Zeiss LSM 880, Operating Manual

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CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM OPERATION
ZEISS Left Tool Area and Hardware Control Tools LSM 880
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HAL transmitted light Open/Close shutter
button:
The shutter for transmitted light from the HAL
lamp is switched on and off by repeated pressing
(Fig. 49).
Note that it is equivalent to the Transmitted Light
On/Off button from the Light control field.
Whenever one of these buttons is pressed, the
other buttons are updated. The shutter opens
automatically, when the
HAL On/Off
button is
switched to the On position, and closes
automatically if the HAL On/Off button is
switched to the
Off
position. However, it can be
independently controlled, i.e. you can switch the
shutter to the
Close position with the halogen
lamp still being switched on or vice versa you can
open the shutter with the HAL lamp being
switched off.
Condenser button:
The numerical aperture of the condenser is set via
input box or slider (Fig. 50). The turret position of
the filter can be selected from the
Filter drop
down menu (only for motorized condensers).
Stage button:
If the
Stage
button is pressed, the
Stage control
panel will appear (Fig. 51).
By pressing the
Stop button you can interrupt any
stage movement. The
Move to Zero
button will
move the stage to the current zero positions of the
x and y coordinates. The compass rose will move
the stage in the direction of the arrowheads. Fast
movement is obtained with the outer rose, slow
movement with the inner rose.
The
X-Position (µm) and Y-Position (µm) display
boxes show the actual x and y coordinates. You
can edit the numbers by typing or using the
arrowheads. If numbers were altered, the first click
on the compass rose will bring the stage to the
altered position. The
Step Size (µm) display box
shows the currently used step size for stage
movement. The value can be edited by typing or
using the arrowheads. The
Set zero button sets
the x and y coordinates to 0.
Fig. 49 Microscope Control tool – HAL lamp
switched on, shutter in the Open
position
Fig. 50 Microscope Control tool tool –
Condensor control
Fig. 51 Microscope Control tool – Stage
control