ibidi Heating System 4 Slides – Silver Line
5
Operation
Before starting an experiment, check that the ibidi Heating System 4 Slides fits on your microscope
stage, and that your cell culture vessels are compatible with the Holder. Connect all parts (Section
) and perform a temperature adjustment as explained in Section
NOTE
The ibidi Temperature Controller – Silver Line only measures the tempera-
ture from the sensors in the Heated Lid and Heated Plate. The temperature in the sample
must be adjusted for your specific setup. Follow the instructions in Section
5.1
Installation and Connection of the Components
The components of the ibidi Heating System 4 Slides are connected as shown in Figure
ibidi
Gas Mixer
ibidi Temp
Controller
Heated Tubing Package
Electrical cable
Gas tubing
Computer (optional)
USB
cable
Temperature
Controller
cable
Humidity
sensor
cable
Incubation
Chamber
Figure 11: Installation of the components of the ibidi Heating System 4 Slides.
1. Place the ibidi Temperature Controller – Silver Line next to the microscope and connect the
power supply.
2. Confirm that the power switch of the Temperature Controller is off.
3. Insert the Heated Plate into the opening of the mounting frame on the microscope stage.
4. Insert four µ-Slides into the four inserts of the Heated Plate.
5. Place the magnetic holder onto the µ-Slides and the Heated Lid onto the Heated Plate.
6. Plug the electrical cables of the Incubation Chamber into the connectors (1/2 or 4/5) at the back
of the Temperature Controller.
7. Switch on the controller by the dip switch. All connected components are recognized.
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