Operation
Carl Zeiss
Troubleshooting
Transillumination top 450 mot.
18
435500-9000-701
08/2012
4.4
Troubleshooting
Error description
Error cause
Remedy
No image visible.
Transillumination top not switched
on.
Switch the transillumination top on
by the on
-
/off switch (rear side).
The shutter is closed.
Press the
Shutter
key. The shutter is
closed when the integral LED is lit.
Restricted image quality
Adapter disk (Fig. 3/
6
) is still
attached.
Remove the adapter disk.
An unsuitable microscope stage is
being used.
Use only the recommended
microscope stage, see Section 3.1.
Memory
button not available,
button flashing
Active system state does not
conform to saved state.
Check the objective, stage and
adapter disk.
Transillumination top does not fit
the base plate 450.
Use of a base plate that is not
system-compatible.
Use only the recommended base
plate, see Section 3.1.
Adapter ring has not been removed. Remove the adapter ring, see
Section 3.2.
Microscope stage cannot be
screwed onto the transillumination
top
Insert plate missing.
Attach the insert plate, see Section
3.2.
Unusual noises during initialization
of the transillumination top
Shipping braces have not been
removed.
Disconnect the transillumination top
from the mains and remove the
shipping braces, see Section 3.2.
Collision noises of the apertures of
the transillumination top
Use of an insert plate that is not
system-compatible.
Replace the insert plate, see Section
3.2.
4.5
Functional limitations
Objective
BF
BF+
RC
DF
PA Z 0.5x
Slight vignetting in the
lower zoom range
(stage frame) when
using stages
Slight vignetting in the
lower zoom range
(prism frame)
Slight vignetting in the
lower zoom range
(stage frame) when
using stages
Restricted image
quality in lower zoom
range
PA Z 1.0x
none
none
none
none
PNF Z 1.0x
none
none
none
none
PNF Z 2.3x
Slight vignetting in the
lower zoom range
(stage frame) when
using stages
Slight vignetting in the
lower zoom range
(stage frame) when
using stages
Slight vignetting in the
lower zoom range
(stage frame) when
using stages
Slight vignetting in the
lower zoom range
(stage frame) when
using stages, an image
quality in the upper
zoom range
W-Pl 16x16 Br. foc eyepieces are recommended for use with the Ergo phototube Z.