Nikon Wide Field Microscope Ee1078
Quick
start
Erasmus Optical Imaging Centre
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Controlling intensity mercury lamp
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Fluorescence can be detected with use of the Mercury lamp
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Choose illumination settings according to your sample
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Intensity of the light can be controlled with neutral density (ND) filters.
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Located between the actual lamp (right) and the microscope stand.
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Press inwards to reduce intensity by 4 or 8 times (ND4, ND8)
Taskbar
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When the taskbar is not visible
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Load the taskbar via: Journals>Taskbar>Load Taskbar
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Location C:\MM\TASKBARS\
Restore
illumination
settings
Open acquire window
Open stream
window
Open MDA configuration
Move stage with cursor
Select
illumination
setting to
eyepiece
Select illumination
setting to camera and
start Live mode
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If needed: reset the illumination settings with: "Restore OIC settings"
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Open the Acquire window
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Configure Stream acquisition or start MDA configuration
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Move stage by clicking inside live image window (distance from centre equals
movement)
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Select illumination settings for Eyepiece (left) or camera (right)
