Infrared Mobile Digital Scouting Camera User’s Manual MG882K-8M
Content 1 Instruction............................................................................... 1 1.1 General Description ....................................................... 1 1.2 Camera Body Interfaces ................................................. 1 1.3 Remote Control ..............................................................2 1.3.1 Navigating ..................................................................3 1.3.2 Characters ...............................................................
MG882K-8M 1 Instruction 1 Instruction 1.1 General Description This camera, a digital scouting camera with black IR and MMS function, is a digital infrared surveillance camera, triggered by any movement of human or animal monitored by a high sensitive Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensor, and then automatically captures high quality pictures (up to 8M pixels) or records video clips (VGA) according to default settings or preset customer settings.
MG882K-8M 1 Instruction Fig. 1 Diagram of camera functional indicators Menu 1.3 Remote Control The remote control is the input device for the Cancel 2 abc 1 OK 3 def camera and is primarily used for customer settings 4 5 6 ghi jkl mno and password input. This is an infrared type wireless 7 8 9 pqrs tuv wxyz remote control. The maximum remote distance is 30 * 0 # feet. Fig.2 Remote control Note: The remote will not work properly without the antenna attached.
MG882K-8M 1 Instruction 1.3.1 Navigating Press UP or DOWN to select or highlight the menu item. Press LEFT or RIGHT to select the option of each item and press OK to make a selection. Fig. 3 Key description of the remote control 1.3.2 Characters When entering digits, letters or punctuations into an input column, there are some useful characters that can be used by pressing the button continuously: 1 : 1./:@_ : 0+- Press the punctuation “*” for laser pointer. 1.
MG882K-8M 1 Instruction Fig. 4 Shooting information display 1.5 MMS/GPRS function This camera can send pictures instantly to your mobile device via GSM/GPRS network. You’ll be alerted just when a picture or video has been taken. The camera sends MMS message through GPRS network, so before using this function, you need to open GPRS service from your service provider. It supports four bands：850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, and 1900MHz.
MG882K-8M 1 Instruction 1.6 Supported Format Item Format Photo JPG Video AVI File format FAT32 Here are some important notices. The file system format is not a concern of the camera unless you have problems with reading the SD card with other devices. If this happens, please format the SD card in the camera or in a computer and then reinsert the card into your camera.
MG882K-8M 2 Cautions 2 Cautions ★ The working voltage of the camera is 6V. The camera is supplied by four or eight AA batteries. ★ Please install batteries according to shown polarity. ★ Please unlock the write-protect before inserting the SD card. ★ Please insert the SD card when the power switch is in the OFF position before testing the camera. The camera has no internal memory for saving images or videos.
MG882K-8M 3 Quick Start Guide 3 Quick Start Guide 3.1 Power Supply To supply power for the camera, 4 or 8 size AA batteries are needed. Open the bottom cover. Confirm that the power switch is in the OFF position and pull out the battery pack by pulling the silver handle. Load the fully charged batteries into the pack according to the polarities signs shown below. Push the battery pack back into the battery chamber. The following batteries with 1.5V output can be used: 1.
MG882K-8M 3 Quick Start Guide 3.2 Insert the SD card and the SIM card Open the bottom cover. Insert an SD card into the card slot with unmarked side upwards. Please note that the SD card is on the “write” (not locked) position otherwise the camera will not function correctly. When using MMS/SMS/E-mail functions, be sure to insert a SIM card into the SIM card slot with angle in the upper left. 3.3 Power On and Enter into the ON Mode Before switching on, please pay attention to the following: 1.
MG882K-8M 3 Quick Start Guide In ON mode, it is unnecessary to use the remote control. The camera will take pictures or videos automatically according to the default settings or previous custom settings. The camera has the sound recording function, so the sound will be embedded in the video clip while capturing a video. 3.4 Enter into the TEST Mode Slide the power switch to the TEST position and enter into the TEST mode. The remote control is needed in this mode.
MG882K-8M 3 Quick Start Guide video clips in the SD card, it is suggested to format the SD card. 3.4.4 Send MMS Manually When the MMS Mode is set as “Manual” you can send the selected image to preset address in TEST mode. a) View the images and select one to send. b) Press MENU to display the playback menu. c) Press UP or DOWN to select Send Message. Send is highlighted d) Press OK to send MMS according to the setting in setting menu. Press MENU to cancel and return to playback.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations 4 Advanced Operations The camera has three basic operation modes: 1. OFF mode: power switch is in OFF position. 2. ON mode: power switch is in ON position. 3. TEST mode: power switch is in TEST position. Fig.6 Operation mode This chapter explains the advanced operations for customizing the camera settings. The settings can only be customized in TEST mode and the wireless remote is needed. 4.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations Video Length Choose duration of recording video. Video Sound Choose if the sound recorder will be used. Choose how long the camera will stop functioning PIR Interval after each triggering. The camera’s PIR will be disabled during this interval. Choose sensitivity of the PIR or off the PIR detection. There are four parameters: High, Normal, Low and PIR Off. The default value is “Normal”.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations record any triggers set off by movement. This function can be set to Off and will function to the interval settings. The camera sends MMS message through GPRS network, so before using this function, you need to open GPRS service from your service provider. MMS Set You should set the right MMS setting parameters. The settings of MMS: URL, APN, IP and Port. Please contact the network service provider if you are not familiar with the settings.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations information can’t be sent in TEST mode. 2) “Daily Report”: The camera will report the summarized information at the preset time (if the preset time is, eg.20:00PM) on how many pictures it had taken per day. So, you will get a summarized text message with the last picture taken until 20:00PM. If it is on Camera mode, the camera will send a MMS at the preset time. The MMS will show you the latest photo and the total quantity of the pictures taken.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations photos. If it is on Video mode, the Camera will send only SMS instead of MMS. 4) “OFF”: to disable MMS function. Choose send the image to your Phone or E-mail. 1> Phone: [MMS]: send the image to cell phone via WAP. 2> Email[MMS]: send the image to E-mail address via WAP. Send To 3> Email[GPRS]: send the image to E-mail address via SMTP. Used this way the communication cost will be much cheaper in many countries.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations Video Size 640x480 320x240 Set Clock Enter Photo Burst 1 Photo 2 Photos, 3 Photos Video Length 10 sec 5–60 secs Video Sound On Off PIR Interval 5 sec 0–55 sec, 1-60 min PIR Sensitivity Normal High, Low Timer Switch Off On MMS Set Enter GPRS Set Enter Adjust Clock 00:00-23:59 URL, APN, IP, Port Server, APN, Port Daily Report, Send Mode Manual Instant, Off Send To Phone[MMS] Password Off Default Set Save Email[MMS], Email[GPRS] On . 4.1.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations b) Press OK to Enter into submenu. c) There are four inputs for key in URL, APN, IP and Port, press ﹟ to switch between each inputs. Press number buttons to key in the digits, letters or punctuations. Press UP(Cancel) to delete. d) Press OK to save all current setting and return to info display. Press MENU to cancel setting and to return to previous menu. Easy Access to MMS setting （edit in the computer） 1. Load the fully charged batteries, insert SD card, insert SIM card.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations APN：Internet APN, for example: cmnet Account and Password : (some telecom operators need to set account and password to launch GPRS). E-mail user：sending e-mail address, for example: abc@163.com E-mail password：sending e-mail password, for example: 1111; 4.1.4 Format SD Card The system will delete all images or videos stored in the SD card after formatting, so make sure that you have made a backup of important data. 4.
MG882K-8M 4 Advanced Operations Through the suffix you can distinguish whether the file is an image (with suffix .jpg) or a video (with suffix .avi).
MG882K-8M 5 Trouble Shooting 5 Trouble Shooting 1 There is something in front of the camera lens. broken? Is the camera Fig. 7 IR-cut filter A: The camera is not broken. It’s an IR-cut filter. When the camera is powered on, the IR-cut will be reset and cover the lens. Only when the camera is powered off, the IR-cut will be at a random place. 2 The camera controller is not working anymore. A: Most likely, no SD card has been inserted in the camera when it is turned on.
MG882K-8M Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone The figure 8 shows the detection range in different detection angle. When the detection angle is 35°, the detection range is 50 ft(15m). When the detection angle is 52°, the detection range is 30 ft (9m). Fig. 8 Different detection range The PIR detection angle (α) is just barely larger than the field of view angle (β). The advantage of this design is to avoid empty pictures and get available pictures.
MG882K-8M Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone Fig. 9 Detection angle VS F.O.V angle MG882K-8M has a new design of PIR which is patented. The new patented PIR’s detection range can reach to 72 ft (22m). Figure 10 shows the compared detection zone between normal PIR and the new patented PIR. Fig.
AppendixⅡ: Technical Specifications MG882K-8M AppendixⅡ: Technical Specifications Image Sensor Lens 5MP Color CMOS, 8MP Interpolation F/NO=3.0 FOV (Field of View)=52° PIR Detection Range 22M/73F Display Screen 1.5” LCD Memory Card From 8 MB to 32 GB Picture Resolution 8MP = 3264 ×2448; 5MP = 2560×1920 Video Resolution 640×480 (16fps) PIR Sensor Multi Zone Trigger Time 1.2 second Weight Operation/Storage Temp 0.
MG882K-8M Appendix Ⅲ: Parts List Appendix Ⅲ: Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera One Wireless Remote Control One USB Cable One Belt One User’s Manual One Enhanced Antenna One Warranty Card One Page 24
