Zeiss Axio Examiner - Microscope Basic Setting; Setting the Eyepiece Distance (Interpupillary Distance) at the Binocular Tube; Setting the Viewing Height; Compensating for Eye Deficiencies When Using Eyepiece Reticules

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Carl Zeiss Microscope basic setting Axio Examiner
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3.4 Microscope basic setting
3.4.1 Setting the eyepiece distance
(interpupillary distance) at the
binocular tube
• Symmetrically swing the two eyepiece sockets
to adapt the eyepiece distance (interpupillary
distance) to the observer's individual interocular
distance (Figure 3-44).
The correct interocular distance is set when the
observer sees only a single round image when
looking through both eyepieces.
3.4.2 Setting the viewing height
• To customize the viewing height to every
person, swing the eyepiece sockets either up
(Figure 3-45/A) or down (Figure 3-45/B).
3.4.3 Compensating for eye deficiencies when using eyepiece reticules
The correct use of an eyepiece reticule requires two adjustable eyepieces, e.g., PL 10x/23 Br. foc. for
compensating different eye deficiencies of a viewer.
• Use the focusable eyepiece lens of the adjustable eyepiece to focus on the eyepiece reticule test
figure.
• Focus on the microscopic image of a loaded specimen using the focusing gear while looking through
the eyepiece which includes the eyepiece reticule.
• After having focused both on the microscopic image and on the eyepiece reticule in the above-
mentioned eyepiece, focus the image for the second eye using the focusable eyepiece lens of the
second eyepiece.
This ensures the focusing of both microscopic images including the specimen slide. Focusing should be
done exclusively using the focusing gear.
Figure 3-44 Setting the eyepiece distance at the
binocular tube
Figure 3-45 Setting the viewing height at the
binocular tube