Setup Microcular; Installation And Use Of The Software; Using The Microcular; Showing And Saving Mikrokular Images On Your Pc - Bresser biolux nv Instruction Manual

9. Setup MicrOcular

Note
The MicrOcular only works without the Barlow lens supplied.
Magnification setting is changed by using the MicrOcular and
must be reset by focussing anew.
Remove the Barlow lens (illustration 6. 3) and eyepiece currently in use from
the eyepiece holders (illustration 1. 5) and replace them with the MikrOkular
(microscope eyepiece) (illustration 5. 4a) and reducer lens (illustration 5. 4b) as
in illustration 5 in the holders (illustration 5.5)
Please do not yet connect MikrOkular and PC. Please go through
the items below in sequence.

10. Installation and use of the software

10.1 Installation of the image processing software Photomizer SE
1 Insert the CD-ROM supplied in your CD or DVD drive. The installa-
tion menu opens automatically. If it doesn't, please switch to Windows
Explorer and select your CD drive. Start the file "setup.exe" by dou-
ble-clicking it.
2. A choice of languages is shown. Choose your preference.
Confirm it by clicking "OK".
At the "Welcome" screen, click "Next">".
4. In the next screen you will be asked for the "Destination Folder".
Confirm your input with "Next>".
5. The setup status screen shows. This advises current operation sta-
tus with a progress bar. This may take a few minutes.
6. The "Completed the Photomizer Setup Wizard" screen shows. Click
here on "Finish".
Note
To use the MikrOkular long-term we recommend it always be
connected to the same USB port.
10.2 MikrOkular driver installation
During Photomizer SE software installation the correct driver for your
operating system will be installed automatically. No manual input is
needed.
In rare cases the device may not be recognised by your computer. As
a rule you need then only install the driver manually from the CD. If this
fails please refer to the troubleshooting chapter that follows.
10.3 Troubleshooting: the device isn't recognised by the compu-
ter (USB)
1. This occurs in rare cases whith some OEM Windows Vista or XP
versions. The device is not defective. Updating the notebook or PC
USB driver usually suffices.
2. If not, proceed as below. (The maker cannot accept any liability
whatsoever in these cases 1 ).
Delete ghost devices. These are devices not actually currently con-
nected to your computer. The reason for this is that Windows genera-
tes a system settings entry for each USB device ( e.g USB Stick) on
each port. It then seeks that/those device/s each time it's started. This
slows down USB device recognition and Windows booting and cau-
ses non-recognition of USB ports.
Cleaning up the system environment and deleting devices that are no
longer in use helps here. To do so right click WORKPLACE (COMPU-
TER in Vista) and open the PROPERTIES menu. Then click the
ADVANCED tab (ADVANCED SYSTEM SETTINGS in Vista) and then
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES. Choose the NEW option in ENVIRON-
MENT VARIABLES. Enter the following under VARIABLE NAME.
devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices
Under VARIABLE VALUE enter "1".
Confirm your input with OK and then reboot the computer.
Change to the device manager. In the VIEW menu activate the SHOW
DEVICES OPTION. The ghost devices previously not shown will now
be displayed in light grey. Check the various categories including
USB, memory size, etc. Only delete entries for devices you no longer
use. 1
1 Source: Microsoft Knowledge Base
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en
System requirements: Intel X86 processor with at least 2.0 GHz speed,
200 MB hard disc space, 512 MB RAM memory, Windows XP, Vista
(32-bit) or Windows 7 and a free USB port (not via a hub if possible).

11 Using the MicrOcular

11.1 Preparation
1. Slide a specimen under your microscope and focus on it.
2. Remove the eyepiece and Barlow lens from the eyepiece support
and the dust cap from your MikrOkular and install same in the eye-
piece supports instead of the Barlow lens.
3. Start your PC if you haven't yet and connect your MikrOkular to the
USB port of your computer.

11.2 Showing and saving MikrOkular images on your PC.

1. Start the Photomizer SE Software.
2. Click "Open camera"
3. If you have more than one device connected up select the one you
want from the choice offered. Click "SoC PC-Camera" or
"MikrOkular". Omit this step if you only have a single device connec-
ted up.
4. The camera image should now be visible on your screen. Focus the
microscope image.
5. Click "Capture" to record an image. It will then be shown on the
right.
6. Click on it to select it and then click "Transfer image".
7. This takes you to the Photomizer SE software.
8. File - Save as
Tip
Enlargement can be doubled by omitting the reducer lens (illu-
stration 5.4b). Pull the MikrOkular (Ill. 5.4a) out of the reducer
lens (ill. 5.4b) and remove it to do so. Then reinsert the
MikrOkular in the eyepiece holders. You may need to re-focus
using the focussing device (ill. 1.9).
11.3 The Photomizer SE software
If you need help in the "Photomizer SE" programme click "?" and then
"Open help". If you need further assistance please visit the maker's
home page at www.photomizer.net
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