Zeizz Primo Star - English; Table of Contents

Primo Star / Primo Star iLED Contents Carl Zeiss
M60-2-0011 v 08/2008 3
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CONTENTS
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1 Notes on Instrument Safety.............................................................................................. 4
1.1 General safety notes............................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Instrument safety and EMC .................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Unpacking, transportation, storage....................................................................................... 5
1.4 Disposal................................................................................................................................ 5
1.5 Use....................................................................................................................................... 6
1.6 Warning and information labels............................................................................................ 8
1.7 Notes on warranty................................................................................................................ 9
2 Description....................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 System overview................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 Intended use ...................................................................................................................... 12
2.3 Instrument description and main features ........................................................................... 12
2.4 Objectives........................................................................................................................... 13
3 Start-Up and Operation .................................................................................................. 14
3.1 Starting up the microscope................................................................................................. 14
3.1.1 Setting up the microscope .................................................................................................. 14
3.1.2 Mounting the reflected-light fluorescence illuminator ......................................................... 16
3.1.3 Connecting the battery supply unit..................................................................................... 19
3.1.4 Switching the microscope on / off ...................................................................................... 20
3.2 Controls of Primo Star (Full-Köhler and Fixed-Köhler) .......................................................... 22
3.3 Controls of Primo Star iLED (Fixed-Köhler) with reflected-light fluorescence illuminator....... 24
3.4 Operating the microscope .................................................................................................. 25
3.4.1 Setting interpupillary distance and viewing height .............................................................. 25
3.4.2 Compensating for ametropia and inserting the eyepiece pointer or eyepiece micrometer.... 25
3.4.3 Adjusting transmitted-light brightfield on the Full-Köhler microscope ................................. 26
3.4.4 Adjusting transmitted-light brightfield on the Fixed-Köhler microscope............................... 27
3.4.5 Adjusting transmitted-light phase contrast or transmitted-light darkfield............................. 28
3.4.6 Adjusting reflected-light fluorescence................................................................................. 30
3.5 Converting the microscope................................................................................................. 31
3.5.1 Changing the tube ............................................................................................................. 31
3.5.2 Inserting color filters........................................................................................................... 31
3.5.3 Replacing the 6V 30W halogen lamp or the LED illumination.............................................. 32
3.5.4 Changing objectives ........................................................................................................... 32
3.5.5 Installing/removing the mirror............................................................................................. 33
3.5.6 Installing a camera.............................................................................................................. 34
4 Care and Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 35
4.1 Instrument care .................................................................................................................. 35
4.2 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 36
4.3 Changing the LED module in the reflected-light fluorescence illuminator ............................ 37
5 Appendix.......................................................................................................................... 39
5.1 Technical data .................................................................................................................... 39