ZEISS FIB-SEM 002 Safely Powering Off On your Crossbeam System User Manual
- June 3, 2024
- Zeiss
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FIB-SEM 002 Safely Powering Off On your Crossbeam System
User Manual
Brief Instruction FIB-SEM 002
Safely Powering Off/On your Crossbeam System
Shuting down the Microscope
This manual will safely guide you to power your Crossbeam Off and On.
Info
Please note the following
- This method works with the pumping system off for one day maximum. For a longer period of time, contact Zeiss service to help you with an eventual bakeout of the system or a more complex vacuum recovering procedure.
- Not every user profile is allowed to switch off the SEM gun. For this procedure, select at least the SYSTEM user profile.
1.1 Shuting down the FIB Gun
Procedure
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Select the FIB Control panel.
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Click Off.
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Wait for FIB EHT = 0
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Close the FIB Control panel.
1.2 Shutting down the SEM EHT
Procedure
- Go to the lower right corner of the user interface.
- Select All > EHT Off.
- Wait for the Running down.. bar to fill and disappear is displayed.
1.3 Shutting down the SEM Gun
Procedure
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Go to the lower right corner of the user interface.
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Select Gun > Shutdown Gun.
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Confirm with Yes.
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Wait for the Running down.. bar to fill and disappear is displayed.
1.4 Shuting down the SmartSEM User Interface
Procedure
- Go to the upper right corner of the user interface and click X .
- Confirm to close the software.
The SmartSEM user interface closes.
1.5 Shuting down the EM Server
Procedure
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Locate the EM Server window. It may be minimized in the Windows toolbar.
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To close the server, click X in the upper right corner.
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Confirm to shut down the EM Server.
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Wait until the server window disappears.
1.6 Shuting down the PC
Procedure
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Close all running applications.
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Shut down the PC.
1.7 Turning off the Microscope at the Front Panel
Procedure
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Locate the three buttons at the front of the microscope
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Press the red OFF button and wait until it is the only one that remains illuminated.
1.8 Turning off the Microscope at the Back Panel
Procedure
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Locate the black rotating knob at the back panel of the microscope.
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Turn it to the OFF position.
The microscope is now off.
Restarting the Microscope
2.1 Switching on the Microscope at the Back Panel
Procedure
- Locate the black rotating knob at the back panel of the microscope.
- Turn it to the ON position.
The microscope is now ON.
2.2 Switching on the Microscope at the Front Panel
Prerequisite
Only the red OFF button is illuminated
Procedure
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Locate the three buttons at the front of the microscope.
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Press the ON button and wait until it is the only one that stays illuminated.
2.3 Starting the PC
Procedure
- Switch on the PC.
- Log on to your Windows user account (default is User: SEM; Password: sem).
- Make sure the remote icon is displayed in the bottom right corner before launching SmartSEM.
2.4 Starting SmartSEM
Procedure
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On the desktop, double click the SmartSEM user interface icon
The EM Server starts. -
Log on to the “system” account by entering user name and password.
Alternatively, press <Ctrl+s>. There is no default password for the system user.
An error message should appear in the bottom right corner of the screen.
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Do not click anything, but wait for SmartSEM to finish booting.
2.5 Waiting for SEM Vacuum
Procedure
- Navigate to the Crossbeam SEM Control panel and wait until Vac Status is “Ready”.
2.6 Waiting for FIB Vacuum
Procedure
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On the top right corner of the UI, click the FIB Control icon
The FIB Control panel is displayed. -
In the bottom right corner, confirm the error message with Yes.
SmartSEM launches the power fail recovery process.
After pumping time the last power fail recovery message should be displayed.
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Click OK.
The microscope is now ready for normal operation.
Info
If you have any further questions, contact:
Microscopy Headquarters
info.microscopy.de@zeiss.com