PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Important precautions, which, if not followed, may result in damage to the device itself,
are described below.
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The software must be terminated before the power is turned off. Never
turn off the power while the software is in operation.
Wait 10 seconds or more before restarting the system.
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During initialization, the sample stage can move significantly. Prior to
implementing initialization, therefore, separate the probe from the
sample to prevent the probe from coming into contact with the specimen
or stage, causing damage to the probe.
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When you use a short cantilever, be sure to remove the long one with a
pair of tweezers. Otherwise, the top of the long cantilever touches the
specimen before the short one does.
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When applying conductive paste to the cantilever and the cantilever
holder, be sure not to apply the conductive paste to the cantilever
piezoelectric element. When replacing a cantilever, be sure to confirm
that no previously used conductive paste remains on the holder. Other-
wise, the cantilever will tilt, causing the reflected laser beam not to
irradiate the right position.
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If the Sample Bias is set by using the slider during image observation, be
careful not to move the slider button across 0 V. The tip would collide
with the specimen surface if the bias voltage became 0 (zero).
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If you move the motor drive greatly, the tip gets too close to the
specimen surface or gets too far from the specimen.
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When you move the tip close to the specimen using the Coarse Stage
window, the tip never stops even if a tunneling current or atomic force is
actually detected.
TMPM5200-2
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