Zeiss Axiostar plus - Page 5

Carl Zeiss Contents Axiostar plus
IV B 40-815 e 12/01
2.8 Attaching condensers.....................................................................................2-14
2.8.1 Attaching Abbe condenser 0.9/1.25.............................................................................. 2-14
2.8.2 Inserting slider for phase contrast or darkfield.............................................................. 2-14
2.8.3 Attaching Abbe condenser with 5-position turret.......................................................... 2-15
2.8.4 Attaching LED illuminator ............................................................................................. 2-16
2.8.5 Attaching darkfield condenser ...................................................................................... 2-18
2.9 Attaching colored disk carrier, polarizer or wide-angle unit .............................2-20
2.10 Inserting white-balance filter ..........................................................................2-21
2.11 Attaching epi-fluorescence illuminator ............................................................2-22
2.11.1 Filter stop carrier for epi-fluorescence illuminator ......................................................... 2-23
2.11.2 Attaching HBO 50 fluorescent lamp .............................................................................. 2-24
2.11.3 Replacing burner in fluorescent lamp ............................................................................ 2-25
2.11.4 Adjusting burner in fluorescent lamp ............................................................................ 2-27
2.11.5 Changing P&C reflector module.................................................................................... 2-28
2.11.6 Changing filter set in P&C reflector module .................................................................. 2-30
2.11.7 Changing color splitter in P&C reflector module............................................................ 2-31
2.12 Connecting the instrument to the line ...........................................................2-33
3 OPERATION....................................................................................................3-3
3.1 Switching on the instrument ............................................................................3-3
3.2 Using the transmitted-light brightfield technique ..............................................3-4
3.2.1 General principle............................................................................................................. 3-4
3.2.2 Transmitted-light brightfield configuration...................................................................... 3-4
3.2.3 Setting transmitted-light brightfield for KÖHLER illumination .......................................... 3-4
3.3 Using transmitted-light phase contrast..............................................................3-6
3.3.1 General principle............................................................................................................. 3-6
3.3.2 Transmitted-light phase contrast configuration ............................................................... 3-6
3.3.3 Setting transmitted-light phase contrast.......................................................................... 3-7
3.4 Using the transmitted-light darkfield technique.................................................3-8
3.4.1 General principle............................................................................................................. 3-8
3.4.2 Transmitted-light darkfield configuration ........................................................................ 3-8
3.4.3 Setting transmitted-light darkfield................................................................................... 3-9
3.5 Using transmitted-light polarization contrast...................................................3-12
3.5.1 General principle........................................................................................................... 3-12
3.5.2 Transmitted-light polarization contrast configuration .................................................... 3-12
3.5.3 Setting transmitted-light polarization contrast............................................................... 3-12
3.5.4 Sample differentiation between gout and pseudogout.................................................. 3-13
3.6 Setting epi-fluorescence .................................................................................3-14
3.6.1 General principle........................................................................................................... 3-14
3.6.2 Epi-fluorescence configuration...................................................................................... 3-14
3.6.3 Setting epi-fluorescence................................................................................................ 3-14
3.7 Measurement of lengths ................................................................................3-16
3.8 Attaching ICS double tube .............................................................................3-17
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