Celestron Deluxe 44302-C Manuale utente

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MODEL #44302-C

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A. IN THE BOX

1. INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Celestron Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope. Your microscope is a precision optical

instrument, made of the highest quality materials to ensure durability and long life. It is designed to give you a lifetime of

pleasure with a minimal amount of maintenance.

Before attempting to use your microscope, please read

through the instructions and reference the diagrams

below. Familiarizing yourself with the many features of

the Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope will go a long way

to making your experience an enjoyable one.

The Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope provides

low powers from 10x up to 150x and connects to

your Macintosh or Windows PC via USB 2.0. This

microscope is a low magniﬁcation power microscope,

mainly suited for examining specimens like coins,

stamps, rocks, electronics, insects, and other 3D objects.

Specimens on slides can be viewed, but this microscope

is not ideal for this purpose. You can see some of our

biological microscopes more suited to this type of

viewing at celestron.com.

The Celestron Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope

does not use an eyepiece like a traditional microscope.

Instead, the camera sensor “sees” the specimen with

10x magniﬁcation, and the image is displayed on the

computer screen. This makes viewing fun, cuts down

on eye and neck strain, and allows for easy sharing with

others. You can hold the microscope in your hand while

observing large surfaces away from a normal lab setting,

or use the included professional stand for more precise,

hands-free viewing. Recording still images and video is a

snap. You can save, transfer, and share your image ﬁles

quickly and easily with the Celestron Micro Capture Pro

software.

Take some time to read the simple care, maintenance

tips in this manual to ensure that your Deluxe Handheld

Digital Microscope provides you with years of quality

performance.

Microscope (1)

Calibration Ruler (1)

Stand (1)

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B. SPECIFICATIONS

SKU 44302-C

Image Sensor 2MP

Controller High Speed DSP

Magniﬁcation Ratio 10X ~ 150X (Manual)

Lens Dual Axis 27X & 100X Microscope Lens

Focus Range Manual Focus from 10 mm ~ 150 mm

Operating System Compatibility Windows 7/8/10; Mac OS 10.12 ~ and up

Video Capture Resolution 1920x1080; 1280x720; 640x480 Pixels

Still Image Capture Resolution 1920x1080; 1280x720; 640x480 Pixels

Frame Rate Max. 30fps

Flicker Control 50Hz / 60Hz Option *Flicker Control: 50Hz / 60Hz Option

Video Format AVI

Light Source Adjustable- 8 LED-ring illuminator

Measurement and Calibration In Software

Power Supply USB Port (5V DC)

2. INSTALLING SOFTWARE

A. INSTALL SOFTWARE—WINDOWS

Go to the product page at the Celestron website-

celestron.com -to download the latest version of the Celestron

MicroCapture Pro software.

B. INSTALL SOFTWARE—MACINTOSH

Go to the product page at the Celestron website-

celestron.com -to download the latest version of the

Celestron MicroCapture Pro software.

Plug in the Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope and open the

Celestron Micro Capture Pro software. Your microscope is now

ready to use.

NOTE: The software interface is the same as the PC version, but will look slightly different.

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A. CONNECTING

+Connect the microscope to your computer via the USB

2.0 cable.

+Click on the Micro Capture Pro desktop icon

to launch the software.

+Your microscope should automatically connect and begin

streaming images.

NOTE: If the microscope is not connected to the USB port, the following error message

will be displayed: “No device detected. Please connect your microscope directly

to an open USB port.”

3. USING YOUR MICROSCOPE

+Adjust the coarse focus by changing the distance

between the microscope and your subject. Adjust ﬁne

focus with the Focus Wheel (1).

B. FOCUSING

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4. USING THE SOFTWARE

A. CAPTURE A PHOTO/VIDEO

To capture a photo, click on the Capture menu and scroll

down to Photo.

To begin recording video, click on the Capture menu and

scroll down to Video. Repeat to stop recording.

B. OTHER MENU ITEMS

FILE: Under the File menu item, you will ﬁnd:

1. Photos Directory: Directs you to designate a folder on your hard drive for photo storage.

2. Videos Directory: Directs you to designate a folder on your hard drive for video storage.

3. Exit: Closes the Micro Capture Pro software.

OPTIONS: Under the Options menu item, you will ﬁnd:

1. Resolution: Sets the sensor image resolution.

Choose from 3 resolution settings:

- 1920x1080 pixels

- 1280x720 pixels

- 640x480 pixels

2. Date/Time: Turns the Date and Time stamp on or off.

3. Language: Changes the language setting. Choose from 12 languages:

- English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese,

Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese

4. X,Y Guide: Turns the reticle guide on the preview screen on or off.

5. Full Screen Mode: Enters full screen mode. Press ESC to exit.

ICONS: Along with the menu items, there are icons which mean the following:

A. Take Snap Shot

B. Start Video. Stop Video

C. Set Time Lapse Intervals

D. Full Screen Mode (press ESC to go back to main screen)

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The Celestron Micro Capture Pro software includes a

measurement feature. To use this feature, you must ﬁrst

perform a measurement calibration.

Make sure the X,Y Guide is set to “On” by selecting it in

the Options Menu.

Double click the saved image to open it in the Image

Preview screen.

Take a still image. The image will be displayed in the

column on the right side of the screen.

+ Click on the Calibration icon

Click and drag a line across a “known value” on the ruler

image. Try to keep the line as perpendicular to the lines

on the ruler as possible.

The “Adjust magnification” window will pop up as

shown here.

In the box “Actual Dimension”, enter the “known value”

from the calibration ruler.

Set the height of the microscope and focus on your

specimen. Then, replace your specimen with the

calibration ruler.

Re-adjust the focus and align the calibration ruler so that

the lines on the ruler are parallel with the vertical line on

the X,Y Guide.

C. CALIBRATION AND MEASUREMENT

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+ To ensure that calibration was successful, go back to the Image

Capture screen.

+ Click the ruler icon and from the dropdown menu

select the option “Any Angle Line.”

+ Click and drag a line across the same “known value” as before.

+ If the calibration was successful, the distance you measured

should be exact to the “known value.”

+ To capture images without changing the height or magniﬁcation,

click on the Calibration icon. In the dropdown menu, select “Set

Magniﬁcation,” then “Set Capture Magniﬁcation.”

+ A pop-up window will appear. Type in the magniﬁcation shown in

the upper right corner of the main window.

D. MEASURING TOOLS

You will notice in the measuring drop down menu there are many

tools. Here is the list of measurements you can take:

MAIN

1. Any Angle: Measures from point A to point B in a

straight line.

2. Continuous Line: Measures the total distance between

multiple points. Start by measuring a straight line from

point A to point B. Then, click and drag to continue

measuring from point B to point C. (Can be repeated

as many times as you like.)

3. Radius Circle: Measures a circle’s radius. Starting at

the center, drag the cursor out to any edge.

4. Diameter Circle: Measures a circle’s diameter. Starting

at one outside edge, drag the cursor across to the

opposite edge.

5. Three Point Angle: Measures an angle between two

points, starting from a radius point or an intersection

point. Click on point A, (radius point) drag and click on

point B, then click on point C. The angle will be drawn

and the angle degree will be displayed.

SETTINGS

1. Line Properties: Changes the settings for line type,

width, size and color.

2. Text Properties: Changes the settings for font type,

size, style and color.

3. Set Units: Changes the units setting. Choose from

millimeters, centimeters, pixels or inches.

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Micro Capture Pro includes functionality to mark, draw on, or and add notes to saved images. This can be handy for

quick note taking and pointing out features on your specimen image.

1. MARKING

To use this feature, click the Draw icon in the Image Preview window.

The complete choices in the Draw dropdown menu are:

MAIN

1. Line: Draws a straight line on the image.

2. Arrow: Draws a line with an arrow on the image.

3. Freehand: Allows user to draw freehand. Good for quick, handwritten notes.

4. Rectangle: Draws a box. Good for calling out features on the image or framing text.

SETTINGS

1. Line Properties: Allows for setting the line type, size and color

2. ADD TEXT

To type notes on the image, select the Type icon

In the dropdown menu, you can choose the font type, size and color.

E. TAKING NOTES AND MARKING THE IMAGE

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A. Save: Save your ﬁle

B. Copy to clipboard: Copy to open in other program

C. Copy: Save as a copy

D. Previous: Takes you back to the previous image

in save folder

E. Next: Takes you forward to the next image in

save folder

F. Undo: Takes you back one step

G. Redo: Takes you forward one step

H. Draw

I. Text/Notes

J. Measure

K. Calibration

L. Current Magniﬁcation (based on the latest calibration)

5. CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Your Celestron Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope is a precision optical instrument and should be treated with care

at all times. Follow these suggestions and your microscope will need very little maintenance throughout its lifetime.

+Store your microscope in a clean, dry place.

+Never use your microscope where operation of such

devices is restricted. Improper use creates the risk of

serious accident.

+Only use your microscope within the 23° to 120°F

(-5° to 50° C) temperature range. Try to limit sudden

temperature changes as this may create moisture in

the microscope housing.

+Do not try to access the internal components of your

microscope or attempt to modify it in any way. Only

authorized technicians should perform maintenance

or repairs.

+Keep your microscope away from water and other

liquids. Never use it in rain or snow. Moisture creates

the danger of ﬁre and electric shock.

+If the exterior of your microscope needs cleaning,

wipe it with a moist cloth.

6. WARRANTY

Your Celestron Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope has a two year limited warranty. Please visit the Celestron website for

detailed information on all Celestron microscopes.

F. IMAGE PREVIEW ICONS EXPLAINED

FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

+Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

+Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

+Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

+Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This product is designed and intended for use by those 14 years of age and older. Product design and speciﬁcations are subject to change without prior notiﬁcation.

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