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OPERATION PROCEDURE
OPERATING THE BASE AND FOCUSING
1 For major horizontal movements, hold the control lever in the upright position and move the
entire base.
2 For fine adjustments, move the control lever in the required direction.
3 The base can be raised by turning the control lever clockwise, and lowered by turning the control
lever counter-clockwise.
4 To fix the base, fasten the base locking knob.
CAUTION
• To avoid injury to the eye and nose whilst moving the base unit, make
sure that you have a clear view of the slit lamp and the patient's face.
• For the safety of the operator and the patient, do not place fingers
between moving parts.
NOTE
• To prevent dropping the base locking knob from the base, do not loosen the
knob too much.
• Rough focusing is carried out with major movements, following step 1-3.
• Fine focusing is done with the microscope, following steps 2 and 3.
Base locking knob
Base
Control lever