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Turn on  

Main Power 

Switch 

Do you need the Argon 

Laser  

458, 488, or  514 nm lines? 

Yes 

Turn on the Systems PC 

Switch 

Turn on the HXP  120V Lamp 

Turn on the Components 

Switch. 

Turn on the PC and log into 

your account. 

Start Zeiss  Zen  via Elan 

Tracking Software. 

No 

Create 

scanning 

configuration 

880 Start-Up Sequence 

Set up sample on microscope. 

Go to the Acquisition Tab and 

initiate the warm  up 

procedure for the laser. 

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Страница 1: ...Zeiss 880 Training Notes Zen 2 3...

Страница 2: ...h Turn on the HXP 120V Lamp Turn on the Components Switch Turn on the PC and log into your account Start Zeiss Zen via Elan Tracking Software No Create scanning configuration 880 Start Up Sequence Set...

Страница 3: ...omain Double click on the Zen icon the one labeled with AUT Zeiss LSM 880 or similar text The idea elan tracking and billing software will initialize after clicking on the Zen icon Enter your UCHC ema...

Страница 4: ...Starting Zen with idea elan Select your scheduled appointment and or click the login button as directed by the software Confirm your appointment and the Zen software will be initialized...

Страница 5: ...n 2 3 Select Start System from the Zen 2012 login window This will start up the hardware and software Image Processing is for using the system in an offline mode and this will ignore all the hardware...

Страница 6: ...shion allowing you to step you through initially looking at your specimen via the Oculars tab in the control panel to acquiring images via the Acquire tab The remaining tabs add off line Processing an...

Страница 7: ...figuration and your work space configuration can be stored separately In addition your imaging configuration and acquisition parameters can easily be retrieved from the Reuse function when you have a...

Страница 8: ...e immersion type air oil or water Please do not change from oil to air dry or from water to oil and oil to water without cleaning your specimen first 2 Select your light source from Transmitted ON Tra...

Страница 9: ...he software be sure to go to 1 View Show All global 2 Select Show all Tools Make sure to do this each time you use the software otherwise the required features like the lasers will not be accessible t...

Страница 10: ...ntrol Tool Bar AF Find Focus computer determines focus based on contrast settings Set Exposure the computer automatically calculates the gain and black level settings Live initiates a fast scan regard...

Страница 11: ...ye from the drop down menu Repeat this procedure to select additional dyes Depending on your imaging needs the Smart Setup will offer you up to four different configurations for imaging your sample Fa...

Страница 12: ...t Acquires the image with the simultaneous excitation and detection of one or multiple probes This option produces a single image with a single scan however it may result in bleed through between the...

Страница 13: ...erent probes Each probe is scanned separately and the final image is the result of an overlay of the individual channels This option avoids bleed through between the different channels however multipl...

Страница 14: ...ile quickly toggling laser lines to acquire a second track There are limitations to this option especially if you are acquiring 4 different probes a You must you use the same dichroics between the two...

Страница 15: ...near Unmixing This option creates a confirmation for computationally subtracting bleed through between channels This can be performed after you acquire individual pure spectral profiles of the probes...

Страница 16: ...or they can be used in combination with multiple modules The modules are initiated via the Start Experiment button 1 Time Series collect a series of images based on a specific time interval and durat...

Страница 17: ...Modules cont Bleaching module for FRAP fluorescent recovery after photobleaching Regions drawing tools used to customize and restrict the scan area Tile Scan create larger images by tiling stitching s...

Страница 18: ...solid state 561 nm HeNe Helium Neon 633 nm The Argon has a start up and shut down procedure This can be monitored by opening the Laser Properties panel The red highlighted color indicates the laser i...

Страница 19: ...Setup application your tracks will automatically be configured for you 2 Switch track every Line tracks are switched line by line Laser line laser intensity and channels can be changed between tracks...

Страница 20: ...um of four tracks can be created which specify the dye laser excitation line and the emission detection range 2 Visual representation of excitation line s and the emission profile s which you can set...

Страница 21: ...the track is enabled and will scan upon activation Detectors select from standard PMTs Ch1 and Ch2 or the QUASAR detector ChS 1 8 and the transmitted light detector ChD not confocal 2 Select laser wav...

Страница 22: ...ize defaults to 512 x 512 Select Optimal for appropriate number of pixels depending on numerical aperture and excitation wavelength Line Step scan every line or less than every line 3 Speed adjust sca...

Страница 23: ...to reduce photobleaching 5 Bit Depth select from 8 bit 256 gray levels 12 bit 4096 gray levels or 16 bit 65536 gray levels Be sure your software can handle the information 12 and 16 bit images are rec...

Страница 24: ...path Be sure to highlight the channel you wish to modify If a track has a check mark it is active and it will be scanned 2 Lasers enable or disable and modify laser power 3 Pinhole set pinhole to 1 AU...

Страница 25: ...Digital Gain Gain Master amplifies the voltage on the photomultiplier tube regulates brightness of the image Digital Offset sets background threshold level or dark current of the image Digital Gain p...

Страница 26: ...alysis Use the Range Indicator to adjust the gain and offset Blue minimum Red maximum 0 and 255 for 8 bit image 0 and 4095 for 12 image 0 and 65536 for 16 bit image Adjust Detector Gain and Amplifier...

Страница 27: ...fixed step size in microns Move up or down in the focal plane based on that step size 2 Z position specifies location of focal plane with regard to a user set zero position 3 Home zeros the focal pos...

Страница 28: ...dinates indicates stage position 2 Step move specified step size in microns 3 Set zero establish a zero point 0 0 on the stage 4 Move to zero move to the zero point on the stage 5 Marks generate a lis...

Страница 29: ...to collect multiple images of different focal planes within a single file for 3 D analysis display 1 You can enable the z stack dialog from advanced features menu 2 Scroll down to access and then ope...

Страница 30: ...uisition parameters 2 Optimize Sectioning and Step Ensure the pinholes are set to the same section thickness for multiple wavelengths 3 Correction Options for adjusting refractive index and or auto br...

Страница 31: ...of stack in microns Slices number of slices making up the stack Interval distance between each slice in microns Smallest calculates the slice to be the z resolution for proper Nyquist sampling Keep In...

Страница 32: ...gths ensures that the pinholes are yielding the same section thickness 2 Optimal calculates each slice to be the z resolution for proper Nyquist sampling 3 Undo clears selection 4 X Y Z 1 sets the z i...

Страница 33: ...ay Options 1 Ortho orthogonal display xy yz and xz options 2 Cut display a particular slice of stack and have options for manipulating that slice 3 2 5D layered depth display 4 3D reconstruction of z...

Страница 34: ...Image Display Options 1 2D x y view of image 2 Gallery display of z stack or time series images 3 Split view multi channel images as individual and overlay displays 3 2 1...

Страница 35: ...intensities along defined regions or lines 2 Co localization display spatial overlap of fluorescent regions in different channels 3 Histogram display of image intensities and their frequencies within...

Страница 36: ...parameters for image being displayed 5 Crop isolates a smaller region of the image and optically zooms the image 6 Positions when you click on the image a crosshair will be displayed this will corres...

Страница 37: ...ab 1 Channel selection modify display settings for all or individual channels 2 Min Max Best Fit methods for adjusting contrast settings 3 Black White Gamma set max and minimum levels and non linear h...

Страница 38: ...Image Display Features 1 Player controller for reviewing z stack or time series data 2 Graphics image overlays include scale bars text and other various drawing elements v 1 v 2...

Страница 39: ...re you using the argon laser Within the software put the Argon laser in Stand by Yes No Exit Zen and log off the computer Shut Down Sequence Verified Next User Coming Exit Zen and log off the computer...

Страница 40: ...lect Shut Down Yes No Turn off the HXP 120V lamp Exit Zen and shut down the computer Has the laser fan turned off LET THE LASER COOL DOWN Yes No WAIT Complete Shut Down Sequence 1 Turn off the Compone...

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