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Meade DB1 manual

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  • Page 1

    Operating Instructions Meade ® 8 x 22 V GA CaptureView TM Integrated Binocular and Digital Camera W ARNING! Never use a Meade ® binocular to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is t[...]

  • Page 2

    j 1! 1) Fig. 3: Bottom View 9. Diopter Scale (on right eyepiece) 10. Focus knob 1 1. Battery Compartment Lid (push forward and lift to remove) Fig. 4: Rear View 12. USB Port I. Introduction Meade CaptureView is an 8 x 22mm full-featured binocular integrated with a digital camera that requires no film to take pictures or movies. For best results, pl[...]

  • Page 3

    II. How to Use Y our Binocular T o enhance your viewing enjoyment, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with your new binocular: Adjustment of Eye Relief for Ey eglass W earers For best results when viewing an object while wearing eyeglasses, fold down the rubber eyecups and place them against your glasses. Adjusting the Eyepieces The dista[...]

  • Page 4

    2. Insert 2 AAA 1.5v (user-supplied) batteries into the compartment, noting the correct polarity as illustrated inside the compartment. Choosing an Operation Press and hold the Mode button ( 2, Fig. 1 ) for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. Press the Mode button to display the operation icons on the LCD. When the desired icon is displayed, pres[...]

  • Page 5

    IV . Operation Camera Keep pressing the Mode button until the Camera icon displays. Then press the Shutter button to take a still picture. Remember to select a Resolution setting before taking a still image (see below). If you take more than 999 pictures, the camera counter returns to 001. The camera icon flashes, indicating that the number of pict[...]

  • Page 6

    Battery Life. Battery Good/Battery Low indicators. Buzzer Alerts P ower on: T wo short high beeps. W ake up: One long high beep. Sleep: One short high beep. T akes a picture: One short high beep. Low battery: Six short high beeps (beeps only when power is On). Failed to take picture due to insufficient light or memory: Three short high beeps SelfTi[...]

  • Page 7

    Note: Only click on the "CaptureVie w VGA Manager" b utton; do not clic k on any of the other CaptureVie w Manager buttons . 4. The driver setup begins. Follow the on-screen directions. Note that if a window displays a choice of buttons to "Continue Anyway" or "Stop Installation," click on "Continue Anyway ."[...]

  • Page 8

    T roub leshooting It is very important to use the following connection and disconnection procedures to do wnload pictures. 1. Only connect CaptureView to your PC when the PC is on and Windows has completed loading. 2. Y our CaptureView camera and PC must be connected before running the CaptureView Manager program. 3. Avoid physically connecting, di[...]

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    VIII. Specifications Binocular power 8X Binocular objective lens diameter 22mm Binocular optical design Folding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close focus 16 ft. Field of view (diagonal) 7.2° Binocular field of view 382 ft. at 1000 yds. Image capture resolution 640 x 480, 320 x 260, 24-bit color Max length of movie Up to 200 seconds Camera ape[...]

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    MEADE BINOCULAR/DIGIT AL CAMERA LIMITED W ARRANTY Every Meade binocular/digital camera is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporation ( “ Meade ” ) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship f or a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U .S.A. and Canada. At its option, Meade will repair or replace the product, or [...]