Micron Imaging Software

User Guide
Document control number: ZP-PKG-0156[D]
March, 2010

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Table of Contents
1. Micron Features ........................................................................... 1
Micron System Requirements ........................................................................ 1

2. Software Installation ................................................................... 2

Uninstalling Previous Version ........................................................................ 2
Installing New Version ................................................................................... 2

3. Driver Installation ........................................................................ 7

Driver Installation for Vista or Windows 7 ....................................................... 7
Driver Installation for Windows XP or 2000 .................................................... 8
If You Have the Micron Installation CD ................................................... 10
If You Do Not Have the Micron Installation CD ....................................... 11

4. Operation ................................................................................... 13
Getting Started............................................................................................. 13
Running Micron ............................................................................................ 14
Adjusting the Image ..................................................................................... 14
Resolution .............................................................................................. 15
Other Adjustments ................................................................................. 15
Capturing an Image ..................................................................................... 16
Returning to Live Image ......................................................................... 16
Annotation and Measurement ...................................................................... 16
Submenu Options .................................................................................. 18
Select All ................................................................................................ 19
Saving an Image .......................................................................................... 20
Printing an Image ......................................................................................... 20
Print Previewing an Image ........................................................................... 21
Auto Saving an Image .................................................................................. 22
Calibration.................................................................................................... 23

5. Micron Menus and Their Items................................................. 28

File Menu ..................................................................................................... 28
Edit Menu .................................................................................................... 29
View Menu ................................................................................................... 29
Tools Menu .................................................................................................. 30
Annotation Menu .......................................................................................... 31
Measurement Menu ..................................................................................... 33
Window Menu .............................................................................................. 38
Help Menu ................................................................................................... 38

6. Micron Toolbars and Their Icons ............................................. 40

Main Toolbar ................................................................................................ 40
Annotation Toolbar....................................................................................... 41
Measurement Toolbar .................................................................................. 42

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Status Bar .................................................................................................... 43

7. Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 44
More Help .................................................................................................... 45

8. Customer Support ..................................................................... 46

9. Warranty ..................................................................................... 47

10. Index ......................................................................................... 48

Figure
Figure 1. The main Micron window .................................................................... 14

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1. Micron Features
Micron is the Westover Scientific imaging software that lets you
make the best use of a camera attached to a microscope. Micron
includes the following features:
Simple and quick installation
Easy and intuitive user interface
User can quickly switch among the following display
options:
o High-resolution windowed mode, 1280 x 960
o Super high-resolution, 2048 x 1536
Can freeze images
Saves images to disk files on the PC
Recalls previously saved images for later review
Prints images
Annotates images

Micron System Requirements

PC with Pentium® III 1.0 GHz processor or higher.
Operating System: Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or
better; Windows XP Service Pack 1 or better; Windows
Vista; or Windows 7
Note: The software instructions in this manual are written
from a Windows 7 viewpoint. If you have Windows XP or
2000, some of the directions—such as names of Windows
buttons—may vary slightly from what you see on your
screen.
One available USB 2.0 port.
256 MB RAM.

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2. Software Installation
This chapter contains these sections:
Uninstalling Previous Version
Installing New Version

Uninstalling Previous Version

Before installing the Micron imaging software, remove any
previously installed versions of Micron:
1. Click the Start menu button.
2. Select Programs > Westover Scientific > Uninstall Micron.
The uninstall program will run and remove the previously installed
version.
Another method for removing Micron uses the Control Panel:
1. Click the Start menu button.
2. Click Settings > Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Scroll through the list of installed programs and select
Micron.
5. Click Remove.

Installing New Version

To install Micron, exit all Windows programs you have running
and place the installation disk in your computer‘s CD-ROM drive.
Wait a few seconds for the computer to recognize the new disk.
The setup program should start automatically.
If the setup program starts automatically, skip to step 5 of the
installation instructions on the following page.

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If the setup program does not start automatically:

1. Click the Start menu button.
2. Click Run.
3. In the Run dialog box, type:

D:\setup

assuming that D is your computer‘s CD-ROM drive. If D is

incorrect, substitute the appropriate drive letter.
4. Click OK.
This should start the setup program that installs Micron.
The Welcome screen appears:

5. Click Next, and the License Agreement screen appears:

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6. To install Micron, you must accept all the terms of the

software license agreement. If you agree, click I accept the
agreement to continue. If you do not agree, click I do not
accept the agreement, and the installation is cancelled.
If you accept the agreement, the Select Destination
Location screen appears:

7. Accept the default location and click Next, or select another

location where you want Micron to be installed and click
Next.
The Select Additional Tasks screen appears:

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8. To create a desktop or quick launch icon for Micron, check

the boxes and click Next.
The Ready to Install screen appears:

9. Click Install. The Micron files are copied to your computer,

and the Micron Release Notes screen appears. Take a
moment to read the Release Notes.

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10. Click Next. The Completion screen appears. Windows 7

gives a driver installation option at this screen. Be sure the
Install (32 or 64 bit) Driver option is checked if it appears.
We also recommend that you leave the checkmark in the
View User Guide option.

11. Click Finish. If you have an application—usually Adobe

Reader—on your computer that can read PDF files, this
User Guide appears on your screen. (If you don‘t have a
reader, perhaps you are looking at a copy of this User
Guide printed from another computer.)
Note: You can get a free copy of Adobe Reader by
downloading it from this URL:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
IMPORTANT: Follow the appropriate set of Driver Installation
instructions in the next chapter and connect the USB2 cable to the
camera and to the PC before running Micron for the first time.

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3. Driver Installation
This chapter contains these sections:
Driver Installation for Vista or Windows 7
Driver Installation for Windows XP or 2000

Driver Installation for Vista or Windows 7

1. If the Install Driver option is checked before clicking Finish
in the Completion screen (Step 12 of Software Installation),
the Device Driver Installation Wizard opens automatically:

2. Click Next. A Windows Security warning will pop up.

Note: Westover Scientific has extensively tested Micron to
verify its compatibility with Windows. You can proceed
with confidence.

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3. Click Install this driver software anyway. The Completion

screen will appear.

4. Click Finish. The Device Driver Installation Wizard must

run a second time. Repeat Steps 1-4 to finalize the driver
installation.

Driver Installation for Windows XP or 2000

Connect the USB2 cable to the microscope‘s camera and to a
USB2 port on the PC. Then follow the directions below to
complete the installation of the USB2 device drivers.
USB2 requires device drivers that are not completely installed as
part of the Micron software installation. Instead, they are installed
by the Found New Hardware wizard when you first plug the USB2
cable into the PC.
Also, if you move the USB2 cable to another USB2 port on your
computer, the Found New Hardware wizard will again appear, just
as though you had not already installed the drivers.
Once the USB2 cable is connected to the PC, the Found New
Hardware wizard automatically starts to guide you through the
driver installation process.
Note: Wait for the wizard to start—it may take a few moments.

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When the wizard starts, this window appears:

1. Select No, not this time, and click Next. This window appears:

2. Go to one of the two sections below, depending on whether you

have or do not have the Micron installation CD.

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If You Have the Micron Installation CD

1. Make sure the Micron installation CD-ROM is inserted in the
drive, and choose Install the software automatically
(Recommended). This window appears:

Note: Westover Scientific has extensively tested Micron to

verify its compatibility with Windows. You can proceed with
confidence.
2. Click Continue Anyway. The wizard installs and initializes the
drivers. When the process is finished, this window appears:

3. Click Finish. The Device Driver Installation Wizard must run a

second time. Repeat Steps 1-4 to finalize the driver installation.

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If You Do Not Have the Micron Installation CD

1. When the wizard‘s second window appears, select Install from
a list or specific location (Advanced):

2. Click Next. This window appears:

When you installed Micron, the drivers were copied to the

Micron installation directory, which, by default, is:
C:\Program Files\Westover Scientific\Micron(USB2)
If your microscope is labeled USB Driver B, select the folder
named Westover USB2-B Installation Disk.
If there is no driver label on your microscope, select the
Westover USB2-A Installation Disk folder.
3. Select Include this location in the search and, if necessary,
change the default path.

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4. Click Next. This window appears:

Westover Scientific has extensively tested Micron to verify its

compatibility with Windows. You can proceed with
confidence.
5. Click Continue Anyway. The wizard installs and initializes the
drivers. When the process is finished, click Finish.

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4. Operation
This chapter contains these sections:
Getting Started
Running Micron
Adjusting the Image
Capturing an Image
Annotation and Measurement
Saving an Image
Printing an Image
Print Previewing an Image
Auto Saving an Image
Calibration

Getting Started
Before you get started, make sure:
The camera is properly attached to the microscope.
The latest version of Micron is installed on your PC.
The USB2 cable is attached to the camera and to a USB2
port on your PC.
Note: You cannot tell by looking at a cable if it is USB or
USB2, so make sure you have the correct cable by
checking any labels.
Make sure the microscope is turned on and ready.
Place a slide or specimen on the microscope stage under the
microscope objective. Using the microscope‘s focus control knobs,
bring the image into focus.

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Running Micron
To open Micron, double-click the Micron icon on your Desktop.
When you open Micron, a window similar to this appears:

Menu bar
Main toolbar

Image window

Annotation toolbar

Measurement
toolbar
Status bar

Figure 1. The main Micron window

The Micron menus and toolbars are explained in detail later in the
menus and toolbars chapters.

Adjusting the Image

On the View menu, click Adjust Camera. (You can also click the
Adjust Camera icon on the Main toolbar.)
This window appears (it looks slightly different if you have a
black-and-white camera):

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Use the window‘s options to adjust the displayed image, as

explained in the two sections immediately below: Resolution and
Other Adjustments.
Resolution
Resolution: The number of active pixels utilized to capture an
image. Generally, higher resolution will equate to better image
quality if the image is displayed at a relatively large size (that is,
PC monitor, large print, etc.)
The 1024 x 768 windowed option provides a 2x digital zoom view
of the image. When this option is selected, the ―window‖ allows
25% of the image to display on the screen. In windowed mode, use
the up/down and left/right arrows that accompany this option to
move the window across the image area to select the rectangular
area you want to view.

Micron stores calibrations on a per-resolution basis. As a

consequence, if you change the resolution of the camera, you need
to create calibrations for the new image size. In order to make this
task easier, Micron keeps track of all calibrations you have created,
but displays only those created at the current resolution level. (For
more information on calibrations, see the Calibration section.)
Other Adjustments
Frame rate: how quickly an image updates on the screen. If you
have an older computer or the user-interface is not responsive, try
selecting one of the lower frame rates. Lower frame rates may also
be preferred with low-light images.
Brightness slider: adjusts the average brightness of the image
between 0% and 100%.
Contrast slider: adjusts the spread of brightness of the image
between 0% and 100%.
If you have a color camera:
Saturation slider: adjusts the amount of color in the image
between 0% (black and white) and 100% (as colorful as
possible).
Hue slider: adjusts the relative gains of red, green, and blue
camera pixels according to the location of the slider on the hue
line.
Note: Hue wraps around so that very small values of hue are
nearly identical to large values of hue.

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Show advanced options: allows advanced adjustment of video

capture settings. We recommend that you do not change these
settings unless you are experienced with image acquisition issues.

Capturing an Image
To capture the image on the PC screen, click either:
the capture button on the camera, if the camera has one, or
the Camera icon on Micron‘s Main toolbar:

Camera icon

Note: The Camera icon has a lighter background when you are
viewing live video:

When you press the camera‘s capture button or click Micron‘s

Camera icon, the Annotation and Measurement toolbars become
active. You can then annotate, print, and save the image you have
captured.
Returning to Live Image
To return to a live image, either
click the Camera icon again, or
click Live Video on the View menu.

Annotation and Measurement

Important: To ensure accuracy, we recommend calibrating Micron
according to the instructions on page 23 before taking
measurements.
Several items on the Annotation and Measurement menus—as well
as their identical counterparts on the Annotation and Measurement
toolbars—let you add lines, arrows, and text to the images you
have captured. You can also draw geometric shapes to surround
areas you want to highlight on the captured image.
Note: You cannot add these features to a live image.
The Annotation Menu section explains, item by item, how to add
or draw these features.

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If you choose a Measurement menu item or a Measurement toolbar

icon and add a feature, Micron also calculates and displays the area
or dimensions of the feature you have added. Micron does not do
this for items on the Annotation menu or Annotation toolbar.
The purpose of this section is to show you what else you can do
with these features after you have added them. We use an ellipse as
an example.
Suppose you have gone to the Measurement menu or toolbar,
chosen Ellipse Area, and drawn an ellipse around an object whose
image you have captured. Your screen might resemble this (which
is part of a bee knee):

Change size. The eight little squares on and around the ellipse
indicate that the ellipse is the currently selected object. You can
change the size of the ellipse—and Micron will change the
measurement accordingly—by putting your cursor over one of
those eight squares. When your cursor changes to a line with two
arrows, press your left mouse button and hold the button down as
you ‗drag‘ the ellipse inward or outward to change its size.

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Submenu Options
Right-clicking on an annotation shape or text box will bring up a
context-specific submenu:

Zoom In, Zoom Out. Use your left mouse button to click on
Zoom In and make the image larger. Click on Zoom Out to restore
the image to its previous size.
For Zoom In, you can also hold down the Ctrl key while you press
the + key. For Zoom Out, hold down the Ctrl key while you press
the – key.
Reset Zoom. If you have zoomed in on an image to two or more
levels, clicking on Reset Zoom restores the image to its original
size in one step.
Cut. Click on Cut to remove the ellipse and put a copy of it in
Micron‘s clipboard. The clipboard allows you to use the Paste
Screen Item on the Edit menu and your right mouse button to place
your ellipse elsewhere in the main window.
Copy. Click on Copy to copy the ellipse. Go to another area of the
screen and click the right mouse button. A list of choices appears.
Select the Paste Screen Item choice to place a copy of the ellipse in
that area.
Clear. This feature removes the ellipse from the screen. The
ellipse is not placed on the clipboard.
Measure. This feature is available only on submenus for hollow
rectangles and ellipses. Use it to tell Micron which measurement of
your shape you want: area or dimensions.
Lock Aspect Ratio. When you select this item and then ‗drag‘ any
of the eight little squares to change the size of your ellipse, the
width and height of the ellipse remain in the same ratio to each
other. If this item is not selected and, for example, you drag the

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right or left side of your ellipse outward, your ellipse grows in

width, but not height, distorting its original shape.
Color. Selecting this feature lets you change the color of your
ellipse.
Width. Selecting this feature brings up a dialog box that allows
you to specify, in millimeters, the width of the boundary line that
outlines your ellipse.
Text Properties. When you right-click on a measurement, this
option allows you to specify the color and background attributes of
the text describing the measurement.
Font. When you right-click on a text box, this option allows you to
specify font style, color, size, and other attributes for text.
Edit. When you right-click on a text box, this option allows you to
edit text in the text box.
Select All
Micron lets you quickly select all features you have added to an
image.
For example, place your cursor in the upper left corner of the
screen. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the rectangle
that emerges downward and to the right until it covers the screen.
When you release the left mouse button, all features you have
added are selected. You can then copy or delete them all at the
same time, not one by one.
You can also place this rectangular ‗rubber band‘ around only
some features. You can drag your cursor in any direction to create
a small or large rubber band, but the rubber band is always
rectangular. You can copy or delete only those features that are
within the rubber band‘s rectangle.

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Saving an Image
You can save a ‗snapshot‘ of the image in Micron‘s main window.
Click the Save or Save As command from the File menu, or click
the Save icon on the Main toolbar. This window appears:

Enter the file name you want for the image. You can also select the
file format the image will be saved in (for example, .png, .bmp,
.jpg, or .tif).
Note: If you choose the .png format, the system‘s current
calibrations and the image‘s overlays will also be saved in the file
for later recall and subsequent measurements.
Press the Save button to save the image.

Printing an Image
Click the Print command on the File menu, or click the Print icon
on the Main toolbar. The Print window displays the name of the
printer currently selected:

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Click OK to print the image.

Micron uses a what-you-see-is-what-you-get structure. If you have
drawn annotations or measurements (overlays) on an image and
have those displayed when you click on Print, those overlays will
appear on the printed image.
If you want to print the image without overlays, you can either
delete them or temporarily hide them using the Show/Hide
Measurements/Annotations features described in the chapter on
Micron menus.

Print Previewing an Image

To see what a printed image will look like before you print it, you
can select the Print Preview command from the File menu. The
Print Preview window displays the captured image:

Click Print to print the image on the currently selected printer.

When the Zoom In button is active, you can magnify an area of the
image by clicking on that area. You can magnify it to two levels.
Clicking Zoom Out restores a magnified image to its previous size.
Note: The Zoom feature does not affect the printing size.
Press Close or the Esc key to leave Print Preview.

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Auto Saving an Image

The Auto Save feature automatically saves any captured image to
file at the instant the image is captured (before any annotations or
other changes are added).
To auto save images, select the Auto Save item on the Tools menu.
Auto Save remains turned on until you select it again to turn it off.
Whenever this feature is on, a checkmark appears beside it on the
Tools menu.
When you turn on Auto Save, the Auto Save dialog box appears so
you can customize the auto save feature:

When an image is captured: the two choices let you turn Auto
Save on or off for any images you capture from that point on. (You
cannot turn on Auto Save and save a captured image that is already
on your screen.)
Auto Save file naming: lets you specify the base file name and
starting index. Using the default choices, Image0000.png would be
the first image saved. The next image saved by AutoSave would be
named Image0001.png, and so forth.
Auto Save format: lets you specify Portable Network Graphic
(filename.png) or JPEG (filename.jpg) format for your files.
Portable Network Graphic is a lossless data-compression
technique in which no data is lost. In this format the
image‘s calibration and overlays are also saved for later
recall.
JPEG is a lossy compression method. A lossy conversion
process does not retain all the original information.
Auto Save folder: lets you specify which drive and folder your
files will be saved in.

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Calibration
Note: For ease of calibration, we recommend the Westover
Scientific Video Calibration Slide (part number: VCS-6T; see
page 46 for ordering information) or any other calibration slide that
has at least 10 calibration dots.
Calibration establishes the correspondence between ‗real world‘
units and the same distance in pixels on the image. Micron
implements a wizard to make this task easy for you.
In following the directions below, select your calibration dot
carefully. For a given magnification, you want to find the one dot
on the calibration slide that fills the greatest amount of the screen
area without going beyond any of the screen edges. The largest dot
you can get on the screen will give you the most accurate
calibration. Each magnification level will, of course, have its own
‗best dot.‘
Here is an example of a ‗good‘ calibration dot:

Note: If you have not performed a calibration before, you will find
it easiest to start with your microscope‘s lowest magnification.

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1. Click Calibration on the Measurement menu. This window

appears. Note that factory default calibrations may be listed:

2. Click Add to start the calibration wizard. This window appears:

3. Enter a name for the new calibration scheme. (The name is

usually the same as the magnification level of the calibration—
for example, 4X, 10X, and so forth.)
4. Indicate if you are using a calibration slide or a circular
calibration piece.

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5. Click Next. This window appears if you are using a calibration

slide:

6. Place the calibration slide on the microscope‘s stage.

7. Adjust the microscope according to its manufacturer‘s
instructions to bring the dot into sharp focus. (The sharp focus
is needed later for positioning crosshairs around the dot.)
8. Select the calibration dot‘s diameter from the choices available
in the drop-down list. (A dot‘s diameter is included on the
calibration slide, either above or below the dot.)
9. Click Next. This window appears:

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10. Position the top and left crosshairs. Your goal is to have each
crosshair barely touch the top or left of the calibration dot‘s
curve. You do not want any of that curve to show above or to
the left of the respective crosshair.
You can use the Snap to Estimated feature, but you may also
need to manually tweak the crosshair placement with the
up/down and right/left position buttons.
11. Click Next. This window appears:

12. Position the bottom and right crosshairs. Each crosshair should
barely touch the bottom or right of the calibration dot‘s curve.
You do not want any of that curve to show below or to the right
of the respective crosshair
13. Click Next. This window appears:

14. Select the vertical ruler‘s color, length, and width.

Note: You can later change any of the ruler‘s features with the
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15. Click Next. This window appears:

16. Select the horizontal ruler‘s color, length, and width.

Note: You can later change any of the ruler‘s features with the
Units and Scale Rulers item on the Measurement menu.
17. Click Finish. A window similar to the one below appears,
showing your new calibration listing:

18. Click OK to save your changes. (If you do not click OK, you
will lose the calibration you have just added.)
Repeat this calibration process for your microscope‘s other
magnification levels. The dot you select will be different for each
magnification level—but in each case the appropriate dot will fill
as much of the screen as possible without going past any of the
screen‘s edges.
Note: Once you have established calibrations, the name of the
selected calibration appears in the calibration box on the
Measurement toolbar. When you change magnification, you can
use the drop-down menu in this calibration box to change the
selected calibration.

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5. Micron Menus and Their Items
This chapter contains these sections, dealing with the eight Micron
menus:
File Menu
Edit Menu
View Menu
Tools Menu
Annotation Menu
Measurement Menu
Window Menu
Help Menu

The previous chapter showed you how to perform several basic

tasks in Micron. But Micron has many more features, which are
explained in this chapter and the next chapter.
Note: to select any menu item, put your cursor on it and click the
left mouse button.

File Menu
The File menu contains 11 items. (If an item has a keyboard
shortcut, that shortcut is shown in parentheses after the item‘s
name.)
New: (Ctrl+n) opens a new window.
Open: (Ctrl+o) opens a previously saved image.
Close: closes the currently displayed image.
Save: (Ctrl+s) saves the current Micron image. .
Save As: saves the current Micron image to a new or different
image file. The Save As item is discussed in detail in the Saving an
Image section.
Print: (Ctrl+p) prints the current Micron image.
Print Preview: displays the current Micron image as it will appear
when printed.
Print Setup: selects a printer and printer connection.

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Send: sends the file of the currently displayed image through e-

mail to the recipient you designate.
List of files recently viewed
Exit: exits Micron.

Edit Menu
The Edit menu contains five items. (Each item has a keyboard
shortcut, which is shown in parentheses after the item‘s name.)
Copy Image: (Ctrl+i) copies the image currently displayed on the
screen.
Paste Image: (Ctrl+v) places the most recently copied image on
the screen.
Copy Screen Item: (Ctrl+c) copies the selected items on the
screen.
Paste Screen Item: (Ctrl+v) places the most recently copied items
on the screen.
Color: allows adjustments to the image‘s brightness, contrast,
saturation, and hue.

View Menu
The View menu contains eight items:
Live Video: toggles between displaying live video and a single
captured image.
Adjust Camera: brings up a dialog box that allows you to adjust
brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue. This item is discussed in
the Adjusting the Image section.
Image at Natural Size: the image in the sensor is displayed on the
PC screen at a ratio of 1:1 or, in other words, one pixel of the
image is shown in one pixel of the screen. (Depending upon the
resolution you have selected, this item may be worded slightly
differently.)
Full Screen: displays the image using the entire area of your
screen, including the areas where the toolbars are normally shown.
Press the Esc key to return to the usual display mode.
Annotation Toolbar: shows or hides the Annotation toolbar.
Measurement Toolbar: shows or hides the Measurement toolbar.
Main Toolbar: shows or hides the Main toolbar.
Status Bar: shows or hides the Status bar.

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Tools Menu
The Tools menu contains three items:
Microscope: preset for USB2 models; no adjustments needed.
Auto Save: automatically saves any captured image to file at the
instant the image is captured (before any annotations or other
changes are added to the image). The Auto Save feature is
discussed in the Auto Saving an Image section.
Live Overlay: clicking on this item brings up the Live Overlay
dialog box:

This dialog box lets you superimpose a grid on the screen. You can
select the number of rows and columns, and the color and
thickness of the lines in the grid.
The Bitmap File option lets you call up a saved file and overlay it
on top of your image. This feature is useful for video comparators.
In this feature:
The screen overlay must be a Windows bitmap (.bmp) file, so
only bitmaps or other image files—JPGs or PNGs—that can
be converted to bitmap format can be loaded. (Micron
automatically converts a .jpg or .png file loaded in this feature
to bitmap.)
If the bitmap file includes a transparency band (alpha band),
the transparency information is applied on a per-pixel basis. If
the information is not supplied, the dominant color is taken as
the transparent background.
Micron scales the bitmap to match the image size, so for best
results set the bitmap to match the Micron 4:3 aspect ratio. For
example, if you are creating an overlay file with Microsoft
Paint, select Image > Attributes and set the Width to 1280 and
the Height to 1536.

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The Micron Annotation File option lets you call up a saved

annotation file and lays it over the current image. The file must be
a .png file, and it must have saved annotations in it.
The Transparency feature governs how transparent or opaque the
grid is.

Annotation Menu
The Annotation menu contains 15 items that let you add text,
arrows, and lines to your captured images. You can also add
geometric shapes to outline or enclose features you want to draw
attention to.
Note: When you have Live Video selected, only the Default Color
item is enabled on this menu. Similarly, even when you are in
capture mode and Live Video is turned off, only the Default Color
item is enabled if the Show Annotations item is not checked.
Here is a description of the Annotation menu‘s 15 items:
Erase All Annotations!: choose this menu item to erase all
annotations from the screen. This item does not erase any
annotations from the file if the image has been saved to a file in the
.png format.
Show Annotations: uncheck this item to temporarily hide any
annotations you have made on the image.
Default Color: lets you select the color for any annotation you add
using an item on the Annotation menu.
Select Annotations and Measurements: check this item to enter
the select-annotation-and-measurement mode. In annotation-and-
measurement mode you can draw a ‗rubber band‘ rectangle on the
main window to enclose and select annotations and measurements.
For more details, see the Select All section.
Arrow: to draw a line ending in an arrow, select this item, and
move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you
want the line to begin, and press and hold down the left mouse
button as you drag the line to where you want it to end with an
arrow. Release the mouse button.
Line: to draw a straight line, select this item, and move your cursor
to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the line to
begin, and press and hold down the left mouse button as you drag
the line to where you want it to end. Release the mouse button.
Text: to insert text, select this item, and move your cursor to the
main window. Place the cursor where you want the text to begin,
and press and hold down the left mouse button as you drag the
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button. Type the text into the area you have designated. If the text
exceeds the box, you can stretch the box.

Hollow Rectangle: To draw one of these geometric shapes,

select the appropriate item, and move your
Solid Rectangle:
cursor to the main window. Place the cursor
Hollow Ellipse: where you want the shape to begin. Press
Solid Ellipse: and hold down the left mouse button as you
drag the cursor to where you want the shape
to end. Release the mouse button.

Freehand Line: to draw a freehand line, select this item, and

move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you
want the line to begin, and press and hold down the left mouse
button as you drag the cursor and draw the freehand line. Release
the mouse button where you want the line to end.
Polyline: to draw a polyline, select this item, and move your
cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the
polyline to begin, and click and release the left mouse button.
Move the cursor to where you want the first segment of the
polyline to end, and click the left mouse button. Continue moving
the cursor and clicking the left mouse button until you have
completed the polyline.
Polygon: to draw a polygon, select this item, and move your
cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the
polygon to begin, and click and release the left mouse button.
Move the cursor to where you want the first side of the polygon to
end, and click the left mouse button. (If you hold the button down,
you can freehand draw the lines and angles of part or all of the
polygon.)
Continue moving the cursor and clicking the left mouse button
until you have completed all the angles in the polygon. Click the
right mouse button, and Micron ‗closes‘ your polygon by adding a
straight line connecting your final point to your beginning point.
In other words, you need to draw only two lines for a triangle, and
Micron adds the third. You draw three lines for a square or
rectangle, and Micron adds the fourth.
Solid Polygon: to draw a solid polygon, select this item, and move
your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want
the solid polygon to begin, and click and release the left mouse
button. Move the cursor to where you want the first side of the
polygon to end, and click the left mouse button. Continue moving
the cursor and clicking the left mouse button until you have
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button, and Micron ‗closes‘ your polygon by adding a straight line

connecting your final point to your beginning point. Micron then
fills in the outline to create a solid polygon.

Measurement Menu
Among other functions, the Measurement menu lets you show,
select, and add geometric shapes to your images. After you create a
geometric shape, Micron calculates and displays its measurement.
Note: When you have Live Video selected, only a few items are
enabled on this menu. Similarly, even when you are in capture
mode and Live Video is turned off, only a few items are enabled if
the Show Measurements item is not checked.
Detailed instructions for using the drawing items—such as Line
Length, Circle Radius, and Polygon Area—are in the descriptions
of the corresponding items on the Annotation menu, earlier in this
chapter.
The Measurement menu contains 17 items:
Calibration: sets up calibration using a known standard. This item
is discussed in detail in the Calibration section.
Units and Scale Rulers: options for measurement units (microns,
inches, or millimeters) and for the vertical and horizontal scale
rulers.
Preferences: allows you to specify what values are measured:

Erase All Measurements!: removes all measurements from the

main window.

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Show Measurements: when checked, this item enables most other

items on the Measurement menu, including:
Select Measurements and Annotations, which activates the
Measurement and Annotation toolbars.
All of the drawing items—that is, the last nine items on this
menu.
Default Color: lets you select the color for any geometric feature
you add using an item on the Measurement menu.
New Rectangles Measure: when you draw a rectangle, this item
lets you choose whether to have Micron display the rectangle‘s
area or dimensions.
Select Measurements and Annotations: check this item to enter
the select-measurement-and-annotation mode. In measurement-
and-annotation mode you can draw a ‗rubber band‘ rectangle on
the main window to enclose and select annotations and
measurements. For more details, see the Select All section.
Line Length: helps you draw a line, then displays its length.
Rectangle: helps you draw a rectangle, then displays its area or
dimensions, depending upon which measurement you have
selected in the New Rectangles Measure item.
If you hold down the Shift key while drawing, the rectangle
will be a square.
Ellipse Area: helps you draw an ellipse, then displays its area.
If you hold down the Shift key while drawing, the ellipse
will be a circle.
Circle Radius: helps you draw a circle, then displays its radius.
Three Point Angle: helps you draw a geometric item with two
lines and an angle, then displays the degree of the angle. This item
is designed to measure wide angles.
Four Point Angle: helps you draw a geometric item with two lines
and an angle, then displays the degree of the angle. This item is
designed to measure shallow angles.
Polygon Area: helps you draw a polygon, then displays the
measurement of its area. This item is designed for measuring
regular or semi-regular polygon shapes.
Polygon Area (assisted): designed for measuring irregular
polygon shapes. Micron helps you trace an irregular image‘s shape
by looking for well-defined edges and aligning to them. Make sure
you click the left mouse button at points of high curvature. Once
you have completed a polygon and clicked the right mouse button,
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The window below shows the difference in outlining an irregular

shape (shown on the left) using Polygon Area (the right outline)
and Polygon Area Assisted (the more accurate outline figure in the
middle):

Auto Create Areas: this item, which works only on colored

images, lets you identify objects by their color. When you select
Auto Create Areas, this window appears:

1. Adjust your cursor to a size smaller than the samples you want
to select.
2. Click Next. The main window reappears.

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3. Select a few samples of the color you are interested in by

clicking the left mouse button when the cursor is over that
color. In the example below, note the white box where the
cursor was clicked to select a sample:

sample

4. When you have finished selecting samples, click the right

mouse button. A window similar to this appears:

5. If necessary, you can fine-tune the range of colors to be

selected. Adjust the color by moving the black box around
within the large color rectangle. Adjust the saturation by
moving the box up and down the vertical rectangle on the right.
You can also change the color of the overlay in the drop-down
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6. Click Next. This window appears:

7. For best results, select the ―Remove areas smaller than x

pixels‖ option. The ―Remove areas touching edge‖ option
excludes partial areas which are cut off by the edge of the
image. There are two color options: select one or the other
depending upon the color of the sample objects you selected—
in other words, if your samples were, say, yellow, do not use
yellow.
8. Press Finish. The areas are created in overlay on your main
window:

Every area in the main window that contains the color you selected
is now outlined, and Micron has calculated and displayed its area
measurement.

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Window Menu
If you have two or more instances of Micron running at the same
time, this menu lists the number of screens, with a checkmark
beside the currently displayed screen.

Help Menu
The Help menu has four items:
Help Topics: displays this dialog box:

Enlarge the window and use the Contents tree or Search option to
obtain help on any of the listed topics.
Troubleshoot Startup Error Message: lists several error
messages that might appear when you start Micron, and suggests
possible solutions to each one.
User Guide: brings up this User Guide if you have an
application—usually Adobe Reader—on your computer that can
read pdf files (If you don‘t have a reader, perhaps you are looking
at a copy of this User Guide printed from another computer.)
Note: You can get a free copy of Adobe Reader by downloading it
from this URL:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

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About Micron: displays a dialog box similar to this one:

If, for some reason, Micron is having problems communicating

with the camera, the Serial Number field is not displayed.

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6. Micron Toolbars and Their Icons
This chapter contains these sections:
Main Toolbar
Annotation Toolbar
Measurement Toolbar
Status Bar

Note: to select any toolbar icon, put your cursor on it, and click the
left mouse button.

Main Toolbar
The Main toolbar lets you quickly open images, save images, and
capture live images, among other functions.
Note: Most of the icons on the Main toolbar are identical or similar
to items on the File, Edit, and View menus—and they are
discussed in more detail on those menus.
The Main toolbar contains 10 icons:

New displays a blank screen to receive a new image from the

camera.
Opens a previously saved image.

Saves the current Micron image. If the image does not have a
title, the Save As dialog box appears. For more detail, see the
Saving an Image section.
Copies the currently selected screen item to the clipboard.

Pastes the current image or annotation from the clipboard.

Prints the current Micron image. For more details, see the
Printing an Image section.
Displays the current Micron version and other information
about the software.

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Crops the current Micron image and places the cropped image
in a new window.
Adjust Camera controls the camera‘s brightness, contrast, and
color display. For more details, see the Adjusting the Image
section.
Toggles live video on and off.

Annotation Toolbar
The Annotation toolbar, located toward the bottom of the main
window, just above the Measurement toolbar and Status bar, lets
you add text, arrows, and lines to your captured images. You can
also add geometric shapes to outline or enclose features you want
to draw attention to.
Note: When you have Live Video selected, none of the Annotation
toolbar icons are available.
Note: Most of the icons on the Annotation toolbar are identical to
items on the Annotation menu. Those items are discussed in more
detail in Annotation Menu section.
The Annotation toolbar contains 13 icons:

Toggles annotation display on and off.

Selects annotations.

Helps you draw an arrow.

Helps you draw a line segment.

Lets you add text.

Helps you draw a hollow rectangle.

Helps you draw a solid rectangle.

Helps you draw a hollow ellipse.

Helps you draw a solid ellipse.

Helps you draw a freehand line.

Helps you draw a polyline.

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Helps you draw a hollow polygon.

Helps you draw a solid polygon.

Note: You can move the Annotation toolbar by dragging the

selection line on its left side.

Measurement Toolbar
The Measurement toolbar, located toward the bottom of the main
window, just above the Status bar, lets you show, select, and add
geometric shapes to your images. After you create the geometric
item, Micron calculates and displays its measurement.
Note: Most of the icons on the Measurement toolbar are identical
to items on the Measurement menu. Those items are discussed in
more detail in the Measurement Menu section.
The Measurement toolbar contains 10 icons and a calibration box:

Toggles measurement display on and off.

Selects screen items.

Helps you draw a line, then measures its length.

Helps you draw a rectangle, then measures its area or

dimensions.
Helps you draw an ellipse, then measures its area or
dimensions.
Helps you draw a circle, then measures its radius.

Helps you draw a 3-point angle, then measures the angle.

Helps you draw a 4-point angle, then measures the angle.

Helps you draw a regular or semi-regular polygon, then

measures its area or dimensions.
Helps you draw an irregular polygon area, then measures its
area or dimensions.
Calibration box shows the current calibration
scheme. The drop-down menu lets you select a
different scheme.

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Note: You can move the Measurement toolbar by dragging the

selection line on its left side.

Status Bar
The Status bar is located at the bottom of the main window.
When your cursor is over a toolbar icon or a menu item, the left
part of the status bar displays a brief description of that icon or
item.
If your cursor is not over an icon or item, the Status bar usually
displays a Ready status, meaning that Micron is ready to perform
the next procedure.
The Count section of the Status bar, located in the right-middle
section of the bar, tells you how many items are on your screen at
any given time.
The section on the far right of the Status bar indicates if you have
Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock activated.

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7. Troubleshooting
Is your computer screen blank and black?
A black, blank screen indicates that the camera is
functioning, but there is a problem with it or with the
illumination.
However, a black screen with the words No Image indicates
that Micron is unable to detect or communicate with the
camera.
Is the USB2 cable connected to the camera?
If not, exit Micron, connect the cable, and restart Micron.
Is the USB2 cable connected to a USB2 port on the PC?
If not, exit Micron, connect the cable to a USB2 port, and
restart Micron.
Is the microscope turned on?
If there is no light, the bulb may be burned out, or there
might be a hardware problem with the microscope. Contact
the microscope manufacturer for technical support.
Do you have the most recent VGA drivers for your computer?
If the microscope illumination is on, but you still get an all-
black screen, you should verify that you have the most
recent version of the video card drivers. These drivers are
commonly available for download on the computer
manufacturer‘s website.
Did the computer just come out of standby or hibernation?
The VGA drivers of certain computers are known to have
problems with coming out of suspend-power mode.
Upgrade your video driver to the latest version supplied by
your manufacturer.
Are you running another program that is trying to use the
camera as a capture device?
Only one program at a time can use the camera. You are
not able to view live video images if you open Micron
while another program that uses a capture device is already
running. However, you are able to load and review
previously saved image files.

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To fix this problem, exit Micron, close the programs that

are using a capture device, and restart Micron.
Have you installed the USB2 capture device drivers?
If not, exit Micron, and install the device drivers.

More Help
Other Micron USB2 troubleshooting guides can be found in the
Help menu:
under Troubleshoot Startup Error Message.
under Help Topics > Troubleshooting USB2 Video Problems.
If you still cannot solve the problem, contact Westover Scientific
technical support for assistance. Our contact information is on
page 46.

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8. Customer Support
For technical and customer support—or to place an order—please
contact Westover Scientific in one of these ways:
Westover Scientific, Inc.
18421 Bothell-Everett Hwy., Suite 150
Mill Creek, WA 98012
U.S.A.
Phone: 1-425-368-0444 or 1-866-614-4022
We are available Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
(Pacific Time in North America).
Fax: 1-425-368-0555
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.amgmicro.com
If you need assistance, please have the following information
readily available:
A concise description of your problem.
The type of computer you are using.
The type and version of operating system on your
computer.
Micron serial number, setup size, and version information.
(See the Help Menu section for how to find this
information.)

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9. Warranty
Westover Scientific, Inc. (WSI) warrants this software against
defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from
the date of original shipment. WSI also warrants that this software
will meet applicable specifications under normal use.
Important
The warranty will become null and void if:
the software has been tampered with or worked upon by
unauthorized individuals or non-WSI personnel.
the serial number has been altered, erased, or removed.
the CD-ROM has been misused, neglected, or damaged by
accident.
This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed, implied,
or statutory, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event
shall WSI be liable for special, incidental, or consequential
damages.
Liability
WSI shall not be liable for damages resulting from the use of the
purchased product, nor shall WSI be responsible for any failure in
the performance or operation of any system of which the purchased
product may be a part. WSI shall not be liable for damages
resulting from improper usage or unauthorized modification of the
software.
Exclusions
WSI reserves the right to make changes in the design or
construction of any of its products at any time without incurring
obligation to make any changes whatsoever on units purchased.
Certification
WSI certifies that this software met its published specifications at
the time of shipment from the factory.

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Hollow Rectangle icon, 40
Line icon, 40
A moving or dragging, 41
Polyline icon, 40
About Micron dialog box, 38 Selection (arrow) icon, 40
Adjust Camera icon. See Main toolbar, showing and hiding, 29
View menu similar to Annotation menu, 40
adjusting the camera, 14, 29 Solid Ellipse icon, 40
adjusting the image, 14 Solid Polygon icon, 41
angle Solid Rectangle icon, 40
measurement, 41 Text icon, 40
measuring shallow angle, 34 Toggle icon, 40
measuring wide angle, 34 annotations
annotating a captured image, 16 erasing, 31
annotation area or dimensions, 17, 18, 34, 41
change size of, 17 arrow, 31, 40
Annotation menu, 16, 17, 31 adding to image, 31
Arrow item, 31 auto-create, 35
Default Color item, 31 AutoSave. See also Tools menu
Erase All Annotations item, 31 AutoSave dialog box, 22
Freehand Line item, 32 AutoSave item, 22
Hollow Ellipse item, 32 autosaving an image, 22, 30
Hollow Rectangle item, 32
Line item, 31
Polygon item, 32 B
Polyline item, 32
Select Annotations and Measurements bee knee, 17
item, 31 bitmap file, 30
Show Annotations item, 31
Solid Ellipse item, 32
Solid Polygon item, 32 C
Solid Rectangle item, 32
Text item, 31 calibration, 22, 23, 25, 33, 41
Annotation toolbar, 16, 17, 34, 40 available listings, 27
Arrow (drawing) icon, 40 clicking OK to save, 27
effect of live video, 40 crosshairs, 26
Freehand Line icon, 40 dot, 23, 25, 27
Hollow Ellipse icon, 40 magnification, 23
Hollow Polygon icon, 41 Measurement menu item, 23

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name, 24, 27 ellipse

pixels, 23 adding, 32
slide, 24 hollow, 40
Snap to Estimated feature, 26 hollow or solid, 32
wizard, 23, 24 making a circle, 34
calibration box, 41 measurement, 41
drop-down menu, 41 solid, 40
calibrations ellipse example, 17
and resolution level, 15 e-mailing an image, 29
how Micron stores, 15 erasing annotations, 31
camera error messages, 38
capture button, 16 exiting Micron, 29
getting started, 13
operations, 13
Camera icon. See Main toolbar F
capture button, 16
changing the size of annotation, 17 file format, 20
circle bmp, 20
adding, 34 jpg, 20, 22
radius, 34, 41 png, 20, 22, 31
clipboard, 18, 39 File menu, 20, 28
color, 34 Close item, 28
default, 31 Exit item, 29
computer list of files recently viewed, 29
hibernation, 43 New item, 28
standby, 43 Open item, 28
computer screen Print item, 20, 28
blank, 43 Print Preview item, 21, 28
copying an image, 29 Print Setup item, 28
copying screen items, 29 Save As item, 20, 28
customer support, 45 Save item, 20, 28
Send item, 29
file naming
D automatic, 22
Found New Hardware wizard, 8
default color, 31
dragging a geometric shape, 17
G
E geometric shape
drawing, 32
Edit menu, 29 grid
Copy Image item, 29 superimposed on screen, 30
Copy Screen Item, 29
Paste Image item, 29
Paste Screen Item, 18, 29
eight squares, 17

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H print preview, 21, 28

printing, 20, 28
help resolution, 15
for startup, 38 save as, 28
Help menu, 38, 44 saving, 20, 28
About Micron item, 38 selecting all features, 19
Help Topics item, 38 snapshot, 20
Troubleshoot Startup Error Message zoom, 18
item, 38 inserting text, 31
Help Topics dialog box, 38
horizontal ruler, 27, 33
J

I JPEG format, 22

image
adding a circle, 34 L
adding a freehand line, 32
adding a line, 31, 34 line
adding a polygon, 32 adding to image, 31, 34
adding a polyline, 32 freehand, 32, 40
adding a rectangle, 32 measurement, 41
adding a solid polygon, 32 straight, 31
adding an arrow, 31 line segment, 40
adding an ellipse, 32, 34 list of figures, iv
adjusting, 14 list of files recently viewed, 29
annotating, 16 list of tables, iv
autosaving, 30 Live overlay, 30
Autosaving, 22 dialog box, 30
brightness, 15 live video, 16, 29, 31, 33, 40
capturing, 16 effect on Annotation menu, 31
closing, 28 effect on Measurement menu, 33
color saturation, 15 toggling on and off, 40
contrast, 15
copying, 29
cropping, 40 M
e-mailing, 29
Main toolbar, 16, 20, 39
frame rate, 15
Adjust Camera icon, 14, 40
full size, 29
Camera icon, 16, 40
hue, 15
background, 16
live video, 16 Copy icon, 39
measuring, 16 Crop icon, 40
measuring an angle, 34 New icon, 39
natural size, 29 Open icon, 39
opening, 28 Paste icon, 39
overlays, 21 Print icon, 20, 39
pasting, 29

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Question Mark icon, 39 features, 1

Save icon, 39 installation directory, 11
showing and hiding, 29 installing new version, 2
manual main window, illustration, 14
based on Windows XP, 1 menu bar, illustration, 14
suggestions, ii opening, 14
Measurement menu, 16, 17, 33, 41 quick launch icon, 5
Auto Create Areas item, 35 release notes, 5
Calibration item, 24, 33 Run dialog box, 3
Circle Radius item, 33 running, 13, 14
Default Color item, 34 serial number, 38
Ellipse Area, 17 setup size, 38
Ellipse Area item, 34 software license agreement, 4
Erase All Measurements item, 33 status bar, illustration, 14
Four Point Angle item, 34 system requirements, 1
Line Length item, 33, 34 toolbars, illustration, 14
New Rectangles Measure item, 34 uninstalling previous version, 2
Polygon Area Assisted item, 34 version information, 38
Polygon Area item, 33, 34 Micron annotation file, 31
Rectangle item, 34 microscope
Select Measurements and Annotations troubleshooting, 43
item, 34
Show Measurements item, 33, 34
Three Point Angle item, 34 O
Units and Scale Rulers items, 33
Measurement toolbar, 16, 17, 41 overlays, 20, 21, 22
Calibration box, 27, 41 on printed image, 21
drop-down menu, 27
Circle icon, 41
Ellipse icon, 41 P
Four Point icon, 41
Irregular Polygon icon, 41 pasting an image, 29
Line icon, 41 pasting screen items, 29
moving or dragging, 42 Pentium III, 1
Rectangle icon, 41 pixel
Regular Polygon icon, 41 1-to-1 ratio, 29
Selection (arrow) icon, 41 pixels, 15
showing and hiding, 29 png format, 20, 22
Three Point Angle icon, 41 polygon
Toggle icon, 41 adding, 32
measurement units, 33 hollow, 41
measuring a captured image, 16 measuring irregular polygon, 34
menu item measuring regular polygon, 34
selecting, 28 measuring semi-regular polygon, 34
Micron solid, 41
adding, 32
about, 38
polyline, 40
desktop icon, 5

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adding, 32 Caps Lock, 42

Portable Network Graphic format, 22 Count section, 42
Print Preview window describes menu item or toolbar icon,
captured image, 21 42
zoom, 21 Num Lock, 42
print previewing an image, 21 Ready status, 42
Print window, 20 Scroll Lock, 42
printer showing and hiding, 29
selection, 20 straight line
setup, 28 drawing, 31
printing an image, 20 Submenu
processor Clear item, 18
1.0 GHz, 1 Color item, 19
Copy item, 18
Cut item, 18
R Lock Aspect Ratio item, 18
Measure item, 18
RAM, 256 MB, 1 Reset Zoom item, 18
rectangle Width item, 19
adding, 32 Zoom items, 18
area or dimensions, 34
hollow, 40
hollow or solid, 32 T
making a square, 34
measurement, 41 technical support, 45
solid, 40 text, 40
resolution, 15 inserting, 31
1280 x 960 pixels, 1 toolbar icon
windowed option, 15 selecting, 39
rubber band, 19, 31, 34 Tools menu, 30
640 x 480 Live Overlay item, 30
AutoSave item, 22, 30
S file naming, 22
folder, 22
Save As dialog box, 39 AutoSave item, checkmark, 22
saving an image, 20 AutoSave item, turning on and off, 22
screen transparency feature, 31
copying image, 29 troubleshooting, 43, 44
pasting image, 29
selecting all features, 19
select-measurement-and-annotation U
mode, 34
showing and hiding toolbars, 29 USB2
SI standards, ii device drivers, 44
snapshot, 20 USB2 cable, 8, 13, 43
startup help, 38 USB2 port, 13, 43
Status bar, 41

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V email, 45
webpage, 45
vertical ruler, 26, 33 Westover Scientific Video Calibration
VGA drivers, 43 Slide, 23
video capture settings Width dialog box, 19
advanced options, 16 window
View menu, 14, 29 new, 28
Adjust Camera item, 29 Window menu, 38
Annotation Toolbar item, 29 windowed area
Full Screen item, 29 selecting, 15
Image at Natural Size item, 29 Windows
Live Video item, 16, 29 2000, 1
Main Toolbar item, 29 XP, 1
Measurement Toolbar item, 29
Status Bar item, 29
Z
W zooming
Ctrl key, 18
Westover Scientific in and out, 18
contacting, 45

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