The Parts of Your Microscope:
1) Zoom eyepiece
2) Focus knob
3) Stage
4) Metal stage clips
5) Aperture wheel
6) 4x, 10x, 40x objectives
7) Objective turret
8) LED illumination
9) Base with battery compartment
10) ON/OFF switch
11) Microscope arm
Additional Contents:
12) 3 prepared slides
13) 8 blank slides
14) 8 slide covers
15) 8 labels
16) 3 collection vials
17) Pipette
18) Tweezers
19) Magnifying glass
20) Graduated cylinder
21) Specimen slicer
22) Shrimp hatchery
23) Shrimp eggs
24) Yeast
Congratulations! You’ve chosen one
of the highest quality microscopes
available for young explorers. Read
the following instructions carefully
to get the greatest benefi t from
your precision instrument. Then try
out the experiments to begin your
investigation of the fascinating world
around you.
How Do I Use My Microscope?
Before you use your microscope,
make sure that the table, desk or
whatever surface that you want
to place it on is stable, and is not
subject to vibration. If the microscope
does need to be moved handle the
microscope by the arm and base while
carefully transferring it.
Install two “AA” batteries (not included)
in the battery box, located in the base
of the microscope. Open battery door
and insert the batteries according to
the displayed +/- information. Snap-
close the battery compartment door.
Once the microscope is in a suitable
location and batteries installed, check
the light source to make sure that it
illuminates. Use a cleaning cloth (e.g.,
microfi ber) to gently wipe the lenses
off. If the stage is dirty with dust or oil,
carefully clean it off. Make sure that
the stage is raised and lowered only
by using the focus adjustment knob.
How Do I Operate the LED Illumination?
Locate the ON/OFF switch on the
base of the microscope. Flip the
switch to the on position and the light
will illuminate. This microscope is
equipped with modern LED lighting
(a light-emitting diode) that illuminates
the specimen from below. The aperture
wheel (Fig. 5) is located in the middle
of the microscope stage (Fig. 3). They
help you when you are observing very
bright or clear specimens. Using these
fi lters, you can choose from various
brightness levels. This helps you
better recognize the components of
colorless or transparent objects (e.g.,
grains of starch, protozoa).
How Do I Adjust My Microscope Correctly?
Place in a suitable location as
described previously and sit in a
comfortable viewing position. Each
observation starts with the lowest
magnifi cation. Adjust the microscope
stage (Fig. 3) so that the stage is at
the lowest position. Then turn the
objective turret (Fig. 7) until it clicks
into place at the lowest magnifi cation
(objective 4x). Note: Before you
change the objective setting, always
move the microscope stage (Fig. 3) to
its lowest position. This way, you can
avoid causing any damage to the slide
or microscope. Make sure the zoom
eyepiece (Fig. 1) is also in the fully
lowered position.
Note: The highest magnifi cation is not
always the best for every specimen.
How do I observe the specimen?
Sitting in your location with adequate
illumination chosen from the aperture
fi lter wheel, the following basic
rules are to be observed: Start with
a simple observation at the lowest
magnifi cation. This way, it is easier
to position the object in the middle
(centering) and make the image
sharp (focusing). The higher the
magnifi cation, the more light you will
require for good image quality.
Quick Fact - The item you want
to observe with the microscope is
known as the object or specimen.
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