View\Toolbox Windows; Tools\Options; Pause When In Background; Tools\Maintenance - DAGE-MTI Excel Series User Manual

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View\Toolbox Windows- Allows control of individual Toolbox visibility. Can also
expand all and collapse all as well as turn off the ToolBox display. There is also a
"ToolBox" icon in the ToolBar which toggles the ToolBox display.
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Tools\Options

o Pause When in Background- Stops video updates when another window
overlays. This is useful in multi-camera applications in order to conserve
bandwidth or to unburden the PC when simultaneously using other applications.
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Tools\Maintenance- Allows access to various camera maintenance functions.
o Check Web for Updates- Launches the web browser and takes you to the Dage
Website to check for the latest Software and Firmware Updates.
o Update Camera Firmware- Camera Firmware Updates downloaded from the
Dage Website can be downloaded to the camera via this control. The update asks
for the location of the binary firmware file, then automatically downloads it to the
camera via the Firewire interface and reboots the camera when done. See
Appendix-D Updating Camera Firmware for additional information.
o Reboot Camera: Allows the camera to be rebooted remotely without having to
remove the camera power.
o Install Drivers:
normally be needed as the drivers are installed when the Software is installed.
o Camera Debug Console: An engineering interface that allows direct access of
various parts of the camera's control. This is not a user control and is therefore
not accessible without support from Dage Technical Support.
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Help\About- Provides the Software Version, Firmware Version, and Camera Serial
Number.
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Help\User's Manual- Opens a compiled HTML Help file similar to this manual.

Video Window-

Receives the video from the camera and displays it on the monitor. The
window display mode choice can be accessed either through the "View\Display Mode" menu
or by right clicking on the video display window. The video window display mode choice of
"1:1", "Fit to Window", "Full Screen", and "none" can be selected as described in the previous
section: "Menu Bar\View\Display Mode".

Status Bar-

This bar at the bottom of the software provides status updates on various
camera functions.
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Trigger Mode- Shows the camera's trigger mode and status. When in a triggered
mode or auto trigger greater than 1 second, the indicator will show when the camera
is waiting for an input.
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Integration Time- Shows the current integration time in seconds.
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Frames Per Second- Shows the received frame rate from the camera.
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Gain- Shows the current overall gain setting of the camera in dB.
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Color Gain- Shows the individual color gain settings (when a color camera is used).
Allows Dage Camera Drivers to be installed.
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