3
Things you must know
1. Introduction
2. System overview
3. Installing the
Phenom
4. Using the Phenom
CONTENTS
Things you must know 6
Introduction 8
1.1 Unpacking the Phenom components 8
1.2 Packaging contents 9
System overview 10
Controls 10
Connections 12
Screens 13
Installing the Phenom 18
Preparation 18
3.1 Requirements for positioning the Phenom components 18
3.2 Assembling the flat panel touch screen monitor 18
C
onnections 19
3.3 Connecting the Phenom 19
3.4 Activating the system 21
3.4.1 Switching on the Phenom 21
3.4.2 Switching ‘on’ the flat panel touch screen monitor 21
3.4.3 Calibrating the flat panel touch screen monitor 21
Using the Phenom 22
Preparation 22
4.1 Waking-up the Phenom 22
4.2 Preparing samples 22
4.2.1 Samples that cannot be prepared in colloidal graphite or silver paint 23
4.2.2 Particle samples 23
4.2.3 Polymers 24
4.2.4 Metals 24
4.2.5 Biological samples 24
4.2.6 Heavy metal coating 25
4.3 Loading samples 25
4.3.1 Activating the sample holder 26
Operation 26
4.4 Using the touch screen 27
4.5 Optical imaging 27
4.5.1 Adjusting focus 27
4.5.2 Adjusting brightness and contrast 27
4.5.3 Adjusting magnification (ProX / Pro) 28
4.5.4 Moving the sample 28
4.5.5 Sample overview 28
4.5.6 Storing images 28
4.6 Electron imaging 30
4.6.1 Adjusting focus 30
4.6.2 Adjusting brightness and contrast 31
4.6.3 Magnifying the image 31
4.6.4 Rotating the image 31
4.6.5 Moving the sample 32
4.6.6 Storing images 32
4.7 Viewing stored images 33
4.7.1 Comparing images (ProX / Pro) 34
4.7.2 Deleting stored images 34
4.8 Measuring on stored images (ProX / Pro) 35