Olympus FV10i-LIV - Manual (Page 4)

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IMPORTANT
For safety precautions, please refer to attached USER’S MANUAL
[ SAFETY ].
1 Getting Ready
1. Always use ultrapure water with the incubator and water tank.
2. Four forms of specimen (containers) can be used including a 35 mm glass-bottom dish, slide glass (76 mm x 26 mm),
cover glass chamber (8 compartments) and well slide (8 compartments). The standard thickness of the cover glass is
0.17 mm, but the range from 0.13 to 0.21 mm is acceptable.
3. After starting up the system, reserve a warm-up period of about 3 hours (When the use environment temperature is 25°C)
until the internal temperature of the incubator stabilizes. When the setting of the internal temperature of the incubator is
not necessary, hold the main switched pressed (for 3 seconds), and the system can be used right away.
4. The operating period warranted for the LD light source is the shorter period of 2000 hours or one (1) year after the delivery
inspection.
5. Depending on the fluctuation of the temperature in the usage environment, a drift may occur in the X, Y or Z direction.
6. Do not apply strong impact to the equipment.
7. Install this product on the flat (Tilt : less than 2°) and durable table.
8. Reserve clearances of 15 cm or more in front of the air inlet and outlet.
9. Be sure to clean or replace as required the filter connected to the water tank that stores the ultrapure water supplied to the
objective front.
10. Refill the ultrapure water to be supplied to the objective front whenever the display shows the warning message.
11. When a specimen holder for 35 mm dish is used and the number of specimens is 1 or 2, be sure to place dummy
specimens in the unused specimen positions.
12. If water drops are left on the inner side of the top cover of the 35 mm glass-bottom dish, the quality of the transmitted
image may be degraded.
13. When a high-power objective is switched to a low-power objective, the image quality may be degraded if water is
attached at the bottom side of the specimen.
14. The Z-stack image can be obtained only in the direction from the position distant to the specimen toward the position
closer to it.
15. When the equipment is not to be used for a long period (more than 2 weeks), be sure to drain ultrapure water from the
tank for the ultrapure water supplied to the objective front.
16. If the inside of the water pump is dried, the failure may occur in the product performances. Refill the water tank with water
at least once a year (P. 8, 11) and drain water from the water pump (P. 9).
17. Long-period oscillations (20 Hz or less) may affect the image quality.
18. Oscillations may be noticeable during zooming. This is due to the fan of the incubator and can be reduced by increasing
the Karman integration count.
19. When disposing of the microscope, be sure to observe the regulations or rules of your local government.
2 Caution
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by this manual, the safety of the user may be imperiled. In addition, the
equipment may also be damaged. Always use the equipment as outlined in this instruction manual.