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3 Product and Functional Description | 3.2 Controls and Functional Elements on Components
3.2.7 Functions of Stand Keys and Display Elements
Info
Each time the microscope is switched on, the first setting of parfocal value for any nosepiece
position will clear the parfocal settings for ALL nosepiece positions.
Key
Availabil-
ity
Action
Functionality/Description
Power
switch
On/Off
Axio-
scope 5/7/
Vario
I = on;
O = off
Switches the microscope on/off
Perma-
nent/ECO
mode
switch
Axio-
scope 5/7/
Vario
Toggle
Switches between Permanent (continuous) mode
and ECO mode of the microscope illumination.
§
Permanent mode active: illumination is contin-
uously switched on.
§
ECO mode active: illumination switches off af-
ter 15 minutes without action.
Don't use ECO mode for experiments involving
time-lapse or video recording.
Indicator
light
Axio-
scope 5/7/
Vario
Blinking***
Indicates microscope function (normal/setting)
RL but-
ton
,
TL
button
Axio-
scope 7
Optional
Axio-
scope 5
Short
press*
Switches RL/TL illumination alternately on/off.
The respective indicator light is continuously illu-
minated.
Second press to the
RL/TL button
to turn off/on
the illumination (the indicator light not affected).
Intensity/
LM knob
Axio-
scope 5/7/
Vario
Turn
Controls the light intensity of the active light
source.
Short
press*
Repeated short pressing switches a single LED or
all LEDs of the fluorescence light source together
on or off.
Long
press**
Light Manager function:
Saves the set light intensity. During this action, the
indicator light blinks twice in GREEN and the im-
age background appears BLACK for 300 ms (this
does not apply to halogen illumination).
Long press
for 20 s
Activates the factory default settings (enables
Light Manager (LM), sets light intensity to the ini-
tial value, clears all saved parfocal positions).
When the knob is pressed, the indicator light
starts blinking in RED after 3 s until 20 s is
reached. After 20 s, the indicator light blinks in
GREEN. Then release the knob. The indicator light
turns to GREEN permanently if the system reset is
done.
After factory default reset, re-power the system.
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