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title: "Acquire the first images"
slug: "acquire-the-first-image"
updated: 2024-01-12T16:46:58Z
published: 2024-01-12T16:46:58Z
canonical: "docs-linescan.alliedvision.com/acquire-the-first-image"
---

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# Acquire the first image

## Connect the camera

| 1. Open GCT2. 2. Click on the **magnifying glass icon**. | ![aquire-the-first-image-01](https://cdn.document360.io/eca58697-9c2f-461e-9f0a-e6205b74b693/Images/Documentation/aquire-the-first-image-01.png) |
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| 1. In the Discovery window click **Start Discovery**. 2. Select your camera and click **Open**. | ![getting-started-image-7uc25qvw](https://cdn.document360.io/eca58697-9c2f-461e-9f0a-e6205b74b693/Images/Documentation/getting-started-image-7uc25qvw.png) |

## Load the default user set

| 1. In the Configuration window navigate to *Special Functions* → *User Set Control*. 2. Click **Load**. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/eca58697-9c2f-461e-9f0a-e6205b74b693/Images/Documentation/image-1675955487534.png) |
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## Acquire an image

| Click on the **camera sign** to acquire the first image. | ![aquire-the-first-image-04](https://cdn.document360.io/eca58697-9c2f-461e-9f0a-e6205b74b693/Images/Documentation/aquire-the-first-image-04.png) |
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## Video description

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