Nikon SMZ18, Instruction Manual

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Chapter 3
Specific Operations
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Switching the Optical Path of the Tube
For observing a specimen using the eyepiece, switch the optical
path to the binocular part. For imaging using the DS camera head,
switch the optical path to the vertical tube. Use the optical path
switching lever of the tube to switch the optical path. Push or pull
the lever to make the desired selection. Be sure the lever is fully
pushed in or pulled out. Do not leave the lever stopped partway.
Switching the optical path
Distribution of Light with Optical Path Switching (%)
Tube Lever position
Binocular part
Vertical tube*
Left Right
P2-TERG 100 Trinocular Tilting
Tube Pulled out 100 100 0
Pushed in 100 0 100
P2-TERG 50 Trinocular Tilting Tube Pulled out 100 100 0
Pushed in 100 50 50
P2-TL100 Trinocular Tube L Pulled out 100 100 0
Pushed in 100 0 100
* The light amount of the left eye is always 100%. The light from the optical path of the right eye is diverged to the vertical tube.
(Images of the right eye’s optical path are captured.)