Olympus CX43, Instructions Manual

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Placing the specimen
4-2 Stage portion
When using the specimen holder for observing one slide glass
Rotate the coarse focusing knob a in the arrow direction to fully
lower the stage.
Press the specimen holding lever knob b backward (arrow direction)
to open the lever c , and slide the specimen from front to back on
the stage to place it.
After placing the specimen, return the specimen holding lever c
gently.
Place the specimen carefully. If you return the specimen
holding lever
c
with excess force or release your hand
from the specimen holding lever knob
b
in the middle,
the lever may collide with the specimen to damage it.
Placing the specimen with one hand
Rotate the coarse focusing knob a in the arrow direction to fully
lower the stage.
Place the specimen on the front side of the stage.
Spread the specimen holding lever c at the edge of the specimen
as shown in the picture on the left, and slide the specimen from front
to back on the stage to place it.
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NOTE
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b
For procedures to attach the specimen holder (option), see
page 41.
When using the specimen hold plate CX3-SHP
(Option)
Rotate the coarse focusing knob a in the arrow direction to fully
lower the stage.
Place the specimen on the resin sheet b .
· The outside of the aperture
c
of the resin sheet is not
illuminated by the light from the condenser, the specimen
cannot be observed.
When operating the X-axis knob, be careful not to cover
the aperture of the stage with the resin sheet.
· The specimen hold plate cannot be used in combination
with the 100X oil immersion objective because the optical
performances cannot be delivered sufficiently during
observation using the 100X oil immersion objective.
· The specimen hold plate cannot be used for the darkfield
observation because the shadow appears in the center of
the field of view during darkfield observation.
For fixing the stage, see page 12.
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NOTE
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c
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