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8. Operation
8. Operation
8.1 Switching On
When using a gas discharge lamp, the external
supply unit must be turned on separately.
Switch on the microscope with the on/off switch
(48.1, for Leica DM2500 at the opposite stand
side).
8.2 Stages and Object Displacement
Lengthening the Coaxial Pinion
• For lengthening, pull the lower grip (49b.1)
downward. Repeat with the upper grip (49b.2).
Torque Adjustment
The torque for x and y can be individually ad-
justed using two knurled rings (49b.2, 49b.4).
Fig. 49a Standard coaxial pinion, b coaxial pinion with
height and torque adjustment
1 Object displacement (Y-direction)
2 To rque adjuster (X-direction)
3 Object displacement (X-direction)
4 To rque adjuster (Y-direction)
Fig. 48
1 On/off switch
2 Coarse focusing
3 Fine focusing
4 Stage positioning
5 Stage lock screw
6 Coaxial pinion mounting screw
2
1 4
a
3
1
4
2
b
3
1
6
5
3