Purpose; Software; Convention For The Text In This Manual - Zeiss LSM 880 Operating Manual

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Purpose

This section describes the operation of the Laser Scanning Microscope with the ZEN 2 software.
When starting up and operating the microscope system, mind the operating instruction manuals for the
Axio Imager.Z2, Axio Imager.M2, Axio Observer.Z1 and Axio Examiner.Z1 microscopes:
− M70-2-0020
− B 40-0111
− M60-2-0003
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Software

The ZEN software is used to
− control the microscope, the scanning module, the laser module, and the image acquisition process
− display, edit and analyze the images
It is a special user interface (desktop) based on the network-capable graphic 64-bit Microsoft
WINDOWS 7 operating system.
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The installation of the software for the Laser Scanning Microscope and the basic settings of the
equipment components are carried out by ZEISS service staff. This job includes the creation of a
customized software configuration in line with the specific hardware components of the customer's
microscope system.
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Convention for the Text in this Manual

All the originally used terms of the software interface, e.g.
− names of windows
− tool groups
− panels
− input boxes
− list / selection boxes
− check boxes
− menu items
− names of buttons and sliders
− keyboard keys
are displayed in bold letters to allow easier identification.
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CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM OPERATION
Axio Imager.Z2 / M2, Operating Manual
Axio Observer.Z1, Operating Manual
Axio Examiner.Z1, Operating Manual
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Purpose LSM 880
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