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  • Confocal Microscope AX
    • Introduction
    • Experiment Settings
    • Multichannel and Spectral Experiments
    • Multiphoton Experiments
    • AX Pad
    • AX Scan Area
    • Device Setup
    • AX + Ti2-E Automatic Correction Collar
  • Image Acquisition
    • Experiment Acquisition
    • Fast Acquisition Using Continuous Movement
    • Camera ROI
    • Shading Correction
    • About ND Acquisition
    • Time-lapse Acquisition
    • Multi-point Acquisition
    • Z-series Acquisition
    • Multi-channel Acquisition
    • Large-image Acquisition
    • Inputs/Outputs Control
    • Combined ND Acquisition
    • Smart Acquisition Using JOBS
    • Capturing to Ring Buffer
    • Stimulating and Photoactivating
    • File Simulator Setup
  • Displaying Images
    • Open, Save, Close Images
    • Supported File Formats
    • Image Layers
    • ND Dimensions
    • Volume Viewer
    • Large Images
    • LUTs - Non-destructive Image Enhancement
    • Organizer
  • Image Analysis
    • Preparation
    • Image Segmentation
    • Binary Layers
    • Regions of Interest - ROIs
  • Measurement
    • Calibration
    • Indicative Measurement
    • Object Count
    • Measurement Options
    • Measurement on Graph
    • Pixel Classifier
    • Manual Measurement
    • Automated Measurement
    • Time Measurement
    • Measurement Features
    • Exporting Results
    • Creating Reports
  • Macros
    • Creating Macros
    • Running a Macro
    • Macro Language Syntax
    • Controlling Cameras by Macro
    • Macro Preferences
  • Movies
    • Capturing AVI Movie
    • Save ND2 as AVI
    • Creating a Movie from EDF Surface View
    • Creating a Movie from Volume View
    • About Video Compression
  • Troubleshooting
    • How to send LOG files
    • Determining COM port numbers
    • HP Z440/Z840 Power Management

Confocal Microscope AX

Introduction
AX Hardware Configurations
Startup
Experiment Settings
Window Overview
About Experiment Presets
Duplicating an Experiment Preset
Editing a Preset
Selecting Your Favorite Fluorescent Dyes
Experiment Setup Edit Mode - Reference
Experiment panel
Multichannel and Spectral Experiments
Creating a Multichannel Experiment Preset
Editing a Multichannel Preset in Expert Mode
Creating a Spectral Experiment Preset
Multiphoton Experiments
Creating a Multiphoton Experiment Preset - DUX Spectral Detection
Creating a Multiphoton Experiment Preset - NDD Detection
Creating a Multiphoton Experiment Preset - NSPARC Detection
Changing of Filters in the NDD detector
AX Pad
Automatic Live Functions
Scanning Settings
Channel Settings
Pinhole Size
IR Laser Control
NIR Laser Control
NSPARC Control
AX Scan Area
Window Overview
Specifying a Custom Rectangular Area
Specifying a ROI Scan Area
Specifying a Polyline (1DT) Scan Area
Applying Shading Correction
Device Setup
Acquisition
General
Alignment
Sampling
Pinhole
Piezo
AutoSignal.ai
AutoFocus
AX-MP
Defaults
Defaults-MP
IO
NSPARC
System Info
AX + Ti2-E Automatic Correction Collar

This manual describes how to control the Nikon Confocal Microscope AX via the NIS-Elements imaging software.

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