Nikon eclipse Ci-S Instruction Manual page 17

Notes on controlling the focus knobs
Avoid the following action, which can cause equipment
malfunction.
• Rotating the right and left focus knobs in opposite directions.
• Rotating the coarse focus knob past the limit.
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Adjust the diopter.
Diopter" for details)
(1) Turn the diopter adjustment ring on the right and left
eyepieces to align the end face of the diopter
adjustment ring with the line. (This is the diopter
adjustment reference position.)
(2) Focus on the specimen using the 40x objective.
(3) Bring the 10x (or 4x) objective into the optical path.
(4) Look into the right eyepiece with your right eye and
the left eyepiece with your left eye. Turn the diopter
adjustment ring of each eyepiece to focus on the
specimen. At this point no focus knobs are used.
(5) Repeat Steps (2) through (4) to make sure the focus
has been adjusted properly.
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Adjust the interpupillary distance.
Look into both eyepieces and rotate the binocular part to
adjust the binocular part's opening until the fields of view
for the right and left eyes coincide.
For easy adjustment, look into the eyepiece as if
you were looking at a distant object.
Chapter 1
Microscopy Procedures
(→See Chapter 2, "4 Adjusting the
Don't rotate the knobs in opposite directions!
Reference position for diopter adjustment
Adjusting the Diopter
Adjusting Interpupillary Distance
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