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  • Turn on the "Main switch" on the keypad.
  • Turn on "Systems/PC" on the keypad.
  • Wait for computer to boot up and log in to LSM-User accountenter the Windows account credentials if prompted.
  • Turn on the "Components" switch on the keypad. 
  • Double-click the Zen Black icon on the desktop.
  • Click the "Start System" button.
  • If CO2 Module S and TempModule S are off, you will see messages warning you about this in the Error Log in the bottom left corner. This is normal and can be ignored.

  • Click the" Acquisition" tab and expand the "Laser" menu. Turn on the lasers you need.  (Some of the lasers might show a red background initially, which means it is not ready to be used.  This will go away after a couple of mintues minutes when the laser is warmed up).


 

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 Locating your Specimen

  • Click the "Locate" tab and expand the "Microscope Control" drop-down menu
  • Select the objective lens you'd like to use - either via the menu in locate', or via the touchscreen controller next to the screen. 
  • Select a suitable fluorescence filter. Only the first three should be used; the rest are special positions for the confocal and multiphoton
  • Put your specimen on the microscope and open either the transmitted light shutter or the fluorescence shutter depending on which mode you want to use to find your sample
  • Turn on the lamp by clicking its icon and pressing the On button

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