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  • Page 1 Visioneer MX 230 Digital Camera User’s Guide F O R W I N D O W S...
  • Page 2 Information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Visioneer. The software described is furnished under a licensing agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such an agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the licensing agreement.
  • Page 3 If you find physical defects in the materials or the workmanship used in making the product described in this document, Visioneer will repair, or at its option, replace, the product at no charge to you, provided you return it (postage prepaid, with proof of your purchase from the original reseller) during the 3-month period after the date of your original purchase of the product.
  • Page 4 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for the class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed, and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome .........1 Camera Features .
  • Page 6 International Technical Support ..... . 55 MX 230 Digital Camera Specifications ....57 ’...

  • Page 7: Welcome

    ELCOME Congratulations on the purchase of your Visioneer MX 230 digital camera. This user’s guide will step you through the set up, configuration, and use of your camera. AMERA EATURES Digital Zoom (up to 3x) ■ Optical Zoom (up to 3x) ■...

  • Page 8: Safety Information

    MX 230 D ISIONEER AFETY NFORMATION Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder. Viewing the ■ sun or other strong light source through the viewfinder could cause permanent visual impairment. Do not disassemble the camera. Touching the camera’s ■...
  • Page 9 AFETY NFORMATION immerse batteries in or expose them to water. Discontinue use immediately if you notice any changes in the batteries such as discoloration, deformation, or leakage. Use caution when operating the flash. Do not use the flash in ■ close proximity to human or animal eyes.

  • Page 10: What's In The Box

    Before using your digital camera, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the camera. MX 230 Digital Camera Software CD User’s Guide ’...

  • Page 11: Camera Components

    AMERA OMPONENTS AMERA OMPONENTS The following pages show the components of your camera. RONT 1. Shutter Button—Used to take a picture . 2. Built-in Flash—Allows picture taking in low light. 3. Viewfinder—Frames the picture you are taking. 4. Light Sensor—Determines whether or not the flash is needed. 5.

  • Page 12: Back View

    MX 230 D ISIONEER 1. Status LED—Shows the picture-taking status of the camera. When the camera is available to take a picture or accept user commands, the LED is a solid green light. When the camera is unavailable, the LED flashes.
  • Page 13 6. Wide Angle/Thumbnail—In Snapshot mode, the camera zooms out from the subject. In Playback mode, the LCD switches between full-screen and thumbnail views. 7. Telephoto—In Snapshot mode, the camera zooms in on the subject. In Playback mode, the LCD zooms in on an image. 8.

  • Page 14: Bottom And End View

    MX 230 D ISIONEER OTTOM AND 1. Tripod Connector—Attaches the camera to a tripod. 2. Battery/Memory Card Cover—Covers the battery chamber and memory card slot. 3. USB, Video Out, and DC In Ports The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port connects the camera ■...

  • Page 15: Getting Ready To Take Pictures

    ETTING EADY TO Complete the following installation and setup steps to prepare your camera for taking pictures. NSTALL THE ATTERIES AND Note: If you prefer to store your photos on the camera’s internal memory, you do not need to install a memory card. To install the batteries: 1.
  • Page 16 10 V MX 230 D ISIONEER To install the memory card: 1. Insert the Secure Digital memory card with the notched corner facing the inside edge of the camera. 2. Close the battery/memory card cover. If you have difficulty closing the cover, ensure that the ■...

  • Page 17: Set The Date And Time

    ET THE ATE AND When you transfer a photo to a computer or print a photo, the time and date the photo was taken are shown. To set the display style: 1. Rotate the Mode dial to Set Up. 2. Press the On/Off button, located on the back of the camera, to turn the camera on.
  • Page 18 12 V MX 230 D ISIONEER 4. Select the Style option and then press the Display button. 5. Use the Up or Down buttons to select the Month/Day or Day/Month display style. 6. Press the Display button to save your selection.

  • Page 19: Set The Language

    3. Use the Up or Down buttons to set the correct hour (using a 24-hour clock). When finished, press the Copy button to move to the minutes area. 4. Repeat the procedure in Step 3 to set the minutes, year, month, and day.
  • Page 20 14 V MX 230 D ISIONEER 2. If the camera is not already on, press the On/Off button located on the back. 3. Use the Down button to select Language, and then press the Display button. 4. Use the Up and Down buttons to select a language, and then press the Display button to save the change.

  • Page 21: Taking Pictures

    AKING ICTURES You are now ready to take a picture. For basic point-and-click picture taking, use the Snapshot mode described below. To customize settings or use different modes, see “Exploring Your Camera’s Features” on page 19. To take a picture: 1.
  • Page 22 16 V MX 230 D ISIONEER 5. Press the Shutter button half-way down to initiate the camera’s automatic image processing functions. 6. Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. 7. Turn the camera off when you are finished taking pictures to conserve the batteries.

  • Page 23: Reviewing And Deleting Pictures

    EVIEWING AND After you take a picture, you can immediately review the results. You can then keep or discard the picture. To review pictures: 1. Rotate the Mode dial to Playback 2. Press the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the pictures you’ve taken.
  • Page 24 18 V MX 230 D ’ ISIONEER IGITAL AMERA UIDE To delete a picture: 1. While in Playback mode, press the Up and Down buttons to scroll and find the photo to delete. 2. Press the Delete button to select the photo for deletion.

  • Page 25: Exploring Your Camera's Features

    XPLORING You now know how to take pictures using the snapshot and review features of your camera. There are many other features available to customize and enhance your picture-taking experience. These features are accessed using the Mode dial. This section describes the features of the six modes, and the function of the buttons in each mode.
  • Page 26 20 V MX 230 D ISIONEER Flash: Cycles through settings for the flash. Auto: The camera determines when the flash is needed. ■ On: The flash is always on, whether needed or not. ■ Red-eye reduction: ■ in photos caused by flash reflection off of the subject’s eyes.

  • Page 27: Video Mode

    IDEO Video mode allows you to record up to 60-second, audio movies. Note: The length of time available for recording a video clip is dependent on the available memory on the Secure Digital card (or the internal memory). To record a video clip: 1.
  • Page 28 22 V MX 230 D ISIONEER Button functions in Video mode: Use the buttons during recording of the video clip. Up Button: Increases the camera lens’ exposure value, which allows more light into the lens. Down Button: Decreases the camera lens’ exposure value, which allows less light in the lens.

  • Page 29: Preset Mode

    ’ XPLORING AMERA EATURES PRE SET RESET Preset mode provides five preset settings that are optimized for taking specific types of pictures as described below. Use the Up and Down buttons to select the option for the type of picture you want to take.

  • Page 30: Playback Mode

    24 V MX 230 D ISIONEER LAYBACK Playback mode is used to view the photos or video clips stored in the internal memory or on the Secure Digital card. To review photos and video clips: 1. Turn the Mode dial to Playback.
  • Page 31 If you press the Thumbnail button ■ at x1, the LCD displays up to nine thumbnail images at once. Press the Up and Down buttons to scroll through screens of nine thumbnails at a time. Press the Wide Angle or the Shutter button to return to the full-screen view.

  • Page 32: Set Up Mode

    26 V MX 230 D ISIONEER Set Up mode is used to configure your camera. When you turn the Mode dial to Set Up, the following menu displays on the LCD. Each menu option is described below. Note: To exit a Set Up mode selection without saving changes, press the Delete button.
  • Page 33 1. From the Set Up menu, press the Up or Down buttons to select Format, and then press the Display button. 2. On the Format screen, press the Up or Down buttons to select No or Yes, and then press the Display button. Quality: This option is used to adjust the quality and resolution of your pictures.
  • Page 34 28 V MX 230 D ISIONEER 1. From the Set Up menu, press the Up or Down buttons to select Quality, and then press the Display button. 2. On the Quality screen, press the Up or Down buttons to select the desired picture quality, and then press the Display button.
  • Page 35 DPOF: This option (Digital Printer Order Format) allows you to print photos directly to a printer that supports this protocol. For more details, see“Printing Directly to a Printer” on page 51. 1. From the Set Up menu, press the Up or Down buttons to select DPOF, and then press the Display button.
  • Page 36 30 V MX 230 D ISIONEER If you choose the All Images option: Press the Copy ■ Press the Up and Down buttons to select the number of ■ copies of the image to print. Press the Copy ■ Press the Up and Down buttons to select Yes or No to ■...
  • Page 37 Memory Type: This option is used to set where photos are stored; in the internal memory or on the Secure Digital card. 1. From the Set Up menu, press the Up or Down buttons to select Memory Type, and then press the Display button. 2.

  • Page 38: Pc Mode

    32 V MX 230 D ISIONEER 1. From the Set Up menu, press the Up or Down buttons to select Video Out, and then press the Display button. 2. On the Video Out screen, press the Up or Down to select NTSC or PAL, and then press the Display button.

  • Page 39: The Lcd

    When your camera is in any mode, other than Set Up and PC, current camera settings are displayed as icons on the LCD. This section describes each display area and the associated icons. WB Setting Preset Flash Setting Zoom Indicator Battery Status Zoom...
  • Page 40 34 V MX 230 D ISIONEER NDICATOR Indicates the zoom level when in Snapshot mode. The lower (white) portion of the bar indicates the optical zoom and the upper (red) portion of the bar shows the digital zoom. LASH ETTING Indicates the current flash setting.
  • Page 41 HITE ALANCE ETTING Indicates the current White Balance (WB) setting. If there is no setting indicated, the camera is set to automatically determine the appropriate white balance. Daylight: For taking pictures in bright daylight, to reduce the effect of whitewashed pictures. Shade: For taking pictures in the shade, or if picture is dark.

  • Page 42: Exposure Value (Ev)

    36 V MX 230 D ISIONEER ICTURES EMAINING Indicates the number of pictures remaining on the selected memory (internal or external). The number is based on the available space in memory and the quality/resolution setting. If the camera is in Video mode, the available recording time is indicated.

  • Page 43: Connecting To A Computer

    SING YOUR CAMERA AS A With your camera in PC mode, you can use it with the supplied Visioneer Digital Camera Utility software to create your own video clips. You can also use other commercially available video capture software and real-time video conferencing software such as...

  • Page 44: Install Software On Your Computer

    38 V MX 230 D ISIONEER NSTALL OFTWARE ON Before connecting your camera, you must install software on your computer. This is a one-time procedure that installs the TWAIN drivers and utility program that allow your camera to communicate with your computer via the USB cable.
  • Page 45 2. From the main menu screen, click Install Visioneer Camera. 3. On the Choose Setup Language screen, select the desired language from the drop-down list, and then click OK. 4. Follow the installation instructions as described below: On the Welcome screen, click Next.

  • Page 46: Visioneer Mx 230 Digital

    40 V MX 230 D ISIONEER ONNECT TO OMPUTER THE The first time you connect your camera to your computer, the computer recognizes the camera as a new piece of hardware and leads you through the installation. This is a one-time procedure.
  • Page 47 Note: If your computer is running the Windows XP operating system, you may see a screen indicating that the camera has not passed Windows Logo testing. If this screen appears, click Continue Anyway. The function of your camera is not affected. 6.

  • Page 48: Copying Images To Your Computer

    There are two ways to copy photos and videos from your camera to your computer: using Windows Explorer or using the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility software. The Visioneer Digital Camera Utility contains more copy and delete options.
  • Page 49 To copy using Windows Explorer: 1. On your computer, open Windows Explorer. The contents of your computer is displayed, including all drives. The drive called Removable Disk represents your camera. 2. In Windows Explorer, select the Removable Disk drive. 3. Double-click to open the DCIM folder. The images in the camera’s memory are grouped in folders whose names are based on the date the photos were taken.
  • Page 50 ISIONEER To copy using the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility: 1. On your computer desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Visioneer Digital Camera Utility, and then click Visioneer Digital Camera Utility. Computer folders The Visioneer Digital Camera Utility opens in Digital Camera mode.
  • Page 51 Enlargement Setting button. Select Original to keep the original size or Enlargement to ■ create a larger image. 5. When finished, click Exit to close the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility and then turn off your camera. OPYING MAGES TO OMPUTER...

  • Page 52: Using Your Camera As A Pc Camera

    AMERA AS A With your camera in PC mode, you can use it with the supplied Visioneer Digital Camera Utility software to create videos and snapshots directly on your computer. Note: To use your camera as a PC camera, you must install the software from the CD and setup your camera as new hardware on your computer.
  • Page 53 Note: To use the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility with your camera in PC mode, your computer monitor’s display must be set to 24 bit or higher color depth. -Right-click on your desktop and select Properties. -On the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab.
  • Page 54 Click OK to acknowledge the message box. 6. When finished, click Exit to close the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility and then turn off your camera. 7. To view the video, locate the .avi file in the destination folder in which it was saved.
  • Page 55 4. Click Save on the dialog box to save the snapshot. 5. When finished, click Exit to close the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility and then turn off your camera. 6. To view the snapshot, locate the file in the destination folder in which it was saved.

  • Page 56: Connecting To A Television

    50 V MX 230 D ISIONEER ONNECTING TO A You can connect your camera to a television and view the camera’s LCD display on the television screen. You can change modes using the Mode dial and perform camera functions including Snapshot, Playback, Set Up, and Video.

  • Page 57: Printing Directly To A Printer

    RINTING IRECTLY TO A Two methods are available to print pictures from your camera to a printer that supports the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format). IRECT CONNECTION FROM YOUR CAMERA TO THE PRINTER The user guide supplied with the printer will include instructions for connecting and printing directly from a camera.

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    If you are still having difficulties, refer to the technical support section in this guide on page 52. Also, visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional support information. Problem: The camera has no power.
  • Page 59 Then the camera does not function. Possible Cause The Secure Digital card is not inserted correctly. Problem: The Visioneer Digital Camera Utility will not run when the camera is set to PC mode. Possible Cause Your computer monitor’s display is set to less than 24 bit color depth.

  • Page 60: Uninstalling The Visioneer Digital Camera Utility

    MX 230 D ISIONEER NINSTALLING THE TILITY Complete the following steps to uninstall the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility. This will not impact photos and videos that are on your computer. To uninstall the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to Visioneer Digital Camera Utility, and then click Uninstall Visioneer Digital Camera Utility.

  • Page 61: Us And Canada Technical Support

    Express Telephone Support (8:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific Time, Monday-Friday) NTERNATIONAL Visioneer provides technical support to all registered users in English and German. Please see the chart below for contact telephone numbers. For Latin America, call U.S. Technical Support (1-541-884-5548).
  • Page 62 Monday - Friday 0870 161 3003 Germany 0180 5 103 003 Rest of Europe 49 1805 440466 Visit www.visioneer-europe.com for more information Important: Contact information is subject to change. Please visit our Web site at www.visioneer.com for the latest details.

  • Page 63: Mx 230 Digital Camera Specifications

    MX 230 D IGITAL Sensor Resolution output Optical zoom Advanced Stepless Digital Zoom (Superior ADZ) TFT color LCD Memory USB interface MAC compatibility TV output Lens Focus range Focal length F/no View angle MX 230 D IGITAL AMERA AMERA PECIFICATIONS...
  • Page 64 58 V MX 230 D ISIONEER Viewfinder Still image capture Video clip mode Audio PC camera mode A/D conversion ISO speed Auto-exposure White balance Flash mode Shutter speed Self-timer Power source Regulation and certification ’ IGITAL AMERA Optical type: reverse Galileo image...
  • Page 65 Copy button copying photos and videos from external to internal memory from internal to external memory to a computer using the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility using Windows Explorer date and time on LCD 40, 42 setting delete all...
  • Page 66 NDEX 19, 22, 24 Down button 29, 51 DPOF exposure value in Snapshot mode in Video mode on LCD 1, 19 features flash safety settings Flash button flash setting on LCD format landscape language setting battery status date and time display description exposure value flash setting...
  • Page 67 Set Up mode thumbnail images troubleshooting uninstall Visioneer Digital Camera Utility 19, 22, 24 Up button video clip 21, 47 recording 25, 48 viewing Video mode buttons video out Visioneer Digital Camera Utility copying photos and videos using NDEX...
  • Page 68 NDEX Digital Camera mode uninstall using to take a snapshot Video mode White Balance button White balance setting on LCD Wide Angle button Windows Explorer copying photos and videos using zoom ratio on LCD 17, 20, 22, 24...

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