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Operating Instructions

Meade

®

8 x 22 VGA CaptureView

TM

Integrated Binocular and Digital Camera

WARNING! Never use a Meade

®

binocular to look at the Sun!

Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible 
damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no
warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late.
Do not point the binocular at or near the Sun. Children should 
always have adult supervision while observing.

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Fig. 1: Top View

1. Eyepieces
2. Mode Button
3. Shutter Button
4. LCD Panel
5. Objective Lens
6. Barrel

Fig. 2: Front View

7. Camera Lens

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Summary of Contents for 8 x 22 VGA CaptureView

Page 1: ...eye Eye damage is often painless so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late Do not point the binocular at or near the Sun Children should always have adult supervision while observing Page 1 Fig 1 Top View 1 Eyepieces 2 Mode Button 3 Shutter Button 4 LCD Panel 5 Objective Lens 6 Barrel Fig 2 Front View 7 Camera Lens d g e c h f g b f Meade DB1 InstMnl 0613...

Page 2: ...lars Take pictures and movies and view them on your PC Transfer pictures and movies to your PC for easy printing editing enhancing and manipulating E mail pictures to your friends and family LCD display panel indicates status for ease in selecting and performing desired operations Important Note Please remove the batteries when not using the camera Failure to remove batteries will result in lost p...

Page 3: ...nd 2 Choose an object that is at least 50 feet 15m away 3 Looking with just your left eye rotate the Center Focus Knob 10 Fig 3 until the object you are viewing is in best focus 4 Looking with just your right eye rotate the Diopter Scale 9 Fig 3 until the object you are viewing is in best focus 5 Now looking with both eyes with a turn of the Center Focus Knob both far and near objects can easily b...

Page 4: ... Press the Shutter button The camera now captures a movie Note that the counter keeps counting as you film Press the Shutter button again to stop recording the movie Note that the counter stops 6 You can change the resolution of the pictures you capture The first time you turn on the camera it displays the High Resolution icon This is the default mode To change the resolution keep pressing the Mod...

Page 5: ...e icon and press the Mode button The icon flashes Press the Mode button again to erase the last captured image or movie Erase All Display the Delete All Images icon and press the Mode button The icon flashes Press the Mode button again to erase all the images and movies Resolution Options CaptureView provides two Resolution settings High and Low You can take more pictures in the Low Quality mode t...

Page 6: ... with 2MB of RAM for minimum 16 bit High Color display 5 4x CD ROM drive 6 USB port 1 1 7 600MB of free hard drive space If you have questions regarding your PC system specifications please contact your PC manufacturer VI Downloading and Software Installation Driver Installation Note DirectX 8 1 or higher must be installed on your PC before you can download images If you do not have DirectX 8 1 or...

Page 7: ...View Manager 7 Click on the CaptureView Manager Manual button to display the on screen instruction manual for the CaptureView Manager software Other Software The CD ROM also includes other software programs by Ulead that will assist you in editing your images allow you to transfer images to email and provide you with other useful functions Ulead Photo Express Photo Explorer and Cool 360 and Captur...

Page 8: ...dure outlined in this section VII Maintenance Operating Environment 41 to 104 F 5 to 40 C 20 85 relative humidity non condensing Care of your CaptureView 1 Never immerse CaptureView into any fluid or liquid Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent Keep in a dry and cool dust free environment or a container when it is NOT used Do not spray liquid cleaners dir...

Page 9: ...s Camera aperture f 4 0 fixed lens Camera optimum range 49 ft to infinity Memory 16MB SDRAM Storage capacity at each resolution 640 x 480 400 images 320 x 260 1600 images Operating system requirements Windows 98 2000 Me XP Interface type USB Display LCD Weight 9 7 oz 276g Product dimensions 4 75 W x 2 4 H x 4 25 D Batteries user supplied Two x AAA 1 5V alkaline Accessories USB cable instructions n...

Page 10: ... disclaimed are hereby limited to a term of one year from the date of original retail pur chase This warranty gives you specific rights You may have other rights which vary from state to state Meade reserves the right to change product specifications or to discontinue productions without prior notice This warranty supersedes all previous Meade binocular warranties ANY RETURN MADE IN THE U S A UNDE...

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