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1. After your PC restarts the Set up window should open again if it does not open please run setup exe on the CD ROM by hand as described above Press the Continue button If you do not have the correct version of DirectX installed you will see the following message prompting you to install the latest version Confirm i i x Install Direct 9 Click Yes to install DirectX and follow the on screen instructions You may be asked to restart your PC again Do this and leave the CD ROM in the drive Once your PC restarts again the Set up window should open again if it does not open please run setup exe on the CD ROM by hand as described above Press the Continue button DIGITAL MAGSING An installation progress report will appear in the window This window will automatically close after about ten seconds AL Imaging USEZCAM Setup ol Lliap installed successfully Flug in the camera USB cable to start driver installation ontnuve Connect your camera to the USB 2 0 port on your PC Windows will detect the new hardware and display the Found New Hardware Wizard The first window that appears in XP SP2 asks whether you want to use Windows Update on the Internet to find drivers for this new hardware providing you have not previously checked the Yes now and every time l connect a device Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard W
2. Devices This menu lists all compatible XLImaging camera Options Devices Help devices that are currently available to be viewed using ee 8 Imaging 5M Camera MK2 SSE A ry the software The device currently in use will be indicated To switch between devices simply click the one you wish to view Help This will open up the About Quick Help dialog box as does the Help button on the Toolbar DIGITAL IMAGING Context Menu lH Save Ctrl 5 At any time you can right click on the viewing window to call oy Save As up the context menu Copy Ctrl C All the menu items here do the same as the corresponding Select Item items on the Toolbar button context menus and Main Menu Draw Measure d Measure Area e Pan 66 99 66 99 e The Button Saves Image and Button Freezes Image options en will be greyed out if the camera doesn t have a button Resolutions Freeze Ctrl F Camera Controls Show Menu Show Menu When checked this enables the main menu wi Show Toolbar which by default is not displayed wf Button Saves Image Button Freezes Image Factory Reset Full Screen Display To toggle full screen mode you can must press Alt Enter keys at the same time DIGITAL IMAGING Camera Controls dialog box The camera controls dialog box contains 2 tabbed panels that give the user full control over camera settings The dialog box can be left op
3. error dialog box appears when trying to open software If an error No compatible camera was detected message appears similar to this whilst trying to open the program press OK The software did not detect any compatible devices and therefore will not open Check the device is plugged in correctly This error could mean that the camera is not connected properly drivers are not installed correctly and or that the USB2 0 port on the computer is not functioning correctly Check that the camera s cable is securely connected to the USB port of the computer and camera where applicable Also ensure that the port on the computer is USB2 0 Some computers may have separate ports for USB2 0 and USBI I Consult your computer s user manual Exclamation Marks or Question Marks in Device Manager Look in Device manager for any devices that have an exclamation mark or question mark These symbols indicate that a device hasn t installed correctly This is likely to be contributing to any problems you are having Check Device Manager for a Section named Imaging Devices Click on the plus sign to the left of this entry to list any cameras and scanners that are currently plugged into your system If the camera has installed without error you should see an entry named XL Imaging 2M Camera for example If you don t see this entry or it is listed with an exclamation mark then drivers haven t installed correctly If there
4. x Welcome to the XL Imaging USB2CAM Driver Installation CD Please read the following instructions Use the scroll bars if necessary Designed to operate with Windows XF or Windows 2000 This CD contains Camera Drivers Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows AP Service Pack 14 Directs The XL Imaging SLILAF application Minimum Requirements Windows 2000 5P4 Continue If the program does not auto run then you need to run the setup exe from the CD ROM To do this go to My Computer and right click on the CD Drive and choose Open or Explore this will show you the contents of the CD ROM where you can double click the setup exe icon in order to run it Read the Welcome screen carefully all the way to the bottom and when ready press the Continue button If you do not have the correct Operating System specified you will get the following error message Warning eee xl 1 Warning Supports Windows 2000 or Windows XP Only Terminating You will not be able to install XLI software DIGITAL IMAGING If you do not have the correct Service Pack you will now be prompted to install one Lonirm B conf X P Install Service Pack 1 Install Service Pack 4 2 XP Service Pack la 2000 Service Pack 4 Click Yes to install the relevant Service Pack and follow the on screen instructions You may be asked to restart your PC Do this and leave the CD ROM in the drive
5. EL Save As same as the Save As button on the Toolbar oy Save As 3 u Email Save same as the Save button on the Toolbar Email same as the Email button on the Toolbar Exit Click on Exit to close the program Note Always Exit the program before unplugging the camera system crash may result otherwise Edit i File Edit Mode View Options Devices Copy same as the copy button on the Toolbar Lt Gut GbR La Erase All This deletes all drawing and measurements ae Baie ashe fabri from the display Erase All Edit Annotation This opens a dialog box allowing the Edit Annotation CErlHA annotation to be edited Annotation is discussed above in the Toolbar section Mode Select Item This switches to selection mode The current Edit Mode View Options Devices AP P Select Item state is indicated by the dot mark I Draw Measure Draw This switches to draw mode The dot mark in the TM sub menu indicates the current state Pan Measure This switches to measure mode The current state is indicated bv the dot mark in the sub menu DIGITAL MAGING Measure Area This switches to measure area mode described under the Toolbar options earlier Pan This is the default mouse mode in the viewing window for panning the camera image View Resolutions Selecting this opens a sub menu showing Made view Options
6. be edited by selecting Edit Annotation from E Annotation either the edit menu or the context menu or by pressing Ctrl A All these will display the Edit Annotation dialog box DIGITAL MAGING If Save Annotation is selected the Edit Annotation formatting and Title of the annotation amp Annotation E ottom T will be retained next time the I Date 4 Time F Save Annotation aop White program is started else Annotation will again be displayed next time the program is run The time and date will be displayed to the right when the Date 84 Time check box is enabled Reticule When Reticule is pressed the selected reticule will be displayed as a graphics overlay on the viewing window Pressing the button again removes the reticule Several reticules are included with the program with the Scale reticule being the default one The Reticule button has a right click context menu to select alternative reticules Note each reticule is a file with extension gti EE Ht h that is stored in a sub directory to the main Xli Cap program called bullseye reticules c program files xlimaging reticules oe B a e grid2 In addition to the supplied reticules it is possible for the user to hash create their own custom reticules by creating a new gti file and i scale saving it in the reticules directorv Xli Cap will automaticallv add the e
7. may crash FP SL Imaging USB2CAM Setup OR X Warming Failure to install XLIGap Terminating IEontinuE I get an error message when trying to install XLICap Software If you receive the error message shown below then the most likely cause is that you do not have write access to your hard drive Please consult your computer administrator DIGITAL MAGSINGS Image Problems Viewing window is black Check the camera LED is flashing if it is not then the camera is not outputting any data Check the lens iris is open and the camera is pointing towards some light source The luminance indicator bar in the camera controls dialog box will confirm if the camera is detecting any light If you still do not get an image try reducing your frame rate slider FPS on the camera controls dialog box to a level that your computer system can cope with Colour Balance Ey E D Ba L E D Frame Rate Slider FPS Luminance Bar Indicator Default Image rolling horizontally This is normally due to insufficient computer system performance USB performance particularlv Again trv reducing vour frame rate slider FPS on the camera controls dialog box to a level that vour computer svstem can cope with Poor frame rate problems The blue bar inside the FPS slider on camera controls dialog box indicates the actual frame rate being achieved If this is consistently less than the requested value it is indicative o
8. menu Any future Edit nscaled measurements will be displayed in micrometres and millimetres fe These values will be accurate for the 10x mag setting of the microscope We can add additional scales to the context menu to support more magnification modes by repeating the procedure above Note A change of magnification without selecting a new scale makes any measurements meaningless Area Measurement When this button is depressed Xli Cap is in Polygon Area Measure Mode Click the left mouse button on a corner of an area to be measured then proceed around the shape clicking on every point where the perimeter changes direction Finish the polygon with another click on the Area Measure button or press the Esc key on the keyboard The last point on the polygon that you defined will be joined to the first the polygon will be filled in on the screen and its area will be displayed As with linear measurements above the system has to be calibrated for this value to have any meaning Please do not try drawing shapes that involve the perimeter crossing itself as with a figure 8 or bow tie shape The results will not be meaningful DIGITAL MAGSING Pan This is the default mouse mode Holding the mouse down over the viewing window changes the cursor to the following icon E This allows the image in the viewing window to be panned around should not all of the camera image be visible such as in zoom Hold down
9. the left button and drag the image in the desired direction Camera Functions Group Resolution This button toggles between the high resolution and low resolution modes of the device High resolution is indicated by a fine grid of squares and low resolution mode is represented by a coarse grid To check what resolution you are running in you can hover the mouse over the resolution button and a tool tip will appear indicating the mode in which the device is running Note to improve user efficiency many of the camera manual settings are saved on a per resolution basis For example one touch white balance and Frame rate values among others are saved independently in each resolution Zoom When in High resolution there are two zoom settings available Fit to Window and 1 1 Once the button is depressed each new click will toggle through these settings Note in Low Resolution mode the zoom is always Fit to Window ia Fit to Window Scales the image to fit whatever size window is being used while maintaining the camera sensor aspect ratio eb I 1 Displays pixels one to one on the screen DIGITAL MAGING Flat Field Compensation When this button is red flat field is off when green flat field compensation is on Note Flat field is performed on a pixel by pixel basis in software More information can be found in the Camera Controls section White Balance When this bu
10. Clicking on the Capture Image button or the Snap option in the file menu will cause the XL Imaging Twain program to close and transfer the current camera image back to the 3 party image application Image capture can also be controlled when using XL Imaging cameras with in built DIGITAL MAGING capture buttons e g DE series cameras or a compatible foot switch see Technical Data page 7 The XL Imaging Twain program also allows you to have a twin viewing panel to compare captured images before transferring them back to the 3 party image application To enable this right click on the viewing window and select Twin Panel Single Panel Twin Panel 8 The left panel continues to display the live camera image When the Capture Image or File gt Snap button is now pressed the captured image is displayed in the right panel and the Transfer Stored Image button appears Ei XL Imaging TWAIN xl File Help Transfer Stored Image 9 Any number of captures can be done until you are ready to transfer the desired captured image Clicking on the Transfer Stored Image button will cause the XL Imaging Twain program to close and transfer the captured camera image back to the 3 party image application DIGITAL IMAGING Uninstalling Camera and Software To uninstall the Xli Cap Software and all drivers for XL Imaging cameras go to add Remove Programs located in Start gt Setti
11. Devices Help E jew i H the available resolutions for the current camera The g5 Pesoltions i SS EEE Ctrl F current resolution is indicated by the check Camera Controls Freeze same as the Freeze button on the Toolbar When the image has been frozen this option will be checked Camera Controls This will open the Camera Controls dialog box where you can control settings of the camera This is discussed in more detail later Options Show Menu Display or hide the main menu bar view Options Devices Help iy w Show Menu Show Toolbar Display or hide the Toolbar w Show Toolbar wf Button Saves Image Button Saves Image This option is only available on Button Freezes Image cameras with buttons If it is ticked then when the Factory Reset button is pressed and the image is live then the image will be saved to disk using the same rules as if the Save button on the toolbar had been pressed Button Freezes Image This option is only available on cameras with buttons If it is ticked then when the button is pressed the image will be toggled from frozen to live If Button saves Image is also ticked the image will only be saved on each transition from frozen to live Factory Reset By selecting this all settings will be returned to their factory defaults as seen when the camera was supplied This includes camera settings and program settings DIGITAL MAGING
12. aS User Manual DIGITAL IMAGING XLi Cap Version 15 0 USB 2 0 CAMERA Mav 2007 XL Imaging Ltd l DIGITAL MAGING Contents Trademark and copyright information esssssessssssesesessesesessssesessesesesessesesesssss 3 Welcome S rr FPprppy rs Pp Rr ARN 3 Warnings ANG Precautions sknssnissksiksinsikusikniisiakasistniansii ia i i 4 Ovstemi Requiferente sala e e 5 packase Contents gen a sete pucacasectactscuscecesse lt apenceetesteamepucanstetn 6 Installing the Software lliiinnsnsansanzanzanznnznnannnnannanzannanzanpenansenpensensenanasennnanenanaz 7 Using the Capture Software seesssesessssesesessssesessesesesosseseseesesesossesesessesesesseseses 13 Troupe SNGOtIMA ia i iii i a a a EA 30 lecrnnical Data PP s 33 How to use a XL Imaging camera with TWWAIN ll sssseesensenzensnnzznznnsnanzenzenza 35 Uninstalling Camera and Software Luueeissnssessnsnnzanzanzenzenzenzenzenzensansnnsnnsnannazna 37 a Adel al el Pp pp 38 LICENSEAQFEEMIENt sisien i a i 39 Contact dln MMA 40 DIGITAL MAGSING Trademark and copyright information Copyright 2004 2005 2006 XL Imaging Ltd All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of XL Imaging Ltd The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice XL Imaging Ltd shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for consequential dam
13. ages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Microsoft and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation XLi Cap is Copyright 2004 2005 2006 XL Imaging Ltd UK Welcome Thank you for buying our high resolution USB2 0 camera We suggest you spend a few minutes carefully reading this user manual before installing and using your camera Please keep this user manual in a safe place for future reference DIGITAL IMAGING Warnings and Precautions Precautions when using your camera Keep camera away from the following High temperatures and excessive humidity Direct sunlight or other heat sources Dust Extreme vibration Never attempt to clean vour camera sensor filter with anv fluids or use an air blower near the camera as this could damage or degrade the camera and invalidate vour warrantv Never touch the sensor with vour fingers Do not allow the camera to come into contact with water or any other liquid If water or a foreign substance should get in the camera unplug the camera immediatelv and do not attempt to plug it in until after a long period of time to allow for drving This does not necessarilv mean it will work againl Do not open the camera case or attempt vour own repairs Internal components mav create risk of electrical shock or fire There are no user serviceable components inside Additionally the camera was assembled and cleaned in a stri
14. all other functions are inactive The recording will be made in whatever resolution setting is currently selected Time Elapsed Once Record has been pressed and live video is being recorded the time elapsed will be displayed here Maximum time allowed per recording is 20 seconds Stop To stop the video being recorded press this button Once stopped the Save Movie As dialog box appears Here you can give the video a name and choose where to save it Default location is the Desktop AVI is the only format available Help This button opens the About and Quick Help screen showing release information which may vary from that shown below and shortcut keys for various features About XLICAP xl SUM Lilap Version 15 ML Imaging 3M Camera MKZ Driver Version 1 3 0 2481 2007 04 25 SOK Version 14 2 Copyright 22007 sL Imaging Quick Help CTRL C Copy image to clipboard CTRL 5 Save the current image CTRL H Displays this window ALT Enter Toggles Fullscreen Mode Aight mouse button Brings Up a popup menu CTRL F Freeze Image DIGITAL IMAGING Main Menu By default the Main Menu is not shown Most of the main menu functions are directly accessible by the standard toolbar If desired it can be enabled by right clicking on the viewing window and checking Show Menu from the context menu The main menu has the following options File File Edit Mode view Options lH Save Ctrl
15. and the Microsoft VFW Video for Windows API Documentation for the DirectShow and VFW API is available from Microsoft and other places DirectShow is supported by Microsoft Visual C and Borland Delphi programming languages Microsoft Visual Basic supports only a subset of the full DirectShow API The camera driver additionally provides a TWAIN G interface The camera will appear as a selectable image capture device within TWAIN based image manipulation software Thus software designed to work with a TWAIN camera scanner may use our cameras Documentation for the standard TWAIN API is available from www twain org DIGITAL IMAGING How to use a XL Imaging camera with TWAIN Make sure the XL Imaging camera is installed and connected to your computer 2 From your chosen 3 party image application select the Acquire Twain option which will result in the following window being displayed Select Source X Sources AL Imaging Twain 1 0 32 32 Cancel 3 Highlight the XL Imaging Twain source and click on Select 4 The XL Imaging TWAIN program will start Resolution Camera Controls E XL Imagir TWAIN a xl File Help Capture Image 5 The program displavs a live viewing window and allows the camera to be controlled using the Resolution and Camera Controls button See previous sections for details of individual camera control settings 6
16. aved Available file types are JPEG BMP and TIFF Once this has been done once this file name location and file type now become the default for the save button Every press of the save button now saves the image to the new location with the new name and format with an incremental suffix number e g Save as mvpicture bmp then next time save is pressed a new image will be captured called mypicture0 bmp and then mypicture bmp mypicture2 bmp and so on until a new file name location and or file type is specified Copy When the Copy button is pressed the current displayed image will be captured and copied to the clipboard This allows you to paste the image into another program Email When the Email button is pressed whatever the current display is showing will be captured and saved as if the save button had been pressed It will also be attached to a new email using the default email client of the PC You will be able to edit this email before sending it Graphics Overlay Group Annotation When Annotation is pressed the selected annotation will be displayed as a graphics overlay at the top left of the viewing window Pressing the button again removes the annotation The Annotation button has a right click context menu to allow the Edit Annotation screen to be activated The format of the alH pn Aj annotation can also
17. ctly dust free environment Any attempt to open the case will certainly contaminate the sensor degrade the image and will void the warrantv Clean the outside of the camera bv wiping with a clean drv cloth Never use harsh or abrasive cleaners or organic solvents on the camera or anv of its parts If vou notice smoke or a strange smell coming from the camera immediatelv unplug the camera and consult an authorised dealer DIGITAL MAGSING System Requirements PC running either Windows 2000 or XP DirectX 9 0 or later installed 8GHz minimum processor e USB 2 0 Port CD ROM drive 64MB RAM Performance is dependent on your PC s graphics card processor and USB chip set USB 2 0 is only supported on Windows XP and 2000 Do not try to use any other Microsoft operating system Windows 2000 must have Service Pack 4 or later installed and XP Pro must have Service Pack or later installed in order for the camera to function correctly The installation program supplied on the XLI Capture CD ROM will automatically check to see if you meet the above system requirements and prompt you to install any missing components To check if you have USB2 0 installed on your computer go to Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System or right click on My Computer and select properties from the context menu Click on the Hardware tab and then onto the button Device Manager Withi
18. dware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software far EL Imaging As Camera Click Finish ta close the wizard lt Back ancel When Windows has finished installing the camera driver click finish DIGITAL MAGING It is unlikely but you might get an error report on this final screen if the driver found that it couldn t run Error code 10 is where the camera driver started up but failed to find the camera hardware Please contact XL Imaging s customer support if this happens Error code 37 is where the driver detected a Pentium II or earlier processor type We re sorry but the camera is a high performance high bandwidth device and processors older than the Pentium III just won t work with it Assuming you see the screen above installation is now complete for this particular camera port If you have another camera or intend to use an an additional port plug the camera cable into your chosen port in order to install additional drivers via the Found New Hardware Wizard Once the installation is complete you should see a shortcut on your desktop called XLi Cap with the XLi Logo In the Start gt Programs listing you will also see a folder for XLImaging The software is automaticallv installed for all users of the PC XliCap will remember each users preferences DIGITAL MAGSING Using the Capture Software To open the XLi Cap program d
19. e is ALC The luminance of the image is automatically set to an optimum level controlled by the software e ALC off When the ALC box is not checked the luminance of the image is specified by the user using the Luminance slider control This allows the AEC system to be adjustable to produce the desired image exposure The initial luminance target is set to a value that would produce the same image as the ALC mode DIGITAL MAGING The FPS Frames per Second slider is used to control the frame rate of the sensor On computer systems that struggle to operate with very high USB bandwidth products such as XL Imaging mega pixel cameras this slider can be used to reduce the frame rate to alleviate problems such as e Fix black screen problems e Fix horizontal rolling of the camera image in the viewing window e Fix poor frame rate problems the blue bar inside the slider indicates the actual frame rate being achieved If this is consistently less than the requested value it is indicative of a bad USB chipset or a slow CPU Try requesting a slower frame rate from the sensor until the requested rate and the achieved rate agree Additionally reducing the frame rate allows higher exposure values for greater sensitivity Colour Adjustment This group of settings control the colour processing of the image after it has been received from the camera The Saturation slider controls image colour saturation but is inactive if the came
20. en if desired and the main XLICap window can continue to be used as normal All sliders and setting values are displayed in real time giving live feedback on the camera Sliders can be adjusted finely using the keyboard To do this click on the slider to be adjusted and using the arrow keys on the keyboard small increments can be made Main Panel Colour Balance Paan f j Boan L Zu Sensitrvit Gain T J 11 38 Mirror Mona T FF Exp mi f m 1438 Default Colour Balance This group of settings controls the camera colour balance When first using the camera or after performing a factorv reset the camera is operating in Auto White Balance mode and the Red Gain and Blue Gain sliders are inactive In this case the colour balance is continually updating depending what the camera is looking at The WB button allows a One Touch White Balance to be performed When this function is used the camera will automatically find and set an optimum white balance for the current image conditions During the one touch white balance all other program functions are disabled Once the white balance is complete this could take several DIGITAL MAGING seconds all functions are again available This now includes the Red Gain and Blue Gain sliders which can be manually adjusted if required Note the AGC AEC and luminance targets are automatically set after a
21. et new reticule to the existing list Further information on how to create your own reticule can be found by reading the readme txt in the reticule directory T l k a a sa l o IS cor vii l Ai Ss Lt The reticule colour can be selected from the additional bullseye p Colour drop down menu a Green ari Blue hash Yellow hex a scale test DIGITAL MAGING Mouse Mode Group Select When this button is depressed Xli Cap is in Select Mode In this mode a click on a drawn line or measurement will select it See Draw and Measure modes below The selected item will be highlighted in a dotted rectangle Use the delete key to remove any selected item This button has its own right click keJ A context menu to Erase All lines and measurements _Erase Al O Draw When this button is depressed Xli Cap is in Draw Mode You can draw lines in this mode by simply holding down the left mouse button and dragging This button has its own right click context menu from which vou can choose a pen colour and pen size for drawing see below DAO o ome 2a 9 REE Pen Colour Pen Colour white Any pen setting Pen Size Black ai changes will apply to TT Medium Bald areen subsequent drawing 2 Blue Yellow and measurements Line Measurement When this button is depressed Xli Cap is in Line Measure Mode Hold down the left mouse button over a section of the
22. f a bad USB chipset or a slow CPU Trv requesting a slower frame rate from the sensor until the requested rate and the achieved rate agree Image freezes If the camera image freezes check the camera LED is still flashing If it is then the computer svstem is struggling to maintain the USB rate and has stalled for the camera Changing the camera resolution or performing a factorv reset will restart the image streaming again If vou experience frequent image freezes then it is recommended to reduce the requested frame rate as above DIGITAL MAGSING Technical Data I 27 CMOS Sensor 1 3 Mega pixel Monochrome and Colour 1280 x 960 high resolution mode 640 x 480 low resolution mode USB 2 0 15 fps high resolution 30 fps low resolution 2 Mega pixel Colour 1600 x 1200 high resolution mode 800 x 600 low resolution mode USB 2 0 IO fps high resolution 28 fps low resolution 3 Mega pixel Colour 2048 x 1536 high resolution mode 1024 x 768 low resolution mode USB 2 0 6 6 fps high resolution 20 fps low resolution Supported Foot Switch purchased separately DelCom USB foot switch part number 803600 www delcom eng com DIGITAL MAGING Supported APIs The camera driver operates as a DirectShow source filter As such it can be used by other DirectShow application programs and is not limited to working with the supplied Xli Cap application The camera supports the standard Microsoft DirectShow API
23. image and drag to somewhere else in order to take a measurement The cursor changes to a pointing finger The Measure button has its own right click context menu Selecting Edit from this menu brings up the Edit Scale dialog box From here we can add a new scale edit an existing scale or delete an exiting scale DIGITAL MAGING Sc ID x l tk 10 in a 10x magnification mode and prefer our measurements displayed in micrometres and millimetres and not pixels P Using Measure Mode Let s say we are using a microscope We focus on a 000 micrometre reticule slide click the measure button to switch to Measure mode and measure Dee the scale on the slide The line drawn will have a length in pixels as its value Close Right click on the Measure button and select x Edit from the context menu to bring up the o SSCS Measurement Uniks E TT e Micrometres Edit Scale dialog box Click the Add button to Pivels 800 J PE create the new scale size joon The number of pixels that equates to your 1000 OF Cancel Pixels box 800 in this example Enter the scale in the Size box if needed Enter a meaningful name for the scale in to the Name box Once done click OK and Close micrometre slide is automatically entered to the To try out our new scale right click on the measure button and AES A m UE choose the 10x scale from the context
24. indows will search for current and updated softyare by looking on Your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update ta search for software Yes this time only fT Yez now and every time connect a device f Mo not this time Click Hest to continue Back Cancel The option No not this time should be chosen otherwise Windows Update will spend a while searching for a non existent driver for the camera on Internet and will complain that it cannot find one DIGITAL IMAGING Press the Next button Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced button and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps vou install software for USB2 0 PC Camera Fall If your hardware came with an installation CD lt a ar floppy disk insert it now What da vou want the wizard ta do Install the software automatically Recommended t Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next ta continue lt Back Cancel Select the radio button Search for the best driver in these locations Tick the Search Removable Media checkbox untick the Include this location in the search checkbox and click the Next button Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation op
25. is an exclamation mark next to the entry right click on the Camera name and choose the option to update the driver from the CD After the update check Device Manager to ensure that the exclamation mark has gone DIGITAL MAGING USB Device Conflicts When there are a number of USB devices installed at the same time unexpected errors can arise The cause can be insufficient available USB2 0 bandwidth or possibly too much combined current being drawn by USB devices To test for these conditions you should uninstall and unplug as many other USB devices as possible This should help to rule out the above and eliminate possible conflicts with other cameras USB2 0 Port Problems The USB2 0 port may not be functioning correctly on your computer Check Device Manager found under system in the Control Panel We usually find that the USB2 0 drivers supplied with Windows or its Service Packs are the best to use with our camera If you have installed other USB2 0 drivers and you get a black screen with Xli Cap try uninstalling the USB2 0 drivers and use the default Windows drivers If the program now works this indicates a problem with the previous drivers We have found this to be a problem with a number of motherboard supplied drivers Consult a suitable computer technician if in doubt System crashes after unplug my camera You must Exit the software before attempting to unplug the camera or else your operating system
26. is function is also provided on the Toolbar This option is permanently disabled and checked if the camera is monochrome FF Flat Field Compensation This is initiated by checking the Flat Field box or by selecting the FlatField Toolbar button It should be performed with the camera looking at a uniform white object Default Resets all program and camera settings to the factory settings as when originally supplied This is equivalent of clicking on Factory Reset from the context or main menu Gamma Curve and Histogram Panel Camera Controls X Gamma Curve and Histogram Gamma joo mm J Invert LI efault Main Gamma Gamma The Gamma slider can be used to apply a non linear correction factor from 0 45 to 1 00 A gamma value of 1 00 default is the same as no correction at all The correction applied is shown graphically in the histogram window Invert The Invert button flips the current curve right to left It effectively makes the camera generate photographic negatives It can allow a user to examine real photographic negatives naturally of course this function is also provided on the Toolbar User Manual DIGITAL IMAGING May 2007 XL Imaging Ltd 29 DIGITAL MAGSINGS Trouble Shooting WARNING Please do not attempt to open the camera case There are no user serviceable parts inside XLICAP Still Image Capture xi No Compatible Camera was detected
27. n Universal Serial Bus controllers USB controllers you will see a list of USB devices installed on your machine In this example the red arrow is indicating the USB2 0 device USB2 0 controllers may be labelled as USB2 0 controllers however they may also be labelled as Enhanced or Standard Enhanced controllers The so called Standard or Standard Universal controllers are for the slower USBI x system 3 8 Universal Serial Bus controllers e amp Intel r 82801DB DEM USB 2 0 Enhanced Host Controller gt A4CL e Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller e Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller amp Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller e ISB Root Hub g ISB Root Hub e ISB Root Hub amp ISB Root Hub DIGITAL MAGSING Package Contents x Camera models vary x CD ROM If there are any parts missing from your package please contact your dealer On the Camera is a label containing the Serial number The first digit of this serial number denotes whether the camera is a 3mega pixel 2 mega pixel or 3 mega pixel simply by starting with a I 2 or a 3 DIGITAL IMAGING Installing the Software The installation of this program requires administrator rights Insert the XLi CD ROM into your drive Do not connect your camera at this point The installation program should auto run and display the following Set up window 7 XL Imaging USB2CAM Setup
28. ngs gt Control Panel gt IE L Change or Remove Programs re 5 Add New Programs Ta Add I Remove win dows Components 2 Set Program Access and Defaults Currently installed programs GP CD DVD Label Printer LPOW 100 EA C Media 3D Audio iz Command Prompt Here PowerToy I Easy CD Creator 5 Basic he Irfanview remove only iz Microsoft Visual Basic 6 0 Professional Edition is Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard 1 53 e Mozilla Firefox 1 0 4 i Openjffice org 1 1 4 i Send To Extensions PowerToy jid 5i5 661F _760_741_M661FX_M760_M741 i SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver i Target Context Menu Remove Only Tortoises Tia TWAIN Toolkit For Delphi 3 6 i Tweak LII E Uninstall XL Imaging USEZCAM Ta change this program or remove it From your computer click Change Remove F Add or Remove Programs in r xj sort by Mame sj Show updates Size Size 6 10MB gt 3 65MB 17 07MB 1 25MB 41 50ME U 14ME 14 3GME 146 00ME 12 64ME 195 00ME Change Remove E And select Uninstall XL Imaging USB2CAM from the list by clicking the Remove button Once the software and drivers have been removed you will get this confirmation message Uninstall Device xl L Imaging 444 Camera Successfully Removed Press OK to finish DIGITAL MAGSING Warranty XL Imaging Limited 2 Month Product Warranty XL Imaging warrants this pr
29. oduct against defects in materials and workmanship for 12 months If a defect is discovered XL Imaging will at its option repair or replace the product at no charge provided it is returned during the warranty period with transportation charges prepaid to the authorised XL Imaging dealer from whom you purchased the product Proof of purchase may be required This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident abuse misuse or misapplication if the product has been dismantled or modified without the written permission of XL Imaging or if any XL Imaging serial number has been removed or defaced DIGITAL MAGSING License Agreement The software and accompanying documentation are protected by the International copyright laws Any use of this software in violation of copyright laws or the terms of this agreement will be prosecuted to the best of our ability XL Imaging Ltd authorises you to make archival copies of this software for the sole purpose of back up and protecting your investment from loss Under no circumstances may you copy this software or documentation for the purposes of distribution to others You may not distribute modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software Any information supplied by XL Imaging Ltd or obtained by you as permitted hereunder may only be used by and may not be disclosed to any third party or u
30. one touch white balance operation This whole section is greyed out and inoperative if the camera is a monochrome type About setting white balance Point the camera at a white surface such as a piece of paper or any coloured surface that you wish to set as your base for white balance Make sure that the whole image is filled with the selected surface Open the Camera Controls dialog box and click the WB button Wait for the white balance to complete It will stay this way unless you manually move the sliders or perform another one touch white balance This should be performed in both resolutions Sensitivity This group of settings controls the camera sensitivity The camera s gain can be set manually by dragging the relevant slider or AGC automatic gain control can be activated by checking the AGC box If AGC is active then the manual slider is disabled but can be monitored sliding in real time as the camera self adjusts the image The camera s exposure time can be set manually by dragging the relevant slider or AEC automatic exposure control can be activated by checking the AEC box If AEC is active then the manual slider is disabled but can be monitored sliding in real time as the camera self adjusts the image The current exposure time in milliseconds is shown to the right of the luminance slider AEC can operate with ALC Automatic Luminance Control on or off e ALC on The default AEC mod
31. ouble click the icon on your desktop The main window will be opened and the real time image from your camera will be displayed in the viewing window Initially the program shows a toolbar that allows quick access to most functions Additionally right clicking on the viewing window will pop up a context menu that can be used to control addition functions and enabling disabling the toolbar and main menu Toolbar Above the image display you will see the Main Toolbar Email Pan Camera Controls Stop Copy Area Invert Time Elapsed Save As Measure Colour Record pave Draw Freeze Select IS OBZIXJAels REM BM d 4 sie gt 9 Ange Resolution Brightnes Fi Help Reticule Zoom Flat Field White Balance The Toolbar is split into 7 different groups File Group Save When the Save button is pressed whatever image is currently being displayed will be captured as a still image The default location is the Desktop the default format is JPEG and the default file name is image For every subsequent press of the save button a new image will be captured with an incremental number suffixed e g imageO jpg followed by imagel jpg then image2 jpg and so on DIGITAL MAGING Save As When the Save As button is pressed the currently displayed image is captured and the standard save as dialog box opens Here you can specify a file name location and file type of the image to be s
32. ra is in monochrome mode The Contrast slider controls image contrast The Luminance bar indicates the amount of light the camera is detecting If the bar is empty then the camera is not detecting any light Likewise if the bar is completely filled blue the camera is detecting too much light saturating When AEC is enabled and not in ALC mode the luminance bar has a slider that allows a target luminance value to be set as detailed above The Brightness slider is always manually adjustable by dragging the slider and is also controllable from the toolbar Banding Filter Here you can select banding filter off BF Off or specify your local mains frequency as 50Hz or 60Hz As a general rule only select 60Hz if you are in Canada Korea Western Japan i e Osaka Kyoto Nagoya Hiroshima Saudi Arabia USA and possessions Central America or the northern part of South America i e Peru and Brazil and to the north of them If selected the banding filter forces exposure timing to be a multiple of half the period of the local AC supply If operating in manual exposure mode then the exposure slider will skip along in multiples of Oms 50Hz mode or 8 3ms 60Hz mode DIGITAL MAGING Options This group of settings contain On Off boxes for the following options Flip This flips the image from top to bottom Mirror This mirrors the image from side to side Mono checking this box changes to black and white mode th
33. sed to create any software which is substantially similar to the Software DIGITAL MAGSING Contact Info Mail XL Imaging Limited Digital Technium University of Wales Swansea Singleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP UK UK General Enquiries Phone 44 0 1792 513747 Technical Support Line 44 0 1792 513749 support xlimaging com Fax 44 0 1792 513748 Email enquiries xlimaging com Web www xlimaging com User Manual DIGITAL IMAGING May 2007 XL Imaging Ltd 4
34. tions Pia Maes AS t Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below ta limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found wall be installed W Search removable media floppy CD ROM T Include this location in the search sj Browse Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for pour hardware lt Back Cancel DIGITAL MAGSINGS You will see the following warning Hardware Installation AN The software you are installing for this hardware SL Imaging gt Camera has not passed Windows Logo testing to very its compatibility with Windowe P Tell me why this testing Iz important Continuing pour installation of this software may impair or destabilize the corect operation of pour system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anpa STOF Installation The actual driver name given in this screen and on some of the screens thereafter will have the XXX replaced with 1 3M 2M or 3M depending on which camera you are installing Press Continue Anyway when this window shows Found New Har
35. tton is depressed a One Touch White Balance is performed During this operation all other program functions are disabled until the white balance is completed More information can be found in the Camera Controls section of this manual Freeze Pressing this button will instantly freeze frame the image and the green traffic lights icon will change to a red light icon to indicate that the image is frozen When the image is frozen the still image can be saved emailed copied and drawn on using the appropriate buttons just as above Press the Freeze button again to resume live video The traffic lights icon will be green when the video is live Colour When this button is pressed the image will change to monochrome mode black and white and the button s icon appears as grey stripes Press the button again to return to full colour mode and the button will appear as coloured stripes Note This button is disabled if you have a monochrome camera Invert Colours This button may be used to toggle between negative and positive images Camera Controls This button opens the Camera Controls dialog box as described later Brightness Control This slider can be used to adjust the image brightness The current brightness level is shown next to the slider DIGITAL MAGING Video Recording Record When this button is pressed the current live image will begin to be recorded Whilst recording

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