Video CatCam User Manual English
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1. Video CatCam User Manual Revision 30 May 2009 Check for updates on www mr lee catcam de Mr Lee CatCam and CatCam are registered trademarks of Juergen Perthold Index WAC cries acess tosis tense cess eee vaste vee ante E EE E EES 1 Ciel eS UGE Y oe carte cane cates ce ve cets ca ne cmencc E EEE EEN 2 Das VT OW secre ceecaere rena oeen ercaeaet erenenee A A 3 2 OPen CAMO A eee ene eee eee eee 3 3 HOSS Cal e E 4 4 Battery Supply ccccccceeccceeeceeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeseeeseueeseeeseeeseueeseeeseeeseueeaeeenaess 5 FAAEE a E E 6 6 Setting of recording interval nnnannnannnnnnnnennnnnnnnennnennrsnrnnnnrenrrnrenrnsnrenne 7 FAUS TNC SAT ENE E E E 8 8 Collar Attachment ccccceccccseececeeeeeceeceeceeceeseeeesseeeesseeesseeeesseeeesseeeesaees 9 9 Video Storage and Download cccceecccceeeceeeeeeceeeeeseeeeesaeeeeeeaeeesaeeesaees 9 TO UPOAN HS Deena eee A 10 Video CatCam User Manual Page 1 of 10 Change History We try to keep this manual up to date Therefore changes and additions are made You may want to check from time to time for updates so that you have the most recent issue available Revision Date Changes April 28 2009 Initial revision May 30 2009 Additions to shackles and interval setting Video CatCam User Manual Page 2 of 10 1 Overview The Video CatCam records video clips in an adjustable time interval When nothing is recorded the camera switches off aut2. ed Press shortly on the button in the enclosure The status light comes on Since the button is very small a toothpick or similar can be helpful As long as the device is active the status light blinks shortly every few seconds Press again on the button to switch the camera off This may take some time depending on the record state The status light will remain on until the camera is shut down you do not need to press more than one time on the button If you have programmed recording interval time the setting will not get lost by switching the camera off Video CatCam User Manual Page 6 of 10 6 Setting of recording interval The available recording time which means memory capacity and battery energy can be spread over a longer time The following graphic shows this If added together both bars have the same length Chopping the recording time into smaller pieces extends the coverage to a longer time continuously Interval Total recording time One cycle consists out of a recording phase and a pause phase in which the camera is switched off as shown in the following graphic For both phases the time can be set on the camera ae lt M gt Record time Pause time uuan Setting these times is done using the On Off button While a quick push on the button is switching the camera on a longer push enables the time setup KAR 4e Bie Light 3 a N Button The procedure is as follows e Inthe d
3. efault state the camera is off e Press the button and hold it for some seconds e The status light comes on and blinks Each blinking increases the recording time by 1 minute Video CatCam User Manual Page 7 of 10 e When the desired recording time is reached release the button e Press the button again to set the pause time each blinking increases the pause time by 1 minute e When the button is released the settings will be stored and the camera switches into the recording mode If you want a continuous recording without interrupts use the same procedure as before Release the button right after the first blinking of the status light It doesn t matter if you do this at setting of recording time or pause time In both cases the result is that the interval mode is switched off A fast blinking of the status light is acknowledging this 7 Adjust time stamp The video picture is overlaid with the recording time This time can be adjusted Procedure Open a text editor e g Start gt Run gt notepad exe Enter the recent date and time format 2009 04 24 11 22 00 Save the file as userconfig txt Connect the camera to the computer Copy the file into the root directory of the camera Remove the camera from the computer after you stopped the device with device manager Switch the camera on The time from the file will be used as the camera time The example sets the date and time to 24 April 2009 11 22 00 o clock The fi
4. le userconfig txt disappears oo eS co NI Since the camera has no internal clock circuit the time must be set prior to each new recording session Video CatCam User Manual Page 8 of 10 8 Collar Attachment The collar is fed through both shackles then the collar with the camera is put on the animal The lens points away from the body Safety note Please consider that a collar on a neck of a cat is a potential safety risk Because a cat wanders and crawls more or less in any place and can catch or trap itself with the collar on an object such as gate rods or tree branches This may lead to dead of your pet In the USA are collars common which provide a safety release if a certain amount of force is applied Everything mounted to the collar will be lost in such a case Please decide what is more important The life of your pet or the device on the collar 9 Video Storage and Download The video recordings are stored in AVI format The coding is done in H 263 sub format To replay the matching codec must be installed on the computer We recommend using the free VLC player which has this codec already integrated VLC is working with different operation systems To download the recordings open the camera as described before and connect the cable to the USB interface The computer should recognize the camera as an additional drive lf this not the case try to switch the camera on before connecting it to the computer Now you can cop
5. omatically and safes battery energy The device is designed to be worn on the collar of an animal cat but may find use for general surveillance tasks as well The Video CatCam has small dimensions of 7 5x2 5x2 5cm 2 9 x 1 x 1 inch and weight of approx 65 grams 2 3 oz Both memory and battery are integrated into the device The device is protected against dust dirt and water It is shock and scratch resistant No noise is emitted at any time 2 Open camera The camera enclosure is closed with a rubber cap to provide tightness to a large extent To open the shackle must be removed first and then the cap can get removed Video CatCam User Manual Page 3 of 10 3 Close camera Basically the enclosure is closed in the opposite way The shackle must go through the holes in the rubber cap and into the drilled holes of the metal enclosure p Video CatCam User Manual Page 4 of 10 lt is important that the shackles are locking in completely 4 Battery supply The camera is supplied by an integrated rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery It must be charged before use Charging is done using the USB interface Remove the right shackle from the camera and pull the cap On a short cable is the USB connector attached Connect it to a powered computer After approx 3 hours the battery is charged Video CatCam User Manual Page 5 of 10 5 Activate camera After the battery is charged the camera can be activat
6. y and erase files like on a regular hard disk Note Prior to disconnecting the camera from the computer make sure you stopped it with the device manager Otherwise the file system of the camera may be screwed up Video CatCam User Manual Page 9 of 10 10 Support and Help You can get in contact with the technical support by sending a mail to support mr lee catcam de If your CatCam got damaged or you want to update to newer software contact also the technical support Video CatCam User Manual Page 10 of 10
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