8 x 22 BINOCULAR DIGITAL CAMERA

91956SET Up AND OpERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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For technical questions please call 1-800-444-3353.

pAGE3. Introduction * Features * System Requirements5. Getting to know your Binoculars * How to use your Binoculars * Power on the camera * LCD DISPLAY * Choosing your setting/LCD read out9. Taking photos/Video’s * Taking photo’s * Taking Video10. Software Installation * Installing the Binoculars software to your computer * Using as a PC Camera11. Download and Expansion to 1.3M * Connecting the Binoculars to the Computer’s USB port * Download the captured image * Expansion and change the settings14.Specifications15. Troubleshooting16. Maintenance16. Safety

Table of Contents

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Read this material before using this product. Failure to do so can result in serious injury. SAVE THIS MANUAL.

NEVER look directly into the sun. this can cause perma-nent eye damage.

IntroductionThanks for you purchasing the digital binocular camera. It is a “Digital camera + binocular + Video taking + Web Cam” new 4 in1design.Itrequiresnofilmandyoucantakepictures,shootvideo and edit your photos by the software.

* Take photos and view them on your PC* Transfer photos and video’s to your PC to edit, enhance and manipulate them.* E-mail photos/video’s to your friends and family.* Shoot up to 35 seconds of video.* Use as a Web Cam.

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Features:

2 resolution modes – High (HI) for VGA resolution up to 50 •pictures, Low (LO) QVGA resolution up to 200 pictures.Video mode – Up to 60 seconds of streaming video in •QVGA resolution.Self-timer for both photos and video capturing.•Fluorescent lighting settings for 50/60 Hz.•LCD display to show the image counter and status.•Fixedfocus10metertoinfinity.•USB connector for fast downloads.•Erase last picture or all pictures.•Auto power off to conserve battery life.•CDROM bundled the download tooling for you to download •the images and enhance the images from camera.

System Requirements :

Windows 98 / Windows ME / Windows 2000 / Windows •XP.P200Mhz (or equivalent) processor or faster.•64 Mega bytes of SDRAM•CD-ROM drive.•An available USB port.•600 Mega Bytes of free hard drive space.•Video (VGA) card with 2 MB of RAM for minimum 16 bits •(High color) display.

If you have questions regarding your system specifications, please call your PC manufacturer.

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Getting to know your binocularss.1.

How to use your binoculars:

For Binocular part.Adjust IPD (The distance between 2 eyes): Hold your binocular a. camera by both hand, adjust IPD by pushing or gulling barrels until you can see one circle of view.Focusing: Observe an object at least 5 meters away, close b. right eye and rotate the center focus wheel until the observed object is clear. Then close your left eye and open right eye, rotate the right eyepiece until the observed object is clear. Now, both left and right eye are in optimum focus, you just need to rotate center wheel to focus on different objects.

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For digital camera part.Insert 2 “AAA” ALKALINE batteries correctly into battery a. compartment, and then close the battery door (Use ALKALINE batteries only).Turn on by pressing and hold MODE button 1 seconds, b. the choosing your setting / LCD read out.Point the camera to want object and hold the camera c. stably, then press shutter to capture the image or video.

LCD DISpLAY :The mode setting operation is a cycle loop by press the mode to select the functions then press Shutter button eachtimetoconfirmthengotothenext mode sequentially.

Choosing your setting/LCD read out by Clicking Mode Button

Descriptions for each Icon on the LCD panel.

Self-timer• : Self-timer to delay a short time then take a snap shot.

Set up your shot using a camera tripod if necessary.a. Select Self-timer function by clicking MODE button b. thenpressSHUTTERbuttontoconfirm.Press the SHUTTER once. The buzzer keeps beeping c. about 10 seconds.The picture is captured and LCD counter will increase d. one.

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• AVI: Auto Video Impression mode, the frame rate is about 6 fps for all resolution.

Select Video function by clicking MODE button. a. Press SHUTTER button to start to capture the Video a. images continuously until the button released. The picture is stored in memory and picture counter b. will increase one only.

Continuous snap shot:• A single click on the SHUTTER button will cause the camera to snap shot 3 continuous pictures (one picture per second).

Select Continuous snap function by clicking MODE a. button.Press SHUTTER button to take 3 continuous pictures b. (1fps). The captured pictures are stored in memory and picture c. counter will increase three.

Delete all: • The icon indicates the deletion of the all the captured image from memory. By clicking the MODE button till this icon show on the LCD display, then press SHUTTER, the LCD will blinking to warning, if press SHUTTER again, all the image will be deleted.

Delete one:• The icon indicates the deletion of the captured image from memory. By clicking the MODE button till this icon show on the LCD display, then press SHUTTER to delete the last image from memory.Once the image has be deleted from memory, it cannot be find again.

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Hi resolution: • When the icon is appeared on the LCD display, it indicates Hi-resolution mode. By clicking the MODE button till the three stars have show on display, then pressSHUTTERtoconfirm.

Lo resolution: • When the icon is appeared on the LCD display, it indicates Lo-resolution mode. By clicking the MODE button till the one star have show on display, then pressSHUTTERtoconfirm.

HQ: Hd • When the icon is appeared on the LCD display, it indicates hi-compression mode. By clicking the MODE button till the Hd have show on display, then press SHUTTERtoconfirm.UsingtheHQcompressionwillstoremore images.

LQ Compression: Ld • When this icon is appeared on the LCD display, it indicates Lo-compression mode. By clicking the MODE button till the Ld have show on display, then pressSHUTTERtoconfirm.UsingtheLQcompressionwillwaste more memory size.

50H: 50 • when this icon is appeared on the LCD display, it indicates indoor exposure 50H mode. By clicking the MODE button till the 50 have show on display, then press SHUTTERtoconfirm.

60H: 60 • when this icon is appeared on the LCD display, it indicates indoor exposure 60H mode. By clicking the MODE button till the 60 have show on display, then press SHUTTERtoconfirm.

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50/60 is for an electrical power frequency, Please set it according to the country where you are, and the flicker effect on the image will be eliminated.

Power off: • OFF when this icon is appeared on the LCD display, it indicates unit will be power off. By clicking the MODE button till the OFF has show on display, then press shuttertoconfirm.

Image counter : • 888 It is an image/AVI counter to show how many image has be captured on the memory. When capturing the AVI, the count will show the recording data size in numbers.

Battery status detection: • Once the battery is low, the LCD will be blinking to inform you to change the battery the auto power off with 10 seconds.

Warning!!! Battery power exhaust will cause memory lost, when blinking appears on LCD, please download pictures as soon as possible, then replace new batteries within 10 seconds.

Taking photos / Videos1.

Binoculars performs best under good lighting conditions. Pleaserememberthattokeepfocus10meterstoinfinitytotake picture.

Taking photos:•

Power on the camera by press the MODE. a. Center your subject in the binocular.b.

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a. If the environment is too dark, camera will not take the picture.

Taking Video•Select Video MODE by clicking mode button. a. Hold the b. e-BinoCam steady.Press the SHUTTER and hold it to start the video c. recording, To stop the recording is just release SHUTTER. d. The picture is stored in AVI-format and picture number e. will increase by three only.

Note !!! When taking the video, the LCD display will show the recording size in numbers.

Software Installation1.

Press the SHUTTER. A beep will be sounded c. confirmingthatapicturewastaken.TheLCDwillincrease by one.

Installing the e-BinoCam software to your computer.•Do not connect the USB cable to your computer a. before the application software and the driver is completely installed.Put the b. e-BinoCam CD into your CD-Rom drive. Your computer will automatically run the software.

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a. Remark !!!

If your computer can’t run automatically, please click “Start” button and choose “Run”, then browse the CD-Rom drive and click “Setup”.

Using as a pC Camera•Power on the your binoculars.a. Connect the binocularsb. to your PC by provided USB cable. The camera will be power on automatically. Then clip to open the MyDSC2 folder form desk of c. you PC. And then clip the PCC cam to run the camera as a d. PCCam. PCC will show on the LCD display.

Download and Expansion to 1.3M.1.

Connecting the binoculars to the Computer’s USB •port.

Power off the a. binoculars.Connect the USB cable (B type) to your computer’s b. USB port above drawing.Connect the USB cable (A type) to your binoculars as c. above drawing.Your computer will automatically recognize the new d. device.

Follow the steps on your screen to install the c. software, then restart your PC.Successful installation will create “MyDSC2” folder on d. the desktop of PC.

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Download the captured image.•Power on the your binoculars.a. Connect the camera to your PC by provided USB b. cable. The camera will be power on automatically and LCD display shows the quantity of captured image.Then clip to open the MyDSC2 folder form desk of c. you PC. The clip the MyDSC2 icon to run the download d. program. The PC’s screen will pop out a download window as below:

Just clip the DOWNLOAD icon to download the e. image.Then select the downloaded images and then clip f. STORE icon to store the selected image.

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Expansion and change the settings.•You can change the download settings by clicking a. SETTINGS to call out the settings manual after run the download program. YoucanchangebelowsettingandclipOKtoconfirm.b.

Brightness – to change the brightness of captured images. Contrast – to change the contrast of captured images.High Quality Mode – Download the captured image on

High Quality.High Speed Mode – Download the image fast.Pixel Up – Interpolate the captured image to higher

resolution as VGA to 1.3M or QVGA to VGA.

c. After setting, select the downloaded images and then clip disk icon to store the selected image.d. Now the stored images will be same as what you set.

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Specification.1.

Camera:•Sensor type: VGA Color CMOS image sensor.o Max resolution: 1.3M1280 x 960 pixels by software o interpolation.Regular Hi resolution: 640 x 480 pixels.o Regular Lo resolution: 320 x 240 pixels.o Self Timer : 10 seconds delay capturing.o Built in memory: 64Mb SDRAM memory.o Image Storage: o

75 +/- 5 Pictures in VGA .Or 200 +/- 10 Pictures in QVGA. Or 60 seconds video taking in QVGA.

4 Capture Modes: Single, 3 continuous, 10 seconds o self-timer and AVI capture.Image Performance for Video Stream:o

5fps In QVGA mode (320 x 240 pixels).Image Performance for Still Capture:o

High Q / Lo Q by manual selection.Auto White Balance and Auto Exposure Control.o Indoor Exposure Selection: 60Hz/50Hz.o States Display: TN LCD with icons.o High Precision Camera Lens with IR coating.o Angle of View: 8.0 degreeo Camera Aperture: F/5.6 (Fixed Lens)o CameraRange:10meter/33feettoInfinityo Power: AAA Alkaline Battery x 2. o No power consumption when USB is connected.o Battery Low detection: Auto. o Interface Type: USB 1.1.o Storage Conditions: 41 ~104 deg F (5 ~ 40 deg C). o 20-85% relative humidity, non-condensing.

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BINOCULARS:•Magnification: 8xoObjective Lens: 22mm in DiameteroClose Focus Distance: 5 Meter / 17feetoAngle of View: 7.0 Degreeo

Trouble shooting.1.

Display resolution adjustment:• For optimum display set the display resolution to 16 bit color or higher. Refer to display card manual or follow the procedure below:

Go to Control Panel of your WINDOWS operating a. system. (For all version of WINDOWS)Click on Display Icon (For XP switch to Classic View b. if the default is on Category View)Click on Setting Tab.c. Set Color Quality to 16 bit or Higher (Choose from the d. list box)Click OK e.

LOSS OF IMAGES: •If you continue to loose images over and over, Change the Battery or make sure that the battery compartment is secure. ExCESSIVE DRAINAGE of BATTERY pOWER:• USE Alkaline Batteries to overcome this problem. And turn the Camera OFF while not being used.

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SOFTWARE pROBLEM:• Uninstall the software and then Re-Install.

Maintenance1.

Operating Environment: • -41 to 131 deg F, 20-85% R.H., non-condensing.Special Care Taking!!•

Never immersethebinoculars intoanyfluidor liquid.a. Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. To keep the binoculars in dry and cool dust-free environment or container when it is NOT used. Take the batteries out, when binoculars is NOT to be b. used over a long period.Avoid dropping the binoculars to hard ground. Do not c. to disassemble the binoculars.

Safety.2.

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 my cause undesired operation.

Warning:Changesormodificationtothisunitnotexpresslyapproved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limited for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. There 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 the 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.

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LIMITED 90 DAY WARRANTYHarbor Freight Tools Co. makes every effort to assure that its prod-

ucts meet high quality and durability standards, and warrants to the original purchaser that this product is free from defects in materials and workmanship for the period of 90 days from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to damage due directly or indirectly, to misuse, abuse, negligence or accidents, repairs or alterations outside our facilities, criminal activity, improper installation, normal wear and tear, or to lack of maintenance. We shall in no event be liable for death, injuries to persons or property, or for incidental, con-tingent, special or consequential damages arising from the use of our product. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse-quential damages, so the above limitation of exclusion may not apply to you. THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY AND FITNESS.

To take advantage of this warranty, the product or part must be returned to us with transportation charges prepaid. Proof of purchase date and an explanation of the complaint must accompany the merchandise. If our inspectionverifiesthedefect,wewilleitherrepairorreplacetheproductatourelection or we may elect to refund the purchase price if we cannot readily and quickly provide you with a replacement. We will return repaired products at our expense, but if we determine there is no defect, or that the defect resulted from causes not within the scope of our warranty, then you must bear the cost of returning the product.

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