observations using the electrical LED lighting and the electronic LCD
eyepiece (screen module). Insert the plug end of the AC adapter into
the proper power source
Illumination
To get the sharpest and best views, the proper illumination or lighting
must be chosen.
Oblique Lighting
Or top lighting is normally for solid objects (not on a specimen
slide) so light shine down onto the object.
Transmitted Lighting
Or bottom lighting is used for specimen slides where the light
shines up through the hole in the stage through the slide.
Having both oblique and transmitted lights on at the same time can
provide enough light for semi-transparent specimens.
The lighting switches are located near the base of the microscope on
either side of the microscope. Adjust the level of brightness by turning
the switch slide.
Using the Microscope with the LCD Screen
Carefully place the LCD screen into the tube of the microscope.
1. Begin each observation at the lowest magnification. To adjust the
positioning of the specimen move the microscope table, using the
focusing wheel completely down and then turn the lens turret until it
engages on the lowest magnification (the 4x-objective is vertical).
2. Place specimen directly under the objective of the microscope stage
and exactly above or below the illumination, if the specimen is on a
microscope slide clamp it onto the stage of the microscope. For this,
move the lever for the clamping mounting plate to the side, put the
slide onto the stage and carefully allow the clamping mounting plate to
return onto the prepared slide. If necessary use mechanical stage
controls to move the slide forwards and back and/or left and right.
3. Then switch on the LCD monitor, by pressing the power switch on
the screen module; the red operating light will light up. Look at the
LCD screen and adjust lighting and focusing wheel until the image is
sharp. With the stage you can now center the object at the desired
place on the LCD monitor.
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4. For higher magnification turn the lens turret to a higher setting
(objectives 10x and 40x).
Notes:
Before you change the objective setting, first move the
microscope table fully downwards. This will avoid possible damage to
the objective lens and to the slide.
The higher the magnification, the more light is needed for a good
image quality.
Depending on the preparation in use, higher magnification in individual
cases will not lead to a better picture. The magnification is altered by
changing the objective. This alters the sharpness of the image which
must be adjusted by the focusing wheel. Proceed here very carefully,
if you raise the microscope table too quickly, the objective and the
slides can touch each other and be damaged
5. The magnification factor of the LCD eyepiece amounts to 10x. In
combination with the 4x-objective we obtain a total magnification of
40x, i.e. 1 mm of the object is shown as 40 mm on the LCD
monitor. With the 10x objective we have a total magnification of 100x,
correspondingly, with the 40x objective 400x.
6. To zoom in digitally, press the “up” or “down” arrow keys located on the
right of screen. The digital magnification of the image can be zoom
with set with a factor from 1 to 4.
Colored Wheel Filter Disc
The color wheel filter disc is located beneath the microscope table
helps you when viewing very bright or transparent specimens. For
this please select the suitable color depending upon the object being
observed. The components of colorless or transparent objects
(e.g. grain containing starch, single-celled organisms) will be much
easier to recognize. Filter colors are violet, yellow, light green, green
and blue.
Icons On the LCD Screen
If you switch on the LCD monitor, you will see the live image of your
object as well as three different displays.
1. Lower right is the remaining internal storage capacity of the screen
module available for image files and showing picture’s resolution
above it. Quality: Fine (
) , Standard(
) and Economy( )
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