Using the microscope
Capturing an image
Turn the microscope on and place a specimen on the stage. Adjust the illumination
brightness, so that the specimen is evenly lit. Change magnification and focus your
view, if necessary, then lock the results in place with the focus lock knob (7). Press the
shutter button (8).
Recording a video
Press the ◄ key (16) to switch to video mode. The icon in the upper left corner of the
screen will change in confirmation. Press the shutter button (8) to start recording and
press it again to stop.
Playing recorded videos
Press the ◄ key (16) to switch to playback mode. The icon in the upper left corner of
the screen will change in confirmation. Select the desired video clip with scroll keys
(16) and press OK to play it.
Deleting files
When browsing saved files, press the Wrench key (16), select Delete... press OK to
confirm selection (you can choose to delete everything or just the selected file from the
displayed menu).
Protecting files
When browsing saved files, press the Wrench key (16), select Protect press OK
confirm selection (you can choose to protect everything or just the selected file from
the displayed menu).
Slideshow
When browsing saved files, press the Wrench key (16), select Slide Show and press
OK to confirm selection.
Interface color mode
When browsing saved files, press the ▲ key to switch between existing interface color
modes.
Magnification
Scroll the magnification adjustment wheel (10) to zoom your view in or out.
Note: magnification range of Discovery Artisan 128 is 1—4x.
Transferring files to a computer
Connect the microscope to your computer with a USB cable and, when the AutoPlay window
appears, choose to use the microscope as an external storage device.
Main menu
Press the Wrench key (16) to open the main menu. From this menu you can set image
resolution, adjust image quality and sharpness, as well as set parameters for sequence
capture.
Resolution
Select Resolution the main menu choose the required image resolution.
Press OK to confirm selection.
Note: model supports the following resolutions: VGA / 1.3M / 3M / 5M / 8M / 12M.
Sequence capture
Select Timer from the main menu and set the total number of images to be captured in the
Frames dialog window. Confirm your selection by pressing OK. A new dialog window will
appear where you can set the interval between images using the ▲ and ▼ keys. Press OK to
confirm and ◄ to return to capture mode. Press the shutter button to start capturing images.
The icon in the upper left corner will change in confirmation. Once the set number of images
has been captured, the screen will return to standard capture mode. Press the shutter button
at any time to stop sequence capture.
Quality
Select Quality from the main menu and choose one of the existing settings. This will change
the compression rate of captured images.
Sharpness
Select Sharpness from the main menu and choose one of the existing settings.
Language
Select Language from the main menu and choose one of the existing settings. Press OK
to confirm selection.
Power saving
Select Power Save from the main menu and set the idle time before the microscope
automatically shuts down.
Display frequency
Select Frequency from the main menu and choose one of the existing settings. Press OK
to confirm selection.
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