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  • Page 1 USER'S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice...2 Trademarks acknowledgement...2 Precautions...3 Contents of package...4 Batteries used for DC3200 Digital Camera...5 Input Compact Flash card...6 Nomenclature...7 Buttons Desc...9 LCD monitor menu...9-12 Status LCD Display...13 Icon Descriptions...13 Front LED indication...14 Default settings...14 How to view the images Playback on LCD monitor...14...

  • Page 3: Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice

    Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 4: Precautions

    Precautions : Thank you for purchasing a DC3200 digital camera. Please read the instructions carefully for a thorough understanding of the product before taking pictures. • This camera is not resistant to water and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain.

  • Page 5: Contents Of Package

    Contents of Package: DC3200 digital camera Installation CD-ROM containing: User's Manual and Digital Camera software Quick Start Guide USB cable Video cable Hand Strap for camera Warranty Card Nomenclature: Hand Strap Mount Power Switch View Finder 1.8'' TFT LCD Monitor...

  • Page 6: Batteries Used For Dc3200 Digital Camera

    Batteries Installation 1. Insert 4 AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment 2. Slide the Power switch to the right for 1 second; the camera will be turned 3. The camera cannot be powered up without batteries. 4. If the battery power is cut off, the settings will be reset. For example, the date and time will be set to 01/01/00 12:00 5.

  • Page 7: Input Compact Flash Card

    Input the CF (Compact Flash) Card : 1. Open the CF card cover,located on the left hand side of the camera. 2. Insert the CF card as shown. 3. Lock the ejector. 4. Close the CF card cover. 5. Turn the Mode Dial to Record mode. Power on the camera.

  • Page 8: Nomenclature

    Take out the CF (Compact Flash) card : 1. Power off the unit. 2. Open the CF Card cover 3. Unlock the ejector. 4. Push down on the ejector to release the CF card. 5. Pull up on the CF card to remove 6.
  • Page 9 NOTE: The internal memory only holds six photos when set on the low-resolution setting (HALF*). Use the CF (Compact Flash) card capability for maximum number of photos. The number of photos can be taken by using CF card Resolution Full *** Full ** Full * or Half *** Half **...

  • Page 10: Buttons Desc

    Buttons Description : 1. RES : Select image resolution from FULL*, FULL* HALF**, HALF*, HALF* Resolution: Full = SXGA 1280x1024, Half = VGA 640x480 Image Quality: *** = High, ** = Normal, * = Economy : Timer (10 second delay). Press to select on/off 3.
  • Page 11 LCD Monitor Menu in each Mode: Record Mode Menu Turn Mode Dial to Record mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN buttons to select. Use ENTER button to confirm. • LCD Brightness: -5 to +5, step 1 Adjust the LCD monitor brightness to suit the environment's light condition. It is not easy to see the image on LCD monitor, if you use it outdoors in bright sunlight.
  • Page 12 NTSC is mostly for USA and Japan. PAL is mostly for Europe. • Slideshow: 1 to 10 seconds Change the display time from 1 second to 10 seconds. The time is preset as 3 seconds. Press ENTER button to stop the Slideshow. •...

  • Page 13: Lcd Monitor Menu

    3. SET Setup Mode Menu Turn Mode Dial to Setup mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN buttons to select. Use ENTER button to confirm. • Date/Time Set date and time To store the date (month/day/year) and time (hour/minute) on the image, use the UP and DOWN buttons to set the value(s).

  • Page 14: Status Lcd Display

    Status LCD display Icon Descriptions 1. Battery icon: Indicates 3 levels of battery power, Full Once Low will be turned off soon. 2. 4-digit 7-segment display : • Number: In Record mode In Play mode shows 8). • Busy: Image data is being processed and saved as a JPG file •...

  • Page 15: Front Led Indication

    Note: The front LED light will blink red during the 10 second period 5. HALF / FULL: Indicate image resolution. See Buttons Description RES. Rapid Fire: Take 3 continuous photos • To activate Rapid Fire, turn Mode Dial to Record Mode •...

  • Page 16: View Photos On Tv

    • Connect the USB cable from the camera to the PC. • Turn Mode Dial to PC mode • Slide Power switch button to power on the camera • Click 'My Computer' folder you will see an additional removable disk folder. All the images stored in the CF card (or the 500KB internal memory) can be downloaded to the PC hard drive by copying files from this removable disk folder.

  • Page 17: Digital Zoom / Shot To Shot Time

    Digital Zoom In Record Mode, press the “DISP” button to turn on the LCD monitor and press “ENTER” button to activate the 2X Zoom function . “2 x D Zoom” will be displayed on lower left corner of the LCD monitor. The central portion of the image is enlarged by 2 times.

  • Page 18: Install Camera Drivers And Software

    Install Camera Drivers and Software Install Arcsoft programs and camera drivers for Windows 98/98SE/Me OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE Install Arcsoft Programs 1. Put the program CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive, it will perform an Auto run. 2.
  • Page 19 6. Select components of Arcsoft programs to install and click Next button 7. Change the name of the program folder if necessary and click Next button 8. Files are being copied to your computer 9. Click Finish button to install camera drivers...
  • Page 20 Install camera drivers for Windows 98 / 98SE / Me OS 10. Click Next button to start camera driver installation 11. When installation is complete, click Finish button to restart your computer 12. After the computer is restarted, power up your camera 13.
  • Page 21 7. The image files are shown in the right pane Check the video driver 1. Turn Mode Dial to PC Mode ( 2. Press Menu. 3. Select 'Silent Video' Mode. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Search through Start>Settings>Control Panel>System >Device Manager>Imaging Devices>DC3200 Video Camera...
  • Page 22 Install Arcsoft programs and camera drivers in Windows 2000/XP OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows XP 1. Put the program CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, it will perform an Autorun. 2. Select your desired language and click OK button Install Arcsoft Programs 3.
  • Page 23 6. Select components of Arcsoft programs to install and click Next button 7. Change the name of the program folder if necessary and click Next button 8. Files are being copied to your computer 9. Click Finish button to install camera drivers...
  • Page 24 Install camera drivers in Windows 2000 / XP OS 10. Click Next button to start camera driver installation 11. Click Continue Anyway button (for Win XP) or Yes button (for Win 2000) when you see the warning message. 12. When Setup is complete, click Finish button to restart your computer 13.
  • Page 25 17. Turn Mode Dial to PC Mode ( 18. Press Menu. 19. Select 'Silent Video' Mode. 20. Press enter and wait till the following screen to appear. 21. Install the software automatically . Select and click Next button to start the video driver installation. 22.
  • Page 26 23. Click Finish button to end 24. Drivers installation is complete. Note: The installed camera drivers may conflict other USB devices in your computer system. Check the image files 1. Turn Mode Dial to PC Mode ( 2. Press MENU. 3.

  • Page 27: Download Photos By Using Photostudio

    2. Press Menu. 3. Select 'Silent Video' Mode. 4. Search through Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager >Imaging devices>DC3200 Video Camera Download photos by using Photo Studio NOTE: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > DC 3200 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoStudio 2.0 SE icon...
  • Page 28 3. Search through File and click Acquire > Select Source icon from the pull- down menu 4. Highlight DC3200 Digital Camera and click Select button. Make sure your camera is in Mass Storage mode and connected to your computer. 5. Search through File and click Acquire > Acquire icon 6.
  • Page 29 NOTE: If there is only one picture taken in the camera, you will receive the following screen. Click the OK button. The following screen will display with the image file name only. Preview of the picture is not available. 7. Select the folder in which you want to save the picture(s) from the Save in field.
  • Page 30 8. To retrieve the saved photos, click File>Open from the pull-down menu. From the Open dialog box, look in the folder in which the pictures are saved, highlight the image file and click Open button. 9. You may now edit the opened picture with the tools provided .

  • Page 31: Use Photoprinter

    Using PhotoPrinter NOTE: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE. 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > DC 3200 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoPrinter 2000 icon 2. Click Get Photos icon 3.
  • Page 32 4. Look in the folder where the picture you want is saved. Highlight the image file and click Open button. 5. The thumbnail of the opened picture will be added. 6. Click and highlight the thumbnail and click OK button 7.

  • Page 33: Using Photofantasy

    Using PhotoFantasy NOTE: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE. 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >DC3200 Digital Camera Suite and click Photo Printer 2000 icon. 2. Click Get Fantasy icon. You need to put the program CD-ROM to the CD- ROM drive to view the sample photos.
  • Page 34 4. Click get photo icon and then click Add icon at the bottom NOTE: You can also download photos from your digital camera by clicking on the acquire photo icon. Please go to “Download Photos by using PhotoStudio” section. 5. From Open dialog box, look in your preset folder, highlight the image file and click Open button.

  • Page 35: Using Your Digital Camera As A Pc Camera

    Using your digital camera as a PC camera 1. Start Windows Netmeeting (or other similar programs) and set up an account. 2. Power up your camera and connect it to the computer. Press MENU, DOWN, ENTER buttons to select Silent Video mode. 3.

  • Page 36: Open User's Manual

    Open User’s Manual Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >DC3200 Digital Camera Suite > User Manual Uninstall Arcsoft programs Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > DC3200 Digital Camera Suite > Uninstall...

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    13. I cannot use the CF card 14. I cannot use the video camera Make sure you have selected 'silent video' mode 15. I am using “Easy-CD Creator 1.DC3200 Digital Camera’s installation CD (version 4.X or below) and I have problem installing the...

  • Page 38: Product Specification

    PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 1. Resolution 2. Image Quality 3. Lens 4. Number of Photos (Built-in memory) 5. 1.8-inch LCD monitor 6. LCD monitor Menu 7. Special Features 8. Others 9. Buttons and Switch 10. Flash 11. Battery Power 12. Auto-Off 13. Self timer 14.

  • Page 39: Software And System Requirements

    System Requirements : Pentium 300MHz or above. Operating Systems: PC Win98/ 98SE/ 2000/Me/XP 32MB SDRAM minimum for Win98/98SE. 64MB SDRAM for WinMe/Win2000, 128MB for WinXP. Minimum 300MB hard disk free capacity, 1GB for WinXP. With USB port and CD-ROM drive. Legal Company Name: Argus Industries, Inc.

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