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TABLE OF CONTENTS Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice..................................................................2 Trademarks acknowledgement..........................................................................2 Precautions.........................................................................................................3 Contents of package...........................................................................................4 Batteries used for DC3200 Digital Camera..................
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning : Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Precautions : Thank you for purchasing a DC3200 digital camera. Please read the instructions carefully for a thorough understanding of the product before taking pictures. • This camera is not resistant to water and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain. If accidentally dropped in water, please quickly pour out the water. Dry it with sunlight or an air-blower. • Protect it from excessive humidity. It will wet the lens and the pictures taken will be blurred. • Do not expose the camera to sand.
Contents of Package: DC3200 digital camera Installation CD-ROM containing: User's Manual and Digital Camera software Quick Start Guide USB cable Video cable Hand Strap for camera Warranty Card Nomenclature: Hand Strap Mount Flash LED View Finder Tripod port Lens View Finder Power Switch Mode Dial CF card cover 1.
Batteries Installation 1. Insert 4 AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment 2. Slide the Power switch to the right for 1 second; the camera will be turned on. 3. The camera cannot be powered up without batteries. 4. If the battery power is cut off, the settings will be reset. For example, the date and time will be set to 01/01/00 12:00 5. If the battery is too low, a battery icon on the status LCD screen will blink.
Input the CF (Compact Flash) Card : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ce CF 6. 6 Open the CF card cover,located on the left hand side of the camera. Insert the CF card as shown. Lock the ejector. Close the CF card cover. Turn the Mode Dial to Record mode. Power on the camera. The remaining number of photos that can be taken appears on the status LCD.
Take out the CF (Compact Flash) card : ce CF 1. Power off the unit. 2. Open the CF Card cover 3. Unlock the ejector. 4. Push down on the ejector to release the CF card. 5. Pull up on the CF card to remove 6. Close the CF card cover.
NOTE: The internal memory only holds six photos when set on the low-resolution setting (HALF*). Use the CF (Compact Flash) card capability for maximum number of photos. The number of photos can be taken by using CF card Resolution Full *** Full ** Full * or Half *** Half ** Half * 16MB 15 30 60 120 240 CF card size 32MB 30 60 120 240 480 64MB 60 120 240 480 960 NOTE: • This is an estimation. The actual figures may vary according to environments and subjects.
Buttons Description : 1. RES : Select image resolution from FULL*, FULL* , HALF***, HALF**, HALF*, HALF* , FULL***, FULL**. Resolution: Full = SXGA 1280x1024, Half = VGA 640x480 Image Quality: *** = High, ** = Normal, * = Economy 2. : Timer (10 second delay). Press to select on/off 3. Flash : Toggle between Off ,Auto (no icon), Red Eye , On 4. Shutter : Measure and take exposure. Press to take photos. 5. POWER : Slide to right for 1 second to turn camera ON or OFF. 6.
LCD Monitor Menu in each Mode: 1. Record Mode Menu Turn Mode Dial to Record mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN buttons to select. Use ENTER button to confirm. • LCD Brightness: -5 to +5, step 1 Adjust the LCD monitor brightness to suit the environment's light condition. It is not easy to see the image on LCD monitor, if you use it outdoors in bright sunlight. For indoors, you can use the default value (0).
NTSC is mostly for USA and Japan. PAL is mostly for Europe. • Slideshow: 1 to 10 seconds Change the display time from 1 second to 10 seconds. The time is preset as 3 seconds. Press ENTER button to stop the Slideshow. • Folder : Select another folder Initially, a folder named "100cnxnt" is created in the folder ‘Dcim’ of the Compact Flash (CF) card. You can also create other folders in the CF card to better organize the photos you have taken. • To create a folder in the CF card: 1.
3. SET Setup Mode Menu Turn Mode Dial to Setup mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN buttons to select. Use ENTER button to confirm. • Date/Time Set date and time To store the date (month/day/year) and time (hour/minute) on the image, use the UP and DOWN buttons to set the value(s). Press ENTER button to confirm and go to the next entry. Once the minute value is set you will return to the Setup Menu.
Status LCD display Icon Descriptions 1. Battery icon: Indicates 3 levels of battery power, Full Half Low . Once Low is blinking, replace new batteries or camera will be turned off soon. 2. 4-digit 7-segment display : • Number: In Record mode , Show the total number of images remaining. In Play mode , Show the number of the last image (e.g. 0008, it shows 8). • Busy: Image data is being processed and saved as a JPG file • PC: Mode dial is turned to PC mode 3.
Note: The front LED light will blink red during the 10 second period 5. HALF / FULL: Indicate image resolution. See Buttons Description RES. 6. Rapid Fire: Take 3 continuous photos • To activate Rapid Fire, turn Mode Dial to Record Mode • Press the RES button until Rapid Fire icon appear on the status LCD display. • Press the Shutter button, you can take 3 continuous photos Note: This function is available in resolution FULL* and HALF* only.
• • • • • • • • • • Connect the USB cable from the camera to the PC. Turn Mode Dial to PC mode Slide Power switch button to power on the camera Click 'My Computer' folder you will see an additional removable disk folder. All the images stored in the CF card (or the 500KB internal memory) can be downloaded to the PC hard drive by copying files from this removable disk folder.
Digital Zoom In Record Mode, press the “DISP” button to turn on the LCD monitor and press “ENTER” button to activate the 2X Zoom function . “2 x D Zoom” will be displayed on lower left corner of the LCD monitor. The central portion of the image is enlarged by 2 times. Press Shutter to take photos. Press “ENTER” button again or switch off the power to cancel 2X Zoom function. Note : Once 2X Zoom is activated, the image resolution will automatically be set to VGA, i.e. HALF.
Install Camera Drivers and Software Install Arcsoft programs and camera drivers for Windows 98/98SE/Me OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE Install Arcsoft Programs 1. Put the program CD-ROM into the CDROM drive, it will perform an Auto run. 2. Select your desired language and click OK button 3. Click Next button 4. Click Yes button if you accept the license agreement 5.
6. Select components of Arcsoft programs to install and click Next button 7. Change the name of the program folder if necessary and click Next button 8. Files are being copied to your computer 9.
Install camera drivers for Windows 98 / 98SE / Me OS 10. Click Next button to start camera driver installation 11. When installation is complete, click Finish button to restart your computer 12. After the computer is restarted, power up your camera 13. Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 14. Connect the camera and computer with the USB cord 15. Removable disk drive will automatically be installed in your computer. Several screens will appear momentarily. 16.
Check the image files 1. Turn Mode Dial to PC Mode( ). 2. Press MENU. 3. Select Mass Storage Mode. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Open Windows Explorer. 6. Search through Removable Disk>Dcim>100cnxnt and double-click on the 100cnxnt folder 7. The image files are shown in the right pane Check the video driver 1. Turn Mode Dial to PC Mode ( ). 2. Press Menu. 3. Select 'Silent Video' Mode. 4. Press ENTER. 5.
Install Arcsoft programs and camera drivers in Windows 2000/XP OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows XP 1. Put the program CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, it will perform an Autorun. 2. Select your desired language and click OK button Install Arcsoft Programs 3. Click Next button 4. Click Yes button if you accept the license agreement 5.
6. Select components of Arcsoft programs to install and click Next button 7. Change the name of the program folder if necessary and click Next button 8. Files are being copied to your computer 9.
Install camera drivers in Windows 2000 / XP OS 10. Click Next button to start camera driver installation 11. Click Continue Anyway button (for Win XP) or Yes button (for Win 2000) when you see the warning message. 12. When Setup is complete, click Finish button to restart your computer 13. After your computer is restarted, power up your camera 14. Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 15. Connect the camera and computer with the USB cord 16.
17. Turn Mode Dial to PC Mode ( ). 18. Press Menu. 19. Select 'Silent Video' Mode. 20. Press enter and wait till the following screen to appear. 21. Install the software automatically . Select and click Next button to start the video driver installation. 22.
23. Click Finish button to end 24. Drivers installation is complete. Note: The installed camera drivers may conflict other USB devices in your computer system. Check the image files 1. Turn Mode Dial to PC Mode ( 2. Press MENU. 3. Select 'Mass Storage' Mode. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Open Windows Explorer. ). 6. Search through Removable disk>Dcim>100cnxnt and double-click on 100cnxnt folder 7.
Check the video driver 1. Turn Mode Dial to PC Mode ( ). 2. Press Menu. 3. Select 'Silent Video' Mode. 4. Search through Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager >Imaging devices>DC3200 Video Camera Download photos by using Photo Studio NOTE: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > DC 3200 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoStudio 2.0 SE icon 2.
3. Search through File and click Acquire > Select Source icon from the pulldown menu 4. Highlight DC3200 Digital Camera and click Select button. Make sure your camera is in Mass Storage mode and connected to your computer. 5. Search through File and click Acquire > Acquire icon 6. Highlight the photo(s) you want to save and click Save button.(Or click Save All button to highlight and save all pictures).
NOTE: If there is only one picture taken in the camera, you will receive the following screen. Click the OK button. The following screen will display with the image file name only. Preview of the picture is not available. 7. Select the folder in which you want to save the picture(s) from the Save in field. Change the filename in the File name field if necessary. Click Save button. OR When Save All button has been pressed: Select the folder to save all images and click OK button.
8. To retrieve the saved photos, click File>Open from the pull-down menu. From the Open dialog box, look in the folder in which the pictures are saved, highlight the image file and click Open button. 9. You may now edit the opened picture with the tools provided .
Using PhotoPrinter NOTE: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE. 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > DC 3200 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoPrinter 2000 icon 2. Click Get Photos icon 3. Click Add icon. NOTE: You can also download photos from your digital camera by clicking the Acquire icon. Please go to “Download Photos by using PhotoStudio” section for similar procedures.
4. Look in the folder where the picture you want is saved. Highlight the image file and click Open button. 5. The thumbnail of the opened picture will be added. 6. Click and highlight the thumbnail and click OK button 7. You may now set your print options by using the buttons or icons shown on the right and bottom of this screen.
Using PhotoFantasy NOTE: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE. 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >DC3200 Digital Camera Suite and click Photo Printer 2000 icon. 2. Click Get Fantasy icon. You need to put the program CD-ROM to the CDROM drive to view the sample photos. 3.
4. Click get photo icon and then click Add icon at the bottom NOTE: You can also download photos from your digital camera by clicking on the acquire photo icon. Please go to “Download Photos by using PhotoStudio” section. 5. From Open dialog box, look in your preset folder, highlight the image file and click Open button. 6. Click Okay icon 7. You can modify the image as you want.
Using your digital camera as a PC camera 1. Start Windows Netmeeting (or other similar programs) and set up an account. 2. Power up your camera and connect it to the computer. Press MENU, DOWN, ENTER buttons to select Silent Video mode. 3. Click Start Video icon and you should see a live picture. 4. Click Stop Video icon (same as the Start Video icon) to end.
Open User’s Manual Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >DC3200 Digital Camera Suite > User Manual Uninstall Arcsoft programs Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > DC3200 Digital Camera Suite > Uninstall 35
Troubleshooting : Before you decide the camera is faulty, check the following hints or instructions. 1. No Power 2. No Photo is taken 3. Can't use flash 4. Image too dark with flash 5. Image is blurred 6. Can't erase the photo It is protected. 7. LCD monitor is off 8. No display on the status LCD 9. Card Full is seen No CF card is inserted. 10. The object is too dark The battery is exhausted, inverted polarities The internal memory or CF card is full 1. It is set to suppress flash mode 2.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 1. Resolution FULL : 1280 x 1024 (SXGA), HALF : 640 x 480 (VGA) 2. Image Quality *** High, ** Normal, * Economy 3. Lens Glass, 5 elements, F/2.8, 35mm(Equiv) 4. Number of Photos FULL * : 1 (Built-in memory) HALF* : about 6 5. 1.8-inch LCD monitor 280x220 dots, True color TFT display. 6. LCD monitor Menu 7 types of languages (European and Japanese) 7. Special Features Quick View, Slideshow, Folder selection, Protect Files,Date/Time insert, Auto power off, Erase Current/All 8.
System Requirements : 1. Pentium 300MHz or above. 2. Operating Systems: PC Win98/ 98SE/ 2000/Me/XP 3. 32MB SDRAM minimum for Win98/98SE. 64MB SDRAM for WinMe/Win2000, 128MB for WinXP. 4. Minimum 300MB hard disk free capacity, 1GB for WinXP. 5. With USB port and CD-ROM drive. Responsible Party in USA Legal Company Name: Argus Industries, Inc. Address: 1100 Howard street Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 www.arguscamera.com E-Mail : argus@arguscamera.
