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  • Page 1 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 ’ UIDE December 8, 2021 – Rev.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 CONTENTS Contents Contents Disclaimer Declaration of Conformity About this User's Guide Character Formats and Symbols Notes Regarding Operational Safety Notes on Warranty Terms and Abbreviations Product Description 1.1 Product overview 1.1.1 Intended use 1.1.2 Features and benefits 1.1.3 Warning and information labels 1.1.4...
  • Page 3 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 CONTENTS Brightfield scanning mode 5.1.1 Profile settings panel 5.1.2 Microscope control panel 5.1.3 Quick preview functions 5.1.4 Quick microscope functions 5.1.5 Bottom menu bar of the main window Planner mode 5.2.1 General functions at the main menu 5.2.2 Slide view with card 5.2.3 Table view mode...

  • Page 4: Disclaimer

    IP are the sole properties of the 3DHISTECH Ltd. 3DHISTECH Ltd. is not liable for damage of whatever nature (including, but not limited to, general or specific damage, indirect damage, consequential damage or incidental damage,...
  • Page 5 RF sources), as these may interfere with the proper operation. Third-party disclaimer 3DHISTECH Ltd. is not liable for damage of whatever nature (including, but not limited to, general or specific damage, indirect damage, consequential damage or incidental damage, including...

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Declaration of Conformity 3DHISTECH Ltd. declares that the product Pannoramic® DESK DW II slide scanner is designed and produced with consideration of specified requirements according to standards listed below: IEC 61010-1:2010, “Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use –...

  • Page 7: About This User's Guide

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 ABOUT THIS USER'S GUIDE About this User's Guide The purpose of this manual is to assist the user in the safe and reliable operation of the product described. Before operating the device, you must carefully read this instruction manual, and adhere to all WARNING and CAUTION notices (refer to chapter Notes Regarding Operational Safety...

  • Page 8: Character Formats And Symbols

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 CHARACTER FORMATS AND SYMBOLS Character Formats and Symbols Example (text in bold) Words or characters that appear on the screen. These include field names, screen and window titles, push-button and menu names, paths, or options. Keys or hotkeys of the keyboard. For example, function keys (e.g.

  • Page 9: Notes Regarding Operational Safety

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 NOTES REGARDING OPERATIONAL SAFETY Notes Regarding Operational Safety The below section of this User’s Guide contains information and warnings of a kind that must be followed by owner/operator personnel. Warning and advisory symbols which are used on the base unit of the Pannoramic® DESK DW II and in the chapter Warning and information labels have the following meanings:...
  • Page 10 If protective devices are found to be ineffective, the Pannoramic® DESK DW II must be shut down and precautions must be taken to prevent unintended usage. For necessary repair work or work to restore proper operating condition, you should contact the 3DHISTECH Customer Service.
  • Page 11 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 NOTES REGARDING OPERATIONAL SAFETY Warning! Check that your local line voltage is compatible with Pannoramic® DESK DW II specifications before you turn power on. Disconnect plug! Remember to unplug the power cord before you open the Pannoramic® DESK DW II main unit for maintenance.
  • Page 12 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 NOTES REGARDING OPERATIONAL SAFETY Caution! Do not position the equipment so that it is difficult to operate and to disconnect the device if necessary. Crush hazard! There is crush hazard in the movement area of the slide insert during operation. Please note that the digitizing process has to be interrupted and the insert moved via software to the output position before removing the insert.

  • Page 13: Notes On Warranty

    NOTES ON WARRANTY Notes on Warranty 3DHISTECH Ltd. – as the Product Manufacturer – warrants the Pannoramic® DESK DW II to be free from faults in material and workmanship at the moment of installation. Defects must be notified immediately on identification and maximum efforts must be undertaken to reduce the amount of damage as much as possible.

  • Page 14: Terms And Abbreviations

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Terms and Abbreviations Term/Abbreviation Description Comma Separated Value Field of View Numerical Aperture Virtual Slide / Slide A digital image of a thin glass plate on which specimens are mounted for microscopic study: a dynamic, interactive image that you can manage, save, magnify, zoom, name, evaluate, annotate, mark, comment, send to a colleague electronically for co-operation or advice,...

  • Page 15: Product Description

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Product Description 1.1 Product overview 1.1.1 Intended use Pannoramic® DESK DW II is designed to use transmitted light to digitize biological samples and specimens (histological sections, typically). The target users of the product can work for example, in education, research, industrial, or medical sectors.

  • Page 16: Warning And Information Labels

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.1.3 Warning and information labels The following figure contains the labels used on the Pannoramic® DESK DW II main unit and the external mains power supply unit. Figure 1 – Warning and information labels Notice: symbol at the feeder slot calls attention to bio-hazardous materials in use.

  • Page 17: Base Unit

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.1.4 Base unit The following figure shows the main parts of the base unit. Figure 2 – Main parts of the base unit Protective cover Sliding door Point Grey Grasshopper 3 camera 1.2 System overview The standard scope of delivery of the product includes the following hardware and software items.
  • Page 18 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Figure 3: Pannoramic® DESK DW II system overview 24V external power supply unit Pannoramic® DESK DW II base unit Monitor Mouse Control computer Keyboard MARCH 30, 2021...

  • Page 19: Hardware Options

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.2.2 Hardware options The configuration of the control computer and monitor can vary depending on the product order. Camera Camera Description Point Grey Grasshopper 3 Monochrome 1 CCD monochrome camera for normal brightfield scanning Table 2: Camera Camera adapters Camera adapter...

  • Page 20: Control Software

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Warning! The installation of the cameras in Pannoramic® DESK DW II must be carried out by trained professionals! In any other case the warranty will be automatically voided. The supplier or distributor is not liable for any damages caused by an installation carried out by an unauthorized person.

  • Page 21: Installation

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 INSTALLATION 2 Installation Warning! The installation of Pannoramic® DESK DW II must be carried out by a trained professional! In any other case the warranty will be automatically voided. The supplier or distributor is not liable for any damages caused by an installation carried out by an unauthorized person.

  • Page 22: Operation System Of The Control Computer

    C:\Program Files\3DHISTECH • C:\ProgramData\3DHISTECH • C:\Program Files (x86)\3DHISTECH • (E:\ScannerSwap\ as the SWAP folder by default) We recommend that you use the "SWAP" partition for storing temporary files generated during scanning, as the lack of space required will result in interruption of scanning.

  • Page 23: Control Computer Ports

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 INSTALLATION 2.2 Control computer ports The following figure shows the location of the connectors to enable easier transportation of the product for a short distance, by disconnecting cables and detaching hardware components from each other. Figure 4: Ports on control computer Status display DVD drive (RW)

  • Page 24: Connectors And Cables

    All cable connections must be checked for firm seating. Defective cables must not be connected to any part and must be replaced with cables in proper operating condition. Contact 3DHISTECH Service for support in such cases. • Control – USB cable (between scanner and control computer) •...

  • Page 25: External Power Supply Unit

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 INSTALLATION 2.4 External power supply unit For the proper operation of the scanner, the SINPRO – MPU101-108 24V external power supply unit must be connected between the mains power and the device. Front panel: main power switch power supply connector Back panel: detachable power cord to connect the external power supply unit with the main...

  • Page 26: Preparing Slides

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PREPARING SLIDES 3 Preparing Slides You can use all large slides and cover slips that meet the following specifications: Slides Coverslips Length 75.0 to 76.0 mm max. 50 mm Width 25.0 to 26.0 and max. 24 mm (recommended: 22 mm) 51.0 to 52.0 mm max.

  • Page 27: Affixing Barcode Stickers To Slides

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PREPARING SLIDES Caution! Do NOT scratch any circular marker onto the glass surface of a slide, use a soft tip pen instead for marking area of interest. 3.1 Affixing barcode stickers to slides This section describes how to affix barcode stickers to large slides. Barcodes enable virtual slide identification.

  • Page 28: Inserting And Removing Slides

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PREPARING SLIDES 3.2 Inserting and removing slides Pannoramic® DESK DW II features a manual feed for one single slide (normal or large). Caution! An adapter must be placed onto the specimen holder if normal slide is fed into the device.
  • Page 29 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PREPARING SLIDES With the applicator, gently remove the adapter from the specimen holder. Figure 9: Lifting off the applicator Put both the applicator and the adapter in a safe place. The specimen holder is now capable to receive a large slide. Figure 10: Specimen holder with the adapter removed If you want to load normal slide into the device, and the adapter is not placed on the specimen holder, follow the below steps:...
  • Page 30 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PREPARING SLIDES Open slide feeder door of the DESK DW II device. Place the adapter with the applicator onto the specimen holder. Figure 11 Placing the adapter onto the specimen holder 4. After the adapter is placed on its location, lift the applicator, and make sure the adapter stays at its place.
  • Page 31 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PREPARING SLIDES To insert a slide Caution! Incorrect slide insertion may break the glass. Always make sure that slides are correctly inserted in the tray. The edge of the broken area of the slide is sharp and its removal can lead to injury and contagion! Broken slide can be removed only by a well-trained person! Figure 13 Inserting and removing a slide Click...
  • Page 32 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PREPARING SLIDES Warning! To avoid jamming or breaking slides, ensure that the slide is not tilted and that it rests perfectly horizontally on the specimen holder. Always make sure that the slide is correctly inserted on the specimen holder. Incorrect slide insertion may break the glass.
  • Page 33 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 PREPARING SLIDES To remove a slide: Click in the control software. The following message appears on the screen and select one of the options: click Yes if you want to insert another slide; No if you do not want to insert another slide (the specimen holder moves to the load/unload position when selecting any of these two options);...

  • Page 34: Software Description

    4.1.1 Starting the software To start the Pannoramic® Scanner 3.0.4 software application, double-click on the program icon on the desktop or start it from Start \ Program Files \ 3DHISTECH \ Pannoramic Scanner Before software initialization the user interface is opened, and the mode selection icons are displayed.

  • Page 35: Exiting The Software

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION 4.1.2 Exiting the software To exit the Pannoramic® Scanner 3.0.4 software application, Click X at the main window header to close the program. Note, that when exiting the software, it does not unload the slide automatically.
  • Page 36 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION – If a slide is loaded into the device, this button is visible Remove/Change slide on the main menu bar. Click this button to unload the inserted slide, then click Yes to load another slide, otherwise click No. Click Cancel to leave the slide loaded. Microscope objectives Live view is on –...
  • Page 37 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION • Image intensity • Screenshot • Magnifier Window • Ruler • Calculate white balance • Image Processor Plugins Convolute gray-scale image by custom kernel Multi-channel histogram with normalization Invert image (for testing purposes) Mark overexposed pixels Scan Properties Unique settings can be defined even for each separate scanning.
  • Page 38 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION • Scan to Local Figure 16 – Scan to Local Slide naming Slide name can be defined manually or automatically. If you want to name the slide manually, turn on the Manual naming function, and if you want to generate slide name based on the corresponding settings set in Preferences, activate Generate function.
  • Page 39 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION Figure 17 – Barcode editor window If you click Add new item ... on the list, blank input fields will be displayed. Figure 18 – Create new barcode • Define/modify profile name in the Name input field, select barcode type from the Type drop-down list.
  • Page 40 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION • If the option Separator is selected at Parsing modes, the character used as a separator in the selected barcode type can be defined in the Separator input field. Click to delete range values set for the corresponding field. Figure 19 –...
  • Page 41 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION • Click to open MRXS, Tiled-TIFF and DICOM conversion settings panel: MRXS settings ▪ Click Reset to set everything to default. ▪ Select Change JPG compression rate to enable the modification of the value in the Compression rate value box.
  • Page 42 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION ▪ Jpeg (8-bit): compression rate can be set (1-100, default: 80) ▪ Lossless compression 8-bit ▪ Lossless compression native: color depth of the source slide is inherited (16-bit is supported). ▪ Uncompressed 8-bit ▪...
  • Page 43 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION Conversion progress is displayed in the Converter queue window of the converter. Figure 20 – Conversion window Other settings ▪ Scan separately: The FOV areas of the preview image will be scanned and saved separately as discrete digital slides.
  • Page 44 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION Select the dedicated server to which you want to scan from the Server drop-down list. Click the arrow to show the list of saved server profiles, or click Add new item ... at the bottom of the list to create another server connection.
  • Page 45 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION Slide naming • Barcode parsing: Similar to the settings of the Scan to local panel, barcode settings for parsing can be modified in the Barcode Editor window. Figure 24 – Barcode Editor If using MIL for barcode reading, you can select the following barcode types: 1D barcode types •...
  • Page 46 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION • UPC-A • UPC-E 2D barcode types • Aztec • Data Matrix • PDF417/Compact • Micro PDF417 • • Micro QR • MaxiCode NOTE: If embedded barcode library (provided by Vintasoft barcode reader software) is used, refer to Figure 70 Barcode settings in chapter Service for the list of supported barcode types.
  • Page 47 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION • Scan to Network Drive Figure 25 – Scan to Network Drive settings Server settings Select the dedicated server to which you want to scan from the Server drop-down list. Click the arrow to show the list of saved server profiles, or click Add new item ... at the bottom of the list to create another server connection.
  • Page 48 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION Server Editor stores each of the created servers in a list. List entries can be removed, or a new entry can be added if required. With the Filters function you can narrow down the results by searching for a specific server data.
  • Page 49 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION Network Output The folders set in the HIS Integrated output and Unidentified output (UFO) boxes are designed to store the final slides after conversion. Caution! Before storing slides permanently to the network output folders, they are stored temporarily to a local folder.
  • Page 50 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION – Open profile Figure 31 – Profile browser window The Profile Browser window containing a list of previously saved profiles is opened. Additional profiles can be created after clicking Create. After expanding the Filter section of the panel, search for a specific profile can be initiated by filtering based on the following data: •...
  • Page 51 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION Click Search to run search based on the set criteria. Click to make parameters of the selected profile available for editing. Click Reset to restore default parameters. After modification click Save to overwrite existing profile or Save as to create another one. –...

  • Page 52: Scanning Modes And Settings

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS 5 Scanning Modes and Settings After microscope initialization, you can select from the following two modes: • Brightfield scanning mode (see chapter Brightfield scanning mode for more information) • Option modes Scanner mode (available only if Service or Settings mode is active) Settings (see chapter Settings and Service...

  • Page 53: Profile Settings Panel

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS 5.1.1 Profile settings panel Objective settings This field displays the objective used for scanning. Notice: There is no objective changer in Pannoramic® DESK DW II, therefore only one objective type is displayed. •...
  • Page 54 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Figure 36 – Focus mode Sample detection This panel offers options for threshold setting and selection of the area to be scanned. Figure 37 – Sample detection window • Source Brightfield preview – a normal type of illumination in the microscope for scanning the slide.
  • Page 55 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Specimen threshold – Sets the sensitivity of the specimen detection. To set the desired threshold value manually, click the Auto button first (as it is activated by default), then change the setting in the Specimen threshold selection box in the range of 0-255.
  • Page 56 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Figure 38 – Scan everything within the marked area (selected / not selected) • Threshold enhancement Remove coverslip – If selected, the edges of the coverslip are not detected as specimen to be scanned. Depending on the threshold level, it is possible that the edges of the coverslip are detected as areas to be digitized.
  • Page 57 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Caution! It requires lots of time (since it cannot find focus neither on the edges, nor on specks) to digitize coverslip edges. Select Remove coverslip function to eliminate those areas. Warning! Do NOT use Remove coverslip function on TMA slides! The layout of TMA slides may mislead the detecting algorithm.
  • Page 58 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Multilayer mode • Select Single layer option if you want to scan a single layer of the slide. • Extended focus: By choosing the Extended focus option, the software selects the sharpest image from each focus level for each image field and combines them into one single image.
  • Page 59 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Separate color matrix can be defined and used for each profile and scanning. Preset profiles are the following: • Calibrated Linear: Color scheme is defined by calibration (Gamma value is not included). •...

  • Page 60: Microscope Control Panel

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS • The Use saved compensation image function enables the use of previously recorded reference images for all slides. Use this function when the slide is completely covered by the specimen (for example, blood smear) thereby making compensation image capture impossible.
  • Page 61 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Threshold options This section is located at right side of the preview window. Scanmap Source is designed to set which type of scanmap is used on the preview image. This scanmap is displayed automatically in the Profile Scanmap Source setting.
  • Page 62 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Caution! It requires lots of time (since it cannot find focus neither on the edges, nor on specks) to digitize coverslip edges. Select Remove coverslip function to eliminate those areas. Warning! Do NOT use Remove coverslip function on TMA slides! The layout of TMA slides may mislead the detecting algorithm.
  • Page 63 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Threshold settings have two different statuses: • Auto threshold – It automatically detects the specimen in the preview image. Caution! Make sure that the detection result is acceptable for you. Otherwise set the threshold value manually.
  • Page 64 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Everything within marker – This function is available only to select if the Use marker with threshold function is activated. To scan everything within the marked area, check the Scan everything within marker selection box. Figure 45 –...
  • Page 65 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Preview Toolbar This section is located at the bottom of the preview image. • Save scanmap – Click this icon to save the currently selected areas to scanmap. • Position – To position the specimen holder that holds the current slide, click Position sample, and then click on the area of interest on the preview image.
  • Page 66 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS • Edit – The size of selected area (positive or negative) can be modified at the borderlines or corners. Figure 47 – Edited negative and positive selection masks • Crop – Crop the area of the selected area. •...
  • Page 67 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS • TMA tool – TMA tool is used for selecting TMA spots on TMA slides. You can set the selection settings on the following four tabs: Figure 48 – TMA grid preview •...
  • Page 68 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS • The preview image shows the area that will be digitized with a red and/or an orange mask. If the Use selection box is enabled, and the crop function is selected, a black frame displayed in the image, and only the area inside the box is scanned.
  • Page 69 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Areas that will be scanned These areas are digitized on the basis of user settings (for example, Fill holes in scan area) and not detected by the selected threshold value. Detected sample areas that will be scanned These areas are digitized.
  • Page 70 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Click the button to display barcode label area. To rotate the label area by 180°, click Figure 52 – Barcode label area window – Undo / Redo modification made during specifying the Scanmap. These buttons are inactive when Use threshold function is applied.
  • Page 71 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS 5.1.2.3 Exposure indicator Activate Exposure indicator function by clicking . Click to calculate exposure time for the actual Live image. In Brightfield mode there is no option for manually setting the values. Exposure time can be displayed in microsecond, millisecond, and in second. Figure 54 –...

  • Page 72: Quick Preview Functions

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS This tool offers easy and punctual slide navigation in distinctive steps. Set step size (FoV) – 1, ½, or ¼ to determine the size of movement in proportion of one FOV. Click an arrow to move to the required direction with the set step size.

  • Page 73: Quick Microscope Functions

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS 5.1.4 Quick microscope functions A quick microscope functions tool can be displayed upon right-clicking on the background of the main window (outside the preview window). It includes quick-access-buttons to main functions for DESK DW II: Figure 58 –...

  • Page 74: Bottom Menu Bar Of The Main Window

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS • Auto exposure 5.1.5 Bottom menu bar of the main window Profile History This function can be activated by clicking in Preferences. During setting scanning profile all the previously used parameters will be saved automatically. Each modification in the profile creates a so-called Milestone unit.

  • Page 75: Planner Mode

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Figure 61 – Profile history tree 5.2 Planner mode The whole scanning procedure of the loaded slide can be planned in this mode. Virtual slides can be created and stored in different folder or server. Figure 62 –...

  • Page 76: General Functions At The Main Menu

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Planner module includes three appearance types for planning scans, located under the Preferences / Planner Layout Selector menu: • – Slide view with card • – Table • – Card collection 5.2.1 General functions at the main menu Microscope/Planner selector (Available in Slide view with card mode)

  • Page 77: Slide View With Card

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS 5.2.2 Slide view with card Click in the Preferences window / Planner layout selector to activate this view in which the slide position and its card can have a horizontal or vertical layout. Slide preview and the list of the assigned profiles are displayed.
  • Page 78 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS Figure 64 – Horizontal Slide view with card The parameters of the assigned profile are displayed in a card. Figure 65 – Brightfield profile card The following information are included in a profile card: •...
  • Page 79 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS • Scanning mode icon representing Brightfield mode • Objective type • Scan progress • Scanned FOC count • Scan duration • Slide: actual status of the slide is presented here. If the slide is under scanning, the “Scanning”, if scanning has been interrupted by some error, the “Failed”...

  • Page 80: Card Collection View Mode

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS In Table view the following information are displayed in the profile strip based on the loaded profile: • Profile name • Illumination • Objective type • Filters (N/A) • Progress • Properties: The location of the virtual slide with the selected profile can be defined.

  • Page 81: Profile And Preview Overview On The Planner

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS 5.3 Profile and preview overview on the planner Each of the assigned profiles can be checked here. The expanding panel at the right side includes all the profile settings, in coherence with the view type of the Profile Setting panel. Slide preview is displayed in the Preview window in which the scanmap can be modified until beginning the scanning process.

  • Page 82: Progress Features

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SCANNING MODES AND SETTINGS 5.4 Progress features The progress is visible both in Microscope and Planner modes whenever there is a running hardware operation or scanning procedure. Progress content can be therefore different depending on the type of the running procedure. Figure 69 Progress data The following information is included in the progress log list during scanning: •...

  • Page 83: Settings And Service

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE 6 Settings and Service Activate Services by clicking and Settings by clicking at the right side of the main menu bar. 6.1 Settings Activate Settings by clicking at the right side of the main menu bar. •...
  • Page 84 SETTINGS AND SERVICE Language settings The default language of the Pannoramic® Scanner 3.0.4 control software is English (United States). If the folder c:\ProgramData\3DHISTECH\SlideScanner\Globalization contains another language file, that language can be set in this drop-down menu, too. Appearance settings View Mode Selector ▪...
  • Page 85 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE Live mode ▪ Rendered – live image is displayed in an embedded window. ▪ External legacy – live image is displayed in an external window. Default scanner mode selector – ▪ Microscope or Planner mode Server scan result viewer ▪...
  • Page 86 Scanning History Hardware log Scanner hardware operations are contained in this log. To enable this function, first the database from the following folder must be loaded: C:\ProgramData\3DHISTECH\SlideScanner\HWLogDataBase The following motor movements are recorded in the log list: ▪ General ▪...
  • Page 87 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE Filtering for the following parameters is available: ▪ Scanning date ▪ Profile name ▪ Converter ▪ ▪ Slide name General naming settings Naming pattern – The set string defines the slide naming pattern (shown by the example below the text box).
  • Page 88 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE For scanning to a network drive, a Temporary scan location must be set. For more information, see Scan to Network Drive in chapter Main window functions. Click Apply to accept modifications. • –...
  • Page 89 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE Two of the three settings are responsible for opening external applications (.exe or .bat) as defined (for example, CaseViewer™ software can be opened after scanning is finished). These calls can run only the following scripts: The application cannot handle script languages that are not supported by the Windows Operation System.
  • Page 90 SETTINGS AND SERVICE Caution! If C:\ProgramData\3DHISTECH\SlideScanner\MessengerUserPreferences.xml is missing or damaged, the External application call feature will not be able to read the address book, therefore it will not operate. To solve this issue, the address book must be repaired or created again.
  • Page 91 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE • Secure Connection (SSL) – If activated, the messages will be sent through secured connection. • If you have properly set messenger settings, click Save. • Click Add new user in the Message Call section of the External application call settings window then enter Display name and Address of the recipient.

  • Page 92: Service

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE 6.2 Service Activate Service by clicking at the right side of the main menu bar. • – Service password Enter password first to enable service settings for modification. Figure 77 – Enter service password •...
  • Page 93 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE Position – Only one camera position is available for DESK DW II. Objective type – Select the type of the objective. Magnification – Select the magnification level of the objective. Use manual camera changer – Changing the cameras is performed manually. Pre-scan objective protection enabled –...
  • Page 94 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE ▪ Off: a value of 1.0 is used. Current threshold – Set the desired threshold level in the box. ▪ Use selection box – If selected, only the area inside the box is scanned. It is useful if you only want to scan the area that is equivalent with the size of the coverslip, so external specks will not be scanned.
  • Page 95 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE To create the compensation image(s), click Take Comp. image. Click the Stop button to interrupt the process. The progress bar at the bottom of the window displays the progress of the compensation image creation. Export image –...
  • Page 96 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE To display an image of the barcode area, click . You can redefine the barcode reading area by dragging the edges of the green square. To check whether the barcode reading settings are correct, display the barcode digits in the Barcode field by clicking .

  • Page 97: Hosting

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE • Second barcode priority – The software is capable to read two barcodes at the same time. If activated, the second barcode will be the barcode used for slide identification. Notice: When having two barcodes on the slide, barcode layout must be consequential. •...
  • Page 98 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 SETTINGS AND SERVICE available for the active user. Each participant can make comments in a chat window while examining the slide image. Warning! The user who starts hosting should not touch the hardware after the control has been passed on to avoid personal injury from possible hardware movements (for example, when inserting new slide).

  • Page 99: Using Profiles

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 USING PROFILES 7 Using Profiles Notice: Saved profile settings cannot be applied if using a different type of Pannoramic® scanner. The following settings are saved in a profile: Scan Mode • Brightfield Scan Options • Focus frequency •...

  • Page 100: Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    8.2 Safety information Check cables, plugs and connections before operation, and if defective or cannot be replaced, contact 3DHISTECH Service for support. Check whether the device is compatible with your local line voltage. It can operate at line voltages 100V to 240V and 50/60 Hz.

  • Page 101: Cleaning The Device

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The product is not equipped with protection against hazardous materials (infectious, toxic, radioactive, corrosive substances or other effects damaging to health). Decontaminate infectious materials after use. Slides that are not used any longer do not classify as domestic waste and must be treated as hazardous materials and disposed in compliance with the currently valid legal requirements.

  • Page 102: Troubleshooting

    Launch the scanner’s control software. Virtual slide is improperly focused almost across its entire surface. • Focus range enabled • Disable Limiting focus range. Poor image quality • Imaging error (for example, chromatic aberrations) • Contact 3DHISTECH Service for support. MARCH 30, 2021...
  • Page 103 Virtual slides show poor stitching in Pannoramic® Viewer. • Scan camera not properly adjusted (for example, due to loose fixture) • Contact 3DHISTECH Service for support. Slide is often positioned incorrectly. • Guiding fault in transport system •...

  • Page 104: Maintenance

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 8.4 Maintenance This section describes the most common maintenance solutions that can be performed by the user of the product. For maintenance solutions not described in this manual, contact the service personnel. 8.4.1 Removing the protective cover To perform maintenance work and because of slide jamming, the protective cover of the Pannoramic®...

  • Page 105: Removing A Slide

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Remove both Allen screws (2) located at the left and right sides of the cover (1) by using an Allen screwdriver (3). Carefully push the cover (5) horizontally frontward with light pressure until it can be removed completely from the basic unit (4).
  • Page 106 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Figure 84 – Removing a slide Exit Pannoramic® Scanner 3.0.4 control software. Switch off power supply and disconnect power cable. Remove the cover (see chapter Removing the protective cover). Throw fixing lever (3) frontward to the left. Remove the slide (1) from the holder (2).

  • Page 107: Transporting Pannoramic Desk Dw

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 8.4.3 Transporting Pannoramic DESK DW II The following procedure shows how to transport Pannoramic® DESK DW II. Caution! Do not lift or transport Pannoramic® DESK DW II by holding its protective covers! Notice: The base unit does not have carrying handles for transporting.

  • Page 108: Technical Data

    PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TECHNICAL DATA 9 Technical Data Dimensions (width x depth x height) Base unit approx. 380 mm (W) x 306 mm (D) x 249 mm (H) 24V 100W power supply approx. 189 mm x 90 mm x 44 mm Weight Base unit approx.
  • Page 109 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TECHNICAL DATA Operating data Intended site closed room facilities Electrical protection class Internal protection degree IP 20 Electrical safety in compliance with IEC 61010-1:2010, IEC 61010-2-101:2015, IEC 61010-2-081:2015 Over-voltage category Radio interference suppression in accordance with EN 55011 class B Noise immunity in accordance with EN 61326-2-6:2012 Base unit input voltage...
  • Page 110 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TECHNICAL DATA Light sources Transmitted light source – RGB LED Multichannel LED-based with wide red, green, blue emission Average service life of transmitted light source ~ 30000 hrs Preview camera Preview camera VRmagic VRmC-8+ PRO Sensor CMOS, rolling shutter Sensor size...
  • Page 111 PANNORAMIC® DESK DW II 3.0.4 TECHNICAL DATA Control computer, minimum system requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-bit EN Intel Core i5-8600 32GB DDR3-1600 Hard disk 500 GB Optical drive DVD-RW Display 96 dpi Graphics SXGA (1280×1024, True color) Input devices Keyboard, mouse Ports...

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