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uc480 Camera Manager
The uc480 Camera Manager is the central tool for managing all DCx cameras. It displays information
on the connected DCx USB cameras and provides options for configuring them.
The uc480 Camera Manager is currently only available for Windows operating systems. You can
configure the cameras in Linux by using the SDK.
The uc480 Camera Manager can be accessed as follows:
Start All Programs Thorlabs DCx Camera uC480 Camera Manager
Program icon on the desktop or Quick Launch toolbar
Start Control Panel uC480 Camera Manager
Figure 8 uC480 Camera Manager
Camera list
The camera list displays information on the connected uc480 cameras.
Control center
In the control center , you can access the configuration and display detailed information on the
connected DCx cameras.
In the drop down box, you can choose the language for the uc480 Camera
Manager. This setting is saved and remains effective even after you close and reopen the program.
For proper display of Asian languages, the Windows support for East Asian languages has to be
installed on your system (in Control Panel Regional and Language Options).
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