Table of Contents
AxioCam MRc5 Instal Reference
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Table of Contents
IMPORTANT NOTE ..................................................................................... 1
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Installation of the AxioCam MRc5........................................................ 1
1.1
Safety Regulations........................................................................... 1
General notes .............................................................................. 3
Backup copies .............................................................................. 4
1.2
System Requirements / Contents of Delivery .................................... 4
Minimum hardware and software requirements............................ 4
Recommended hardware and software ........................................ 5
Contents of Delivery..................................................................... 6
1.3
Setting up the Camera System ........................................................ 7
Operating the AxioCam MRc5 on a PC ......................................... 8
Operating the AxioCam MRc5 on a PC using the FireWire
PCI bus interface card ..................................................... 9
Installing the PCI bus interface card on the PC ........... 9
Connecting the camera to the PC............................ 11
Operating the AxioCam MRc5 on a PC with onboard
FireWire interface.......................................................... 12
Connecting the camera to the PC............................ 12
Operating the AxioCam MRc5 on a notebook............................. 13
Operating the AxioCam MRc5 on a notebook using the
FireWire PCcard (CardBus) interface card ....................... 13
Installing the PCcard (CardBus) interface card on the
notebook................................................................ 13
Connecting the camera to the notebook ................. 14
Operating the AxioCam MRc5 on a notebook with
onboard FireWire interfaces........................................... 16
Connecting the camera to the notebook ................. 16
Mounting the camera onto the microscope ................... 18
Function indicator ......................................................... 18
Second FireWire socket ................................................. 19
Expansion socket .......................................................... 19
Checking the equipment has been set up correctly ..................... 19
1.4
Installing the Driver Software......................................................... 20
General...................................................................................... 20
Installing the camera driver with the hardware wizard................. 21