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Title: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: viva_che1363 on February 13, 2014, 09:55:53 PM: today i bought this trail cam from someone one craigslist. l'ive looked at the trouble shooting stuff in the manual but nothing shows up for this problem. it turns on but only to this on the screen. i feel like i got swindled on this "deal". i wish i could trust peoples word, but that seems to be less and less likley as time goes on.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: bobcat on February 13, 2014, 10:05:12 PM: That's normal. Hold down the menu button and then you will be able to set everything that needs set, like the time and date. When you're done with that hold the menu buttion down again until those little lines show up again and it's ready to take pictures.

I like the Tascos. They work great for the money.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: deaner on February 13, 2014, 10:06:27 PM: you got taken. bought a junk cam, and used, and off craigslist.... :sry:
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: viva_che1363 on February 13, 2014, 10:13:48 PM: ill see if i can figure it out over the weekend. in the meantime ill admit to buying a used cam from craigslist. would it be bad form to call the seller and give them a piece if my mind?
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: deaner on February 13, 2014, 10:16:33 PM: bobcat seems to think its normal..... so id probably make sure its junk before you flip the guy $*&^ which just reminded me. i still need to send my eyecon storm back to the company with a bottle of complimentary rectal lubricant.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: bobcat on February 13, 2014, 10:25:09 PM: I know that's normal. They are a little tricky to figure out at first. But like I said, you just need to hold that menu button down and after a couple seconds the date will come up. Set the year, month, and date. Then it will go to time which is in 24 hour format, so no AM or PM. then you will select either low or high resolution (always use high). That's about it. It will take a picture about every 15 seconds when there's an animal in front of it.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: deaner on February 13, 2014, 10:26:50 PM: no worries i was giving you the benefit of the doubt. ive never owned one of those
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: bobcat on February 13, 2014, 10:32:26 PM: I like them for a $40 camera. I've had three but one got stolen, another was destroyed by a bear, and my third was bad from the beginning. It fogged up so I sent it back to Bushnell and they sent me the $100 Tasco camera.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: deaner on February 13, 2014, 10:38:18 PM: sounds like youve had some bad luck. try putting them up about 12 feet or so and covering then with camo tape (tape to avoid theft not bears). i got around 50 bears on cam last summer and only one young little *censored* bear that thought it was worth it to climb the tree to chew my cams. had em chewed on a regular basis tho when i had em reachable from ground
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: bobcat on February 13, 2014, 10:46:12 PM: I feel fortunate to have only lost one to a bear. I do want to try setting them higher but I need some of those screw in mounts first.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: deaner on February 13, 2014, 10:53:21 PM: Quote from: bobcat on February 13, 2014, 10:46:12 PM
I feel fortunate to have only lost one to a bear. I do want to try setting them higher but I need some of those screw in mounts first.

id go with the slate river mounts. i tried one of the spypoint mounts and dont like it. that thing is a real pain to get screwed into the tree. almost impossible without using two hands, which means i have to bring my harness out with me. slate rivers screw in real easy
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: bobcat on February 13, 2014, 11:00:01 PM: Thanks for the tip. I'll see if I can find some.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: viva_che1363 on February 14, 2014, 09:16:48 AM: Quote from: bobcat on February 13, 2014, 10:25:09 PM
I know that's normal. They are a little tricky to figure out at first. But like I said, you just need to hold that menu button down and after a couple seconds the date will come up. Set the year, month, and date. Then it will go to time which is in 24 hour format, so no AM or PM. then you will select either low or high resolution (always use high). That's about it. It will take a picture about every 15 seconds when there's an animal in front of it.

i just tried and held the menu button down for at least 45 seconds and nothing hapened. what i dont understand when i put the batteries in with no sd card the sd icon on the screen flashes, and the red pir light is on, so it seems like it has some sort of function. i dont know what the deal is with it.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: bobcat on February 14, 2014, 09:19:13 AM: Like I said, it's a little tricky. Hold the button down for a couple seconds, and then release it.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: viva_che1363 on February 14, 2014, 10:06:59 AM: tried that and again nothing but the 4 dashes. ill mess around with it some more when i get home tonight.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: bobcat on February 14, 2014, 10:13:57 AM: Maybe it really is messed up. :dunno:

One thing to try is pull one battery out. That will reset it. I've had to do that before with my Tasco's, actually many times.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: Kittman on February 14, 2014, 10:26:09 AM: Probably nothing wrong with it- recommend reading the manual and understand thoroughly...

http://www.tasco.com/products/manuals/Tasco%20TrailCam%20119203C_Walmart_1LIM_web.pdf (http://www.tasco.com/products/manuals/Tasco%20TrailCam%20119203C_Walmart_1LIM_web.pdf)
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: viva_che1363 on February 14, 2014, 03:51:46 PM: I looked at the pdf. manual last night but didnt but it wouldent be the first time ive overlooked something so il check it out when i get home ot wont open on my phone. thanks for the link.
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: viva_che1363 on February 22, 2014, 09:38:45 AM: SUCCESS!!! on a whim this morning i decided to throw a 64mb card into it rather then the 8 or 4gb cards i was trying and what do you know instantly laded up and was taking pictures. small victory but it made my week, it doesn't take much for me. :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: tasco trail cam help?
Post by: bobcat on February 22, 2014, 09:49:26 AM: They makes sense because like it says in the manual, 2 GB is the maximum that will work.

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