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5 Commissioning and First Operating Steps | 5.1 Prerequisites for Commissioning and Operation
NOTICE
Damage during transport
Sensitive components of the microscope can get damaged during transport.
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The microscope may only be transported in air-suspended vehicles.
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Moving parts must be secured during transport to prevent them from slipping or tipping
over.
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Install shock/tilt watches.
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Avoid rocking the crates back and forth.
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Devices for transporting the microscope must be rated to handle its full weight and dimen-
sions. Note the weight information on the package and on the shipping document.
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Check that none of the items has been damaged during shipment.
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Otherwise contact your local ZEISS service representative.
5.1 Prerequisites for Commissioning and Operation
Read the instruction manual carefully before commissioning and keep the manual for further use.
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Basic training and safety briefing successfully completed.
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Chapter Safety read and understood.
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Familiar with general Windows
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based programs.
5.2 Switching On the Microscope System
5.2.1 Energizing the Microscope
Before energizing the microscope make sure that the following safety warnings have been read
and fully understood by each person who is in the same room as the microscope at any time:
WARNING
Suffocation hazard due to lack of oxygen
Gaseous dry nitrogen is used to vent the specimen chamber during specimen exchange. Inhal-
ing nitrogen may cause unconsciousness.
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During specimen exchange, keep the chamber door open as short as possible.
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Do not inhale the air from within the specimen chamber.
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Ensure that the area around the microscope is sufficiently vented.
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If you begin to experience symptoms of asphyxia (for example: rapid breathing, loss of
mental alertness and/or muscular coordination, depression of sensations, emotional insta-
bility, fatigue) leave the room immediately and inform the facility’s safety officer.
WARNING
Reaction products
Dangerous reaction products can be present in the specimen chamber during or after opera-
tion.
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Ensure that there is an appropriate exhaust gas line to remove the waste gas of the pre-
vacuum pump and to transmit it to the outside.
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Wear lint-free gloves when touching the inner parts of the specimen chamber or the speci-
men.
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