Andonstar 246S User manual

Digital Microscope 246S 249S
Users Manual (metal stand)

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CONTENTS
Safety and maintenance ...................................................................................2
Specifications ................................................................................................... 2
Package include ................................................................................................3
Video demonstration ....................................................................................... 3
Button&Connection ......................................................................................... 4
Bracket installation ...........................................................................................5
Bracket instructions ......................................................................................... 5
Quick Start ........................................................................................................6
How to choose lens .....................................................................................7
Digital zoom .............................................................................................. 10
Save files to micro SD card ........................................................................ 10
Remote ......................................................................................................11
Settings ...........................................................................................................12
Output to external devices .............................................................................14
◆HDMI output ......................................................................................... 14
◆USB Output ........................................................................................... 14
Warranty ........................................................................................................ 20

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Safety and maintenance
1. Please read this users manual carefully before using the device. It may cause permanent damage to the
device to not follow the operation guide listed in this manual.
2. This product contains tiny parts and components that are NOT edible. Please let children and teens use
this device under proper guide and supervise by adults. Disables, patients and people with allergy should
not use this product.
3. We do not recommend using this product outdoor. It is not waterproof, and can not be placed in
extreme environment: heat, high pressure etc.. Please keep and use it in safe, clean and dry
environment. Stay it away from oil, gas, water and corrosive potions. Storage method refers to other
electronic products, such as a computer.
4. Clean the lens when image goes blurry: cut the power supply firstly, wipe the lens with a soft clean
cloth moistened with alcohol, make sure the whole device is dry before power it on again. Users should
follow these steps for daily cleaning as well, remember to ONLY wipe the INSULATED part of the
monitor.
5. The screen of the monitor is very fragile, please use it with care. Do not drop, hard press or leave it
with sharp object. Hold the frame of the monitor to adjust its orientation. The monitor is not waterproof,
please clean it with soft and dry material.
6. Please be aware that this microscope is not for medical use.
Specifications
Video resolution
UHD 2880x2160 24fps; FHD 1920x1080 60fps/30fps ;
HD 1280x720 120fps
Video Format
MP4
Frame rate
Max 120fps (600 Lus illumination &HDP120）
Magnification ratio
Lens A: 18-720x; Lens D: 1800-2040x; Lens L: 60-240x
（with3 times digital zoom, output to 28inch HDMI monitor)
Working Distance
Lens A: 12mm-320mm; Lens D: 4mm- 5mm; Lens L: 90mm-300mm
Photo resolution
Max 5600*4200 (24M 5600*4200)
Photo Format
JPG
Storage
Micro-SD card, up to 32G (not included)
Video-output
HDMI
PC Support
Windows XP/7/8/10, PC software with measurement (gift)
Power supply
5V 2A and above
Stand size
20cm*18cm*33cm
Package include
Microscope, Metal stand, 3 Lenses(A,D&L), Slide holder, Remote,
Dimmer cable, HDMI cable, USB cable, Slides kit, Tweezers, Bug box

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Package include
①Microscope
②Metal bracket
③Lens A(has been fixed)
④Lens D
⑤Lens L
⑥Remote
⑦Dimmer cable
⑧HDMI cable
⑨USB cable
⑩Slide holder
⑪Slides kit
⑫Tweezers
⑬Bug box
（P1 Package include）
Video demonstration：
Please find the video demo from the link(Please type all letters properly capitalized)/QR code below,
①Product installation： ②How to choose different lens：
https://bit.ly/3rg8lTV https://bit.ly/3J2r0bN

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Button&Connection
（P2 Buttons&Connection）
①Power on/off
②Mode/Menu
③Up/Digital zoom in
④Down/Digital zoom out
⑤OK/Start recording
⑥Take pictures
(while the device is recording)
⑦Remote signal receiver
(where you aim remote to)
⑧Focusing tube
⑨Lens fixing screws
⑩Reset
⑪HDMI port
⑫USB port
⑬SD card slot

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Bracket installation
Please see the attached installation diagram.
Bracket instructions
（P3 Bracket instructions）
①Secondary Bracket Lift
②Boom Arm
③Lower Limit Stop
④Monitor Fixing Screws
⑤Spot Lights
⑥Clips
⑦Boom Arm V-locker
(lock the arm in vertical direction)
⑧Boom Arm H-locker
(lock the arm in horizontal direction)
⑨Spot Lights Socket

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Quick Start
1. Connect the device to power supply (5V 2A& above) as followed pic 4 to power on the microscope.
2. Press and hold the Power button (pic 2 # ① ) until the monitor lights up. (device may switch on
automatically when you power it on, and its totally normal)
*Trouble shooting
When the monitor image stops or freezes, please pin the Reset hole (pic 2 #⑩) to reset the device first,
then power on the device again. (Reset hole is very tiny, located at the back of the monitor. You may
need to use the help of other tools with this process. All settings of the microscope will be back to
factory setting after this, but it won’t delete any files saved in memory card).
(Pic 4 Connection)

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How to choose lens
Lens L：
Working distance：90mm-300mm，Magnification：60-240x（with3 times digital
zoom, output to 28inch HDMI monitor)
Applications：circuit board observe, watch repair etc.
(Pic 5 Go with lens L）
Steps：In pic 5 it marked out which parts of the microscope are involved to each step.
①Install and fix lens L to the bottom of the focusing tube.
②Bend the two goose-neck spot lights, make the field of view enough illuminated.
③Loose the Arm V-locker, locate the whole monitor part to a desire height (distance from the lens to
the specimen should be around 90mm to300mm), then fix the V-locker. In order to adjust object
distance more precisely, adjust the height of the secondary bracket. The shorter the object distance is,
the bigger magnification is.
④Turn the focusing tube to get a clear image. Turn it clockwise to zoom in and the other way to zoom
out.

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Lens A：
Working distance：12mm-320mm，Magnification：18-720x（with3 times
digital zoom, output to 28inch HDMI monitor)
Applications: observe whole size or part of coins, stones/stamps collect,
circuit board observe etc.
（Pic 6 Go with Lens A）
Steps：In pic 6 it marked out which parts of the microscope are involved to each step.
①Install and fix lens A to the bottom of the focusing tube.
②Bend the two goose-neck spot lights, make sure the light shines on the coin.
③Loose the Arm V-locker, locate the whole monitor part to a desire height (distance from the lens to
the specimen should be around 12mm to 320mm), then fix the V-locker. In order to adjust object
distance more precisely, adjust the height of the secondary bracket. The shorter the object distance is,
the bigger magnification is.
④Turn the focusing tube to get a clear image. Turn it clockwise to zoom in and the other way to zoom
out.
*In order to observe part of the coin, please lower the arm height to shorten the object distance, then
turn the focusing tube, get a clear image.
*Steps above can also be applied to observe plants, stones etc.

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Lens D：
Working distance：4mm-5mm，Magnification：1800-2040x（with3 times digital
zoom, output to 28 inch HDMI monitor)
Applications: Microscope slides etc.
（Pic 7 Go with lens D）
Steps：In pic 7 it marked out which parts of the microscope are involved to each step.
①Install and fix lens D to the bottom of the focusing tube.
②Place a slide on the slides holder and power on the slides holder. (goose-neck spot lights can not
provide proper illumination in this case, so leave them and use the same cable interface to power on
slides holder)
③Loose the Arm V-locker, locate the whole monitor part to a desire height (distance from the lens to
the specimen should be around 4mm to 5mm), then fix the V-locker. Since the focus range is very short
in this case, we recommend users to adjust the height of the secondary bracket instead, which is more
precisely. The shorter the object distance is, the bigger magnification is.
④Turn the focusing tube to get a clear image. Turn it clockwise to zoom in and the other way to zoom
out.
*Lens D’s magnification is quite big, which requires a short object distance. Meanwhile, any tiny
movement or shake of specimen would be displayed as huge on the monitor, which requires user
to operate very carefully and patiently.

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Digital zoom
Press “up” button on the monitor (pic 2 #③) to apply digital zoom in, and “down” to zoom out ( pic
2#④)
Save files to micro SD card
To save images and videos to a memory card, please insert a card into the TF slot at the back of the
monitor before power on the device.
Attention:
1. TD card are not included in the standard package. Please purchase it from quality suppliers. We
recommend 10 grade high speed TF card.
2. Metal strip side of the card faces outward.
3. Push the card deeply into the card slot until you hear a click sound. Otherwise it would bounce back.
4. When the monitor shows “card error” or “card is full”, please format the card first before
take pics. Format steps are: Press and hold button M until it shows a menu→press M button again
to get into Setting menu→Press up or down button to select→choose”Format” and confirm
5. Do not insert a card while microscope is working. If you do, the microscope would switch off
automatically. And you will have to turn it on again.
In order to take videos, pictures, or playback files we have taken, we need to get into different modes
firstly. MODE button（pic 4 #②，marked as“M”）can be used to selected among three modes, video( ),
photo( ) and playback( ).
Record videos
In video mode( ) and photo mode( ) press “OK” button to start recording. Press it again to stop.
It works the same way with the “OK” button on the remote.
In video mode, on the right upper corner of the monitor shows time and “1080FHD”(white font).
Time here shows how long a video the memory card is capable to record, and “1080FHD” shows the
current video resolution.
Take photos
In video mode( ), photo mode( ) and while the microscope is recording, press “Capture”
button( ) to take photos
The button marked as a camera on (pic 2 #⑥) works the same way.
* In playback mode the microscope can not take photos or videos

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Playback & manage files
Use button “M” to get into Playback mode, press “up” or “down” to browse files.
In order to play videos, press “OK” to play it, “OK” to pause, “M” to stop
* In playback mode the microscope can not take photos or videos
Remote
*Freeze: Stop the image on the display, works in video mode, photo mode and while recording.
*Illumination+ & -: exposure compensation from +2.0 to -2.0.
*Sharpness up&down: three levels of sharpness: Soft/Normal/Strong. Those two buttons are both used
to switch the levels, but in different orders.
*Contrast up&down: same principle as Sharpness
（Pic 8 Remote）
*Upside down：refer to pic as follow
Normal Upside down
*Inverse: refer to pic as follow
Normal Inverse

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*Black&white: refer to pic as follow
Normal Black&white
Settings
In any mode, press and hold M button until it shows video/photo/playback menu, press M again, get
into Setting menu.
For example. In video mode, press and hold M button, it would show video menu as left below:
And then, press M again to get into settings menu,as right below：
（pic 9 video menu） （pic 10 setting menu）
Gridline Settings (remote needed)
Use “Up” and “Down”to choose among “Cross Line” “Line” “Direction” “Location”
“Color”and “Wide”. Use “Left”and “Right”(marked as a brightness +&- in pic 8) to change
settings. The microscope can’t do this mission stand along, The remote is needed.
Cross line as its name says, it’s a pair of vertical and horizontal lines located in the very middle in the

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image.
(Pic 11 Gridline Setting menu) (Pic 12 Cross line on)
When you turn on the function“Line”, there will be 8 lines showing up automatically(named as 1 to 8).
For each one, you could change its direction (“HOR”or“VER”, stand for “horizontal” and “vertical”),
position, color and width.
To delete unnecessary line from the view, change its color to “TRANSPARENT”see the following pic.
(Pic 13 Delete line 1, before & after)
Date/Time Setting
Select “Date/Time” in setting menu, press OK button to get in time setting. Use “up”and “down”
button to select correct number, OK to confirm and jump to the next one. After it’s all done, press M to
back to setting menu.
Save Setting
In order to let the microscope memorize the setting changes, please turn off the microscope by
PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON ON THE MONITOR (press and hold until it switch off).
Setting changes won’t be saved if you switch off the device in other ways.

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Output to external devices
◆HDMI output
•firstly, make sure the external device is actual real FHD 1080P HDMI monitor, otherwise the display
resolution can not reach to 1080P.
•Power on the microscope, and connect it to the HDMI monitor. The microscope has no built-in battery,
so please make sure the microscope stays powered on the whole time.
• Switch on the microscope, place the specimen on the base or the slide holder, adjust the object
distance and focus distance.
•When the microscope is connect to external devices, image data would transfer to the external device,
so the microscope monitor display no image.
•HDMI output supports photo capture, but not video recording.
◆USB Output
Software installation
Where to download the software:
https://bit.ly/3xCRDPL
Currently software“Microscope Measure”only supports Windows system.
System requires： Windows XP SP3、 Windows 7、Windows8、Windows10
Runtime：Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
If there isn’t complete either of the runtime mentions above in your computer system, it would report
wrong during the installation process.
If you couldn’t open the download link above, contact our customer service.
After done downloading, open the zip file and run it.
＊Icons definitions
Zoom In
Measuring a 3-points-angle (degree)
Back to original size
Distance between parallel lines(Length)
Zoom out
Distance from a point to a line (Length)
Undoes the last action
Distance between 2 circles (Radius, length)
Cross hairs (crosier,4 grid, 8 grid)
Distance from a line to a circle(Radius, length)
Horizontal distance of 2 points
Add a square mark
Vertical distance of 2 points
Add a circle mark

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＊Interface Definitions and Functions
①Main menu:
Where users to open different devices or import pictures to observe or edit, do video settings or save
settings, choose which windows to show or hide etc.
②toolbar:
distance of 2 points
Add text
Measure a rectangular (width,height,
circumference&area)
Distance between 2 lines(Length)
Measure an ellipse(Long-axis radius,
short-axis radius, circumference&area)
3 points circle (radius, circumference&area)
Measure a radius circle(radius,
circumference&area)
Edge detection
Measure a diameter circle (diameter,
circumference&area)
Brightness increase/decrease
Measure a 3 points circle(radius,
circumference&area)
Flip horizontal
Measure a 3 points arc
(radius,degree,circumference&area)
Sharpen
Measure a polygon (circumference&area)
Smooth
Measure fold-lines (length)
Take a picture
Measure a 4 points angle (degree)
Take a video

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Where show tools that are used to do measuring and image analysis. Definition and function of different
tools has been given in chapter “Icons definitions”. Users can choose to hide or show this toolbar
window following path: 'View→Toolbars and Docking Windows→Standard’.
③Pictures browser:
Where users review all pictures they’ve captured. Users can also edit the picture by right-clicking the
picture and open it in the main operating window. Choose 'View→Toolbars and Docking
Windows→Picture browser' to show or hide this window.
④Secondary operating window:
This window is to digital zoom in the area around cursor. With help of this window, the result of
measuring can be much more precisely.
⑤Main operating window:
This windows shows the full view from the microscope. And it is also the place where users do measuring
and image analysis.
⑥Calibration Management and Measuring Results:
These two windows shows at the same place, users can switch them by clicking.
◆Calibration Management ◆Measure Results
→Shows the list of different → Shows the size of the
Calibrations. Users can choose whole view. Users Can
to apply or delete. change it in 'File→
Videosetting→Video
capture pin→(S)’.
→Where to set new → Shows all results of
Calibrators. (The details of how measuring.
to set calibrator would be
given in another chapter)
＊Operating Steps
1）Material: A computer (Windows system, with software 'Microscope Measure’ ); USB microscope (device
name: 'USB CAMERA’), A ruler.
2）Steps

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1，Connect the microscope to computer via the USB cable included. After the microscope monitor
displays few options, choose “USB camera”by pressing button “down”&”OK” or using remote.
2，Open software“Microscope Measure”.
3，Click “File”→ “Open”→ “Open Device”→ “USB MODE” → “USB CAMERA”.
＊Functions
1）Calibration
1, Put the ruler under the digital microscope, adjust the focusing tube and the height of the
stand, to get the best clearance and desired magnification. (After its done, keep the object
distance for the rest steps)
2, In the 'Calibration management' set the name and unit length of the new calibration(refer
the picture on the right). Then, click 'Calibration', meanwhile, the ' ' in the toolbar should
have been chosen automatically. If no, please choose it yourselves.
3, Move the cursor to the main operation window, draw a unit length line with help of the
ruler(it doesn’t matter if the length result shows differently). After these, click the 'Finish'
button in the bottom of the 'Calibration Management' window.
4, Check. The length of the line you draw in step 3 should now appear as the unit length. The
name of the new calibration should have showed in the list of calibrations.

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2) Measuring
1, Choose the tool you need to do measuring in the toolbar.
2, Click dots or draw lines that you need to measure in the main operating window.
3, Place the results of measuring in a proper place around the target.
3) Special Effect
·Includes: Edge detection, Inverse color, Flip horizontal, Relief, Sharpen and Smooth.
·Steps:
1, Choose the special effect you need in the toolbar.。
2, Move your cursor to the main operating window, Left-click and hold to draw a rectangle to cover the whole
target area, release your mouse, get the special effect result.
3, Left click again, end the special effect.

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PS: Not like other special effect, “Flip horizontal” would apply to the whole view, instead of the target
rectangle.
4) Capture and Recording
·Capture
1, Click ' ' to capture.
2, The result of capture can be reviewed and deleted in the 'Picture browser' window.
3, Check and change the save path: “File→Save Setting→Path”.
·Recording
1, Choose the video resolution as 640*480 following path “File→Video Setting→Video Capture Pin→Output
size(S)”
2, Click “ ”， finish the other settings and start to record.
3, Once it starts to record, it would show a timer on the upper left corner.
4, Check and change the save path: “File→Save Setting→Path”.
FAQ
1. Why it says ‘missing files' during installation or initiator procedure?
Please confirm that in the system there are Microsoft. Net Framework 4.0 and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
runtime.
2. The software works fine, but the software can not recognize the microscope.
Firstly, please make sure that you have connected the microscope to the PC properly and have chosen ‘USB
camera' on the microscope monitor. Secondly, if there is still no image, please check the ‘Device Manager' of
your PC, delete the previous USB camera from “image devices”, then rescan device changes. Let the system
identifies again. After its done, in the ‘Imaging devices' there should have shown the current USB camera
device name, which is “USB Camera”. Then reboot the software.
3. Why there is a measurement error? In order to get a more precise measure result, you would need a more
precise calibration. And when you apply a calibrator to measure a length, you need to keep the magnification
still, which means you need to keep the object distance still as when you set the calibration.
4. Why the microscope can’t be switch on ？Please connect the microscope properly as pic 4, and make
sure it has stable and strong 5V 2A power supply. If it doesn’t work, pin the reset hole at the back side of the