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9 Switching the Optical Path of the Tube ...................................................................44
9.1 Light Distribution............................................................................................... 44
9.2 Disabling the Clicking of the Optical Path Switching ....................................... 44
10 Adjusting the Binocular Section ..............................................................................45
10.1 Adjusting with the Binocular Section of the Tube............................................. 45
10.2 Using the Eyelevel Riser .................................................................................. 45
11 Using Stage at Lowered Position (Spacer for Nosepiece) ......................................45
12 Oil Immersion ..........................................................................................................46
13 Water Immersion .....................................................................................................47
14 Tips for Phase Contrast Microscopy .......................................................................47
15 Tips for Epi-fluorescence Microscopy .....................................................................50
15.1 Switching Excitation Methods .......................................................................... 51
15.2 Selecting Filters................................................................................................ 52
16 Capturing Images....................................................................................................54
16.1 Photomicroscopy.............................................................................................. 54
16.2 Tips on Microscope Settings for Photomicroscopy .......................................... 55
Assembly................................................................................................ 57
1 ECLIPSE Ci-S/Ci-L System Configuration ..............................................................57
2 Assembly for Bright-field Microscopy ......................................................................58
3 Assembly for Phase Contrast Microscopy ..............................................................62
4 Assembly for the Simple Polarizing Microscopy .....................................................62
5 Assembly for Sensitive Polarization Microscopy.....................................................63
6 Assembly for Epi-fluorescence Microscopy ............................................................64
7 Attaching a Camera ................................................................................................66
Troubleshooting..................................................................................... 67
1 Optical System and Operation ................................................................................67
1.1 General............................................................................................................. 67
1.2 Epi-fluorescence Microscopy ........................................................................... 71
1.3 Phase Contrast Microscopy ............................................................................. 72
2 Electrical requirements............................................................................................73
2.1 General............................................................................................................. 73
2.2 Epi-fluorescence Microscopy ........................................................................... 73
Maintenance and Storage ..................................................................... 75
1 Replacing the Lamp (for Ci-S).................................................................................75
2 Cleaning ..................................................................................................................76
2.1 Cleaning Lenses............................................................................................... 76
2.2 Cleaning Parts Other than Lenses................................................................... 76
2.3 Cleaning the Immersion Oil.............................................................................. 77
2.4 Decontaminating the Product........................................................................... 77
3 Storage....................................................................................................................77
4 Regular Inspections (Charged) ...............................................................................77
Specifications and Safety Standards................................................... 79
1 Microscopy (Operation Principle) ............................................................................79
2 Performance Properties ..........................................................................................79
3 Physical Properties .................................................................................................81