Thank you for purchasing a Browning Trail Camera. Our trail cameras are constructed of the finest workmanship and materials available. As hunters ourselves, we have designed our products to help you get the most of your time in the field. We hope you enjoy scouting game for years to come with your new Browning Trail Camera. Our customer service team is here to help you with any questions you may have operating or setting up your new trail camera. Our representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm CST.
Toll Free Customer Service: 1.888.618.4496
Customer Service email: info@browningtrailcams.com.
Camera Contents:
Your 4G Browning Ridgeline camera includes pre installed SIM cards for ATT or Verizon activation, 1 – High gain cellular antenna, 6 ft. Tree Strap and an instruction manual.
Battery and SD Card Installation
You will need to provide and install a good quality card. The best brands of SD cards are Browning branded cards, Sandisk or Kingston branded cards. Your new camera will accept SD cards from 8GB- 512GB.
Insert your SD card into the SD card slot in the camera.
Release the battery tray by pressing the Battery Eject button. The tray will eject about 1/2”. With a slight pull, the battery tray will completely eject.
Install 16 AA Alkaline or Lithium batteries in the battery tray. Make sure you install the batteries with the correct polarity, following the markings on the battery tray. For optimal performance we recommend using Browning branded batteries, Energizer or Duracell. Slide the battery tray into the closed position.
Mobile Apps:
Your Browning Defender Wireless camera will also work with a robust mobile app that is compatible with iOS and Android devices. Simply download the free Strike Force Wireless app from the App Store or Google Play. Your Strike Force wireless app allows you full control of all camera
settings as well as the ability to view pictures and video clips uploaded by your cameras.
Strike Force Wireless Account Set Up
In order to start transmitting pictures from your Browning Defender Wireless camera, you will need to do a quick account set up. This can be done by installing the Strike Force Wireless App on your mobile device from either the Apple App Store, or Google Play. You can also set up an account on your laptop computer at www.strikeforcewireless.com
Simply follow the on screen menu to create a user account.
Camera Setup:
Power on your Ridgeline camera. Press the MODE button. The camera setup menu will appear. Press the UP arrow key until the menu option “LTE Carrier” appears. Press the ENTER button. Use the UP or DOWN buttons to highlight either ATT or Verizon as your preferred cellular network. Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection. A QR code will appear on the camera display screen.
Open your Strike Force Wireless app on your mobile device. Simply choose the “ADD CAMERA” option in the App. A QR code scanner will appear on your screen. Scan the QR code displayed on the camera screen with your mobile device.
Follow the on screen options for setting the data plan for your new camera.
Quick Cellular Test:
After you have installed batteries and an Empty SD card in your camera, set up an account at Strike Force Wireless, and finished your subscription plan details, its time to do a test transmission.
Step1- Power on your camera, and take a test picture. Your SD card meter on the home screen will show the number of pictures taken.
Step 2- Walk in front of your camera and trigger a test image.
Step 3- On your camera navigate to the “LTE Test” option in the settings menu, and click on ENTER button to start the test.
Your camera will make connection with a cell tower and transmit the images to your Strike Force Wireless account. You can view the pictures on your laptop or mobile app. Your camera screen will display the cellular signal strength. If your camera registers the cell tower strength low, you may need to relocate the camera to an area with a stronger signal.
Upon a successful image transmission your images will appear in your image inbox within a couple of minutes. Remember to refresh your app (by swiping down on the screen) or refresh your computer screen to see the images.
When you set up your camera in the field, the camera will automatically connect to the Strike Force Wireless servers and connect to your account. The camera will update its settings and communication times with the ones set in the camera settings menu of your online account or mobile app.
Basic Camera Setup and Operation:
Turning the Camera On:
When the trail camera is powered ON, the display will light up and provide the following information.
Camera mode: TRAIL as a default. This setting will take photos. The countdown delay, battery meter and
number of pictures taken.
Entering the SETUP Menu
From the Home Screen press the Mode Button once to enter the cameras SETUP MENU.
Scrolling Through the Settings
In the Setup Menu, the camera’s Up and Down Arrow Buttons are used to scroll through the cameras available settings. If you use the Down Arrow Button you will scroll through the settings in the order they are outlined in the cameras instruction manual below.
Camera Settings Information
Date/Time:
The day, month, year and time can be set here.
Operation Mode
Trail Cam:
This setting will take still pictures of game in daylight and nighttime. This is the most widely used setting and works well for trails and feeding areas.
Video:
This setting will take video clips of game in daytime and nighttime.
Photo Quality
Options: Low (2MP), Medium (4MP), High (8MP), Ultra (20MP)
Video Quality
High and Ultra are the options here, both video settings capture in 1920×1080 resolution @ 30 fps. The
ULTRA setting has a lower compression rate than the HIGH setting.
Video Length
Options: 5, 10, 20, 30 seconds, 1 and 2 minutes.
Notes: To conserve battery power, your night videos are limited to a maximum time of 20 seconds regardless of the actual setting.
Also, when downloading the HD file to the app only 10 seconds of the video can be retrieved.
Photo Delay:
Options: 1, 5, 10, 20, 30 seconds, 1, 5, 10, 30 and 60 minutes.
The Photo Delay setting allows you to choose how much of a “timeout” there is between trigger events both with still pictures or videos.
Delete All
By selecting Delete All, every image on the SD card is erased permanently. This function also keeps the card formatted to the trail camera. We suggest using the Delete All function and reformat the SD card each time it is installed in the camera for use.
IR Flash Power
Long Range: This option has a flash range of 80’ and uses a low glow infrared flash.
Economy: This is a great battery saving setting if you are in a heavily wooded environment, where flash distance is limited.
LTE Feature
This setting allows you to turn the cellular function of the camera on or off. Leave the setting in the “LTE
Enable” setting to enable cellular communication.
LTE Info
This menu item displays the LTE IMEI, ICCID and LTE FW Version.
LTE Carrier
This menu item displays the cellular carrier for this device.
Network Status
This menu item displays the signal strength.
Server Status
This menu item displays the subscription quota.
LTE Test
This feature will allow you to run a cellular test in the field. Simply Press the ENTER button, and your camera will make a cellular connection.
Capture Timer:
This setting allows you to set a certain period of time for the camera to capture images. The default setting is 24 hour, continuous monitoring. You can set the START and STOP times as desired, if you want to skip a certain time period. The capture timer is most used in instances where a user may want to pause picture or video recording of events during the day, and only record night time activity.
Firmware Upgrade:
The Firmware Upgrade option allows you to upgrade your cameras firmware. If a firmware upgrade is available for your camera it will be posted on our website, along with detailed instructions for upgrading.
www.browningtrailcameras.com/customer-service
Sorting and Filtering:
By using the Sorting Icon the thumbnails displayed on the Main Page can be sorted by Date, Time, Temperature, Pressure and Moon Phase.
Plan Usage and Camera Settings:
By selecting Cameras from the Main Page you will be taken to a page that shows each camera on your plan. Select a camera. Upon entering your Subscription information will be displayed such as the cameras battery level, signal strength and the SD card storage. The plan usage for the current period will also be listed.
Note: To read the complete user manual, please download the following file:
