Spartan Camera GoCam GC-EUb Manuel utilisateur

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SpartanGoCam3G(GC-EUb)

WirelessCameraUser’sManual

PLEASEREADCAREFULLYBEFOREUSINGCAMERA

www.cameratraps.co.za

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PackageContents

MountingStrap 1 CameraTrap 1

Antenna 1 USBCable 1

User’sManual 1

CameraBodyandPorts

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Keys&Buttons

•MENU =Entertheprogrammenuinpreviewmode

•▲▼◄►:Movebetweenthemenuitemsandchangethevalue

•OK =Saveparametersettingsinmenumode

=Playvideosinplaybackmode

•Playbackbutton =Inlivepreviewwindow,switchbetweenplaybackandpreviewmode

•DEL =deleteanimageinplaybackmode

UseShortcuts:Inlivepreviewwindow,

▲istheshortcuttochooseVideomode,and

▼istheshortcutfortheCameramode

OKisforcapturephotosorrecordavideomanually

• Mode(Power)Switch:ONattop.SETUPinthemiddle.OFFatthebottom

Start

1. MakesurethepowerswitchisatOFFposition.Loadthebatteriesintothebatterycompartmentaccordingto

thepolaritiesindicated.Loadasetof12(recommended),8or4(emergency,left2columns)batteries.Or

connect6Vexternalpowersupplytothecamerabyusingthecorrectcableandexternalbattery.

Thefollowingbatteriescanbeused:

•High‐performancealkalinebatteries

•Lithiumbatteries(recommended)

•RechargeableNi‐MHbatteries

2. InsertanSDcard(32GBorsmaller).OpenthecameraandinserttheSDcardintothecardslot.Refertothecard

symbolonthecameracaseforproperorientation.Thecamerasupportsupto32GBSDcard.Pleasenotethat

theSD‐cardshouldnotbelocked.

3. InsertastandardsizecellularSIMcard.

4. Screwtheantennaontotheantennajackonthetopofthecamera.Makesureit’sallthewayinbutDONOT

overtightit.

5. SlidethepowerswitchtotheSETUPposition(youwillhear3‐shortbeeps).Thecamerawillenterthelivepreview

modeandstart"Searchingnetwork..."

6. Waituntilthecamerafindsthenetwork.

MENUSETTINGS

1. Pressthe buttontoenterintothemenu,thenpress◄or►buttonstomovebetweenthetabs

(submenu)whichcontainsdifferentgroupofitems.Pressthe▲or▼buttonstoactivatethesubmenuand

editdifferentitems(Date/Time/Sensitivity/FlashPoweretc.).Press◄►tochangethevalue.PresstheOK

buttontosave.

Setting Items Description

CAMERA

Mode Choose to take a Photo or Video

(ONLY PHOTO’S can be transmitted to e-mail addresses / cell numbers)

Photo Size Choose the image size, e.g. 3MP, 5MP or 8MP.

Photo Burst Choose the number of images taken after each trigger (1-3).

(ONLY THE FIRST PHOTO will be transmitted to e-mail addresses / cell numbers)

Burst Interval Choose the interval time length between the images taken in burst mode (Long /

Short).

Video Size Choose the video resolution (720P, WVGA (800×480); QVGA (320×240) or 1080P)

Video Length Select from 1 second to 30 seconds

Setting Items Description

TRIGGER

Sensitivity Select between High, Low, Normal and OFF.

Trigger Interval The sleeping time after each trigger.

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Time Lapse

The camera can be triggered by timer at a preset time interval (from 30 seconds to

every 8 hours). Please note that even in Time Lapse mode, the camera still can be

triggered unless the Sensitivity is set to OFF.

Start-Stop1

The camera can be set to operate only at a specific time period if preferred. To

enable this function select ON and press ok. The start-stop menu will then appear.

This menu contains the settings for times to start and stop as well as the trigger

interval and time lapse interval. The start-stop setting will override all other general

camera settings. Since there are 2 periods available, make sure to not program

times that overlap.

Start-Stop2 The second time period available for Time Lapse

Setting Items Description

SYSTEM

Clock Enter to set the Date and Time.

Time Stamp ON /Off. Choose if the image stamp is to be shown or not (Time / date / temperature °C

/ moon phase).

Flash Power High / Low. Infrared Flash Power.

Format Format the SD card. This will erase all data on the SD card. This cannot be undone.

Overwrite ON/OFF. If ON, once the SD card is full, the camera will delete the oldest images /

video and keep recording the new images / videos.

Default Restore all settings to factory default values.

Information Show Model name & version of firmware on the camera.

Password This option allows for a 6 digit password to be set.

Beep Select On or Off for Beeps when pushing the camera buttons

Setting Items Description

WIRELESS‐Use

Setup Tool to inpu

Data – details

below

Send Mode Use Setup Tool to input Cell Network Data – details below

Choose to send the image Instantly, just send the Daily report (of number of activations

which you can set the time in the Setup Tool) or just turn the wireless function Off.

Send Via

Use Setup Tool to input Cell Network Data – details below

Choose to send the image via MMS (MMS) – can send images to cell phones and e-

mail addresses

or E-mail (Lite) – sends to e-mail address only via Internet.

Please DO NOT SELECT Premium (For US Customers ONLY)

Send To Use Setup Tool to input Cell Network Data – details below

Phone Use Setup Tool to input Cell Network Data – details below

Email Use Setup Tool to input Cell Network Data – details below

Image From

Use Setup Tool to input Cell Network Data – details below

Allows you to name the location / camera where the image will be transmitted from and

this will be imprinted on the image and will be in the Email subject line

Realtime

Use Setup Tool to input Cell Network Data – details below

This allows the camera trap to be constantly “ON” and awake to react instantly to SMS

commands that are sent by the user to remotely control the camera trap (details below).

This can also be changed in the camera trap Menu.

Setup Tool Select this to copy the Setup Tool Application program to the SD card (a pre-installed

program in the camera trap) to input the above network parameters manually.

Copy Para

Select this to Copy the current camera settings (MMSCFG.BIN) file to the SD card

which can be loaded into the WIRELESS.exe Setup Tool application file saved onto

your PC.

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Howtousethecameratraps’CellularFeaturesviathe“SetupTool”

Ifyourwirelesscarrier’snetworkparametersarenotpre‐programmedintothecamerafromthefactory,youwillneed

tousetheSetupToolApplication(apre‐installedprograminthecameratrap)toinputtheseparametersmanually.

2. NavigatetotheWirelesstab;scrolldowntoenterthesubmenus.

3. ScrolldowntoSetupToolandpressOK.Amessagewillappear“TheSetupToolhasbeenDownloadedtothe

SDCard”

4. OnceyouhavedownloadedtheSetupTooltotheSDcard(Menu>Wireless>SetupTool),switchthecamera

trapOFF.

5. TaketheSDcardoutandreadtheSDcardfromyourcomputer.TheSetupToolapplicationprogramwillonly

workonaPC/laptop.CopytherelevantSetupToolapplicationprogram(WIRELESS.exefile)thatisnowon

yourSDcardtoyourPC(wesuggestyoumakeaseparatefolderforthis).

6. Oncecopied,open(double‐click)theWIRELESS.exeapplicationfileandyouwillseethesetupwindowasbelow:

Fill in the settings you prefer into the blank fields. These

settingswilloverwritetheexistingsettingsfromthecamera

SendMode:

Instant: tohavetheimagessendimmediatelytoyou

viaMMS/e‐mail(canbemanagedfrom0to

9999).

DailyReport: will send you a SMS message of the # of

activationsthecamerahastakenataspecific

timethatyoucanset.

Off: turnsthewirelessfunctionOFF.

OperatorParameters:

ForCountry,chooseCustomandthenclicktheParameters

button.Youwillseethesetupwindowpopupasfollows:

Fill in the relevant cellular network parameters obtained

from CAMERA TRAPS cc and press OK (South Africa cell

providerparametersinthismanual).

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SendTo:

For Send Via there is a drop down Menu for you to select the

following;

MMS:(CansendimagesviaMMStocellphone

numbers/emailaddressesorBOTH)

GoWirelessAuto:(USONLY)

GoWirelessLite:(Cansendimagesviaemailtoemail

addressesONLY)–CHEAPESTOPTION

GoWirelessPremium: (USONLY)

1. SendingimagesviaMMStocellphonenumbersoremailaddressesorBOTH.

Ifthisiswhatyouarelookingtodo,selectMMS

2. SendingimagesviaemailtoemailaddressesONLY.

Ifthisiswhatyouarelookingtodo,selectGoWirelessLite

IfyouhavechosentosendimagesviaMMStocellphonenumbers/emailaddressesorBOTH,intheRecipientswindow

ticktherelevantboxesthatyouwouldliketherecipienttoreceivetheimagesandfillintheirdetails.

N.B.ForSouthAfricancellphonenumbers–inputthemasnormalwithNOspacesandNOcountrycodesorprefixes

i.e.0821234567

fyouhavechosentosendimagesviaemail

ONLY(GoWirelessLite)toemailaddresses,the

Email Setting…cannowbeclickedandthe

followingwindowwillappear:

HereyouinputtheSending email account

details asthecamerawillusethisaccountto

sendtherelevantimages.

There are a number of popular email server

settings that have been pre‐programmed into

theunitandthesecanbeselectedbyclickingon

thedropdownmenu(picbelow).

Ifyoudonotwanttouseoneofthesepre‐

programmedservers,youcanalsouseyour

existingpersonale‐mailsettingsifpreferredby

fillinginalltherequireddetails.

PLEASENOTE:

AstandardpartofinternetsecurityonthepartofGoogle

and other email processors is to keep your account safe.

When you first use Gmail in your camera, Google will

typicallyblockyouraccess.Youwillreceiveanemail

stating that an application or person has tried to access

youraccount.Sincethecameraissendingtheemailthe

responseisreturnedtothecamera.Ourserverwillattempt

todetectthisissueandsendanotificationemailto

the configured Account Email. Thus, you may receive an

emailfromourserver.WithGmailandotheremailservices

youarelikelytohavethisproblem.Thisisnotanissuewith

GoWirelessbutisatypicalissue.

Readbelowforstepstoremedythesituation.

Inordertoallowthecameratouseyourgmailaccountyou

will have to follow a series of steps to enable other

applications(orlesssecureapps)touseyourgmailaccount.

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Googlewillsendyouanemailnotifyingyouaboutthisissue.Itwillalso

containalinkthatwilltakeyoutothepageswhereyoumustallowless

secureappstouseyourgmailaccountforsendingemail.

OncetheSendingemailparametershavebeenputin,under

theRecipientswindowticktherelevantemailboxes(upto

4) that you would like the recipient to receive the images

andfillintheiremailaddresses.

Image(minimisedimagesizewhentransmitting):

WithMMS&GoWirelessLitemode,itissetatdefaulttoNormal(640x480pixelsand96dpi).Thisisabout30‐50KB

insizewhensendingviae‐mailorMMS.

‐ TheoriginalsizeimagewillstillbesavedtotheSDcardinthecameratrap.

ImageFrom:

Thiswillgenerateatitle(max15characters)foreachimagereceivedwhichwillbeimprintedonthephoto/MMSand

emailsubjectlinesotheuserwillknowwhere(whichcamera)theimageshavecomefrom.

Realtime:

Thisallowsthecameratraptobeconstantly“ON”andawaketoreactinstantlytoSMScommandsthataresentbythe

usertoremotelycontrolthecameratrap(detailsbelow).ThiscanalsobechangedinthecameratrapMenu.

StatusResponse:

ItischeckedbydefaultwhenRealtimeis“ON”andwillallowthecameratosendtheuseraSMSresponseafteritreceives

theuser’sSMScommand.

“Default”Button

Bypressingthis,thedefaultSPARTANsettingswillbeloaded(USONLY).

“Load”Button

Foreaseofuse,selectthisoptionifyouwanttoamendacellularnetworksparameters,phoneore‐mailsettings.Itwill

askyouwhichbinarytypefile(MMSCFG.BIN)settingsyouwouldliketoloadthatneedtobeamended–selectthefile

thatshouldbesavedinthesamelocationfromwhereyouopeneduptheWIRELESS.exeApplicationprogram(either

fromonyourcomputeraswerecommendedortheSDcardifyouhavenotsaveditacrosstoyourcomputer).

“Cancel”Button

ClosestheWIRELESS.exeApplicationprogram.

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“Save”Button

Pressthe‘Save”buttonandabinaryfile(MMSCFG.BIN)willbesavedinthesamelocationfromwhereyouopenedup

theWIRELESS.exeApplicationprogram(eitherfromonyourcomputeraswerecommendedearlierorfromyourSDcard

ifyouhavenotsaveditacrosstoyourcomputer).Thisbinarytypefile(MMSCFG.BIN)nowneedstobesaved/copied

backtotheblankSDcardthatwillgobackintothecameratrapinorderforthecameratoupdatealltherelevantsettings

youhavejustputin.

Oncesaved/copiedbackontotheSDcard,removetheSDcardandinsertitbackintothecameratrap.Turnthecamera

onto‘SETUP’andaseriesof3xquickbeepsdirectlyfollowedby2xslowerbeepswillbeheard.These2xslowerbeeps

indicatethatthecamera’sparametersandsettingshavebeenupdated.

Programmingisnowcomplete.Itisrecommendedtosetupthecamerainanareawithagoodsignalandtestbefore

deployinginaremotearea.

RemoteControllingyourcameratrapusingSMS

TheSpartan®3GwirelesscameracanbecontrolledbysendingSMS commands to the camera’s SIM card phone

number (PLEASE NOTE: SOME CELLULAR TOWERS DO NOT SUPPORT ALL COMMANDS.Iftheunitsendsyouatext

response of “Network Busy” this means the tower/service area does not support the command. This is not a

manufacturer/cameraissue).

The Commander Phone Number ‐ The Recipient Phone numbers that you set in the setup process for “Phone1”/

“Phone2”/“Phone3”&“Phone4”willbethecommanderphonenumbersi.e.theonesthatcancontrolthecameravia

SMS.

SMSSwitch‐InordertousetheSMScontrolfunction,theuserneedstosettheswitchtoONinthesetupprocess.

Spartan®3GSMSCommandCodeList

COMMAND TEXTMESSAGE SMSRESPONSEYOUWILLGET

TakePhotoandSendNow *500# Picturesending("Invalid"whenthecameramodeisVideo.)

SignalLevel*150#Thesignalisveryweak/weak/good/verygood

PowerLevel*201#BatteryLevel1to5(lowtohigh)

SendViaMMS*120#0#SendviaMMS

SendViaInternet *120#1# SendviaInternet(WhensendviaisInternet,"SendTo"willbemodifiedtoEmailonly)

SendToPhone*130#0#Sendtophone

SendToEmail*130#1#Sendtoemail

SendToBoth*130#2#Sendtoboth(WhensendviaisInternet,"SendTo"willbemodifiedtoEmailonly)

AddPhone *100#number# Phonenumberadded(number=therelevantcellphonenumberyouwanttoadd)

DeletePhone*101#number#Phonenumberdeleted(number=therelevantcellphonenumberyouwanttodelete)

AddEmail*110#email#Emailadded(email=therelevantemailaddressyouwanttoadd)

DeleteEmail*111#email#Emaildeleted(email=therelevantemailaddressyouwanttodelete)

CameraModePhoto*200#0#Settophotomode

CameraModeVideo*200#1#Settovideomode

SendModeInstant*140#0#Sendinstantphoto

SendModeDailyReport*140#1#Senddailyreport

SendModeOff*140#2#Sendisoff

SetPIRLeveltoHigh*202#0#PIRsensitivityhigh

SetPIRLeveltoNormal*202#1#PIRsensitivitynormal

SetPIRLeveltoLow*202#2#PIRsensitivitylow

SetPIRLeveltoOff*202#3#PIRsensitivityoff

TurnSMSOff*104#CameraTurnedOff

9

SOUTHAFRICACELLULARNETWORKPARAMETERS

SUPPORT&FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS(FAQ’s)

1. What do M, E, T, or S on the photo's info strip mean?

The letter on the info strip at the bottom of the photo indicates what type of event caused the photo to be taken.

M = motion-triggered

E = event (a photo taken at a scheduled time)

T = time-lapse

S = requested photo (only available with Real Time ON)

2. How do I know when it's time to change the batteries?

It’s a good idea to keep an eye on the power indicator on the info strip on night photos. Once you see a power indicator other than P5, plan

to replace your batteries soon. Monitoring the power level is just one good reason for using photo events, especially night time ones.

VODACOM

Internet

APN: internet

Username: (blank)

Password:(blank)

MMS

APN: mms.vodacom.net

Username: (blank)

Password: (blank)

URL(MMSC): http://mmsc.vodacom4me.co.za

Gateway(Proxy): 196.006.128.13

Port: 8080

MTN

Internet

APN: internet

Username: (blank)

Password:(blank)

MMS

APN: myMTN

Username: mtnmms

Password: mtnmms

URL(MMSC): http://mms.mtn.co.za/mms/wapenc

Gateway(Proxy): 196.11.240.241

Port: 8080

CellC

Internet

APN: internet

Username: (blank)

Password:(blank)

MMS

APN: mms

Username: (blank)

Password: (blank)

URL(MMSC): http://mms.cmobile.co.za/

Gateway(Proxy): 196.031.116.250

Port: 8080

Telkom

Internet

APN: internet

Username: (blank)

Password:(blank)

MMS

APN: mms

Username: (blank)

Password: (blank)

URL(MMSC): http://mms.8ta.com:38090/was

Gateway(Proxy): 41.151.254.162

Port: 8080

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3. Real Time ON vs. Real Time OFF

Real Time ON:

- can request a photo

- faster delivery ofphotos

- almost immediate response to requests for photos, hi-res photos, and settings changes

- high power consumption, shorter battery life

Real Time OFF:

-much lower power consumption, longer battery life

- cannot request that the camera take a photo

- a few seconds’ delay when transmitting photos and status reports

- some delay in responding to requests for hi-res photos and settings changes (until after the next event that causes the camera to contact

the server)

4. Photo and Thumbnail Settings

Either 3 or 5 MP are the better choices. If you request the full resolution version of a photo, the 3 MP size will transmit faster and use less

data. However, you will be able to enlarge the 5 MP size more. The camera’s native resolution is 5 MP so setting size to 8 MP won’t really

get you real higher resolution.

Thumbnail Size

Normal thumbnails (640 x 480):

+ transmit faster

+ use less storage space on the SD card

+ use less data

+ use less battery power

– can be very grainy, don’t enlarge well

If you are using a camera for security and monitoring a low-traffic site where you just need to see that something is still there (e.g., a building,

camper, piece of equipment), then normal thumbnails may be the better choice.

If there is something that you want to see in a clearer picture, you can always request the full-resolution photo.

Large thumbnails (1280 x 960):

+ take longer to transmit

+ user more storage space on the SD card

+ use more data

+ use more battery power

– are much clearer, generally enlarge well

If you are using a camera to monitor animals or people, this may be the better setting. If you are using normal thumbnails but find yourself

requesting full-resolution photos fairly often, try large thumbnails. They may be good enough that you don’t need to request full-resolution

photos.

5. 6V External Battery Setups (Non-Solar)

Cell cameras can be incredibly useful technology, but battery life can be a real problem, especially if your cameras are not deployed where

you can reach them quickly and easily. External batteries, even relatively small, inexpensive ones, can greatly increase the length of time a

cell camera can run without requiring attention. 6V 12Ah SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) batteries work the best and are available from good

hardware’s nationwide. You can also purchase a ready-made cable like the one shown below from CAMERA TRAPS cc. It works on all

Spartan cameras.

You may want to get a spare battery so that you can just swap out batteries when necessary rather than pulling the battery, recharging it, and

putting it back.

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