Overview

Below is an overview image with numbers identifying some of the main features of the DIVE system. (Click the image of the microscope to see a larger version).

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1. PC
2. Supply unit
3. Laser tight chamber with magnetic interlock. Warm air can be supplied through the attached flexible ducting.
4. Handle to slide the chamber door up and down.
5. White dial on the top turns the light inside the chamber on and off and controls brightness.
6. Foot switch for quickly turning the chamber light on and off.
7. Coherent Discovery NX power supply and MRU.
8. Discovery NX chiller.
9. STP8000 controller for operating the microscope stand.
10. Control panel for adjusting confocal and multiphoton settings.
11. Scan head with four descanned detectors for confocal imaging.
12. 4-Tune system with four non-descanned detectors for multiphoton imaging.
13. Discovery NX laser and beam conditioning optics (at the back).
14. Oko-Touch controller for incubation system (beneath monitor).

Switch on procedureSwitch on procedure

The instructions below assume that the standard six-position nosepiece is fitted to the DM6 microscope with three lenses installed: 20x, 40x and 63x. It also assumes that the SuperZ Galvo stage is fitted.

Turn on the PC and the Supply Unit. It doesn't matter which one you turn on first. Press the power button on the front of the PC and turn on the Supply Unit by switching on the Power and Laser buttons on the side of the Supply Unit and turning the key 1/4 turn clockwise to the vertical position. The PC can be turned on without switching on the rest of the system so you can analyse or copy data.

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