General
- If somebody uses the microscope after you, follow the standby protocol.
- Do not use your home folder (c:\users\<you login>) to save acquired data. Use D:\User Data\ for image data. Beware that this is no place to store data for longterm. We delete image data regularly.
- Save your data on your external memory stick or harddrive.
Start Protocol
- switch on the power supply unit at the green switch
- switch on the computer workstation
- switch on microsope unit box
- wait until the microscope has completed initialisation
- switch on external light source
- double click the LAS AF icon on the desktop to start software
- switch on the lasers with the laser key switch
- ready to go!
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Standby Protocol
If someone will use the microscope after you within the next 1-2 hours:
- exit the LAS AF software
- log off the computer
- clean the objectives
Shutdown Protocol
Transfer your data on an external saving device since data on the PC computer will regularly be deleted.
- save all settings and images
- klick off the laser lines in the LAS AF software
- switch off lasers with key switch
- exit the LAS AF software
- shut down the operating system and workstation (PC)
- wait until workstation (PC) has shut down
- switch off the power supply unit at the green power switch
- switch off the external light source
- switch off the microscope unit box last
- Then:
- clean up your stuff
- clean the objectives
- put the cover on the microscope
- make sure the immersion liquid bottles are closed properly.