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TRIO MP-245A FOUR-AXIS MICROMANIPULATOR SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 3.12B (20191001)
1.
Movement travels along the Y-axis away from the operator and towards the microscope.
2.
Movement is then made along the X axis toward the sample. Travel then continues along
the diagonal until reaching its end-of-travel point.
NOTE: Step 1 occurs only if “Y-Lockout” is disabled. Otherwise, movement begins with
Step 2.
3.3.7
Setting Absolute/Relative Coordinates Mode
The RELATIVE button toggles between Relative and Absolute coordinate systems. The
default coordinate system on power up is Absolute, with the coordinates on the screen shown
in green. To switch to relative coordinates, press the RELATIVE button once. To reset the
current position to all zeroes, depress the RELATIVE for 3 seconds or until a beep is heard,
and then release the button. This resets the current position to all zeroes.
Press RELATIVE once (briefly for < 2 sec.)
Figure 3-9. Relative mode
Depress RELATIVE for 3 sec. or until beep sounds
Figure 3-10. Relative mode
Pressing RELATIVE briefly while in Relative mode, returns displayed coordinates back to
Absolute mode
Figure 3-11. Absolute mode
3.3.8
Mode Indications
The TRIO MP-245A system has three modes of operation: Absolute coordinates, Relative
coordinates, and Lock mode. The display turns color for each specific mode, as shown in the
following table.
X=- 893 Y= 1524
Z= 1686 >= 30
(Text in
Green)
X=- 893 Y= 1524
Z= 1686 >= 30
(Text in
Blue)
X=- 0 Y= 0
Z= 0 >= 0
(Text in
Blue)
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