ZEISS
Left Tool Area and Hardware Control Tools
ELYRA 7
54
000000-2262-999
03/2019 V_02
Focus
button:
If the focus button is pressed, the
Focus
control
panel will appear (Fig. 54). The
Z-Position
display
box shows the current z-position. The number can
be edited by typing or using the arrowheads. The
nosepiece or stage will automatically update the
new position. By pressing the
Stop
button, you
can stop the current movement. 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
Home
button sets the z-position to the predefined zero
value. Pressing
Load
will lower the nose piece (z-
position) for objective change.
Work
brings the z-
position back to the actual used position if the
focus was zeroed or in
Load
position. Home and
Load positions can also be accessed from the z-
position slider by pressing the
H
or
L
buttons. The
z-position can be altered by grapping and sliding
the
plane
or by using the arrow slider. The
plane
shows the actual z-position.
Objective
button:
The objective can be selected via a graphical pop-
up menu (Fig. 55). Please note, that for SIM the
Plan-Apochromat 63x / 1.4 oil and for TIRF the
alpha Plan-Apochromat 100x / 1.46 oil are the
objectives of choice.
Reflector
button:
The reflector cube can be selected from the
reflector turret via a graphical pop-up menu
Fig. 54
Microscope Control tool – Focus
control
Fig. 55
Microscope Control tool – Objective
control
Fig. 56
Microscope Control tool – reflector
turret control