Summary of VMS-001
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User instructions.
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Z introduction thank you for your choice of our product - it is a high-tech while easy to use digital microscope. With this unit you will see a unique and “bigger” world. It’s easy to zoom in on stamps, coins, paper currency, plants, insects, rocks and minerals, and so much more. We recommend readin...
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Z install the software connecting the microscope to computer!! It is must to connect the microscope to computer before software installation. Insert the driver cd into cd-rom drive and this will automatically display the following interface: 1. Install the driver by clicking install microscope drive...
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A quick look at the digital microscope 1/ remove protective lens cap from microscope before use. 2/ use the focus wheel to adjust focus on the subject. 3/ the snapshot button enables user to capture snapshots by hardware; photo capture by software is discussed later on in this manual. 4/ light contr...
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Z start microscope connect your microscope to your pc usb port, start the software by clicking the icon generated on the desktop after installation and you will see the following screen pop up. 1. When the microscope is disconnected from your pc usb port, the screen will display “no device detected,...
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Z change preview size you can change the preview size by the following operation: note: the size of the photo taken is equivalent to the preview size selected in the options menu/preview size. Z rotate the output image angle you can rotate the output image clockwise and counter-clockwise..
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Z date/time you can display or turn off date/time by the following operation: z language you can choose on screen display language by the following operation:.
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Z skin you can choose to change the appearance of your microcapture screen by the following operation: z full screen 1. You can enter & quit full screen mode by: 1) double-clicking the preview area. 2) clicking the full screen icon: 3) choose full screen mode from menu. When in full screen mode, cli...
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Z preferences major operations under preferences include brightness, contrast, saturation, white balance etc..
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Z capture 1. Photo capture you can take photos by either of the following ways: 1) click the camera button 2) choose capture and then click photo 3) by pressing f11 captured photos are saved automatically and image thumbnails will be available on the right side of the microcapture screen for further...
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2) you can double click the image thumbnail and an independent preview box will pop up as shown below: 2. Save photos you can save photo by right clicking on the thumbnail and then choose save..
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The file can be saved in either jpeg or bmp. The jpeg size in which the photo is saved is the maximum allowed for jpeg. You can choose to decrease the size by adjusting quality. Click the advanced button to view and select jpeg save options. 3. Delete photos by right clicking and then choosing delet...
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Z quit microcapture z tips: you can preset the preview window size, output image angle, language etc by editing an .Ini file named settings at c:\programs\microcapture..
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How to use measurement & calibration function 1 point the microscope onto a target object e.G. A ruler; rotate the focus wheel to get a clear focus. 2 when the focus at the clearest point, take a snapshot 3 watch the calibration at the lower-end of the focus wheel; note down the magnification value ...
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5 input the magnification ratio noted down into the box indicated at the top right corner of the preview window. (please note it is necessary to input the magnification ratio noted down on step3; otherwise the measurement is meaningless.) 6 now you can measure the size of the whole or part of the ob...
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The previous end point to a next point and so on. 3) circle-radius: click , left-click to choose a start point for a circle; draw the circle to an end point, release the mouse, and the radius of the circle will be displayed. 4) circle-diameter: click , left-clicking to choose a start point for a cir...
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6) unit: click , you can choose the unit at which the measured values display. Units available include: pixels / inches / km / mt / mm / cm / micro 7 other operations you can carry out on the photo taken include: 1) : make notes on the photo taken 2) : select font, font style, font size etc 3) : dra...
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Instructions for mac software part i how to install the software open mac folder from the disc and copy microcapture onto your desktop for daily use. Part ii how to use microcapture 1. Plug your microscope into pc usb port. 2. Double click microcapture icon to open the microcapture window. The micro...
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3. Preview at the central window, you can preview the magnified subject. 4. Change preview resolution from options, you can choose the preview resolution. The current resolution will be displayed at the left bottom corner of the preview window. Please note that the preview window size always remains...
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5. Date/time from options, you can turn the date/time on or off. 6. Photo capture you can capture photo by: 1) choosing capture/photo 2) clicking photo capture icon.
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The captured photos will appear as thumbnails on the right side of the preview window. 7. Video capture you can capture video by: 1) choosing capture/video 2) clicking video capture icon note: after clicking on the icon, the video capture icon will turn red to indicate video clip recording. Click th...
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8. Photo & video editing captured photo & video appear as thumbnails on the right side of the preview window. 1) photo double click a photo thumbnail to open in the main preview window you can then carry out operations as you normally do on mac system..
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2) video click a video clip thumbnail, the video will play automatically. 9. Help info by choosing about microcapture, you can get help info from your local agent. 10. Quit microcapture choose quit microcapture as follows, you can quit the software..
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Safety: z the microscope is not waterproof, so keep it dry. Z do not use it in a humid place like bathrooms. A dry environment will maintain its life to maximum. Z use the microscope only at -5℃-50℃. Z sudden temperature change may form dew inside the microscope like entering a warm room in cold win...
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