Instruction manual

Calibration, Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Warranty
Rev. B MultiMode SPM Instruction Manual 273
• Contact AFM Troubleshooting: Section 15.11
• False engagement: Section 15.11.1
• Head appears engaged but does not track surface features: Section 15.11.2
• Head does not engage: Section 15.11.3
• Head engages immediately: Section 15.11.4
• Displacement of material: Section 15.11.5
• Lines in the image: Section 15.11.6
• Problems with silicon nitride cantilevers: Section 15.11.7
• Image vertical dimensions are not correct: Section 15.11.8
• Z Center Position goes out of range: Section 15.11.9
• Poor image quality: Section 15.11.10
• Force Calibration command does not seem to work: Section 15.11.11
• Image features appear washed out: Section 15.11.12
• Image is only black and white: Section 15.11.13
• Image goes white: Section 15.11.14
• TappingMode AFM Troubleshooting: Section 15.12
• Streaks on the trailing edge of surface features: Section 15.12.1
• Lines across the image: Section 15.12.2
• Rings around features on the surface: Section 15.12.3
• Multiple or repeating patterns: Section 15.12.4
• Image goes white or black: Section 15.12.5
• Fluid Imaging Troubleshooting: Section 15.13
• Image drifts: Section 15.13.1
• Leaks: Section 15.13.2