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Optical Microscope Quick Start Guide
The following instructions are provided as a Quick Start Guide for powering up, running
measurements, and shutting down Leica’s DMi8A Inverted Optical Microscope.
Table of Contents
Leica DMi8A Quick Guide ........................................................................................................... 1
Optical Microscope Quick Start Guide ....................................................................................... 2
Instrument Information ......................................................................................................................... 3
Preparing the Machine ........................................................................................................................... 3
Physical Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Computer Setup .................................................................................................................................... 3
Computer Setup .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Operating the Microscope ...................................................................................................................... 4
Navigation ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Adjusting the Filtering Parameters ....................................................................................................... 4
Getting Results ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Taking Pictures ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Editing Pictures .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Finishing Up ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Turning off the System ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Before Leaving ................................................................................................................................... 10
Warning:
Althoughopticalmicroscopyhasnoinherentdangertousage,
onlyuserswhohavereceivedtrainingbyqualifieddepartmentstafforfaculty
arepermittedtousethisequipment.ContacttheDMSEfortraining
information.
Notice:
Italicizedwordsindicateexternalbuttonsintherealworld.Bolded
wordsindicatebuttonswithinthecomputersystem.