Celestron #44301, Instruction Manual

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Illumination —The LEDs of the microscope are automatically turned on when
the USB cable is inserted into the USB port on your computer. There is no
illumination adjustment on this microscope but you may be able to position
the microscope over the object you are viewing at different angles
(or positions) to give the optimum illumination.
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Before using your microscope for viewing or imaging on your computer
screen, you will have to ensure the driver is recognized by your computer. Your
microscope is a “Plug and Play” type where the computer should automatically
recognize the driver type on Microsoft Windows 7, XP & Vista operating
systems as well as Apple MAC version 10.4.9 and later operating systems.
Plug the USB cable of the microscope into the USB port of your computer. Each
computer system will have slightly different messages. For example, on some
Vista OSs when plugged in the message may say “Installing Device Driver
Software” and shortly thereafter you may see a message “Your Devices Are
Ready to Use.” Just follow any instructions shown on the screen.
You will need to install the Digital Microscope Suite software (on Windows
OS’s) to actually view and/or image. Prior to doing this you will need to
unplug the USB cable until the installation is complete. You can also use most
other image/photo capture software that you may have on your Windows
system if you desire.
To use the microscope with MAC operating systems you will need to
have MAC Version 10.4.9 and higher – must use a MAC compatible
image/photo capture program (iChat with Photo Booth, etc). To find