Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Safety precautions ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1 Nomenclature of units ........................................................................................................................ 8
2 List of combinable units ................................................................................................................... 9
3 Basic operations of the microscope (brightfield observation) .....................14
3-1 Reflected light brightfield observation procedures ...........................................................14
3-2 Turning ON the main switch .................................................................................................................. 16
3-3 Selecting the illumination.........................................................................................................................16
1
Changing between the reflected light illumination and the transmitted light
illumination .......................................................................................................................................................................................16
3-4 Selecting the observation method ..................................................................................................17
1
When BX3M-RLAS-S is combined .............................................................................................................................. 17
2
When BX3M-KMA-S is combined ................................................................................................................................ 17
3
When BX3M-RLA-S is combined ................................................................................................................................. 17
4
When BX3M-URAS-S is combined .............................................................................................................................18
3-5 Changing between the eyepiece light path and the camera light path ............19
3-6 Placing a sample on the stage ...........................................................................................................19
1
Placing a sample ........................................................................................................................................................................19
2
Adjusting the stage height .................................................................................................................................................20
3
Using the Y-axis lock ............................................................................................................................................................. 21
4
Adjusting the tension of the X-axis knob and the Y-axis knob ................................................................ 21
3-7 Selecting the objective ..............................................................................................................................23
3-8 Focusing .................................................................................................................................................................24
1
Moving the stage vertically ................................................................................................................................................24
2
Replacing the fine focusing knob ...............................................................................................................................24
3
Adjusting the tension of the coarse focusing knob ....................................................................................24
4
Setting the movement limit with the coarse focusing knob .................................................................25
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