Meade CaptureView User manual

I. Introduction
Meade CaptureViewis an 8 x 30mm full-featured binocular integrated with a
digital camera that requires no film to take pictures. For best results, please
follow these written operating instructions to capture and download
pictures.
1.Fully functional binoculars.
2.Take pictures and view them on your PC.
3.Transfer pictures to your PC for easy printing, editing, enhancing,
and manipulating.
4.E-mail pictures to your friends and family.
5.LCD display panel indicates capture status for ease in selecting and
performing desired operations.
Important Note:
Failure to remove batteries will result in lost pictures and dead batteries after
several days of CaptureView storage. The batteries will drain even after down-
loading pictures and deleting them from CaptureView's memory.Please re-
move the batteries when not using the camera.
II. How toUse Your Binocular
To enhance your viewing enjoyment, please take a moment to familiarize
yourself with your new binocular:
Adjustment ofEye Relief for Eyeglass Wearers
For best results when viewing an object while wearing eyeglasses, fold down the
rubber eyecups and place them against your glasses.
Adjusting the Eyepieces
The distance between your eyes is usually different than the distance between
another person’s eyes. This distance is known as the interpupillary distance, or
IPD. Adjustment to your IPD is important to the proper use of your CaptureView:
1.Hold CaptureViewup to your face in the normal viewing position, using
both hands to hold each barrel firmly.
2.Pull the barrels apart or push the barrels together until you see a single
circular field with both of your eyes. (Fig. 2)
Operating Instructions
Meade®CaptureViewTM
Integrated Binocular and Digital Camera
(Patent Pending)
1.Diopter Knob (on
underside)
2.Center Focus
Knob
3.Objective Lens
4.Power/ModeBut-
ton
5.Shutter/Select
Button
6.USB Port
7.Eyepiece
8.Camera Lens
9.LCD Screen
10.Battery Compart-
ment Lid
11.Barrel
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WARNING! Never use a Meade®binocular tolook atthe
Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irre-
versible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless,
so there is no warning to the observer that damage has oc-
curred until it is too late. Do not point the binocular at or near
the Sun. Children should always have adult supervision while
observing.
Fig. 1: CaptureView Integrated Digital Camera and Binocular.
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Focusing the Binocular
1.Set the Diopter Knob on underside of CaptureView(see 1, Fig. 1) at its
center point between + and -.
2.Choose an object that is at least 16 feet (5m.) away.
3.Looking with just your left eye, rotate the Center Focus Knob (2, Fig. 1) until
the object you are viewing is in best focus.
4.Looking with just your right eye, rotate the Diopter Knob (1, Fig. 1) until the
object you are viewing is in best focus.
5.Now, looking with both eyes, with a turn of the Center Focus Knob both far
and near objects can easily be brought into focus.
III. How ToUse Your Camera
CaptureViewperforms best under good lighting conditions. It also takes some
practice to get used to high-magnification photography. We suggest that you
take some time to practice capturing and downloading pictures. Depending on
the available light and your distance from the object, captured images may not
appear as bright or centered exactly as viewed through the binoculars.
Fig. 2: Adjustment of Interpupillary Distance (IPD).
Inserting Batteries
1.Lift the battery compartment lid (10,Fig.1) by inserting a fingernail or
similar tool into the lid latch, and gently pulling to the rear and upward
simultaneously.
2.Insert 2 AAA-size batteries into the compartment, noting correct polarity as
illustrated inside the compartment.
Taking Pictures
1.Press the power/mode button (4, Fig. 1) to turn on the camera.
2.Select a picture resolution mode by pressing the power/mode button
repeatedly to reveal the VHI screen for 640x480 high resolution mode and
the LO screen for 320x240 resolution mode. Use the shutter/select button
(5, Fig. 1) to select a mode; a beep will sound to confirm the selection. The
mode selected will show on the LCD. See “Digital Camera Modes” for more
information.
3.Sight on a target through CaptureView.
4.Hold CaptureViewsteady and press the shutter/select button (5, Fig. 1). A
beep sounds to confirm that a picture was taken.
5.The counter in the LCD increases by one.
Self-Timer Mode
The self-timer allows a 10 second delay before taking a picture.
1.Press the power/mode button (4, Fig. 1) to turn on the camera.
2.Select a picture resolution mode by pressing the power/mode button
repeatedly to reveal the VHI screen for 640x480 high resolution mode and
the LO screen for 320x240 resolution mode. Use the shutter/select button
( 5, Fig. 1) to select a mode; a beep will sound to confirm the selection. The
mode selected will show on the LCD. See “Digital Camera Modes” for more
information.
3.Press the power/mode button until the self-timer option displays. It will show
the resolution you chose and a clock. Press the shutter/select button to select
the self-timer mode. The clock and resolution now show on the LCD.
4.Press the shutter/select button. The LCD blinks for 10 seconds.
5.CaptureViewbeeps when the picture has been taken.
6.The counter in the LCD increases by one.
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Erasing/Deleting Pictures
Note that you can always erase the last picture using the E0 1 option or erase all
the pictures using the EAL option. See “Digital Camera Modes.”
When CaptureView’smemory is full, the LCD displays FULL and you are
prevented from taking any more pictures until you have downloaded your
pictures and/or erased pictures using the EAL or E0 1 options.
IV.Digital Camera Modes
Default Setting. You must be at this screen to take pictures. Your
selected resolution displays (bottom left). The picture counter
starts at 000 as shown. Please note that the battery life indicator
(lower right) shows black shading top and bottom when receiving full
power.
Resolution Options
1.High Resolution (640x480) Mode (VHI). CaptureViewwill
store up to 45 images.
2.Low Resolution (320x240) Mode (LO). CaptureViewwill
store up to 100 images.
Before performing any operations with CaptureView, select a resolution option,
VHI or LO:
1.Press the power/mode button (4, Fig. 1) until the desired mode displays in
the LCD.
2.Press the shutter/select button (5, Fig. 1) to select the mode.
After a resolution has been selected, you may choose the self-timer mode. Note:
If you are in VHI resolution, the self-timer mode will also be in VHI resolution, etc.
Other Modes
1. Off screen. Pressing the shutter/select button shuts the camera
off.
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2.Self-Timer Mode with 10 second delay.
3. Erase All Images Mode.
4. Erase Last Picture Mode.
5. PC Connect Mode. Not a selection. This screen only shows when
CaptureView is connected to your PC with the supplied USB
cable.
V. System Requirements
1. Windows 98SE / Windows Me / Windows 2000 / Windows XP.
2. 200MHz (or equivalent) processor or faster.
3. 64MB of SDRAM.
4. Video (VGA) card with 2MB of RAM for minimum 16-bit (High Color)
display.
5. CD-ROM drive.
6. USB port.
7. 600MB of free hard drive space.
If you have questions regarding your PC system specifications, please contact
your PC manufacturer.
VI. Software and Driver Installation
Place the CD (supplied bundled with your CaptureView) into the CD-ROM drive
(see System Requirements). The start screen will come up automatically. If your
PC does not autoplay CD-ROMs, click on “Demo32.exe” in the CD’s directory.
Software Installation
Click on "Install Software" and follow the prompts on your screen. When the
picture download/editing program installation is complete, you will then be
returned to the installation start screen.
Driver Installation
A software driver is required for your PC to recognize the CaptureView camera.
Please install the driver before connecting the CaptureView to your PC.
Click on “Install Driver” on the software installation start screen and follow the
prompts. The driver loaded is called ScopeCam, which is how you will find your
CaptureView camera listed within the image download/editing program. When
prompted, restart your computer.
When Windows loads, connect CaptureView to the computer’s USB port as
depicted in Fig. 3.
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Fig. 3: Connecting CaptureView to a PC.
Important Note Regarding Device Driver Installation
Depending upon the device drivers that are already installed on your computer
system, the CaptureView driver installation just outlined may not be recognized
correctly by Windows the first time you connect the camera. If this occurs, it is
easily remedied by performing the following in response to the questions
Windows will ask you:
1. After connecting the CaptureView to your PC for the first time, Windows
asks you to insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Please insert
the CD and click the OK button.
2. Windows will tell you it needs to find some files. Windows first asks for a
system file (filename.sys). Click the Browse. . . button.
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3. If necessary, navigate to your CD drive, open the Driver folder and then
click the Open button. (Please notice that Windows may already be in this
folder. The needed files are all located in the D:\Driver folder. Most CD
drives are assigned as drive D. Please substitute your CD drive letter for D
as appropriate for your CD drive.)
4. Click the OK button in the next window.
5. Windows again asks for the installation disk. Click the OK button.
6. Windows is now looking for another system file. Repeat steps 2-4.
7. Windows is now looking for an initialization file (filename.ini). Repeat steps
2-4.
With the software and driver loaded, your computer rebooted and the
CaptureView connected to your PC, you are now ready to run the Ulead®Photo
ExpressTM software to download and share images.
Ulead Photo Express allows you to capture, print, and e-mail images, and create
custom cards, messages, and greetings. You will find the CaptureView camera
listed as ScopeCam within the software program. Refer to the manual loaded on
your hard drive (Start\Programs\Ulead Photo Express) and the on-screen Help
menu for more information about the program. Note: For best image viewing, set
your PC monitor to 16-bit or 24-bit color.
Ulead Photo Express is a proprietary program, and may not be sold, licensed or
distributed without the express written consent of Ulead. For more information about
Ulead Photo Express you may visit the Ulead website at www.ulead.com/pe.
Troubleshooting
It is very important to use the following connection and disconnection
procedures to download pictures.
1. Only connect CaptureView to your PC when the PC is on and Windows has
completed loading.
2. Your CaptureView camera and PC must be connected before running the
software program.
3. Avoid connecting, disconnecting and reconnecting the camera. If you have
downloaded pictures and disconnected the camera, please reboot before
reconnecting.
4. Always disconnect CaptureView before shutting down the PC.
If CaptureView is unexpectedly not recognized by the software program, close
the program, disconnect the camera and reboot your PC. Only connect and
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disconnect your CaptureView using the procedure outlined in this section.
VII. Maintenance
Operating Environment: 41° to 104° F (5° to 40° C). 20%-85% relative humidity,
non-condensing.
Care of your CaptureView
1. Never immerse CaptureView into any fluid or liquid. Remove dust or stains
with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. Keep in a dry
and cool dust-free environment or a container when it is NOT used.
2. Take the batteries out when CaptureView is NOT to be used over a long
period.
3. Avoid dropping the CaptureView. Do not disassemble CaptureView.
4. Download pictures to your PC before removing the batteries.
Note: After taking out the batteries, power to the CaptureView will be main-
tained for 90 seconds. Batteries must be replaced within 90 seconds to avoid
loss of pictures. Be sure the CaptureView is off before changing the batteries.
VIII. Specifications
Binocular Power ................................................................................................ 8X
Binocular Objective Lens Diameter ............................................................. 30mm
Binocular Optical Design ....................................................... Folding Roof Prism
Binocular Close Focus .................................................................................... 16 ft.
Angle of View (Camera / Binocular) ...................................................... 6.0° / 5.8°
Binocular Field of View ........................................................ 331.4 ft. at 1000 yds.
Image Capture Resolution .................................................. 640 x 480 / 320 x 240
Camera Aperture......................................................................... f/5.6; Fixed Lens
Camera Optimum Range ............................................................ 32.8 ft. to Infinity
35mm Lens Equivalent ............................................................................... 400mm
Memory .............................................................................................. 8MB SDRAM
Operating System Requirements ............................ Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP
Interface Type.................................................................................................. USB
Weight ......................................................................................................... 12.9 oz.
Product Dimensions ................................................................... 5.6" x 3.8" x 1.9"
Battery (user supplied) ...................................................... Two AAA 1.5V Alkaline
MEADE BINOCULAR/DIGITAL CAMERA LIMITED WARRANTY
Every Meade binocular/digital camera is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporation (“Meade”) to be free
of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the
U.S.A. and Canada. At its option, Meade will repair or replace the product, or part thereof, found upon
inspection by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part or product is returned to Meade, freight
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Meade products purchased outside North America are not included in this warranty, but are covered under
separate warranties issued by Meade International Distributors.
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Meade Instruments Corporation,
Attn: Binocular/Digital Camera Repair
6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 92618
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