Zeiss LSM 510 Inverted, Brief Operating Manual

 
 
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• 

Click on the 

Laser

 button to open the 

Laser Control

 window. 

• 

Select the appropriate 

Laser Unit

 by clicking on 

the name of it. 

• 

Click on the 

Standby

 button to switch required 

laser(s) to Standby.  

• 

When status is 

Ready

 click on 

On

 button. 

• 

Set 

Output [%]

 so that the 

Tube Current

 is 

about 

4 A 

(50% of the output power). 

Setting the microscope 

Changing between direct observation or laser scanning 

The 

VIS

, 

TV

 and 

LSM

 buttons switch the beam path and indicate which beam path has been set in the 

binocular tube of the microscope: 

• 

Click on the 

VIS

 button to set the microscope for direct observation via the eyepieces 

of the binocular tube, lasers are off. 

• 

Click on the 

TV

 button to set the microscope camera observation (if connected) via 

camera adapter of the binocular tube. 

• 

Click on the 

LSM

 button to set the microscope screen observation via laser excitation 

using the LSM 510 and software evaluation. 

Setting the microscope and storing the settings 

• 

Click on the 

VIS

 button for direct observation. 

• 

Click on the 

Micro 

button in the 

Acquire

 subordinate toolbar to open the 

Microscope Control

 window of the used microscope. 

The 

Microscope Control

 window appears (Fig. 10). 

Fig. 9 

Laser Control window