UVP iBox Explorer Imaging Microscope - Manual (Page 14)

iBox Explorer
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Operation
Preparing the System
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Turn on the darkroom and the BioLite Xe prior to opening the software to enable the hardware connection.
Note that the iBox Explorer
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will perform a three-minute calibration and self-test procedure each time the
system is powered on.
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Open VisionWorksLS software which controls the iBox Explorer
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system and the BioLite Xe.
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To operate the darkroom controls, click on the “Acquisition” tab in VisionWorksLS. The software operates
the objectives (lenses), emission filters and BioLite Xe lighting.
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The purpose of the Action Tabs is to enable quick selection of major tasks.
o Acquisition: Options to change camera, darkroom, lens etc. settings to obtain an image
o Image: Options to apply image filters, brightness & contrast, pseudocolors, annotations and
other tools to alter the appearance of the image
NOTE: 1D Analysis, Area Density and Colony Counting tabs are shown in the software but are
grayed out as they are not applicable.