Dino Digital Microscope AM-351 User’s Manual Thank you for choosing Dino Digital Microscope! We do hope you enjoy using this Dino Digital Microscope – to share, to learn, to explore the miracle of the nature world. You may view the magnified view from pollen to butterfly wings via PC and TV. You can also take picture or video from what you have seen on the computer by using included application software -DinoCapture.
Contents Product Specifications ........................................................................... 3 Safety Precautions ............................................................................... 3 Contents and Name of Parts .................................................................. 4 Connecting to TV Monitor ...................................................................... 6 System Requirement ......................................................................
Product Specifications 1. Resolution：640*480 VGA 2. Built-in 3 optical Lens with different magnification power. 3. Magnification power： 10x, 100x~200x, 400x~600x. 4. Built-in oblique and backside LED light. 5. Built-in microphone. 6. Frame rate： up to 30 FPS 7. Interface：USB2.0/1.1 (PC), NTSC or PAL (TV) Safety Precautions 1. Avoid using or storing the 5V adapter at places exposed to direct sunlight, subject to extremely high temperature or wet. 2.
12. Using or storing Dino Digital Microscope, need to watch all cables to avoid trip over or Dino Microscope fall down. 13. To avoid electric shock, remove all electricity source before moving PC or TV. Contents and Name of Parts 1. Dino Digital Microscope Device 2. Rack 3. CD (user’s manual included) 4. 5V AC Adaptor (Input：100V ~ 240V, Output：DC5V) 5. AV Cable《AUDIO + VIDEO》 (2m) 6. USB Cable《USB2.0 / 1.1》 (1.8m) 7. AV to Microphone Jack Cable (2m) 8. DC Cable (30cm) 9.
Objective Lens - Normal Lens: 10x - Low Power Objective Lens: 100x ~ 200x - High Power Objective Lens: 400x ~ 600x Remark: The magnification is subject to the ratio of the object size to be showed on 15” display screen.
Connecting to TV Monitor System Requirement z TV (with AV input function Remark: The TV’s video format (NTSC or PAL) has to be matched with the video format (NTSC or PAL) of Dino Digital Microscope. z Device needed: Dino Digital Microscope Device, Rack, 5V AC Adaptor, AV Cable, DC Cable, and Inspection Plate.
Connecting Procedure The following procedure will show you how to properly connect Dino Digital Microscope with your TV. Step.1 There are A, B, C locations on Dino Digital Microscope Device and Device Holder. Notice: The device holder’s screw has to be faced down, otherwise the digital microscope device will not be able to well fit into the device holder.
Step.3 Plug the red one of AV cable to the red socket (Audio), and yellow one to the yellow socket (Video) respectively. And plug the other end of AV cable to the Video / Audio Input socket on TV monitor. Step.4 Connect DC cable from the mini DC jack on the device to the DC-out socket on the rack base.
Step.5 Connect the output of the AC adapter to the DC jack on the rack base and plug 5V AC adapter to the power socket of 100~240V AC. Step.6 Power on TV and select the channel for in-put AV signal. Operate Dino Microscope The following procedure will show you how to operate Dino Digital Microscope. 1. To have up-right image, suggest placing Dino Digital Microscope with rack’s arm on the left side, as shown.
up-right image position 2. Switch on the LED light with your choice. There are two sets of LED light, backside and oblique, can be switched independently. 3. Place the inspection plate onto the Inspection Stage, and then put the to-be-observed object near the center position. 4. Select the lens to be used by pulling the Lens Assembly downward and rotating it until feeling another click. The lens right above the center of Inspection Stage is the one chosen.
5. The other way to adjust magnification power is to adjust the Lens Holder’s length by pulling the Lens Holder downward or upward. The Lens Holder is pulling downward, the magnification is higher. Adjust the Focus Adjustment Knob until the image became clear at the location you are interested with. It is suggested to hold the Lens Holder’s top by another hand while pulling the Lens Holder downward or upward.
Remark: If TV’s format is PAL, there will be a black bar on TV screen top as shown. Connecting to PC System Requirements ● PC’s system requirements: 9 OS: Windows 98se, 2000, XP 9 CPU: Pentium IV 1.
● 9 Graphic card: 16-bit or above 9 CD-ROM driver 9 Sound card and speaker 9 USB2.0 / 1.1 port (to have better image, USB2.0 is recommended) Device needed: Dino Digital Microscope Device, Rack, CD-ROM, 5V AC Adaptor, USB Cable, AV to Microphone Jack Cable, Inspection Plate. Driver Installation Procedure ■ Power on PC and place installation CD into CD-ROM driver, do not connect USB Cable from Dino Digital Microscope to PC before driver installation.
3. Click “Next” to continue, as shown.
4. When the “Software Installation” warning message appears, click “Continue Anyway”. 5. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
6. Plug USB Cable to Dino Digital Microscope to connect with PC, a “Found New Hardware Wizard” will then appear. Click “Next” to continue.
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Windows 2000 1. Place the installation CD into CD-ROM driver, the installation program should be started automatically. Otherwise, please execute the AUTORUN.EXE directly from the CD. 2. Select “Driver Installation” from Dino digital Microscope Installation menu screen as shown. 3. Click “Next” to continue, as shown.
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4. When the “Digital Signature Not Found” warning message appears, click “Yes” to continue the installation. 5. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. 6.
Windows 98se 1. Place the installation CD into CD-ROM driver, the installation program should be started automatically. Otherwise, please execute the AUTORUN.EXE directly from the CD. 2. Select “Driver Installation” from Dino digital Microscope Installation menu screen as shown.
3. Click “Next” to continue, as shown.
4. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. 5.
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6. When the following message appears, please insert the Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM.
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Connecting Procedure The following procedure will show you how to properly connect Dino Digital Microscope with your PC. Step.1 There are A, B, C locations on Dino Digital Microscope Device and Device Holder. Notice: The device holder’s screw has to be faced down, otherwise the digital microscope device will not be able to well fit into the device holder.
Step.2 Open the device’s cover, there are 4 sockets underneath. Step.3 Connect USB Cable to the mini USB socket on Microscope Device and the other end to PC USB port. Step.4 Connect AV to Microphone Jack Cable to the red Audio socket on Microscope Device and to the microphone jack of sound card on PC. Step.5 Connect DC cable from the mini DC jack on the device to the DC-out socket on the rack base.
Operate Dino Digital Microscope The following procedure will show you how to operate Dino Digital Microscope. 1. To have up-right image, suggest placing Dino Digital Microscope with rack’s arm on the left side, as shown. up-right image position 2. Switch on the LED light with your choice. There are two sets of LED light, backside and oblique, can be switched independently. 3. Place the inspection plate onto the Inspection Stage, and then put the to-be-observed object near the center position.
4. Select the lens to be used by pulling the Lens Assembly downward and rotating it until feeling another click. The lens right above the center of Inspection Stage is the one chosen. It is suggested to hole the Device by another hand while rotating the Lens Assembly. 5. The other way to adjust magnification power is to adjust the Lens Holder’s length by pulling the Lens Holder downward or upward. The Lens Holder is pulling downward, the magnification is higher.
6. To adjust the focus, rotate the Focus Adjustment Knob until the clearest image is obtained on PC screen. Remark: Can also use Video Setting function of DinoCapture for image adjustment. (Please refer to page 38) 7. When using microphone, it’s not necessary to turn the microphone toward the user. Remark: Connect to notebook, be sure to mark “mute” for notebook microphone to avoid interrupting Dino Digital Microscope’s microphone.
The right hand side display the real-time image under the microscope. If Dino Digital Microscope has not been found while opening the DinoCapture, the message will be prompted as below.
Mail Picture / Video Folder Picture / Video folder is on the left side of the program, which contains the thumbnails of picture or video captured by the program. The file in the folder will not be automatically deleted when leaving the program. But it is still suggested to save the picture or video and keep the folder clean for file security and program’s performance concern. Thumbnail Notation Grey shadow -- The picture or video has not yet been saved.
Take Video The Video can be taken either by clicking the icon on Tool Bar or by selecting “Video” under Capture Menu. Take Time Lapsed Video The Time Lapsed Video can be taken either by clicking the icon on Tool Bar or by selecting “Frames” under Capture Menu.
Save Picture or Video The file can be saved as “jpg” or “bmp”, by either clicking in the Tool Bar or by selecting “Save as” under the File Menu . The selected file in the folder will then be saved as prompted below. Mail Click “Mail” : The file name is same as system’s. The selected file can be mailed by clicking in the Tool Bar, or by selecting “Mail” under the File Menu.
Share Click “share” in the File Menu. Full Screen Display: The real time display can be enlarged to full screen by clicking on the upper right corner of the window. To return from full screen mode, please click “Esc”. Menu Function List 1. File Menu Open -- To open the selected picture or video. Save As -– To save the selected picture or video. Share –- Save the picture or video file to DinoShare folder, under the Shared Document. Mail -- To mail the selected picture or video.
Delete All – To delete all the files in selected folder, picture or video. On display thumbnail picture, click mouse right key, the functions showed are same as file’s. 2. Setting Audio Setting The user can select the quality of audio file to be recorded.
Video Setting The user can set the parameter of video. Note: The resolution setting is not useful. Video Compression Setting The user can select the compressor for video recording. Note: The video quality may be varied with different compressor.
Video Thumbnail Auto-play The thumbnail auto play can be switched on or Off. If thumbnail auto play is enabled, the video will play when cursor move over. 3. Capture The picture, video and frame functions in Capture have the same functions as the buttons of in the Tool Bar. 4. Help User can use “Program Updates” in Help to download the most updated DinoCapture from AnMo web site www.anmo.com.
Open The Picture The saved picture can be displayed in full screen by clicking To return from full screen mode, just click the mouse left key.
Previous Picture Next Picture Share the Picture by sending the file to DinoShare under the Shared Document Enlarge Shrinkage Open The Video Or Time Lapsed Video Function Description Play Stop Pause Dino Digital Microscope User’s Manual 41
Using Dino Digital Microscope as PC Camera Driver installation completed, can use Dino Digital Microscope as PC Camera. Step.1 Complete driver installation in PC and connect Dino Digital Microscope to PC. Step.2 Select the normal lens by rotating the lens assembly. Step.3 Rotate the microscope device along with the device holder counterclockwise as shown.
Step.4 Adjust the focus by rotating the normal lens. Caution: Please do not remove the lens from the lens assembly, otherwise the dirt may enter the microscope device which might cause the defect on the image. Q&A Q1. Why the object cannot be found on the display of digital microscope? A: a. Please check all the connection of all necessary cable and adapter. b. When connecting to TV, make sure the TV’s channel is correct. c. Try to switch on LEDs. d.
Q6. How to uninstall driver ? A: Remove USB cable from Dino Digital Microscope, execute “uninstall” in application procedure “Dino Digital Microscope”. Q7. When connecting to PC, why the picture is slow or unsmooth? A: a. Probably your PC’s configuration is not sufficient enough. Please check the system requirements as mentioned in this User’s Manual. b. Probably your PC’s CPU or memory is overloaded by executing too many application software.
Q11. Why the deep color object hardly can have clear picture under high magnification power lens？ A： a. Check backside and oblique LED are switched on. b. Since the deep color weaken the light goes into the lens. Suggest to enhance the illumination by using external light source. c. Make sure Dino Microscope device is properly installed on the device holder. Q12. Why the image is not clear ? A: Make sure Dino Microscope’s device is properly installed on the device holder. Q13.
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