
DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT
Axioscope 5/7/Vario
Controls and functional elements on the microscope
ZEISS
03/2018
430035-7344-001
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Key
Availability
Action
Functionality/Description
A
xios
cope
7
m
o
t.
A
xios
cope
5
A
xios
cope
5
V
ari
o
Left Snap
button
(see
22
)
(if Axiocam
attached)
No
Yes
No
Short press *:
Snaps an image
Long press **:
Starts video recording; another short press is required
to stop recording.
Right Snap
button
(see
20
)
(if Axiocam
attached)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Short press:
Snaps an image; when the snap is completed, the
monitor display turns BLACK for 50 ms.
Long press **:
Starts video recording; another short press is required
to stop recording.
Snap
Intensity/LM
knob
(see
20+10
)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Long press **:
Enables/disables the Light Manager:
- Disabling: The indicator light blinks
GREEN
/
ORANGE
/
GREEN
in sequence.
- Enabling: The indicator light blinks
GREEN
/
GREEN
/
GREEN
in sequence.
Stage control
button on the
left
28
)
Yes
No
No
Short press *:
Switches between XY stage control and Z axis control
via focus drives
If Z axis control is active:
- the indicator light
lights
in
GREEN
- the left or right fine focusing drive knobs are
controlled for slow Z-movement (focusing)
- the left and right coarse focusing drive knobs
are controlled for fast Z-movement (focusing)
If XY stage control is active:
- the indicator light
blinks
ORANGE
- the
left
focus drive knobs (fine or coarse)
control
Y
movement (slow or fast) of the
stage
- the
right
focus drive knobs (fine or coarse)
controls
X
movement of (slow or fast)
the stage
Long press **:
Records the parfocal position.
1.
the LED shuts off for 300 ms (darkness indicates
action to user)
For halogen illumination: Do NOT shut off
the light.
2.
the indicator light blinks twice in
GREEN
Right snap
Stage
control button
on left
(see
20+28
)
Yes
No
No
Press
simultaneously
Load/unload
Press
simultaneously
again
Load/unload
*
Short press: hold less than 1 second, then release.
**
Long press: hold at least 1.5 seconds.
*** BLINK: the indicator light alternately turns on/off at 500 ms intervals