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  • Page 1 Version High-Speed B/W Or Color HHC Camera Model # X2-X9 PRO With SSD Option And High Power LED Work Lights Instruction Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents HHC X2 - X9 Including PRO models Hardware details ............7 HHC Main Camera Menu ..................... 8 Start ..........................8 LED ..........................8 Reset RAM Start Position ..................... 8 Image Size ........................9 2.4.1 Custom Image Size ....................9 Speed Setting ......................
  • Page 3 Delete File ........................35 Delete folder ....................... 35 Back ..........................35 10 Recalibrating the Mega Speed HHC Touch Screen............36 PC Software and Gig E PCI Card Installation Guide ..............37 ****A Word About Windows 7 Settings**** ............... 38 ****A Word About Windows Vista Settings:**** ..............
  • Page 4 The “Camera Select” Tool ..................48 11 Instructions For Connecting Multiple Cameras On The Same Network ......49 11.1 How To Connect To The Mega Speed Cameras ............49 11.2 About IP Settings For Laptops Shipped With Your Camera ........50 11.3...
  • Page 5 How To Check The Driver Versions In Windows 7: ..........88 38.3 How To Check The Driver Versions In Windows XP: ..........90 38.4 Local Admin Right Requirements And The Mega Speed Software......92 38.5 Intermittent Connection....................92 FAQ: ............................93 Quick Start Procedure .........................
  • Page 6 PC software – instructions for how to control the HHC with the PC software, through the PC's Gigabit Ethernet connection. AVI Player ( opens AVI and Mega Speed RAW MSV files) – instructions for how to use the Mega Speed AVI Player, to review MSV files saved by the HHC, how to convert MSV files...

  • Page 7: Hhc X2 - X9 Including Pro Models Hardware Details

    1 HHC X2 - X9 Including PRO models Hardware details To turn on your HHC, hold both the left and the right buttons on the back of the HHC for 3 seconds. The camera will take less than 1 minute to boot up. The camera’s left side red button has two functions depending on how long it is held and what mode the camera is in.

  • Page 8: Hhc Main Camera Menu

    2 HHC Main Camera Menu This is the software’s main menu. From this menu all of the cameras control functions can be accessed and controlled. Pay attention to the top word in each menu so that you understand where you are in the menu tree.

  • Page 9: Image Size

    2.4 Image Size Press this button to open the “Image Size” menu. Each camera model will have a different selection of image sizes available. Press the Back Button to return to the "Main Menu" or press the Custom Image Size button to set your own custom image size.

  • Page 10: Speed Setting

    2.5 Speed Setting This controls the number of frames per second captured by the camera. The maximum speed will be different for each image size. This window shows you the maximum speed for the current image size. As you increase the capture speed, the maximum exposure time will decrease. This window will show you the maximum exposure at the currently selected speed.

  • Page 11: Quicksave Ram To Ssd

    2.8 Quicksave RAM to SSD Doing a Quicksave will automatically name a file and: a) Save the entire contents of RAM to the Camera SSD, if you have filled all of RAM at least once and looped through. b) Save from the first frame in RAM to the last captured frame, if you have not filled the camera RAM.

  • Page 12: Settings Menu

    3 Settings Menu See Section 3.1 Auto Exposure options menu See Section 3.2 See Section 3.3 See Section 3.4 See Section 3.5 See Section 3.6 See Section 3.7 See Section 4 3.1 Sync Settings 3.1.1 Sync In Enabled & Sync Out Enabled Options There is an on/off selection for both the Sync Input and Sync Output.

  • Page 13: Sync In Settings

    3.1.2 Sync In Settings Per Pulse – In this mode the camera will align frames to a pulse. If the pulse train is not • present, the camera will continue running at the selected frame rate, synced to the last known pulse.

  • Page 14: Sync Out Settings

    3.1.3 Sync Out Settings Per Frame – Shutter –In this mode the camera drives out a signal that follows the • camera’s exposure time. Per Frame – Duty Cycle – In this mode the camera drives out a signal once per frame •...

  • Page 15: Pc Software Sync Settings Dialog Box

    3.1.4 PC Software Sync Settings Dialog Box Connect the external SYNC pulse to the SYNC In BNC port of the camera. Select "Per Pulse" and "Falling Edge". Click "OK" Set the camera frame rate in the “Speed Setting” menu or in the PC software’s dialogue box to the SYNC in pulse frequency.

  • Page 16: Hhc Software Sync Settings Dialog Box

    3.1.5 HHC Software Sync Settings Dialog Box SYNC Settings main menu. How to SYNC two cameras to an external 1000Hz pulse. If you are not connected to the PC software to set up the HHC SYNC settings, follow these steps in the HHC menu to SYNC your camera to an external SYNC pulse.
  • Page 17 If your camera is used to SYNC other cameras then you will need to set the "SYNC Out Mode" options. If you want the "Slave" cameras to be exactly synchronized with the Master camera or external SYNC pulse then select "Pass Through"...
  • Page 18 If you have "Per Frame" and "Shutter" and "Active High" selected in the "SYNC Out Mode" settings window, it will give the similar results to Fig.5 however "Pass Through" is slightly more accurate. Fig. 6 If you select "Pass Through" and "Invert"...

  • Page 19: Trigger Modes

    3.2 Trigger Modes Use this menu to select the camera’s Trigger Mode. The modes are described in more detail below. 3.2.1 Continuous Mode If Continuous Mode is selected and the Start button is pressed, the camera will start a high- speed capture and save the video in the camera’s RAM until the Stop button is pressed.

  • Page 20: Pre/Post Trigger Mode

    3.2.4 Pre/Post Trigger Mode (External TTL trigger source required, not available in HHC X1) In Pre/Post Trigger Mode, the camera will continue to loop through Camera RAM until a trigger pulse is received, then it will capture a specified number of pre and post-trigger frames, then the camera will stop.

  • Page 21: Auto-Download Settings Menu

    3.2.8 Auto-Download Settings Menu This menu is only available in "Single Sequence Trigger Mode" or "Pre/Post Trigger Mode". This feature is not available in camera models X1 or X2. Press this button to open the "Auto-Download Settings" menu as shown below. This menu allows you to select the file and location that you want the video to be automatically downloaded to.

  • Page 22: Iso Settings (Optional)

    3.3 ISO Settings (optional) Press this button to set your ISO value. Setting it to a higher value will increase the brightness of the images captured. As trade off it will also decrease image quality. By contrast setting the ISO value below the default will decrease image brightness with potential increase in Image quality.

  • Page 23: Camera Ssd Streaming (Optional)

    3.5 Camera SSD Streaming (optional) Streaming to the Camera SSD allows for much longer record times than capturing to Camera RAM at the expense of a lower maximum capture speed. The “Loop When File Full” option will cause the camera to write continuously to the streamed file, until the capture is stopped.

  • Page 24: Power Off

    Power Off Press this button to turn off the camera. Press "OK" to confirm the shut down or "Cancel" to keep the camera powered on. Advanced Press this button to open the Advanced Settings menu. See Section 4, “Advanced Settings” Back Press this button to return to the main menu.

  • Page 25: Advanced Settings

    4 Advanced Settings Show Settings Press this button to open a window showing the camera’s capture settings. This includes the image size, speed, and exposure settings.

  • Page 26: Show Status

    Show Status Press this button to show the camera’s current status. This includes the position in Camera RAM that was last saved to, the camera’s temperature, the battery’s Power Voltage, the camera model, and the software version number. When updating software, it is the second line from the bottom that will show the updated version number.

  • Page 27: Time

    Time Press this button to open the Time Settings menu. This is the time that is displayed in the encoded data of each video. 4.5.1 Show Time Press this button to show the current time, including year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

  • Page 28: Advanced Settings (More)

    5 Advanced Settings (More) Press this button to enable or disable the encoded data shown at the top of the image during a capture. If you have received a software update, this will load it from USB and update your system. A reboot will be required after the update.

  • Page 29: Review Menu

    6 Review Menu This is the "Review Menu". This is This is the Review Menu. This is where where you can review the contents of you can review the contents of Camera "Camera RAM" and "Camera SSD". RAM. Here you can select which Here you can select which frames to frames to save to "Camera SSD", a save to "Camera SSD", a USB drive or...

  • Page 30: Play Backward

    Play Backward Press this button to play backwards through the selected frames. The frames will advance by the Speed selected with the two buttons on the left side of the bottom slider bar. Play from Start This button will replace the "Play backward" button when reviewing files from the "Camera SSD".

  • Page 31: Save

    Saving to the external SD or USB destinations can be done with any of the available file formats: • "MSV" this is the "Mega Speed Video" RAW format. This format can be opened by the "Mega Speed AVI player" see Section 33. It gives a great range of editing options and allows for the file to be saved in regular "AVI"...

  • Page 32: Save Destination

    6.11 Save Destination If the settings look right, then press either the "Save, then return to the capture menu" button, or the "Save, then Open" button to start the saving process. While the save is in progress, a progress bar, as seen above, will appear at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 33: Msv / Avi Viewer

    MSV / AVI Viewer This button will take you to the MSV Player. This is where you play back MSV, AVI, BMP, JPEG and TIFF files that have been saved to a USB drive or a SD card. Press the MSV/AVI button to view those formats or press “Image Viewer”...

  • Page 34: Image Viewer

    8 Image Viewer This is the Image viewer. This is where you view image files (BMP, JPEG and TIFF) that have been saved to a USB drive or SD card. At the bottom of the window is a scrollbar that you can use to scroll through the other image files that are in the same folder as the image file that you opened.

  • Page 35: Usb/Sd File Manager

    9 USB/SD File Manager This is the file manager menu. It will allow you to delete files and folders from any USB drives or SD cards that are connected to the HHC. 9.1 Delete File Press this button to delete a file. A window will pop up asking you to select a file to delete. 9.2 Delete folder Press this button to delete a folder.

  • Page 36: Recalibrating The Mega Speed Hhc Touch Screen

    10 Recalibrating the Mega Speed HHC Touch Screen. Use the following procedure if the touch screen needs to be recalibrated. 1. Turn on the HHC by holding both red push buttons for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds stop pressing the right hand button.

  • Page 37: Pc Software And Gig E Pci Card Installation Guide

    Once you’re finished using the network adapter to connect to a local network or the internet, and want to connect to the Mega Speed cameras again, then you will need to use the following procedure: We suggest dedicating an adapter just for the camera.

  • Page 38: A Word About Windows 7 Settings

    You will need to make sure a few small but important settings are set when using Windows 7 to run the Mega Speed Capture program. Please follow the following steps to ensure the Mega Speed Capture program will run correctly.
  • Page 39 Desktop Composition" and "Use visual styles on windows and buttons" checked. Then click on OK to apply these settings. Then close the "Performance and Information Tools" and "Control Panel" windows. Your Windows 7 Computer is now ready to operate your Mega Speed Camera.

  • Page 40: A Word About Windows Vista Settings

    You will need to make a few small but very important changes to the default settings when using Windows Vista to run the Mega Speed camera. Please follow the following steps to ensure maximum PC performance. These steps must be done before continuing with the...

  • Page 41: Installing The Indeo Codec

    (not recommended)" Security Center alerts me". You will now be able to run the Mega Speed software normally, and all features of the program will work at full performance. This procedure has also disabled the messages that pop up every time you want to change any of the system settings, or install any program, or even change the system time.

  • Page 42: Installing The Mega Speed Program

    Installing the Mega Speed Program Insert the Mega Speed software CD-ROM. The following dialog box will open: Step 1: Click ‘Next’ Step 2: Select ‘I Agree’ & click ‘Next’ Step 3: Click ‘Install’ Step 4: Wait for the installer to finish...

  • Page 43: Installing The Mega Speed Drivers

    Installing the Mega Speed drivers After the Mega Speed software has been installed you will need to install the Pleora / Mega Speed Gig e drivers in order to connect to the Camera. This section contains the instructions for how to install the Gig e drivers.
  • Page 44 Step 4 (Applies to windows 7 and below only): This step will install the eBus drivers onto the network adapters in your PC. By default, it will install the driver on every adapter. The eBus driver MUST be installed on the adapter that you will use to connect to the camera. This will be the 'Intel(R) PRO/1000', if a network card was sent with your camera.
  • Page 45 Step 7: The Driver Installation process is now complete. You can now use the drivers to connect to your camera. The next step is configuring a fixed IP Address for the network adapter, to speed up the process of connecting to the camera.

  • Page 46: Launching The Mega Speed Program

    Note: If the Mega Speed software is already open, do not try to open another instance of the Mega Speed software. This may cause the camera to stop responding, or may cause the camera to respond slower than usual. If this happens, then you will need to turn off the camera and...

  • Page 47: If Automatic Connection Fails

    10.1 If Automatic Connection Fails If no camera is detected when starting the Mega Speed software, or when attempting to send a command to the camera, the following dialog will be displayed: If this message appears, then the Mega Speed software is not able to detect your camera, either because the camera’s power is off, or because the gigabit link to the camera is not connected...

  • Page 48: The "Camera Select" Tool

    10.2 The “Camera Select” Tool If the Mega Speed software fails to automatically connect to the camera, or if you have more than one camera connected and you want to select which camera to connect to, or if you want to change the camera’s IP address, then you will need to use the “Camera Select”...

  • Page 49: Instructions For Connecting Multiple Cameras On The Same Network

    Connect the Ethernet cables between the camera and the laptop or PC, either directly with a single cable, or through a network. Open the Mega Speed Camera Control software on the laptop or PC. If there is only one camera available on the network, then the software will connect to it automatically.

  • Page 50: About Ip Settings For Laptops Shipped With Your Camera

    11.2 About IP Settings For Laptops Shipped With Your Camera The laptops were assigned default IP addresses before they were shipped to you. These default addresses should work for most networks, but if they don't work with your network, then you will need to use the following procedure to reconfigure the laptop's IP addresses: In the Windows Control Panel, open Network Connections.

  • Page 51: Things To Watch Out For

    11.4 Things To Watch Out For If you change the IP address of a camera that is already connected to a laptop, then the first laptop will get disconnected from the camera, but the camera will remain in whatever state it was left in.

  • Page 52: The Program's Main Window Frame

    12 The Program’s Main Window Frame Starting the program: For a simple bench test, a small prop and a small light source for illumination are required. A tissue box placed about 10” in front of the camera is perfect. A small desk lamp of about 75 watts will be required to illuminate the tissue box.

  • Page 53: Program Presets

    13 Program Presets The user can save and load previously saved program presets in the Mega Speed software. When the software is first opened, the program will revert to the factory default setting. These settings refer to the camera’s frame rate, exposure time, ISO value, image size and PC memory allocation.

  • Page 54: The Main Window Toolbar

    14 The Main Window Toolbar Please note that some of the buttons and features listed are not available for your camera model. They may be available upon special request in select camera models. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Button 1: Save As (Ctrl + L) –...

  • Page 55: The Capture Window Toolbar

    15 The Capture Window Toolbar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Button 1: Clears previously captured frames in PC memory. Button 2: Re-allocate PC memory size. See Section 17 Button 3: Disables the capture display in order to save CPU resources when compressing an AVI on the fly Buttons 4-10: Controls for Video Playback.

  • Page 56: Tools For Playing Back The Video Stored In The Pc Ram

    16 Tools for Playing Back The Video Stored In The PC RAM Button 2 on the Capture Window (green arrow) allows the PC memory size to be re- allocated. The memory allocated is used to store the captured video sequences. As an example, 5MB of PC RAM will allow you to store more frames in the PC memory if the image size is 320x240 than it will when the image size is 640x480.

  • Page 57: Pc Memory Management

    17 PC Memory Management Click Reallocate Total PC Memory Size (red arrow) to change the size of the allocated PC memory. Note: This process may take a few seconds or more to finish depending on the CPU speed, the PC memory size allocated and the current resolution (the lower the resolution the longer this will take).

  • Page 58: The Camera Settings Menu

    19 The Camera Settings Menu a. Capture Settings: see Section 24 b. Compression Settings: see Section 36 c. Time Source: Use this to select whether the timestamp is based on the PC’s internal clock or the camera’s IRIG_B input. d. IRIG-B Time Offset: Use this to add an offset to the time signal from the camera’s IRIG-B input.

  • Page 59: Sync Settings

    p. Auto-Exposure Settings: Open the Auto-Exposure Settings dialog, to adjust the camera’s auto-exposure settings. See Section 22 Above menu is to set the trigger option to "Rising Edge" or "Falling Edge" 20 Sync Settings 20.1 Intro To synchronize two cameras to take pictures of the same moment of time, there are a few necessary steps.

  • Page 60: Sync In Settings

    20.2 Sync In Settings • Per Pulse – In this mode the camera attempts to align frames to a pulse. If the pulse train is not present, the camera will continue running at the selected frame rate, synced to the last known pulse. This mode would be used if you were running the camera off a function generator, another camera driving out a pulse set to “Shutter”, or even an arbitrary pulse that may only happen once per capture.

  • Page 61: Image Offset / Region Of Interest Settings

    21 Image Offset / Region Of Interest Settings In camera models with the Region Of Interest feature, this feature will allow you to select which part of the sensor you want to save the data from. The X Offset and Y Offset values determine the coordinates of the top left pixel to save from the camera’s sensor.
  • Page 62 prevent the settings in that section from being changed accidentally. You can lock and unlock each section at any time. If any of the settings in this window are set to an invalid value, the invalid value will be displayed in red text, and the settings will not be accepted until the invalid value is corrected. For each of these settings, if you click in the edit box for the setting, you can use the up and down arrow keys to adjust the value.

  • Page 63: Changing Captured Image Sizes

    Window Position is used to configure the position of the auto-exposure target window. When the auto-exposure settings dialog is open, the auto-exposure window is displayed as a green rectangle in the capture window. You can adjust the auto-exposure window simply by clicking and dragging the green box in the capture window.

  • Page 64: Capture Settings

    24 Capture Settings If you change the capture settings Note: while a capture is in progress, one or more of the frames captured by the camera may be corrupted while the camera adjusts to the new capture settings. 24.1 Changing The Capture Speed The speed settings controls how many frames the camera captures every second.

  • Page 65: Capture Modes

    25 Capture Modes The camera has 3 main modes of operation: While in any of these modes, the user can adjust the capture settings, even if the camera is already capturing to the camera’s RAM. The Stop button can be used at any time to stop capturing.

  • Page 66: Pre/Post Trigger Mode Settings - Set Up In Conjunction With Auto-Download Setting, Section 20

    25.4 Pre/Post Trigger Mode Settings – Set Up In Conjunction With Auto-Download Setting, Section 20 To open the Pre/Post Trigger Mode Settings window, select “Pre/Post Trigger Mode Settings” from the “Camera Settings” menu. This window allows you to select how many Post-Trigger frames you want the camera to capture in Pre/Post Trigger Mode.

  • Page 67: Trigger Sensitivity

    In most environments, the trigger sensitivity can be left at zero. However, in electrically noisy environments, by setting the “coarse” and “fine” trigger sensitivity slider bars, unwanted trigger pulses shorter than the specified length will be ignored. By default, your Mega Speed camera is configured to accept any trigger pulse.

  • Page 68: Test Capture Mode

    • Line One: Shows the frame size (X and Y), the total number of frames captured by the camera, the number of frames that the PC’s RAM is capable of holding, and the camera’s capture rate (frames per second). • Line Two: Shows the frame number in the camera’s RAM that the capture was stopped on, and the total frame capacity of the camera •...

  • Page 69: The Download Manager

    28 The Download Manager The Download Manager is the tool that allows the user to download the high speed video from the camera’s RAM or SSD to PC RAM or PC hard drive in AVI format (uncompressed or compressed), BMP format, or JPG format. The Download Manager can be opened through the camera Download menu or Pressing on the button with the 2 green arrows (Section 14 button 11).

  • Page 70: Download Source

    Picture 1 The Download Manager is organized in 3 sections going from top to bottom: 1. Download Source, 2. Download Range and 3. Destination. Once the "Start Transfer" button or the green Start button on the toolbar, are clicked, the program will start downloading high-speed video from the camera RAM until the last frame.

  • Page 71: Download Range

    If you choose to download from Camera SSD you will be given access to the SSD file select dialog shown on the next page. This window will show you all the files that were previously saved and are currently present in the cameras SSD.

  • Page 72: Destination

    28.3 Destination Here you can select the download destination by clicking any of the available radio buttons. 28.3.1 To PC RAM This mode is used for downloading high-speed video from the camera’s source to the PC’s RAM. All images downloaded to the PCs RAM are only stored temporarily until the “Download Manager”...

  • Page 73: To Camera Ssd (Camera Ssd Is An Optional Feature)

    28.3.3 To Camera SSD (Camera SSD is an optional feature) This Option will allow the user to save the selected frames from Camera RAM to the Camera SSD. Once this option is selected, the following window will appear. In this window, the user can choose which SSD file to save to. First select the desired save file by clicking on it.

  • Page 74: To Pc Hard Drive Jpeg Format

    28.3.5 To PC Hard Drive JPEG Format This mode is used for downloading high-speed video from the camera RAM to the PC hard drive in JPEG picture format. This works the same way as downloading to bitmaps. 28.4 Download Speed Setting The Downloading Speed setting controls how fast the camera will send data to the PC.

  • Page 75: Auto-Download Settings- Set Up In Conjunction With Pre-Post Trigger Mode Settings

    500 frames after the trigger was received by the camera. When you open this saved AVI file, the Mega Speed AVI Player will open the video right at the first “Post Trigger” frame. The Auto-Download feature can be enabled from Section 5 button 9 on the main toolbar, or from the “Enable Auto-Download”...
  • Page 76 In the Auto-Download File Type group box, you can select which type of file the video from the camera will be automatically downloaded to. If you select “To PC RAM”, then the video will only be downloaded to PC RAM, and you will need to manually select which frames to save from PC RAM.

  • Page 77: Ssd File Management (Camera Ssd Is An Optional Feature)

    30 SSD File Management (Camera SSD Is An Optional Feature) The SSD File Manager can be accessed by going to the "Camera Download Menu" and selecting "Manage Camera SSD Files". The SSD File Managers main purpose is to give the user the option to delete current SSD save files.
  • Page 78 In this window, the user will be given a list of the files selected for deletion. The user can now choose the manner of Deletion. If “Quick Delete” is selected then the file will be instantly removed from the file list. This has great a speed advantage for the majority of users.

  • Page 79: Screen Overlay

    31 Screen Overlay Use this tool to rearrange the screen overlay data that is displayed at the bottom of each frame. The options at the top half of the window determine which information is displayed in each of the four available positions.

  • Page 80: Irig-B Time Offset

    32 IRIG-B Time Offset The “IRIG-B Time Offset” tool allows you to add an offset to the time value received by the camera’s IRIG-B input. You can use this to synchronize the camera’s time with other devices, or to compensate for signal propagation delay. When you select the “IRIG-B Time Offset”...

  • Page 81: Clear Camera Memory

    33 Clear Camera Memory 33.1 Clear Camera RAM If the user presses the Clear Camera RAM button (green arrow), they will be prompted with the following dialog box: All the data in the camera RAM will be deleted/cleared if Continue is clicked. It will take a few seconds to clear the full camera RAM.

  • Page 82: The Help Menu

    34 The Help Menu a. Tips: Display the camera tips b. Enable Menu Tooltips: Enable or disable the pop-up descriptions for each menu item. c. Enable all warning messages: Re-enable any warning messages that the user disabled. d. Auto-Load Previous Settings: Use this option to choose whether the settings from the most recent capture will be automatically loaded each time the program starts.

  • Page 83: Log Files

    A new log file is created each day, and each log file is named according to the current date. For example, the log file for January 30, 2008 would be named 2008-01-30.txt The log files are all stored in a folder named “logs” in the folder that Mega Speed software was installed to.

  • Page 84: How To Save The Video File From The Pc Ram

    35 How to Save the Video File from the PC RAM To save the video from PC RAM to the hard drive, while the download manager is open, click the Save button and the following dialog box will pop up. The user chooses the start frame and end frame of the sequence to be saved.

  • Page 85: Compressed Video Save Options

    36 Compressed Video Save Options As of Jan 1, 2016, It is recommended that you use the “Save As MP4” option in the AVI Player’s Clipper Tool after the initial recording has been saved to hard drive since the Indeo CODEC has reached “End Of Life”...

  • Page 86: Data Acquisition Settings

    37 Data Acquisition Settings The “Data Acquisition Settings” tool is used to view the voltage range of the A to D channels. In camera models with off-board A to D channels, this tool is also used to configure the voltage range of the off-board A to D channels.

  • Page 87: Trouble Shooting

    IP. Press ‘Cancel’ at this point. 3. Once the Mega Speed Program loads click on the Binocular icon on the total right hand side of the Camera Controls Toolbar. This will open then "Camera Select" Dialog box. Even if you receive a Camera Disconnected "Error"...

  • Page 88: How To Check The Driver Versions In Windows 7

    If "Ethernet Bus Driver" and/or "Ethernet Bus Services" are not present then that means the Mega Speed drivers were not installed or not installed correctly. To install the Mega Speed Drivers please follow the Driver Installation instructions found in your Manual.
  • Page 89 4. Now follow the procedure outlined below for the 3 drivers listed and compare them to the following version numbers: - " Ethernet Bus Driver": Version 2.1.0.1383 The Mega Speed driver installer installs this driver. - " Ethernet Bus Connector " Version 2.1.0.1383 The Mega Speed driver installer installs this driver.

  • Page 90: How To Check The Driver Versions In Windows Xp

    To install the Mega Speed Drivers please follow the Driver installation instructions found in your Manual. If all the Drivers listed are present and their Version numbers are correct then the Mega Speed Drivers have been installed Correctly.
  • Page 91 4. Now follow the procedure outlined below for the 3 drivers listed and compare them to the following version numbers: - " Ethernet Bus Driver": Version 2.1.0.1383 The Mega Speed driver installer installs this driver. - " Ethernet Bus Connector " Version 2.1.0.1383 The Mega Speed driver installer installs this driver.

  • Page 92: Local Admin Right Requirements And The Mega Speed Software

    To install the Mega Speed Drivers please follow the Driver installation instructions found in your Manual. If all the Drivers listed are present and their Version numbers are correct then the Mega Speed Drivers have been installed correctly.

  • Page 93: Faq

    FAQ: 1) How long of a data cable is available for the MS100K Cameras? Answer: For cameras with gigabit connections the length can be from 5 to 300 feet, or as long as 30 km with a fiber optic cable conversion kit. 2) Why is my captured image blurry and how do I set my camera to prevent this? Answer: This is motion blur.
  • Page 94 Whenever possible, use a separate wall plug for the camera and PC. Feedback noise can be introduced into the camera and PC from outside or distant electrical equipment via common ground lines. If your camera freezes or suddenly stops displaying video, this usually is an indication that the host PC or its operating system has “locked”...

  • Page 95: Quick Start Procedure

    9) Sometimes, in a capture mode other than Continuous Mode, when I press the Start button in the software, the camera starts capturing immediately, rather than remaining idle until the first trigger pulse is received. What causes this? Answer: In any mode other than Continuous Mode, before you press the Start button in the software, be sure that the trigger line is inactive.

  • Page 96: License Agreement

    LICENSES, IF REQUIRED. 1. License. The software accompanying the License (hereafter “Software”), regardless of the media on which it is distributed, are licensed to you by Mega Speed Corp. (“MS”) for use solely in conjunction with MS hardware products purchased with the Software (MS Hardware”). You own the medium on which the Software is recorded, but MS AND MS’s Licensors (referred to collectively as “MS”) retain title to the software and related documentation.

  • Page 97: Contact Information

    Contact Information For further product details or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time. Homepage: www.megaspeedusa.com...

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