
P-400R Digital Microscope Instructions
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Contents
Preface.........................................................................................................................i
Features of This Product..........................................................................................ii
Contents ....................................................................................................................iii
Safety Precautions (Be sure to read the following before use) ..........................vi
1
Names of Components ......................................................................................1
2
Preparing for Use ...............................................................................................6
2.1
Preparing a Battery........................................................................................... 6
2.1.1
Charging a battery.............................................................................. 6
2.1.2
Inserting a battery............................................................................... 8
2.1.3
Precautions for the battery and battery charger ............................... 10
2.2
Preparing the Recording Medium....................................................................11
2.2.1
Preparing the SD card ...................................................................... 12
(1)
Inserting the SD card..................................................................... 12
(2)
Formatting the SD card ................................................................. 13
2.2.2
Specifying an Active Folder .............................................................. 14
2.3
Connecting an External Monitor (optional) ..................................................... 15
2.4
Connecting the AC Adapter (optional) ............................................................ 16
2.5
Setting the Display Language and the Date and Time (At Initial Power-On).. 17
3
Basic Operation................................................................................................18
(1)
Turning on the power...................................................................................... 18
(2)
Directing the P-400R to the object.................................................................. 18
(3)
Obtaining optimal shooting conditions............................................................ 19
(4)
Capturing an image ........................................................................................ 19
(5)
Playing back the captured image ................................................................... 20
(6)
Deleting captured image................................................................................. 21
4
Basic Operations for Capturing and Playing Back ......................................22
4.1
Turning On and Off the Power........................................................................ 22
4.2
Operating the LCD Monitor............................................................................. 24
4.2.1
Opening the LCD panel .................................................................... 24
4.2.2
Operating the LCD panel.................................................................. 24
4.3
Observing ....................................................................................................... 25
4.3.1
Starting shooting mode..................................................................... 25
4.3.2
Directing the P-400R to the object ................................................... 26
(1)
Holding the microscope in hand .................................................... 26
(2)
Using the microscope with a tripod ............................................... 26
(3)
Using the microscope with the contact observation adapter......... 27
4.3.3
Operating the illumination................................................................. 28
(1)
Switching the illumination area...................................................... 28
(2)
Adjusting brightness of the illumination ......................................... 29
4.3.4
Using zoom....................................................................................... 30
4.3.5
Checking the focus ........................................................................... 31
4.3.6
Selecting a scene mode suitable to the specimen ........................... 32
4.3.7
Using custom settings ...................................................................... 34