Power Turn On-Perform the following procedure as necessary to turn the
poweronforoperationofthePolarisSystem
1 ReviewtheInstallationSectionasneededandmakesurethePolarisSystem
componentsaresetupandconnectedfortheapplicableoperatingcon-
figuration
2 If connectingto a computersystem, turn onthe computer andrun the
applicablevideocapturesoftwareMakesurethatthevideocapturesoftware
issettodisplayanNTSC(M)imagewitha640x480pixelresolutionIfthe
videocapture softwaresupportsa2-button,joysticktypefootswitch,make
surethatthissoftwareissettoenableandconfigurethebuttonsasneeded
3 If connecting to an analog video monitor, turn on the videomonitor’s
powerswitch
4 TurnonthePowerswitchonthecontrolmodulefrontpanelandverifythat
thepowerindicatorLEDilluminatesgreen
5 RemovetheCameraHandpiecefromtheHandpieceHolderandverifythat
thecamera’swhiteLEDsilluminate
6 Ifconnectingtoacomputersystem,verifythatlivevideofromthecamera
is correctly displayed onthe computer monitor and alsoverify that the
camera buttonsperform theoperations that applyto thevideo capture
softwarethatisbeingusedIfnot,followtheGeneralUSBDriverCheck
procedureprovidedbelow
7 Ifconnectingtoananalogvideomonitor,verifythatlivevideofromthe
cameraiscorrectlydisplayedonthevideomonitor
8 Place the camera back into the handpiece holder and verify that the
camera’swhiteLEDsturnoff
ACTIVATION
NOTE: W
Computer-Connected System Operation - The Polaris System is
normallyoperatedconnecteddirectlytoacomputersystemrunningvarious
PC USB streaming video capture software applications In this configuration
thecameraprovidestheimage/videosourcewhilethecomputerandassociated
softwareareusedtodisplayandsavetheresultantimagesPerformthefollowing
procedurestooperatethePolarisSystemwhenconnectedtoacomputer
SYSTEM OPERATION
1 ActivatethePolarisSystembyperformingthePowerTurn-Onprocedures
describedabove