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Installing Stake Mount for Solar Panels and Cameras

Learn how to install Stake Mount for Solar Panels and Cameras use by following these steps.

Hardware included

Included installation hardware, screw A. Included installation hardware, item B.

Tools needed

Illustration of a cross point screw driver needed for installation.

Installation

Choose a location.

If installing a solar panel, ensure the mount is positioned under direct sunlight.

Illustration showing that Solar Mount is placed under direct sunlight.

1. Drive the spike into the ground.

Illustration of installation showing spike driven into the ground.

2. Rotate the base pole to lock and tighten with a screw.

Installation instructions for the pole to be attached and screwed in clockwise to tighten.

3. Connect the center pole.

Installation illustration showing to connect the center pole.

4. Connect the camera mount pole.

Installation illustration showing to connect the final pole for the camera mount.

Solar Panel

1. Attach the solar panel mount.

Installation illustration of attaching the Solar panel mount to the pole.

2. Slide your solar panel into place and wind the cable underneath, leaving enough length to connect to your camera.

Installation showing to gather the excess power cable and secure it behind the attached mount.

(Optional) If installing without solar panel, cover with a cap.

Illustration showing to place the pole cover if not using the solar panel.

Outdoor Cam Plus

1. Unclasp the camera mount.

Illustration showing to unclasp the pole mount.

2. Unscrew to detach the camera mount from the battery cover.

Illustration showing the removal of the security screw and battery cover.

3. Remove the rubber cap on the back of your camera and use it to plug the bottom.

Illustration of removing the rubber cap on the back of your camera and use it to plug the bottom

4. Remove the wired mount arm plate adapter.

Illustration showing how to remove the wired mount arm plate adapter.

5. Plug in the power cable.

Illustration of the Plugging in the power cable.

6. Using the top oval slot, secure your camera with the included hand screw.

How to secure the Stick Up Camera to the mount.

NOTE: For best results, align the side edges of the hand screw with the indented tracks on the back of your mount arm plate.

Outdoor Cam (formerly Stick Up Cam (3rd Gen))

1. Unscrew to detach the camera mount from the battery cover.

Illustration showing how to detach the camera mount.

2. Remove the rubber cap on the back of your camera and use it to plug the bottom.

How to remove the rubber cap on the back of your camera and use it to plug the bottom.

3. Remove the wired mount arm plate adapter.

Illustration showing how to remove the wired mount arm plate adapter.

4. Using the bottom oval slot, secure your camera with the included hand screw.

Illustration showing how to attach the camera to the mount and screw it into place.

5. NOTE: For best results, align the side edges of the hand screw with the indented tracks on the back of your mount arm plate.

Illustration of how to align the side edges of the hand screw with the indented tracks on the back of the mount arm plate.

6. Plug in the power cable.

Illustration showing how to plug in the power cable.

Spotlight Cam

1. Remove the camera backplate.

Illustration showing how to remove the camera backplate.

2. Slide onto the camera mount.

Illustration of how to slide onto the camera mount.

3. Plug in the power cable.

Illustration showing how to plug in the power cable.

Adjusting your mount

Loosen the knob to adjust camera angle, then tighten to secure.

Illustration showing how to loosen the knob to adjust camera angle, then tighten to secure.

Rotate the camera mount pole 360 degrees.

Illustration showing how to adjust the placement and rotate the camera mount pole 360 degrees.

Loosen ring to tilt or rotate solar panel mount, then tighten to secure.

Illustration showing how to loosen ring to tilt or rotate solar panel mount, then tighten to secure.

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