Life technologies EVOS FL - Hardware Glossary

EVOS
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FL and EVOS
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FL Color User Guide 7
Hardware Glossary
Power Input Jack
Plug the power adapter into the power input jack.
Power Switch
Set the power switch to “—” to turn the instrument on or “O” to turn it off.
USB and DVI Ports
Plug the mouse and flash drive into the USB ports. Use the DVI port for digital
output to a projector or other display.
Coarse Stage
Positioning Knobs
Use the coarse stage positioning knobs to position the specimen within the field of
view, particularly at low magnifications.
Stage X-axis Knob
Use the stage X-axis knob for fine left-right movements to position the specimen
within the field of view, particularly at high magnifications.
X-axis Stage Brake
To secure the stage in place for time-lapse image captures, tighten the X-axis stage
brake.
Stage Y-axis Knob
Use the stage Y-axis knob for fine front-back movements to position the specimen
within the field of view, particularly at high magnifications.
Y-axis Stage Brake
To secure the stage in place for time-lapse image captures, tighten the Y-axis stage
brake.
Focusing Knobs
Use the focusing knobs to bring the specimen into focus.
Objective Selection
Wheel
Turn the objective selection wheel to change magnifications. The objective turret
will click into place at each position.
Note: An exclamation point will appear instead of the current objective’s
magnification if the objective selection wheel is not in position.
Figure 2 Objective Turret
Light Cube Selection
Lever
Move the light cube selection lever to change light channels. The lever will click
into place for each of the 4 positions.
Note: The channel indicator bar across the top of the screen displays the
active channels for each lever position.
Phase Annuli
Selector
Set the phase annuli selector to the position that corresponds with your selected
objective for phase or brightfield observations. The selector will click into place for
each position.
Condenser Slider Slot
Insert the appropriate slider to enhance image quality.
Note: See “Basic Operations” (page 17) to learn more about EVOS
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sliders.