20 Most Recent Moultrie GameSpy 4.0 Digital Camera Deluxe - Page 8 Questions & Answers

TRY A DIFFERENT USB PORT ON PC...usb has 2 standards...1.5 and 2.0...new Dell,at least, has 1.5s on front;faster 2.0 usb ports on back...2.0's will drive 1.5 devices, but 1.5 ports won't drive 2.0 devices

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IT HAS FAILED THE CAMERA MOD TEST(4) COMMS ERROR UNDER MEMORY TEST(8)...THE ZEROS INDICATE ALL OTHER SYSTEMS OK
..but, other than deleting memory;opening battery swing-out door with cam on;turn off;close door; turn cam back on...this may or may not solve prob.
Ron L

battery swing-out door may be warped in middle...found this a lot...due to tension from center battery spring
Ron L

hopefully you're using XP...easy solution....use the usb cord that came with the camera;plug into camera usb port;plug other end into usb port on pc/laptop;turn camera on..."found new hardware" wizard should pop up asking for cd with driver etc.;tell the wiz you want to choose driver from a list....a list of manufacturers will be on left/models on right...don't look, Moultrie ain't there, but GENERIC is...choose Generic;scroll down right column to find imaging devices;choose...a warning that it" may not be compatible...;ignor and choose...it will work and you'll get a prompt that hardware is ready to use...go to start/my computer/double click on drive id'd as "digital cam drive;MOULTRIE CAM, OR HOWEVER YOUR COMPUTER ID'S IT;a folder will pop up;double click;a sub-folder;double click,ect.,until you see the pics. Enjoy...
Ron L.

Moultrie will supply lcd's free,boards will have to be cannibalized from other defective cams...these cams are built in China for Moultrie, it is cheaper to buy a new cam than to have moultrie fix.

TRY PRESSING DOWN HARD ON THE SWING-OUT BATTERY DOOR(in the middle)..SOME GET WARPED FROM THE CENTER BATTERY SPING BEING UNDER TENSION

With it in "setup",press,don't hold,the "mode"button, auto mode should be 1st up, handheld 2nd...if left in setup too long,camera will shutoff to save the batteries.If you want to use the camera in handheld mode, don't wait too long after it enters auto. Once auto dly starts countdown, it will want to stay in auto. Should this happen, turn off, back on, let it go thru "if memory card is to be used, internal memory must be erased", then setup, press,DON'T HOLD, mode button once foe AUTO two times for HANDHELD.

sounds like your computer is not recognizing the proper format the pictures are saved in.My XP doesn't have a problem reading them(.jpeg), but after 8 cards...not the card, which leaves either the camera or computer...I have experienced some image formats not compatible with some computer programs, but have not ran into this problem with these cameras.
Ron L.

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card. If the switch is already in the proper position, slide it fully the other way and then back again.

Assuming everything else works ok, the flash is switched on. This looks like a toy, I could be wrong but, if it is a toy, and its helped 007 on many missions, the bulb has probably blown.

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Stefan,
Ron here.There are many D40s listed on EBAY with same prob. I have bought a few and presently working on a fix...Moultrie won't support any out of warranty...want you to buy new.
Ron

run thru setup and see if "auto" is off;if so, turn on...might try seting to factory default; turn off;back on and reprogram your personal settings

what does battery % say? twice this prob was solved by using good brand new bats; might try removing bats with cam on; turn cam off; replace bats and power up. Wait until setup screen is on before pressing mode.

these cams are not compatable with some SD cards; ck your manual for card compatability

can download manual copies for most models here:
http://www.moultriefeeders.com/ProductInstructions/GameCameras/default

what size SD cards? I wanted more pics, so I got some 8gb HCHD cards...don't work...they were Sandisk(best).
make sure your cam is compatible with cards you're using