User's Manual

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Camera System Installaon / Mounng
The order of equipment on the pole may vary from installaon to installaon. Generally the solar panel will be
on top, followed by the antenna, with the camera on the boom. This arrangement generally provides the best
unobstructed light for the panel, however there are excepons. For example if your mounng pole has a large
light on top that will cast a shadow on the panel, it might be wise to move it lower down the pole, or, if there are
tall obstrucons that must be cleared and the antenna must be placed much higher up the pole than the other
equipment. For the purposes of this document however, we will start at the top with the solar panel, and move
our way down the pole.
If the installer has any quesons or concerns, feel free to snap some pictures, and call into MicroPower support for
advice, we are always happy to assist. (877-536-0128)
Solar Panel Mounng
A solar panel is included with the camera which oers complete exibility with the placement of the camera, and
enables reliable operaon in installaon locaons that may have lower light levels, such as northern climates
where snow and ice may typically impact the long-term operaon of solar powered devices. The solar panel
connects to the camera very easily, and may be
secured to a variety of dierent surfaces by a very
simple, extremely versale mounng bracket.
How to Mount the Auxiliary Solar Panel:
The solar panel mounng bracket is extremely
versale, and is designed to be mounted to a pole
with stainless steel hose clamps, “U” bolts, or
screws to rmly secure the panel to the desired
mounng surface.
Always be sure that the panel is rmly secured
against weather events such as high winds, ice, snow, etc. Depending on your parcular conguraon, the installer
will need to purchase the appropriate hardware to aach the bracket to the desired mounng surface.
What Direcon to Mount the Solar Panel:
For mounng locaons in the Northern Hemisphere (United States, Mexico, Canada, etc.) The solar panel MUST be
mounted with the glass facing SOUTH, and angled such that it will capture the most winter sun possible during the
daylight hours. The farther North the system is installed, the lower toward the horizon the glass panel should be
angled, consistent with the posion of the sun during the weaker, winter solar energy.
In climates where snow and ice are a factor will also need to angle the panel more sharply, such that snow will not
tend to accumulate on the panel glass. Addionally, it is very important that care is taken to ensure that objects
such as trees, ulity poles, buildings, and most especially the other equipment on the pole (antenna, camera, etc.)
do not create any shadows on any of the solar panels in the system.
Note: The baery ships from the factory at about 40% capacity. During storage and shipment, the baery will
be (and always should be) unplugged from the camera, and will need to be connected in order to power on the
camera. When the camera is not in use, and stored out of sunlight, the baery should be disconnected.