How to use “gardenwatchcam setup, Cd e – Brinno GWC User Manual
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Loading your Time and Date Stamp and 
Custom Time Interval Setting onto your 
USB Flash Drive :
1. Insert your USB Flash Drive into any available
USB port on your computer. Windows will 
automatically assign a drive letter to the USB 
flash drive. Make a note of the drive letter 
assigned to the USB flash drive.
2. Start the “GardenWatchCam Setup” program
by double clicking the “GardenWatchCam 
Setup” icon in the “GardenWatchCam” 
program group. If the program group is not 
open, you can open it by using the “Start.. 
Programs.. Brinno..” menus to find the 
program group.
3. The “GardenWatchCam Setup” program has a
number of fields that can be modified. There 
are two fields that allow the time and date to 
be set, and there are three fields that allow the 
Custom time interval to be set. 
A sixth field is used to tell the program which 
drive is to be used to store the file with the 
time and date and custom time interval 
data.Make sure the drive letter in this field 
matches the drive letter in step 1. Once all the 
fields have been set, hit the OK button to save 
the file. 
4. Remove the USB flash drive from your
computer’s USB port. Make sure your 
GardenWatchCam is turned off, and then 
insert the USB flash drive into your 
GardenWatchCam in between the 4 AA 
batteries on each side.
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5. Turn on the GardenWatchCam. When the
GardenWatchCam detects the time and date 
file on the USB flash drive it will automatically 
load the data from the file, beep three times, 
then turn off. The next time you turn on the 
GardenWatchCam it will be set to the time 
and date that were in the file. The Garden-
WatchCam will also remember the Custom 
interval setting that was in the file. 
Once you have set up your GardenWatch-
Cam you are READY to begin capturing all 
the garden action in your backyard!
How to use “GardenWatchCam Setup”
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“GardenWatchCam Setup” allows you to set the time and date of the GardenWatchCam to your local 
time. This program also allows you to set the time interval for the Custom setting on the Garden-
WatchCam. 
Fluorescent Lighting Frequency
Select the correct lighting frequency to 
match your indoor lighting frequency.
eg. USA: 50Hz, Europe: 60Hz
None: Turns the flicker filter off. This is the 
normal way to operate a camera in an 
outdoor environment.
Low Light Record
This option allows your GardenWatchCam 
to work in low light environments.
USB Flash Drive
Select a drive letter assigned to your USB 
flash drive.
Local Time and Date
Set the time and date to your local time.
Custom Time
You can set the custom time from 5 seconds 
to 11 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds.