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UMAX AstraCam 1800 Owner's Guide

Where Technology is Headed

AstraCam 1800

Digital Camera

User’s Manual

P/N: 83100192-0000

Summary of Contents for ASTRACAM 1800

Page 1: ...Where Technology is Headed AstraCam 1800 Digital Camera User s Manual P N 83100192 0000 ...

Page 2: ...RDS Read all of the instructions Save these instructions for later use Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product When replacement parts are required make sure that service technicians have used replacement parts that conform to at least the same safety standards with regard to fire electric shock or other hazards Do not use this product near water or in a rainy or moist environmen...

Page 3: ...king Your First Photo 8 Image Mode Settings 8 Erasing Photos 8 Camera Memory Full 9 Viewing Images on a TV 9 UPLOADING IMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER 10 Auto Download PC only 10 Acquire via TWAIN driver 10 UMAX PHOTOSTUDIO DRIVER TWAIN COMPATIBLE 11 SAVING A PHOTO TO A FILE IN MR PHOTO 12 ORGANIZING YOUR PHOTO DATA WITH MR PHOTO 13 Retrieving Your Photo 13 MAKING A PANORAMA PHOTO WITH MR PHOTO 14 ACQUIRE...

Page 4: ...ith VistaShuttle UMAX AstraCam 1800 with its lightweight point and shoot simplicity and fast photo downloading is a great way to welcome you to the world of digital photography UMAX AstraCam 1800 Package Contents Your AstraCam 1800 package contains everything you need to take digital photos download them to your computer and make use of your photos When unpacking your AstraCam 1800 make sure you v...

Page 5: ...d to the inside of the cover Insert each battery so that the polarity symbol of the exposed end of each battery matches the polarity symbols on the contacts inside the battery compartment 4 Close the cover Replacing Worn Out Batteries Replace the batteries only with AA size 1 5V batteries Inserting the SmartMedia Card 1 Open the panel on the right side of the camera 2 Insert the SmartMedia card in...

Page 6: ...g your new software IMPORTANT Install the software prior to connecting the UMAX AstraCam 1800 Installing UMAX AstraCam 1800 Software PC 1 Insert the UMAX AstraCam 1800 Digital Camera CD into your CD ROM drive If the installation program starts automatically skip to step 5 2 Double click on the MY COMPUTER icon on your Windows desktop 3 Double click on the UMAX AstraCam 1800 CD icon your CD ROM dri...

Page 7: ...ouble click on the PHOTODELUXE icon your CD ROM drive icon 4 Double click on the AUTOPLAY icon 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue the installation This CD will install Adobe PhotoDeluxe Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Type Manager 6 Once the installation has finished click on the FINISH button to finish installation and begin the registration process 7 After registration is complete you...

Page 8: ...lustration on the right Insert the USB cable into the USB socket 2 With the UMAXAstraCam 1800 power switch turned off gently insert the small end of the USB cable into the side of the UMAX AstraCam 1800 The side of the connector displaying the USB symbol printed should face towards the back of the camera 3 Windows will state that it discovered your new hardware and is updating the driver database ...

Page 9: ... B W LCD Flash Status Indicates Forced Flash Automatic and Flash Off HQ EQ SHQ Quality Indicates that the UMAX AstraCam 1800 is ready to take photos in High Quality Economy or Super High Quality mode Battery Status Shows three solid blocks for full batteries 3 blocks for 100 charge 2 blocks for 50 charge and 1 block when less than a 20 charge Camera Icon Indicates that the UMAX AstraCam 1800 is re...

Page 10: ...ts This mode takes up the least amount of storage space on the SmartMedia with no compression and fewer errors in the image 2 HQ High Quality 1280 x 960 allows for images to be taken 20 images on a 4 MB SmartMedia card and used for printed material or detailed image shots This setting uses a high compression ratio 3 SHQ Super High Quality 1280 x 960 with less storage compression that allows for im...

Page 11: ...the video out port on the side your UMAX AstraCam 1800 Plug the other end of the cable into the television video in port typically yellow in color 2 Power the camera and television on 3 Switch your TV video signal to the Video 1 or Video 2 depend on your TV VCR systems You should see video produced by the camera If you do not starting with channel 2 simply change channels on the television until v...

Page 12: ... Disable Auto Download 2 To disable the Auto Download function either of followings can be done 3 During the time of transferring images press Esc key on the keyboard to stop the image transfer 4 After image transferred uncheck the check box of Automatically Download Next Time on the prompted dialog Acquire via TWAIN driver For Windows PC Using Mr Photo to Acquire Photos from the AstraCam 1800 1 S...

Page 13: ...Mr Photo using the PhotoStudio TWAIN application UMAX PHOTOSTUDIO DRIVER TWAIN COMPATIBLE The PhotoStudio program has everything you need to operate the camera from the computer while the camera is connected Express Mode Lab Mode Step 1 Preview Pictures Step 2 Select Pictures Step 3 Transfer or Delete Pictures Step 4 Done Express Mode for easy step by step image uploads Auto Download function ü Re...

Page 14: ... into film rolls Film rolls are located to the left of the screen To create a film roll 1 Select Edit 2 Select Create New Roll 3 Enter the name of the roll 4 Click on the image s holding down the Ctrl key allows the selection of multiple images and drag the image s to the new roll Creating a Film Roll in Mr Photo To save a photo as a file to a directory on the hard drive 1 Click on the photo you w...

Page 15: ...can quickly retrieve your photo using the information you entered To use the Information feature 1 If you do not already have photos stored in Mr Photo refer to page 10 UPLOADING IMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER 2 Click on the photo you want to work with a red frame will appear around the selected photo 3 Click on the information icon at the left corner of the selected photos 4 Enter the data for Title Key...

Page 16: ... you to make some photos to be a panorama photo To use the panorama feature 1 If you do not already have photos stored in Mr Photo refer to page 10 UPLOADING IMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER 2 Click on the photos you want to work with a red frame will appear around the selected photo 3 Click on the Tool Panorama icon at the right application bar 4 Panorama software will be open and the selected photos will...

Page 17: ...00 and its software To open PhotoDeluxe and the UMAX AstraCam 1800 software 1 Open PhotoDeluxe 2 Click on the GET FIX PHOTO button 3 Click on the GET PHOTO button 4 Click on the CAMERAS button See that UMAX AstraCam 1800 is the selected camera 5 Click on the OPEN CAMERA button The UMAX AstraCam 1800 program PhotoStudio will open 1 Click on the LOADING THUMBNAIL S FROM CAMERA button at the top of P...

Page 18: ...creen instructions through step 5 then click on the ADD tab and choose CAMERAS The UMAX AstraCam 1800 software PhotoStudio will open 6 Click on the DOWNLOAD THUMBNAIL S FROM CAMERA button to load photos from your UMAX AstraCam 1800 7 Double click on the photo you want for your calendar to bring it into PhotoDeluxe The Open Photos menu displays the thumbnail you downloaded from your camera 8 Drag t...

Page 19: ...e mail programs listed above see page 18 Sending a Photo as an Attachment Preparing a Photo E Mail Greeting 1 Connecting UMAX AstraCam 1800 to your computer 2 Launch the VistaShuttle and select the E card you are going to create 3 UMAX AstraCam 1800 PhotoStudio driver will be launched automatically 4 Select a photo thumbnail you want to use for e card and click on TRANSFER PICTURE S button 5 The E...

Page 20: ...ng on the CASSETTE icon at the lower right corner of your greeting Sending Your Photo E Mail Greeting 1 Click on the MAILBOX icon at the top of the screen 2 A Send box will appear displaying the compatible e mail programs programs not installed on your system are grayed out Select the e mail program you want and click on the SEND button to open your e mail program 3 Fill in the recipient field and...

Page 21: ...ft lint free cloth To clean the lens 1 Carefully use an air blower or compressed gas duster to blow dust off the lens 2 Moisten lens cleaning tissue with a commercial lens cleaning fluid and wipe the lens gently Never pour lens cleaning fluid directly on the lens PRODUCT REGISTRATION TO ENSURE YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR UMAX ASTRACAM 1800 DIGITAL CAMERA PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO REGISTER TO REGIST...

Page 22: ... Flash Built in with auto forced on forced off Self timer 10 Sec delay Image storage media SmartMedia Card included Image storage capacity SQH 10 HQ 20 EQ 50 pictures based on 4MB Host connection Universal Serial Bus USB Video out NTSC USA Asia or PAL Europe Power source 2 AA alkaline batteries Weight 5 6 oz without batteries Dimensions 115 x 85 x 42 mm excluding protruding parts Platform support ...

Page 23: ...orrectly and represented by a disk icon on the LCD Camera is not recognizing SmartMedia when inserted Make sure the SmartMedia card is the type of 3 3V 2MB 4MB 8MB 16MB or 32MB CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT The UMAX AstraCam 1800 is designed to be reliable easy to install and easy to use If you encounter any problems with your camera Check out the UMAX Web site at http www umax com support E mail U...

Page 24: ... you were doing at the time of the malfunction so that the problem can be recreated Other observations that may aid the technician in identifying the problem and solution When you call please be in front of your computer You will need to have your camera and the computer turned on Try to have as much information about your problem as possible This information allows the technician to more effectiv...

Page 25: ...f not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the inte...

Page 26: ...OF USE OF THE PRODUCT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNTS PAID BY PURCHASER FOR SUCH PRODUCT Should any defect s be discovered the product may be returned to UMAX at end users expense with a valid RMA number If you are returning product for repair please be sure to do the following 1 Call UMAX Customer Support Mon Fri during regular business hours at 208 552 7981 and obtain an RMA Return Merchandise A...

Page 27: ...iginating reseller for service and support UMAX Technologies Inc in Fremont CA will not accept any shipments from outside the boundaries and territories of the USA and Canada UMAX often bundles many different third party software options with its products If any of these options were ordered with your UMAX product and they appear to be missing or incorrect contact your reseller immediately UMAX Te...

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