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Olympus VS120 User Manual

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[Simple Operation]
VS120
Virtual Slide System
Notice
This manual describes simple operating procedures so as the person who uses it for the
first time can use with use.
For detail information, refer to [Hardware] of the attached Instructions and [Online Manual]
of software
After reading this manual carefully, keep it in a safe place.
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  • Page 1 User’s Manual [Simple Operation] VS120 Virtual Slide System Notice This manual describes simple operating procedures so as the person who uses it for the first time can use with use. For detail information, refer to [Hardware] of the attached Instructions and [Online Manual] of software After reading this manual carefully, keep it in a safe place.
  • Page 2 CAUTION Reproduction, copying or duplication of a part or all of this software and manual is prohibited. Registered Trademarks Microsoft, Microsoft Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Adobe, Adobe Flash Player are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Other brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Contents 1 Acquiring Images 1-1 VS120-L100·························································································· 1 1-2 VS120-S5 ··························································································· 11 1-3 VS120-S1 ··························································································· 19 1-4 Setting Focus Logic ········································································· 29 1-5 Changing the Save Location for Acquired Images ······················· 30 2 Databases 2-1 Opening Database ············································································ 31 2-2 Registering Images···········································································...

  • Page 5: Acquiring Images

    Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 1 Acquiring Images 1-1 VS120-L100 This section describes how to acquire images of several slide glasses by using the automatic transport function. For this purpose, the following modes are available: Quick Batch: It is to acquire images automatically without making precise settings.
  • Page 6 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 Placing a Slide Glass (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Place slide glasses in the cassette. Before placing slide glasses in the cassette, wipe the glasses free of dust, etc. Open the cassette cover of the slide loader.
  • Page 7 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 Selecting Scan Mode (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Select on the upper right of the screen. Click After clicking the button, do not open or close the cassette cover. The locations where the slide glasses have been placed are detected.
  • Page 8 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 Setting Slide Glass Information (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Set information for each slide glass if necessary. It is possible to acquire the image without setting any information. Click the slide. If you do not need to set slide glass information for the slide, go to step Enter slide glass information.
  • Page 9 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 Selecting the Objective Lens (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Click the Objective Lens button that you want to use. (The check mark appears on the selected objective lens button.) To change the optional settings, go to step below.
  • Page 10 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 Acquiring an Overview Image (Expert Batch) When setting is complete, click (The 2x objective lens is used for scanning.) Avoid movement or vibration of the system during scanning of overview images. Page...
  • Page 11 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 Confirming Settings (Expert Batch) Lines for the number of the slides to be scanned are shown. Click the lines you want to work on. Change the objective lens as needed. Click to edit the scan area.
  • Page 12 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 Starting Scanning (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Click Scanning starts. Avoid movement or vibration of the system during scanning. Finishing Scanning (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) When the scan is complete, a screen similar to the one shown on the left is displayed.
  • Page 13 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 10 Turning Off the System (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Open the cassette cover of the slide loader. Pull out the cassette. Close the cassette cover of the slide loader. Take out the slide glasses from the cassette.
  • Page 14 Acquiring Images / VS120-L100 Click on the upper right corner of the VS-ASW screen. First, shut down the Windows, and turn off the the microscope control box, slide loader, and monitor. Page...

  • Page 15: Vs120-S5

    Acquiring Images / VS120-S5 1-2 VS120-S5 This section describes how to acquire images of several slide glasses by using the automatic transport function. For this purpose, the following modes are available: Quick Batch: It is to acquire images automatically without making precise settings.
  • Page 16 Acquiring Images / VS120-S5 Selecting Scan Mode (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Select on the upper right of the screen. Click The locations where the slide glasses have been placed are detected. Page...
  • Page 17 Acquiring Images / VS120-S5 Setting Slide Glass Information (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Set information for each slide glass if necessary. It is possible to acquire the image without setting any information. Click the slide. If you do not need to set slide glass information for the slide, go to step Enter slide glass information.
  • Page 18 Acquiring Images / VS120-S5 Selecting the Objective Lens (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Click the Objective Lens button that you want to use. (The check mark appears on the selected objective lens button.) To change the optional settings, go to step below.
  • Page 19 Acquiring Images / VS120-S5 Scanning an Overview Image (Expert Batch) Click (The 2x objective lens is used for scanning.) Avoid movement or vibration of the system during scanning of overview images. Page...
  • Page 20 Acquiring Images / VS120-S5 Confirming Settings (Expert Batch) Lines for the number of the slides to be scanned are shown. Click the lines you want to work on. Change the objective lens as needed. Click to edit the scan area.
  • Page 21 Acquiring Images / VS120-S5 Starting Scanning (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Click Avoid movement or vibration of the system during scanning. Finishing Scanning (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) When the scan is complete, a screen similar to the one shown on the left is displayed.
  • Page 22 Acquiring Images / VS120-S5 10 Turning Off the System (Quick Batch) (Expert Batch) Tilt the lever of the joystick to move the stage toward you. Remove and take out the slide glass. Click on the upper right corner of the VS-ASW screen.

  • Page 23: Vs120-S1

    Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 1-3 VS120-S1 This section describes how to acquire image of one slide glass set on the stage. For this purpose, the following modes are available: Quick: It is to acquire image automatically without making precise settings.
  • Page 24 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 Placing a Slide Glass (Quick) (Expert) (Virtual-Z) Click The stage moves toward you. [Please insert a new slide.] message appears in the [VS-ASW] window. Place the slide glass on the stage.  Make sure that the label is on the left side of the slide glass.
  • Page 25 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 Setting Slide Glass Information (Quick) (Expert) (Virtual-Z) Set information for each slide glass if necessary. It is possible to acquire the image without setting any information. Enter slide glass information. Acquiring an Overview Image (Expert) (Virtual-Z) Click (The 2x objective lens is used for scanning.)
  • Page 26 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 Selecting the Objective Lens (Quick) (Expert) (Virtual-Z) Click the Objective Lens button that you want to use. (The check mark appears on the selected objective lens button.) Confirm the scan area using the [Stage Navigator] shown on the lower right of the screen.
  • Page 27 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 Click the area you need to scan in the [Stage Navigator]. The stage moves to the clicked area. Click the Objective Lens button that you want to use. (The check mark appears on the selected objective lens button.) Change the scan area in the [Stage Navigator] as required.
  • Page 28 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 Manual Focusing and Exposure Time Settings (Virtual-Z) Set the focus using the joystick focus dial. Click to set the manual exposure option Clicking the button sets a longer exposure time (brighter), and clicking the button sets a shorter exposure time (darker).
  • Page 29 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 Editing the Scan Area (XY Area) (Expert) (Virtual-Z) Click The Edit screen appears. The area inside the yellow frame shown on the Edit screen is the scan area detected by the software. There are marks on the four corners and the middle point on each side of the Edit screen.
  • Page 30 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 10 Setting the Focus (Expert) (Virtual-Z) Select the grid density for the focus map. (Fine focus grid density) is selection for normal use.) The method for adjusting the focus can be set using [Focus Logic]. If [Semi-automatic focusing] is selected, focus can be adjusted manually after the focus is automatically set.
  • Page 31 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 12 Finishing Scanning (Quick) (Expert) (Virtual-Z) When the scan is complete, a screen similar to the one shown on the left is displayed. Click to complete the scan. 13 Saving Files (Quick) (Expert) (Virtual-Z) Select [File] > [Save As] from the menu at the top of the screen.
  • Page 32 Acquiring Images / VS120-S1 14 Turning Off the System (Quick) (Expert) (Virtual-Z) Remove and take out the slide glass. 1. Click 2. Click The stage moves toward you. 3. Remove and take out the slide glass. 4. Click on the [Please insert a new slide.] message in the [VS-ASW]...

  • Page 33: Setting Focus Logic

    Acquiring Images / Setting Focus Logic 1-4 Setting Focus Logic This section describes how to set the method for adjusting the focus for each slide glass. For more information on Focus Logic, refer to the online help. From the [Focus Logic] options on the focus settings screen, select either [Automatic focusing], [Semi-automatic focusing], or [Manual focusing].

  • Page 34: Changing The Save Location For Acquired Images

    Acquiring Images / Changing the Save Location for Acquired Images 1-5 Changing the Save Location for Acquired Images Acquired images are automatically saved. If using a database, you can set the image save location to either the hard disk drive (default) or the database. Select either [To Disk] or [To Database] from the [Automatic Save] options on the screen for selecting the objective lens.

  • Page 35: Databases

    Databases / Opening Database 2 Databases NOTE This procedure is available only when you are using a database. 2-1 Opening Database Select on the upper right of the screen. Click [Open Database] The [Open Database] window appears. Confirm the [Database name] of the Database to open.

  • Page 36: Registering Images

    Databases / Registering Images 2-2 Registering Images 2-2-1 Registering Image Files on a Hard Disk Drive From the [Tree View] on the lower left of the screen, specify the folder to which you need to register images. Click the (Insert from Files) button from the tool bar on the upper part of the screen.

  • Page 37: Registering Image Files After Viewing

    Databases / Registering Images 2-2-2 Registering Image Files after Viewing Select on the upper right of the screen. Click the (Open File) in the tool bar on the upper left of the screen to open the image file. Right click the tab for the image file, and from the menu displayed, click [Insert into Database].

  • Page 38: Setting Permission For Images

    Databases / Setting Permission for Images 2-3 Setting Permission for Images Change the access rights for images in the database as required. Right click the file for which you need to change authorization, and select [Permissions] from the displayed menu. The [Record Permissions] window appears.

  • Page 39: Viewing Images

    Databases / Viewing Images 2-4 Viewing Images From the [Tree View] on the left of the screen, specify the folder in which the image you want to view is saved. The images saved in the folder and thumbnail images of the files are displayed. Double click the image file that you want to view.

  • Page 40: Using Scan Projects

    Using Scan Projects / Saving Scan Projects 3 Using Scan Projects The scan area and other detailed image acquire settings can be saved and used to acquire images in the next scanning. For more information on scan projects, refer to the online help. 3-1 Saving Scan Projects In the Finish Scan screen, click The [Save Scan Project As] window appears.
  • Page 44 OLYMPUS CORPORATION Shinjuku Monolith, 3-1, Nishi Shinjuku 2-chome,Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan OLYMPUS EUROPA HOLDING GMBH Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. 3500 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley, Pennsylvania 18034-0610, U.S.A. OLYMPUS SINGAPORE PTE LTD. 491B River Valley Road #12-01/04 Valley Point Office Tower, Singapore 248373 OLYMPUS AUSTRALIA PTY.

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