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1. Turn"the"PC"Microscope,"Scanner"Power,"Laser"Power,"and"the"Laser"Emission"key"to"on"
(bottom"right"of"desk)."
2. Turn"on"the"fluorescent"lamp"(top"left"of"the"computer"monitor)."
3. Log"into"the"computer"using"your"PI’s"last"name."
4. Double"click"on"the"LAS"X"software"found"on"the"desktop."
5. Select,"Configuration:"Maching.xhlw,"Microscope:"DMI8,"Load"Settings"at"Startup:"use"last"
system"settings"(This"should"be"default)."
6. Click"yes"if"you"want"to"use"image"stitching,"click"no"if"you"do"not"want"to"use"image"
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appropriate"buttons"(3)."IL-Shutter,opens"and"closes"the"fluorescence"shutter"and"the"TL-shutter"(4)"
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coverslip"slide,"you"must"turn"the"slide"upside"down."If"using"a"plate"it"must"be"a"specialized"glass-
bottom"dish,"with"a"thickness"of"1.5."When"using"an"oil"immersion"objective"use"one"small"drop"of"oil,"
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the"Z"movement."You"can"toggle"between"coarse"and"fine"focus"in"the"Z"plane"by"using"the"buttons"on"
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2. Shutter,button:"this"turns"on"and"off"the"light"going"into"the"eyepieces."If"you"don’t"see"anything"
through"the"eyepieces,"make"sure"the"shutter,button"is"open.",
3. TL/Fluor"toggles"between"bright"field"and"fluorescence."This"method"can"quickly"switch"between"
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4. The"knob"controls"the"intensity"of"the"light"going"to"the"eyepieces"(both"the"white"light"and"the"
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and"the"4(together."The"top"green"light"will"turn"off."Focus"the"stage"to"where"you"want"to"set"the"
top"together"and"the"bottom"green"light"will"turn"off."Focus"the"stage"manually"to"your"lower"limit"
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2) To"perform"a"sequential"scan,"hit"the"seq"button.""
3) Format-"refers"to"how"many"pixels"will"be"captured"when"you"acquire"an"image."Use"a"smaller"
pixel"format"when"trying"to"find"an"area"of"interest"and"a"larger"pixel"format"when"taking"a"
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4) Speed-"refers"to"how"quickly"the"laser"passes"over"each"pixel."Slower"speeds"can"cause"photo"
bleaching,"but"will"give"better"signal-to-noise"ratio."""
5) Line-,average"reduces"the"background."A"higher"average"will"increase"the"time"to"acquire"an"
image,"but"it"should"increase"the"quality"of"your"image.""
6) Frame,averaging-,is"similar"to"line"averaging,"but"it"averages"noise"in"each"frame"instead"of"per"
line."
7) Pinhole-,the"size"of"the"opening"which"the"laser(s)"pass"through."Leave"at"Airy"1,"unless"there"is"
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8) Z-stack-,select"the"begin"and"end"limits"of"your"z-stack"(more"on"this"later)."
9) Start"live"scan"to"acquire"image."
10) Once"all"the"settings"are"correct"hit"the"capture"image"button."All"images"are"can"be"found"in"the"
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2) Click"on"the"…"button"to"select"your"desired"dyes."
3) Now"select"the"dyes"or"dyes"with"similar"emission"and"excitation"as"your"own."
4) Now,"you"will"be"given"several"different"setups"to"select"from."Chose"the"design"with"the"least"
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2) Alternatively,"you"can"change"the"objective"by"using"the"touch"screen"and"select"the"desired"
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1) The"laser"control"panel"allows"you"to"select"which"lasers"you"desire."We"have"a"405nm"and"
442nm"laser,"along"with"the"White"Light"laser"(WWL)."To"turn"on"the"lasers,"click"the"plus"button"
and"then"select"which"laser"you"need.""
2) If"you"are"going"to"use"the"while"laser,"click"the"switch,to,white,light"button"and"then"select"the"
number"of"laser"you"will"use."Now,"double"click"the"numerical"value"and"type"in"the"wavelength"
you"desire."
3) You"can"adjust"the"power"of"each"laser,"via"the"sliders."Be"careful"not"to"adjust"it"too"high.""
4) The"area"where"you"can"turn"on"the"PMT"and"Hyd"detectors."
5) The"drop"down"menu"which"will"allow"you"to"select"the"dye"you"are"using,"or"a"similar"dye.""
6) Once"you"have"selected"a"dye,"a"slider"will"appear"that"has"an"upper"and"lower"limit."This"is"the"
range"at"which"emission"from"your"dye"will"be"detected."
7) The"area"where"you"can"assign"pseudo"color"to"your"image."
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2) Smart,offset-,controls"the"contrast.""
3) Scan,Field,Rotate-,controls"the"angle"of"the"image."
4) Pinhole-"controls"how"thick"of"an"optical"section"you"are"collecting."Smaller"pinholes"will"create"a"
thinner"section"but"will"greatly"reduce"the"signal."Larger"pinholes"will"give"you"a"thicker"section"
with"a"greater"signal."You"should"always"try"to"keep"the"pinhole"at"1.00"AU."
5) Zoom-"adjusts"the"zoom"in"the"field"of"view."This"is"pre-acquisition"zoom,"so"the"image"you"
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1) Quick,LUT-"allows"you"to"determine"if"you"are"oversaturated"or"undersaturated."Oversaturated"
pixel"will"be"blue,"while"undersaturated"pixels"will"be"green."Your"image"should"have"a"few"
speckles"of"blue"while"the"background"is"peppered"with"green."By"changing"the"Gain"and"Offset,
knobs"you"can"adjust"the"under"and"over"saturation."Pushing"the"Quick,LUT,button"for"a"second"
time"will"turn"the"screen"black"and"white,"pushing"it"a"third"time"will"put"it"back"to"the"original"
color."
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