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How to connect your Lumens Portable Document Camera/Visual Presenter
Table of Contents
For DC133, DC210, DC166 and DC265
Introduction 2
Document Camera Components 2
The Base Unit 2
1. Connection Ports
2. Keypad Functions
Connection Overview 5
Connect Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter to a Projector 6
Connect Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter to a Computer 8
1. Laptop
2. Desktop Computer
Connect Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter to an Interactive Whiteboard 11
Connect Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter to a HDTV 12
How to Capture and Playback Images with Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter 12
How to Record Video with Your Lumens Document Camera/Visual Presenter 13

Introduction
In recent years, document cameras have become one of the most important interactive learning tools in
the modern classroom. Equipped with a powerful zoom lens and innovative features such as image
capturing, video recording, and slide show capabilities, today’s document cameras do more than simply
replace overhead projectors. A modern document camera enables a teacher to immediately display
almost any form of educational manipulative to captivate the class.
In this guide, we will outline the steps for setting up your new document camera and capture the power
of this tool for daily use. We will also discuss how you can easily integrate this equipment into your
classroom by connecting it with other currently owned devices or future investments. In addition, this
guide will lead you through all of the operational features of your document camera.
Document Camera Components
All Lumens portable document cameras consist of three basic parts:
1. The camera head
2. The lamp/lamps
3. The base unit
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The Base Unit
The base unit, the most important part of your visual presenter, provides all the necessary connectors on
a side panel as well as the main feature buttons on the keyboard on the tope of the unit.
*picture shows DC265 connections who can differ from other models
Connection Ports
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
1. AC in: Proves an input for the power supply cord.
2. VGA in: A built-in distribution amplifier and active VGA pass through, allows you to easily connect
the document cameras with a desktop computer and external monitor simultaneously without the
need of an extra VGA splitter. *
*For DC166 a DVI-VGA adapter is needed to have an active pass trough
3. VGA out: Offers an output to connect your projector with the document camera.
4. Kensington Lock Slot: A Kensington lock may be used to secure the unit against theft.
5. HDMI Out: Offers a simple connection to a HDMI compatible TV or projector with only an HDMI
cable.*
*Only available with the DC265
6. USB: This port connects your document camera with a computer to allow data captured with the
document camera to the PC.
7. Extender/RS232/C-Video: Provides an output to connect Standard TVs with the document camera
8. Phone: Offers a connection audio speakers.*
*Only available with the DC265
9. SD Card Slot: Captured images may be stored to the SD card as a JPEG file and full-frame video.*
*Only available with the DC265

Keypad Functions
Power: Switch the document camera on and off.
Source: Select between the internal or external memory and other sources connected to
the document camera and select which captured images and videos to show.
Lamp: Switch the lamp(s) on and off to create desired light levels.
Auto Tune: Adjust the image automatically by tuning the brightness, contrast, color
balance, exposure and focus.*
*Not available for the DC133
Zoom: Zoom the camera lens in (+) and out (-) from the image, and select the stored
images in the internal memory by pressing up or down arrows.
Brightness: Control the image brightness and select stored images in the internal memory
by pressing the right or left arrow button.
Menu: Open the menu and control display, storage, settings, and advanced features.
Rotate: Use to rotate the image 90,180, or 270 degrees and back to original position. *
*Restrictions apply with DC133, DC210 - These models toggle between 180 degrees and original
position.

Connection Overview
Pan: Automatically zoom from full page to each of four separate page quadrants (top left,
bottom left, top right, bottom right).*
* Only available for DC265, all others models include half-page mode, which zooms between the top and
bottom halves of a page.
Enter: Select your image and any menu function.
Freeze: Freeze a moving image.
Record: Start and end the audio/video recording. *
*Only available for DC265. The DC166 records video without audio.
Capture: Capture live images and automatically store in the internal memory.
Delete: Delete selected images.
Connections square base models: DC265, DC210

Connection round base models: DC166, DC133
Connect Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter to a Projector
To connect your document camera with a projector:
1. Connect the included VGA cable to the output port on the visual presenter base unit and projector’s
VGA input port.
VGA connection camera to projector

2. Power up both the projector and the document camera.
3. Press the “Auto tune” button on your document camera or remote.
4. Press the “Auto tune” button on your document camera or remote.
5. Your image will appear on the screen. If it does not:
a) Press the Input button on the projector and cycle through the available options. Select VGA input.
b) If your image is still undetected, power down the base unit of the visual presenter and check the dip
switch on the bottom of the unit (It should be set to RGB ) Repeat the first three steps above.
DIP Switch overview
SXGA output: All switches must be down to have an SXGA camera resolution.
XGA output: If you need a XGA resolution move the switch no. 3 up.
Special mode: for a higher frame rate of 30 frames per second
HDTV output: When you connect your HDTV with your document camera or a Monitor with HDMI
resolution, the switches no. 2 and 3 have to be up.

Connect Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter to a Computer
To connect your document camera to a laptop or computer, you may choose a VGA pass through
connection, an interactive USB connection, or both. Selecting the USB connection provides the ability to
use the included software to interact with and annotate images. A USB connection also permits image
annotation using the software included with most interactive whiteboards.
Laptop VGA pass-through only:
1. Connect the VGA output of your laptop to the visual presenter’s VGA input port.
2. Switch on the document camera using the power button on the remote control or keypad.
VGA connection camera to laptop
Interactive connection using the USB cable:
1. Connect the document camera and the laptop using the included USB cable and the included
software.
2. Switch the document camera on using the power button on the remote control or keypad.

Desktop:
1. Depending on your setup, you may need to connect a device called Distribution Amplifier (DA) to your
computer’s VGA output port. The DA accepts the signals from the computer and distributes them to your
document camera and computer monitor simultaneously.*
*The DC 265 unit includes a built-in Distribution Amplifier and active VGA pass through. This allows you to easily connect
the document camera with desktop computers, external monitors and projectors without an extra VGA splitter.
Desktop connection with DA splitter

2. Connect one of the Distribution Amplifier’s VGA output ports to the document camera’s input port
using the VGA cable that came with your presenter.
3. To display the images simultaneously on your computer monitor and the visual presenter, connect the
Distribution Amplifier’s second VGA output port to your computer monitor’s input port.
4. Switch the document camera on using the power button on the remote control or keypad.
Alternative USB cable connection to Desktop:
1. Go to www.LumensEducation.com/Support and load the latest version of Lumens software for your
document camera model.
2. Connect the document camera and the desktop computer with the USB port on both devices and with
the included cable.
3. Switch the document camera on using the power button on the remote control or keypad.
Now you are ready to receive images from your visual presenter and see them on your computer using
either the included Lumens software or interactive whiteboard software.
USB connection camera to desktop

Connect Your Document Camera /Visual Presenter to an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB)
Use the USB port to connect your IWB and the document camera to fully integrate the document
camera with the IWB. Here’s how:
1. Go to www.LumensEducation.com/Support and load the latest version of Lumens software for your
document camera model.
2. Connect the document camera and the interactive whiteboard with the USB port on both devices and
with the included cable.
3. Switch the document camera on using the power button on the remote control or keypad.
Connection to an interactive whiteboard

Connect Your Document Camera to an HDTV
*Only available for DC265
1. Use the include cable to connect the document camera and the HDTV with the HDMI port on both
devices.
2. Switch the document camera on using the power button on the remote control or keypad.
HDMI connection camera to HDTV
How to Capture and Playback Images with Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter
All Lumens document cameras have the ability to capture images and store them in internal memory.
Here’s how to capture and store images for playback later:
1. After putting the teaching material under the camera and adjusting the brightness and focus, press the
“Capture” button on the base unit or remote control. While the image is being saved to the internal
memory, you will see a small hourglass in the top left corner of your display screen.
2. Press the “Source” button on the keypad or remote control to find the captured image in the internal
memory listing.
3. Use the arrow keys on the remote control or keypad (zoom and brightness buttons) to select the
desired image. Press enter to display the image again or press the “Slide Show” button to start a running
viewing of slides starting with this image.
4. To return to a live image, press the “Menu” or “Source” button twice.

How to Record Video with Your Document Camera/Visual Presenter*
*Internal Video/Audio Recording only available on the DC265. Internal Video Recording without audio is available on the
DC166. All Lumens document cameras can save video to a computer using the included USB cable and free software.
1. Arrange the subject matter you would like to record on the document camera and press the “Record”
button. You must save to an SD card. The word “Recording” in the top left corner of the screen will
indicate that saving is in progress.
2. Press the “Record” button on the keypad or remote a second time to stop recording.
3. To find the captured video on the SD card, press the source button twice to display a list of files.
3. Select a video file using the arrows on the remote control or keypad (zoom and brightness buttons)
and press enter to start playing the highlighted video.
4. To return to a live image, press the “Menu” or “Source” button twice.
If you have further questions about setting up your new document camera please call our customer
service team at: 510-252-0200 or toll-free: 866-600-0988.
Lumens Integration, Inc
4116 Clipper Court
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: (510) 252 – 0200
Fax: (510) 252 – 1389
www.LumensEducation.com