ZEISS
FIRST-TIME SET-UP
Axio Imager 2
HAL 100 halogen illuminator
60
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01/2016
3.29.3
Adjusting the HAL 100 halogen
illuminator
(1)
Coarse adjustment
•
Loosen clamping screw (Fig. 43/
1
or
8
)
and remove the operational halogen illuminator
(Fig. 46/
2
) from the microscope stand.
•
Switch on the microscope as described in
Section 4.3.
•
Direct the light beam to a projection surface
(wall) at least 3 m away.
Do not look into the light exit aperture
of the illuminator.
•
Using the SW 3 ball-headed screwdriver turn
adjusting screw (Fig. 46/
3
) until both images of
the lamp filament appear as sharp as possible
on the projection surface.
•
Then, turn adjusting screws (Fig. 46/
4
and
5
)
until the lamp filament of one image exactly fills
the gaps of the reflected filament image
(Fig. 46/
1
).
(2)
Fine adjustment
•
Reattach the microscope illuminator to the microscope stand and lock it with the clamping screw.
•
Turn off the diffusion disk for reflected or transmitted light and remove the filter wheels from the
respective slot.
•
Use
≤
40x objective to focus on a free area of the specimen.
•
Remove the eyepiece and, in the pupil image visible in the eyepiece socket, center the lamp filament
and its reflection with adjusting screws (Fig. 46/
4
and
5
).
•
Using adjusting screw (Fig. 46/
3
) optimize the evenness of illumination of the pupil image.
It is advisable to use the adjusting aid (Fig. 76/
5
) for fine adjustment of the halogen illuminator
mounted to the reflected-light socket. After the adjusting aid has been pulled out, the lamp
filament and its reflection can be viewed directly in its viewing glass.
•
Move the diffusion disk in and reinsert the filter wheels.
Fig. 46
Adjusting the HAL 100 halogen
illuminator
