Stage Control

Stage Control Control Panel Click on the image (when the cursor is a hand) to jump to a topic.

The Stage Control Control Panel provides control over stage settings.

 
To top      Reset holder to 0

Resets all axes to zero. It is advised to use this function (or at the very least Reset AB before removing a specimen holder from the microscope).

 
To top      Reset XY to 0

Resets the XY position to 0,0.

 
To top      Reset A (or AB) to 0

Reset the tilts to zero.

 
To top      Wobbler

The Alpha wobbler tool helps in setting the eucentric height. When the wobbler is switched on (the button will turn yellow), the CompuStage will tilt continuously on a from minus to plus by the value set with the alpha wobbler track bar. By changing the Z height and minimizing the image movement, the CompuStage is set to the eucentric height.

 
To top      Alpha wobbler

The alpha wobbler track bar sets the alpha wobble angle. The maximum value is 15 degrees (5 degrees for the U-TWIN lens), but the user can set any angle less than that.

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