VERTEX D 4790ST document camera User manual
Below you will find brief information for document camera D 4790ST. The D 4790ST is a document camera that can be used to display images from a variety of sources, including documents, photos, and 3D objects. The D 4790ST can be connected to a computer, projector, or TV, and can be used for a variety of purposes, including teaching, presentations, and video conferencing.
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D-4790ST
Digital Visualizer
USER MANUAL
Please read this manual carefully before operating the document camera and keep it for reference
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PRECAUTIONS
NOTICES: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE
Use the document camera under the rated electric conditions.
Do not place the document camera on any unstable surface. It may fall and cause injures or damages.
Do not place this device directly under sunlight or near heaters.
Do not place this device near water.
Keep the camera away from acid or alkali gas.
Do not place this document camera in humid, dusty, windy or vibrant locations.
The recommended operating environment is:
Temperature: 0ºC--45ºC(32ºF-113ºF)
Humidity: less than 75%
Always unplug BEFORE cleaning the device. Use a damp soft-cloth for cleaning. Do not use volatile solvent.
When this equipment functions abnormally, such as smoke, smell, noise, immediately unplug and call for professional assistance.
Unplug the document camera or shut off the power when not in use.
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USER MANUAL ........................................................................................... 1
1. PARTS IDENTIFICATION.................................................................. 5
2. CONTROL PANEL ................................................................................. 6
3. TOUCH FUNCTION ............................................................................... 7
4. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ........................................................................ 9
5. REMOTE CONTROL ........................................................................... 10
6. CONNECTIONS .................................................................................... 12
6.1. COMPUTER CONNECTION...............................................................................................13
6.2. USB-A CONNECTION ....................................................................................................... 14
6.3. VGA OUTPUT CONNECTION .......................................................................................... 15
6.4. DVI OUTPUT CONNECTION ........................................................................................... 16
7. USB FUNCTION .................................................................................... 17
7.1 USB-A ................................................................................................................................... 17
7.2 USB-B ................................................................................................................................... 17
7.2.1 COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................. 17
7.2.2 PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION .................................................................. 18
7.2.3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................ 24
7.2.4 SOFTWARE START ................................................................................................. 25
7.2.5 IMAGE CONTROL ................................................................................................... 27
7.2.6 IMAGE CAPTURE AND VIDEO RECORDING ..................................................... 28
7.2.7 SETTING ................................................................................................................. 299
7.2.8 IMAGE MODIFY ...................................................................................................... 30
8. FEATURES ............................................................................................. 35
LIGHT ......................................................................................................................................... 35
ZOOM IN AND ZOOM OUT .................................................................................................... 35
POSITIVE/NEGATIVE CONVERSION ................................................................................... 35
FOCUS ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................................. 35
BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ................................................................................................. 35
WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ......................................................................................... 35
IMAGE FREEZE ........................................................................................................................ 36
IMAGE ROTATE ....................................................................................................................... 36
SPLIT SCREEN .......................................................................................................................... 36
TITLE FUNCTION ..................................................................................................................... 36
PICTURE IN PICTURE FUNCTION ........................................................................................ 36
IMAGE SAVE ............................................................................................................................ 36
IMAGE RECALL ....................................................................................................................... 36
RGB INPUT SWITCH ................................................................................................................ 37
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OUTPUT SWITCH ..................................................................................................................... 37
USB IMAGE CAPTURE AND VIDEO RECORDING ............................................................. 37
USB HOST PORT ...................................................................................................................... 37
RS232 CONTROL ...................................................................................................................... 37
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1. PARTS IDENTIFICATION
1. Remote control IR receiver
2. Camera
3. LED light box
4. Upper mechanical arm
5. Main mechanical arm
6. Side panel
7. Back panel
8. Control panel
9. Touch LCD Panel
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2. CONTROL PANEL
1. POWER: Turn on/off the power.
2. MENU ENTER: a. Activate the on screen menu. b. Display the selected image in Image Recall mode.
3. PC | CAM : Press this button to toggle between the image from the Camera and the VGA input.
4. AUTO : a. Carry out automatic adjustment for focus, color and white balance. b. When in Image Recall mode, press this button to delete a selected image.
5. ZOOM+/-: Image zoom in and zoom out control.
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3. TOUCH FUNCTION
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: Enter to the setting menu
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: Active the function menu
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: Image split
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: Title function
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: Brightness+
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: Brightness-
: Image freeze
: Image rotate
: Focus+
: Focus-
: Image capture
: Text/Picture function
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: Lamp on/off
: Image mirror
: Picture-in-picture function
: Negative/positive conversion
: Image recall
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: Exit
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: Annotation function
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: Select writing pen
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: Select clear pen
: Rubber
: Delete all annotation
: Cursor
: Select the pen's color: Red
: Select the pen's color:Yellow
: Select the pen's color:Blue
: Select the thickness of writing
: Select the thickness of writing
: Select the thickness of writing
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4. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
1. DC 12V: Power input.
2. RS 232: Serial port, to control the document camera from a computer via this port.
3. DVI: DVI-A signal output.
4. AUDIO OUT: Audio output.
5. VGA OUT: VGA (RGB) signal output (15 pin D-SUB).
6. PC OUT: Output the signal from VGA in PLUG (15 pin D-SUB).
7. VGA IN: VGA (RGB) signal input (15 pin D-SUB).
8. AUDIO IN: Audio input.
9. USB-A: Communicate with a USB device, such as a USB mouse or USB drive stick.
10. USB-B: a. In USB Video Mode, capture images or record video into a connected computer via provided software; b. In USB Disc Mode, download saved images to a connected computer.
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5. REMOTE CONTROL
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1. : Turn the document camera on or off.
2. PC/CAM: Press this button to toggle the output image between the document camera and
VGA-IN.
3. MIR: Output right-and-left, up-and-down mirror image
4. Output Format: Press this button to activate the Output Format selection menu on screen. Use
Up and Down arrows to select a desired output format, press MENU ENTER button to confirm.
5. Arrow Buttons: a. In Image Recall Mode, use arrow buttons to navigate the thumbnail images; b. In On-Screen Menu mode, use arrow buttons to select menu items (see details below).
6. MENU ENTER a. In Camera mode, press and hold the MENU ENTER button to enter the On-Screen Menu mode, then
1. Use left and right arrow buttons to navigate the menu bar;
2. Press MENU ENTER button briefly to enter the submenu;
3. Use up and down arrows to select a function;
4. Use left and right arrows to change parameters of the selected function.
5. Press and hold MENU ENTER button at anytime to exit the On-Screen Menu mode. b. In Image Recall mode, press MENU ENTER button to display a selected image.
7. : Turn the LED light on or off.
8. : Activate the USB Mode selection menu on screen. Use Up and Down arrows to select
USB Disc, USB Video, or Exit, press MENU ENTER button to confirm.
9. Save: Capture the current image. If a USB drive is connected to the document camera, the image will be saved to the USB drive; otherwise, the image will be saved to internal memory.
10. RECALL: a. In Camera Mode, press this button to enter the Image Recall mode.
(1) When no USB drive is connected to the document camera, thumbnails of images in the internal memory will be displayed. Use PAGE+/- keys to navigate between pages; Use
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arrow keys to select a thumbnail; Press MENU ENTER button to display the selected image.
(2) When a USB drive is connected to the document camera, contents of the USB drive will be displayed on screen. Use up and down arrows to select a folder or image file; Press
MENU ENTER button to enter the selected folder or display the selected image. b. In Image Recall mode, press this button to go back to an upper level.
11. Page +/-: in Image Recall mode, navigate between pages of thumbnail images.
12. AUTO DEL: a. In Camera mode, carry out automatic adjustment for focus, color and white balance. b. In Image Recall mode, press this button to delete a selected image.
13. TITLE: Enable the title function.
14. Zoom+/-: Image zoom in and zoom out control.
15. Split: Split screen, enable the comparison between the frozen image and live image.
16. Bri+/-: Image brightness adjustment.
17. Frz: Freeze/unfreeze the image
18. Fc+/-: Adjust focus manually, focus far and focus near.
19. : Rotate the image by 90 o
, 180 o
, 270 o
.
20. Sharp+/-: Adjust sharpness of the image.
21. Neg: Switch the image between positive and negative colors.
22. PIP: Active the Picture in Picture function. Press PIP, it will appear the saved picture, then
select on picture for PIP picture.
23. T/P: Switch the output image between the text mode and picture mode
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6. CONNECTIONS
6.1.COMPUTER CONNECTION
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6.2. USB-A CONNECTION
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6.3. VGA OUTPUT CONNECTION
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6.4. DVI OUTPUT CONNECTION
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7. USB FUNCTION
7.1 USB-A
USB-A connector can be used to communicate with USB mouse and USB memory stick or other
USB slave device.
1. USB mouse
The USB mouse will be automatically activated when plug into the USB-A connector of
D-4790ST, you can use it to make note or mark on the image.
2. Memory stick
* Connect the memory stick with D-4790ST, then press Recall button to access the memory stick.
* Use the left and right arrow to exit/enter a folder.
* Use the up and down arrow button to select an image.
* Press Menu Enter to display the selected image.
* Press Recall button to exit.
7.2 USB-B
7.2.1 COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
Visualizer_USB Camera software is an application that allows user to capture image, preview and record video under the Windows operating systems.
Visualizer_USB Camera software runs on MS Windows XP, Windows 7, and Vista operating systems. The minimal requirements for the computer hardware are:
Operating system: Windows XP
CPU: PIV1.8G
Physical memory: 512M
Video memory: 64M
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7.2.2 PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION
To install and uninstall, please login in as system administrator, otherwise, the install/uninstall will fail.
Please connect the unit to the PC before starting installation.
Please select the right software to install:
Visualizer_USB(x32): Windows XP, Windows 7, 32bit.
Visualizer_USB(Windows7 x64): Windows 7, 64bit.
Visualizer_USB(Vista x64): Windows Vista, 64bit.
For Vista system, please do not choose “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer”, follow the step to complete the setting:
1. Open the control panel, then click User accounts:
2. Click “Turn User Account Control on or off”, we will see:
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3. Make sure do not tick the option “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer”:
For Windows 7, please change the User account control setting to Never Notify. Follow the step to complete the setting:
1. Click the right key of the mouse, choose properties:
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2. Click Action center:
3. Click Change User Account Control Setting, then choose Never notify.
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7.2.3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Click to run the software installation package, the following dialogue appears, click "Next":
Read the terms, Select "I accept the terms in the license agreement." Click "Next", as the following figure.
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The following dialogue box appears, click "Next":
The default installation directory is Program Files, C: \ Program Files \, you can select a different installation directory, as shown:
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Click "Change" to change the directory, as shown:
Click "OK", the following figure appears. Click "Next".
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Click "Install" to complete installation, as shown:
Click "Finish” to complete the installation, as shown:
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Then you will see the following interface, which is an installation package for 2005 environment. If your PC already has this installed, click "No" to exit, otherwise, click "Yes" to install it.
7.2.4 SOFTWARE START
Note: To use the software, the document camera’s USB mode has to be set to USB Video mode.
Please follow the instruction below:
A. Make sure the USB cable is disconnected from the unit.
B. Press the USB button on the remote, a dialog box appears on the screen, under which you will see USB disk or USB video, use the arrow keys on the remote or front panel to select the USB video mode.
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The remote and the front panel are inactive while the software is in use.
Double click the short cut number, see below:
on the desktop, then click Device, select the right model
Then Click , or select Video->Play, you will see the interface:
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7.2.5 IMAGE CONTROL
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Zoom in and zoom out
Zoom In
(Ctrl+I) : Left-click the Zoom In command button to enlarge the image. Keep holding the button until it reaches the maximum zooming point.
Zoom Out
(Ctrl+O) : Left-click the Zoom Out command button to shrink the image.
Keep holding the button until it goes back to its original size.
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Focus adjustment
Focus Far
(Ctrl+R) : Left click the Focus Far command button to focus far. Keep holding the button until it focuses to the farthest point.
Focus Near
(Ctrl+N): Left click the Focus Near command button focus near. Keep holding the button until it focuses to the nearest point.
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Image Brightness adjustment
Bright More
(Ctrl+B): Left click the Bright More button to increase the brightness.
Bright Less
(Ctrl+L): Left click the Bright Less button to reduce the brightness. z
Sharpness adjustment
Sharp More: Left click the Sharp More button to increase the sharpness.
Sharp Less: Left click the Sharp Less button to reduce the sharpness.
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Auto focus
Auto
(Ctrl+U): Left click the Auto button to auto adjust the focus.
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Mirror adjustment
Mirror
(Ctrl+M): Left click the Mirror button to adjust image to normal mirror, horizontal mirror,vertical mirror, and horizontal /vertical mirror.
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Image red hue adjustment
Red More: Left click the Red More button to increase the red hue.
Red Less: Left click the Red Less button to reduce the red hue. z
Image blue hue adjustment
Blue More: Left click the Blue More button to increase the blue hue.
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Blue Less: Left click the Blue Less button to reduce the blue hue. z
Image black and white/ color adjustment
Mono/Color
(Ctrl+K) : Left click the Mono/color button to toggle between the black-white and color modes.
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Positive and negative film images
Neg
(Ctrl+G) : Left click the Neg button to toggle between the positive and negative modes.
7.2.6 IMAGE CAPTURE AND VIDEO RECORDING
Left click to capture images. The captured images will be automatically saved into the default destination folder. The path and file name are displayed in software status bar on the bottom of the window. Shown below:
Left click to start recording. The setting button will changes to and does not work.
The detailed information is displayed on the software status bar in the bottom of the window.
The video is automatically saved in the default folder or pre-set folder.
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7.2.7 SETTING
The captured images and recorded videos will be saved into the folders of Images and Videos respectively, which are created by the system automatically. To set a different path to which the image/video is be to saved, click below. on the left side of the window, a pop up dialog box appears
Save the captured images into a different folder
Click the botton next to the "select a folder to save picture files" text box to set the path for captured images.
Save the recorded video into a different folder and set up parameters for videos
Click the button next to the "Select a folder to save video files:"text box to set the path for videos.
You can also change the video settings. The Audio input (optional) drop down box offers the options of recording video with or without sound. Shown below:
The length of video that can be recorded box displays the longest recording time for videos to be saved in the preset path. Shown below:
Click save to complete setting.
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7.2.8 IMAGE MODIFY
Click , you will see the interface: z
Grapic selection and move
Click to choose a line, circle, rectangle or curve that placed in the image, then move to another place. z
Line
Click to place a beeline in the image, shown as below:
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Click to change the setting of the chosen line:
Line width: change the width of the line.
X, Y: change the position of the line.
Color: change the color of the line.
Width, Height: Change the angle of the line. z
Rectangle
Click to place a rectangle in the image, shown as below:
Click to change the setting of the chosen rectangle:
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Line width: change the line width of the rectangle.
X, Y: change the position of the rectangle.
Color: change the line color of the rectangle.
Fill Color: Tick it to fill color in the rectangle.
Width, Height: Change the shape of the rectangle by changing the angle of two adjacent lines of the rectangle. z
Circle
Click to place a circle in the image, shown as below:
Click to change the setting of the chosen circle:
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Line width: change the line width of the circle.
X, Y: change the position of the circle.
Color: change the line color of the circle.
Fill Color: Tick it to fill color in the circle.
Width, Height: change the size of the circle. z
Curve
Click to place a curve in the image, shown as below:
Click to change the setting of the chosen curve:
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Line width: change the line width of the curve.
X, Y: change the position of the curve.
Color: change the line color of the curve. z
Graphic default setting
Click to change the setting of the graphic: z
Graphic delete
Click to delete the chosen graphic. z
Delete all the graphic
Click to delete all graphic that placed in the image.
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8. FEATURES
LIGHT
Press “LAMP” to turn on or turn off the light.
ZOOM IN AND ZOOM OUT
Press "ZOOM+"or "ZOOM-"
POSITIVE/NEGATIVE CONVERSION
The D-4780ST is automatically set to display normal materials on the screen when the power is on.
To display negatives, simply laying any film negative on the platform and press the Neg button on remote control, the negative image is converted to a positive picture instantly.
FOCUS ADJUSTMENT
When the D-4780ST is turned on the focus automatically adjusts to the stage, it is not necessary to re-adjust the focus if you are only working with flat materials (text, photos, etc.). Only 3D objects require a focus adjustment. Press the “AUTO” button to auto focus. Press the "FOCUS+", or
"FOCUS-" button to focus manually.
BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT
If the image effect is not satisfactory, you can adjust the brightness to get a better image effect.
Use the “BRIGHT+” or “BRIGHT-” button to adjust the brightness.
WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
Each time the lighting condition changes, the user should adjust the white balance of the CMOS.
Press the “AUTO” button to adjust the white balance automatically.
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IMAGE FREEZE
The freeze function allows you to discretely prepare the next image without interrupting current presentation. Press "Freeze" on remote control to freeze and unfreeze the image.
IMAGE ROTATE
Press “Rotate” on remote control to rotate the image by 90 o
, 180 o
, 270 o
.
SPLIT SCREEN
Press “SPLIT” to compare two images or compare two different views of one object side by side.
TITLE FUNCTION
Press “TITLE” to enable the title function.
PICTURE IN PICTURE FUNCTION
Press “PIP” on remote control to active the picture in picture function.
IMAGE SAVE
The D-4780ST offers the opportunity of storing 400 images on board. You can recall them by just pressing one of the numerical buttons on the front panel or remote control. Press "SAVE" to capture the current displaying image.
IMAGE RECALL
By pressing “RECALL”, all saved images are displayed in the thumbnail index mode for easy selection.
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RGB INPUT SWITCH
Press the “COMPUTER” to select the VGA input signal instead of the signal from camera.
OUTPUT SWITCH
Use “OUTPUT” to select DVI signals output instead of VGA signal.
USB IMAGE CAPTURE AND VIDEO RECORDING
The USB port can be used to capture still images from the D-4790ST into a computer. In this way, the D-4780ST can be used as a 3-D scanner for your computer.
USB HOST PORT
The USB host port of D-4790ST can be used to connect with memory stick, reading the images that in the memory stick directly from D-4790ST. It also can be used to connect with a USB mouse, modifying or taking notes on the pictures that from the camera.
RS232 CONTROL
The RS232 terminal allows you to integrate the D-4790ST into any sophisticated central control system. RS232 also enable you to control the D-4790ST via computer.
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Key features
- Capture images and record video
- Image freeze and rotate
- Split screen and title function
- Picture in picture function
- Image save and recall
- USB host port
- RS232 control
- Auto focus, brightness and white balance adjustment
- Positive and negative film images display