Carson zPix MM-740 Instruction Manual

zPix MM-740

Digital Microscope

Instruction Manual

Carson Optical

35 Gilpin Avenue, Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788-4723

Toll-free: 1-800-967-8427

Phone [phone] | Fax [phone]

[e-mail]

www.carsonoptical.com

Table of Contents

Introduction
Features
Minimum System Requirements
For Windows® based PC
For Mac OSX® based PC
Package Contents
Parts and Control Location
Operation
Initialize the product
Using the zPix

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Windows

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Taking a Picture
Recording a Video
Mac OS Based PC’s

Specications
Optical Specications

Power Ratings
Physical Property
Care and Storage
Warnings

Introduction

Features

The zPix® Digital Microscopeis a battery free
device to use with a computer via a USB port. Its
objective is a 5x zoom lens enabling specimen to be
viewed at 36x - 176x on a 21” monitor. Snapshots
can be taken by simply pressing the Shutter Button
on the product.
Video recording is also available.

* Shutter Button is not supported in Mac OSX

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Minimum System Requirements

For Windows® based PC

1.8 GHz Intel® / AMD Processor
256 mb RAM
USB Version 2.0
CD ROM drive
Free hard disk space of 10MB
Windows® XP SP2 or above, Windows Vista

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(32bit or 64bit) and Windows®7 (32bit or 64bit)

For Mac OSX® based PC*
Power PC® G3, G4, G5 or Intel®-based processsor
256 mb RAM
USB Version 2.0
CD ROM drive
Free hard disk space of 10MB
Mac OSX® version 10.4.9 or above
QuickTime® 6.5.1 or above

* Application for Mac OS based PC is unavailable. You may use any of your

applications which support the viewing of a USB Video Class Device.

Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are either registered trademarks or trademarks

of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Apple, Mac OSX and Quicktime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and

other countries.

Package Contents

1. Digital Microscope - 1 set

2. Digital ViewerTM (for Windows® only)
and Manual CD - (1 pc.)

3. Instruction Manual

4. Blank Specimen Slide - (3 pcs.)

5. Prepared Slide with Cotton Swatch - (1 pc.)

6. Tweezers - (1 pair)

7. Dropper (1pc.)

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