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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.
CAUTION
For the safety of the operator and the patient, do not
place fingers between moving parts.
NOTICE
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