3. Precautions for Use of
the
System
• Standard objectives for biological use are employed for both the upright microscope system
configuration (BX) and the inverted microscope system configuration (IX). Accordingly, use cover
glass with a thickness of 0.17 mm or Petri dishes with a bottom thickness of 0.17 mm.
It is recommended to use special cover glass for LSM water immersion objectives.
• When using the FLUOVIEW system, it is recommended to dim the light in the room to reduce the
adverse effects of extraneous light.
• To ensure a stable laser beam output allow at least 10 minutes for warm-up after the laser power
supply is tumed ON.
• After tuming the reflected light power supply OFF, wait at least 10 minutes before tuming ON
again.
Tuming ON sooner will reduce the service life of the mercury burner.
About the Computer
and
Software
• Microsoft Windows are pre-installed on the computer for use with the FLUOVIEW system.
Microsoft Windows are pre-installed on the computer for use with the FLUOVIEW system.
The customer should make a back-up of the pre-installed program and store the back-up floppy
disks carefully. (Olympus offers no support for back-up, missing back-up, etc.)
For details on Microsoft Windows, refer to the User's Manual for Microsoft Windows.
• When the empty capacity of the hard disk becomes low, data processing will become very slow.
Periodically erase unnecessary data files from the hard disk. For details on erasing data files, refer
to the User's Manual for Microsoft Windows.
• When closing the software, always click the <Exit> button at the bottom of the [File I/O] panel. If
you display Windows' [Task List] dialog box and click the <End Task> button to close the software,
the file conditions, etc. of the last session will not be saved and subsequently not recalled next
time the software is started.
• When using the Z-motor, bring the specimen into focus by operating the coarse (fine) adjustment
knob on the microscope frame after clearing the check from the [Keep locked] check box on the [Z
Stage] panel of the [Acquire] panel (refer to Section 4-2-3-1 in the Operation Manual). Operating
the focus adjustment knobs on the microscope frame while the [Keep locked] check box remains
checked may result in damage to the Z-motor.
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