Axiotech and Axiotech
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Carl Zeiss
B 40-020 e 06/99 2-1
START-UP
Contents
2 START-UP.......................................................................................................................2-3
2.1 Unpacking the microscope...............................................................................................2-3
2.1.1 Axiotech 30 and Axiotech 100.........................................................................................2-3
2.1.2 Axiotech
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100................................................................................................................2-3
2.2 Setting up the microscope ...............................................................................................2-4
2.2.1 Axiotech
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- Attaching the microscope body to column X95.............................................2-4
2.3 Screw in objectives ..........................................................................................................2-5
2.4 Attachment or change of binocular tubes and intermediate tubes ....................................2-5
2.4.1 Attachment of binocular tube..........................................................................................2-5
2.4.2 Attachment of intermediate tube for image projection.....................................................2-6
2.4.3 Attachment of Optovar intermediate tube........................................................................2-7
2.5 Insertion of eyepieces ......................................................................................................2-8
2.5.1 Insertion of the eyepiece reticle........................................................................................2-9
2.5.2 Compensation of ametropia when eyepiece reticles are used..........................................2-10
2.6 Setting of eyepiece (interpupillary) distance and viewing height ......................................2-10
2.7 Attachment of condenser ..............................................................................................2-11
2.8 Attachment, change and centering of the microscope stage...........................................2-12
2.8.1 Axiotech 30 and Axiotech 100 with stage carrier A.........................................................2-12
2.8.2 Axiotech 30 and Axiotech 100 with stage carrier D and adapter.....................................2-13
2.8.3 Axiotech
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100 with stage carrier H = 140 mm..............................................................2-14
2.8.4 Centering of Pol rotary stage .........................................................................................2-15
2.9 Change of filters............................................................................................................2-16
2.9.1 Equip the filter slider with filters and push it in the beam path........................................2-16
2.9.2 Change of filters in reflector slider..................................................................................2-16
2.10 Setting of reflected-light luminous-field diaphragm ........................................................2-18
2.10.1 Axiotech 30...................................................................................................................2-18
2.10.2 Axiotech 100 and Axiotech
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100..................................................................................2-18
2.11 Connection to the line and switching the instruments on and off ...................................2-19
2.11.1 Connection of Axiotech 30............................................................................................2-19
2.11.2 Connection of Axiotech 100..........................................................................................2-20
2.11.3 Connection of Axiotech
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100.......................................................................................2-21
2.12 Reflected-light illumination equipment...........................................................................2-22
2.12.1 Change of 6 V 30 W halogen lamp (Axiotech 30)...........................................................2-22
2.12.2 Attachment of 12 V 100 W halogen illuminator, adjustment and change
of 12 V 100 W halogen lamp (Axiotech 100 and Axiotech
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100) ..................................2-23
2.12.3 Attachment and connection of N XBO 75 Xenon short-arc illuminator ............................2-26
2.12.4 Attachment and connection of HBO 50 mercury-pressure short-arc illuminator...............2-26
2.13 Transmitted-light illumination equipment.......................................................................2-27