Setting Up For Confocal Microscopy; Choosing The Dye; Figure 4. Image Acquisition Window - Basic Controls For Finding The Image - Olympus Fluoview-1000 User Manual

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4.5 Fast scan
4.1 Tungsten Lamp
4.2 Fluorescence
shutter
4.3 Dye List
4.12 Information
4.11 Kalman
Averaging
4.9 Sequential
Figure 4. Image Acquisition Window – Basic controls for Finding the Image

Setting Up for Confocal Microscopy

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This section covers basic settings for obtaining a confocal image.

2.1 Choosing the Dye

Each combination of fluorescent labels requires specific laser lines, dichroic mirrors and filters. These
are selected automatically when you choose the fluorophores from the list in the Dye List Window.
1. Open the Dye List Window, if it is not currently visible, Fig. 2.5;
a. click on Image Acquisition Control/Dye List button, Fig. 4.3, to open;
2. Selected Dyes – upper window displays the currently selected dyes
a. click on "All Clear" to remove all current selections
b. double-click on any selected dye to remove it
3. Scroll through the list of dyes in the lower window;
4. Select each desired fluorophore by double-clicking on the name;
a. if your particular dye does not appear in the list, contact facility manager, or choose one
with similar characteristics
b. dyes with conflicting optical requirements will generate an error message
5. Activate the settings by clicking on the "Apply" button, lower window;
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4.6 XY Repeat 4.7 Acquisition scan
4.10 Confocal Aperture
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4.8 Stop scan
4.4 Tungsten Voltage