Carl Zeiss LSM 710 Manuel D’Utilisation
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05/2008
Starting the ZEN software
• Double click the ZEN 2008 icon on the WINDOWS desktop to start the Carl Zeiss LSM
software.
The ZEN Main Application Window and the LSM 710 Startup window appear on the
screen (Fig. 3)
screen (Fig. 3)
In the small startup window, choose either to start the system online ("Start System" hardware for
acquiring new images) or in Image Processing mode to edit already existing images. Toggle the little
symbol to view the Boot Status display and get the additional Offline / Demo button option:
− Choosing Start System initializes the whole microscope system and activates the entire software
package for new image acquisition and analysis.
− The Image Processing mode ignores all hardware and activates only data handling and image
processing functionality for already acquired images.
− The Offline / Demo mode reads the current hardware database but does not activate the system
hardware for use. Instead, it simulates the system hardware for training purposes.
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Upon clicking the Start System button, the Image Processing button changes to a Cancel
button. Click Cancel to interrupt/stop the Startup of the system.
button. Click Cancel to interrupt/stop the Startup of the system.
After Startup, the ZEN Main Application Window (Fig. 4 and Fig. 5) opens. To benefit from all of Zen's
features, run the window in its full screen mode.
features, run the window in its full screen mode.
Fig. 3
ZEN Main Application window at Startup (a) and the LSM 710 Startup window (b and c)