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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Precaution…………………………………………….…3 2. Preparation……………………………………………..6 Standard Accessories……………………………6 Part Names & Functions………………………..7 3. key features…………………….….………..…….……8 4. Use the Microscope………..……….………………..9 Install Battery…………………….…..…………9 Insert a MicroSD Card…………..……….……10 Display Icons & Meanings…….……….….…...11 Turn on the Microscope…….……..…….……12 Turn off the Microscope…….…………………12 How to Capture………………..…..………….13 Download to Computer.….……..….…..………20 Preview on Computer……….…………..…...20 Charge Battery……….…………………………21...
  • Page 3 7. Computer System Minimum Requirement……….…31 8. Troubleshooting………………………………….……32 PortableCapture Pro Software Introductions……..33 1. Install Software………………………………………..33 2. Start Microscope………………………………………34 3. Software Introductions………………………………..35 • Preview size…………………………………..35 • Rotate Image……………………..…………..36 • Date/Time……………………………………..36 • Language……………………………………..37 • Full Screen…………………………………..38 • Capture…………………………………….….39 • Edit Photos………………………………..….40 • Edit Video………………………………….….42 •...

  • Page 4: Precaution

    Welcome Thank you for purchasing a Portable Stand Alone LCD Digital Microscope. Please take a moment to read through this manual. Its contents will help you to get the best use of the smart microscope. 1. Precaution Before using the LCD Digital Microscope, please ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions described below.
  • Page 5 If you notice smoke or a strange odor coming from LCD Digital Microscope, turn the power off immediately. Take LCD Digital Microscope to the nearest authorized service center for repair. Never attempt to repair LCD Digital Microscope on your own. •...
  • Page 6 FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 7: Preparation

    2. Preparation ■ Standard accessories LCD Digital AC adaptor Lithium Battery Microscope USB cable TV cable Calibration Cleaning fabric chart...

  • Page 8: Part Names & Functions

    ■ Parts Names & Functions Functions Functions 3.5” LCD display LED brightness dimmer MicroSD card slot Zoom +/- Wheel B 5v DC in Microscope tube TV out Object stage USB port Wheel A Battery compartment Wheel C Battery charging indicator Capture button...

  • Page 9: Key Features

    3. Key Features 3.5 inches TFT panel 5M high quality image sensor (up to 12M by interpolation) 20x-250x-500x magnification Photo & Video Timer Measurement (when working on computer) Support MicroSD card up to 32GB Driver free to download for Windows XP SP2/ Vista/Win7 and Mac OS 10.5 -10.7 (direct plug-in,...

  • Page 10: Use The Microscope

    driver installation not required) Rechargeable Lithium Battery 4. Use the Microscope 4.1 Install battery 1). Open the battery door by sliding its door latch.. 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.

  • Page 11: Insert A Microsd Card

    4.2 Insert a MicroSD Card (not included) You must insert a MicroSD card (not supplied) to record and store your pictures and videos. Inserting the MicroSD memory card: 1) Turn off the microscope 2) Insert the MicroSD card into the MicroSD card slot;...

  • Page 12: Display Icons & Meanings

    4.3 Display Icons & Meanings...

  • Page 13: Turn On The Microscope

    ICON Meaning 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 pressing Zoom Wheel⑵downward vertically. 4.4 Turn on the Microscope Press on/off button to turn it on.

  • Page 14: Turn Off The Microscope

    4.5 Turn off the Microscope 1) Press on/off button 2) By Power Save. Please refer to Section 5.2.2 for Power Save setup.

  • Page 15: How To Capture

    4.6 How to Capture?
  • Page 16 1) Turn on the microscope, put object to be observed onto the object stage. 2) Rotate Wheel A to bring the object near to the microscope tube. If wheel A is locked, rotate wheel C counter clockwise to release the lock.
  • Page 17 3) Rotate Wheel B to get fine focus. 4) When a clear focus got, rotate Wheel C clockwise to lock the object stage.
  • Page 18 5) Take Photo or Record Video Press Capture button to take a photo or record video. (1) Press Playback/Left to enter video mode as follows. There is video icon on the left corner. (2) Press Capture button to start recording video. Press again to stop.
  • Page 19 6) Play Back (1) Press Playback/Left to enter play back mode as follows. There is review icon on the left corner. (2) Press UP/DOWN to select among captured pictures and video clips. (3) Delete At play back mode, press to enter sub-menu as follows, then confirm delete.
  • Page 20 (4) Protect At play back mode, press to enter sub-menu as follows, then confirm protect pictures from delete. (5) Slide Show At play back mode, press to enter sub-menu as follows, select interval time, and then confirm by OK.
  • Page 21 7) Color Mode At preview status, press to switch among Color/Positive/Negative! 8) Zoom in: push Zoom Wheel upwardly 9) Zoom out: push Zoom Wheel downwardly Note: The zoom ranges from 1x – 4.0x...

  • Page 22: Download To Computer

    4.7 Download to Computer 1) Connect the microscope to computer by USB cable. 2) Choose Mass Storage and then you can view stored photos & videos. 4.8 Preview on Computer 1) Connect the microscope to computer by USB cable. 2) Choose PC Camera mode 3) Start PortableCapture software.

  • Page 23: Charge Battery

    4.9 Charge Battery Before using the microscope, you must charge its battery. Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the DC-in port located on the bottom side of the unit. Then plug the other end of the power adaptor into a standard AC outlet.

  • Page 24: Connect To Tv

    4.10 Connect to TV 1. Insert the 1/8-inch plug on the end of the supplied video cable into the microscopes Video port. 2. Insert 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.

  • Page 25: Menu Introductions

    5. Menu Introductions 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 select a resolution between VGA/1.3M/3M/5M/8M/12M. 2) Press OK to confirm selection.

  • Page 26: Timer

    5.1.2 Timer 1) From the main menu Ⅰ, choose Timer and 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.

  • Page 27: Quality

    3) Press OK to confirm selection and press Menu Setup back to preview status. Then press Capture (8) to start auto capture. When at auto capture status, there at the left corner of the screen. 4) When all frames captured, microscope will return to normal preview.

  • Page 28: Sharpness

    5.1.4 Sharpness From the main menuⅠ, choose Sharpness 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/ Date Stamp/TV Out/Date and Time/Format SD/ System Reset/Version.

  • Page 29: Language

    5.2.1 Language From the main 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 30: Date Stamp

    5.2.3 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 images taken.

  • Page 31: Date/Time

    5.2.4 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. 5.2.5 Format SD From the main menu Ⅱ , choose Format SD to format the MicroSD card inserted.

  • Page 32: System Reset

    5.2.6 System Reset From the main menu Ⅱ, choose Sys. Reset to reset the system back to default. 5.2.7 Version From the main menu Ⅱ, choose Version to view the current machine version.

  • Page 33: Specifications

    6. Specifications Image sensor: 5M high quality Image Sensor Magnifications: 20x-250x-500x Resolutions: 12M, 8M, 5M, 3M, 1.3M, VGA Lens: High quality microscopic lens Display: 3.5inches TFT panel, 4:3 ratio Light sources: 8 LEDs with adjustable brightness Li-ion 3.7V / 800mAh battery Power sources: Working time: 2 hours;...

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    8. Troubleshooting Problems Solution The unit does not turn on. Charge the battery. Ensure that the power is on. Charge the battery. The screen is blank. Verify that the item you want to magnify is Positioned correctly under the lens. There are smudges or Clean the screen and lens carefully with soft blemishes on the screen...

  • Page 35: Portablecapture Pro Software Introductions

    PortableCapture Pro Software Introdcution ■ Install the software Insert the driver CD into CD-ROM Drive and this will automatically display the following interface: 1. Install the PortableCapture Pro software Click PortableCapture Pro software and then reboot the system when asked. 2.

  • Page 36: Start Microscope

    3. Start the Microscope Connect your Microscope to your PC USB port as shown Page20, start software clicking icon generated on the desktop after installation and you will see the following screen pop up.

  • Page 37: Software Functions

    5. Software functions ■ Capture Photo a. Click ‘Photo’ shortcut icon in the main menu bar. b. Click ‘Capture > Photo’. ■ Capture Video a. Click ‘Video’ shortcut icon in the main menu bar. b. Click ‘Capture > Video’.
  • Page 38 ■ Timer (Photo / Video) Click ‘Timer’ shortcut icon in the main menu bar. * Under Timer photo, you can set the start time, interval time and total picture number. * Under Timer video, you can set the start time, interval time and total video number.
  • Page 39 ■ Calibration and Measurement Please make calibration before measurement. Calibration Display Crossing from ‘Options>Crossing’’. It’s used to check the dial is parallel or not.
  • Page 40 1. Focus microscope on the attached dial and then adjust the magnification till the picture is clear. Take a picture for the selected area when the dial is parallel to the crossing as below. 2. Double-click on the picture to enter into measurement interface as below.
  • Page 41 3. Click Calibration icon , and then move mouse to the picture. Click on the beginning and ending points across a known value. Now a dialog will popup as below and you need to enter the exact value of the measurement sample into ‘Actual dimension’.
  • Page 42 4. Now you can use ‘Any angle Line’ under Measurement icon to measure the value again. If the value you measure by software is nearly the same as the exact value of the dial means the calibration finish.
  • Page 43 Measurement Double-click on the picture to enter into measurement interface. Under the ‘Measurement’ icon , you can choose any desired options to measure. 1. Any Angle Line Measurement Simply click from one point and drag to the next point, and then release the click.
  • Page 44 Change Calibration If you need to change the magnification rate and adjust focus to capture picture, please calibrate the magnification rate again. 1. Double click to open the picture, Click ‘ > Reset magnification > Reset picture magnification’ as below. And then start calibration again (Calibration details please refer to page37).
  • Page 45 2. Change the magnification rate and capture several pictures, click on the picture to enter into measurement interface. And click ‘ > Set magnification > Set picture magnification’, now a dialog will show up as below; enter the magnification rate into the dialog and click ‘OK’.
  • Page 46 3. If you want to use the same magnification rate to capture pictures, just click ‘ > Set magnification >Set capture magnification’. Now all pictures will use the same magnification rate and you can start measurement directly.
  • Page 47 Draw and Text You can draw or add a text on the picture and save for later analysis. 1. Click icon to choose any kinds of drawing under the pull-down manual as below. 2. Click icon and set the font for the text in the popup dialogue as below.
  • Page 48 6. Software Interface Instructions Main Interface Icons Capture photo – It’s used to capture photo one by one. Start / Stop record video. Timer for photo / video – Set the start time, interval time and total photo/video number. Full screen mode, Press ESC or double-click to exit.
  • Page 49 Main Menu File set the directory to store photos Photos Directory: taken; Videos Directory: set the directory to store video taken;...

  • Page 50: Preview Size

    Options Preview Size: change preview size Date/Time: set to display system date/time on preview window Language: choose different OSD language Crossing: display cross on preview window Fullscreen mode: enter into full screen. Click ESC or double click to exit...

  • Page 51: Capture

    Capture Photo: take a photo Video: record a video clip...

  • Page 52: Measurement

    Measurement Interface Instructions Save as Redo Copy to Draw clipboard Copy file Text note Previous Measurement Next Calibration Undo...
  • Page 53 This symbol on the product or in the instructions means that your electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed at the end of its life separately from your household waste. There are separate collection systems for recycling in the EU. more information, please...

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