Olympus SZX12 - Summary of Observation Procedure; Preparation for Observation; Observation Procedure Steps

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SUMMARY OF OBSERVATION PROCEDURE
4-1 Preparation
1. Check and tighten the connection of each component, especially the observation tube....................................................... (Page 4)
2. Adjust the position of the microscope body. ..........................................................................................................................................................................................(Page 5)
3. Adjust the tension of the coarse focus adjustment knob. .................................................................................................................................................... (Page 8)
4. Prepare desired illuminators.
4-2 Observation Procedure
1. Place a specimen on the stage. (Page 8)
2. Adjust interpupillary distance. (Page 11)
3. Make diopter adjustment. (Page 11)
(The adjustment procedure is variable depending on whether a CROSS
eyepiece is used or not.)
4. Set the zooming knob @ to the lowest zoom magnification and bring the
microscope into focus by rotating the coarse focus adjustment knob ².
5. Rotate the zooming knob @ to the desired magnification and precisely
focus the microscope on the specimen with the coarse focus adjust-
ment knob ² and fine focus adjustment knob ³ (the fine focus adjust-
ment knob is not provided with the SZX-FO).
}When the SZX-ZB12 microscope body is used, the contrast of the ob-
served image and the focal depth of the specimen can be adjusted
with the built-in aperture iris diaphragm ring.
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