Leica DMi8 - Page 5

CONTENTS
6. Troubleshooting ......................................................... 86
7. Care of the Microscope ............................................ 89
7.1 Dust Cover ................................................................... 89
7.2 Cleaning ....................................................................... 89
7.3 Handling acids and bases ........................................ 90
8. Essential Consumable and Spare Parts ............... 91
9. Appendix .................................................................... 92
9.1 Assigning the variable function keys ..................... 92
9.2 Abbreviation glossary ............................................... 94
9.3 Overview of Touch Screen pictograms .................. 95
9.4 Additional information ............................................... 96
10. Index ............................................................................ 97
11. EC Declaration of Conformity .................................. 99
5. Operation .................................................................... 38
5.1 Switching on the microscope .................................. 39
5.2 Illumination ................................................................. 41
5.2.1 Transmitted Light........................................................ 41
5.2.2 Fluorescence .............................................................. 42
5.2.3 Infinity port .................................................................. 44
5.2.4 Shutter ......................................................................... 45
5.3 Objectives ................................................................... 46
5.4 Tube .............................................................................. 49
5.5 Eyepieces .................................................................... 50
5.6 Stages and object displacement ............................. 51
5.6.1 Object displacement ................................................. 51
5.6.2 Adjusting the step sizes on motorized stages ....... 52
5.7 Focusing ...................................................................... 54
5.7.1 Focusing the image ................................................... 54
5.7.2 Focus thresholds ........................................................ 55
5.7.3 Adjusting the step sizes ............................................ 56
5.7.4 AFC (Adaptive Focus Control) .................................. 57
5.8 Selecting the ports .................................................... 58
5.9 Magnification Changer ............................................. 59
5.10 Aperture diaphragm and field diaphragm ............. 60
5.11 Filter ............................................................................. 62
5.11.1 Transmitted Light filter .............................................. 62
5.11.2 Fluorescence Cubes .................................................. 63
5.11.3 Leica RFID Module......................................................... 65
5.11.3.1 Product Description ................................................. 65
5.11.3.2 Specifications LID Module 1.0 ...............................65
5.11.3.3 Specifications RFID Tag D6.7 special ..................... 65
5.11.3.4 Ports ............................................................................. 65
5.11.3.5 FCC / IC Compliance .................................................. 65
5.12 The memory function on the Touch Screen .......... 66
5.13 Transmitted Light contrast method ......................... 66
5.13.1 Brightfield (TL) ............................................................ 67
5.13.2 Phase Contrast (TL) ................................................... 69
5.13.3 Darkfield (TL) .............................................................. 71
5.13.4 Polarization (TL) ......................................................... 72
5.13.5 Differential Interference Contrast – DIC (TL) ....... 74
5.13.6 Integrated Phase Contrast – IPH (TL) .................... 76
5.13.7 Integrated Modulation Contrast – IMC (TL) .......... 78
5.14 Fluorescence .............................................................. 82
5.15 Combination method ............................................... 85
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