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Setting the specimen
►
For the best image quality, use flasks,
Petri dishes and slides with a 1.2 mm
thickness.
1.
Place the proper insert for your specimen
(according to the table on the right) on the
stage, and fix it with the stage clip.
2.
Turning the X and Y knobs, move the
specimen to the required position. (Move
-
ment Range: 120 (width) × 78 (length)
mm).
Moving the specimen
Move the specimen to the desired position by
freehand or by turning the knobs of the me
-
chanical stage.
►
When switching objectives, take care
not to touch the adaptor plates with
the objectives, as their weight may
damage the front lens.
M-793.1
Holder for Petri diameter 38mm (M-793.2 needed)
M-793.2
Holder for Terasaki and Petri diameter 65mm.
M-793.3
Holder for slide and Petri diameter 54mm.
M-793.4
Holder for 2+2 slides.
M-793.6
Holder for Utermöhl-Chamber (M-793.3 needed).
M-793.8
Load-bearing side extension for IM-2 series
M-792.1
Mechanical stage for IM-2 series.
INITIAL SETUP
STAGE (OPTIONAL)
Using the microscope
①
②
F
ig.18
Turning on the LED
Connect the power, turn on the main switch
①
.
Adjusting the brightness
Turn the brightness adjustment knob
②
to in-
crease and decrease the brightness. (Fig.18)
Adjusting the tension
►
The coarse focusing knob
③
is pre
adjusted to a tight tension upon leav-
ing the factory.
If the nosepiece drops down by itself, or the
specimen defocuses while adjusting the fine
focus knob
④
, the coarse focus knob is too
loose. Turning the tension adjustment collar
⑤
in clockwise direction tightens the coarse
focus tension
③
. Rotate in the opposite direc-
tion to decrease the tension. (Fig.18)
③
④
⑤
