Visioneer MX230 User's Guide Page 1

Visioneer MX 230 Digital CameraUser’s GuideFOR WINDOWS

4 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEWHAT’S IN THE BOXBefore using your digital camera, check the contents of the box to make sure that all p

CAMERA COMPONENTS 5CAMERA COMPONENTSThe following pages show the components of your camera. FRONT VIEW1. Shutter Button—Used to take a picture.2. Buil

6 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEBACK VIEW1. Status LED—Shows the picture-taking status of the camera. When the camera is available to ta

CAMERA COMPONENTS 76. Wide Angle/Thumbnail—In Snapshot mode, the camera zooms out from the subject. In Playback mode, the LCD switches between full-sc

8 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEBOTTOM AND END VIEW1. Trip o d C onn ect o r—Attaches the camera to a tripod.2. Battery/Memory Card Cov

GETTING READY TO TAKE PICTURES 9GETTING READY TO TAKE PICTURESComplete the following installation and setup steps to prepare your camera for taking pi

10 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDETo install the memory card:1. Insert the Secure Digital memory card with the notched corner facing the

GETTING READY TO TAKE PICTURES 11SET THE DATE AND TIMEWhen you transfer a photo to a computer or print a photo, the time and date the photo was taken

12 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDE4. Select the Style option and then press the Display button.5. Use the Up or Down buttons to select th

GETTING READY TO TAKE PICTURES 133. Use the Up or Down buttons to set the correct hour (using a 24-hour clock). When finished, press the Copy button

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14 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDE2. If the camera is not already on, press the On/Off button located on the back.3. Use the Down button

TAKING PICTURES 15TAKING PICTURESYou are now ready to take a picture. For basic point-and-click picture taking, use the Snapshot mode described below.

16 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDE5. Press the Shutter button half-way down to initiate the camera’s automatic image processing functions

REVIEWING AND DELETING PICTURES 17REVIEWING AND DELETING PICTURESAfter you take a picture, you can immediately review the results. You can then keep o

18 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDETo delete a picture:1. While in Playback mode, press the Up and Down buttons to scroll and find the pho

EXPLORING YOUR CAMERA’S FEATURES 19EXPLORING YOUR CAMERA’S FEATURESYou now know how to take pictures using the snapshot and review features of your ca

20 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEFlash: Cycles through settings for the flash. Auto: The camera determines when the flash is needed. O

EXPLORING YOUR CAMERA’S FEATURES 21VIDEO MODEVideo mode allows you to record up to 60-second, audio movies.To record a video clip:1. Turn the Mode dia

22 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEButton functions in Video mode:Use the buttons during recording of the video clip.Up Button: Increases

EXPLORING YOUR CAMERA’S FEATURES 23PRESET MODEPreset mode provides five preset settings that are optimized for taking specific types of pictures as de

Technical SupportVisit Visioneer’s web site at www.visioneer.com for technical support, including help during installation, driver updates, spare part

24 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEPLAYBACK MODEPlayback mode is used to view the photos or video clips stored in the internal memory or o

EXPLORING YOUR CAMERA’S FEATURES 25 If you press the Thumbnail button when the zoom ratio is at x1, the LCD displays up to nine thumbnail images at

26 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDESET UP MODESet Up mode is used to configure your camera. When you turn the Mode dial to Set Up, the fol

EXPLORING YOUR CAMERA’S FEATURES 271. From the Set Up menu, press the Up or Down buttons to select Format, and then press the Display button.2. On the

28 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDE1. From the Set Up menu, press the Up or Down buttons to select Quality, and then press the Display but

EXPLORING YOUR CAMERA’S FEATURES 29DPOF: This option (Digital Printer Order Format) allows you to print photos directly to a printer that supports thi

30 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEIf you choose the All Images option: Press the Copy button to highlight Copies. Press the Up and Do

EXPLORING YOUR CAMERA’S FEATURES 31Memory Type: This option is used to set where photos are stored; in the internal memory or on the Secure Digital ca

32 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDE1. From the Set Up menu, press the Up or Down buttons to select Video Out, and then press the Display b

THE LCD 33THE LCDWhen your camera is in any mode, other than Set Up and PC, current camera settings are displayed as icons on the LCD. This section de

FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for the class B digital device, pursuant

34 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEZOOM INDICATORIndicates the zoom level when in Snapshot mode. The lower (white) portion of the bar indi

THE LCD 35WHITE BALANCE SETTINGIndicates the current White Balance (WB) setting. If there is no setting indicated, the camera is set to automatically

36 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEPICTURES REMAININGIndicates the number of pictures remaining on the selected memory (internal or extern

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER 37CONNECTING TO A COMPUTERThis section describes the procedures to install software and connect your camera to your computer.

38 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEINSTALL SOFTWARE ON YOUR COMPUTERBefore connecting your camera, you must install software on your compu

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER 392. From the main menu screen, click Install Visioneer Camera.3. On the Choose Setup Language screen, select the desired lan

40 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDECONNECT TO YOUR COMPUTER THE FIRST TIMEThe first time you connect your camera to your computer, the com

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER 416. When installation is finished, turn off the camera.To install your camera for use as a PC camera:1. Set the camera’s Mod

42 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDECOPYING IMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTERWhen connected to your computer, your digital camera behaves like any ot

COPYING IMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER 43To copy using Windows Explorer:1. On your computer, open Windows Explorer.The contents of your computer is displayed

iTABLE OF CONTENTSWelcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Camera Features . . . . . . . . . . .

44 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDETo copy using the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility:1. On your computer desktop, click Start, point to P

COPYING IMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER 45 To select all of the images, click the Select All/Deselect All button.3. To delete images from you camera’s memory

46 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEUSING YOUR CAMERA AS A PC CAMERAWith your camera in PC mode, you can use it with the supplied Visioneer

USING YOUR CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA 47To record a video clip:1. On your computer desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Visioneer Digital Came

48 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEThe Visioneer Digital Camera Utility opens in Video mode. The Video Viewfinder displays the view throug

USING YOUR CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA 49To take a snapshot:1. Open the Visioneer Digital Camera Utility.2. Click the Snapshot button to take a picture of t

50 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDECONNECTING TO A TELEVISIONYou can connect your camera to a television and view the camera’s LCD display

PRINTING DIRECTLY TO A PRINTER 51PRINTING DIRECTLY TO A PRINTERTwo methods are available to print pictures from your camera to a printer that supports

52 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDETROUBLESHOOTINGIf you are having problems using your camera, refer to the troubleshooting procedures in

TROUBLESHOOTING 53Problem: The flash doesn’t work.Problem: When turned on, the LED flashes green, red, orange, and green. Then the camera does not fun

ii VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEInstall Software on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Connect to Your Computer the Firs

54 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEUNINSTALLING THE VISIONEER DIGITAL CAMERA UTILITYComplete the following steps to uninstall the Visionee

US AND CANADA TECHNICAL SUPPORT 55US AND CANADA TECHNICAL SUPPORTINTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORTVisioneer provides technical support to all registered

56 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEImportant: Contact information is subject to change. Please visit our Web site at www.visioneer.com for

MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 57MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA SPECIFICATIONSSensor 2 megapixel CCDResolution output 3 megapixelOptical zoom 3xAdvanced

58 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDEViewfinder Optical type: reverse Galileo imageStill image capture 3M, 2048 x 1536, Normal2M, 1600 x 120

INDEX 59INDEXBbatteriesinstalling9safety 2status 36buttonCopy25Delete 25Display 19, 24Down 19, 22, 24Flash 20Telephoto 17, 20, 22, 24Thumbnail 17, 25U

INDEX 60Down button 19, 22, 24DPOF 29, 51Eexposure valuein Snapshot mode19in Video mode 22on LCD 36Ffeatures 1, 19flashsafety3settings 20Flash button

INDEX 61portrait 23Preset mode 23landscape option 23macro option 23night scene option 23on LCD 34options 23portrait option 23self-timer option 23Print

INDEX 62Digital Camera mode 44uninstall 54using to take a snapshot 49Video mode 47WWhite Balance button 20White balance settingon LCD35Wide Angle butt

WELCOMECongratulations on the purchase of your Visioneer MX 230 digital camera. This user’s guide will step you through the set up, configuration, and

2 VISIONEER MX 230 DIGITAL CAMERA USER’S GUIDESAFETY INFORMATION Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder. Viewing the sun or other strong light

SAFETY INFORMATION 3immerse batteries in or expose them to water. Discontinue use immediately if you notice any changes in the batteries such as disco