Operating Instructions for CCD3 • Turn on arc lamp, power supply for
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1. or white the exposure time is probably wrong so either type a new exposure time into the exposure box or click the autoexpose button to automatically find the correct exposure time Now Show Live will use this corrected exposure time If the shutter speed is too slow then increase the live binning value and or reduce the exposure time Capture high quality image using Metamorph Click the Acquire button in Acquire window If acquired image is under over exposed click the autoexpose button to automatically capture another image with optimised exposure time TIP establish the appropriate exposure time using your positive control then use same exposure time for experimental samples To adjust contrast brightness click on the display tab in the Acquire window uncheck the auto scale box and use sliders to adjust grey levels This does not change original grey values just the display If you re save the image the new display settings will be saved along with the image TIP establish appropriate display settings using your positive control then apply them to your experimental samples Save the acquired image to your personal folder on the appropriate server permanent or to SCRATCH disc deleted every Monday Re open saved images in Metamorph offline in order to check the settings image info adjust the grey levels image scale or to export image with different file format After you ve finished Turn off CO2 pump a2. Operating Instructions for CCD3 Turn on arc lamp power supply for Coolsnap digital camera big green rocker switch on microscope and if live cell support is required CO2 pump and valve in corner View image with binoculars Turn knob on lower LHS of microscope to VIS Turn wheel on LHS to 100 setting Brightfield amp Phase press HAL button on bottom RHS of microscope you will probably need to turn the light intensity up with rocker switch on front of scope If doing phase then remember to select the correct phase setting for your phase objective Fluorescence press FL button on bottom RHS of microscope Use the ND sliders at the back of the microscope to control intensity Select the appropriate filterset for your probe Only one of the white lines on the filter wheel will line up with your chosen filter View your image in Metamorph Open Metamorph and open the Acquire window from acquire on the main menu bar Turn knob on lower LHS of microscope to BP In Metamorph go to illum drop down menu in main menu bar and select shutter then go to illumination drop down menu in the Acquire window and select brightfield or fluorescence Click on the display tab in the Acquire window and tick the auto scale box Click Show Live button in the Acquire window You can change the field of view and focus using this Show Live window Use F2 to shut the live window If the Show Live window is completely black
3. nd CO2 valve in corner big green rocker button on microscope digital camera and arc lamp power supply Leave heater on set to 37 degrees Check CCD3 bookings in BRIAN if microscope is booked during next couple of hours then leave everything turned on just log out of the computer but if no one is booked after you for two hrs or more then log out of computer and turn off microscope camera and arc lamp and start the stopwatch Clean objectives with lens tissue clean stage and bench with normal tissue Throw away tissues lens tissue in green bins slides and coverslips in orange glass bins and contaminated culture dishes or samples in brown crates Put blue plastic cover over microscope but please avoid contact of plastic with the hot arc lamp Bio Imaging SWDSOP 2004
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