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USER'S MANUAL
DP70 &
DP2-BSW
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
This user's manual is for the OLYMPUS DP70 Microscope Digital Camera in conjunc-
tion with the OLYMPUS DP2-BSW application software. To ensure safety, 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 accessible place near a system for future reference.
This publication is printed on 100% recycled paper.
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- Page 1 DP2-BSW APPLICATION SOFTWARE This user’s manual is for the OLYMPUS DP70 Microscope Digital Camera in conjunc- tion with the OLYMPUS DP2-BSW application software. To ensure safety, 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.
- Page 2 Olympus Corporation will from time to time revise the software described in this manual and reserves the right to make 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 this manual or the information contained herein.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
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... -
Page 4: Important Information
About the contents of this manual This manual describes the installation of the DP2-BSW image analysis program, the setting up of the DP70 camera for use with the DP2-BSW image analysis program, and the way to operate the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW image analysis program. -
Page 5: Maintenance And Storage
Important information • Operating Environ- Do not expose to strong light (sunlight) for long periods. • ment High temperatures (> 40°C) and humidity (> 80%) can influence the camera's capabilities. Avoid storage or usage under such conditions. Maintenance and Storage To clean the lenses and other glass components, simply blow dirt away using a commercially available blower and wipe gently using a piece of cleaning paper (or clean gauze). -
Page 6: Dp70 - System Chart
DP70 - System Chart DP70 - System Chart The DP70 system chart belongs to the camera's scope of supply. Please go in the DP70 user's manual to Chapter 1: (The System Chart). The installation process You have If you have purchased the DP70 camera together with the image analysis program,... - Page 7 You can operate your camera by turns with 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 installation. This step is described in this manual, beginning on page 6. Start with step 3.
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Page 8: Installation Of The Dp70 Camera With The Dp2-Bsw Software
Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW software System requirements See the DP70 Instructions Manual, page 4, for the system requirements. Preparing your computer You can also install the DP2-BSW software on your PC when you have already installed another software package from Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions on it. - Page 9 Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW software Your DP2-BSW soft- ware is protected by a dongle. Insert it into a USB port of your PC. Found New Hardware dialog box will open. The operating system will then try to install a driver for the dongle.
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Page 10: Installing The Software
Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW software Installing the software Close any and all application programs. Put the installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The installation program will open automatically - unless you have deacti- vated the auto run function. If so, start the setup.exe file via Microsoft Windows Explorer. - Page 11 Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW software Select the language you want in the Language Selection dialog box. Your image analysis program's user interface and online help will be displayed in the language you have selected. Enter your...
- Page 12 Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW software Select the directory into which your image anal- ysis program is to be installed, in the Choose Destination Location dialog box. Select the manufacturer of your microscope's controller in the Manu-...
- Page 13 Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW software Select the entry DP70 in the Device list of the Image Source Selection dialog box. Select an option for the user interface's style during the image acqui- sition. Standard Style option corresponds to...
- Page 14 Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW software 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 copying and installation procedure.
- Page 15 Installation of the DP70 camera with the DP2-BSW software 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, InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box will...
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Page 16: Starting The Dp2-Bsw Software
Camera Control tool window. You will only find these controls when you work with the DP70. All of the other functions you will find described in detail in your DP2-BSW software's manual. You will find a detailed description of the camera controls, based on a sample See also camera, in your image analysis program's manual. -
Page 17: Super Fluorescence Mode (Sfl)
Acquiring your first images The DP2-BSW program's Camera Control tool window. Only the DP70 specific functions (Super Fluorescence Mode) Supersampling will be described here. Super Fluorescence Mode (SFL), see page 15 Supersampling, see page 16 Super Fluorescence Mode (SFL) The automatic determination of the exposure time will, in normal use, be set so that a small proportion of the image's pixels will be overexposed. -
Page 18: Supersampling
Calibrations Supersampling Your DP70 camera can reach a higher resolution with separate images than the CCD chip provides for. This acquisition procedure, called supersampling, is not available for the live mode. An acquisition using supersampling requires a relatively large amount of time. The task bar will be displayed in the status bar. -
Page 19: General
Camera settings In the Camera Settings dialog box, click 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. - Page 20 Camera settings Mirror Select the Horizontal check box to mirror the image horizontally during acquisition. Select the Vertical check box to mirror the image vertically during acquisition. The two forms of mirroring can be combined with each other. Use the mirroring function to match the presentation of the image on your monitor with that in the eyepiece.
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Page 21: Color
Camera settings By default, when you acquire images, no pseudo color tables will be used. In this case, the Pseudo Color > Off option is selected. Select the Use high/low pseudo color table option to have all of the pixels with a low intensity value displayed in blue, and all of those with a high intensity value displayed in red. -
Page 22: Adjustment
Camera settings Offset (Black With the Offset (Black Balance) value, you can, with the individual color channels, Balance) subtract a background value. This correction will be applied to every one of the image's pixels. Normally, you should never alter the offset value manually. Instead, use the Black Balance command, in the... - Page 23 Camera settings 1 γ ⁄ with I = intensity value of the destination image, I = the intensity value of the source image. The values for Gamma vary between 0.2 and 5. Values smaller than 1 make the image altogether darker. At the same time, the contrast in bright areas of the image will be increased.
- Page 24 Camera settings In this dialog box, check whether correction images of the Dark Flatfield type, are available. Definition "Shad- Every optical system with a camera and microscope creates, even when the devices ing" have been set up very carefully, image inhomogeneities in the illumination of the sample.
- Page 25 Camera settings You will need to acquire new illumination correction images every time you make LEASE NOTE changes in your optical system. For example, when you clean your microscope, exchange the objectives or change the camera. Acquiring images for the shading correction Open the Camera Settings >...
- Page 26 Camera settings Then follow the instructions given you by the software wizard. Close the light path selector knob on your microscope, so that no light can fall on the camera. Then click Next. The Dark correction image will be acquired. The next dialog box of the wizard will open.
- Page 27 Camera settings Click the Next button and acquire the correction images for the currently selected objective. This process will be repeated until flatfield correction images have been ac- quired for all of the objectives that were selected in step 3. Select the Enable correction check box, to activate the shading correction.
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Page 28: Exposure
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. Information Use this dialog box in the Camera Settings to view information about your DP70 cam- era. - Page 29 Camera settings...
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Page 30: Help With Problems
DP-Controller Style when you installed your program, at the bottom of your screen. Should you not be able to solve your problem with the instructions shown here, please contact the Olympus customer service. Problem Possible cause Remedy Page Your computer doesn't start. - Page 31 Help with problems Problem Possible cause Remedy Page The exposure time is too short. Reset the exposure time to Auto- (User’s matic. Manual) The sensitivity is too low. Increase the Sensitivity. (User’s Manual) Adjustment is in the negative Reset the Adjustment to 0, and (User’s...
- Page 32 Help with problems Problem Possible cause Remedy Page A pseudo color table has been Deactivate the pseudo color ta- activated. ble. Gray-value images look pe- Color channels have been deac- Switch the Custom gray scale off. culiar. tivated. The images are blurred. Your microscope has not been Correct the focus setting.
- Page 33 Help with problems You can recognize an incorrect installation of the camera driver when, below the MalAd Device node, the entry Other PCI Bridge Device appears, and is accom- panied by a warning sign. Select the Other PCI Bridge Device entry in the device manager, and click the Update Driver button there.
- Page 34 Help with problems You answer the ques- tion Can Windows con- nect to Windows Update to search for software? with No, not this time. A new dialog box Found New Hardware Wizard will be opened. In it, select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option, and click Next >button.
- Page 35 Help with problems A new dialog box Found New Hardware Wizard will be opened. In it, select the Search for the best driver in these locations option, and select Search removable media (Floppy, CD-ROM.. check box. . Click the Next > button.
- Page 36 Help with problems Select the MalAd.sys file, and click the Open button. Click the button, in the Files Needed dialog box. The driver needed will be copied. Completing the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box will appear. Click the Finish button, to end the Hardware Update Wizard instructions.
- Page 37 Help with problems 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.
- Page 38 OLYMPUS CORPORATION Shinjuku Monolith, 3-1, Nishi Shinjuku 2-chome,Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan OLYMPUS LIFE AND MATERIAL SCIENCE EUROPA GMBH Postfach 10 49 08, 20034, Hamburg, Germany OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. OLYMPUS SINGAPORE PTE LTD. 491B River Valley Road, #12-01/04 Valley Point Office Tower, Singapore 248373 OLYMPUS UK LTD.
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