Aven Mighty Scope 5M User manual

Mighty Scope 5M
Instruction Manual
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Features 2
Specifications 2
Contents 2
PC System Requirements 3
Driver Installation Procedure 3
Getting Started 3
Software Installation (PC) 4
Mighty Scope Controls 6
MacroViewer Software 8
Function Key Lists 9
Compare 10
Video Setup 12
Preview picture mode 13
Measuring 14
Software Installation (Mac) 22
MacroViewer Software (Mac) 23
Function Key Lists 24
Compare 25
Video Setup 26
Measuring 27
FAQ 34
Contents

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Mighty Scope 5M Instruction Manual
The Mighty Scope digital microscope provides a
10~200X adjustable magnification range, and the 500X
model provides 500X(fixed) magnification. The built-in
brightness adjustable LEDs provides proper illumination
of the object. The magnified image can be viewed,
captured and recorded directly from the computer screen
with resolutions of: VGA (640x480) | XGA (1024x768)
QXGA (2048x1536) | 5M(2592x1944).
Science Engineering
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Detailed Repair
Assembly
Quality Control
Hobbies
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& much more
Mighty Scope (1)
MicroViewer Software CD (1)
User manual (1)
Stand (1)
Features Applications
Contents
Specifications
Digital Mighty Scope 5.0M |10x-200x
Image SenSor 1/4” Color CMOS
effectIve PIxelS 5.0M (2592x1944)
SIgnal outPut USB 2.0
frameS Per Second
640 x 480: 30fps
1024 x 768 : 30fps
2048 x 1536: 15fps
magnIfIcatIon 10x~200x
gaIn control Auto Gain Control
SnaP Shot mode Hardware & Software controllable
WhIte Balance Automatic
PoWer Source 5VDC through USB port
o/S Windows XP, Vista & 7
PoWer conSumPtIon 260mA (AVG)
led lIght tyPe 6 White LEDs
WorkIng dIStance At 10x, 112mm | At 20x, 42mm
At 30x, 19mm | At 40x, 8.5mm
Digital Mighty Scope 5.0M |10x-200x
Image SenSor 1/4” Color CMOS
effectIve PIxelS 5.0M (2592x1944)
SIgnal outPut USB 2.0
frameS Per Second
640 x 480: 30fps
1024 x 768 : 30fps
2048 x 1536: 15fps
magnIfIcatIon 10x~200x
gaIn control Auto Gain Control
SnaP Shot mode Hardware & Software controllable
WhIte Balance Automatic
PoWer Source 5VDC through USB port
o/S Windows XP, Vista & 7
PoWer conSumPtIon 260mA (AVG)
led lIght tyPe 6 White LEDs
WorkIng dIStance At 10x, 112mm | At 20x, 42mm
At 30x, 19mm | At 40x, 8.5mm

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•Chipset: Pentium 4 3.0GHz CPU or equivalent,
AMD Phenom II or above, Northbridge Intel®
i945GZ or above
•RAM: 1024MB DDR or above
•USB: At least one USB 2.0
•GraphicsCard: 2D/3D with Hardware Transform
and lighting, 512MB VRAM VGA system and at least
16 bit color support
•MonitorResolution: 1280x1024 or above
•o/s:Windows XP SP2 | VISTA | Windows 7
•Direct X 9.0c or above
PC System Requirements
•Chipset:Intel®Core™ 2 Duo or above /
Intel G31 or above
•GraphicsCard:NVIDIA®GeForce® 7 or above
•RAM:1024 DDR2 800MHz or above
•Storagespace:at least 30MB free space
PC System Requirements (Dual Scope)
•Chipset:Intel®Processor
•o/s:Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Mac System Requirements
This device supports “Universal Video Class” driver, so
no additional driver is required. Plug the camera in and
Windows (Windows XP SP2, VISTA, and 7) will install
the driver automatically.
Driver Installation
Stand Assembly
Screw together vertical
pole and base
Assemble the scope’s
2-piece rack and pinion
holder and tighten screw
Getting Started

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Mighty Scope 5M Instruction Manual
1. Insert the software
installation CD into
the CD-ROM drive.
The installation
program will appear
automatically on
your screen. (If the
installation program doesn’t appear, open the
MicroViewer folder and double click AutoRun.exe)
2. Click “Install MicroViewer 5MP” button (Fig.1).
Software Installation (PC)
Connect the scope holder
to the vertical post and
tighten set-screw
Place the Mighty Scope is
the holder and adjust to
desired working distance
FIG. 1
**TheMightyScopemustbeplugged
intothecomputertoopenandrunthe
MicroViewersoftware.TheMicroViewerwill
notrunwithoutaMightyScopeconnected.

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3. Install the MicroViewer 5MP program
and restart the computer.
Software Installation (PC) cont.

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Mighty Scope 5M Instruction Manual
4. Connect the Might Scope to the computer (Fig. 2).
5. Double Click the [MicroViewer 5MP]software, the
start-up screen will show up (Fig. 3).
6. Place the camera on or above the object to be
viewed (Fig. 4).
7. Tilt the digital microscope slightly when viewing
the object in order to get more depth of field to
resemble a 3D image (Fig. 5).
8. The Mighty Scope can be used to get the desired
magnification preferred by the user. The closer the
Mighty Scope is to the object, the larger image will
be and higher magnification (Fig. 6).
9. A clear focused image is obtained by adjusting
the focus knob as well as changing the distance
between the object and the Mighty Scope (Fig. 7).
10. If the image is blurred, adjust the focus knob to the
right end and view the image of the object in lower
magnification first (Fig. 8).
FIG. 3
FIG. 4
FIG. 5
FIG. 6 FIG. 7 FIG. 8
Mighty Scope Controls
FIG. 2

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11. When magnifying an object, adjust the focus
knob slightly to the left or right, depending on the
working distance, until image is clear (Fig. 9).
12. If the object has too much relief or if a higher
magnification is unnecessary, lift the Mighty Scope
a little bit and adjust the focus knob slightly to the
right or left until the image is clear (Fig. 10).
13. LEDs can be adjusted by the light wheel. Turn the
knob to the right to get a brighter light and to the
left to get a dimmer light (Fig. 11).
14. When using high magnification to observe a
specific area of the object, placing the digital
microscope on the stand holder is recommended to
obtain a clearly focused image (Fig. 12).
15. Use snapshot button to capture an image (Fig. 13).
FIG. 9
FIG. 10
FIG. 11
FIG. 12
FIG. 13
Mighty Scope Controls

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Mighty Scope 5M Instruction Manual
1. Double click the [MicroViewer 5MP]icon on your
desktop (Fig. 14).
  •MakesuretheMightyScopeispluggedintothe
USB port.
  •KeyintheSerialNumber(which can be found on
the outside of the CD envelope) or just press the
“Evaluate” button for a 30 day free trial (Fig. 15).
  •”TVCardConguration”windowwillshowupthe
first time, click the “OK” button and double click the
MicroViewer 5MP again (Fig. 16).
2. The MicroViewer 5MP window will show up and you
should see the live image from the Microscope (Fig. 17).
**The MicroViewer 5MP will choose the appropriate video format
automatically by detecting the resolution of the monitor. If the
resolution is 1280x1024 (or above), the default video format is
1024x768. If the resolution is 1024x768(or below), the default
video format is 640x480.
MicroViewer Software
Function Key
Live zone
List bar
FIG. 14
FIG. 15
FIG. 16
FIG. 17

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Zoomin/out
Select the zoom-in and zoom-out
function on a live image or on
captured pictures. The maximum
magnification is 6x. The arrow keys
on the keyboard will move the image.
Shortcutkey:+/-
Play
Playback the last recorded video.
Compare
Compare a live image with a
picture or video, compare two
pictures or compare two live image
from two microscopes
(Please see the Compare Section for
more detail)
Shortcutkey:C
VideoSetup
The setup window.
(Please see the Video Setup Section for
more detail)
Shortcutkey:V
Freeze
Freeze the live image on the screen.
Shortcutkey:F
VideoQuality
Change the video value for
brightness, contrast and saturation.
Saveclipboard
Copy the live image to the clipboard.
Zoomscreen
Click “Zoom screen icon” or
double click the live image, it will
switch to full screen mode.
MicroViewer Menu
Record
Capture a movie.
(Saved as an AVI video file)
Shortcutkey:F4
Snapshot
Take a picture.
(Saved as a BMP file)
Shortcutkey:F3
*The max resolution for software
snapshot is 2048x1536.
Measurement
Measure lines, circles, angles,
rectangles, triangles or radii.
(Please see the Measurement Section for
more detail)
Shortcutkey:M
Poweroff
Close MicroViewer 5MP.
Shortcutkey:X