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Summary of Contents for MC170 HD

Page 1: ...Leica MC170 HD Leica MC190 HD User Manual...

Page 2: ...PC Mode 19 Connecting a Computer Installing Software Activating PC Mode 19 Limitations in PC Mode 20 Instrument Setup Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD 22 Switching on the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190...

Page 3: ...nce 37 Manual White Balance 38 Exposure 39 Resolution 40 Camera Settings 42 User Defined Settings 44 Setting Image Overlays SETUP OVERLAY 46 Configuring Predefined Illumination Scenarios 48 Service Ca...

Page 4: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual General Notes 4 General Notes...

Page 5: ...micals to clean colored surfaces or accessories with rubberized parts This could damage the surfaces and specimens could be contaminated by abra ded particles O O In most cases we can provide special...

Page 6: ...gital microscope camera and contains impor tant instructions for operating safety mainte nance and the accessory parts The Safety Concept booklet contains additi onal safety information regarding the...

Page 7: ...Instrument malfunctions and damage Warning of hazardous electrical voltage This symbol indicates especially impor tant information Failure to comply can cause the following O O Hazards to persons O O...

Page 8: ...components that are outside of the scope of this manual Unauthorized alterations to the instrument or noncompliant use shall void all rights to any warranty claims Place of use O O Refer to Safety Con...

Page 9: ...pack them separately Integration in third party products O O Refer to Safety Concept booklet Disposal O O Refer to Safety Concept booklet Legal regulations O O Refer to Safety Concept booklet EC Decl...

Page 10: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual Introduction 10 Introduction...

Page 11: ...for display on monitors labeled HD ready or on smaller monitors with a 10 or 12 diagonal Leica Application Suite Your Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD digi tal microscope camera includes the Leica Ap...

Page 12: ...memory card Additional information about working on the computer and with Leica Application Suite is provided in the software s online help Optional accessories Handswitch footswitch Various functions...

Page 13: ...tion 13 Overview of the Instrument PC HD HDMI ON OFF 1 2 3 4 7 8 5 6 1 Card holder for SD card 2 Status light 3 IR receiver for remote control 4 HDMI connection 5 USB connection 6 Connection for foots...

Page 14: ...HD monitor and the final image capture may not show the same section depending on the sensor size in the microscope 1 Live image in 16 9 format displayed on the HD monitor 2 Image capture in 4 3 forma...

Page 15: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual Assembly 15 Assembly...

Page 16: ...using a C mount adapter The Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD is compatible with all stereo macro and light microscopes from Leica Microsystems Assembly 1 Screw the camera onto a C mount adapter 2 Plac...

Page 17: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual Installation 17 Installation...

Page 18: ...eica MC190 HD Power supply and HD monitor 1 Connect the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD to a suitable power socket using the USB cable and power supply 2 Connect the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD...

Page 19: ...ivating PC mode 1 Set the mode switch to PC in order to set the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD to PC mode The Leica software has to be installed on the computer in order to use the Leica MC170 HD or...

Page 20: ...is displayed correctly on these kinds of devices just with black screen edges Limitations in PC Mode 4 3 Operation The Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD is controlled entirely via the computer in PCmod...

Page 21: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual Instrument Setup 21 Instrument Setup...

Page 22: ...O O The message No camera appears when starting the LAS software If the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD is connected to an HD monitor in PC mode O O The remote control does not respond in other word...

Page 23: ...t SETUP USER in the main menu 3 The following configurations are possible by selecting the corresponding option O O NONE No Function O O CAPTURE Capture an image and save it to the SD card O O SHOW LA...

Page 24: ...ending on the configuration can be used to trigger the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD Description Remote Control 1 Start stop video recording 2 Save still image to SD card 3 Stop continue live image...

Page 25: ...ge you can see how the LED on top of the remote control lights up on the HD moni tor If this is not the case the batteries need to be changed Changing the batteries 1 Remove the battery cover on the r...

Page 26: ...conds If a timeout is displayed after 4 seconds press the Pair button again to start the process 2 Press and hold the button on your remote control representing the channel that you want to assign to...

Page 27: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual Application 27 Application...

Page 28: ...ewed onto the microscope the mode switch is set to HD and the HD monitor is swit ched on 1 Set the on off switch to ON to switch on the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD 2 The status light s LED switch...

Page 29: ...rrectly and is detected by the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD Most memory cards are factory formatted with FAT so that they can be used immediately An SD card cannot be formatted in the Leica MC170...

Page 30: ...ages Recording 1 Focus on the specimen 2 Push the SD memory card into the slot on top of the Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD until it clicks into place The Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD s status l...

Page 31: ...3 For a JPG image Display image in full size and zoomed in 1 2 3 when pressing repeatedly Next previous image 3 For an MP4 video clip Play video Stop play video Rewind fast forward video 4 In order to...

Page 32: ...gure the white balance via the user menu using the remote control Depend ing on the configuration automatic white balance can also be carried out using the foot switch The white balance of the camera...

Page 33: ...for adjusting and acquiring an image For additional information on Leica Application Suite please refer to LAS Help You may be asked to specify your micro scope s current instrument configura tion whe...

Page 34: ...I inter face The resolution on the connected HD monitor is limited by the live image resolution of the LAS software Due to techni cal limitations it is not possible to display a Full HD live image on...

Page 35: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual User Menu 35 User Menu...

Page 36: ...e control Calling up and closing the user menu Check to ensure that the camera is in HD mode and that a live image is shown on a connected HD monitor 1 Point the remote control towards the Leica MC170...

Page 37: ...ton on the remote control 2 Call up the COLOR entry 3 Set the value for WB MODE to AUTO 4 Press the button to leave the menu The values for RED LEVEL BLUE LEVEL and BLACK LEVEL cannot be adjusted if t...

Page 38: ...emote control The white balance is calibrated and saved to the camera Alternatively you can also calibrate the white balance using the user menu 1 Press the button on the remote control 2 Call up the...

Page 39: ...lues for EXPOSURE GAIN and GAMMA until you obtain the desired results for the image Automatic exposure 1 Press the button on the remote control 2 Call up the EXPOSURE entry 3 Set the value for EXP MOD...

Page 40: ...ion of the live image The following resolutions are available O O HD720 50 and HD720 60 1 280 720 pixels at 50 Hz or 60 Hz image refresh rate O O HD1080 24 and HD1080 30 1 920 1 080 pixels at 25 Hz or...

Page 41: ...d default resolution of HD1080 50 Resolution of the captured image CAPTURED Defines the resolution of the captured image saved directly to the SD card The following resolutions are available O O 1 1 M...

Page 42: ...t least 5 seconds until a signal tone sounds Set the date and time SET DATE TIME This command sets the date and time as well as the format for display ing them The following formatting options are ava...

Page 43: ...or the date and time into images they cannot be deleted later even if you rename the files or change the date Rotate image FLIP IMAGE Allows you to flip the image along the horizontal and or vertical...

Page 44: ...one for polarized light This can save the current camera settings for recurring acquisition situations and retrieval again at any time Press to select illumination mode 1 2 or 3 Press to save the cur...

Page 45: ...from being displayed at any time by pressing the menu button again or selecting a menu entry Set the language LANGUAGE Lets you set the language for menu guidance Select the fifth entry in the main me...

Page 46: ...ou configure your microscope for special tasks Selecting image overlays SELECT Press to select another overlay Press to activate the selected overlay and leave the menu If you want to quickly display...

Page 47: ...erlays are available for download on the Leica Microsystems website as well as a manual for how to create your own overlays in the download area for this camera Follow those instructions to create new...

Page 48: ...n to switch to the next illumination mode The microscope imme diately switches the illumination mode and sets the stored parameters 3 Wait until the displayed illumination mode disappears from the mon...

Page 49: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual Service 49 Service...

Page 50: ...d decades your Leica camera will continue to work as well as it did on the very first day Warranty benefits The guarantee covers all faults in materials and manufacture It does not however cover damag...

Page 51: ...free cloth lens cloth or cotton swab should only be lightly moistened with solvent O O Protect your microscope camera from moisture fumes and acids and from alka line caustic and corrosive materials a...

Page 52: ...paintbrush O O Your local Leica Service or an appropriately trained user can replace a dirty or scratched glass filter in front of the camera sensor O O Changing the filter requires a suitable tool ar...

Page 53: ...rts Item Leica article number Designation 1 19 004 872 HDMI cable 2 m 2 19 004 871 USB cable 1 8 m 3 13 302 708 946 915 5 W USB adapter with interchangeable connector 4 10 450 805 IR remote control RC...

Page 54: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual Specifications 54 Specifications...

Page 55: ...XP Windows 7 Mac OS X Leica software LAS and LAS EZ software PC Acquire software Mac Mechanical and optical interfaces O O Mechanical C mount thread O O Color filter Type IRB680 replaceable stock numb...

Page 56: ...put power 10 W O O Power consumption 4 W Miscellaneous O O Power supplied via USB cable to computer or to external 5 V USB power supply unit O O Operating temperature range 5 C 50 C humidity 10 90 O O...

Page 57: ...Leica MC170 HD or Leica MC190 HD User Manual Specifications 57 Dimensional Drawings 67 92 67 52 62 92 PC HD HDMI ON OFF...

Page 58: ...ject to modifications LEICA and the Leica Logo are registered trademarks of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH CONNECT WITH US www leica microsystems com Leica Microsystems Schweiz AG Max Schmidheiny Strasse...

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