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Subject to change without notice
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COMMISSIONING
Control elements
Fig. 12: Setting up the camera
Step by step guide
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Loosen the locking screws on both lens rings.
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Close the aperture completely (turn the upper lens ring clockwise).
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Set start values for gain and shutter: Gain: 2.0 Shutter: 20,000.
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Adjust the aperture by turning the lens ring to the highest possible avg. value (95%).
▸ If it is not possible to achieve an avg. value of 95% or more, the values for gain and
shutter can be varied slightly.
Recommended maximum values: 2.5 for gain and 30,000 for shutter.
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Adjust the focus (lower lens ring) so that the modulation (Mod bar graph) is as high as
possible. Required minimum value for good reading performance is 70%.
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Check whether the avg value is still at least 95%, correct by adjusting the gain value if
necessary.
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Close the locking screws on both lens rings.
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Stop set-up by pressing the “Stop continuous gate” function.
Control element
Location
Description
Focus
Lower lens ring
Setting the distance between camera and
subject
Aperture
Upper lens ring
Adjustment of the lighting conditions
Gain
Settings page
Gain factor of the camera
Shutter
Settings page
Shutter speed of the camera (specified in µs)
Note
Incorrect display values due to shading.
During adjustments to the camera settings (focus and aperture), deviating values may
briefly be displayed on the screen as a result of shading.