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2. Preparation                                                                                 
 

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Standard accessories 

 

LCD Digital 

Microscope

 

CD

 

QSG

 

 

 

 

USB cable

 

TV cable 

Lithium Battery

 

 

 

Adaptor 

4GB MicroSDHC 
card

 

 Calibration 

card 

Summary of Contents for Pro

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Page 2: ...rd 10 z Display Icons Meanings 11 z Turn on the Microscope 12 z Turn off the Microscope 13 z How to Capture 13 z Take Photo Record Video 15 z Playback 16 z Download to Computer 19 z Preview on Computer 19 z Charge Battery 20 5 Menu Introductions 21 z Set Resolution 21 z Time lapse Capture 22 z Quality 23 z Sharpness 24 z Exposure 24 z Date Stamp 25 z Date Time 26 z Auto Power Off 26 z Language 27 ...

Page 3: ... System Minimum Requirement 30 8 Troubleshooting 31 GemaxPortableCapturePro Software Introductions 32 Install Software 32 Start Microscope 33 Software Introduction 34 z Capture Photo 34 z Capture Video 34 z Timer 35 Calibration Measurement 36 z Calibration 36 z Measurement 40 Software Interface Instructions 45 ...

Page 4: ...icroscope where operation of such devices is restricted Improper use creates the risk of serious accident Do not try to open the case of LCD Digital Microscope or attempt to modify LCD Digital Microscope in any way Maintenance and repairs should be performed only by authorized service providers Keep LCD Digital Microscope away from water and other liquids Do not use LCD Digital Microscope with wet...

Page 5: ...t with a soft dry cloth FCC Notice z 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 CAUTION To comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules this device ...

Page 6: ...5 2 Preparation Standard accessories LCD Digital Microscope CD QSG USB cable TV cable Lithium Battery Adaptor 4GB MicroSDHC card Calibration card ...

Page 7: ...6 Gems Tools Gems tweezers Ring holders Gems tray USB Gooseneck LED light H A Viewer Background color paper set ...

Page 8: ... LCD display 9 LED brightness dimmer B 2 MicroSD card slot 10 USB port 3 Focus Wheel 11 TV out 4 Microscope tube 12 5v DC in 5 Capture button 13 Gems tweezer hold 6 DC out 14 Battery compartment 7 LED brightness dimmer A 15 Battery charging indicator 8 Zoom ...

Page 9: ...lation z 20x 220x magnification z Photo 720P Video z Timer z Measurement when working on computer z Support MicroSDHC card up to 32GB z Driver free to download for Windows XP SP2 Vista Win7 8 and Mac OS 10 6 or above direct plug in driver installation not required z Rechargeable Lithium Battery ...

Page 10: ...ry 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 Please refer to section 4 9 on how to charge the battery ...

Page 11: ...il card is latched Note Do not force the card into the slot forcing may damage microscope and the MicroSDHC memory card Align MicroSDHC card position as marked and try again The MicroSDHC memory card must be formatted before capture See following instruction and Sec 5 2 6 Format SD Note Please use SDHC Class C6 C10 card for video recording Lower speed card may get image lag for fast moving object ...

Page 12: ... Capture Status Exposure Value Image qty that can be captured Video duration that can be captured MicroSD Inserted a cross on it if no SD inserted Current Still Image Resolution Current Video Resolution Current Date Current Time Battery electricity indicator EN ...

Page 13: ...12 Note The icon displays can be switched on off by pressing Zoom Wheel downward vertically 4 4 Turn on the Microscope Press Power on off button to turn on the power ...

Page 14: ...13 4 5 Turn off the Microscope 1 Press on off button 2 By Power Save Please refer to Section 5 2 2 for Auto Power Off 4 6 How to Capture ...

Page 15: ...o be observed onto the light base or on the Gems tweezers 2 Insert the USB Gooseneck LED Light into the front USB port to get better light source 3 Rotate focus wheel to get a fine focus or contact to TV for the easy of getting best focusing ...

Page 16: ...15 4 7 Take Photo 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 ...

Page 17: ...to stop 4 8 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 Delete At play back mode press to enter sub menu as follows then confirm delete ...

Page 18: ...tect At play back mode press to enter sub menu as follows then confirm protect pictures from delete 4 Slide Show At play back mode press to enter sub menu as follows select interval time and then confirm by OK ...

Page 19: ...18 3 Color Mode At preview status press to switch among Color Positive Negative 4 Zoom in push Zoom Wheel upward 5 Zoom out push Zoom Wheel downward Note The zoom ranges from 1x 4 0x ...

Page 20: ...uter 1 Connect the microscope to computer by USB cable 2 Choose PC Camera mode 3 Start PortableCaptureLCDPro software Please refer to Part II on how to use the microscope by PortableCaptureLCDPro software Note When working on computer the button functions are no longer valid but most of functions are available by PortableCaptureLCDPro software The maximum image size for video is 720P and 1280X720 ...

Page 21: ... the end corner of the unit will be in red to show that the battery is charging 2 When the battery is fully charged the battery indicator LED will be in off Unplug the unit 3 You can now use your microscope for up to one hour of continuous use When the battery is low there will be low power indicator on the right down corner of the panel front LED light will become weak and image quality becomes p...

Page 22: ... enter main menuⅠ as follows Here you can setup Resolution Timer Quality Sharpness Exposure Date Stamp 5 1 1 Set Resolution 1 From the main menuⅠ choose Resolution and select a resolution between WVGA 2M 3M 5M 8M 14M 2 Press OK to confirm selection ...

Page 23: ...y UP DOWN and LEFT 2 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 the image quantity would be less down on the right up corner 3 When all frames captured microscope will return to normal preview For video time lapse recording select video recording mode and the process of setting is the same Recordi...

Page 24: ...commended Please refer to section 5 2 2 You are suggested to use AC adaptor instead of battery for time lapse capturing to avoid low battery power termination 5 1 3 Quality From the main menuⅠ choose Quality and then select among Super Fine Fine Normal The three selections will result in different image compress ratio ...

Page 25: ...24 5 1 4 Sharpness From the main menuⅠ choose Sharpness and then select among Strong Normal Soft 5 1 5 Exposure Brightness From the main menuⅠ choose Exposure and then select a target value ...

Page 26: ...ate Stamp and then select a target option 5 2 Main Menu Ⅱ Press to enter main menu I and then press LEFT button to enter Main Menu Ⅱ as follows Here you can setup Date Time Auto Power Off Language TV mode Frequency Format Default Setting and Version ...

Page 27: ...tup date and time by LEFT UP DOWN buttons 2 Setup date mode among YY MM DD DD MM YY and MM DD YY 5 2 2 Auto Power Off From the main menu Ⅱ choose Auto Power Off and then select among the following a target time then press OK button for the microscope to power off without key operation ...

Page 28: ...uage From the main menu Ⅱ choose Language and then select a target language by UP DOWN 5 2 4 TV Mode From the main menu Ⅱ choose TV Mode and then select between NTSC and PAL the correct mode compatible with your TV ...

Page 29: ...om the main menu Ⅱ choose Frequency between 50Hz and 60Hz 5 2 6 Format micro SD card From the main menu Ⅱ choose Format SD to format the MicroSD card inserted All the files in the card will be deleted after card formatting ...

Page 30: ...29 5 2 7 Default Setting From the main menu Ⅱ choose Sys Reset to reset the system back to default 5 2 8 Version From the main menu Ⅱ choose Version to view the current machine version ...

Page 31: ...anguages English Germany French Spanish Italian Portugese Japanese Chinese Russian Software languages English Germany French Spanish Russian Italian Po rtugese Dutch Polish Japanese Korean Chinese Image Measurement By software Gemax Portable Capture Pro bundled Size L145mm W106mm H232mm Weight 780 gm with battery 7 Computer System Minimum Requirement Operating system Windows XP SP2 Vista Win7 8 Ma...

Page 32: ...t channel on your television Ensure that the video cable is securely connected to the Microscope port and plugged into the correct input port on your television Cannot preview image from USB link to HDTV HDTV with USB link only supports image review it just act like a Pen Drive device connection Not able to take video when connect to TV via AV cable The system does not support video capture with A...

Page 33: ...CD ROM Drive and this will automatically display the following interface 1 Install the PortableCaptureHD software Click Gemax Portable Capture Pro software and then reboot the system when asked 2 You can also browse the User manual in PDF format and the CD contents by choosing the corresponding menus ...

Page 34: ...t the Microscope Connect your Microscope to your PC USB port as shown on Page21 start the software by clicking the icon generated on the desktop after installation and you will see the following screen pop up ...

Page 35: ...34 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 36: ...ideo 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 37: ...ration Display XY Guide from Options XY Guide It s used to check the dial is parallel or not 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 ...

Page 38: ...37 2 Double click on the picture to enter into measurement interface as below ...

Page 39: ...e Now a dialog will popup as below and you need to enter the exact value of the measurement sample into Actual dimension Then the software will automatically calibrate the magnification rate Click OK and the adjusted magnification rate will show in the upper right corner Remark The broken line should be parallel to the dial ...

Page 40: ... measurement 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 41: ...sure any continuous desired length Simply click and drag from one point to other desired points and then release the click 3 Radius Circle Measurement Simply click and extend out to the desired radius the radius circumference and area of the circle will show up accordingly 4 Diameter Circle Measurement Simply click and extend out to the desired diameter the diameter circumference and area of the c...

Page 42: ...n 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 43: ...ures 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 3 If you want to use the same magnification rate to ...

Page 44: ...ification Now all pictures will use the same magnification rate and you can start measurement directly 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 ...

Page 45: ...44 2 Click icon and set the font for the text in the popup dialogue as below 3 ...

Page 46: ...terface 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 Download image video ...

Page 47: ...46 Main Menu File Photos Directory set the directory to store photos taken Videos Directory set the directory to store video taken ...

Page 48: ... preview size Date Time set to display system date time on preview window Language choose different OSD language XY Guide display XY guide on preview window Fullscreen mode enter into full screen Click ESC or double click to exit ...

Page 49: ...48 Capture Photo take a photo Video record a video clip Measurement Interface Instructions Save as Redo Copy to clipboard Draw Copy file Text note ...

Page 50: ...ions 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 For more information please contact the local authority or your retailer where you purchased the product ...

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