OPERATION
Axio Imager
Operating the motorized microscope via the touchscreen of the TFT display
Carl Zeiss
M70-2-0020 e 06/2009
430000-7344-001
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For XY and Z, the two pairs of
Set to Zero
buttons function as follows:
man
Manual
zero setting, i.e. the current position is defined as zero point and the display set to
zero.
auto
Automatic
zero setting, i.e. the stage moves into the end position that was defined as zero
point. Then, the display will be set to zero.
Before the stage moves into the lower Z end position, the following popup window appears:
"Caution! Remove specimen, before stage moves into end position!" Confirm the message
with
OK
, if no specimen is on the stage or with
Cancel
to stop stage movement.
Save Position
Using the
Save Position
button, the operator can
define coordinate positions for the five position
buttons at the bottom as follows:
•
Move to the desired XYZ position.
•
If the Z value shall be stored, activate the
with
Z
check box.
•
Press the
Save Position
button. This will bring
up the
Current positions save as
popup
window (Fig. 4-52).
In the window, five buttons, Pos.1 ... Pos.5, are
arranged. If a button is used, the XYZ data appear
as label, otherwise its number.
•
Save the current position by pressing a position
button. If coordinate data have already been
assigned to this button, a safety query appears
asking you if you want to overwrite the stored
data.
•
Close the window with the
Cancel
button.
To delete data, press the
Delete
button, select the
position button and confirm the safety query with
Yes
.
The positions will only be saved
temporarily, i.e., they will be available
only as long as the microscope is
switched on.
Driving to stored position
In the bottom Position field, five buttons are
arranged. To set the stored coordinate positions
assigned to such a position button, press the
respective button. The storage of coordinate
positions is described above under
Save Position
.
Fig. 4-52
Microscope -> XYZ-> Save current
positions
Fig. 4-53
Microscope -> XYZ -> Move to
Position