Camcorder User Manual

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Power Turn On-Perform the following procedure as necessary to turn the
poweronforoperationofthePolarisSystem
1 ReviewtheInstallationSectionasneededandmakesurethePolarisSystem
componentsaresetupandconnectedfortheapplicableoperating con-
figuration
2 If connecting to a computer system, turn on the computer and run the
applicablevideocapturesoftwareMakesurethatthevideocapturesoftware
issettodisplayanNTSC(M)imagewitha640x480pixelresolutionIfthe
video capture software supportsa2-button,joysticktypefootswitch, make
surethatthissoftwareissettoenableandconfigurethebuttonsasneeded
3 If connecting to an analog video monitor, turn on the video monitor’s
powerswitch
4 TurnonthePowerswitchonthecontrolmodulefrontpanelandverifythat
thepowerindicatorLEDilluminatesgreen
5 RemovetheCameraHandpiecefromtheHandpieceHolderandverifythat
thecamera’swhiteLEDsilluminate
6 Ifconnectingtoacomputersystem,verifythatlivevideofromthecamera
is correctly displayed on the computer monitor and also verify that the
camera buttons perform the operations that apply to the video capture
softwarethatisbeingusedIfnot,followtheGeneralUSBDriverCheck
procedureprovidedbelow
7 Ifconnectingto an analogvideomonitor,verify thatlivevideofromthe
cameraiscorrectlydisplayedonthevideomonitor
8 Place the camera back into the handpiece holder and verify that the
camera’swhiteLEDsturnoff
ACTIVATION
NOTE: W


Computer-Connected System Operation - The Polaris System is
normallyoperatedconnecteddirectlytoacomputersystemrunningvarious
PC USB streaming video capture software applications In this configuration
thecameraprovidestheimage/videosourcewhilethecomputerandassociated
softwareareusedtodisplayandsavetheresultantimagesPerformthefollowing
procedurestooperatethePolarisSystemwhenconnectedtoacomputer
SYSTEM OPERATION


1 ActivatethePolarisSystembyperformingthePowerTurn-Onprocedures
describedabove