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The Direct Alignments Control Panel offers access to the
microscope's direct alignments. In addition to the alignment procedures where the operator
is taken through a set of alignments in a structured way, the
Tecnai microscope provides (rapid) access to a restricted set of
direct alignments. In contrast with the procedures, direct
alignments do not switch the microscope to predefined states but
instead are applicable to the current microscope state. The
direct alignments are shown in a list. Which alignments are
available depends on the microscope mode.
Alignments can be stored to files and wholly or in part
(currently two parts, Column and Gun) restored to the microscope.
Alignments for all users are located together and listed in the
list of available alignments. The controls for saving and
restoring alignments are found in the Alignment
File Control Panel.
A few rules:
- You do not change any alignment by activating it. Only
when you change a setting with the Multifunction knobs,
do you change alignments. Changes become operational
immediately. They are stored when the alignment is exited
(Done).
- Activate a direct alignment by clicking on the title of
the first subprocedure (or the individual subprocedure
required if not the whole procedure is needed). Stop an
alignment by pressing Done.
Going to another tab (where the Direct Alignment Control
Panel is no longer visible) also exits the alignment.
- Direct alignments may differ depending on the level of user,
with experts and supervisor levels having more alignments
accessible than users.
- All direct alignments have on-line help pages that
describe the purpose and operation of the particular
alignment. Press F1 while a direct alignment is active
and the proper page should come up.
- You can move to another control panel as long as you stay
within the current tab (you can also pop-up panels on the
lower right), but if you move to another tab, then the
alignment is exited.
Direct
alignment selection
Selection is done in the list of alignments. Click on a direct
alignment to activate it.
Done
Switches alignment off.
Page last modified on 05/18/01