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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
NOTE
• 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