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nstallation Procedure:
PLEASE NOTE : Underneath the black screw-on cover on the front/bottom of your camera you may find a film of
protective plastic over the camera sensor. With the sensor pointing down remove this film by pulling the tag.
Installing your GXCAM camera and associated software programs should only take a few minutes. Please follow
the steps below:
•nstalling the camera onto your microscope or lens and the software for your camera into your PC:
1. Before you attach the camera always follow these basic rules when handling your camera. When you
unscrew the camera cover or when you attach a camera adapter to the camera or when you are
generally manipulating the camera ALWA S hold the face of the camera (ie the hole with the chip inside)
pointing vertically downwards, no matter how uncomfortable or awkward it may feel. If you do not do this,
tiny particles of dust or swarf from threaded fittings will definitely land on the chip surface and, especially in
microscopes, these will be permanently visible in your images. They can be extremely difficult to remove.
We recommend that you become obsessive about the cleanliness of your camera, it certainly pays off!
Always place a cap on the camera when not in use and unattached.
2. Attach the camera to your microscope, telescope or lens using the appropriate adapter. Do not
connect the camera to your PC yet.
3. Insert the disk which contains the GXCAM camera driver and GXCAPTURE software
4. Use Windows Explorer to see the contents of the CD
5. Double click on the driver installation
a. ou may have a pop-up ‘Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown
publisher to make changes on this computer?’ – select ‘yes’
b. Run through the wizard for the driver installation
i. When it asks ‘Would you like to install this device software?’ click ‘Install’
ii. Click ‘Finish’
6. Connect the camera to a convenient USB2 port, make a note as to which port you are using (changing
ports requires re-installation of the driver). It is important that the USB port has sufficient power. The
GXCAM draws power from the USB2 port and draws less than the standard amount of power specified for
a USB2 port. owever we have found, very occasionally, that some ports have insufficient power usually
resulting in a black image in the GXCAPTURE application. Disconnecting other USB devices sometimes
increases the power available to a port.
7. Double click on the ‘GXCaptureSetup.exe’ file on the CD.
a. ou may have a pop-up ‘Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown
publisher to make changes on this computer?’ – select ‘yes’
b. Run through the wizard for the software installation
i. When it asks ‘Would you like to install this device software?’ click ‘Install’
ii. Click ‘Finish’
Note:, Reinstallation of driver may be needed when the camera is attached to a different USB port.
