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® Luxxor Video Microscope – Set Up User Guide When removed from its packaging, the Luxxor Video Microscope will be Column configured as shown, with ® the Vertical Slide and LUXXOR VIDEO Slide Stop at their fully lowered positions on the MICROSCOPE column.
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Set Up Luxxor Video Microscope – Set Up Plug the Power Connector at the end of the power supply cable into the jack on The Vertical Slide may be raised to the desired position on the the bottom of the Vertical Slide.
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Set Up Luxxor Video Microscope – Set Up Remove the lens cap from the camera lens. Notice that the Install Software and Drivers lens has three control rings, each having a locking knob. The...
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Set Up Luxxor Video Microscope – Operation Place the workpiece to be viewed on the Table under the Set White Balance (cont’d) camera Lens. The Camera may be slid along the Boom to align it with the part.
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Operation Luxxor Video Microscope – Operation Once a focused image of the workpiece is obtained with Fine focus is achieved with the Focus Knob located on the side of the lens set to initial settings, further image modifications the Vertical Slide, at the base of the Boom.
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Operation Luxxor Video Microscope – Image Capture Setting Up Image Capture The bottom ring controls the working distance from the lens to the object under inspection. Set at Far, the working In order to set up Video Toolbox for capturing images, do distance will be about 4 inches.
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Image Capture Luxxor Video Microscope – Measurement Calibration Setting Up Image Capture (cont’d) To calibrate the microscope for measuring: 1/ Place the workpiece to be measured under the lens. Focus on the area of interest and set the zoom and working distance 3/ Click “Capture File”...
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Measurement Luxxor Video Microscope – Measurement Calibration (cont’d) Calibration (cont’d) 4/ Remove the workpiece from the Table and place the 8/ Decide whether to calibrate in inches or millimeters. Then Calibration Reticle supplied with the Video Microscope under the choose the appropriate scale on the Calibration Reticle.
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Measurement Luxxor Video Microscope – Measurement Calibration (cont’d) Calibration (cont’d) 9/ Select ‘Calibrate by X and Y’ in the lower-left of the window that appears. 9/ With the measurement cursors aligned on the Calibration Reticle, click in the calibration bar at the bottom of the Video Toolbox window.
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Measurement Luxxor Video Microscope – Measurement Calibration (cont’d) Measurement Now rotate the Calibration Reticle so that the desired scale is The microscope is now calibrated and ready to measure. oriented vertically as shown here. Repeat the above procedure, Replace the workpiece on the Table, refocus the image using the this time aligning the cursors’...
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope Luxxor Video Microscope – Borescope Mounting More help can be found in the Video Toolbox Help ® To mount a Hawkeye or most other files. Click the Help button on the toolbar. brands of borescope to the Camera,...
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® ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Borescope Mounting Luxxor Video Microscope – Borescope Mounting Light may be With the VC-35 mounted, pull the provided through bell of the VC-35 upward while ® the Hawkeye inserting the eyecup of the borescope (and borescope fully into the VC-35.
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® Luxxor Video Microscope – Maintenance ® Luxxor Video Microscope – Maintenance The friction between the Camera Slide and the Boom may also be adjusted. To access the friction adjustment screw on the Camera Slide, it is first necessary to remove the Camera from its mounting block.
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® Luxxor Video Microscope – Specifications Working Distance – Adjustable from 72 to 96mm. Resolution and Field of View Minimum Zoom Maximum Zoom Working Field of View Resolution Field of View Resolution Distance (H x V)(in.) (in./pixel) (H x V)(in.) (in./pixel)
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