UltraScan Use
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Preface
About this Guide
This
UltraScan Reference Series
User’s Guide
is written to provide a brief
description of the camera’s operating principles, instructions on how to install
the camera, and an introduction to imaging in DigitalMicrograph. For
additional discussion of image processing, refer to the DigitalMicrograph
User’s Guide.
Preview of this Guide
The
UltraScan Reference Series
User’s Guide
includes the following chapter
s:
Chapter 1, “Introduction,”
summarizes the features of the
UltraScan
family
cameras.
Chapter 2, “Getting Started,”
shows the first steps necessary to start the
DigitalMicrograph software and prepare for the acquisition of an image (Gain
Normalization and Magnification Calibration).
Chapter 3, “Image Acquisition,”
shows the user the most often used floating
windows in DigitalMicrograph and a brief description on how to use them to
view, acquire and save an image.
Chapter 4, “Quick Reference ,”
is a brief summary of the steps necessary to
operate a Gatan CCD camera.
Chapter 5, “Care and Maintenance,”
contains some general tips on the care
and maintenance of the UltraScan camera. It also contains a list of questions
that are often asked by users.
Appendix
- Hardware description
provides the system requirements and a checklist. A
brief description of the basic working principles of a CCD camera is also given.
The pictures of different parts of the camera (camera head, back and front of the
controller, etc.) are shown.
- CE Declaration of Conformity.
