18
5. Ending your imaging session
When you have finished your imaging session you should:
- Close the fluorescence light shutter (Fig. 3)
- Log off from the computer
On working days (Mo-Fr) leave the equipment on if your reservation ends before 16:00. If
your reservation begins before 16:00 and ends after 16:00 and you are not present at 16:00,
please leave AxioVision software on to show that you will continue your imaging session.
If your session ends after 16:00 on a working day, or you are using AxioVert on Saturday,
Sunday, or a holiday, you should turn off the equipment unless somebody has a reservation
after you. You can check that by opening Internet Explorer. The default page of IE shows that
day's reservations for AxioVert.
When turning off the equipment, the following tasks should be carried out:
- Turn off the fluorescence light
- Turn off the microscope
- Disconnect the power cable from the camera (Fig. 12)
- Write down the time and "off" in the paper calendar
- Place the hood over the optics (not over the lamps as they can be hot)
6. Troubleshooting
6.1 Microscope (both fluorescence and transmitted light imaging)
Cannot focus on the specimen:
Working distance of the objective is not enough - use long distance (LD) objective
6.1.1 Fluorescence light microscopy
You cannot see anything:
Is the fluorescence light on? Is the shutter for fluorescence light open (chapter 2.1, Fig. 3)?
Are you using the correct fluorescence filter (chapter 2.3, Table 2)?
Fluorescence lamp doesn’t ignite:
The bulb might be burnt, ask MIU to install a new one.
Fluorescence lamp is on but no light comes to the specimen:
Check that the shutter is open (chapter 2.1).
Fluorescence light image is very noisy:
Check white balance settings (chapter 3.2.2).
Comentarios a estos manuales