10
A, D
B
C
Caution:
The maximum light intensity when using the 4x and 10x can damage the eyes!
Place the specimen slide
Use the clamp of the mechanical stage and can be carefully moved into X- and Y- directions (M)
1.
Push the arm of the specimen holder backwards
2.
Release the arm slowly clamping the slide with the cover glass facing up
3.
Rotating the X and Y-axis knob will move the specimen to the center for alignment with the center of the
objective
Focusing and slide protection
1.
Select the 4x objective and make sure that it is placed correctly in the optical path
2.
Rotate the coarse adjustment knob to top, observe the right eyepiece with your right eye. Rotate the coarse
focusing knob until the image appears
3.
Rotate the fine focusing knob to sharpen the image
4.
When you perform focusing with a S100x objective, you need to lock the slide protection screw (D). The slide
protection screw protects the slide by limiting the travel range of the mechanical stage. This way the objectives
will not touch or break your slides. In case a standard version is purchased, including a S100x objective, this is
pre-set at the factory
Eyepieces
A binocular tube is less tiring for the eyes compared to a monocular tube. In order to obtain a smooth “compound”
image, we recommend you to go through the steps below:
1. The interpupillary distance
The correct interpupillary distance is reached when one round image is seen in the field of view (see image below).
This distance can be set by either moving the tubes towards each other or moving them away from each other. This
distance is different for each observer and thus should be set individually. When more users are working with the
microscope it is recommended to remember your interpupillary distance for a quick set-up during new microscopy
sessions
