2022 Operation

General instructions and important safety information are found in the Operating Manual. 

• Operating Manual (PDF). This version includes the new section "7.4 Secondary settings" that was provided as a separate sheet with the original printed manuals in the kits.

• Quick Start (PDF). This covers the essential setup steps for the scarecrow. Read the Operating Manual first, but you can keep this folded up in the scarecrow itself for convenience. We plan to send research participants a copy (printed on waterproof paper) later in July '22.

• If you are having any challenges with when the scarecrow turns on and off, I have collected some information about the scarecrow's light sensitivity. There is also now (July '22) a video below showing this adjustment.

Videos and audio recordings (scroll down past the videos) are also available from this page

Videos of scarecrow operation

Demonstrations of the scarecrow operation are collected on this video page. Some videos there may have tables of contents links which will let you jump to portions of the video corresponding to the numbering in the Operating Manual.

Sounds the scarecrow makes

The 2022 model includes a piezo buzzer primarily to produce the pre-laser warning tone but also to indicate the scarecrow's operating status. Some recordings are embedded below (they're also collected on this audio page)