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Meade CV-2 manual

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    CV -2 8 x 30 1.3MP Digital Camera Binocular ®[...]

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    Contents Quick Start ................................................................................ 4 F eatures .................................................................................... 7 Introduction .............................................................................. 9 How to Use Y our Binocular ............................[...]

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    Quick Start T urn on camera. Press and hold down Mode for 3 seconds . Press the Shutter . Y ou’ve tak en a picture! P oint at something interesting. 2 Install 2 AAA batteries (not included) . 1 3 4 How to start taking pictures... 4[...]

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    Quick Start Select the Flashback Mode. Press the Mode button until the Flashbac k icon displays . Press the Shutter button again to stop recor ding. CaptureVie w has recorded only the last 10 seconds of the activity . See F LASHB A CK , and S UGGESTED U SES FOR F LASHBA CK , pages 16 and 17 for more inf ormation. 6 T urn on camera. Press and hold d[...]

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    6 Quick Start Sit bac k and relax a min ute . If using Windows 98ME or higher , CaptureView automatically installs on your PC . No dr iv ers are needed. If using Windows 98SE or lower , drivers must be installed on your PC and can be f ound on the included CD-Rom. Enjoy y our photos. Open Ulead Photo Express to view , edit and pr int your pictures [...]

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    Fig. 1: T op View 1. Mode Button 2. Shutter Button 3. Diopter Scale (right eyepiece) 4. LCD Panel 5. Barrels c f e f d b Features 7 Fig. 1[...]

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    8 1) g g j Fig. 2: Rear View 6. Eyepieces 7. USB Port 8. SD Card Port 9. Rubber eyecups 10. Focus knob Fig. 3: Front View 11. Objective Lens 12. Batter y Compar tment Lid (push forw ard and lift to remo v e) 13. Camer a Lens 14. Focus Ring h i j Features 1# 1$ 1! 1! 1@ Fig. 2 Fig. 3[...]

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    Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the Meade ® CaptureVie w ® CV -2. CV -2 is an 8 x 30mm full-featured binocular . It is integrated with a digital camera that requires no film to capture pictures or video . This manual is designed to quic kly guide you through the operation of your CaptureVie w CV -2. For best results, tak e a few moment[...]

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    10 How to Use Y our Binocular Adjust Eye Relief Adjust the Barrels Y ou need to adjust the barrels, as the distance between your e yes is usually different than the distance betw een another person’ s eyes . If you wear e yeglasses, f old down the rubber ey ecups and hold the ey epieces up against your glasses. If you w ant to ... Do this... F ol[...]

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    Focus the Binocular 1. Set the Diopter Scale on underside of CaptureView at its center point between “+” and “-. ” 2. Choose an object (such as a telephone pole) that is at least 50 feet (15m.) a way . 3. Looking with only your left e ye , rotate the Focus Knob until the object y ou are vie wing is focused. 4. Looking with only your right e[...]

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    12 Inser t Batteries Select an Operation 1. Make sure camera is off bef ore changing batteries . 2. Push the battery compar tment lid forw ard and lift to open. 3. Inser t 2 AAA 1.5v (user-supplied) batteries into the compar tment, noting the correct polarity as illustrated inside the compartment. If you w ant to ... Do this... CaptureView perf or [...]

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    Select Near or Far Focus 1. Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 seconds to turn on the camera. 2. The binocular can be focused using the focus knob . Howe ver , the camera can be set to Near or F ar focus using the focus ring, and is not aff ected by the focus knob . 3. T o set the Near focus: P osition CaptureView so that y ou are looking at the[...]

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    T aking Pictures and Video 14 T ake a Still Picture 1. Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 seconds to turn on the camera. The camera will beep and the camer a icon displa ys on the LCD . The counter , batter y life and resolution icons also display . 2. P oint the binoculars at an object. Y ou may use the f ocus knob to focus the image in the bin[...]

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    Capture Video 1. Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the cam- era. 2. Press the Mode button once and the Video mode icon displays . 5. Point the binoculars at the scene y ou wish to capture. 4. Press the Shutter button. The camer a now captures video . 5 The counter keeps counting (in seconds) as y ou capture video . Press[...]

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    16 Flashback If you w ant to ... Do this... For e xample, you ma y want to record a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch: 1. Select the Flashback icon. 2. Press the Shutter button to begin recording while the pitcher pre- pares. After the pitcher throws the ball, click on the Shutter b utton again to turn off recording. Y ou’ll hav e saved only the [...]

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    Some suggestions f or using Flashback Let’ s say y our daughter is on the varsity bask etball team. And right now , she’s dribbling down the court. Y ou’ d like to capture her patented hook shot on video. This is a job for Flashbac k. Select the Flashback icon and press the Shutter b utton as she sets off down cour t. The ball is passed back [...]

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    18 Use the Mode and Shutter Buttons Note: If you do not perf or m an oper ation f or 60 seconds , the camera automatically switches off . • Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 to 5 seconds to turn the camera on or off. • Use the Mode button to cycle through the operation icons. As you press the Mode b utton, the oper ation icons displa y on-s[...]

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    Use the Camera Mode Change the Camera Resolution H: High Resolu tio n mode ( 1280 x 1024 ). L: Lo w Resolution mode ( 640 x 480 ). The default setting is High Resolution. If you w ant to ... Do this... Camera Icon High and Low Resolution Icons • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Camera icon displa ys. Then press the Shutter button to tak e[...]

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    20 Use the Video Mode Note: The length of a movie depends on ho w much memory you hav e availab le. A udio recording is not av ailable with this camera. Use Flashbac k Note: Flashback captures 10 sec- onds of video . • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Video icon displays. Then p ress the Shutter button to begin recording a mo vie. Press t[...]

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    Find Out How Man y Pictures Y ou Ha ve T aken Counter Display If you w ant to ... Do this... • Erase Last. K eep pressing the Mode button until the Erase Last Image icon displays and then press the Shutter button. The icon flashes. Press the Shutter b utton again to er ase the last captured image or movie. • Erase All. K eep pressing the Mode b[...]

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    22 Operations Use the Self-timer • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Self-timer icon displays and press the Shutter button. The camera then pauses f or about 10 seconds: It sends out 6 slow and then 6 fast w ar ning beeps before taking the picture. • Load the SD card and choose this icon. When the icon begins to flash, press Shutter to b[...]

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    Find Out Why CaptureView is Beeping Note: When the battery is low , CaptureView sends out six short high beeps. It is recommended you do wnload the pictures or change the batteries at this time. Y ou have 60 seconds to change the batteries before y our images are deleted. Listen for the f ollowing patterns: P ower on: T wo short high beeps. W ake u[...]

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    24 Operations Download Pictures If you w ant to ... Do this... USB P or t If using Windows 98SE or lower , drivers must be installed on y our PC and can be found on the included CD-Rom. If using Windo ws 98ME or higher , CaptureView automatically installs on your PC . No drivers are needed. J ust attach one end of the USB cab le to the camera'[...]

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    Download Pictures (continued) If you w ant to ... Do this... Note: See “T roubleshooting, ” page 28, for more inf or mation about connecting CaptureVie w to your PC . Note: If y ou are using a Mac OS 9.0 or higher , drag the memor y card icon to the trash bef ore disconnecting the USB cable . Operations 25 1. Using the provided USB cab le, plug[...]

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    26 1. Inser t supplied CD Rom into your PC’ s dr ive . 2. A splash screen displays. Click on “Ulead Photo Express. ” 3. Follow on-screen instructions. 4. After you click “Finish, ” the Ulead Photo Express icon appears on y our desktop . 5. Double-clic k the icon to launch the program. Y ou can now view , edit and print your images. Photo [...]

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    Other Software The included CD ROM contains other softw are programs b y Ulead that will assist you in editing your images , allow y ou to transf er images to email, and provide you with other useful functions. Ulead Photo Express ® , Photo Explorer , and Cool 360 ® , and CaptureView Manager are proprietary programs, and ma y not be sold, license[...]

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    28 Care of your CaptureVie w 1. Nev er immerse CaptureView in liquid. Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. K eep in a dr y , cool dust-free environment or a container when it is not being used. Do not spra y liquid cleaners directly onto LCD . Using only gentle pressure, wipe the LCD with a slightly damp[...]

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    Binocular power 8X Binocular objective lens diameter 30mm Binocular optical design Folding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close focus 16 ft. Field of view (diagonal) 7.9° Binocular field of view 366 ft. at 1000 yds. Image capture resolution 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, 24-bit color Maximum length of movie Up to 30 seconds Camera aperture f/4.0; fix[...]

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    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 .S.A. and Canada. At its option, Meade will repair or replace the pr oduct, or part ther[...]

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    82-242-01010 v1.0 08/04A ADV ANCED PRODUCTS DIVISION Meade Instruments Corporation W or ld’ s Leading Man ufacturer of T elescopes for the Serious Amateur 6001 Oak Can y on, Ir vine, California 92618 J (949) 451-1450 J www .meade.com © 2004[...]