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Perform initial checks of the microscope state before you start doing anything - make sure that:
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The system vacuum is in order (all values in green range).
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High Tension is on (at 200 kV).
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There is no error messages in the status window.
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The microscope is at LN2 temperatures (Autoloader tab).
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In case the system is unresponsive (e.g. EPU is frozen) you might need to restart the microscope PC. To do so please:
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Click on 'Stop All' (Software Launcher).
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After a while, all the applications should close down and TEM server should stop.
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Click on the 'Start' button and restart th PC.
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After the system has rebooted login using the following credentials: USER: supervisor; PWD: Superuser#1
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Once the Software Launcher has started: right click on the green 'Play' button and select 'Start Server and Applications'.
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In case HT is off, click on High Tension button (so that it becomes yellow) and ramp it up to 200 kV.
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Initialize autoloader.
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In 'Alignements' tab load the correct file: APM_B00015992HT200.
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Highlight all the settings and click the arrowhead to the left.
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Then highlight them again and click 'Apply'.
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Load the latest FEG registers by highlighting 'CURRENT' and clicking 'Set'.
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In the Flu Cam viewer click on the 'CCD' button to display the green square that shows the area of the Falcon4i detector.
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Launch EPU.
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Load your settings by clicking 'Import' and selecting appropriate file.
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Load Data Acquisition presets by clicking 'Set'. Make sure that the beam covers the detector. Then click 'Measure'.
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After a moment, the current electron dose in e/pix/s will show up. Make sure you stay in the green range. The optimal dose is between 5 and 10 e/pix/s.
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Almost done!
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