18 Feb 2011,<qsg-wf1> p. 4/8
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refocus/
re-centre
or
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choose a flourescent preset
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if there is only a faint signal switch "Auto Contrast" on
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refocus/
re-centre
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switch off "Auto Contrast"
adjusting channel presets:
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choose a preset button for your channel settings by clicking on one
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standard presets for filter cubes are
1 = Brightfield
2 = DAPI/ Hoechst
3 = rhodamine / TRITC/ Alexa543
4 = GFP / FITC/ Alexa488
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adjust
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exposure time, binning, gain and offset (make sure "Auto Contrast" is off!!!)
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bit
depth
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right click on the preset button > Overwrite
multidimensional acquisition setup:
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set
multiple channels
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open "Acquisition Setup" dialogue
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tick "Change channels"
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add as many channels as you need with the "+" button
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from the appearing drop down menus choose the desired channel presets
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if you don`t want to do a stack, time series or multiple positions set timepoint to 1,
choose no focus and no xy
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set
stack
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before any other adjustments: click on Z position button and set "Top" and "Bottom"
to the mechanical limits
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using defined focus positions
move focus to mid focus plane
click on Z position button, choose "Set Zero"
move focus to top position
click on Z position button, choose "Set Top"
move focus to bottom position
click on Z position button, choose "Set Bottom"
in "Acquisition Setup" dialogue
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set "Change focus using" to "Zeiss Focus Drive"
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choose and set Z-spacing or number of slices
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using
Autofocus
