VIII
Troubleshooting
2 Image Output
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2
Image Output
Symptom Corrective
action
No image appears.
• Connect the cables securely.
• Connect the cables firmly in their specified locations.
• Connect the DS camera head correctly.
• Remove the C mount cap from the DS camera head.
• Place the subject within the field of view of the microscope or lens.
• Direct the optical path of the microscope to the camera.
• Set the exposure correctly.
=> See “2 Photographing Images” in Chapter VI.
• Use a display compatible with the output format.
=> See “1.4.4 Adjusting Monitor Output for an External Monitor” in
Chapter VI.
• Avoid selecting the external monitor output only.
=> See “1.4.4 Adjusting Monitor Output for an External Monitor” in
Chapter VI.
Only a crossline
image appears on a
white screen.
• Connect the camera cable securely.
The image is out of
focus.
• Set Sharpness on the CAM menu appropriately.
=> See “2 Photographing Images” in Chapter VI.
• Turn off the electronic zoom function.
• Focus the microscope or lens correctly.
• Do not use the system in a vibration-prone place.
• Adjust the aperture diaphragm correctly.
=> See “Chapter V Microscope Adjustment.”
(The aperture diaphragm should be adjusted to approximately 70% to
80% of the numerical aperture of the objective, or 70% to 80% of the
pupil of the objective.)
• Avoid over-enlargement.
(The scaling factor should be set in a range of 500 to 1,000 times the
numerical aperture of the objective.)
The image is too dark
or too bright.
• Set the exposure or tone to an appropriate level.
=> See “2 Photographing Images” in Chapter VI.
• Set the microscope illumination at an appropriate level.
