Using The Microscope - Levenhuk DTX TV Guia Del Usuario

Using the microscope

Connection to TV/monitor with HDMI input
1) Connect the microscope to the TV/monitor by inserting the HDMI cable into the HDMI
input port. Turn on the power of your TV/monitor and select the HDMI setting.
2) Power the microscope with the supplied power adapter. If the microscope is not
already on, turn on the power of the microscope by pressing the Power on/off button (5)
if the device is not turned on, and then you can start the preview on the screen.
Capturing an image
1) Insert a MicroSD card into the MicroSD slot (3). Maximum card size is 32Gb.
2) Turn the Focus wheel (11) to focus the image of your object to its best focus.
3) Press Capture/OK button (8) and the captured photo will be captured and saved to the
MicroSD card.
Playback
1) Insert MicroSD card in slot.
2) Press Mode button (6) to switch to playback mode.
3) Press Down botton (9) to watch the previous captured photo. Press Mode button (6)
again to return to preview.
Mass storage on PC
1) Insert MicroSD card in slot.
2) Connect the microscope to PC by USB cable for downloading images from card to
your computer.
Preview on PC
1) Only works with supported software installed.
2) Remove MicroSD card from the slot.
3) Connect the microscope to PC by USB cable.
Main menu I
Press Menu button (7) to open the main menu. From this menu you can set image
resolution, adjust image exposure, quality and sharpness, as well as set parameters for
sequence capture. Also this menu contains Time-lapse and Date Stamp functions.
Resolution
Select Resolution from the main menu I and choose the required image resolution, by
pressing the Down button (9) then confirm by pressing Capture/OK button (8).
Note: this model supports the following resolutions: WVGA / 2M / 3M / 5M / 8M / 14M.
Time-lapse Capture
From the main menu I, choose Time-lapse Capture and then enter Time setup:
Lapse Num: input quantity of frames you want to take by Down button (9) and change the block
by pressing Mode button (6). The maximum number is 999, which means 999 pictures will be
automatically captured within the selected interval time.
Lapse Time: input interval time between frame capture by Down button (9) and change the
block by pressing Mode button (6). The maximum number is 999, which means the time interval
for each capture is 999 seconds.
Press Capture/OK button (8) to confirm selection and press Menu button (7).back to preview
status. Then press Capture/OK button (8) to start auto capture. When in auto capture status, the
image quantity will be shown at the upper right corner.
When all frames are captured, microscope will return to normal preview.
For Time-lapse capturing the auto power off time should be longer than the time lapse set.
30 minutes setting is recommended.
Quality
Select Quality from the main menu I and choose one of the existing settings. This will change
the compression rate of captured images.
Sharpness
Select Sharpness from the main menu I and choose one of the existing settings.
Exposure (Brightness)
Select Exposure from the main menu I and then select a target value.
Date Stamp
Select Date Stamp from the main menu I and then select a target option.
Main menu II
Press Menu button (7) to enter main menu I, and then press it once more to enter main menu II.
This section allows you to set the interface language, turn on the power saving mode, change
the display frequency, hide or display date and time, set up the TV connection, format the SD
card, reset settings and check the hardware version.
Date and time
Select Date/Time from the main menu II by Down button (9) and set the current date and time.
Press Capture/OK button (8) to confirm entry. You can also choose one of the following date
formats: YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY or MM/DD/YY. Press Menu button (7) to return to preview
mode.
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