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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 .
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.
VIII. Specifications Binocular power 8X Binocular objective lens diameter 22mm Binocular optical design Folding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close focus 16 ft.
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 .
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