Accu-Scope Excelis HD User manual

73 Mall Drive, Commack, NY 11725
631-864-1000 (P) • 631-543-8900
[e-mail] • www.accu-scope.com
Excelis HD
QUICK START GUIDE

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Excelis HD microscopy camera.
This guide will help you get up and running fast so you may begin using your
camera right away.
What’s in the Box?
 HDMI Camera AU-600HD
 USB Cable (USB to USB).
 Mouse USB, controller
CaptaVision PC Imaging
Software & Manual CD Excelis HD Camera
8GB SD Card
USB 2.0 Mouse USB 2.0 Cable HDMI Cable Power Cord/Supply
Excelis HD QUICK START GUIDE

Excelis HD QUICK START GUIDE
Using Excelis HD With a Monitor ONLY
(PC and MAC Compatible)
INSTALLATION
1) INSTALL THE
CAMERA: Install the
c-mount adapter onto
your Excelis HD camera,
then mount the camera
onto your microscope’s
photo port.
2) INSERT SD CARD: the
SD card was installed at
the factory. However,
make sure your SD card
is inserted in the top of
the camera – the camera will not save images or video without the SD card
inserted and engaged).
3) CONNECT MOUSE: connect the mouse by plugging it into the USB port
on the top of the camera.
4) CONNECT HDMI CABLE: connect one end of the HDMI cable by plug-
ging it into the HDMI port on the top of the camera and the other end into the
HDMI port on your monitor.
5) CONNECT POWER CORD: plug the one end of the power cord into the
12DV port on the top of the camera and the other into a 120v AC outlet.

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VIEWING & ADJUSTING AN IMAGE
1) CAMERA MENU & SETTINGS: With your camera mouse navigate to the
TOP LEFT area of your monitor – as you hover there, a CAMERA ICON and
SETTINGS ICON will appear on the display.
2) ADJUSTING DISPLAY SETTINGS FOR YOUR LIVE IMAGE: with your
specimen on the microscope, CLICK the SETTINGS ICON — this will bring
up the SETTINGS MENU. The camera automatically defaults to “Auto Expo-
sure” which chooses the best settings based on the sample and illumination.
Camera
Settings
From the SETTINGS MENU you can adjust:
Exposure, Gain, Gamma, Contrast, Saturation,
Color, Brightness, Sharpness, and Denoise
It is recommended you adjust your image here and save

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CAPTURING AN IMAGE
CAPTURE AN IMAGE: to capture an image, CLICK the CAMERA ICON – the
image will be saved to the SD card in JPEG format (.jpg). The camera will revert
back to live view.
IMAGE TOOLS
MANIPULATING/CHANGING AN IMAGE: move the camera mouse to the top
right side area of your monitor — the IMAGE TOOLS icons appear.
The image tools
allow you to:
Flip SAVED Images
(horizontally or verti-
cally), Zoom In or
Out, Crop, Insert a
Crossline, Compare
Images and Browse
Images on the SD
Camera
Settings

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HORIZONTAL FLIP: Flips a saved image on the SD card
on its horizontal axis.
VERTICAL FLIP: Flips a saved image on the SD card on
its vertical axis.
ZOOM IN: Zooms in on an area of the saved image on
the SD card.
ZOOM OUT: Zooms out on an area of the saved image
on the SD card.
CROP: Crops an area of a saved image on the SD Card.
DIVISION CANCEL: Cancels the COMPARISON
BROWSER split screen view (returns to the live image)
CROSSLINE: Inserts a crossline on a saved image on
the SD card.
COMPARISON BROWSER: Allows you to compare
saved images on the SD card with the live view.
BROWSER: Allows you to view saved images/video on
the SD card.

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COMPARISON BROWSER ICONS
The comparison browser allows you to compare saved images on the SD card
with the live view.
HOME: brings you back to the previous screen.
BACK: brings you to the previous page of saved images (if there is one).
FORWARD: brings you to the next page of saved images (if there one).
LIVE IMAGE
SAVED IMAGES
HOME BACK FORWARD

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SAVED IMAGES & VIDEO
HOME BACK FORWARD DELETE
BROWSER ICONS
The browser allows you to view, select or delete saved images and video on the
SD card.
HOME: brings you back to the previous screen.
BACK: brings you to the previous page of saved images or video (if there is
one).

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Using Excelis HD With a PC
You can connect your Excelis HD camera directly to a PC using the USB 2.0 ca-
ble female/female cable that is included with your camera. Connect one end of
the USB 2.0 cable to the USB port on the top of the camera and the other to a
USB 2.0 port on your PC.
NOTE: if you connected your mouse to the USB port on the top of the cam-
era, you will need to remove it to use the port for connecting to a PC.
Copying/Retrieving Images
From the SD Card to a PC
You can connect your Excelis HD camera directly to a PC using the USB 2.0 ca-
ble female/female cable that is included with your camera and retrieve
Images and video from the SD card. Or, you can remove the SD
Card and insert into any SD reader to copy images and video from
the card to your PC or Mac.
CaptaVision PC Software
For More Image Control
For more image control, analysis and annotation of images, use CaptaVision PC
software that came with your camera.
NOTE: CaptaVision PC sofware is only compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7
and 8 (32 or 64 bit).
INSTALLATION:
1) Connect the camera to the PC. Find the EXE file "CaptaVision 3.6.7 Setup",
double-click it to install the software and driver.

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Limited Warranty
Digital Cameras for Microscopy
This digital camera is warranted to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of invoice to the original
(end user) purchaser.
This warranty does not cover damage caused in-transit, damage caused by
misuse, neglect, abuse or damage resulting from either improper servicing
or modification by other then ACCU-SCOPE or UNITRON approved service
personnel. This warranty does not cover any routine maintenance work or any
other work that is reasonably expected to be performed by the purchaser.
No responsibility is assumed for unsatisfactory operating performance due to
environmental conditions such as humidity, dust, corrosive chemicals, deposi-
tion of oil or other foreign matter, spillage or other conditions beyond the control
of ACCU-SCOPE Inc. This warranty expressly excludes any liability by
ACCU-SCOPE INC. and UNITRON Ltd for consequential loss or damage on
only grounds, such as (but not limited to) the non-availability to the End User of
the product(s) under warranty or the need to repair work processes.
All items returned for warranty repair must be sent freight prepaid and insured to
ACCU-SCOPE INC., or UNITRON Ltd., 73 Mall Drive, Commack, NY 11725 –
USA. All warranty repairs will be returned freight prepaid to any destination
within the Continental United States of America. Charges for repairs shipped
back outside this region are the responsibility of the individual/company
returning the merchandise for repair.
73 Mall Drive, Commack, NY 11725
631-864-1000 (P) • 631-543-8900
[e-mail] • www.accu-scope.com
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