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    1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice..................................................................2 Trademarks acknowledgement..........................................................................2 Precautions.........................................................................................................3 Conte[...]

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    2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions : (1) This device ma y not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device m ust accept any interf erence received, including interf erence that ma y cause undesired operation. W ar ning : Changes or mod[...]

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    3 Precautions : Thank you f or purchasing a DC3200 digital camera. Please read the instructions carefully for a thorough understanding of the product bef ore taking pictures. • This camera is not resistant to w ater and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain. If accidentally dropped in water , please quickly pour out the water . Dry it with [...]

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    4 Contents of Pac kage: DC3200 digital camera Installation CD-ROM containing: User's Manual and Digital Camera software Quick Start Guide USB cable Video cable Hand Strap f or camera W arranty Card Nomenclature: T ripod por t Shutter Status LCD Display Resolution Video out USB port CF card cover View Finder 1.8'' TFT LCD Monitor Po w[...]

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    5 • Lift open battery compar tment. • Inser t 4 AA alkaline batteries using the correct polarity and close batter y compar tment cov er. Batteries Installation 1. Inser t 4 AA alkaline batteries into the batter y compar tment 2. Slide the P ower s witch to the right for 1 second; the camera will be turned on. 3. The camera cannot be powered up [...]

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    6 ce CF Input the CF (Compact Flash) Card : 1. Open the CF card cover ,located on the left hand side of the camera. 2. Insert the CF card as shown. 3. Lock the ejector . 4. Close the CF card cover . 5. T urn the Mode Dial to Record mode. P ower on the camera. 6. The remaining number of photos that can be taken appears on the status LCD .[...]

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    7 ce CF T ake out the CF (Compact Flash) card : 1. P ower off the unit. 2. Open the CF Card cover 3. Unlock the ejector . 4. Push down on the ejector to release the CF card. 5. Pull up on the CF card to remove 6. Close the CF card cover .[...]

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    8 NO TE: The inter nal memor y only holds six photos when set on the low-resolution setting (HALF*). Use the CF (Compact Flash) card capability for maximum number of photos. The number of photos can be taken b y using CF card Resolution CF card size 16MB 32MB 64MB Full *** 15 30 60 Full ** 30 60 120 Full * or Half *** 60 120 240 Half ** 120 240 480[...]

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    9 Buttons Description : 1. RES : Select image resolution from FULL*, FULL* , HALF***, HALF**, HALF*, HALF* , FULL***, FULL**. Resolution: Full = SXGA 1280x1024, Half = VGA 640x480 Image Quality: *** = High, ** = Normal, * = Economy 2. : Timer (10 second delay). Press to select on/off 3. Flash : T oggle between Off ,Auto (no icon), Red Ey e , On 4. [...]

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    10 LCD Monitor Menu in each Mode : 1. Record Mode Menu T ur n Mode Dial to Record mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN buttons to select. Use ENTER button to confirm. • LCD Brightness: -5 to +5, step 1 Adjust the LCD monitor brightness to suit the environment's light condition. It is not easy to see the image on LCD monitor , if you [...]

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    11 NTSC is mostly f or USA and Japan. P AL is mostly for Europe. • Slideshow: 1 to 10 seconds Change the displa y time from 1 second to 10 seconds. The time is preset as 3 seconds. Press ENTER button to stop the Slidesho w . • Folder : Select another folder Initially , a folder named "100cnxnt" is created in the f older ‘Dcim’ of [...]

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    12 3. SET Setup Mode Menu T ur n Mode Dial to Setup mode. Press the Menu b utton. Use UP and DOWN buttons to select. Use ENTER button to confirm. • Date/Time Set date and time T o store the date (month/day/year) and time (hour/minute) on the image , use the UP and DOWN b uttons to set the value(s). Press ENTER button to confirm and go to the next[...]

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    13 Status LCD display Icon Descriptions 1. Battery icon: Indicates 3 le vels of battery power , Full Half Low . Once Low is blinking, replace ne w batteries or camera will be turned off soon. 2. 4-digit 7-segment display : • Number: In Record mode , Show the total number of images remaining. In Play mode , Sho w the number of the last image (e.g.[...]

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    14 Note: The front LED light will blink red during the 10 second period 5. HALF / FULL: Indicate image resolution. See Buttons Description RES. 6. Rapid Fire: T ake 3 continuous photos • T o activate Rapid Fire, turn Mode Dial to Record Mode • Press the RES button until Rapid Fire icon appear on the status LCD display . • Press the Shutter bu[...]

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    15 • Connect the USB cab le from the camera to the PC. • T urn Mode Dial to PC mode • Slide P ower switch b utton to power on the camera • Click 'My Computer' f older you will see an additional remov able disk f older. All the images stored in the CF card (or the 500KB internal memor y) can be downloaded to the PC hard drive b y c[...]

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    Image on TV/TFT Digital Zoom Image on TV/TFT 16 Digital Zoom In Record Mode, press the “DISP” b utton to tur n on the LCD monitor and press “ENTER” button to activ ate the 2X Zoom function . “2 x D Zoom” will be displayed on lower left corner of the LCD monitor . The central por tion of the image is enlarged by 2 times. Press Shutter to[...]

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    17 Install Camera Drivers and Software Install Arcsoft pr ograms and camera drivers for Windows 98/98SE/Me OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interf ace in Windo ws 98SE Install Arcsoft Pr ograms 1. Put the prog ram CD-R OM into the CD- ROM drive , it will perform an Auto run. 2. Select your desired language and clic k OK button 3. C[...]

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    18 6. Select components of Arcsoft prog rams to install and click Next b utton 7. Change the name of the prog ram f older if necessary and click Next button 8. Files are being copied to y our computer 9. Click Finish b utton to install camera drivers[...]

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    19 12. After the computer is restar ted, power up y our camera 13. Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 14. Connect the camera and computer with the USB cord 15. Remov able disk drive will automatically be installed in your computer . Sev eral screens will appear momentarily . 16. When Removab le disk installation is complete, press MENU, DOWN, ENTER bu[...]

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    20 Check the image files 1. T ur n Mode Dial to PC Mode( ) . 2. Press MENU . 3. Select Mass Storage Mode. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Open Windows Explorer . 6. Search through Remov able Disk>Dcim>100cnxnt and double-clic k on the 100cnxnt folder 7. The image files are shown in the right pane Check the video driver 1. T ur n Mode Dial to PC Mode ( ). [...]

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    21 1. Put the program CD-R OM into the CD-R OM driv e , it will perf orm an Autorun. 2. Select your desired language and clic k OK button Install Arcsoft Pr ograms 4. Click Y es button if y ou accept the license agreement Install Arcsoft pr ograms and camera drivers in Windows 2000/XP OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interf ace in [...]

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    22 8. Files are being copied to your computer 6. Select components of Arcsoft programs to install and clic k Next button 7. Change the name of the program f older if necessar y and click Next b utton 9. Click Finish b utton to install camera drivers[...]

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    23 10. Click Ne xt button to star t camera driver installation Install camera drivers in Windows 2000 / XP OS 11. Click Continue An ywa y b utton (f or Win XP) or Y es button (f or Win 2000) when you see the warning message. 12. When Setup is complete, click Finish b utton to restar t your computer 13. After your computer is restarted, power up you[...]

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    24 22. Click Continue An yway button (f or Win XP) or Y es button (Win 2000) when you see the warning message 17. T ur n Mode Dial to PC Mode ( ) . 18. Press Menu. 19. Select 'Silent Video' Mode. 20. Press enter and wait till the f ollowing screen to appear . 21. Install the software automatically . Select and click Next b utton to star t[...]

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    25 Check the image files 1. T ur n Mode Dial to PC Mode ( ). 2. Press MENU . 3. Select 'Mass Storage' Mode. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Open Windows Explorer . 6. Search through Remov able disk>Dcim>100cnxnt and double-clic k on 100cnxnt folder 7. The image files are shown on the right pane 23. Click Finish b utton to end 24. Drivers install[...]

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    26 Check the video driver 1. T ur n Mode Dial to PC Mode ( ). 2. Press Menu. 3. Select 'Silent Video' Mode. 4. Search through Start>Control Panel>System>Har dware>Device Manager >Imaging devices>DC3200 Video Camera Download photos by using Photo Studio NO TE: The graphics shown are based on the user interf ace in Windo w[...]

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    27 3. Search through File and click Acquire > Select Sour ce icon from the pull- down menu 4. Highlight DC3200 Digital Camera and click Select b utton. Make sure your camera is in Mass Storage mode and connected to your computer . 5. Search through File and click Acquire > Acquire icon 6. Highlight the photo(s) you want to sa ve and click Sa [...]

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    28 NO TE: If there is only one picture tak en in the camera, you will receiv e the follo wing screen. Click the OK button. The follo wing screen will display with the image file name only . Pre view of the picture is not av ailable. 7. Select the folder in which you want to sa ve the picture(s) from the Save in field. Change the filename in the Fil[...]

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    29 8. T o retrieve the sa v ed photos , click File>Open from the pull-do wn menu. F rom the Open dialog box, look in the f older in which the pictures are sav ed, highlight the image file and click Open b utton. 9. Y ou may now edit the opened picture with the tools pro vided .[...]

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    30 Using PhotoPrinter NO TE: The graphics shown are based on the user interf ace in Windo ws 98SE. 1. Search through Star t>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > DC 3200 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoPrinter 2000 icon 2. Click Get Photos icon 3. Click Add icon. NO TE: Y ou can also download photos from your digital camera b y c[...]

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    31 4. Look in the folder where the picture you w ant is saved. Highlight the image file and click Open b utton. 5. The thumbnail of the opened picture will be added. 6. Click and highlight the thumbnail and clic k OK button 7. Y ou may now set y our print options by using the buttons or icons shown on the right and bottom of this screen.[...]

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    32 Using PhotoFantasy NO TE: The graphics shown are based on the user interf ace in Windo ws 98SE. 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >DC3200 Digital Camera Suite and click Photo Printer 2000 icon. 2. Click Get Fantasy icon. Y ou need to put the program CD-R OM to the CD- ROM drive to vie w the sample photos.[...]

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    33 4. Click get photo icon and then click Ad d icon at the bottom NO TE: Y ou can also download photos from your digital camera b y clicking on the acquire photo icon. Please go to “Do wnload Photos by using PhotoStudio” section. 5. F rom Open dialog box, look in y our preset folder , highlight the image file and click Open b utton. 6. Click Ok[...]

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    34 Using your digital camera as a PC camera 1. Start Windo ws Netmeeting (or other similar programs) and set up an account. 2. P o wer up y our camera and connect it to the computer . Press MENU, DO WN, ENTER buttons to select Silent Video mode. 3. Click Start Video icon and you should see a live picture . 4. Click Stop Video icon (same as the Star[...]

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    35 Open User’ s Manual Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >DC3200 Digital Camera Suite > User Manual Uninstall Arcsoft pr ograms Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > DC3200 Digital Camera Suite > Uninstall[...]

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    36 T roubleshooting : Before y ou decide the camera is faulty , check the f ollo wing hints or instructions. 1. No Po wer The battery is exhausted, inv er ted polarities 2. No Photo is taken The internal memor y or CF card is full 3. Can't use flash 1. It is set to suppress flash mode 2. Battery power is low . 4. Image too dar k with flash 1. [...]

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    37 PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS 1. Resolution FULL : 1280 x 1024 (SXGA), HALF : 640 x 480 (VGA) 2. Image Quality *** High, ** Normal, * Economy 3. Lens Glass, 5 elements, F/2.8, 35mm(Equiv) 4. Number of Photos FULL * : 1 (Built-in memory) HALF* : about 6 5. 1.8-inch LCD monitor 280x220 dots , T rue color TFT display . 6. LCD monitor Menu 7 types of lang[...]

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    38 System Requirements : 1. P entium 300MHz or above. 2. Operating Systems: PC Win98/ 98SE/ 2000/Me/XP 3. 32MB SDRAM minimum for Win98/98SE. 64MB SDRAM for WinMe/Win2000, 128MB for WinXP . 4. Minimum 300MB hard disk free capacity , 1GB for WinXP . 5. With USB por t and CD-ROM drive. Responsible P ar ty in USA Legal Company Name: Argus Industries, I[...]