CONTENTS

CONTENTS

 

 

CONTENTS....................................................................................................

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I

Components of the Equipment ...................................................................

1

II

Peripheral Equipment................................................................................

2

III Names of Parts and Their Functions ............................................................

5

 

1 DS Camera Control Unit DS-L1 ...................................................................

5

 

2 DS Camera Head DS-5M / DS Cooled Camera Head DS-5Mc...................................

8

 

3 DS Remote Controller DS-RC (Optional) .......................................................

8

IV

Connecting and Installing the Equipment.....................................................

9

 

1

Connection Diagrams ................................................................................

9

 

2

Installing the DS-L1 ................................................................................

11

 

3

Connection Methods ................................................................................

12

V

Microscope Adjustment ...........................................................................

16

VI

Basic Operations ....................................................................................

19

 

1

Preparations Before Photographing............................................................

19

 

 

1.1 Using Various Input Devices ......................................................................

19

 

 

1.1.1 Using the DS-L1 Panel Switches ............................................................

19

 

 

1.1.2 Using the DS Remote Controller DS-RC ..................................................

20

 

 

1.1.3

Using a Mouse ....................................................................................

21

 

 

1.1.4

Using a Keyboard................................................................................

22

 

 

1.2 Notes on Using a CF Card..........................................................................

23

 

 

1.3 Menu Configuration and Method of Displaying a Menu...................................

24

 

 

1.3.1

Menu Configuration .............................................................................

24

 

 

1.3.2 Method of Displaying a Menu ................................................................

25

 

 

1.4 Initial Settings .........................................................................................

26

 

 

1.4.1 Date and Power-save Settings—Additional Settings ..................................

26

 

 

1.4.2 Image File Settings—File Settings..........................................................

28

 

 

1.4.3 Startup Condition Settings—Power On Settings........................................

32

 

 

1.4.4 Adjusting Monitor Output for an External Monitor.....................................

33

 

 

1.4.5 Settings for Direct Print........................................................................

34

 

 

1.4.6 Settings for Connecting a Microscope .....................................................

35

 

2

Photographing Images.............................................................................

36

 

 

2.1 Adjusting Camera Operation and Exposure for Better Picture Quality—CAM Menu ..

36

 

 

2.1.1

Simple Photography—Easy Menu ...........................................................

36

 

 

2.1.2 Special Photography on the Easy Menu—DF/FL Scene Mode ......................

40

 

 

2.1.3 Fine Adjustment before Photographing—Advn. Menu ................................

42

 

 

2.1.4 Special Photography on Advn. Menu —Fluorescent Photographing or

 

 

 

 

Dark Subject Photographing .................................................................

53

 

 

2.1.5 Special Photography on Advn. Menu – Stroboscope Photographing .............

54

 

 

2.2 Using a CF Card .......................................................................................

55

 

 

2.2.1 Saving an Image to a CF Card—REC Menu ..............................................

55

 

 

2.2.2 Reproducing Images from a CF Card—VIEW Menu....................................

58

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