Zeiss Axio Imager - Page 5

Axio Imager Contents Carl Zeiss
M70-2-0020 e 06/2009 430000-7344-001 5
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Operation..........................................................................................................................74
4.1 Coded Axio Imager operation and function controls............................................................74
4.2 Axio Imager operation and function controls (motorized version).........................................82
4.3 Switching microscope and HAL 100 illuminator on/off.........................................................86
4.4 Switching the HBO 100 on/off ............................................................................................87
4.5 Binocular phototube 30°/25 mot. with two camera ports (2TV tube mot.)...........................87
4.6 Mechanical Stage 75x50 mot. CAN.....................................................................................89
4.6.1 Assembling Mechanical Stage 75x50 mot. CAN ..................................................................89
4.6.2 Connecting Mechanical Stage 75x50 mot. CAN .................................................................90
4.6.3 CAN/USB converter .............................................................................................................90
4.6.4 Docking station...................................................................................................................91
4.7 Functions of the Light Manager...........................................................................................92
4.7.1 Light Manager Mode: OFF...................................................................................................93
4.7.2 Light Manager Mode: CLASSIC ...........................................................................................93
4.7.3 Light Manager Mode: SMART .............................................................................................94
4.7.4 Light Manager of the coded microscope .............................................................................95
4.7.5 Light Manager and Dazzle Protection control on manual stands ..........................................95
4.7.6 Light Manager of motorized microscope .............................................................................96
4.8 Operating the motorized microscope via the touchscreen of the TFT display........................97
4.8.1 Screen layout ......................................................................................................................97
4.8.2 Menu structure .................................................................................................................100
4.8.3 Home page .......................................................................................................................101
4.8.4 Favorites page...................................................................................................................104
4.8.5 Microscope page...............................................................................................................104
4.8.6 Settings page ....................................................................................................................119
4.8.7 User page .........................................................................................................................136
4.8.8 Display page .....................................................................................................................144
4.9 Illumination and contrast methods ....................................................................................145
4.9.1 Setting transmitted-light brightfield according to KÖHLER.................................................145
4.9.2 Setting transmitted-light darkfield .....................................................................................148
4.9.3 Setting transmitted-light phase contrast ............................................................................151
4.9.4 Setting transmitted-light differential interference contrast (DIC).........................................153
4.9.5 Setting transmitted-light polarization for orthoscopic observation......................................156
4.9.6 Setting transmitted-light polarization for conoscopic observation – determining the
optical character of crystals ...............................................................................................
164
4.9.7 Setting reflected-light brightfield.......................................................................................167
4.9.8 Setting reflected-light darkfield .........................................................................................170
4.9.9 Setting reflected-light DIC and reflected-light C-DIC..........................................................171
4.9.10 Setting reflected-light TIC..................................................................................................173
4.9.11 Setting epi-fluorescence ....................................................................................................176
4.9.12 Setting reflected-light polarization – Detection of bireflection and reflection
pleochroism ......................................................................................................................
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