FREE Extended Warranty with online registration! Extend the warranty on your Ambush series camera to 18 months by registering your purchase at www.cuddeback.com. Click “Support” then “Product Registration”. Activation required within 2 weeks of registration. About batteries A. Cuddeback recommends Rayovac®, Duracell®, and Energizer® alkaline batteries only. Lesser batteries may not perform as required, especially in cold temperatures. I. Change all batteries at the same time.
Trophy Room® manages your images, and now your Cuddeback® camera, too! 1) NEW – includes camera troubleshooting and support tools. 2) NEW - hunting and scouting tips; articles from our pro staff. 3) Plus: 1-click image copy from SD card to your PC. Fast Guard Duty image viewing. Image organization, enhancement, and classification. Complete moon & sun data for each image.
STOP Need Help? Don’t contact your dealer. Use one of these support options: s Download Trophy Room® and use its support tools s 6ISIT WWW CUDDEBACK COM FOR SUPPORT help and troubleshooting options s %MAIL US AT SUPPORT CUDDEBACK COM s #ALL US AT Ambush® IR model shown CuddeSafe® Protects your Cuddeback ® Ambush® camera from bears, thieves and the elements! The store you purchased this product from does not carry parts nor are they able to service your camera.
Care and treatment A. Don’t abuse your camera. Treat it like the sophisticated piece of electronics that it is. I. Treat it gently – do not abuse or drop Ambush® camera Operating Instructions What You Need /NE OR MORE 3ECURE $IGITAL 3$ CARDS 3EE !PPENDIX ! FOR RECOMMENDATIONS %IGHT !! BATTERIES WE RECOMMEND Rayovac® or Duracell® BRAND BATTERIES II. Keep SD card dry and never insert wet SD cards into the camera III. When Ambush® is working it displays an electronic “worm” on the LCD.
Zone Control Step 1 – Familiarize yourself with the Ambush® Cuddeback’s patent pending Zone Control allows you to select wide angle view or Centered Subject view. Position the shutter as appropriate for your needs. Be aware that wide view mode can generate more blank images as deer move at the edges of the view. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with Ambush® camera’s parts.
Step 2 – Installing Batteries and SD Card 4URN THE ROTARY KNOB TO THE OFF position. ,OOSEN THE BATTERY THUMB SCREW AND OPEN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR )NSTALL !! ALKALINE OR !! LITHIUM BATTERIES ,ITHIUM BATTERIES WILL provide longer battery life and better night IR images. Make sure to observe correct polarity. Close the door and tighten the thumb screw completely. A series of numbers displayed. These are the Ambush® camera’s hardware and software version numbers.
Ambush® features our Genius Mounting System. This system allows you to attach the bracket to a tree and then slide Ambush® on and off the bracket as needed. /NCE THE TREE BRACKET IS attached to the tree, make sure both thumb screws on the back of Ambush® are tightened completely. Then slide Ambush® onto the bracket. )T IS BEST TO REMOVE ANY VEGETATION AND OBSTRUCTIONS from Ambush’s lELD OF VIEW THAT MAY interfere with the Ambush® sensor or camera.
THE 3$ CARD UNTIL THE ,%$ IS /&& After the image is saved to the SD card, the LCD will display the delay SETTING AND BEGIN COUNTING DOWN /NCE THE COUNTER REACHES !MBUSH® is ready to record the next image. You can leave Ambush® IN ANY OF THE STATES THRU AND Ambush® WILL AUTOMATICALLY RE ARM IN ABOUT lVE MINUTES This allows you to close the cover and leave the area without triggering an image.
Ambush® IR/Black Flash: LEd Ambush® IR/Black &LASH ,%$S n 4HIS MENU ALLOWS YOU TO TEST !MBUSH S )2 ,%$S AND MEASURE THE BATTERY strength. Press B to TEST !MBUSH S INFRARED ,%$S 4HE ,%$S WILL BE DRIVEN FROM MAXIMUM POWER TO MAXIMUM power. The test will stop when the batteries do not HAVE SUFlCIENT POWER TO DRIVE THE ,%$S OR AT )F THE BATTERIES ARE DEPLETED &!), WILL BE DISPLAYED )F THE READING IS BELOW YOU MAY WANT TO CHANGE the batteries to maximize the illumination range.
Step 5: Press the A key to display P5 (quality) P5 controls the Ambush® image and video quality.
Time Lapse / Guard Duty Mode (P0= tL) Time Lapse Mode Time Lapse/Guard Duty mode is enabled when Parameter IS SET TO T, 7HEN 0 IS SET TO T, THE ROTARY DIAL ENABLES time lapse or Guard Duty.
No Card Mode - Using Ambush® Without an SD Card When Ambush® is used without an SD card, images are stored in Ambush’s internal image memory. Ambush® features an internal MEMORY OF ABOUT -" 4HIS WILL ALLOW STORAGE OF UP TO IMAGES )MAGES CAN BE TRANSFERRED from internal memory to an SD card. Transfer to SD card: If you use Ambush® without an SD card, follow these steps to transfer the images from the internal memory to an SD card.
Viewing Images You will need an external viewing device or computer to VIEW IMAGES &IRST REMOVE THE 3$ CARD FROM THE CAMERA Make sure to only remove the SD card when the worm is not visible. Here is a list of some viewing options. 9OU CAN VIEW THE IMAGES WITH AN OPTIONAL VIEWER OR A POINT AND SHOOT CAMERA THAT IS ABLE TO READ Ambush’s images (Note: not all SD based cameras can view Ambush’s images, please test any camera before purchasing).
!UTOMATICALLY CALCULATES THE BUCK DOE FAWN RATIOS based upon your images. For this chart we assume each JPG is 1MB and each video is 4MB. Your actual JPG and video file sizes will be different. **With the Ambush IR every image will also record a video. *Assumes that 75% of images are at night when the videos are not recorded. Assumes a 12 hour day with 3600 images taken per day. Video mode is always disabled in Guard Duty mode. For this chart we assume each Guard Duty image is 100KB.
Patents Pending For use with all Patents Pending For use with all Cuddeback® Cuddeback scouting cameras ® scouting cameras Pan & tilt Put your Cuddeback virtually anywhere! No tree needed! Set-up is simple as I, 2, 3... 1 Insert Post Mount into firm ground.
Patents Pending Patents Pending For use with all Genius Combo Kit – includes 2 mounts! Cuddeback® scouting cameras - Pan & Tilt Mount Tilt Mount Lock Clip Universal Plate (works with all cameras) Mounting Screws Slide on/off Tilt adjust Put a Genius Tilt Mount bracket in all your favorite hunting spots! Genius Pan & Tilt Mount Genius Tilt Mount
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