Zeiss LSM 880, Operating Manual

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CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM OPERATION
LSM 880 Left Tool Area and Hardware Control Tools ZEISS
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5.3.11 Navigation – Incubation
Open the Incubator tool by clicking the Incubator tab in the Navigation tool group (Fig. 331).
You will have access dependent on the attached equipment to
−
Temperature (°C) control
−
Atmosphere (%) control
−
Y-module (°C) control
To have access to the respective controls, you have
to expand the fields by pressing the triangles
(Fig. 331).
The
Temperature (°C)
panel allows you to control
up to 4 independent heating channels that are
linked to certain devices (e.g. incubator XL, heating
insert P, objective heater etc.) that are assigned to
different channels. Enter the desired nominal
temperature via the input boxes by typing in the
numbers or by using the arrows to set the
parameters. Check the corresponding box to
activate the desired
Channel . The numbers on the
right will display the actual temperature. If a sensor
is available, its temperature will also be displayed.
The
Atmosphere (%) panel allows defining the O
2
and CO
2
concentration via the input boxes Either
type in the numbers or use the arrows to set the
parameters. In order to monitor O
2
, CO
2
and
humidity levels, check the corresponding boxes.
Actual values will be displayed on the right. If a
humidifier is available it can be activated by
checking the
Humidity
box. The actual humidity
reading is displayed on the right.
The Y-Module (°C) panel allows setting the
temperature for two independent thermostats
(circulators), that can be selected via the
Selected
drop down menu. Each thermostat has two
output channels,
01
and
02
. Type into the input
boxes or use the arrows to define the appropriate
temperature for each module. Activate the
modules by checking the corresponding boxes. The
actual values will be displayed to the right of each
module.
Fig. 331 Incubation tool – Expanded fields
for atmosphere and temperature
control