INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION
Carl Zeiss Operation and Functional Elements on the Microscope Axio Vert.A1
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2.5.4 Axio Vert.A1 MAT Stand for Reflected Light (Material)
Legend to Fig. 2-9:
1 Eyepieces
2 Binocular part of the tube
3 40 mm x 40 mm mechanical stage for reflected light
4 Reflected light illumination (either VIS-LED or HAL 100)
5 Y-adjustment knob of the mechanical stage
6 X-adjustment knob of the mechanical stage
7 Reflector turret
8 Focusing drive - fine focusing (right-hand side)
9 Focusing drive - coarse focusing (right-hand side)
10 Intensity of reflected light illumination on/off (or for transmitted light illumination if installed)
- Turn the control button to increase or lower illumination intensity.
- Press the control button to switch transmitted light or reflected light illumination on or off.
11 permanent/ECO switch:
- permanent position: Transmitted light illumination is switched on permanently, with the ECO power-saving function
not activated.
- ECO position: The ECO power-saving function is activated.
12 Power indicator (blue)
13 Slot for filter sliders (left-hand and right-hand sides)
14 Slot A for aperture diaphragm slider
15 Slot for polarization slider A , rotatable 90 degrees
16 Slot F for luminous field diaphragm slider
17 LM Set button
18 USB port
19 Slot for TIC, C-DIC sliders
20 Slot for DIC sliders in the objective nosepiece
21 Knurled ring of the objective nosepiece
22 TL/RL switch for transmitted light / reflected light (if optional transmitted light illumination is installed)
23 Stop for the vertical adjusting range of the focusing drive
24 Focusing drive - coarse focusing (left-hand side)
25 Focusing drive - fine focusing (left-hand side)
26 Diffusion disk for reflected light
27 On / Off switch
28 Slot for analyzer slider, rotatable 90 degrees (left-hand and right-hand sides)
29 Slot for filter sliders (left-hand and right-hand sides)
If the optional transmitted light illumination is mounted, turning the on/off control button will
adjust illumination intensity for reflected light or transmitted light, depending on the type of
illumination that has been activated via the TL/RL switch.