Optoma DC552 User manual

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Document Camera
User manual
DC552/DC556

• Welcome:
Thanks for purchasing this product. Please read the instructions carefully before using this
product.
• FCC Compliance Statement (Class A):
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer-
ence received; including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement :
This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
• European Community Compliance Statement (Class A):
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may
cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take
adequate measures.
The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates this product should
not be placed in municipal waste. Instead, you need to dispose of the
waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for
the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

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Warning
1. Do not look directly at the
LED light source,which may
cause retinal damage.
2. Carry the product by holding the lower part of the main unit in both
hands. Never hold the product by the arm or the camera head only.
3. The camera can be damaged if it hits a desk surface or any hard
object.
4. Never turn the arm in the opposite direction.

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Preparing the Document Camera
»Knowing the Document Camera Parts
Camera Head
LED Lamp
Control Panel
Audio Output Port
Audio Input Port
SD Card Slot
RS232 Port
Anti-theft Slot
Remote Control Signal Receiver
DC 5V Power Socket
USB Port
VGA Output Port
HDMI Output Port
Speaker
VGA Input Port
HDMI Input Port
Microphone
USB Port (For USB Flash Drive)
Remote Control Signal Receiver
Carrying Handle
90°
Carrying Handle
Slide out the handle out to
carry the Document Camera.

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»Control Panel
Button Function
Power on/off
Invert image 180°
"Freeze" the current image or
"Pause" the clip while playing
video
Capture a still image
Show or hide Menu
Direction button
Zoom out
Zoom in
One-time auto focus
Button Function
Pass the signal from PC
Show/hide brightness adjustment
bar.
Turn on/off the LED lamp and
adjust the brightness.
Record a video clip
Enter playback mode to display
recorded still images and video
clips
Output switch
HDMI
FREEZE
FLIPLAMP
BRIGHTNESS
PASS
THROUGH
RECORDING SNAP AUTO FOCUS
ZOOM
POWER
VGA
OUTPUT
PLAYBACK MENU

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»Remote Control
Button Function
Brightness hotkey
Power on / off
Freeze current image.
*Pause the clip while playing
videos
Show or hide on-screen icons
To show or hide OSD menu
Playback mode t o display
recorded pictures and video clips
Invert image 180°
Select and adjust
Record a video clip
Capture a still image
/ Zoom out / Zoom in
One-shot auto focus
/ Use the level bar to adjust the
focus manually
2X or 4X digital zoom
Highlight function on / off
Mask function on / off
Macro / Normal switch
Infrared remote control can only be used in proximity to the unit.
Remove the battery cover and load the batteries into the battery compartment cor-
rectly according to the “+” and “-” symbols.
Be sure to use two AAA batteries. Do not use new and old batteries or different bat-
tery types together.
Button Function
Adjust highlighted / masked area
size
Set color for highlighted / masked
area
Increase / decrease the sound
volume.
Picture in Picture function on / off
*For displaying a still image as
an insert while displaying another
image.

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»Setting up
• Camera Head
Roll the lens rotator to rotate image
90°.
90°
• Illumination Lamp
If you are in a dark environment, please turn
the LED lamp on to get better exposure.
1.Press the LED lamp button ( ) on the
base to turn on/off the LED lamp.
2.Adjust the brightness by pressing the
lamp button ( )

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»Basic Operation
• Menu options in Preview Mode
Name Icon Option Description
Brightness -Use the Right / Left buttons to make
the image brighter / darker
Effect
Graphic To improve the tint of color-based
Text
The function is designed especially for
text-based documents to which can
be enhanced white and black subjects
such as characters and lines.
B&W
To output a black & white camera
image.To make the image easier to
view,select this when shooting black &
white documents etc.
Negative To output a negative image.
White Balance
Auto
Fluorescent
Tungsten
Custom
Quick Zoom 2X / 4X Set the quick zoom to 2X or 4X.
Macro
Normal Select standard mode for focus
Macro /
Microscope
Select Macro/Microscope mode to
take close-ups or while connecting to
a microscope.
Image Size 0.8M / 2M / 5M /8M
/13M
Select the desired still image
resolution.
Video Mode
High Quality
Select the desired video quality.
High Frame Rate
There are various modes (Auto,
Flurescent, Tungsten and Custom)
for users to choose and fit in different
surroundings.

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Setting
Beep On / Off
Flicker 50Hz / 60Hz the frequency standard of your local
power supply.
USB Connection
Disk Select “Disk” to enter Mass storage
Mode
PC cam Select “PC Cam“ to enter PC Cam
Mode
Off Disable USB function
HDMI Out
DC552:
720P / 1080P
DC556:
720P / 1080P / 4K
Select output resolution
VGA Out XGA / UXGA / 720P /
WXGA Select output resolution
Language -Allows you select the language used
for OSD
Clock - Set date and time
Format No / Yes
Format the storage medium. Note that
gone.
Reset default No / Yes Restore factory defaults. Note that
your current settings will disappear.
• Menu options in Playback Mode
Function Icon Option Description
File Info -time , size
and the length of recording.
Slide show On / Off Start a slide show with selected
interval time.
Volume -Use the Right / Left buttons to adjust
volume
Delete one Yes / No
Delete all Yes / No
Enable / disable beep sound
Delete all images stored in the
memory.

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• Adjusting the brightness
1. Press BRIGHTNESS button on the control panel ( ) or remote
control ( ).
2. Use ( or ) buttons to increase or decrease the brighness level.
• Zoom Function
1. Use the Zoom button ( / ) to zoom in or zoom out the screen.
• Adjusting the focus
• Automatic focus
Press AF button ( ) to do a one-time auto focus.
This function provides a one-shot auto focus.
• Manual focus
Use the manual focus buttons ( / ) on remote control to
• Anti-glare
Anti-glare sheet is a transparent plastic that is overlaid on top of shiny
object or glossy surface to reduce the glare.
To use, simply place the anti-glare sheet on top of shiny object to
glossy surface such as magazines to reduce light reflection.

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• Recording a video clip / Taking a still picture
1. Set the capture or record resolution.
2. Choose the focus mode according to distance to object:
Normal mode for 3cm to ∞ @1X ; 30cm to ∞@17X.
Macro mode ( ) or ( )( ) for 3cm to ∞. Use the Zoom button ( / )
to zoom in or zoom from the screen.
3. Press the Recording button ( ) to start recording and press it again to stop
recording
Output Switch Resolution Setting Recording resolution Model
VGA
XGA 1024 x 768
DC552 / DC556
UXGA
720P 1280 x 720
WXGA 1280 x 800
HDMI
720P 1280 x 720 DC552 / DC556
1080P 1920 x 1080
4K 1920 x 1080 DC556
4. Press the Snap button ( ) to take a still picture.
• Playback
1. Press PLAYBACK button ( )
2. The last recorded picture or video clip will play.
3.
•Inserting and Ejecting a SD / SDHC card (Not supplied)
1. Insert a memory card (SD/SDHC) into the SD slot on the document camera.
•Inserting a USB flash drive (Not supplied)
1. Insert a USB flash drive into the USB port on the document camera.
2. When USB the flash drive is inserted successfully, the icon ( ) will appear on
screen and the internal memory or memory card will become inaccessible.
2. When the card is inserted successfully, the icon ( ) will appear on screen and
the internal memory will become inaccessible.
3. To remove the card, push the card to release it and then pull it out gently.
When using a new memory card or USB flash drive, you are recommended to format it with
the device. Do not turn off the device while formatting the SD card or USB flash drive.
Even if your memory card or USB flash drive has been formatted on other devices, you may
have to reformat it with the device.
If no external storage devices are connected, all files will be saved in the built-in memory.

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Making the Connections
System Diagram
Step 1 / Plugging in the Power Outlet
Use power adapter to connect DC IN connector on the product to a standard 100V~240V AC
power outlet.
Step 2 / Output Resolution and Aspect Ratio.
Various output resolutions are available depending on the output and aspect ratio setting.
Please refer to the table listed below :
Output Aspect-Ratio Resolution Vertical Frequency Model
VGA
4:3 1024 x 768
50 / 60 Hz DC552 / DC556
1600 x 1200
16:9 1280 x 720
1280 x 800
HDMI 16:9
1280 x 720 50 / 60 Hz DC552 / DC556
1920 x 1080
3840 x 2160 30 Hz DC556
*Document camera will downgrade the output resolution automatically when the connected display
DC
VGA IN
HDMI IN USB DISK
USB DISK
HDMI IN
VGA IN
SD Card
RS 232
The type of power adapter is depends on your country / region.
device doesn’t support such higher resolution.

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Step 3 / Connecting with Components
Product
Port Cable Display Device Port PC Port
VGA
RGB OUT-
PUT RGB INPUT
RGB
INPUT
RGB
OUTPUT
HDMI
HDMI
OUT HDMI-INPUT
HDMI
IN
HDMI-
OUTPUT
USB TYPE B
Port TYPE A Port TYPE A Port
• Connect via VGA OUTPUT
To display images, you can use VGA cable to connect to your television’s RGB
• Connect via HDMI OUTPUT
To display images, you can use HDMI cable to connect to your HD monitor’s HDMI
port via the HDMI OUT connector.
port via the VGA OUT connector.

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• Copying to your computer
Please notice that the video clips are recorded in MOV format and are
compiled as CLIPxxxx.mov (xxxx are four serial numbers).
Before viewing these videos on your PC, you may need to install
some media programs.
1.Turn on the document camera.
2.Connect the product to your computer with USB cable.
3.Press MENU ( ) → select “USB Connect“ → choose “Disk“.
The built-in memory or external memory will be detected.
Then, You can view the image data on a SD card on the PC’s
viewer software or simply cut/copy and paste the file to your PC.
• Using product as a PC cam
1.Connect the product to your computer.
Turn on your computer, then connect the accessory USB cable to
the USB port of your computer.
Make sure the connector and the port are aligned correctly.
Switch to PC Cam mode.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to the main unit.
Power on press MENU ( ) → Setting → select USB Connect →
select PC Cam ( ) and press OK button to confirm.
2.Launch PC Camera
After the product is correctly connected to and detected by your
PC, you are ready to use PC Camera function.
• Connect via USB
Press MENU ( ) button → select "USB Connect".
Choose "Disk" to connect mass storage.
Choose "PC Cam" to use as a PC-Cam.
The USB flash drive can't be read in the disk mode, please insert the USB flash
drive directly to your computer to read the image data.

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•Passthrough Function
To display computer image, press PASSTHROUGH button ( ) on
the control panel.
For laptop to output display mode, use the keyboard command
( Fn + ) to swtich between the display modes. For different
command, please refer to your laptop manual.
The signal is only pass through from VGA IN port to VGA OUT port
or HDMI In port to HDMI Out port on document camera.
Please connect an output device to display the image on computer.
For laptop to output display mode, use the keyboard command ( Fn + ) to
switch between the display modes. For different command, please refer to your
laptop manual.
RGB
VGA IN
HDMI IN USB DISK

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Press the Size button ( ) on the remote control, and use the direction buttons to
adjust the highlighted / masked size.
Press the Color button ( ) on the remote control, and use the direction buttons to
adjust the color of highlighted / masked area.
»Advanced operation
• Highlight function
1. Use the Highlight display to draw attention to a particular section of
the output image.
2.
• Mask function
1. You can mask a section of the
output image.
2. Press the Mask button ( ) on
the remote control, and use the
direction buttons to move the
masked area.
• PIP (Picture in Picture) function
1. Press the PIP button ( ) to display
an around quarter-size still image on a
live display.
2. Use the left or right button to move the
still image to the top left and bottom left.
3. Use the up / down button to change
the shift between still images.
Press the Highlight button ( ) on the remote control, and use the
direction buttons to move the highlighted area.

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4. Mount the microscope adapter onto the Lens.
5. Switch the focus mode to Macro. Press MENU ( )--> select Focus
( ) -->select Macro or press Macro button ( )( ) on remote
controller.
6. Connect the lens with microscope adapter to the microscope.
• Connect to a microscope
Connect to a microscope enables you to examine microscopic objects
on a big screen.
1. Adjust the microscope and focus objects.
2. Choose an appropriate microscope adapter.
3. Microscope adapter accessories are applicable to Ø28mm,Ø31mm,
Ø33mm, and Ø34mm eyepieces.
For eyepieces of about Ø33mm and Ø34mm, only a microscope adaptor with Ø28 or
Ø34mm label should be installed.
For aØ28mm eyepiece, insert the Ø28mm adapter into the microscope adapter.
For a Ø31mm eyepiece, insert the Ø31mm adapter into the microscope adapter.
Ø33 Ø34 mm Ø33 Ø34 mm Ø33 Ø34 mm
Ø28 mm Ø31 mm
If the image is not clear, please adjust the focus of microcope.
Press the AF button ( ) or use the manual focus button on remote control to
fine-tune the focus.

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3. Fold the camera head
and arms in the way shown
»Storing
HDMI
ZOOM
POWER
VGA
OUTPUT
2. Unplug the AC adapter from
the wall outlet. Disconnect the
AC Adapter and all cables.
1. Power off the product by long pressing below button.

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»Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
Cannot power on
normally.
The AC adapter is not
correctly connected to the
wall outlet or the document
camera.
Re-connect one end of the AC adapter
to the document camera and the other
end to a wall outlet.
Cannot take pictures
and video clips.
Out of memory. Free some space from the
SD / MMC card or the internal
memory.
Using a “protected” SD card. Set the SD card to be writ-
ten in.
No image output after
connecting.
The document camera is not
correctly connected to the
external device.
Re-connect all related cables with the
external device correctly.
Incorrect input type of display
output device.
Set up correct input type of display
output device.
Incorrect output switch setting
for display device.
Switch output switch to correct mode.
PC pass through button
indicator is on.
Press [ ] pass through button to
turn off the function.
The image is fuzzy. Probably the distance of
object is too close to the lens.
Press AF button to auto focus or adjust
by Manual Focus.
Select Macro mode if the
distance is less 30cm.
The image is reverse. The document is not put in
the recommend working area.
Press [ ] button to adjust the
direction.
The image dose not
move.
Camera image is set to
Freeze [ ].
Press the [ ] button on the control
panel again to un-pause.
Remote control
cannot work.
No power. Replace the AAA batteries in the
remote control.
Object is blocking the remote
control signal receiver of the
product.
Remove obstruction in front of the
product.
The distance of usage is too
far.
Stand closer to the product to use the
remote control.

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Problem Cause Solution
The LCD screen
displays “MEMORY
ERROR” or “CARD
ERROR” message or
memory card cannot
be read.
The format of the memory
card is not compatible with
the document camera.
Format the card.
The memory card is
corrupted.
Replace the memory card with a new
one.
Cannot delete the
pictures and video
clips, and also cannot
memory card.
The lost recordings are saved
in the internal memory.
Cannot view the
video clips on my
computer.
Software is not installed on
the computer.
TV screen does
notdisplay after
connecting the
product to TV.
The product is not correctly
connected to the TV.
Reconnect the product to TV correctly.
Noises occur when
viewing images on
the LCD screen or on
the computer.
match the standard of the
country you are staying.
information, please refer to the “Flicker
Settings” table.
Lock for lost recordings in the
internal memory.
Install the software on your computer.