Optoma DC300i User Manual

DC300i Visualiser

USER MANUAL

Please read this manual carefully before operating the document camera and keep it for reference

PRECAUTIONS

NOTICE: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE

 Use the document camera under the rated electric conditions.  Do not place the document camera on an unstable surface. It may fall causing injury or

damage.

 Do not place this device directly under sunlight or near heaters.  Do not place this device near water.  Keep the camera away from acid or alkali gas.  Do not place this document camera in humid, dusty, windy or vibrant locations.  The recommended operating environment is:

Temperature: 0ºC—45ºC(32ºF-113ºF)

Humidity: less than 75%

 Always unplug BEFORE cleaning the device. Use a damp soft-cloth for cleaning. Do not

use volatile solvent.

 When this equipment functions abnormally, such as smoke, smell, noise, immediately

unplug and call for professional assistance.

 Unplug the document camera when not in use.

USER MANUAL INDEX

1111. INTRODUCTION / WARRANTY ...................................................... 4

2. PARTS IDENTIFICATION ................................................................. 5

3. CONTROL PANEL .............................................................................. 6

4. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS .................................................................... 6

5. CONNECTIONS ................................................................................... 7

5.1. COMPUTER CONNECTION ........................................................................................... 7

5.2. VGA OUTPUT CONNECTION ........................................................................................ 7

6. REMOTE CONTROL ..................................................................... 8/9

7. VISUALISER OR VIDEO MODE……………………………….…9

8. OPERATING THE VISUALISER…………………………………10

9. FEATURES………………………………………………………….11

LIGHT ..................................................................................................................................... 11

ZOOM IN AND ZOOM OUT ................................................................................................ 11

FOCUS ADJUSTMENT ......................................................................................................... 11

BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................. 11

WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ..................................................................................... 12

IMAGE FREEZE .................................................................................................................... 12

IMAGE MIRROR ................................................................................................................... 12

SPLIT SCREEN ...................................................................................................................... 12

IMAGE SAVE ......................................................................................................................... 12

IMAGE RECALL ................................................................................................................... 12

USB IMAGE CAPTURE AND VIDEO RECORDING ......................................................... 13

10. COMMUNICATE WITH COMPUTER ........................................ 13

10.1 COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 13~25

11. SPECIFICATION ............................................................................. 26

12. TROUBLE-SHOOTING: ................................................................ 27

13. PACKING LIST ................................................................................ 28

1. INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing this product, with sensible use it will give years of faithful service.

Like many of us, referring to the user manual is often a last resort so we recommend you make an electronic copy and a hard copy for future reference.

We have designed the product so that it’s easy to understand and operate. Most of the core functions can be operated from the Visualiser front panel, leaving some of the special functions such as freeze, mirror, image store and rotate on the remote. It’s therefore important that you take care of the remote

We hope you enjoy using the product.

5 Year Warranty

Warranties give you peace of mind, even so, you need to take care of your DC300i and understand what’s covered and what’s not.

What’s covered

In general the unit is covered by a 5 year warranty which takes into consideration failures which are outside of your control.

What’s not covered.

• Physical damage / abuse

• Fluid ingress

• Broken cables due to twisting / excessive force

For full warranty details please visit www.optomaeurope.com.

Compliant

The DC300i is RoHS compliant, which means it meets the rigorous European Union’s requirements for restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

2. PARTS IDENTIFICATION

1. Camera

2. LED light

3. Flexible camera arm

4. IR receiver for Remote Control

5. Interface panel (VGA port, mains input, USB).

6. Control panel

7. Kensington lock

3. CONTROL PANEL

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1. POWER: Turn on/off the power (UNIT TAKES 3 SECONDS TO FULLY START)

2. LAMP: Turn on/off the LED light.

3. AUTO: Auto focus, colour adjustment and white balance.

4. FOCUS -: Manual focus minus

5. FOCUS +: Manual focus plus

6. VIDEO MODE: Optimised for smooth video viewing and recording

7. VISUALISER MODE: General default Visualiser setting

8. ZOOM +: Zoom in control

9. ZOOM - :Zoom out control.

4. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

1. DC 12V: Power input.

2. VGA OUT: VGA(RGB) signal output(15 pin D-SUB).

5. CONNECTIONS

5.1. COMPUTER CONNECTION

5.2. VGA OUTPUT CONNECTION

6. REMOTE CONTROL

1 Power: Power on/off.

2. Lamp: Turn on/off the LED light.

3. Split: Split screen, enable the comparison between the frozen image and live image

4. SXGA/XGA: Switch the output signal between XGA and SXGA

5. Freeze: Freeze/unfreeze the image.

6. Mirror: Output right-and-left, up-and-down mirror image.

7. Focus: Manual focus -

8. Focus: Manual focus +

9. Zoom: Zoom out control -

10. Zoom: Zoom in control +

11. Rotation: Rotate the image in 180 degree steps

12. Snap: Save an image (up to 12 internal capacity or endless when connected to a PC.

13. VISUALISER MODE: Optimised for smooth video viewing and recording

REMOTE CONTROL.. Continued

14. VIDEO MODE: General default Visualiser setting.

15. Page +, Page -: Used in conjunction with button 16 Recall. After pressing Recall, any stored

images will be displayed. Button 15 allows you to scroll through the images.

16. Recall: Image recall mode enabled, display the saved images (also see item 15)

17. Bright +: Image brightness control +

18. Bright -: Image brightness control -

7. VISUALISER OR VIDEO MODE ?

Visualiser Mode

The DC300i defaults to visualiser mode each time the unit is turned on. This is the preferred mode for most applications. The DC300i can view & record video in this mode at 12 FPS (frames per second). At 12 fps you may notice slight ghosting of the video image. If smooth video recording is required then switch to Video Mode.

Video Mode

In video mode the camera provides smooth video viewing & recording at 22 fps. It’s an ideal setting for active subjects.

CHANGING THE MODE ON THE

VISUALISER BASE

To change from the default visualiser

mode into fast video mode locate the

centre control button and change as

required.

CHANGING THE MODE USING

THE REMOTE CONTROL

To change from the default visualiser

mode into fast video mode locate the

left button and change as required.

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