Olympus SZH-STAD1, Instructions Manual

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USING THE CONTROLS
5-1 Base
1 Using the Stage Plate
When reflected light is used, the stage plate is usually placed with the
white side facing up. In case the specimen is white or other bright colors,
place the stage plate with the black side up to improve contrast.
# When transmitted light is used, use the transparent glass stage
plate (SP-C).
2 Placing the Specimen
1. Place the specimen on the approximate center of the stage plate. Hold
the specimen with the specimen holder as required.
2. Illuminate the specimen with an illuminator selected according to the
specimen under observation.
5-2 Microscope Body and Focusing Assembly
1
Adjusting the Tension of the Coarse
Focus Adjustment Knob
(Fig. 13)
# The tension of the coarse focus adjustment knob can be adjusted
with the tension adjustment ring @. Do not rotate the knobs on the
left and right in opposite directions, for this will damage the internal
mechanism.
1. Rotate the tension adjustment ring @ by inserting the Allen screwdriver
into the hole ² on the ring periphery.
Rotating the ring clockwise increases the tension of the coarse focus
adjustment knob, and rotating counterclockwise decreases it.
# If the microscope body falls down by its own weight or the focus
obtained by fine focusing is lost immediately, the tension adjust-
ment may be too light. In this case, rotate the ring clockwise to
increase the tension.
# If the tension adjustment is too tight, delicate focusing will be
impossible and the knob may be damaged. Particularly, never
rotate the fine focus adjustment knob quickly while its tension is
extremely tight.
Fig. 13
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