AKASO TC05 Trail Camera User Manual

AKASO TC05 Trail Camera

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

INTRODUCTION

AKASO TC05 trail camera collects picture and videos with the passive infrared detector(PIR).
Once the infrared radiation comes in, the PIR sensor detects a sudden change of electric signal and ambient temperature through the optical focusing system , thereby activating the camera to shot a photo or video.

CAMERA OVERVIEW

1. Infrared LEDs
2. Lens
3. Front Motion Sensor
4. Right Motion Sensor
5. Left motion Sensor
6. Menu Button
7. Left Button
8. Replay Button
9. Down Button
10. Micro SD Slot
11. AV jack
12. USB Jack
13. Display Screen
14. Up Button
15. Shot Button
16. Right Button
17. OK Button
18. Setup
19. OFF
20. ON
21. Locking Brackets
22. Battery Compartment
23. Seal Ring
24. Slot for Mounting Belt
25. DC Connection 6V/1.5A
26. 1/4” Tripod Thread

GETTING STARTED

Welcome to your new TC05 trail Camera. To capture video and photos, you need a micro SD card (sold separately).

MICRO SD CARDS

Use brand name memory cards that meet these requirements:

• Micro SD, Micro SDHC, or Micro SDXC
• Class 6 or higher class ( Class10 recommended)
• Capacity up to 32GB (FAT32)

Note:

1. Please format the micro SD card first in this trail camera before using. To keep your micro SD card in good condition, reformat it on a regular basis. Reformatting erases all of your content, so be sure to offload your photos and videos first.
2. The trail camera must be inserted 4 or 8 x 1.5V AA batteries. Do not use new and old batteries together. DC interface need 6V/1.5A adaptor with 3.5mm (outer diameter) * 1.3mm (inner D) plug head.

HOW TO OPERATE TC05

1. Open the locking brackets and the protective cover of the battery compartment.
2. Insert 4pcs or 8pcs x 1.5V AA batteries and memory card.
3. Switch to SETUP and enter system menu by pressing MENU button.
4. Choose to format memory card and reset to factory

FUNCTIONS AND SETTING MODE

There are 3 work modes you can choose: Power off (OFF), setup Menu / SETUP modes (SETUP) and live mode (ON) . The trail camera is only switched on in the SETUP mode for
changing menu settings or viewing existing photos and videos.

1. On the SETUP mode, you can use UP/Down key to switch video mode and photo mode.
2. Press the MENU key to open setting menu and press it again to return to previous menu or exit the setting MENU. And OK button to confirm the setting changes.
3. Select to the OFF mode to power off the camera.
4. In Video mode, the video will be taken when you press SHOT button. And press once again, it will stop recording video. In Photo mode, when you press SHOT button, it begins to take photos.

SETUP MODE

1. Mode: Photo / Video / Photo&Video
   In Photo mode, the photo will be taken when motion is detected.
   In Video mode, the video will be recorded when motion is detected.
   In Photo&Video mode, the trail camera first takes a set number of photos prior to recording a video.

2. Photo Resolution: 16MP(4608 x 3456) / 14MP(4416 x 3312) / 12MP (4000 x 3000) / 8MP(3265 x 2448) / 5MP(2592 x 1944) / 3MP (2048 x 1536) / 1MP(1280 x 960)
   Default setting is 8MP which can save more space of your micro SD card and you can collect more wonderful moments.

3. Photo series: 1P / 2P / 3P

4. Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080P@25FPS / 1280 x 720P@25FPS / 720 x 480P@25FPS / 640 x 480P@25FPS / 320 x 240P@25FPS
   Videos are recorded in AVI format which can be played back on most video devices.

5. Video length: Default 5 seconds, optional 3s-59s, 1min-10mins.

6. Audio recording: On / Off.

7. Shot lag: Default 1 Min. Optional 5 seconds to 60 minutes.
   If the shot lag is short, the camera shooting frequency would be high. There would be high consumption of the power. It would affect the usage days of the batteries.

8. Side Motion sensors
   During the alignment consider whether the use of the side motion sensors may be useful for attaining the desired observation results or not.

9. Sensitivity of motion sensors: High / Medium / Low
   Choose “High” for interior places with little interference.
   Choose “Medium” for exterior places with a normal amount of interference.
   Choose “Low” for places with a high level of interference.

10. Target recording time
    You can set the starting working time and ending time according to your demand. Once setting, your trail camera will only work within the setting time everyday.

11. Time lapse
    You can set the time interval by choosing Hr, Min and Sec. The camera would take pictures automatically in every set time intervals.

12. Language: English / Français / Deutsch / Español / Italiano / 日本語 / 简体中文

13. Time & Date
    Time format: 12/24hr
    Date format: dd/mm/yyyy, yyyy/mm/dd, mm/dd/yyyy

14. Photo stamp
    You can choose to turn on/turn off the watermark of your photo as you like.

15. Password protection
    Press MENU to find Select “Password protections”. Press “OK”, then select “ON” to set the password of the camera. The password is a 4-digit number selected between 0-9. If the password is lost, press keys of MENU and REPLAY at the same time, and slide the operating mode selector switch from OFF to SETUP position. The camera is unlocked.

16. Beep sound
    It depends on you to turn on or turn off the beep sound.

17. Format memory card
    We suggest to format the micro SD card first in this trail camera before using. To keep your micro SD card in good condition, reformat it on a regular basis. Reformatting erases all of your content, so be sure to offload your photos and videos first.

18. Serial No.
    Press “MENU” to find “Serial numbers”. Press “OK”, then select “ON” to set the serial number for the camera. The serial number is a 4-digit number selected between 0-9.

19. Reset settings
    Rest the camera to the default settings. You need to set date and time again.

20. Version
    Select to check the camera’s current firmware version number.

21. Playback
    Take down the camera from where it’s fixed. Slide the operating mode selector switch to the “SETUP” position. Press REPLAY key and Up/Down key to review the photos/videos. While reviewing photos, press Up/Down key to page Up/Down. While reviewing videos, press OK key to start playing, press OK to pause, press MENU one more time to Stop. Press REPLAY key to return into standby.

Press REPLAY button, then press MENU button, you can see settings as follow:

1. Delete selection
   You can use this function to delete individual recordings from the micro SD card. Press MENU key under the mode of playback, move the select bar to “Delete current file” and press OK to delete the selected recording.

2. Delete all recordings
   You can use this function to delete all recordings from the memory card. Press MENU key under the mode of playback, move the selection bar to “Delete all files” and press OK to delete all recordings.

3. Activate slide show
   This function can be used to play back the photos stored on the micro SD card automatically. Each photo is shown for about 2 seconds. To stop the slide show and keep the current image permanently on the screen, press the OK button.

4. Write protection
   This function can be used to protect individual recordings of all saved recordings from accidental deletion.

22. Live Mode
The standard application of the Wildlife Camera is the Live mode. In this mode, photos are either triggered by movement sensors or at intervals according to the respective setting. To set up the Live mode, switch mode switch to ON position. The red LED will flash for 15 times when you just switch to Live Mode (ON), and then the camera work automatically and enters the Standby mode.

As soon as wild animals or other objects directly enter the detection area of the sensor zone, the camera starts to record photos and videos.
In the daytime, IR LEDs will not light up. The photos and videos are in color. At night, IR LEDs will give lights, and the photos and videos are in black and white.

VIDEOS/PHOTOS OUTPUT

1. TV connections
   The camera can transfer the video signal to an external monitor or television. Please also follow the instructions:

2. Open the TV, connect the TV with the camera through data cable (not supplied).

3. Open the camera, and slide the operating mode selector switch to “SETUP”.

4. After connecting, the camera enter to the mode of playback and the LCD turns off. What the camera captured would be shown on the TV.

5. Transferring recordings to a computer
   Connect the camera with the computer through the cable. After successful connection, there would appear a removable disk on the computer. Photos and videos can be found in file named “DCIM/100MEDIA” and it can be copied to computer disk.

USER MANUAL

Scan the following QR Code or visit AKASO website to download the user manual for reference. https://www.akasotech.com/usermanual/tc05.pdf

CONTACT US

For any inquiries, issues or comments concerning our products, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will respond as soon as possible.
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 888-466-9222 (US) Mon-Fri 9am- 5pm(EST)
Brand web: www.akasotech.com

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