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800293-0D
Oct 2016
Quick Start Guide
Digital High Speed
HXLink
SP-642

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  • Page 1 800293-0D Oct 2016 Quick Start Guide Digital High Speed HXLink SP-642...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2016 NAC Image Technology Inc. The copyright for this document is owned by NAC Image Technology Inc. The copyrights for the software products described in this document are owned by NAC Image Technology Inc. Trademarks MEMRECAM is a registered trademark of NAC Image Technology, Inc.

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    Please Read Carefully Before Using Safety Precautions Completely read the following precautions before using. The following symbols and warnings are shown for items where safety precautions are required during handling or use. If a safety warning symbol is present, make sure to completely read the warning prior to use. DANGER If the indications are ignored, dangerous conditions could result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 4: Handling Precautions

    Handling Precautions Saf ety alert symbol This is an industry “safety alert symbol”. This symbols alerts you or others to the danger and/or items or operating concerns relating to the use of this device. This mark is also used when there is important information relating to operation. Read the message by this symbol carefully and follow the instructions for safe and appropriate use of this device.

  • Page 5: Provisions Regarding Use And Warranty

    3. Licensing NAC Image Technology shall be liable for this software only as stated in 1. and 2. above. NAC Image Technology shall not be liable for any damage that occurs as the result of use of this software. While we attempted to create a perfect User’s Manual, NAC Image Technology shall not be liable for any damage arising from anything written in this document 4.
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  • Page 7 Overview (00293)D...
  • Page 8 The following can be performed with the HXLink. ■Control of the MEMREACM Q, HX, GX, and fx series cameras (preview, recording, playback, download) ■Playback of downloaded images (MCFF, AVI), image quality adjustment, format conversion (AVI, TIFF, BMP, JPEG) ■Playback of image files (AVI, TIFF, BMP, JPEG) ■Coordinate measurement (camera preview images, downloaded images, image files) Zooms and scrolls images for display.

  • Page 9: Installation

    Installation (00293)D...

  • Page 10: Operating Environment

    2.1 Operating Environment The PC conditions to operate HXLink are as follows. Computer IBM PC compatible (DOS/V) Core2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent (the compression and display processing speed depends on the CPU properties.) Memory 2GB or greater Display Full color, screen size of 1024×768 or greater, screen DPI setting of 96dpi (Recommend 1600×1200 or greater for color image sizes of 1280×1024) Windows XP Professional + SP2 (32bit ) Windows Vista Ultimate/Business + SP1 (32/64bit )
  • Page 11 2.2 PC Settings Have the user with Windows Administrators authorization log in. Connect the powered up HUB or camera to the LAN port used for camera control. This manual describes the setting method for Windows7. ■ PC IP Address Settings Open the control panel from the Windows start button.
  • Page 12 Double click to open the LAN port connection used for HX camera control. Normally, select “Local Area Connection”. This manual describes an example where “Local Area Connection” was selected. If extending the LAN adapter for camera control, select the name of the connection for “Local Area Connection 2”.
  • Page 13 As shown in the figure on the right, the PC IP address is set to 172.21.80.1 and the subnet mask is set to 255.255.0.0. Click OK for “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”, and then click OK for the “Local Area Connection Properties”...
  • Page 14 HXLink Installation For using Q camera, Please refers to HXLink User’s Manual. After completing all of the PC applications, insert the camera CD into the CD drive to display the “Auto Play” window. Once all of the PC applications have been completed, the “Automatic Playback”...
  • Page 15 ■Install HXLink Application Displays the launcher by double-clicking the Launcher.exe of HXLink installer. Click the button of HXLink 32bit version / 64bit version to install. Click "Yes", and then continue with the installation. Upon starting the installation, "Welcome to the MEMRECAM HXLink Setup”...
  • Page 16 Select an fxLink compatible GUI. Compatible fxLink GUI corresponding to the fx camera. All of the GX camera functions cannot be used. Standard HXLink All of the GX camera functions can be used. If changing the drive or folder for installing the program, click "Browse"...
  • Page 17 This performs “TCP IP Network Optimization”. Perform the following operations after connecting the PC to the LAN HUB or MEMRECAM. If the following operations are conducted when the PC is not connected to the LAN or MEMRECAM, there will be message indicating "TCP/IP Network Optimization" required when the MEMRECAM is connected.
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  • Page 19: Basic Functions

    Basic Functions (00293)D...
  • Page 20 3.1 HXLink Startup Double click on the HXLink icon on the desktop to start the HXLink application. Click “Yes” when the “User Account Control” dialogue is displayed. The following screen appears when HXLink starts up. (The descriptions in this manual assume the HXLink GUI setting is in “Basic Mode”.) [Startup Screen：Basic Mode] (00293)D...

  • Page 21: Camera Registration

    3.2 Camera Registration You can assign a “Nickname” of your own choice to the camera registered in HX Link. If the camera is not registered, the camera name will be the symbol and CID (camera identification number) indicating the model. To set the camera nickname, select “Camera Registration”...
  • Page 22 * The Camera Type, CID, and IP address are displayed at camera startup. Camera Type IP address Startup Screen: MEMRECAM HX-3 Confirm the Camera Type, CID and IP address, even with the HXLink camera search function described next. Confirmation can also be made with TOP MENU> SYS MENU> INFO with the optional J-PAD3 remote control.

  • Page 23: Camera Connections

    3.3 Camera Connections Click “Connect Camera” in the “Item Toolbar” to start connections with the camera. HXLink searches for cameras on the network when “Connect Camera” is pressed and displays them in the camera connection window. The cameras found are displayed in this window, and cameras connected from Ｘ...
  • Page 24 The “Recording Settings” window appears when HX series cameras are connected. “BB Update” Conduct black balance after changing the shutter or frame size by correcting the black level for each pixel. The HX camera is set at factory shipment to automatically update the black balance upon camera startup, when starting VIEW, ARM or when ending recording.
  • Page 25 3.4 Toolbars ■ Item Toolbar (Basic Mode) Add Item Open Image File Opens the image file and adds it to the item list as a file item. Connect Camera Connects the camera and adds it to the item list as a camera item. (00293)D...
  • Page 26 Item List Displays the items (cameras connected, image file opened). Synchronous display selection check boxes Item mark Camera Item Camera nickname Camera Type or memory segment. Memory segments are shown as “MEM”. Camera port number (with multiple camera head DRP) Camera status or memory segment number File Item Image file name...
  • Page 27 Shutter Speed Settings Select the shutter speed from the pull down menu to set. Click the custom shutter to set the shutter speed in greater detail. Low Light Settings When in the VIEW mode, click the low light mode button to verify the subject at an exposure corresponding to the Frame Rate specified in the pull down menu.
  • Page 28 Custom Settings for Frame Rate and Frame Size Click the left button on the pull down menu for “Frame Rate” and “Frame Size” to display the following dialogue and set the desired frame rate and frame size. However, there are limitations to the values that can be set for frame rate and frame size.
  • Page 29 Custom Shutter Settings Detailed shutter speeds can be set. HXLink Detailed Settings “Download” and “Format Conversion” settings can be performed either “individual” or “Collective (List)”. Refer to the “HX Link User’s Manual” for details for each item. (00293)D...
  • Page 30 Detailed Settings Click the detailed settings button to display the window for each of the settings for the connected camera. A “Detail settings” window is shown for a single camera connection, while a “The list of camera setup” window is show for two or more camera connections. “Detail setttings”...
  • Page 31 Double click on a cell for each of the parameters in the “Collective” row to display the settings dialogue. Settings for the parameters for all of the connected cameras can be made. Parameters for the connected cameras can be set in the cells for the selected cameras.
  • Page 32 The list of camera setup (Partial) Camera Configuration Information：Displays information such as the IP address for connected cameras Camera Environmental Settings： Displays information such as the synchronization settings for connected cameras Rec. Parameters：Displays recorded image data settings Play Parameters：Displays the recorded image data playback settings Play Parameters (Image Quality) ：...
  • Page 33 Superimposed Information Click the superimpose information button to display information during camera photography on the downloaded image (MCFF). Change the format to superimpose information on the converted file image in the same manner. 「ID」, 「Scene」, 「Trigger」, 「Trigger Time」, 「Frame」 「Nickname」, 「CID」, 「Rec(Rec Rate)」, 「Shutter」, 「CameraType」 (00293)D...
  • Page 34 ■Main Toolbar Toolbar for recording of the camera selected on the item list and camera/file playback. Includes image zoom/scroll function/display entire image. Main Toolbar：Basic Mode Either establish connection between the PC and the camera or open a file to enable the main toolbar. Names of the Types of Display Buttons and Their Functions Names of the types of display buttons and their functions are given below.
  • Page 35 Frame Display and Playback Rate Current Frame Displays the current frame Start Frame Displays the playback start frame End Frame Displays the playback end frame Playback Rate Displays the current playback rate Select the playback rate with the pull down menu. Verify dropped frames with the drop frame verification light.
  • Page 36 Names of Button Relating to Display and Their Functions Zoom Tool Switch to zoom mode Zoom Rate Set the value for the zoom rate Hand Tool Switch to the mode to scroll the image Display Entire Image Automatically sets the rate of magnification to match the window size, and displays Playback Slider Used to specify the playback frame and set the playback range.
  • Page 37 playback start frame VIEW Press Fast forward playback and hold end frame Frame by frame Change playback rate READY Mode Press and hold Rewind Press and hold LOOP Frame by frame rewind Display playback start frame PLAY Change playback rate Display playback end frame * For the READY mode, STOP is displayed in the HX/GX camera monitor output (Status) Camera Operation Status Figure...
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  • Page 39: Basic Operation

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  • Page 40: Basic Operating Procedures

    4.1 Basic Operating Procedures The basic operating procedures are divided into single camera connection and multiple camera connections for description. Subsequent descriptions are for the “Basic Mode”. 4.2 Single Camera Connection 4.2.1 Connect Camera 4.2.2 VIEW 4.2.3. Change Settings (Example：Change the Frame Rate) 4.2.4 ARM 4.2.5 Trigger Input 4.2.6 Playback...
  • Page 41 4.2 Single Camera Connection 4.2.1 Connect Camera Click “Connect Camera” on the “Item Toolbar” to start the camera connection. Check the box for the camera to be connected. Click “OK” to start the camera connection. Once the connection is done, the camera is added to the item list.
  • Page 42 4.2.2 VIEW When the camera is READY, click “VIEW/ARM” on the main toolbar. When the camera is in the VIEW mode, the “STATUS” on “Item list” switches from WAIT→VIEW. 4.2.3 Change Settings (Example：Change Recording Rate) 1) When changing the camera settings, click each pull down menu on the item toolbar and make the settings.
  • Page 43 2) Click and a message to update the black balance appears. in “Recording Settings” to update. 3) Press the BB Update button (00293)D...
  • Page 44 4) For more detailed settings, press “Detail Settings” and set in the “Detail settings” dialogue. 4.2.4 When the camera is in VIEW, click “VIEW/ARM” on the main toolbar. When the camera is in the ARM mode, the “STATUS” on the item list switches from WAIT→ARM.
  • Page 45 4.2.5 Trigger Input When the camera is in ARM, click “TRIG” , on the main toolbar. When a trigger is input to the camera, the camera switches to the REC mode and the “STATUS” on the item list switches from REC→WAIT→READY.
  • Page 46 4.2.7 AVI Downloads When the camera is READY, download the recorded scene. Click “Download” on the item toolbar. Specify “AVI Files (*.avi)” in the file type. Set the destination folder. Set the save file name. Set the save file format. Set the save range.
  • Page 47 3) Once the “Download” is done, the AVI file is added to the item list. The downloaded AVI is added to the item list. (00293)D...
  • Page 48 4.3 Multiple Camera Connections 4.3.1 Connect Camera Click “Connect Camera” on the “Item Toolbar” to start the camera connection. Check the box for the camera to be connected. Click “OK” to start the camera connection. Once the connection is done, the camera is added to the item list.
  • Page 49 4.3.2 VIEW When the camera is READY, click “VIEW/ARM” on the main toolbar. When the camera is in the VIEW mode, the “STATUS” on the item list switches from WAIT→VIEW. Also, all of the camera images from the menu can be arranged in order for display. Checked cameras are arranged in order for display.
  • Page 50 4.3.3 Change Settings (Example：Change Trigger Settings) 1) Click “Detailed Settings” on the item toolbar to display “The list of camera setup”. Click to display “List of Camera Settings”. “Collective” in the “The list of camera setup” sets parameters for all of the cameras. Select the “Rec.
  • Page 51 4.3.4 When the camera is in VIEW, click “VIEW/ARM” on the main toolbar. When the camera is in the ARM mode, the “STATUS” on the item list switches from WAIT→ARM. 4.3.5 Trigger Input When the camera is in ARM, click “TRIG” on the main toolbar.
  • Page 52 4.3.6 Playback Once recording is complete, the image can be played back. 1) Click “PLAY” on the main toolbar. The selected camera “STATUS” switches to PLAY. 2) Click “STOP” on the main toolbar to end recording. (00293)D...
  • Page 53 4.3.7 Downloads 1) When the camera is READY, download the recorded scene. Click “Download” on the item toolbar. Select “Collective (List)” in “Option”. Check the camera for download. Double click the cell for “Save. Start[F]” Click the cell for the save file name to edit and “Save.
  • Page 54 Click “Start Download” in the “Download” dialogue to start the download. The downloaded MCFF is added to the item list. Once all of the image downloads are finished, click “Close” to close the “Download” dialogue. (00293)D...
  • Page 55 4.3.8 Convert Format 1) Converts the format of the image file (MCFF) added to the item list. Click “Format Conversion” on the item toolbar. Select “Collective (List)” in “Option”. Check the MCFF subject to format conversion. Double click the cell for “Conv.Start[F]” and “Conv.End[F]”...
  • Page 56 2) Click “Conversion start” in the “Format Conversion” dialogue to start the format conversion. The format converted file is added to the item list. Once all of the image format conversions are finished, click “Close” to close the “ Format Conversion”...

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting (00293)D...
  • Page 58 5.1 Troubleshooting This describes the issues and solutions for various problems that may arise during HXLink use. （Jointly used items are also used with GXLink images） ■ “Error Settings” message appears when the camera connection button is pressed （during TCP/IP connection） If this message is displayed, open “Network Connections”...
  • Page 59 "NicConfig.ini"(*1), re-try "TCP IP Network Optimization", and reboot the computer. (*1) "NicConfig.ini" is in "C:¥Program Files¥nac¥MEMRECAM¥Tools" folder, if nothing is specified at HXLink installation. In condition of Windows 64bit edition and HXLink operated under 32bit edition, "NicConfig.ini"...
  • Page 60 ■Cannot connect camera When the camera connection button is pressed and the camera connection dialogue appears, the icon for the camera that should be connected may have an “Ｘ” mark (or with HX or GX cameras, an icon is not displayed on the list). Check the following items.
  • Page 61 ■Camera unable to VIEW With a multi camera head DRP such as the RX-5, if camera heads not connected to DRP have HXLink camera connections, the following message is displayed during VIEW. If the aforementioned is displayed, camera heads are not connected to the MEMRECAM fx RX-5 PM Unit port 2 so VIEW is not possible.
  • Page 62 ■ The recording time does not match the time of the IRIG signals For HX and GX cameras, check the following. ・Under the “Sync Settings” tab of the “Options” dialogue or the “Camera Connections Settings” dialogue, is the “HX, GX Camera Time” setting the “IRIG・M-HUB Time”? ・If directly inputting IRIG signals into the camera, are the IRIG-B signals properly connected to the IRIG-B IN connector of the camera? ・If using GX-HUB, are the IRIG-B signals properly connected to the IRIG IN connector of the...
  • Page 63 ■ Video and PC live image display not updated during ARM and recording is not possible If the recording trigger mode is “BURST”, image recording does not occur unless burst signals are input during ARM. If burst recording with GX cameras, the image is updated only when burst signals are input during ARM.
  • Page 64 ■Failure downloading camera image data The following message appears when downloading. Displayed when there is not enough free space in the disc drive and the camera image data for the specified range cannot be downloaded. Either change the destination drive for the camera image data or delete unnecessary files in the destination drive and make the download range smaller.
  • Page 65 ■ A checkerboard pattern is displayed on the monitor Consider the following causes. ・For some reason, the camera image download has failed and the camera image data is not in the MCFF file. ・ During sync display, the current frame time is outside the range for the image data. ・...
  • Page 66 ■ AVI conversion with compression program (CODEC) There are limits to the image size that can be converted with the compression program (CODEC). For example, Indeo 3.2 CODEC generates a conversion error with sizes other than 640x480. Contact your CODEC supplier for CODEC questions. The HXLink Motion JPEG conversion can handle conversion of most image sizes.
  • Page 67 ■ I can’t open the image file even when dragging and dropping the image file from Explorer to HXLink There are restrictions when the Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 function UAC is enabled. Use the following process to drag and drop image files into HXLink. 1) Start Explorer.
  • Page 68 ■ Select conversion algorithm D to open MCFF but a message is displayed and the MCFF is not This message is displayed when the HXLink environment is compatible with a 195 or less driver with a graphics board driver that is a version 256 or higher. To remedy, re-install HXLink.
  • Page 69 The compatible NVIDIA driver versions in HXLink are as follows. Compatible Application and Version NVIDIA Driver Version HXLink 1.30 or higher 256 or higher HXLink 1.60 or higher 314 or higher If the NVIDIA driver version is less than 256, we recommend updating the NVIDIA driver to the latest version.
  • Page 70 ■ Part of the character string is missing on the screen Not all of the character string will be displayed on the screen if the character size of the display is greater than 96DPI. Example: The character string “Superimpose” is only partially displayed. Set the character size of the display to 96DPI.
  • Page 71 3) The settings are enabled at the next log on. ■ Select conversion algorithm D to open MCFF but the message “ErrorNo:224” is displayed and the MCFF is not open. The graphic board memory is in low. Please start "CudaSelect" and check which graphic board is used on HXLink. a "Start Menu"...
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