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INSTRUCTIONS

Notes

This instruction manual is for the control unit set for the Olympus microscope digital camera.
To ensure the safety, obtain optimum performance and to familiarize yourself fully with the use of 
this product, we recommend that you study this manual thoroughly before operating this product, 
and always keep this manual at hand when operating this product.
Retain this instruction manual in an easily accessible place near the work desk for future reference.
For details of products included in the configuration of this system, see page 9 of this 
instruction manual.

DP23 Control Unit Set

DP23-AOU

Optical Microscope Accessory

DP28 Control Unit Set

DP28-AOU

Summary of Contents for DP23-AOU

Page 1: ...nd that you study this manual thoroughly before operating this product and always keep this manual at hand when operating this product Retain this instruction manual in an easily accessible place near...

Page 2: ...tes uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this product...

Page 3: ...ble 17 2 Connecting the display cable 18 3 Connecting the AC adapter 19 4 Connecting USB devices 21 5 Connecting the LAN cable 22 4 Acquisition 23 4 1 Basic operations 23 1 Starting and exiting the sy...

Page 4: ...image quality 38 4 3 Advanced operations 39 1 Manual exposure acquisition 39 2 Recording the movie 39 3 Pausing and resuming the live view 41 4 Zooming the image and displaying the scroll bar 41 5 Se...

Page 5: ...me from the movie 62 5 Protecting the play image 63 6 Deleting the image 64 5 2 Advanced operations 65 1 Split view 65 2 Displaying the image information 65 6 Measurement 66 1 Measurement functions 66...

Page 6: ...ng media equipped with password function for the first time 91 8 Preparing to run programs that install the driver and update software 92 9 Activating the license optional 93 8 Functions linked with m...

Page 7: ...on manual is created as follows Title in second layer OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Title in third layer Title in first layer 2 1 1 2 indicates the operating procedure and A B indicates the portion yo...

Page 8: ...nsented to the terms and conditions in OLYMPUS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT OLYMPUS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT is displayed at initial startup Read it carefully before using the product Software license...

Page 9: ...he air vents of the device The electric shock or failure of the product may be caused WARNING Electric safety Always use the power cord provided by Olympus If the proper AC adapter and the power cord...

Page 10: ...bel Label position Instructions in instruction manual Page Top surface of DP2 AOU Cautions for electric safety and prevention of electric shock 3Page If caution labels are dirty or peeled off contact...

Page 11: ...sh drive or cables etc Exit the system Set the main switch to OFF Unplug the AC adapter Unplug the power cord When data has been continuously saved in the recording media such as USB flash drive etc b...

Page 12: ...or infectious symptoms are still noticed even though the above actions were taken contact Olympus Olympus is not liable for malfunctions of DP23 CU or DP28 CU or defects and damages occurred on your...

Page 13: ...below The maximum frame rate is given when the exposure time is set lower than values shown in the table below DP23 CU Resolution Exposure time sec Frame rate fps 3088 x 2076 1 30 30 2072 x 2072 1 43...

Page 14: ...rage Devices to be connected to DP2 AOU USB devices other than those described below do not work even though they are connected to DP2 AOU Connectable USB device USB recoding media USB mouse USB keybo...

Page 15: ...Olympus Do not use the interface cable for any purpose other than its intended use NOTE TIP Camera adapter Interface cable USB cable for touch panel AC adapter Power cord Display cable LAN cable To ne...

Page 16: ...ck 2 1 Hardware Main switch LED LAN cable connector DC input connector USB connector USB3 1 Gen1 Display connector HDMI Camera head DP2 AOU RS 232C connector For connecting control box U CBS etc p 96...

Page 17: ...DP23 AOU DP28 AOU 11 AC adapter Input connector Output plug...

Page 18: ...s displayed on the button are enabled or ON Gray The settings displayed on the button are disabled or OFF Acquisition tab When acquiring the still image snapshot When recording the movie Status when t...

Page 19: ...White Balance on ROI One Touch White Balance Automatic White Balance Gain p 25 39 Exposure p 25 39 Metering Region p 34 Camera Settings p 29 30 35 37 38 48 55 The area framed by the dotted line is sho...

Page 20: ...ar Line Multiple Perpendicular Lines Closed Polygon Circle to Circle Linear Ruler Drawings p 66 68 From the left Arrow Line Rectangle Ellipse Freehand Polygon Text Field Measurements style p 76 From t...

Page 21: ...Hair p 53 When the movie is selected When the still image is selected When the movie is selected Rewind 1s p 62 Play p 62 Go First p 62 Mute Sound volume adjustment bar Maximize to Screen p 61 Turn Of...

Page 22: ...anging the image view View Information p 65 Gallery p 60 This is displayed only when the Play tab is selected Pan Tool 61 Zoom p 61 from the left Zoom Out Zoom magnification Zoom In Split p 65 Actual...

Page 23: ...e operation of the equipment The interface cable is vulnerable to bend or twist Do not apply excessive force Connect the interface cable in the correct orientation paying attention to the shape of the...

Page 24: ...d in addition to the display cable For connection procedures see Connecting USB devices p 21 Depending on the display to be connected it may be necessary to install the dedicated device driver For ins...

Page 25: ...unding terminal of the power cord and the grounding terminal of the power outlet If the device is not grounded our intended electric safety and EMC performance of the device can not be assured The cor...

Page 26: ...oduct Also contact Olympus immediately Never use the AC adapter which is not provided by Olympus Otherwise DP2 AOU or the camera head may be damaged or an unexpected accident such as fire may occur Ol...

Page 27: ...AOU must be connected to PC by network For connection procedures see p 22 DP2 AOU is equipped with two USB connectors on the front and three USB connectors one of them is for connecting the camera on...

Page 28: ...When saving the acquired images to the recording media such as USB flash drive etc the LAN connection is not necessary Insert the LAN cable into the LAN connector A on the back of DP2 AOU When connect...

Page 29: ...e light intensity control by adjusting the voltage of the halogen lamp may be affected by the change in the color temperature of the illumination light Adjust the image quality p 33 to 38 set the mete...

Page 30: ...he camera head is turned OFF while operating DP2 AOU Set the main switch of DP2 AOU to ON to energize the camera head While operating DP2 AOU if the interface cable is accidentally disconnected the po...

Page 31: ...r button of Exposure compensation C or move the bar in D to set the exposure compensation value The exposure compensation value is displayed in E and the exposure time is displayed in F If you want to...

Page 32: ...button B to acquire and save the image The image is saved on the hard disk E Images in DP2 AOU When the keyboard is connected you can acquire the image by pressing the F8 key The folder names and fil...

Page 33: ...d press B to open them Press the White Balance on ROI button C Specify the white area in the live image If you start dragging the red area is displayed When you finish dragging the region is identifie...

Page 34: ...ition tab A If the setting items of Camera are not displayed press B to open them Press the Lock Current Exposure Time button C to switch between locking and unlocking the exposure time When the expos...

Page 35: ...e not displayed press D to open them Press the button of Live E to select the following resolutions from the list DP23 CU DP28 CU Full resolution 3088 x 2076 Frame rate 30 fps 4104 x 2174 Frame rate 3...

Page 36: ...ed in Full resolution at high speed High sensitivity This is suitable for observing dark specimens Ex Polarization observation You can observe and acquire the same field of view as the one used in Ful...

Page 37: ...K This is suitable for discussion or conference You can observe and acquire the images acquired with the 4K resolution microscope in the actual pixel size on the display compatible with 4K Square This...

Page 38: ...d 5 0 8 0 4 1544 x 1038 high sensitivity 5 0 7 0 4 1920 x 1080 6 2 0 8 0 4 DP28 CU File format Resolution TIFF Unit MB Approximate Value JPEG LOW Unit MB Approximate Value JPEG HIGH Unit MB Approximat...

Page 39: ...hite One Touch White Balance The white balance of the entire image is adjusted It is not necessary to select the area Automatic White Balance The white areas in the live image are identified and the w...

Page 40: ...Region C to change the metering region Item Function Spot 0 1 Metering is performed using the area of 0 1 of the entire image Spot 1 Metering is performed using 1 of the entire image area Spot 30 Mete...

Page 41: ...tion HQ Color The color of the specimen is reproduced faithfully Use this color mode if you satisfy with this color Vivid This is a color mode with less saturation comparing to the HQ Color mode Selec...

Page 42: ...pressing the User defined button Select the Acquisition tab A If the setting items of Camera are not displayed press B to open them 1 2 Press the Camera Settings button C 3 If the setting items of Ima...

Page 43: ...ce when using the monitor compatible with sRGB AdobeRGB This is the best color space when using the monitor compatible with AdobeRGB The color reproducibility is improved furthermore Camera specific T...

Page 44: ...enhanced but the image noise may be increased Contrast You can adjust the color depth of the image When the value is larger than 1 the image color becomes deeper and when the value is smaller than 1 t...

Page 45: ...E to set the exposure time The exposure time is displayed in F If you want to reduce the exposure time without darkening the image use Gain G The Gain value is multiplied by the intensity value Using...

Page 46: ...e rate when recording the movie may be reduced or frames may be skipped movie is played as if fast forwarded Therefore when acquiring the movie it is recommended to save the movie on the hard disk E I...

Page 47: ...electing from the list or inputting the value directly The image is zoomed in in stepwise The image is displayed so that one pixel of the image is equivalent to one pixel of the display This button ca...

Page 48: ...e currently in the light path If the objective magnification is linked with the microscope you do not need to select the magnification The objective magnification is set automatically according to the...

Page 49: ...items of Microscope are not displayed press B to open them 2 Press the button of Magnification C to select the intermediate magnification changer currently in the light path You can set the contents...

Page 50: ...tion Before acquiring the corrected image place the specimen to bring it into focus and then remove the specimen in advance When acquiring the shading correction image if there is dust or dirt in the...

Page 51: ...displayed 4 D E F I H G J Press the Calibrations button E The Shading Correction wizard appears 5 Uncheck the Skip acquisition of the dark current correction image checkbox F and press Next G 6 Select...

Page 52: ...Finish button If the wizard is canceled in the middle the corrected images acquired so far are enabled and they are used for shading correction during acquisition Press the Edit button K in the Calib...

Page 53: ...n ON The sound is included when recording the movie OFF The sound is not included when recording the movie Record the movie For recording procedures see p 39 While recording the movie the sound from t...

Page 54: ...Standard orientation Horizontal inversion Vertical inversion 180 rotation Select the Acquisition tab A If the setting items of Camera are not displayed press B to open them Press the Camera Settings...

Page 55: ...can switch between showing and hiding the focus indicator and the focus area Select the Acquisition tab A If the setting items of Camera are not displayed press B to open them 1 2 B C Press the Focus...

Page 56: ...ecomes wider As a guide for focusing adjust the microscope so that the focusing level is closer to the maximum Level 0 unevaluable view Maximum evaluation level view The current level is updated appro...

Page 57: ...e intermediate magnification changer p 43 Select the Acquisition tab A NOTE 1 If the setting items of Image are not displayed press B to open them Press Scale Bar button C to show or hide the scale ba...

Page 58: ...he displayed screen Press the Show Info Stamp Options button D The Options dialog box opens and Info Stamp General is displayed 2 3 Changing the information stamp view 1 Select Info Stamp Properties W...

Page 59: ...ir Format is displayed Changing the cross hair view 1 You can display the cross hair in the center of the screen Select the Acquisition tab A or the Play tab B 1 7 Displaying the cross hair C D If the...

Page 60: ...hing the PC for specifying the folder the results may differ each time you search If you specify the USB recording media equipped with the password function as the save folder press the Unlock Externa...

Page 61: ...e stays the same Enabled license cannot be disabled Also you cannot return the Windows OS settings to the factory default settings device driver you installed network connection or monitor resolution...

Page 62: ...e not displayed press B to open them 1 2 D Press the Reset Camera Settings button D Press the Close Camera Settings button 4 5 You can return the settings related to the camera to the factory default...

Page 63: ...tem Settings button B to open the Options dialog box Confirming the version information 1 2 Select Environment About and press the More System Information button C Check the following versions against...

Page 64: ...Default Password E so that only the person who knows the password can view it Make the password difficult for others to assume Change it regularly and keep it unknown to others The factory default pas...

Page 65: ...tering the users press the Close button to close the Manage Users dialog box Press the Start Remote button J to start sharing the images Notify the following information to clients URL of disclosed se...

Page 66: ...tails see Setting the still image format p 32 2 To change the folder you want to view press the button C Specify the folder in the dialog box displayed To return to the folder saved automatically pres...

Page 67: ...ation is calculated so that the entire image is displayed to fit to the screen When the entire image is not displayed completely on the screen you can change the area you want to display on the screen...

Page 68: ...ave destination in the following file name format For details see Setting the save folders and file names p 54 File name File name of the selected movie _ Counter Extension JPG TIF 1 2 3 4 3 Playing t...

Page 69: ...ng the necessary images accidentally Select the Play tab A 1 A C Select the image you want to protect from the thumbnail in Gallery B 2 B Press the Protect button C The icon is displayed on the thumbn...

Page 70: ...es Select the Play tab A 1 C Select the image you want to delete from the thumbnail in Gallery B 2 B C Press the Delete button When the confirmation message appears select Yes if you want to delete Yo...

Page 71: ...play the images see Pausing and resuming the live view p 41 and Selecting the play image p 60 Press the Split button A on View The image currently displayed is displayed in the left side frame and the...

Page 72: ...ement results of the live image may shift from that of the acquired image To input texts the keyboard must be connected to DP2 AOU This measurement function is a simple measurement method using CMOS p...

Page 73: ...ments button E To finish the measurement press the Close Measurements button Adding measurement results on the image during acquisition Ifyoupressthe Snapshot buttonaftermeasurement theimageisacquired...

Page 74: ...measurement procedures see the table below The measurement results are displayed on the measurement layer on the image You can switch between showing and hiding the measurement layer by pressing the...

Page 75: ...area and perimeter are measured p 74 Circle to Circle By creating 2 circles the length between centers of 2 circles is measured p 75 Linear Ruler A ruler is drawn p 75 List of drawing functions Butto...

Page 76: ...2 is drawn and its length is displayed Press the button Click the mouse at positions you want to count Right click the mouse on the screen to finish counting 1 2 3 Point Group The marks are drawn at...

Page 77: ...n A line connecting the point specified and the point specified before by one is drawn and the sum of the length between each point is displayed Press the button Specify the position you want to measu...

Page 78: ...rawn counterclockwise from the first line to the second line are displayed Press the button Specify the position you want to measure using the rectangle Click the mouse to specify 2 diagonal points of...

Page 79: ...es will display the respective angle Press the button Click the mouse on 2 arbitrary points to create the reference line line passing through 1 and 2 shown in the left picture Left click the mouse on...

Page 80: ...ference line line passing through 1 and 2 shown in the left picture Left click the mouse on the position you want to measure The perpendicular line is drawn Repeat 3 to draw multiple perpendicular lin...

Page 81: ...ng 3 points on the image and you can measure the length between centers of 2 circles A line connecting the centers of 2 circles is drawn and its length is displayed A circle is drawn from the specifie...

Page 82: ...texts measurement values of measurement results to arbitrary colors line thickness or fonts Click the following buttons in Measurements style A to display the dialog box and change to your desired se...

Page 83: ...draw 1 2 Press the button Click the mouse to specify the start point and the end point of the position you want to draw 1 2 Arrow Line You can draw an arrow on the image You can draw a line on the im...

Page 84: ...button Drag the mouse to specify 2 diagonal points of the rectangle that circumscribes the ellipse you want to draw 1 2 Rectangle Ellipse You can draw a rectangle on the image You can draw an ellipse...

Page 85: ...board 1 2 3 Text Field You can draw the texts on the image The keyboard and the mouse are necessary for drawing the texts Input the texts in the filed Press the button Drag the area you want to draw w...

Page 86: ...fy multiple measurement results or drawings by dragging Note that the measurement results and drawings cannot be specified at the same time 1 2 3 TIP 4 Details of editing functions Changing the style...

Page 87: ...es in CSV format are saved to the same save destination as the images with the same file names as the images Select the Acquisition tab A or the Play tab B 1 5 Outputting measurement results in CSV fi...

Page 88: ...the date and time p 86 and Setting display resolution p 87 You can acquire images without setting the date and time but we recommend you to set the date and time in advance to save the file name of t...

Page 89: ...isition tab A Press the System Settings button B to open the Options dialog box 1 2 1 Setting the language Select Environment Language and select the language in User interface language C Press the OK...

Page 90: ...sepiece The number of Position fields displayed in the dialog box differs depending on the nosepiece combined with the microscope Press the OK button to close the Device Settings dialog box When the m...

Page 91: ...on you want to change in J Pressing the Default button brings all the total magnifications back to default values Press the OK button to close the Manual Magnification Calibration dialog box Press the...

Page 92: ...OU same as the time zone of PC the acquisition date and time are displayed correctly A C B Select the Acquisition tab A Press the System Settings button B to open the Options dialog box 1 2 Select Sys...

Page 93: ...e must be connected for setting the display resolution While the camera control software is running and the live image or the acquired image is displayed press Ctrl Alt Insert of the keyboard The Wind...

Page 94: ...8 x 1920 acquirable with DP28 CU Also you may not be able to play images acquired with DP23 CU or DP28 CU if they are edited by PC etc Connect the LAN cable to DP2 AOU For procedures to connect the LA...

Page 95: ...ON including the restart when setting the network etc you may not be able to access the network for a few minutes This is because the DP2 AOU continues setting the network related systems after it st...

Page 96: ...t Insert of the keyboard The Windows desktop is displayed If DP2 AVS Antivirus software license optional is enabled you must permit starting the installation program of the device driver before perfor...

Page 97: ...d the mouse must be connected for registering the executable program While the camera control software is running and the live image or the acquired image is displayed press Ctrl Alt Insert of the key...

Page 98: ...it running the programs that execute these operations The keyboard and the mouse must be connected for setting the permission to run the program Double click the DP2 AVS Accessory icon on the desktop...

Page 99: ...rnet The keyboard and the mouse must be connected for the activation The licenses must be activated by the network administrator Select the Acquisition tab A Press the System Settings button B to open...

Page 100: ...Restart button H DP2 AOU connects to the activated server and data is exchanged This process is performed background This process takes several minutes This process takes several minutes It takes mor...

Page 101: ...pe p 84 Shutter switch By attaching the hand switch for exposure U HSEXP to the microscope frame you can acquire images while observing with the microscope You can use the linked functions when the fo...

Page 102: ...OFF before connecting the cables Align the orientation of the connector and insert it completely to the end If the connector has clamping screws be sure to secure them Inserting the connectors which...

Page 103: ...t may collide with the coarse adjustment knob Clean the position to attach the circular plate with absolute alcohol remove the backing sheet of the circular plate and attach it by pressing toward the...

Page 104: ...nged automatically according to the magnification changed To use this function the objective magnification must be set to DP23 AOU or DP28 AOU in advance Set the objective magnification according to t...

Page 105: ...e images while operating the microscope U HSEXP works same as the Snapshot button in the Acquisition tab Pressing the switch U HSEXP allows you to acquire and save the images For procedures to connect...

Page 106: ...s 2168 H x 2168 V Square Up to 59fps 1544 H x 1038 V High speed Up to 60fps 2052 H x 1086 V High speed Up to 59fps 1544 H x 1038 V High sensitivity Up to 30fps 2052 H x 1086 V High sensitivity Up to 6...

Page 107: ...ents PC Windows10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC 64bit Mobile devices in case with Remote function Windows10 pro 64bit Android 9 0 or high iOS 12 0 or high Client Computer Requirements minimum in case with...

Page 108: ...uter Remote function Optional license Communication protocol http Supported by Windows OS Android OS and iOS https Supported by Windows OS and Android OS User Authorization Supported https Resolution...

Page 109: ...ination 8 88 The save folder is protected by the password Only when PC on the network is specified as the save destination of acquired images Connect the keyboard to DP2 AOU and input the password Or...

Page 110: ...regions are not set properly Set them properly again 25 34 The light intensity is not sufficient Adjust the light intensity again The fluorescent lamp is used Use the light sources other than the flu...

Page 111: ...d 2 DP2 AOU 98 The automatic scale bar change function does not work The objective magnification is not specified Or it is not set properly Specify the magnification of the objective in use 98 When th...

Page 112: ...ally the power supply cord which is approved by one of the agencies mentioned in Table 1 please use replacements approved by any other equivalent and authorized agencies in your country Country Agency...

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