On Off
Time & Date| You can set the date and time of camera.| Set time & date/

Time format/ Date format

Photo Stamp| You can stamp the date & time on the photos.| Time & date/ Date/

Off

Password Protection|

1. You can set the power-on password of the camera.
2. The password is four digits, each digit ranges from 0 to 9 or A to Z.

| 0-9

A-Z

---|---|---
WIFI SSID| You can set and change the WIFI name.|
WIFI Password| You can set and change the WIFI password.|
Beep

Sound

| You can open/close the button sound.| YES ****

NO

Format Memory Card| Decision with caution! You will lose all of the data in the memory card if you decide to format it.| YES NO
Serial NO.|

1. You can set the unique serial number for the camera.
2. The number is four digits, each digit ranges from 0 to 9 or A to Z.

| On Off
---|---|---
Reset Settings| You can restore the camera to factory default settings including password, serial number and so on.| Yes No
Version| You can look up the Firmware information of the camera.|

Time Lapse (TL） has three operations: [Normal]/ [TL Video]/ [Off]. For example, in [Normal] mode, you can set the interval time to 1 hour, the camera will take a photo each hour. If you want to observe that a plant blooms, the camera will take 24 photos in 24 hours to record the whole process of blooming. In [TL Video] mode, you can set the interval time, the time range is from 1 second to 24 hours. For example, you can set the interval to 1 hour, the camera will take a photo each hour. If the camera works for 24 hours, there will be 24 photos. These photos will be converted into a video.

NOTE

• In order to use the “Target Recording Time” function, please make sure that you have already turn off the “Time Lapse” function and set up the length of the lapse between each photo.
• If you turn on the “Time Lapse” and turn off the “Target Recording Time”, the camera will take photos until the memory card is full.

Environmental Impact

Indoor Low
Outdoor （normal） Middle
Outdoor （huge impact） High

Temperature Impact

Mild High
Cold Low

Installation

Components

1. Tripod screw
2. Lock nut
3. Pivot bolts
4. Drill holes
5. Hexagonal screw
6. Wall plugs
7. Screws

Mounting the wall bracket

Required Tools

1. Drill
2. 6mm masonry/concrete drill bit
3. Phillips head screwdriver

Install Steps

1. Holding the foot of the wall bracket (about 1 meter from the ground).
2. Mark the drill holes positions.
3. Use 6 mm drill bit to drill the required holes.
4. Insert the wall plugs, make sure that plugs are level with the wall.
5. Tighten the wall bracket with the supplied screws
6. Mount the camera through tightening tripod screw and pivot bolts.
7. Turn the camera in the desired direction and lock it with the lock nut.
8. Undo the two pivot bolts a little and move the camera into its final position.
9. Tighten the two pivot bolts again.

NOTE

1. Ensure that all screws are tightened.
2. Ensure that there are no electric lines, water or heating pipes installed at the proposed drilling location.
3. The supplied wall plugs are only suitable for mounting on concrete and stone. Before starting the installation, please check your installation location carefully for its suitability for the plugs. If in doubt, consult a professional.

WIFI Connecting

Download the APP

An APP named “Trail Cam Pro” should be downloaded to your tablet or smartphone from“ Apple App Store” or “Google Play Store” or scan QR code.

Connect of Camera and Tablet/Smartphone via WIFI

1. Turn on the Bluetooth and WIFI on the mobile phone.
2. Switch the camera button from “OFF” to “ON” and then wait the end of 15s countdown.
3. Open the “Trail Cam Pro” APP and click the“ Connect Bluetooth”.
4. Click “Step One Bluetooth On WIFI” .
5. Click the option in the Bluetooth list. The APP will automatically jump to the settings of “Trail Cam Pro”.
6. Click the “Settings” and select the “WLAN” .
7. Turn on the “WLAN” and find the hotspot with the name “Trail Cam **” .
8. Enter the initial password “12345678” to enter the WIFI Connection.

NOTE：

1. If the camera is already under working mode, you can ignore second step.
2. If you could not see this hotpot, please wait or refresh.
3. Please make sure that the camera is under working mode before connecting to WIFI.

Tips

1. The distance between the phone and the camera is closer, the effect of WIFI will be better.
2. After the operation of the APP, it is suggested that click the Power- off button in the upper right corner to shut down the APP. The camera will enter the sleep-hunting mode to save battery power.
3. If the mobile phone fails to connect WIFI after 3 minutes, the product will automatically enter sleep-hunting mode.
4. If there is no information interaction between the camera and the mobile phone, the camera will automatically disconnect after 3 minutes and enter the sleep-hunting mode.

APP Functions

“TF Card” button

Click “TF Card” button, user will see a interface shown the photo and video files stored in the TF card. Click the icon

“Edit” on the top right corner, then you can choose the picture or video to download or delete the files.

“Setting” button

Click“ Setting ”button, user will see below interface shown the setup menu list of camera, then you can set parameters of camera on APP.

“Information” button

Click“ Information ”button, user will see below interface shown the information of camera storage number of files and battery and current image viewed by camera. Click the “refresh” icon, you can refresh image and store the current
image in the phone album.

Phone Album

User can review the photos and videos downloaded in the pad or smartphone album( image, playback, choose delete and share files. )

NOTE: After the settings are completed in APP, you should turn back to the APP main interface. Click the power-off icon on the top right  corner to exit the APP. The camera will enter sleep working mode.

Connecting To TV

The camera can transfer the video signal to an external monitor or a television. Please follow below instructions to operate.

• Connect the camera to the TV via provided AV cable.
• Turn on the TV and set it to AV mode.
• Turn on the camera, switch the Mode Button to “Test”.
• Once connection is successful, the camera will enter playback mode and the screen will turn black. The image will show on the TV.

Download Files To The Computer

Use Card Reader

1. Pop-up the memory card from the camera and insert it into a card reader of computer.
2. Open [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer] and double-click the removable disk icon that represents the memory card.
3. Copy files from the memory card to your computer

Use Supplied USB Cable.

1. Connect the camera to the computer via USB cable. Turn on the camera, the screen will display ”MSDC“.
2. Open [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer]. Double-click the “Removable Disk” icon to view its contents. All files are stored in the folder named ”DCIM”.
3. Copy files to your computer.

Q/A

I can’t turn on my camera

1. Please check if the batteries are full power.
2. Please check if the polarity is correct.
3. Please re-install the batteries.
4. Please check if the model of batteries is correct.

I can’t connect WIFI

1. Please check if the camera is under working mode.
2. Please adjust the distance between the camera and phone or pad.( the close the distance, the better the effect)

Stop working after several use

1. Use an external power adapter to power it up to see if can be turned on or not.
2. Make sure the energy of the batteries is enough. We recommend using the rechargeable batteries of high-quality.
3. Connect the camera with your computer via USB cable to see if can be turned on, if screen of the camera get bright, then the camera is still good.

Warranty

HUDAKWA Trail Camera carries 12-mouth warranty from purchase date

Please also feel free to let us know your any problems so that we can give you help in time.

Please contact us via support@hudakwa.com

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