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Using ZDC in Multi Area Timelapse (MATL)

1. Start MATL
2. Focus on a reference plane in your specimen
3. Press Set Offset in the ZDC Control panel
4. Set up the Start and End of the Z series and the StepSize/Slices
5. Move to the Offset Position
6. Add Current Position and set the Offset as described above
7. Set the Z series Start, End and StepSize if required
8. Return to the Offset Position by pressing the 'Move to offset pos' button in the ZDC Control panel
9. Add the current position in the Multi Area Time Lapse Controller
10. Move the stage and add more positions
11. Tick the ZDC boxes in the Registered Point List
12. Select the first point on the list and open Edit Acquisition Parameters...
13. Click the Set To Others... button to apply the Z series settings to all points
14. The ZDC Search Zone box should be ticked
15. The Z Position box should not be ticked unless you want all the Z positions to be set to the same as the first position

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