Thank you for your purchase of a Richter Optica microscope. The information in this manual is provided to answer most
questions that can arise when operating your microscope and to help you avoid unnecessary maintenance expenses in
the future.
Please carefully read instructions before operating microscope.
UNPACKING
Do not discard styrofoam container or packing materials until you are sure shipment is complete and undamaged (retain
stryrofoam shipping container to store your microscope when it is not in use). Remove all tape and packing material used
to protect microscope during shipment. Make certain lens surfaces do not come in contact with dirt, fingerprints or oil.
Damage of lens surfaces occur when they come in contact with such contaminants, and image clarity is reduced.
DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS
A.
EYEPIECE: Lens closest to the eye. Magnifies the primary image formed by the objective lens.
Microscope includes 10x (FN 16mm) eyepiece.
B.
OBJECTIVE LENS: Lens closest to the specimen, forms the first magnified image of the specimen.
Microscope includes 4x, 10x, 40x objective lenses.
C.
NOSEPIECE: Revolving turret designed to hold objective lenses, permits changes of magnification
by rotating different powered objective lenses into the optical path.
D.
STAGE CLIPS: Two locked on clips hold specimen slide in place on stage.
E.
STAGE: Platform of the microscope where the specimen slide is placed.
F.
COARSE-FOCUS KNOB: Located on each side of the arm, raises or lowers the stage to bring the
specimen tage into focus.
G.
FINE-FOCUS KNOB: (located just below coarse focusing knobs) permit more precise image
adjustment.
H.
LAMP HOUSE ILLUMINATION: Microscope is provided with a built-in LED illuminator.
I.
RECHARGER: Microscope includes a power cord / recharger. The microscope can be operated off
the rechargeable batteries or the power cord.
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