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Page 1: ...Portable Digital LCD Microscope Item No 206311 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ns Meanings 11 z Turn on the Microscope 12 z Turn off the Microscope 12 z How to Capture 13 z Download to Computer 19 z Preview on Computer 19 z Charge Battery 20 z Connect to TV 21 z Mount Tripod 22 5 Menu Introductions 23 z Set Resolution 23 z Timer 24 z Quality 25 z Sharpness 27 z Language 27 z Power Save 27 z Frequency 28 z Date Stamp 28 z TV out 29 z Date Time 29 z Format SD 30 z System Reset...

Page 3: ...cope 35 3 Software Introductions 36 Preview size 36 Rotate Image 37 Date Time 37 Language 38 Full Screen 38 Capture 40 Edit Photos 41 Edit Video 43 Quit PortableCapture 44 4 Measurement 45 5 PortableCapture for Mac 51 Part I Install PortableCapture 51 Part II Use PortableCapture 52 Preview 52 Date Time 53 Photo Capture 54 Video Capture 55 Edit Photo Video 56 Help 57 Quit 57 ...

Page 4: ...vices is restricted Improper use creates the risk of serious accident Do not try to open the case of Portable Digital Microscope or attempt to modify Portable Digital Microscope in any way Maintenance and repairs should be performed only by authorized service providers Keep Portable Digital Microscope away from water and other liquids Do not use Portable Digital Microscope with wet hands Never use...

Page 5: ... Digital Microscope to the nearest authorized service center for repair Never attempt to repair Portable Digital Microscope on your own Portable Digital Microscope may become slightly warm during use This does not indicate malfunction If the exterior of Portable Digital Microscope needs cleaning wipe it with a soft dry cloth ...

Page 6: ...FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation CAUTION To comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules this device when needed must only be connected to computer equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits ...

Page 7: ...6 2 Preparation Standard accessories Portable Digital Microscope Lithium Battery AC adaptor CD USB cable TV cable QSG Cleaning fabric Carry bag Stand Strap ...

Page 8: ...display on off 13 Battery compartment 3 TV out 14 TFT display 4 USB p ort 15 UP Color mode switch 5 DC in 16 Menu setup 6 Aux LEDs 17 OK 7 Lens 18 DOWN 8 Tripod mounting hold 19 LEFT BACK 9 MicroSD card slot 20 Power on off 10 Wrist grip hook 21 Speaker 11 Focus wheel 22 Microphone 23 Battery charging indicator ...

Page 9: ...12M by interpolation z 20x 200x 500x magnification z Photo Video z Timer z Measurement when working on computer z Support MicroSD card up to 32GB z Driver free to download for Windows XP SP2 Vista Win7 Win8 and Mac OS 10 6 10 8 direct plug in driver installation not required ...

Page 10: ...attery 1 Open the battery door by sliding it outward 2 Insert the lithium battery to the battery compartment according to the polarities shown in the compartment Note Before using the microscope you must charge its battery Please refer to section 4 9 on how to charge the battery ...

Page 11: ... card 1 Turn off the microscope 2 Insert the MicroSD card into the MicroSD card slot gently press in until card is latched Note Do not force the card into the slot forcing may damage microscope and the MicroSD memory card Align MicroSD card position as marked and try again The MicroSD memory card must be formatted before capture See the following instruction ...

Page 12: ...aning Still image capture Timer capture Captured image qty total qty that could be captured based on the current resolution MicroSD inserted Current resolution Battery electricity indicator Note The icon displays can be switched on off by ...

Page 13: ...hen the microscope will power on directly 2 If need to power on when panel unfolded press POWER ON OFF button 4 5 Turn off the Microscope 1 Fold the display panel and then the microscope will turn off automatically 2 Press ON OFF button 3 By Power Save Please refer to Section 5 2 2 for Power Save setup ...

Page 14: ... the microscope by simply unfolding its display panel to a proper position normally at an angle of 90 degree with the viewing end as follows 2 Adjust the LED brightness dial to get a proper brightness for the LEDs at the viewing end ...

Page 15: ...icroscope main body by right hand put the viewing end closely to target object adjust focus wheel to get clear image by left hand 4 When a clear image got hold the microscope steadily and press Capture button one time ...

Page 16: ...follows There is video icon on the left corner 2 Press Capture button to start recording video Press again to stop 6 Play Back 1 Press LEFT BACK to enter play back mode as follows There is review icon on the left corner 2 Press UP DOWN to select among captured ...

Page 17: ...tures and video clips 3 Delete At play back mode press to enter sub menu as follows then confirm delete 4 Protect At play back mode press to enter sub menu as follows then confirm protect pictures from delete ...

Page 18: ...17 5 Slide Show At play back mode press to enter sub menu as follows select interval time and then confirm by OK 7 Color Mode At preview status press to switch among Color Positive Negative ...

Page 19: ...18 8 Zoom in push Zoom Wheel upwardly 9 Zoom out push Zoom Wheel downwardly ...

Page 20: ... USB cable 2 Choose PC Camera mode 3 Start PortableCapture software Please refer to Part II on how to use the microscope by PortableCapture software Note 1 When working on computer the button functions are no longer valid but most of functions are available by PortableCapture software 2 Voice recording is not available in PC camera mode 3 Images and videos captured from PC camera mode are not stor...

Page 21: ...let The battery indicator LED at the end corner of the unit will be in red to show that the battery is charging 2 When the battery is finished charging the battery indicator LED will be in off Unplug the unit 3 You can now use your microscope for up to four hours of continuous use When the battery is low there will be low power indicator on the right down corner of the panel front LED light will b...

Page 22: ...rt the RCA plug on the video cable into one of your television s yellow video input connectors Refer to your television s manual for more information on locating these connectors 3 Turn on the television If necessary switch your television to the appropriate input channel Items that you magnify appear on the television screen ...

Page 23: ...tand end with screw toward the mount hole on the microscope properly and rotate the end into the hold carefully Do not force the end into the hole forcing may damage the microscope 2 Adjust the height of the stand at a proper position ...

Page 24: ...5 1 Main MenuⅠ Press to enter main menuⅠ as follows Here you can setup Resolution Timer Quality Sharpness 5 1 1 Set Resolution 1 From the main menuⅠ choose Resolution and then select a resolution between VGA 1 3M 3M 5M 9M 12M ...

Page 25: ...nd then enter Timer setup Frames input quantity of frames you want to take by UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT The above setup means 32 frames Interval input interval time between frame capture by UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT The above setup means interval time is 15 seconds between each two captures ...

Page 26: ...is at the left corner of the screen 4 When all frames captured microscope will return to normal preview 5 If you need to stop auto capture during the capture process press Capture one time 5 1 3 Quality From the main menuⅠ choose Quality and then select among Super Fine Fine Normal The three selections will result in different image compress ratio ...

Page 27: ...ss and then select among Super Fine Fine Normal 5 2 Main Menu Ⅱ Press to enter main menu I and then press LEFT to enter Main Menu Ⅱ as follows Here you can setup Language Power Save Frequency Date Stamp TV Out Date and Time Format SD System Reset Version ...

Page 28: ...n menu Ⅱ choose Language and then select a target language by UP DOWN 5 2 2 Power Save 1 From the main menu Ⅱ choose Power Save and then select among the following a target time for the microscope to power off without key operation ...

Page 29: ...p frequency by up down 5 2 4 Date Stamp 1 From the main menu Ⅱ choose Date Stamp to enter the following menu 2 Select Date Time Date or Off Date Time both date and time will be marked on images taken Date on date will be marked on images taken Off None of date and time info will be marked on ...

Page 30: ...V Out and then select between NTSC and PAL the correct mode compatible with your TV 5 2 6 Date time From the main menu Ⅱ choose Date Time to setup date and time 1 Setup date and time by LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN 2 Setup date mode among YY MM DD DD MM YY and MM DD YY ...

Page 31: ...nu Ⅱ choose Format SD to format the MicroSD card inserted 5 2 8 System Reset From the main menu Ⅱ choose Sys Reset to reset the system back to default 5 2 9 Version From the main menu Ⅱ choose Version to view the current machine version ...

Page 32: ...7V 800mAh battery Working time 4 hours Charging time 5 hours Frame rate 30fps Adaptor Input 100 240V 50 60Hz Output 5V 1A OSD languages English Germany French Spanish Italian Portugese Japanese Chinese Software languages English Germany French Spanish Measurement By software Size 130x103x29mm Weight with battery 7 Computer System Minimum Requirement Operating system Windows XP SP2 Vista Win7 Win8 ...

Page 33: ...rs on the television screen Ensure that the television is on Switch to the appropriate video input channel on your television Ensure that the video cable is securely connected to the Microscope Video out port and plugged into the correct video input on your television The battery indicator LED is not in red even though the power adaptor is connected and plugged into a wall socket or The battery is...

Page 34: ...WIN7 WIN8 Mac10 6 10 8 z P4 1 8 or above z RAM 256M z Video Memory 32M z USB port 2 0 z CD ROM Drive 1 Install Software 1 Insert the driver CD into CD ROM Drive and this will automatically display the following interface 2 Click PortableCapture software and then reboot the system when asked ...

Page 35: ...nnect your Microscope to your PC USB port start the software by clicking the icon generated on the desktop after installation and you will see the following screen pop up When the Microscope is disconnected from your PC USB port the screen will display No Device detected please connect your Microscope directly to your PC USB port ...

Page 36: ... Software Introductions 1 Preview Size You can change the preview size by the following operation Note The size of the photo taken is equivalent to the preview size selected in the Options menu Preview Size ...

Page 37: ...36 2 Rotate Image You can rotate the output image clockwise and counter clockwise 3 Date Time You can display or turn off Date Time by the following operation ...

Page 38: ...37 4 Language You can choose On Screen Display language by the following operation ...

Page 39: ...ter quit full screen mode by 1 Double clicking the preview area 2 Clicking the full screen icon 3 Choose Full screen mode from menu When in full screen mode click on the Full screen icon to turn off and restore toolbars and menus ...

Page 40: ...age thumbnails will be available on the right side of the PortableCapture screen for further editing For editing photo please refer to later operations 2 Video capture You can record video by either of the following two ways z Click the video camera button z Choose from the menu bar Capture and then click Video When recording there is a red dot flashing on the video camera button Video is saved in...

Page 41: ...note the best pixels for video capturing is 640x480 7 Edit Photos 1 Preview photos a Clicking on an image thumbnail will display the image selected on the preview area with its size displayed on the left bottom corner b You can double click the image thumbnail and an independent preview box will pop up as shown below ...

Page 42: ...mbnail and then choose Save The file can be saved in either jpeg or bmp The jpeg size in which the photo is saved is the maximum allowed for jpeg You can choose to decrease the size by adjusting quality Click the Advanced button to view and select jpeg save options ...

Page 43: ...endent preview box you can choose delete icon to delete the previewed photo 4 Copy photos Right click on the thumbnail and then choose Copy 8 Edit videos You can right click the video small icon listed on the right column and then choose Play Copy and Delete etc Directly to save video clips can be set as follows ...

Page 44: ...43 9 Quit PortableCapture ...

Page 45: ... Watch the calibration at the lower end of the focus wheel note down the magnification value that corresponds to the indicator marker on the microscope body as shown below That value is the magnification at which the focus was set and the image taken This is very important since only with the magnification ratio noted down can the object size be worked out at later steps ...

Page 46: ...icated at the top right corner of the preview window Please note it is necessary to input the magnification ratio noted down on step3 otherwise the measurement is meaningless 6 Now you can measure the size of the whole or part of the object you have taken using the available options Click on the icons on top of the window Following are the options ...

Page 47: ...t the measurement is displayed Release the mouse when done 2 Multi line click left click mouse to choose a start point and drag to an end point Notice that the measurements are displayed as you go along Release mouse when done You can continue measuring from the previous end point to a next point and so on ...

Page 48: ...le draw the circle to an end point release the mouse and the radius of the circle will be displayed 4 Circle diameter click left clicking to choose a start point for a circle draw the circle to an end point release the mouse and the radius of the circle will be displayed ...

Page 49: ...en release the mouse to create one line for an angle Move your mouse to bring out another line of the angle left click when the angle is ok The angle value will then display 6 Unit click you can choose the unit at which the measured values display Units available include pixels inches km mt mm cm micro ...

Page 50: ...etc on the photo 4 line color 5 line thickness 6 line type 7 undo operation Note 1 The magnification ratio you are allowed to input is from 20 to 200 Do not input any value beyond that 2 The measurement value worked out by the software is only for reference it may not be 100 correct 3 The measurement function is only available on Windows Operating System ...

Page 51: ...50 PortableCapture for Mac Part I Install PortableCapture Open mac folder from the disc and copy PortableCapture onto your desktop for daily use ...

Page 52: ...bleCapture 1 Plug Microscope into PC USB port 2 Double click PortableCapture icon to open the PortableCapture window The microscope is now ready to use 3 Preview At the central window you can preview the magnified subject ...

Page 53: ...urrent resolution will be displayed at the left bottom corner of the preview window Please note that the preview window size always remains at 640x480 but the current resolution will show at the left bottom corner 5 Date Time From Options you can turn the date time on or off ...

Page 54: ...53 6 Photo Capture You can capture photo by z Choosing Capture Photo z clicking photo capture icon The captured photos will appear as thumbnails on the right side of the preview window ...

Page 55: ...icking video capture icon Note After clicking on the icon the video capture icon will turn red to indicate video clip recording Click the red icon again to stop recording The captured videos will be appear as thumbnails on the right side of the preview window under Video tab ...

Page 56: ... Captured photo video appear as thumbnails on the right side of the preview window 1 photo Double click a photo thumbnail to open in the main preview window You can then carry out operations as you normally do on Mac system ...

Page 57: ...clip thumbnail the video will play automatically 9 Help info By choosing About PortableCapture you can get help info from your local agent 10 Quit PortableCapture Choose Quit PortableCapture as follows you can quit the software ...

Page 58: ...ion systems for recycling in the EU For more information please contact the local authority or your retailer where you purchased the product Warranty Customer Service Sharper Image branded items purchased from SharperImage com include a 1 year limited replacement warranty For Customer Service please call 1 877 210 3449 The SHARPER IMAGE name and logo are registered trademarks Sharper Image All Rig...

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