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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Desktop Microscope. Your microscope comes from a
line of instruments that all operate under proprietary digital inline holography technology plat-
form, developed by 4Deep. With its new and unique method of data acquisition and analysis,
this system is designed to optimize your research of the microscopic world.
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General Safety Information
This instrument is of safety class 1 and has been built and tested according to EN 61010
1/IEC 1010-1/VDE 0411-1 safety standards for electrical measurement, control and laboratory
equipment.
Attention!
This microscope contains a class IIIB Laser. Up to 100 mW at 405 nm is emitted from the laser
housing itself. If properly assembled, the light emitted from the pinhole should not pose any
threat of long term damage to an exposed eye. There are no user serviceable parts inside the
light source. If problems are encountered regarding the light source, please return it imme-
diately for service. Allow only a qualified technician to disassemble the point source.
Do not
attempt to remedy any problems with the light source on your own!
Attention!
Always make sure that the proper 12 VDC power supply is used with the microscope. Failure
to do so could result in critical damage to the microscope.
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What’s in the Box
The following is the list of parts shipped as part of the Desktop microscope.
1. Desktop microscope, pre-assembled. See the microscope description in the “Microscope
and its Components” section. Follow the cable connection instructions in the “Microscope
Setup” section.
2. Power supply (12 VDC).
3. Ethernet cable.
4. Sample holder.
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The Microscope and its Components
The Desktop microscope consists of 3 primary components:
1. Camera: Housed within the top portion of the microscope.
2. Sample Stage: An x-y-z translation stage
3. Point Source: A laser and pinhole, located in the bottom portion of the microscope.
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