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BG-520 Series
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  • Page 1 Cellular MMS HD Scouting Camera BG-520 Series INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information 1.1) Description 1.2) Features 1.3) Application 1.4) Parts and Controls Quick Start 2.1) Load Batteries 2.2) Insert SIM Card and SD Card 2.3) Enter Into ON Mode 2.4) Enter Into Test Mode 2.5) Enter Into OFF Mode Advanced Setting 3.1) Parameter Settings 3.2) Supported Format...

  • Page 3: General Information

    GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1) Description This camera (BG-520M) is a Cellular digital scouting camera with MMS function, it can be triggered by any movement of game in a location, detected by a highly sensitive passive infra-red (PIR) motion sensor, and then automatically captures high quality pictures (up to 12M pixels) or records HD video clips (1080P).Then it can send the pictures (MMS: Multimedia Message service) or SMS instantly to your mobile device or Email Address via GSM network.

  • Page 4: Application

    1.3) Application Ø Act as Trail Camera for hunting Ø Act as Time Lapse Camera to observe Cold Blood Animal or Event. Ø All indoor/outdoor surveillance where invasion evidence needed 1.4) Parts and Controls Figure A shows the Front view of BG-520M Figure B shows the Back view of BG-520M Figure C shows the Bottom view of BG-520M GSM Antenna...
  • Page 5 Tilt Adjuster Security Rope hole Figure B: Back View of BG-520M The camera has the following I/O interfaces: USB connector, SD-card slot, SIM Card TV.output and The 3-way Power/Mode Switch is used to select the main operation modes: OFF, ON and TEST On the back of camera, there is a lock for theft-proof and an adjuster to change the tilt when mounting on an irregular interface e.g.
  • Page 6 USB Port SIM Card Slot TV Out Connector Battery Cover Remote control Battery Depot Power/Mode Switch Lock Figure C: Bottom View of BG-520M The remote control is an input device of the camera and is primarily used for customer settings and password input.

  • Page 7: Quick Start

    QUICK START 2.1) Load Batteries To supply power for the camera, Eight AA size batteries are needed, Voltage of each battery should be 1.5V. Open the bottom cover by pulling down the lock hole. Confirm that the power switch is at the OFF position, pull out the battery depot.

  • Page 8: Enter Into Test Mode

    Slide the power switch to the ON position to power on the camera and enter into the ON mode. Before entering into the ON mode, you can adjust the camera the target monitoring area by laser pointer After switching on the camera, the motion indication LED (red) will blink for 15s.

  • Page 9: Advanced Setting

    ADVANCED SETTING 3.1) Parameter Settings This chapter explains the advanced operations for customizing the camera settings. The settings can only be customized in TEST mode and there are two ways are available to customize the camera settings. Including: Remote control and Parameters Setup EXE file Storage on CD Disk.
  • Page 10 the camera will not take pictures/videos. This prevents the SD card from filling up with too many redundant images. (Note: when your turn on Interval, the camera can also sending mms or SMS) Image Burst Optional from 1 photo to 5 Selects how many photos are taken in photo sequence per trigger in camera mode.
  • Page 11 “generic” settings Version Different BOSKON Firmware Different Version Number. User need to check the Version Number when the firmware is upgrade each time. If the version number is different from before, then it means the upgrade is successful, otherwise user need to upgrade again.

  • Page 12: Supported Format

    3.2) Supported Format Item Format Photo Video File Format FAT32 The SD card stores all original pictures and videos in the folder \DCIM\100IMAGE, Pictures are saved with filenamesIMAG0001.JPG and videos like IMAG0001.AVI. Here are some important notices. You don’t need to concern about the file system format of the camera unless you have problems with reading the SD-card by your other equipments.

  • Page 13: Mms Menu Definition

    disable the PIN of a SIM card via your mobile phone.) 3.4 ) MMS Menu Definition Slide Power switch into “Test” Mode, Select “MMS Setup” and Press “OK” Button to enter into MMS Set up Menu. The following is a quick introduction about how to setup mms function.

  • Page 14: Set Up Camera/Mms On Pc

    receive the MMS Mobile Number Input your Mobile number that will receive the MMS (Caution: URL, APN, Gateway, PORT, Email, Mobile number are all need to be setup by PC software, please reference 3.5) Important Notes: 1) When in Camera Mode, the camera will sending MMS 2) When in Video Mode, the camera will sending SMS 3) When in Video+Camera mode, the camera will sending MMS 3.5) Set up Camera/MMS/SMTP ON PC...
  • Page 15 Please setup your camera according to your desired settings, Click to get the computer time. Click to choose directory to save you settings. We highly recommend save the settings in the root directory of the SD card (Be sure you insert the SD card in the SD card reader and plug it in your computer) and then, Click A file named Camera will be created and saved in the directory you just selected.
  • Page 16 User can also user the manufacture default settings by click on Retrieve the SD card from the computer and insert it in the camera. Slide power switch into Test mode. A message will show up on the TFT display, indicating the Camera has been successfully set up.
  • Page 17 MMS service, and those settings can change sometimes, you may need to acquire the settings from your Mobile network operator if the Auto-selected settings fail to work. If you find out those settings have changed according to the information provided by your Mobile Network, or you have settings from your Mobile network that is not on our Operators list, please notify us so we can update our program.

  • Page 18: Smtp Function

    3.6 SMTP Function Click On SMTP Setup, and you will see the following interface (Make sure select BG-520SM Model): SMTP function is similar to MMS function. But setting and charging from Operators is different. Normally, in some country, SMTP function can save much money than MMS function. SMTP function sending MMS or SMS by GPRS, GSM sending MMS or SMS by GSM.

  • Page 19: Multi-Time Lapse Features

    3.7 Multi-Time lapse features our camera has a very unique features Compared to other scouting camera in the market,, here we called multi-time lapse features. It can be worked as a High Quality Time lapse camera. User can setup Four timers each day from AM and PM（Please Don’t overlap the time of each timer）.

  • Page 20: Downloading The Photos/Videos

    4.4) Downloading the photos/Videos To download your photos/videos to a PC. First make sure the Camera is power switch is in the “TEST” Mode. Connect the supplied cable to the Camera’s USB port. Then connect main USB port on your computer. Then, the camera will be recognized as a standard “ USB Mass storage” Device.
  • Page 21 4. the camera will not take images if the SD card has its write protected Ø Camera won’t power up 1. Make sure that you have installed 8 AA batteries in the battery compartment. 2. Make sure the batteries are installed correctly 3.

  • Page 22: Firmware Upgrades

    Two-Year Limited Warranty Congratulations on your purchase of one of the best trail cameras on the market ! BOSKON is very proud of this little unit and we are sure you will be pleased with it as well. We appreciate your business and want to earn your trust.

  • Page 23: Appendix I Technical Specifications

    Appendix I TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Item Parameters BG-520M&BG520-SM BG-520 5 Mega Pixels Image sensor Max. Pixel size 4000*3000 (12MP) Lens F=3.1;FOV=52°;AutoIR-Cut IR-Flash 65 Feet/20 Meters 850NM IR Flash; 30 Feet/10 Meters on 940NM Low-glow Flash LCD Screen 2inch (960*240) Full definition color screen Memory Card From 8MB to 32GB (4GB is...
  • Page 24 Alert Batteries in time” Text Alert sent Power Supply 8*AA Stand-by Current <0.1mA Stand-by Time 3-6Months Auto power off Auto power off in 2minute if no input in test mode Power consumption 150mA(+350mA when IR LED lights up Low-Battery Alert 4.2-4.5V Interface TV out (NTSC/PAL);USB;...

  • Page 25: Appendix Ii Packing List

    Appendix II Packing List PART NAME BG-520 BG-520M BG-520SM Digital Camera Build-in MMS Module SMTP&GPRS GSM Antenna Battery Box TV Cable USB Cable Strap External DC Cable Installation CD External Battery Box (Optional) Power Supply (Optional) Adjustment Lock Rope (optional) Security Lock (optional)

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