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94 WinView/32 Manual Version 2.4.M
collected. This allows rapid and easy adjustment of the system optics. Once the settings
have been optimized, focus mode operation should be ended and data collection
performed.
Focusing
This procedure applies for a PentaMAX system that includes a video monitor connected
to the Video port (BNC) of the PentaMAX. If your system doesn’t include a video
monitor, go to the
Data Collection - All Controllers
section, which begins on page
97.
➧ Select
Video
from the Acquisition menu. This will allow live data to be displayed
on your video monitor.
➧ Select
Video Focus
from the Acquisition Menu. The
Interactive Operation
dialog box illustrated in Figure 75 will open.
➧ Note the Hardware LUT window. This selection sets the scaling of the video display
only. Unless the signal is very weak, the best LUT choice will be
Gamma
.
➧ Click on the
RUN
button in the Interactive Camera dialog box. Data acquisition at
the fastest possible rate will commence immediately and the image will be displayed
on the video monitor. Note that the image will not be displayed on the computer
monitor while the Interactive Operation dialog box is open.
➧ Focus the system optics and, if necessary, adjust the
Exposure Time
in the
Interactive Operation dialog box for the best viewed image. The exposure time will
be the same as that set via the Experiment Setup
Main
tab page. The two exposure
settings track. Changing it at either location should update the other setting
automatically.
➧ When no further improvement in the observed image can be obtained, click on
Stop
in the Interactive Camera dialog box to halt focus mode operation.
➧ Click on
Close
to close the Interactive Operation dialog box and return to the
Experiment Setup window.
Data Collection
➧ Click on
Focus
to begin collecting data. Data collection can be initiated by means
of the
Focus
button in the Experiment Setup window, by clicking on
Focus
on the
Figure 75.
Penta
MAX
Interactive
Operation
dialog box.