00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 1 Operating Instructions TM Meade® CaptureView II 8x22, 8x30 Integrated Binocular and Digital Cameras WARNING! 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 too late. Do not point the binocular at or near the Sun.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 2 I. Introduction Meade CaptureView II is a full-featured binocular integrated with a digital camera that requires no film to take pictures. For best results, please follow these operating instructions to capture and download pictures. • Fully functional binoculars. • Take pictures and view them on your PC. • Takes up to two full minutes of video. • Download pictures to your PC for use with email, easy printing, editing, enhancing, and manipulating.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 3 2. Select an object that is at least 30 feet (10m) away. 3. Viewing with just your left eye, turn the Center Focus Knob (2, Fig. 1a) until the object you are viewing is focused. 4. Viewing with just your right eye, turn the Diopter Knob (1, Fig. 1a) until the object you are viewing is also in focus. 5. Objects can now be brought into focus by turning the Center Focus Knob. III.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 4 4. Hold CaptureView II steady and press the Shutter button. A beep sounds to confirm that a picture was taken. 5. The counter in the LCD increases by one. Note: If you take more than 99 pictures, the camera counter returns to 01. The counter flashes, indicating that the number of pictures is more than 99. Three screens will be displayed. For example, if you have taken 148 photos, the counter displays, in sequence, 01, 48, 99.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 • • 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 5 Continuous Picture mode. Press the Shutter button when this icon displays to take up to 2 minutes of continuous video images (depending on how much free memory you have remaining). Press the Shutter button again to exit this mode. PC Connect Mode. This icon only displays when CaptureView II is connected to your PC with the supplied USB cable. You can download images to your PC or transmit live video through your camera in this mode. IV.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 6 Fig. 2: Connecting the USB cable. 6. Install the Photo Manager software. See "Install Photo Manager." 7. After the setup is complete, follow any on-screen instruction (e.g., "Restart Computer"). Using the provided USB cable, plug the one end of the cable into the camera's USB port and the other end into your PC's USB port. Refer to Fig. 2. 8. Wait for about 10 seconds, follow any on-screen instructions.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 7 Install Photo manager The CD ROM also includes the Thalia Photo Manager that will assist you in editing your images, and provide you with other useful functions. Check the Photo Manager's Help menu, which provides detailed information about the programs' many features. To install the program: 1. Before inserting the disk into the drive, copy down the serial number ("s/n") that is printed on the CD ROM disk.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 8 If CaptureView II is unexpectedly not recognized by the software program, close the program, disconnect the camera and reboot your PC. Only connect and disconnect your CaptureView II using the procedure outlined in this section. VI. Maintenance Care of your CaptureView II 1. Never immerse CaptureView II into any fluid or liquid. Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8 x 30 Model Binocular Power Binocular Objective Lens Diameter Binocular Optical Design Binocular Close Focus Angle of View (Camera / Binocular) Binocular Field of View Image Capture Resolution Camera Aperture Camera Optimum Range Memory Operating System Requirements Operating Environment Interface Type Weight Product Dimensions Battery (user supplied) Accessories 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 9 8X 30mm Folding Roof Prism, fully-coated 11.5 ft. (3.5m) 8.0° / 5.8° 304 ft. (92.
00 Discovery version 8x22 #2 8/14/03 4:09 PM Page 10 BINOCULAR/DIGITAL CAMERA LIMITED WARRANTY Every Meade binocular/digital camera is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporation (“Meade”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada.
