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10. ILLUMINATION Built-in substage electric LED illuminator provides constant, reliable, pre-focused illumination equal
to a 20-watt tungsten bulb.
11. CAMERA HOUSING Built-in WiFi camera with USB port on back for powering camera only.
ASSEMBLY
Loosen 0.90mm socket set screw located in eyepiece tube and remove eyepiece dust cap. Insert WF10x eyepiece into
eyepiece tube and tighten 0.90mm socket screw to prevent removal of eyepiece.
MICROSCOPE OPERATION
1. Place microscope directly in front of you in a manner which permits you to comfortably look into the eyepiece. Note
that the head of microscope rotates 360
º
, permitting you to operate the microscope from the front or from the back,
whichever is most convenient for you. It also permits convenient sharing of microscope by more than one user, by
simply rotating head, without needing to move entire microscope.
2. Assure that light is available for illuminating the specimen.
a. Your microscope has special LED illumination that is powered by 3 rechargeable AA nickel metal hydride
batteries (supplied). These batteries may be recharged, as required, using the recharger (supplied). Each set of
batteries may be recharged approximately 500 times before replacing, and each charge will provide up to 50
hours of microscope operation. The LED component (bulb) will last for up to 50,000 hours before replacement is
required.
WARNING
DO NOT USE regular AA alkaline batteries. Use of other than rechargeable AA nickel metal hydride
batteries could result in batteries exploding during recharge. ONLY USE THE SUPPLIED SWITCHING
BATTERY RECHARGER WITH AUTOMATIC “TRICKLE CHARGE”.
b. It is recommended that you charge the batteries before initial use and after prolonged storage as the batteries
may have discharged. Plug output cord from battery charger into DC recharging socket located on back of
microscope base. Your automatic switching recharger operates on 100 to 240 volts AC 50/60 Hz. Plug recharger
into your AC wall outlet. Battery recharger is also equipped with an automatic “trickle charge” feature, the red
LED indicator lamp located on recharger will be illuminated when batteries are receiving maximum charge. After
batteries are charged, the red LED indicator lamp will turn to green and charger automatically switches to “trickle
charge”. The charger can be left plugged in, but for safety reasons it is a good idea to disconnect the charger
from the AC wall outlet and the output cord from recharging socket after 12 hours. Batteries and charger may feel
warm when charging, and unplugging the recharger is a safety precaution.
Note that your microscope can be used during recharging.
Simply turn “on/off” switch on back of
microscope base to “on” position and proceed as follows.
c. In case of equipment malfunction, see troubleshooting procedures located at the back of this manual.
3. Rotate coarse focus knobs to move stage down (away) from objective lens as far as possible.
4. Place specimen slide, cover slip facing up, on stage with specimen centered over condenser lens in middle of stage.
5. Turn rheostat (dimmer) control in direction to reduce illumination brightness to about mid-point. Normally, brightness
will need to be reduced as magnification is reduced, and increased as magnification is increased. Experiment with
this adjustment until optimum resolution and contrast of specimen is obtained.
6. Rotate disc diaphragm until largest aperture is positioned beneath condenser in center of stage.
7. Turn the objective turret until the 4x (smallest) objective lens “clicks” into position in the optical path. Note that each
time you change from one objective lens to another you should turn the turret until you hear the “click”, which
indicates that the lens is properly indexed in the optical path.
8. While looking through the eyepiece, rotate coarse focusing knobs until specimen comes into focus. If image does not
appear in field of view, move specimen slide slightly until image appears in field of view.