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MIC-100 Series / 1820
The names of the components are listed here and are marked
in the Fig. 2. Shown is the binocular version with mechanical
stage:
A1) Right tube with eyepiece (10x)
A2) Left tube with eyepiece (10x)
A3) Diopter adjustment ring on left eyepiece
A4) Adjusting the interpupillary distance
A5) Microscope head, rotatable
A6) Revolving nosepiece for 4 objectives
A7) Objectives (4x, 10x, 40x, possibly 60x or 100x depending
on the model)
A8 with A9) Work table (shown here: mechanical stage with
specimen holder, alternatively object stage with clamps)
A10 and A11) Coaxial coarse and fine focussing mechanism
A12 and A13) Only for models with mechanical stage: coaxial
handwheels for X and Y movement of the sample holder
A14) Collective lens of the LED illumination
A15) Light intensity adjustment knob
Below the object stage: Condenser with iris diaphragm and fil-
ter holder (not visible)
On the back: On/Off switch (not visible)
Fig. 2 Set up of the microscope
Fig. 3 Object stage with clamps
3 PREPARING THE MICROSCOPE
Unpack the microscope and place it on a table. The 4x, 10x
and 40x objectives are pre-assembled with this microscope.
Otherwise, proceed as described for the 60x and 100x objec-
tives.
If you have a version with 600x or 1000x magnification, 60x
and 100x objectives are supplied with the microscope outside
the polystyrene package and must be locked in place:
Attach the lenses by removing the protective cap from the free
space on the nosepiece and simply screw in the additional
lens. However, do not tighten it with a tool.
Plug in the power plug and switch on the microscope. Now sit
comfortably in front of the microscope to use it.
4 FUNCTIONS OF THE MICROSCOPE
The stand consists of tube arm (tube carrier), base and table.
You can grip the microscope by the tube arm during transport.
Monocular or binocular tube(s)
The head with the tube(s) can be rotated through 360° and is
equipped with two WF10x wide-field eyepieces. These are
marked with a spectacle symbol, because they are eyepieces
for spectacle wearers. This enables spectacle wearers with
glasses to perform microscopy without removing the specta-
cles.
The eyepieces are secured against removal, but can be re-
moved and replaced with a tool, e.g. for cleaning.
Revolving Nosepiece
The nosepiece is equipped with 3 or 4 achromatic objectives
as follows:
The microscopes with 400x magnification: 4x NA 0.10, 10x
NA 0.25, S40x NA 0.65
The microscopes with 600x magnification: 4x NA 0.10, 10x
NA 0.25, S40x NA 0.65, S60x NA 0.85
The microscopes with 1000x magnification: 4x NA 0.10,
10x NA 0.25, S40x NA 0.65, S100x NA 1.25
The objectives 40x, 60x and 100x are equipped with springs
to prevent damage to the front lens and the microscope slide
and cover glass).
The numerical aperture (N.A.) of the objective indicates the re-
solving power of the objective.
The total magnification can be easily calculated by multiplying
the magnification of the eyepiece by that of the respective ob-
jective, as shown in the table:
Ocular
Objective
Magnification
10x
4x
40x
10x
10x
100x
10x
40x
400x
10x
60x
600x
10x
100x
1000x
