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4. MICROSCOPY
4.1 Power switch and Illumination Brightness Adjustment
“I” on power switch stands for
ON
and “
O
” stands for
OFF
Set the power switch to “I” (
ON
).
The green line control lamp in the switch must light up.
The halogen lamp 12V/50 W in the EPI illuminator must light up.
When the Brightness adjustment knob is turned clockwise to the high brightness position, the light
intensity
increases.
(Fig.4)
MRL 100 Power Unit
Check the power cord connection before switch on.
If the specimen has high reflectivity, take note to low down the brightness before eyepieces.
observation.
A remote brightness adjustment knob is available a option to MRL100.
4.2 Coarse and Fine Focusing
Focusing is carried out with the coarse and fine focus knobs at the left and right of the microscope
stand.
One rotation of the fine focus knob moves the focusing block 0.2mm. The fine focus knob is 2
microns.
