Moultrie I40XT Digital Camera User Manual


 
Open the camera case cover by unfastening the two cover clips on the right
side of the cover.
Locate the battery compartments on each side of the LCD display. Slide the
battery compartment cover plates in the direction of the arrows and remove
the cover plates.
Install six (6) C size Alkaline batteries with polarities as indicated on battery
compartment (3 per side). Re-install the battery compartment cover plates
securely.
Secure Camera to tree or pole using strap loops on back and provided Strap.
Turn Camera on by sliding ON/OFF/AIM switch to the ON position. Press the
MODE button one time to get to the Camera Setup Menu. Set Time and Date by
pressing OK, using the UP or DOWN buttons to adjust selected field, the LEFT or
RIGHT buttons to move to the next field and OK when done.
Press MODE button until TRAIL CAM is displayed Your Camera will now
automatically take pictures or video whenever an animal is detected in range
-based on the default settings below.
PLOTSTALKER SOFTWARE INTRO
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INTRODUCTION
In time-lapse photography a series
of still photos are taken at regular
time intervals. The PlotStalker
Software allows you to load the
time lapse file that was captured
from your Moultrie Game Camera
and scroll backwards and forwards
through your photos, single step,
search for activity in a designated
area, and save the files.
Computer: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor or above; 1GB
RAM minimum; 100 MB hard disk space minimum.
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 32 bit - XP with Service Pack 2 or
later; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with
Service Pack 1; or Windows 7
Using standard Microsoft utilities (ex. File Explorer – My Computer),
copy the PlotFiles (extension is .MLT) from the PLOT directory on the
SD card to the hard disk drive in your computer. Note the location stored
on the hard disk drive.
Open the PlotStalker software application from the Windows Start Button
menu. Once in the PlotStalker software, click on the File Button
Browse to the location in which you have saved the Plot file(s)
(.MLT) in step 1 above, select the file of interest and click Open.
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LOADING PLOT FILES
Insert the PlotStalker CD into your computer and follow on-screen instructions.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
BEGIN/END
Goes to the first or last photo in the Plot File.
FRAME BY FRAME SEARCH
Individually step forward or backward through each photo.
REWIND/PAUSE/PLAY
Play photos in sequence, pause, or play the photos in reverse order.
These functions simulate a video and are useful for manually searching
for changes in the photos. When a sequence is being played, press
fast-forward or fast-rewind multiple times to increase speed. (1x-5x)
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Menu Option Setting
Capture Mode Trail Cam (still)
Photo Quality High
Photo Delay after each photo is taken 1 minute
Multi Shot Count 1-Shot
Video Resolution High
Video Length 5 seconds
Camera Name MYCAMERA
Temperature Fahrenheit
IR Test OFF
Info Strip printed on photos ON
Default Settings NO
Delete All NO
Flash ON
I40XT GameSpy Digital Camera
PlotStalker Software
PlotStalker Software
I40XT GameSpy Digital Camera
SETUP
Enables you to customize the operation of your camera - refer to the
CAMERA SETUP section of this manual. The camera automatically goes
into the mode you have selected, below, after 90 seconds of inactivity.
TRAIL CAM MODE
Still photos taken when an animal is detected. The number of photos taken
when an animal is detected is configurable in Settings. Photos are stored in
the in the DCIM/100_MDGC folder on the SD card.
PLOT CAM MODE
The camera takes photos at a specified interval during the day and combines
them together to create a Plot Video (*.MLT file) which can be viewed on the
supplied Moultrie Plot Stalker software. The camera takes a Plot Video twice
a day; once in the morning and once in the evening. The morning Plot Video
begins 30 min before sunrise. The evening Plot Video ends 30 min after
sunset. See chart below as a reference. The length of each Plot Video is
determined by the Plot Duration setting in the camera menu. The camera will
detect the correct sunrise and sunset times automatically and adjust itself
accordingly. The Plot Videos are stored in :/PLOT folder on the SD card.
IMPORTANT: It will take the camera 24hrs to properly adjust to the correct sunrise
and sunset times. As a default the camera will start the morning Plot Video at 5:30am
and end the evening video at 6:30pm. To reset the sunrise and sunset times back to the
default times, use the Default Settings option in the menu.
The GameSpy offers several modes of operation as described below. The camera
is in Trail Cam Mode by default.
HYBRID CAM MODE
Camera operates in Plot Cam mode during the day and Trail Cam Mode during
the night. Thirty minutes after dusk the camera will enter the Trail Cam mode
and take night photos when the PIR sensor is triggered.
VIDEO MODE
Camera records a user video when an animal is detected during daylight.
The video length is configurable in Settings.
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Morning Plot Video Evening Plot Video
ADVANCED SETUP
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VIEWING PICTURES ON COMPUTER VIA USB
1. Plug provided USB cable into the USB port on your
Windows 7/Vista/XP computer.
2. Plug other end of USB cable into the camera's USB port.
3. To access JPG pictures and AVI movie files, navigate to "My Computer" and
double click the "Moultrie CAM" drive. Picture files will be stored In the
DCIM directory; video files are located in the DCIM directory.
4. To exit USB mode, follow Window's instructions for properly disconnecting
a removable drive and then unplug
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