User manual

Action LED Light and Audible Activity
Power Up All 3 LED lights flash, with audible beep, on a 1 second cycle for 5
seconds.
Power Down All 3 LED lights flash, with audible beep, on a ¼ second cycle for 3
seconds.
Picture Taken
(5 or 10 sec.
interval)
Green “Power” light illuminates when each picture is taken.
Low Battery
(During Operation)
Red “Battery” LED illuminates along with Green “Power” LED when each
picture is taken until batteries are out of power at which time the camera
powers down.
Low Battery
(At Power Up)
Red “Battery” LED illuminates, with audible beep, for 3 seconds and then
PlotWatcher powers down.
No USB Drive
(Or Incompatible)
Blue “Memory” LED illuminates, with audible beep, for 3 seconds and
then PlotWatcher powers down.
Sleep Mode
(Night or Midday)
No LEDs illuminate during Sleep Mode. When POWER button is
depressed while in Sleep Mode, the POWER DOWN sequence will occur.
Press POWER again to restart the camera.
PlotWatcher TLV Camera Operation
Check to see you have 4 AA batteries installed and a 4 or 8 Gb USB Flash Drive installed as
described under “Camera Setup”.
To turn ON the PlotWatcher TLV camera, press and hold the grey power button on the front of the
camera until the green LED lights up. All LEDs will then flash, with an audible beep, about once
per second for 5 times to indicate that POWER UP is successful.
To turn OFF the PlotWatcher TLV camera, press and hold the grey POWER button on the front of
the camera until the green LED lights up. All LEDs will then flash, with an audible beep, several
time per second for 3 seconds to indicate that the POWER DOWN is successful.
On the front of the PlotWatcher TLV camera, above the lens, there are three LED lights. These LEDs
allow you to monitor the status of the PlotWatcher without having to move the camera from its
mounted position. Each event and status is represented by the LED lights: