Olympus SZX10 - Manual (Page 11)

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SZX10
1 Using the Stage Plate
2 Placing the Specimen
1. Place the specimen on the approximate center of the stage plate. Hold
the specimen with the specimen holder as required.
2. Illuminate the specimen with an illuminator selected according to the
specimen under observation.
USING THE CONTROLS
4-1 Base
In reflected light observation, the stage plate can be placed either the
white or black side facing up.
# Win transmitted light observation, use the transparent glass stage
plate (SP-C).
}This operation is intended to facilitates the rotation of the knobs while
preventing the spontaneous drop of the microscope body. It is recom-
mended to set the knob rotation tension to a slightly higher level than
the point where spontaneous drop occurs.
If the knobs are hard to move because of the weight of option modules
and/or TV camera mounted on the microscope body, it is recommended
to use the focusing assembly for heavy load (SZX2-FOFH).
# The rotation tension of the coarse focus adjustment knob can be
adjusted with the rotation tension adjustment ring @. Do not rotate
the knobs on the left and right in opposite directions, for this will
damage the internal mechanism.
1. Rotate the rotation tension adjustment ring @ by inserting the Allen screw-
driver ³ into the hole ² on the ring periphery.
Rotating the ring clockwise increases the rotation tension of the coarse
focus adjustment knob, and rotating counterclockwise decreases it.
# If the microscope body falls down by its own weight or the focus
obtained by fine focusing is lost immediately, the rotation tension
adjustment may be too light. In this case, rotate the ring clockwise to
increase the rotation tension.
# If the rotation tension adjustment is too tight, delicate focusing will
be impossible and the knob may be damaged. Particularly, to pre-
vent damage, never rotate the fine focus adjustment knob quickly
while its rotation tension is extremely tight.
4-2 Microscope Body and Focusing Assembly
1 (Fig. 4)
Adjusting the Rotation Tension of the
Coarse Focus Adjustment Knob
Fig. 4
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