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® STEINDORFF Digital LCD Polarizing Microscope NYMCS-1500 Instruction Manual 1. Thanks for purchasing this digital LCD polarizing microscope. This user’s manual is for item number NYMCS- 1500. In order to operate the microscope properly and safely, and to know all the features which will help prolong the microscopes’...
STEINDORFF USER NOTICES NYMCS-1500 transmitted & reflected digital LCD polarizing microscope utilizes polarizing light to observe and research the matter which have double refraction features, the user can make single polarizing observation, orthogonal observation, conoscope observation. It has renovated the traditional way of microscopic observation and adopted a modern way of electronic imaging.
® STEINDORFF 1. NAME OF COMPONENTS 1. Filter Wheel 10. Power Switch 2. Aperture Diaphragm Adjustment Knob 11. Transmitted / Reflection Illumination Toggle Switch 3. Push Rod To Direct Image to Binocular Eyepieces 12. Fine Focus Control Knob 4. Eyepiece 13.
® STEINDORFF 2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Viewing head 9 Inches HD LCD Screen, 5 Mega Pixel built-in camera Strain-free plan achromatic objectives (no cover glass) 5x (0.12 N.A., 26.1 mm W.D.) Objectives 10x (0.25 N.A., 5 mm W.D.) 20x (0.40 N.A., 8.8 mm W.D.) 40x Spring Loaded (0.60 N.A., 3.98 mm W.D.)
® STEINDORFF 3. SETUP INSTRUCTIONS 1. Remove all parts from their packing materials and retain the packaging in case you need to transport the product. 2. Connect the power cord to a suitable power supply. 3.1 Basic Operation Illumination controls, see figure 3 1.1.
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® STEINDORFF 2. Focusing Controls, see figure 3 2.1. Focusing adjustment: Is accomplished by using the large coarse adjustment knobs located comfortably on each side of the frame. Fine adjustment is accomplished using the smaller knobs located on the same focus shaft.
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® STEINDORFF Rotatable Stage Controls, see Figure 5 4.1. Put a specimen on the stage, observe it using dividing eyepiece and 10X objective. 4.2. Search one target in field of view, adjust it to the center of view. See Figure 6 A.
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® STEINDORFF 5.3. You may put filter on the filter seat to enhance performance. 5.4. You may push the auxiliary lens and adjust the aperture diaphragm when use other objective. Figure 8 Polarization observation, see Figure 9 6.1. The polarizing observation function selected by pushing the analyzer and screwing the polarizer to light path (Figure 7).
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® STEINDORFF 8. Vertical Illumination Alignment Field Diaphragm Adjustment Knob Lamp Vertical Adjustment Knob Aperture Diaphragm Adjustment Knob Lamp Transverse Adjustment Knob Filter Wheel Field Diaphragm Centering Screw Condenser Adjustment Knob Polarizer 1. The aperture diaphragm near the lamp house may be adjusted slightly to change contrast.
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® STEINDORFF diaphragm, adjust the lamp transverse adjustment knob and vertical adjustment knob obtain a uniform image. Adjust the condenser adjustment knob until a sharp image of the lamp filament is attained. Refer to figure 10 for this step. 3. Reinstall the objective again.
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® STEINDORFF 2. Changing the lamp of the transmitted illuminator. a) Disconnect the power plug and wait to be sure the lamp is cool. Open the lamp door using the lamp door retaining screw as shown in figure. b) Pull the old lamp straight out of the socket. Insert the new one into the same fixture.
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® STEINDORFF 3.3 Digital LCD Part Operation 1. Operation buttons and functions Crosshair & Coordinate Confirm Button Color: White, Black, Red, Purple, Green Snapshot & Video Playback View Direction key Start Videos Snapshot Pictures Menu: Setting & Exit Display button: Only display image and...
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® STEINDORFF 2. Power on A. Before power on, please take out the SD card from the card reader firstly. Insert SD card into SD slot in the right of the microscope head completely until it is locked. Push softly the inserted SD card, it will eject out, then take it out.
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® STEINDORFF 4. Function menu control With the help of the button, it is able to carry out the setting of the whole system. The direction key allows you to choose the following functions: A. Resolution B. Camera function setting C.
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® STEINDORFF Select photo resolution button as shown the “Resolution:12M”(12M means the pixels has selected On snap model, press MENU now), then press the OK key to select the pixels for photo taken base on 2M/3M/5M/12M use by up & down keys (Fig.26).
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® STEINDORFF 3. Camera function setting EXIT Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 28 Camera function setting: Setting up each item. MENU button as show the “Resolution”, then press the left & right key to enter the On snap model, press “Camera Function Setting”...
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® STEINDORFF EXIT Figure 34 Figure 32 Figure 33 Display Setting: Setting up each item. MENU button as show the “Resolution”, then press the left & right key to enter the On snap model, press “Display Setting” (Fig 33).Then press up & down key to select as Date/Time, Display, Format, Default settings, Auto power off, Language, Beep, USB, Version.
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® STEINDORFF B. WB (White Balance) EXIT WB will help you to obtain superb color when observing. C. DE (Color effects) EXIT D. Sharpness EXIT...
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® STEINDORFF E. AE Meter EXIT F. AE ISO EXIT G. AE Bias EXIT...
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® STEINDORFF 6. Display setting details A. Date/Time EXIT You can use left and right keys of direction button to change the time. After fixed, you can save the time. B. Display EXIT Date and time information can be stored together with photo taken in SD card. File names also contain date and time information.
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® STEINDORFF C. Format Select “Yes” can format all the SD card inserted; (Attention: Even the protected content will be deleted when formatting, cannot be resumed again.) Select “No” and press menu button, the model comes back to the snap mode.
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® STEINDORFF F. Language EXIT We developed 9 languages according to your demand. G. Beep EXIT H. USB Selection EXIT...
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® STEINDORFF 7. Snapshot & Record A. Snapshot: When you turn on the microscope, press button to snapshot pictures and meantime icon in upper left of LCD screen will show. The pictures automatically stored in SD card. When the card is full, the LCD screen will show “Card full”.
® STEINDORFF 4. MAINTENANCE 1. Sweep the lens Sweep the lens by lens tissue or soft fabric immersed with mixed liquid of alcohol/ether or diethyl benzene. Cleaning the oil on the 100X objective whenever finish operating. 2. Clean the painted parts The dust on the painted parts can be removed by gauze, for the grease spots, the gauze immersed slightly with aviation gasoline is recommended.
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