AmScope MU USB3.0 User manual

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MU Camera Series User’s Manual (Windows)

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User’s Manual
Table of Contents
Before Use ......................................................................................................... 5
Introducon ........................................................................................................................5
Safety Precauons ..............................................................................................................6
Parts .................................................................................................................. 7
MU USB2.0 Camera ............................................................................................................7
MU USB3.0 Camera ............................................................................................................8
Denion of Parts...............................................................................................................9
Denion of Parts (Connued) .........................................................................................10
Geng Started ................................................................................................ 11
Quick Start ........................................................................................................................11
Installing the Soware (CD)..............................................................................................12
Installing the Soware (Download) ..................................................................................17
Using the Soware .......................................................................................... 30
Acvang the Camera......................................................................................................30
Capturing & Saving a Sll Image ......................................................................................31
Opening a Saved Sll Image .............................................................................................31
Recording & Saving a Video..............................................................................................32
Le Hand Navigaon Bar (Camera Bar) ............................................................ 38
Understanding the Soware Opons ...............................................................................38
Camera List.......................................................................................................................39
Capture & Resoluon........................................................................................................39
Exposure & Gain ...............................................................................................................40
White Balance...................................................................................................................41
Color Adjustment..............................................................................................................42
Power Frequency (An-Flicker) .........................................................................................43
Frame Rate .......................................................................................................................43
Color/Grey ........................................................................................................................44
Flip ....................................................................................................................................44
Sampling...........................................................................................................................44
Bit Depth...........................................................................................................................45
ROI (Region of Interest) ....................................................................................................45
Histogram .........................................................................................................................45
Dark Field Correcon ........................................................................................................46
Cooling..............................................................................................................................46
Misc ..................................................................................................................................47
Parameters .......................................................................................................................47
Top Toolbar...................................................................................................... 48
File Shortcuts ....................................................................................................................48
Measurement Swap Shortcuts..........................................................................................48
Selecon & Movement Tools ............................................................................................49
Drawing and Annotaon Tools .........................................................................................49
Calibraon Shortcuts ........................................................................................................50
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Image Enhancement Tools................................................................................................50
Top Navigaon Bar........................................................................................... 51
File Menu ..........................................................................................................................51
Edit Menu .........................................................................................................................53
View Menu........................................................................................................................54
Browse Menu....................................................................................................................56
Setup Menu ......................................................................................................................57
Capture Menu...................................................................................................................58
Image Menu .....................................................................................................................59
Process Menu ...................................................................................................................60
Layer Menu.......................................................................................................................63
Measurement Menu .........................................................................................................64
Opons Menu ...................................................................................................................65
Window Menu ..................................................................................................................66
Help Menu ........................................................................................................................67
Process Menu Tools ......................................................................................... 68
Stch.................................................................................................................................68
High Dynamic Range ........................................................................................................72
Extended Depth of Focus (EDF).........................................................................................74
Deinterlace........................................................................................................................80
Color Composite................................................................................................................81
Segmentaon & Count .....................................................................................................84
Denoise .............................................................................................................................98
Sharpen...........................................................................................................................100
Color Toning....................................................................................................................102
Filter................................................................................................................................105
Image Stacking ...............................................................................................................113
Line Prole ......................................................................................................................114
Line Prole ......................................................................................................................115
Surface Plot.....................................................................................................................117
Pseudo Color...................................................................................................................120
Range..............................................................................................................................122
Binary .............................................................................................................................123
Layer Menu Funcons.................................................................................... 124
Layer Menu.....................................................................................................................124
Measurement Menu Funcons ...................................................................... 125
Measurement Menu .......................................................................................................125
Opons Menu Funcons................................................................................ 126
Opons Menu .................................................................................................................126
Preferences Menu...........................................................................................................127
Measurement Menu .......................................................................................................133
Magnicaon Menu .......................................................................................................139
Calibraon Menu............................................................................................................140
Edit Dye List Menu ..........................................................................................................142

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Auto Correcon Menu ....................................................................................................143
Window Menu Funcons............................................................................... 144
Window Menu ................................................................................................................144
Troubleshoong............................................................................................. 145
Common Issues...............................................................................................................145

5MU Series (Windows)
User’s Manual
Before Use
Introducon
Congratulaons on the purchase of your new AmScope microscope camera!
This manual is designed for the MU camera series.
Please be sure to take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the features and funcons of
your new AmScope microscope camera.
If you’d like more informaon on microscopes, parts, or accessories, please visit our website at:
www.amscope.com
We highly recommend reading this manual thoroughly before operang the microscope cam-
era, and that it be kept on hand for future reference. If lost or forgoen, a new copy can be
downloaded from our website using the included passcode from your packing list.
Please keep all packing materials, as they are required for any warranty service to guarantee
safe shipment to and from our locaon, and the packing list includes your password to access
this manual at any me.
If you have addional quesons or need assistance, please do not hesitate to email us at:
inf[email protected]
Or give us a call during business hours (6AM-5PM Pacic Standard Time, GMT-8) at:
888-950-2000
Copyright © 2017 United Scope Inc. DBA AmScope. All rights reserved.
Copyright Noce
This document, which is in dra form and subject to change without noce, is an unpublished work containing
condenal, trade secret informaon that is proprietary to AmScope, and is protected by laws pertaining to such
materials. This document, the informaon in this document and all rights thereto are the sole and exclusive prop-
erty of AmScope and are not to be copied, used or disclosed to anyone, in whole or in part, without the express
wrien permission of AmScope. AmScope assumes no liability for any damages incurred, directly or indirectly, from
any errors, omissions or discrepancies between the use of this microscope and the informaon contained in this
document.

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Before Use
Safety Precauons
1. As the microscope camera is a precision instrument, always handle it with care, avoiding
impact or abrupt movement during transporaon. Do not shake the package.
2. Do not place the microscope camera in direct sunlight or in high heat. Keap it indoors in a
dry and clean place with temperateures between 32-100 degrees F (0-40 degrees C), and in
maximum relave humidity of 85%.
3. Avoid touching the lenses on the cmaera body and the reducon lenses so that oil and dirt
from your ngerprints do not obstruct your view.
Addional details regarding maintenance and safety can be found on page 10.

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Parts
MU USB2.0 Camera
Adapter Sleeves Reduction Lens
(SKU: RU050)
Camera Body
USB Cable

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Parts
MU USB3.0 Camera
Adapter Sleeves
Reduction Lens
(SKU: RU050)
Camera Body
USB Port
(3.0 is Blue, 2.0 is
White)
USB Cable

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Parts
Denion of Parts
Adapters/Spacers
Metal cylindrical sleeves that adapt a larger size ocular tube down to 23.2mm for the camera to t.
Camera Body
Square metallic housing that holds the camera sensor and circuit board, as well as has a port to con-
nect a USB cable.

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Parts
Denion of Parts (Connued)
Reducon Lens/Adapter
A lens that both reduces the incoming magnicaon from the microscope to beer t the image to the
sensor’s size in the camera, and adapts the C-mount connecon down to a 23.2mm port size, common
on AmScope microscope models.
Soware CD
CD that includes a copy of the soware and driver for the camera, which allows the Windows PC to both inter-
face with the camera, and allows the user to interact with the camera via the on screen controls.
USB Port
A standardized port (universal serial bus) that accepts a USB cable, allowing a connecon between the
computer’s USB port and the camera’s USB port to facilitate communicaon between devices.

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Geng Started
Quick Start
1. Check the packing list on www.amscope.com or included in your package to ensure that you’re received all
items that are to be included:
- 1 Camera Body (SKU on scker) (USB2.0 or USB3.0)
- 1 Reducon Lens/Adapter
- 1 Camera Adapter (30mm to 23.2mm)
- 1 Camera Adapter (30.5mm to 23.2mm)
- 1 Soware CD
- 1 USB Cable
2. The camera can be mounted and assembled in two dierent primary ways:
C-Mount: If you intend to aach the camera via C-mount to your microscope, you can take the camera body
and thread it onto your male C-mount port (25.4mm outer diameter, threaded).
Reducon Lens/Adapter: If you intend to aach via the reducon lens/adapter (23.2mm port size compabil-
ity), please thread the reducon lens onto the camera body.
3. Insert the soware CD into the CD tray of your computer. If your device does not have a CD drive, you can
download the soware from our website at www.amscope.com/soware-download. For instrucons on down-
loading the soware and installing it, please see the following secons.
4. Install both the driver and the soware by following the on screen instrucons. For detailed instrucons on
installing the soware and driver, please see the following secons depending on if installing from the CD or
from a downloaded le from our website (pages 10 - 12).
5. Once the soware and driver are installed, connect the included USB cable to the camera body’s USB port,
and then the USB port on your computer.
6. Acvate the soware by double clicking the AmScope/ToupView shortcut icon on your desktop or Start
Menu.
7. Once the soware has loaded, on the le hand side, you should see the “Device List,” showing your camera.
It may be either named the le name of the driver, or the SKU of your camera (MU300, for example). If you see
the camera listed there, click the name to open up the live feed from the camera
8. Install the camera into your microscope, whether through a 23.2mm, 30mm, or 30.5mm eyepiece, or trin-
ocular port, or via C-mount. Open any shuer ports on your microscope if applicable, and turn the light on the
microscope. You should see an image (although it may require refocusing) from the camera.

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Installing the Soware (CD)
1. Begin by placing the soware CD in your computer’s CD tray, and insert the CD.
2. Windows should either bring up the AutoPlay funcon. When asked, select the rst opon “Run autorun.
exe” in order to access the AmScope/ToupView installaon menu.
3. Next, click “Install Applicaon” to start the Installaon Wizard.

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Installing the Soware (CD) (Connued)
4. Once the Installaon Wizard has opened, please click “Next” to connue.

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Installing the Soware (CD) (Connued)
5. The next window will let you choose where you wish to install the program to. If unsure, leave as default,
and press “Install” to connue.
Pressing “Browse” will allow you to navigate to the folder you wish to install the soware to using the File
Browser, or, if known, you may type in the address to the Desnaon Folder directly.
When done, press “Install” to begin the installaon process.

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Installing the Soware (CD) (Connued)
6. The Installaon Wizard will then begin installing the program onto your computer’s hard drive in the folder
designated by you on the previous page.
Please wait unl the bar has been completely lled, upon which the Installaon Wizard will automacally prog-
ress to the nal Installaon Wizard window.

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Installing the Soware (CD) (Connued)
7. The nal page of the Installaon Wizard will advise whether the soware and driver package was success-
fully installed or not, and if so, will allow you to immediately open the soware.
By keeping the “Run AmScope 3.7” box cked, upon hing “Finish,” the soware will open.
If uncked, pressing “Finish” will simply close the Installaon Wizard.

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Geng Started
1. Begin by idenfying which specic MU series camera model you have. This can be viewed on the SKU on the
scker of the camera body, and starts with “MU” followed by a series of numbers.
2. Open your web browser (Google Chrome, Internet Explorer/Edge, Mozilla, Safari, Opera, etc), and in the ad-
dress bar, type “www.amscope.com/soware-download”, and press Enter.
Note: Alternavely, you may input “www.amscope.com” and navigate to the boom of the page to nd a
secon tled “Customer Support,” and click “Camera Soware Downloads” to open the page.
3. Once on the Camera Soware Downloads page, select the rst drop down menu under “Select Camera” by
clicking the arrow in the box, and from the menu that drops down, select your camera model (MU Series) by
clicking on it.
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4. To the right of the “Select Camera” drop down menu, there is a second drop down menu tled “Select Oper-
ang System.” Click the arrow to drop the menu down, and select “Windows” by clicking on it.
Note: If you’d rather manually search for the soware/driver, you can also simply scroll down the page unl
you nd “MU Series” and select the version of the driver and soware you’d like to download.
5. Once you’ve selected both camera series and operang system, a new secon will appear just below the
drop down menus, lisng the various versions of the soware we have available. Please select the most recent
release (listed at the top of the list), and to the right, under “Download Link,” click “download,” and do the
same for the DirectShow driver (or Twain, if your applicaon requires it--DirectShow is best for most users).
Note: Both driver AND soware must be installed for the camera to funcon.
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Geng Started
6. By clicking “download,” your web browser will automacally begin downloading the installer package to the
locaon that is set as your Downloads folder. Some web browsers will show the download on the boom of
the bar once completed, or will appear in a “Downloads List” funon in your web browser’s menu. Once it is
marked as complete, proceed to the next step. Below is an example using Google Chrome.
Note: Dierent web browsers have dierent default locaons for your “Downloads” folder. We cannot be
sure where your le goes if you have changed it, so, please be aware of where on your computer’s hard drive
you have your Downloads folder set to, as that will be where the installer package is located once it nishes.
7. Locate the installer package where the web browser placed it. A quick way to locate it is to right click on the
download in your browser’s download list or boom bar, and click “Show in Folder” which will open a window
of that folder’s contents. Below’s example is from Google Chrome, but, all web browsers have a variant of this
funcon.
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9. The installer le is packaged in a .zip le, which is a compressed le format that allows you to send mulple
les over the internet as a single le, and compresses them so that the le size is smaller, and thus, faster/easi-
er to transfer. Because of this, you cannot immediately open it like you would a program (a .exe le) or a folder.
Think of a .zip le as a cardboard box or envelope with mulple things in it. You must rst open the cardboard
box with a knife, or the leer with a leer opener, in order to access the contents.
Luckily, Windows 7 and higher edions have .zip extracon funconality built into them. Simply right click the
.zip le, and select “Extract All.”
Note: If you are using an older version of Windows, such as XP, you may have to download and install Win-
RAR, which is a freely available soware. The below image is shown using WinRAR’s context menu opons,
which work with all Windows versions, however, the nave Windows opons are similarly named.
10. Follow the on screen instrucons, hing “Next” unl it shows “Finish,” which aer clicking, will show you
your newly extracted les.
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