TQC USB Digital Microscope User Manual

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Table of Contents

Precaution…………………………………...……………….2 Preparation………………………………………………..…4

z Standard accessories……………...…………….4

z Parts Names & Functions…………………….....5

z Computer System re quirements…….…….....…6

z Technical Specifications…………………………7

Install the software………………………..…………………7 Start Microscope…………………………………………….8 Software functions………………………………..…………9

z Change preview size…………………………….9 z Rotate the output image angle………………..10

z Date/Time………………………………………..10 z Language……………….……………………….11 z Skin………………………...…………………….11 z Full screen…………………..…………………..12 z Preferences……………………….…………….13 z Capture…………………………………………..14

(1)Photo capture…………………...………………14 (2)Video capture………………………..………….14

z Edit photos………………………………………15 z Edit videos……………………………..………..17 z Quit MicroCapture……………………..……….17

How to use measurement & calibration function……....18

Instructions for Mac software……………………………..25

z How to Install the Software…………………….26 z

How to use MicroCapture………… ……………27

Welcome

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, ro cks and minerals, and so much mo re. We recommend reading this manual first to get the best out of this unit.

1. Precaution

Before using The USB Digital Microscope, please ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the USB Digital Microscope is operated correctly.

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 it s 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 winter. Put it inside a han dbag or plastic bag to slow down temperature changes.

z Do not point Microscope lens to the sun or strong

light for a long time. Powerful light may hurt the light-sensitive electronics.

z Avoid touching the lens. z The white LEDs which illuminate the Microscope

target field are very bright. Do not stare directly into these LEDs as it may damage your eyes.

z The clear plastic distance shell sometimes picks up

dirt or toxic material from a microscopically observed surface. Be careful that this doesn’t get in contact with the human skin. Always wash carefully or disinfect as needed.

z Do not unplug the Microscope from USB port when

LEDs are on. This may cause information loss or circuit damage. Please always close MicroCapture and then unplug the Microscope.

2. Preparation

■ Standard accessories

Microscope Metal Stand

Quick Guide CD

■ Parts Names & Functions

1. Snapshot button

2. Focus adjustment wheel

3. Calibration ruler

■ Computer System Requirements

z Win2000/XP/VISTA/WIN7&Mac10.5 and above z P4 1.8 or above z RAM: 256M z Video Memory: 32M z USB port: 2.0 z CD-ROM Drive

■ Technical Specifications

Image sensor 2 Mega Pixels (interpolated to 5M)

2560x2048 (5M), 2000x1600, 1600x1280 (2M), 1280x1024,

Still capture resolution

Video capture resolution

Focus Range Manual focus from 10mm to 500mm Frame Rate Max 30f/s under 600 Lus Brightness Magnification Ratio 20x to 200x Video format AVI Photo format JPEG or BMP Light source 8 LED (adjustable by control wheel) PC interface USB2.0 Power source 5V DC from USB port

1024x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 352x288, 320x240, 160x120 2560x2048 (5M), 2000x1600, 1600x1280 (2M), 1280x1024, 1024x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 352x288, 320x240, 160x120

Operation system Windows2000/XP/Vista/Win7/ Mac10.5 and above OSD language English, German, Spanish, Korean, French, Russian Bundle software MicroCapture with measurement & calibration function Size 110mm (L) x 33mm (R)

3. Install the software

Connect the Microscope to Computer! The microscope

must be connected to computer before installing the software.

Insert the driver CD into CD-ROM Drive and this will automatically display the following interface:

1). Install the driver by clicking install Microscope Driver The Install Shield Wizard will walk you through the whole process. Click on the “Next” button to continue.

2). Install the MicroCaptur e software Click MicroCapture Software and then reboot the system when asked.

3). you can browse the User’s manual in PDF format and

the CD contents by choosing the corresponding menus.

4. 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.

When the Microscope is disconnected from your PC USB port, the screen will display “No Device

detected, please connect your Microscope directly to your PC USB port.”

5. Software functions

1) 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.

2) Rotate the output image angle

You can rotate the output image clockwise and

counter-clockwise.

3) Date/Time

You can display or turn off Date/Time by the following operation:

4) Language

You can choose On Screen Display language by the following operation:

5) Skin

You can choose to change the appearance of your MicroCapture screen by the following operation:

6) Full screen

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, click on the Full screen icon to turn off and restore toolbars and menus.

7) Preferences

Major operations under preferences include Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, white balance etc.

8) Capture

(1) Photo capture

You can take photos by either of the following ways:

z Click the camera button z Choose Capture and then click Photo

z By pressing F11

Captured photos are saved automatically and image thumbnails will be available on the right side of the MicroCapture screen for further editing. For editing photo, please refer to later operations.

(2) Video capture

You can record video by either of the following two wa ys:

z Click the vi deo camera button z Choose from the menu bar Capture and then

click Video When recording, there is a red dot flashing on the video camera button.

Video is saved in AVI format.

Stop capture:

z Click the flashing video camera button z Choose Capture and then click Stop

capturing

Note: Please note the best pixels for video capturing is 640x480.

9) Edit photos (1). Preview photos

a. Clicking on an image thumbnail will display the

image selected on the preview area, with its size displayed on the left-bottom corner.

b. 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 clicki ng on the thumbnail and then choose Save.

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 Delete, you can delete the selected photo Or, at the independent preview box you can choose delete icon to delete the previewed photo.

(4). Copy photos

Right click on the thumbnail and then choose Copy.

10) Edit videos

You can right click the video small icon listed on the right column and then choose Play, Copy, and Delete etc.

11) Quit MicroCapture

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, t ake a sna pshot 3 Watch the calibration at the lower-end of the focus

wheel; note down the magnification value that

corresponds to the indicator marker on the

microscope body as shown below. That value is the

magnification at which the focus was set and the

image taken. (This is very important, since only with

the magnification ratio noted down can the object

size be worked out at later steps!!)

4 Open the captured photo double clicking on the

thumbnail. A preview window will open

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 p art of

the object you have taken usin g the ava ilable options.

Click on the icons on top of the window. Following

are the options:

1) Direct line: click , left-click mouse to choose a

start point and drag mouse to an end point, Notice that the measurement is displayed. Release the mouse when done.

2) Multi-line: click

point and drag to an end point. Notice that the measurements are displayed as you go along. Release mouse when done. You can continue measuring from the previous end point to a next point and so on.

, left-click mouse to choose a start

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

start point for a circle; draw the circle to an end point, release the mouse, and the radius of the circle will be displayed.

, left-clicking to choose a

5) Angle: click , left-click to choose a start point for

an angle, draw the line to another point and then release the mouse to create one line for an angle. Move your mouse to bring out another line of the angle, left-click when the angle is ok. The angle value will then display.

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:

: make notes on the photo taken

: select font, font st yl e, font size et c

: draw line, box etc on the photo : line color : line thickness

: line type

: undo operation

Note:

1. The magnification ratio you are allowed to input is from 20 to 200. Do not input any value beyond that.

2. The measurement value worked out by the software is only for reference; it may not be 100 % co rrect.

3. The measurement function is only available on Windows Operating Syste m .

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 Microscope into PC USB port.

2. Double click MicroCapture icon to open the

MicroCapture window. The microscope is now ready to use.

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 previe w window.

Please note that the preview window size always remains at 640x480 but the current resolution will show at the left bottom corner.

5. Date/Time

From Options, you can turn the date/time on or off.

6. Photo capture

You can capture photo by:

z Choosing Capture/Photo

z clicking photo capture icon

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 the red icon again, to stop recording!!

The captured videos will be appear as thumbnails on the right side of the preview window under Video tab.

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.

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.

This symbol on the product or in the instructions means that your electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed at the end of its life separately from your household waste. There are separate collection systems for recycling in the EU. For more information, please contact the local authority or your retailer where you purchased the product.

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