Aim your camera in virtually any direction – up, down or all around!

Reference Manual

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Cuddeback’s Genius™ Mounting System

Cuddeback’s exclusive Genius™ mounting system makes mounting and managing your cameras faster, easier and more convenient. Other cameras mold a mounting slot into the camera itself. Genius™ separates the mounting bracket from the camera. !e camera then slides into the mounting bracket. !is system has numerous advantages:

To check your camera with Genius™, you simply slide the camera from the mount. !is means you’ll never have to kneel on the wet ground. Plus, your camera’s position, aim, and alignment stay intact.

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choose pan and tilt options, post mounts, or fully enclosed CuddeSafes.

allowing you to quickly move cameras to a new location while preserving the setup at the original location.

With other cameras, if the mounting bracket (which is molded into the camera body) breaks, you may be le" with a useless camera.

camera itself and requires only that you replace the bracket itself.

Genius™ mounts are supplied with #25 Torx® screws. We recommend using Torx® screws because the heads are less susceptible to stripping out. You can purchase a #25 Torx® screwdriver at any retailer that sells tools.

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Cuddeback® Mounting ProductsStandard Mount (included with most Cuddeback® cameras)!e standard Genius™ mount is a plastic bracket that is ideal for

!e strap/buckle should have the rounded tab raised and facing up (see diagram below).

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Tilt Mount!e Genius™ Tilt Mount is a metal bracket that allows the camera to be tilted up to 30 degrees, which allows for precise camera aiming.

camera to tree (see CuddeLock Clip section).

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Cuddeback® Mounting ProductsPan/Tilt Mount!e Genius™ Pan/Tilt Mount is a metal bracket that allows for full le"/right and up/down alignment of your camera.

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Post Mount!e Genius™ Post Mount allows you to mount your camera without a tree.

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Cuddeback® Mounting ProductsCuddeLock Clip

cameras to be padlocked to the Genius™ mounts.

Pan/Tilt Mount.

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Universal Adapter (for all brands of cameras)

!e Genius™ mounts and accessories are “must have” items in my deer hunting arsenal. Like my cellphone, I wonder how I ever got along without them! – Jay Gregory, !e Wild Outdoors

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Cuddeback® Mounting ProductsCuddeSafe™

directly to tree (screws supplied).

hidden to prevent cutting.

the next page).

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CuddeSafe™ Genius™ Adapter

CuddeSafe™ to be mounted to Genius™ mounts.

with the supplied screws.

Genius™ mounts with a CuddeSafe™. See comments in Tips Section of this manual.)

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Cuddeback® Mounting ProductsCapture® Genius™ Adapter

Capture® Genius™ Adapter on Cuddeback® Capture®

Capture® with Genius™ Adaptermounted on Genius™ Tilt Mount

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Cuddeback® TipsFollowing is a series of tips that we hope you’ll "nd helpful in usingyour Cuddeback® camera.

Insect Proo!ng

into the camera. !e best way to eliminate insect problems is to use

Corporation) on your Genius™ Tilt Mount or Pan/Tilt Mount.

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Cuddeback® TipsSurveillanceFor surveillance and security applications, mounting your cameras high in a tree will reduce visibility of your cameras.

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High mounting for a new perspectivein

an elevated position and aim it down. Placing the camera above an animal’s eye level also reduces the animals ability to see the camera’s

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Cuddeback® Tips"e# protection!e is screwed to a tree, the camera sets inside the CuddeSafe™, and the CuddeSafe™ is secured with a padlock (user supplied). Genius™ mounts

for a vandal to remove the mount from the tree).

CuddeSafe™ provides maximumthe! protection

Genius™ mounts can be padlocked using the CuddeLock Clip

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Genius™ Tilt mount and Cudde-Lock Clip with padlock

Genius™ Mount with cable lock tethered to tree and secured with CuddeLock Clip and padlock (cable lock and padlock not included).

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Cuddeback® TipsBearsKeeping your camera safe from bears is not di#cult. Cuddeback’s CuddeSafe™ provides complete protection from bears and other

the camera high and aim it down at the bears. However, the Genius™ mounts are not designed to resist abuse from bears and a bear could damage the Genius™ mount.

WORKS WITH ALL CAMERA BRANDS! Universal adapter included.(NOTE: Cuddeback Capture & Capture IR require adapter – available online at cuddeback.com)

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Pan/Tilt Mount

Tilt Mount

- ALL METAL -Construction won’t

break like plastic can.

Genius™ Combo PackIncludes 2 mounts at a low price! Includes:

Pan & Tilt Mount, Tilt MountIncludes2 Mounts

The real genius behind the Genius™ Mount is that it allows you to be creative with your setup!

WHERE TO BUY

www.cuddeback.com

Non Typical, Inc.P.O. Box 10447

Green Bay, WI 54307-0447