Hitachi TM4000 Simple Manual

TM4000/TM4000Plus
Simple Manual

1. Starting The Instrument

2. Preparing Specimen

Bulk specimen (Conductive/Non-conductive)
(5) Put the conductive tape on the specimen stub and attach
a specimen on it.
(6) Attach the specimen stub to the specimen holder, and adjust its height using a height gauge so that the
gap width becomes about 1 mm.
Front of TM4000
(1) Turn on the earth leakage breaker on the back of the main unit.
(2) Turn on the power switch on the right side of the main unit to start the
device.
(3) When the unit is turned on the Evacuation process will start
automatically and the EVAC LED will blink BLUE.
If you want to load a sample, press the EVAC/AIR button. The AIR LED will
then blink WHITE. Once the specimen chamber is at air, the AIR LED will be
stop blinking and remain WHITE.
(4) Turn on the PC. Start the TM4000/TM4000Plus application by double-
clicking the TM4000 programme shortcut. The TM4000 start screen will be
displayed until the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is loaded.
Water / Oil containing specimen
(5) When observing water containing specimens such as
biological and botanical specimens, food items and so on,
use a paste to stick a specimen on the stub.
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