Zoomax Capture User manual

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ZoomaxTM Capture
Video Magnifier
User Manual
V1.1

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Contents
Description................................................................................3
Accessories...............................................................................3
Compositions........................................................................... 4
Operation................................................................................... 5
Battery installation................................................................................................................................5
Charging the battery............................................................................................................................ 6
Install short strap.................................................................................................................................. 6
Turn on/off............................................................................................................................................. 7
Video magnifier mode............................................................ 7
Adjust Magnification............................................................................................................................. 7
Change display mode.......................................................................................................................... 8
Freeze.................................................................................................................................................... 9
Writing stand....................................................................................................................................... 10
Turn on/off button beeps................................................................................................................... 10
Turn on/off camera light.................................................................................................................... 10
Adjust brightness................................................................................................................................11
Threshold value (or Font weight) adjustment.................................................................................11
Connecting to a TV............................................................................................................................ 12
Power saving function....................................................................................................................... 12
Setting memory function................................................................................................................... 12
Replay mode...........................................................................13
Basic information................................................................................................................................13
Switch/Browse pictures..................................................................................................................... 13
Lock/ Unlock........................................................................................................................................ 13
Delete................................................................................................................................................... 14
Full screen display............................................................................................................................. 14
Troubleshooting.....................................................................16
Safety........................................................................................17
Specifications.........................................................................18

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Description
ZoomaxTM Capture is a lightweight handheld electronic magnifier with a
large 4.3” widescreen LCD display. It provides magnification from 2X up
to16X, 10 contrast modes, as well as the ability to capture and store image.
Besides, it features modern design with power saving function.
Accessories
ZoomaxTM Capture package contains the followings :
Video Magnifier Short strap User manual
Video cable Protective case AC power adapter
Rechargeable lithium
battery

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Compositions:
Replay button
The Wheel
Indicator light
4.3” widescreen LCD screen
Delete button
Camera
Battery
slot
Power button
Freeze button
Mode/ Confirmation
Arrow button
Writing stand

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Operation
Battery installation
Install the battery as follows:
1. Turn the unit so that the back is facing up
2. Press and slide open the battery cover
3. Insert the battery
4. Place back the cover and slide it into the closed position
USB port AV-OUT port Cord slot

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Charging the battery
-The battery should be charged prior to using the Capture for the first time.
- Connect the power adapter to the unit USB port, and then insert the other
end of the power adapter into power outlet. The power indicator will be red
during charging.
- When the battery is fully charged, the LED indicator will turn off.
- During operation, if the battery indicato
r
on the screen has no bars
and flashes, the battery is low, and you need to recharge it.
- Charging the battery takes about 4 hours, and a fully charged battery will
last for approximately 3.5 hours. Please take an extra battery in case of
usage emergency if you go far away.
Install Short strap
-Insert the small loop on the end of the strap into the pin in the cord slot as
shown.
- Pull the other end of the strap through the loop and tighten as shown.

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Turn on/off
-Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds to turn on (as shown in
diagram), and the green power indicator will be on and the unit will enter into
video magnifier mode directly.
- Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds to turn off the unit and the
green indicator will be off at the same time.
-To save power, the unit will turn off automatically after 3 minutes of
inactivity.
Video magnifier mode
Adjust Magnification
-Rotate the Wheel clockwise to zoom in, and rotate it counterclockwise to
zoom out.
Flat on paper: 3.6x to 16x magnification
Lift over material: 2x-10x magnification
Lifting the unit off the material will decrease the size of the viewed
material. And you can get increased magnification of the viewed material if
The wheel
Power button

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you connect the unit to a TV screen.
Change display mode
There are 2 modes for selection:
1. Normal mode
Press the Mode button to cycle through the following modes:
- Full color mode
- Grey mode
- High contrast white text on black background
- High contrast black text on white background
- High contrast white text on blue background
- High contrast blue text on white background
- High contrast yellow text on black background
- High contrast black text on yellow background
- High contrast blue text on yellow background
- High contrast yellow text on blue background
2. Favorite mode
In favorite mode, press the mode button to cycle through 3 basic modes: full
color, your favorite contrast color and the reverse (such as white on blue &
blue on white). It’s simpler in operation.
1）To enter into favorite mode, firstly choose your favorite contrast color in
normal mode, then press and hold “mode” button for 2 seconds until the
BEEP goes.
NOTE: If the unit enters into Favorite mode from full color mode or grey
mode, then the switch would be among full color, white on black and black
on white.
Press mode button

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2）To exit, press and hold “mode” button for 2 seconds until the BEEP goes;
3）If you turn off the unit during Favorite mode, it will memorize the settings
and enter into Favorite mode automatically at next power on.
Freeze
Use Freeze button to capture images and letters
- Put the unit over the object or material
- Press Freeze button
- Take the unit closer to have a carefully look at the object
- Press Freeze button again to release.
After pressing freeze button：
1. The system will save the picture after pressing freeze button, you can
review it by “replay” button
2. Magnify or minify images by rotating the “wheel” clockwise or
counterclockwise.
3. Switch contrast modes by Mode button
4. Press arrow buttons to move the pictures (there are icon of magnifying
/minifying).When a yellow line appears on one edge of the screen, it
means you have reached to the edge of the image and can’t move further
(when minifying icon disappears, it means the smallest picture, can’t get
minified further).
Freeze button

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Writing stand
-Open the writing stand.
-Write underneath the right side of the camera.
Turn on/off button beeps
In default, the button sound is mute.
To turn it on, press and hold “delete” button for 3 seconds until BEEP goes
twice.
To turn it off, press and hold “delete” button for 3 seconds until BEEP goes
once.
Turn on/off camera light
The camera light is on in default.
Long pressing delete button
Long press mode button

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To turn light off, press and hold “mode” button for 5 seconds until BEEP goes
TWICE (keep holding if you just heard one beep).
To turn light ON, press and hold “mode” button for 5 seconds until BEEP
goes TWICE (keep holding if you just heard one beep).
Adjust brightness
Long-press “Replay” button for 3 seconds to enter into brightness
adjustment. A brightness bar shows, then press arrow key “UP” or “Right” to
increase brightness and “Down” or “left” to decrease it. Press “Mode” to
confirm the brightness and exit. Under this setting, if no key operation for
over 5 seconds, it will exit automatically.
Threshold value (or Font weight) adjustment
When reading materials of different type of papers, font weight may need to
be adjusted to get a better result. The operation is as follows:
1. Under “video magnifier mode”, press and hold left arrow button for 3
seconds to enter into the adjustment. A progress bar appears on screen.
2. B
y
rotatin
g
the wheel clockwise or counterclockwise to
g
et
y
our preferred
performance, then press “mode/confirmation”button to exit.
Note1: if no operation for over 5 seconds, the bar disappears and it exits
automatically.
Note2: the value is not the higher the better. Shadow around the screen
increases as the value goes high. So set the value at an appropriate level.
Note3: adjustment will be saved. At the next power on, it adopts the
previous settings automatically.

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Connecting to a TV
Plug the AV cable packaged with the unit to your TV video input.
-After connection completed, the LCD screen will turn off automatically.
-To select the appropriate TV standard, press and hold the Freeze button for
3 seconds.
-Use “▲”/“▼” to choose PAL or NTSC, then press the mode button to
confirm your selection. If all correct, the image shall be shown on TV.
- Once your selection confirmed, it will become the default TV standard of
the unit next time. No need to set it again.
- After unplugging the AV cable, the unit will automatically return to LCD
screen of the unit without any other operation.
Power saving function
（1）Under magnifier mode, the unit will turn off automatically if no operation
for over 3 minutes.
（2）When charging (connect to power supply through power adapter), it will
switch to outside power supply automatically while charging the battery at
thesametime.
Setting memory function
The unit will memorize automatically the most recent settings (e.g. color
mode, magnification, video output format, button beeps, brightness ，and
threshold) and use them in the next power on.

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Replay mode
Press Replay button to enter into replay mode. Three pictures will
appear on the screen, press Replay button again to return to video magnifier
mode.
At most 100 pictures can be saved. The system will delete automatically
the oldest unlocked picture when saved pictures number is over 100.
Basic information
Switch/Browse pictures
Press ▲/▼button to switch between pictures. i.e. to review previous one or
next one.
Tips: to quicken the browsing, press ◀/▶button to switch screen, should
your desired picture is not shown on present screen display.
Lock/ Unlock
Press Freeze to lock/unlock pictures. 90 pictures can be locked. Locked
pictures can’t be deleted, which is very helpful in picture organization.
Current selected picture
This picture is locked First picture of 15 pictures
You have gone to
the to
p
Next
p
icture
Current selected picture
Current selected picture
This picture is unlocked 6th of 6 pictures
Current selected picture
Go to the bottom
Previous picture

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Locked pictures will be moved to the front position of all pictures
automatically. So the picture sequence will change if you perform this
operation. For example,
To lock one picture, it will move to the front position or behind the last locked
picture.
To unlock one picture, it will move to the position behind the last locked
picture and the first unlocked one.
Delete
“Press Again To Delete” will appear after pressing “delete” button, and press
Delete button again to delete or press other buttons to neglect this operation.
Full screen display
Select one picture and press confirmation button, it will display in full screen.
1. Zoom in/Zoom out
Zoom in/out through the Wheel, you can’t zoom in/out further if the
picture is already the largest.
A magnifying or minifying icon will appear on right lower corner after you
zoom in your picture.
2. Moving
Press ▲/▼and ◀/▶button to move the magnifying pictures. And a
yellow line will appear on screen if you have already move to the edges of
the picture, and you can’t move further at this time.
3. Switch modes
Press confirmation button to switch modes. 10 modes are available.
4. Switch pictures
Press ▲/▼button to switch between each pictures, press ◀/▶button to
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NOTE: You can’t switch/browse pictures unless zooming in/out icon
disappears.
5. Lock/Unlock
Press Freeze button to lock the pictures and unlock the locked ones.
6. Delete
“Press Again To Delete” will appear after pressing “delete” button, and
press Delete button again to delete or press other buttons to neglect this
operation.
7. Return
Press Replay button to return to three-picture screen.

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Troubleshooting
Problems Solutions
Black screen
Ensure that the power is on.
●Change the battery.
●Reduce the magnification level.
●Ensure the image is below the crosshair.
The unit will not turn on. ●Change the battery.
The image on the screen is
dark or distorted.
●Ensure the Video Magnifier is flat on
the page.
Power adapter is connected
but the battery is not charging.
●Ensure the outlet has power and the
plug is fully inserted in the power jack.
Smudges or blemishes on the
screen. ●Clean camera and screen with soft cloth.
Text is too small to read.
Adjust the magnification up to suitable
level.
●Connect to a TV with the supplied cable.
Text is too large to read.
●Adjust the magnification down to suitable
level.
●Lift the unit to decrease the image size.
The unit is connected to a TV,
but no image appears on the
TV screen.
●Ensure the TV is on.
●Check the line is proper and output and
connection correctly to TV.
The screen is frozen or
distorted or any other problem
not mentioned in this manual.
Restart the unit.
●Remove and replace battery.
If your problem is not listed above, please contact your local distributor.

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Safety
To keep your video magnifier in a good condition, please read the following
safety instructions carefully:
- Do not expose your video magnifier to excessive heat or direct sunlight to
avoid the risk of fire.
- Keep your video magnifier away from wet areas, rain, fluids and chemicals.
-Do not use your video magnifier inadequately shielded medical devices.
- Always use your video magnifier in an environment where the temperature
is between 10°C and 40°C (50 and 104F).
- Do not attempt to repair your video magnifier or open its case. This will void
the warranty. Contact your distributor to service this equipment.
- Always unplug your unit before cleaning. Use only a damp, soft, lint-free
cloth. Do not use alcohol solvents or other cleaning agents.
- Use only the supplied power adapter to charge the battery as other
adapters may damage the unit.

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Specifications
1. Magnification: 2x to 16x (optical and digital)
2. Picture storage: up to 100 pictures.
3. Display modes: ten modes (full color, gray, high contrast white on black,
high contrast black on white, high contrast white on blue, high contrast
blue on white, high contrast yellow on black, high contrast black on yellow,
high contrast blue on yellow, high contrast yellow on blue)
4. Focus: Auto focus
5. Screen: 4.3“（109mm）widescreen TFT
6. TV output: PAL/NTSC
7. Power saving mode: the unit will turn off automatically after inactivity for 3
minutes
8. Battery: rechargeable lithium battery
3.5 hours continuous use
9. Battery level indicator：Positive
10. Power adapter: input: 110—240V, output: 5V/1A
11. Charging time: 4 hours
12. Weight: 5.75 ounce (without battery)
13. Accessories: user manual, rechargeable lithium battery, AC power
adapter, short strap, protective case, video output cable
14. Operation and storage conditions:
Humidity<70%
Temperature: 10-40℃