FISCHER FISCHERSCOPE X-RAY XDLM 231, Operator'S Manual

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Position Specimen
7.5 Positioning of Specimen
Procedure
1. Open the door of the measurement chamber.
XDLM 237: The measuring stage will automatically move out of the measurement chamber.
2. Position the specimen with the measurement location pointing up.
XDLM 231: While observing the video image, orient the specimen to the circular marker on the
measuring stage.
XDLM 232 and 237: Orient the specimen such that the laser pointer points at the measurement
location.
3. Close the door of the measurement chamber.
XDLM 237: The measuring stage will automatically move back into the measurement chamber.
4. Focus the video image by clicking the Autofocus icon in the video image.
If the auto-focus function doesn’t work, because the specimen’s contrast is too low, focus the
video image by using the slide control at the left in the video image:
a Position the mouse pointer over the handle of the slide control at the middle of the slide
control.
b Press and hold down the left mouse button. Slide the handle up or down.
The Z-axis moves to the desired direction. The speed of the movement is controlled by the
distance between the handle and the middle of the slide control.
c To stop the movement, release the left mouse button.
If the video image is too bright or too dark, change the brightness using the slide control at the
bottom left in the video image.
If the crosshairs in the video image is not very visible, change the color of the crosshairs by
clicking (several times) the icon
Change color (crosshair) .
What you can do next
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You can now perform measurements.
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XDLM 232 and 237: You can correct the measurement location or position a new measurement
location without opening the measurement chamber door.
XDLM 232: While observing the video image, move the measuring stage by hand.
XDLM 237: Position the measurement location by using the mouse as described in the following
section.
Observe the rules for positioning different specimen in Chap. 7 on Page 51.