Start Protocol
- startup the computer
- switch on the microscope
- switch on the Leitz microscope controler
- mak sure the LED next to the TV button is on.
- make sure the 50% Vis 50% Camera prism is selected (otherwise Menu>6>Enter>1>Enter, then in the prism menu select the desired prism) - switch on the fluorescence lamp if needed
- use the light source switch to select the illumination lamp
- switch on the Spot camera (switch at the back of the camera)
- run the Spot or VisiView Software (icons on the desktop or via start menu)
Shut Down Protocol
make sure you transferred your data on a server usb-stick or somewhere else than the microscopes computer (user data gets erased from the hard-disk regularly).
If you or a colleague is going to use the microscope in the next 5-10 minutes, just log out of the computer and don’t turn anything off…
… otherwise:
- shut down the computer
- turn off the fluorescence lamp
- turn off the camera
- turn off the Leitz microscope controller
- turn off the microscope