Axioscope 5/7/Vario
ESSENTIAL OPERATION CONTROLS
ZEISS
07/2018
430035-7014-111
19
Englis
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Key
Availability
Action
Functionality/Description
A
xi
o
sc
o
p
e
7
mot
.
A
xi
o
sc
o
p
e
5
A
xi
o
sc
o
p
e
V
ar
io
Right Snap
button
(see
20
)
(if ZEISS
Axiocam
attached)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Short press:
Snaps an image; when the snap is completed, the
monitor display turns BLACK for 50 ms.
Long press **:
Starts video recording; another short press is
required to stop recording. When recording is
finished, the monitor display turns BLACK for
300 ms.
Snap
Intensity/LM
knob
(see
20+10
)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Long press **:
Enables/disables the Light Manager:
- Disabling: The indicator light blinks
GREEN
/
ORANGE
/
GREEN
in sequences.
- Enabling: The indicator light blinks
GREEN
/
GREEN
/
GREEN
in sequences.
Stage control
button on the
left
28
)
Yes
No
No
Short press *:
Switches between XY stage control and
Z axis control via focus drives
If Z axis control is active:
- the indicator light
lights
GREEN
permanently
- the left and right fine focusing drive knobs are
controlled for slow Z-movement (focusing)
- the left and right coarse focus drive knobs are
controlled for fast Z-movement (focusing)
If XY stage control is active:
- the indicator light blinks
GREEN
- the
left
focus drive knobs (fine or coarse)
control
Y
movement (slow or fast) of
the stage
- the
righ
t focus drive knobs (fine or coarse)
control
X
movement (slow or fast) of
the stage
Long press **:
Records the parfocal position.
1.
the LED shuts off for 300 ms (darkness
indicates action to user)
For halogen illumination: Do NOT shut off
the light.
2.
the indicator light blinks twice in
GREEN
Right snap
Stage
control button
on left
(see
20+28
)
Yes
No
No
Press
simultaneously
Load/unload
Press
simultaneously
again
Load/unload
*
Short presss: hold less than 1 second then release.
**
Long press: hold at least 1.5 seconds.
*** BLINK: the indicator light alternately turns on/off at 500 ms intervals.
