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Olympus DP70, User Manual

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Table of Contents

Important information .......................................................2

About the contents of this manual ..................................................................2
Warning  .............................................................................................................2
Maintenance and Storage  ................................................................................3

DP70 - System Chart .........................................................4

The installation process ...................................................4

Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW soft-
ware ....................................................................................6

Preparing your computer .................................................................................6
Installing the software ......................................................................................8
Starting the DP2-BSW software  ....................................................................14

Acquiring your first images  ...........................................14

Special camera functions  ..............................................................................14

Super Fluorescence Mode (SFL) ..............................................................................15
Supersampling ..........................................................................................................16

Calibrations  .....................................................................16

Camera settings  ..............................................................16

General  .....................................................................................................................17
Color  .........................................................................................................................19
Adjustment ................................................................................................................20
Exposure ...................................................................................................................25
Information ................................................................................................................26

Help with problems .........................................................28

Summary of Contents for DP70

Page 1: ...obtain opti mum performance and familiarize yourself fully with the use of this system we recommend that you study this manual thoroughly before operating the camera Retain this manual in an easily ac...

Page 2: ...e such changes without obligation to notify the purchaser In no event shall Olympus Corporation be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of purchase or use of...

Page 3: ...llation of the DP70 camera with the DP2 BSW soft ware 6 Preparing your computer 6 Installing the software 8 Starting the DP2 BSW software 14 Acquiring your first images 14 Special camera functions 14...

Page 4: ...nsors are easily damaged by static discharge Warning To avoid damage to the cable and the risk of fire make sure that the camera cables do not come into contact with the light source or other sources...

Page 5: ...th gauze slightly moistened with commercially available absolute alcohol 2 Parts other than the glass components should be cleaned by wiping with a clean cloth Do not use organic solvents to remove ma...

Page 6: ...o follow the steps of the procedure in the order given here Install the PCI board This step is described in the DP70 user s manual Chapter 2 Hardware Instal lation page 8 Install the camera on your mi...

Page 7: ...th DP2 BSW and another software that you have already installed Simultaneously running different software packages that work with the DP70 is however not possible Prepare your computer for the install...

Page 8: ...ot been installed previously 1 Switch on the PC and start the operating system You need administrator rights in order to install the software The Found New Hardware dialog box will open The operating...

Page 9: ...n try to install a driver for the dongle When you have plugged in the dongle this dialog box will appear 4 Since the correct dongle driver can only be installed during the installation of the image an...

Page 10: ...lly unless you have deacti vated the auto run function If so start the setup exe file via Microsoft Windows Explorer Read carefully through the license agreement in the License Agree ment dialog box S...

Page 11: ...rface and online help will be displayed in the language you have selected Enter your User Name and Company Name in the Customer Informa tion dialog box Select the Only for me user name option to limit...

Page 12: ...program is to be installed in the Choose Destination Location dialog box Select the manufacturer of your microscope s controller in the Manu facturer list and select the model in the Micro scope list...

Page 13: ...ist of the Image Source Selection dialog box Select an option for the user interface s style during the image acqui sition The Standard Style option corresponds to the user interface described in the...

Page 14: ...the DP2 BSW software 12 Using desktop icons and shortcuts will give you quick access to your image analysis program and the corre sponding documenta tion Now click the Next button to start the actual...

Page 15: ...e DP2 BSW software 13 The progress bar in the Setup Status dialog box will provide you with information about the status of the installation When the installation has been completed the InstallShield...

Page 16: ...the Live button in the Camera Control tool window or use the Acquire Live command The acquired image is shown live in the document window Use the live mode for focussing or when arranging the camera o...

Page 17: ...at a small proportion of the image s pixels will be overexposed This makes an optimal presentation of the image possible in the brightfield microscopy With fluorescence acquisitions this setting can e...

Page 18: ...tion click the Cancel button Calibrations To reach the highest possible acquisition quality the system made up of microscope and camera must be correctly calibrated You will find an explanation of how...

Page 19: ...k the Olympus DP70 entry to open the pages that are specially laid out for your camera General Use this dialog box in the Camera Settings to make a variety of general camera settings You can for examp...

Page 20: ...type Select the 16 bit Gray Scale option to acquire images of the 16 bit gray value type Not every other application program will be able to open such images Custom gray scale Select the Custom gray...

Page 21: ...o many red pixels can be seen the image is overexposed Color Use this dialog box in the Camera Settings to change the camera s color settings manually You can change the Gain parameter for each color...

Page 22: ...cence acqui sitions The Offset Black Balance group is only available when you have selected the image types 24 bit RGB Color or 48 bit RGB Color see Image Type on page 18 Default Click the Default but...

Page 23: ...ontrast the brightest part of the image always remains the same After changing the image contrast it may be that dark or bright image areas are not displayed optimally anymore In this case use the Bri...

Page 24: ...r to be able to make corrections to the acquired image To determine which shading there is in the image two types of correction images will be acquired Dark correction image The Dark correction image...

Page 25: ...ox Click the Calibrate but ton The Shading Correction wizard will open The wizard leads you step by step through the calibration of the shading correction 2 If you have already acquired a Dark correct...

Page 26: ...te optical system without a sample will be shown The Flatfield correction image depends on the objective being used Correspond ingly an individual correction image must be made for every objective Sel...

Page 27: ...rocess will be repeated until flatfield correction images have been ac quired for all of the objectives that were selected in step 3 7 Select the Enable correction check box to activate the shading co...

Page 28: ...le exposure times for the image acquisition Set an upwards limit to the maximum possible expo sure time to make sure that the live image is in any case quick enough to be able to focus comfortably Inf...

Page 29: ...Camera settings 27...

Page 30: ...en insert the plugs on the connector cable firmly into the PCI board and the camera Plug the power plug back in and switch your PC on The device drivers have not been correctly installed Check the cam...

Page 31: ...osure time is too long Reset the exposure time to Auto matic User s Manual The sensitivity is too high Reduce the Sensitivity value User s Manual The Adjustment is in the positive sector Reset the Adj...

Page 32: ...oo wide open Close the aperture stop further The field diaphragm is not cor rectly adjusted Set the field diaphragm so that your image exactly reproduces the image area Optical components of your mi c...

Page 33: ...dge Device appears and is accom panied by a warning sign 2 Select the Other PCI Bridge Device entry in the device manager and click the Update Driver button there The Found New HardwareWizard dialog b...

Page 34: ...search for software with No not this time A new dialog box Found New Hardware Wizard will be opened 4 In it select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced option and click the Next butto...

Page 35: ...le media Floppy CD ROM check box 6 Click the Next button The hardware installation wizard will search for the driver file 7 Insert the installation CD and click the OK button The Files Needed dialog b...

Page 36: ...er needed will be copied The Completing the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box will appear 11 Click the Finish button to end the Hardware Update Wizard instructions 12 Switch to the device manager In t...

Page 37: ...elp with problems 35 After the successful installation of the driver for the DP70 has been completed the MalAd Device entry will appear in the Device Manager dialog box The camera is now ready for use...

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