CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM OPERATIONZEISS Left Tool Area and Hardware Control Tools LSM 880228 000000-2071-464 10/2014 V_015.3.6 Navigation – Stage• Click on the Stage tool tab to open the Stagepanel (Fig. 296).The Compass Rose allows you to move thescanning stage in the direction of the arrows thatwill become visible, when the mouse moves over asection (Fig. 297).Clicking the arrow of the inner circle will cause thestage to move with normal speed. If you press thedouble arrow of the outer section the stage willmove with fast speed.You can define the step size by using the tabs ofthe Step [μm] box or typing a number. You canmove with two speeds, fast with the outer roseand slow with the inner rose. If the carrier wasmoved by the compass rose or the joystick, thecalibration will be lost.The X [μm] and Y [μm] boxes display the currentrelative x and y positions of the stage. If you typein numbers in the boxes the first click on thecompass rose will move the stage to this definedposition. Further clicks will move the stage in thedirection of the arrow pressed with the step sizeand speed selected.You can stop the stage from moving to a defined position by pressing the Stop button. In this case theorientation of the carrier will be lost.If the Set Zero button is pressed, the stage will be zeroed to the current position. You can move to thezero position by pressing the Move To Zero button.If the carrier is not oriented or positions are defined out of the range of the carrier, the stage mightmove the sample carrier out of the objective field.Marks is only available if Select all is active. It allows you to define positions in an image by pressing theMark button. You can give a marked position a name by typing a name in the Marks display box. Youcan move to a marked position by stage by selecting it from the drop down menu and pressing theMove To button. You van remove a marked position by loading it and pressing the Remove button.And you can remove all marked positions by pressing the Remove All button.Fig. 296 Stage panelFig. 297 Compass rose with mouse pointingto an inner (left) and outer (right)section
