Celestron 44308 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MODEL #44308

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A. IN THE BOX
1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Celestron Handheld Digital Microscope Pro with a 5MP sensor and professional stand. Your
microscope is a precision optical instrument, made of the highest quality materials to ensure durability and long life. It is
designed to give you a lifetime of pleasure with a minimal amount of maintenance.
Before attempting to use your microscope, please read
through the instructions and reference the diagrams
below. Familiarizing yourself with the many features of
the Handheld Digital Microscope Pro will go a long way
to making your experience an enjoyable one.
The Handheld Digital Microscope Pro provides low
powers from 20x up to 200x and connects to your
Macintosh or Windows PC via USB 2.0. (NOTE:
Depending on the size of your monitor, you may be
able to attain 800x magnification) This microscope is
a low magnification power microscope, mainly suited
for examining specimens like coins, stamps, rocks,
electronics, insects, and other 3D objects. Specimens
on slides can be viewed, but this microscope is not ideal
for this purpose. You can see some of our biological
microscopes more suited to this type of viewing at www.
celestron.com.
The Celestron Handheld Digital Microscope Pro does
not use an eyepiece like a traditional microscope.
Instead, the camera sensor “sees” the specimen with
10x magnification, and the image is displayed on the
computer screen. This makes viewing fun, cuts down
on eye and neck strain, and allows for easy sharing with
others. You can hold the microscope in your hand while
observing large surfaces away from a normal lab setting,
or use the included professional stand for more precise,
hands-free viewing. Recording still images and video
is a snap. You can save, transfer, and share your image
files quickly and easily with the included Celestron Micro
CapturePro software.
Take some time to read the simple care, maintenance
tips in this manual to ensure that your Handheld Digital
Microscope Pro provides you with years of quality
performance.
Microscope (1) Professional Stand (1) Quick Setup Guide (1)
CD (1) Calibration Ruler (1)
QUICK START GUIDE
MODE L #44308

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B. PARTS
NO. FUNCTION
1. Lock Wheel
2. Height Adjustment Wheel
3. Focus Wheel
4. Height Adjustment Lock Nut
5. Microscope Holder lock Nut
6. Shaft Connection Lock Collar
7. Shutter Button
8. Illuminator Adjustment Wheel
9. USB Plug
10. Stage Base
11. Support Shaft

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C. SPECIFICATIONS
SKU 44308
Camera sensor size 5 MP (mega pixels)
Stand Professional stand with adjustable height
Lens 5 element IR cut , high quality GLASS /EFL(Equivalent Focal Length): 15.8 mm /FOV: 13.0”
Focuser range 10 mm to infinity
Illuminator Upper ring- 8 bright white adjustable LEDS (adjuster on cord)
Magnification 20x to 200x
Shutter trigger On cord – limits image shake
Still Image resolution 5 MP, 3 MP, 1.3 MP, VGA (12 MP with interpolation*)
Video resolution VGA, 30fps
Computer interface 2.0 USB
Software Celestron Micro CapturePRO (with measuring and note taking features)
Operating systems supported Windows: Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Mac: OSX 10.6/10.7
Software languages (12) English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish,
Japanese, Korean and Chinese
Minimum system requirements 512MB RAM/ 64M Video Memory/ Open USB port/ CD-ROM Drive
Dimensions Microscope: 110x35 mm (4.33”x1.38”)
Stand: 175x140x110 mm (6.90”x5.51”x4.33”)
Weight 2 lbs. ( 907 grams) {including base and packaging}
*Interpolation refers to software adding pixels to an image to artificially make the image larger. This can be beneficial
when printing in larger formats.
2. SETUP
A. ASSEMBLE THE MICROSCOPE STAND
+
Carefully remove all components from the box.
+
Slide the Shaft Connection Lock Collar (6) onto the Support Shaft (11).
+
Attach the Shaft Connection Lock Collar (6) to base threads and tighten.
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6.
Mac: OSX 10.6 - 10.8

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B. ATTACH MICROSCOPE
+Insert the microscope in the Microscope Holder
and tighten the Lock Nut (5) to secure it in place.
5.
C. INSTALL SOFTWARE—WINDOWS
+Insert the Micro CapturePro CD into CD-ROM Drive.
The following interface will display automatically:
+Click the “Install Capture Pro” button and follow the Setup
Wizard as it guides you through the installation
D. INSTALL SOFTWARE—MACINTOSH
+
Open the MAC folder on the included CD and install following
on-screen prompts
NOTE: The software interface is the same as the PC version, but will look slightly different.

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A. CONNECTING
+Connect the microscope to your computer via the USB
2.0 cable.
+Click on the Micro CapturePro desktop icon
to launch the software.
+Your microscope should automatically connect and begin
streaming images.
NOTE: If the microscope is not connected to the USB port, the following error message
will be displayed: “No device detected. Please connect your microscope directly
to an open USB port.”
B. FOCUSING
+Now, rotate the Focus Wheel (3) to set the fine focus.
3. USING YOUR MICROSCOPE
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4.
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+Turn the Height Adjustment Wheel (2) to set the coarse focus. +To focus on an image using the included stand:
+Adjust the height of the carriage holding the microscope.
+Tighten the Carriage Height Adjustment Lock Nut (4) to
hold in place.
+Once satisfied with the position, tighten the Lock Wheel
(1), securing the carriage in place.