LabSmith SVM340, User Manual

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 3
1.1 Package contents ........................................................... 3
1.2 Basic functions ............................................................... 4
1.3 Computer requirements ................................................. 4
1.4 Installing the software .................................................... 5
2 SVM340 HARDWARE ............................................... 6
2.1 Illuminator module .......................................................... 7
2.2 Optics module ................................................................. 8
2.3 Microscope objective ..................................................... 9
2.4 Fluorescence filter .......................................................... 9
2.5 Front panel controls ......................................................10
2.6 Back panel connections ................................................12
2.7 Microscope stage ...........................................................14
3 uSCOPE SOFTWARE............................................. 16
3.1 X-Y Traverse ...................................................................17
3.2 Focus ..............................................................................17
3.3 Illumination .....................................................................19
3.4 Presets ............................................................................20
3.5 uScope Instrument and Video File Settings ................20
3.6 Online and offline operation .........................................20
3.7 Upgrading firmware .......................................................20
3.8 SVM340 automation using the uProcess software .....21
4 uSCOPE VIDEO PLAYBACK AND PROCESSING 22
4.1 Video options set-up .....................................................23
4.2 Adjusting the Image Output Size and Frame Rate ......24
4.3 Adjusting the Image Properties ....................................26
4.4 Color Format set-up .......................................................27
5 VIDEO RECORDING ............................................... 28
5.1 Video compression ........................................................28
5.2 Buffering .........................................................................29