First Steps; Overview; Assembling The Microscope - Primotech MAT Instruction Manual

3 First Steps | 3.1 Overview
Procedure 1
Primotech | Document 430055-9044-008 V.1.0; 03 / 2014

3 First Steps

3.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to get started with your Primotech microscope, from
assembling it and performing general one-off calibrations, through to acquiring
your first image.

3.2 Assembling the Microscope

The Primotech microscope stand is supplied with the following standard
components already attached:
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Tube
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Stage (rotatable or X-Y stage, as applicable)
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Light sources (transmitted or reflected, as applicable)
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Condenser (if available)
Place the microscope stand on a stable, flat, and smooth surface.
2 Remove the dustcaps from the tube.
3 Remove the two eyepieces from the protective tubes and push them into the
tube.
4 Unscrew the dustcap labeled 1 from the nosepiece.
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5 Unscrew the objective with the lowest magnification out of its protective tube
and screw it into the nosepiece.
6 Insert the remaining objectives in the nosepiece in order of increasing
magnification.
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