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Setting Up the Document Camera

Document camera

  1. Raise the camera arm and pivot the camera.  If the camera arm is laying down, raise it into position by pressing the button on the base of the arm in the direction indicated by the arrows, while simultaneously lifting the arm up. Turn the camera until the lens is pointed down.
  2. Move the lamp arms into position. If you will be using the arm lamps (for paper documents and objects), raise the lamp into position by lifting the arms toward the back of the unit, and rotating the lamps so the light is shining on the base. (The arm lamps are not needed for transparencies, slides or negatives.)
  3. Touch Doc Camera on the touch panel.  This will turn the device on. If it doesn’t, press the power button on the document camera itself.

    Note: The document camera has a slight delay when turned on.  The power button will be green if on or red if off.
  4. From the touch panel, select your lamp option. 
    • Arm - turns on the side arm lamps.
    • Base - turns on the lower base lamp.
    • Lamp - cycles through the lighting options from side arm lamps on (for paper documents and objects), base light on (for transparencies, slides or negatives), or all off. The upper lamps will turn on by default.
  5. Operate the Document Camera, using the touch panel.
    Touch panel controls

    You can also use the buttons on the document camera panel itself.  See Using the Document Camera Panel for the function of each.

Last Updated: 8/25/09