Zeiss LSM 880, Operating Manual

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CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM OPERATION
ZEISS Introduction to the Software Application Layout LSM 880
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4.8.2 Context Menu of the Left Tool Area
There are 2 different context menus in the Left Tool Area with different functionalities available.
New Acquisition Document
opens an empty acquisition
document in the active image container.
Find Focus
starts the Auto focus. A Line – Z Scan is performed
and the focus position is determined upon contrast values.
Set Exposure
starts the
Find
procedure. This balances Gain
settings.
Scan Overview Image … opens the Scan Overview Image
dialog to set the parameters for an overview scan. Clicking the
Scan button starts the procedure.
Live starts the fast scanning procedure – scans with lower
resolution and higher speed.
Continuous scans an image continuously with the currently
active scanning parameters.
Snap
scans one single image.
Start Experiment starts a multidimensional experiment
(Z, T, ….).
Stop stops the scanning immediately
Auto Close Mode
means that the "oldest" open tool window
will be closed automatically if opening a new one leads to a
full tool column.
Right mouse click in the Left Tool Area opens a context menu
to activate or deactivate the
Auto Close Mode
. A de-activated
Auto Close Mode will lead to a scrollbar on the right hand
side of the Left Tool Area, once a tool column is filled with
open tool.
Move tool group to next column shifts an entire tool group
to the adjacent column.
Fig. 32 Context menu of
multidimensional
acquisition area
Fig. 33 Context menu of the
tool groups area